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9 | 9 | | S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND |
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10 | 10 | | IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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11 | 11 | | JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023 |
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12 | 12 | | ____________ |
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14 | 14 | | A N A C T |
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15 | 15 | | RELATING TO TAXATION -- MUSICAL AND THEATRICAL PRODUCTIO N TAX |
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16 | 16 | | CREDITS |
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17 | 17 | | Introduced By: Senators Gallo, Lombardo, DiPalma, Ciccone, and Ruggerio |
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18 | 18 | | Date Introduced: March 07, 2023 |
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19 | 19 | | Referred To: Senate Finance |
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22 | 22 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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23 | 23 | | SECTION 1. Sections 44-31.3-2 and 44-31.3-4 of the General Laws in Chapter 44-31.3 1 |
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24 | 24 | | entitled "Musical and Theatrical Production Tax Credits" are hereby amended to read as follows: 2 |
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25 | 25 | | 44-31.3-2. Musical and theatrical production tax credits. 3 |
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26 | 26 | | (a) Definitions. As used in this chapter: 4 |
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27 | 27 | | (1) “Accredited theater production” means a for-profit live stage presentation in a qualified 5 |
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28 | 28 | | production facility, as defined in this chapter that is either: (i) A pre-Broadway production, or (ii) 6 |
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29 | 29 | | A post-Broadway production, or (iii) A national touring production. 7 |
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30 | 30 | | (2) “Accredited theater production certificate” means a certificate issued by the film office 8 |
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31 | 31 | | certifying that the production is an accredited theater production that meets the guidelines of this 9 |
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32 | 32 | | chapter. 10 |
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33 | 33 | | (3) “Advertising and public relations expenditure” means costs incurred within the state by 11 |
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34 | 34 | | the accredited theater productions for goods or services related to the national marketing, public 12 |
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35 | 35 | | relations, creation and placement of print, electronic, television, billboards and other forms of 13 |
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36 | 36 | | advertising to promote the accredited theater production. 14 |
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44 | | - | weeks in at least four (4) cities outside of Rhode Island. 1 |
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45 | | - | (4)(5) “Payroll” means all salaries, wages, fees, and other compensation including related 2 |
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46 | | - | benefits for services performed and costs incurred within Rhode Island. 3 |
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47 | | - | (5)(6) “Pre-Broadway production” means a live stage production that, in its original or 4 |
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48 | | - | adaptive version, is performed in a qualified production facility having a presentation scheduled 5 |
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49 | | - | for Broadway’s theater district in New York City within thirty-six (36) months after its Rhode 6 |
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50 | | - | Island presentation. 7 |
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51 | | - | (6)(7) “Post-Broadway production” means a live stage production that, in its original or 8 |
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52 | | - | adaptive version, is performed in a qualified production facility and opens its U.S. tour in Rhode 9 |
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53 | | - | Island after a presentation scheduled for Broadway’s theater district in New York City. 10 |
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54 | | - | (7)(8) “Production and performance expenditures” means a contemporaneous exchange of 11 |
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55 | | - | cash or cash equivalent for goods or services related to development, production, performance, or 12 |
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56 | | - | operating expenditures incurred in this state for a qualified theater production including, but not 13 |
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57 | | - | limited to, expenditures for design, construction and operation, including sets, special and visual 14 |
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58 | | - | effects, costumes, wardrobes, make-up, accessories; costs associated with sound, lighting, staging, 15 |
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59 | | - | payroll, transportation expenditures, advertising and public relations expenditures, facility 16 |
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60 | | - | expenses, rentals, per diems, accommodations and other related costs. 17 |
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61 | | - | (8)(9) “Qualified production facility” means a facility located in the state of Rhode Island 18 |
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62 | | - | in which live theatrical productions are, or are intended to be, exclusively presented that contains 19 |
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63 | | - | at least one stage, a seating capacity of one thousand (1,000) or more seats, and dressing rooms, 20 |
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64 | | - | storage areas, and other ancillary amenities necessary for the accredited theater production. 21 |
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65 | | - | (9)(10) “Resident” or “Rhode Island resident” means, for the purpose of determination of 22 |
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66 | | - | eligibility for the tax incentives provided by this chapter, an individual who is domiciled in the state 23 |
