… in the Ann Arbor area and credits the Michigan film subsidy, but the story fails … rest of Michigan that pay taxes to fund the subsidy. The story … Hoekstra, who has covered the film subsidy extensively since its … legal and financial crises film subsidies have been associated …
… existing businesses less worthy of tax relief than film producers, Gov. Jennifer Granholm responded, "You can't give tax credits to everybody, because somebody's … not costless. And because the film incentive is so generous, the … Statistics, the entire U.S. film and video production industry provides 206,900 …
… evidence of their success, film production subsidies are once … John Roth, would create a tax credit for up to 30% of production … company that qualifies for the credit could then sell it at a discount … another. Providing subsidies for film production, whether here or … including ones that subsidize film productions, is to grow the …
… Rick Snyder on funding for the film incentive program. The governor, … Sen. Richardville told MIRS. Film subsidies were started during … analysis of film subsidy and tax credit programs have been almost … worth the cost. While the credits were tightened up somewhat … road funding, with various tax increases proposed. In the …
… exempts it from sales and use taxes and some property taxes. This is a move back toward … Legislature that ended the film credits program, which also benefited … progress by ending select tax credits, backed by a reform-minded … of the problems with the tax credit world is that you’re picking …
… certain future state income tax collections to repay the debt. … time. House Bill 4122: Repeal film producer subsidies Introduced … Authorize student loan tax credits Introduced by Rep. Andy … (D), to authorize an income tax credit equal to 50 percent of the … employed in this state. The credit would not be “refundable,” …
he Michigan Film Office was formed in 1979 to "assist and attract … Michigan's first film industry tax incentives were enacted in a … production companies to earn tax credits of up to 42 percent of the … warning that, "[T]he film tax credits will cost the State far … and Suzanne Lowe, "MBT Film Credit Cap: Analysis as Reported …
The Michigan Film Office, which employs the equivalent of six … the state began the Michigan Film Incentive, a program that provides refundable credits against the Michigan business tax for qualifying film companies … awarded $48 million in tax credits in 2008.[69] The Michigan …
… granted. A courtesy super or CG crediting the Mackinac Center would … application for a 25 percent tax credit from the state through the Michigan film incentive program.") A great … later, and despite lucrative tax deals from the state, Unity … application for a 25 percent tax credit from the state through the …
… communications for the Michigan Film Office, responded to an op-ed … co-authored about Michigan's film incentive program. Unfortunately, … published, including that much-cited Tax Foundation treatise and can … many independent studies on film incentive programs; nearly … does not pay for itself from tax revenue generated. One major …
