… investors in the "Hangar42" film studio project that Gov. Jennifer … information from the sealed tax credit application." Meanwhile, … call the cash subsidies "tax credits." This in spite of analysis … mischaracterizing the subsidies as "mere" tax breaks. An editorial in the … mere fact that the film (tax credit) program is misnamed is …
… for requesting $1 million in tax subsidies for his movie “Capitalism: … application from the Michigan Film Office, which would reimburse … filmmaker applying for the tax credits, but said his public criticisms … qualified for $1 million in tax credits. Hoekstra’s report had … see if Moore applied for film credits in other states. She said …
… lawmakers are suffering a bout of “tax cut fever” and have slashed … the form of refundable tax credits. On the treasury’s financial … give out money in these tax credits, government must raise tax … Giving out subsidies through film credits, for instance, may mean … In order to pay out these credits, this money has to come from …
The Michigan Film Incentive suffers from the shortcomings of … size of its refundable tax credits risks massive wealth transfers from Michigan businesses to film production companies, many … Miller and Kathryn Prater, "Film Incentive Fans Urge Lawmakers to Keep Credits," Lansing State Journal, http://www.lansing …
… considering creating new targeted tax credit programs, a key part of … was centered on giving tax credits and other favors to politically … industries – combined with higher taxes for everyone else. There’s … auto companies, battery firms, film studios, and companies involved … the form of refundable tax credits, essentially direct subsidies. …
… two years since Michigan's film subsidy program became law, … fewer people employed by the film industry in Michigan than before … subsidy program began. The film subsidy program was signed … to measure, its effects on taxes and the budget are significant. … authorized $117 million in film credits, and the Department of …
… two years since Michigan's film subsidy program became law, … fewer people employed by the film industry in Michigan than before … subsidy program began. The film subsidy program was signed … to measure, its effects on taxes and the budget are significant. … authorized $117 million in film credits, and the Department of …
… that phases out Michigan’s film subsidy program. The measure, … of 2015, prohibits the state film office and the relevant agencies from entering into any new film subsidy agreements or adding … continue to have a Michigan Film Office to assist moviemakers … Subsidies as a 'Boondoggle' Film Tax Credits Don't Grow the Economy …
… the town they just finished a film in. The actors then offer generic … thanks to Michigan’s film tax credit program. Clooney’s “Ides … Engagement” got $5.23 million in film subsidies and “Answer This” received $166,000 in tax subsidies. The kind words didn’t … Real Steel or Reel Steal? New Film Costs $4.26 Per Michigan Taxpayer …
The state’s film incentive, along with most of the state’s selective … the passage of Gov. Snyder’s tax reform in favor of a smaller, … legislation to allow for film credit zones, which would enable … and offers refundable film tax credits worth as much as 42 percent … of dollars in refundable tax credits came from the Michigan treasury …