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67 | | - | of Rhode Island or who is not domiciled in this state but maintains a permanent place of abode in 24 |
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68 | | - | this state and is in this state for an aggregate of more than one hundred eighty-three (183) days of 25 |
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69 | | - | the taxable year, unless the individual is in the armed forces of the United States. 26 |
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70 | | - | (10)(11) “Rhode Island film and television office” means the office within the department 27 |
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71 | | - | of administration that has been established in order to promote and encourage the locating of film 28 |
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72 | | - | and television productions within the state of Rhode Island. The office is also referred to as the 29 |
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73 | | - | “film office.” 30 |
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74 | | - | (11)(12)(i) “Transportation expenditures” means expenditures for the packaging, crating, 31 |
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75 | | - | and transportation both to the state for use in a qualified theater production of sets, costumes, or 32 |
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76 | | - | other tangible property constructed or manufactured out of state, and/or from the state after use in 33 |
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77 | | - | a qualified theater production of sets, costumes, or other tangible property constructed or 34 |
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| 44 | + | (4)(5) “Payroll” means all salaries, wages, fees, and other compensation including related 1 |
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| 45 | + | benefits for services performed and costs incurred within Rhode Island. 2 |
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| 46 | + | (5)(6) “Pre-Broadway production” means a live stage production that, in its original or 3 |
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| 47 | + | adaptive version, is performed in a qualified production facility having a presentation scheduled 4 |
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| 48 | + | for Broadway’s theater district in New York City within thirty-six (36) months after its Rhode 5 |
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| 49 | + | Island presentation. 6 |
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| 50 | + | (6)(7) “Post-Broadway production” means a live stage production that, in its original or 7 |
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| 51 | + | adaptive version, is performed in a qualified production facility and opens its U.S. tour in Rhode 8 |
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| 52 | + | Island after a presentation scheduled for Broadway’s theater district in New York City. 9 |
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| 53 | + | (7)(8) “Production and performance expenditures” means a contemporaneous exchange of 10 |
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| 54 | + | cash or cash equivalent for goods or services related to development, production, performance, or 11 |
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| 55 | + | operating expenditures incurred in this state for a qualified theater production including, but not 12 |
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| 56 | + | limited to, expenditures for design, construction and operation, including sets, special and visual 13 |
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| 57 | + | effects, costumes, wardrobes, make-up, accessories; costs associated with sound, lighting, staging, 14 |
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| 58 | + | payroll, transportation expenditures, advertising and public relations expenditures, facility 15 |
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| 59 | + | expenses, rentals, per diems, accommodations and other related costs. 16 |
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| 60 | + | (8)(9) “Qualified production facility” means a facility located in the state of Rhode Island 17 |
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| 61 | + | in which live theatrical productions are, or are intended to be, exclusively presented that contains 18 |
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| 62 | + | at least one stage, a seating capacity of one thousand (1,000) or more seats, and dressing rooms, 19 |
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| 63 | + | storage areas, and other ancillary amenities necessary for the accredited theater production. 20 |
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| 64 | + | (9)(10) “Resident” or “Rhode Island resident” means, for the purpose of determination of 21 |
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| 65 | + | eligibility for the tax incentives provided by this chapter, an individual who is domiciled in the state 22 |
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| 66 | + | of Rhode Island or who is not domiciled in this state but maintains a permanent place of abode in 23 |
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| 67 | + | this state and is in this state for an aggregate of more than one hundred eighty-three (183) days of 24 |
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| 68 | + | the taxable year, unless the individual is in the armed forces of the United States. 25 |
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| 69 | + | (10)(11) “Rhode Island film and television office” means the office within the department 26 |
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| 70 | + | of administration that has been established in order to promote and encourage the locating of film 27 |
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| 71 | + | and television productions within the state of Rhode Island. The office is also referred to as the 28 |
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| 72 | + | “film office.” 29 |
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| 73 | + | (11)(12)(i) “Transportation expenditures” means expenditures for the packaging, crating, 30 |
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| 74 | + | and transportation both to the state for use in a qualified theater production of sets, costumes, or 31 |
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| 75 | + | other tangible property constructed or manufactured out of state, and/or from the state after use in 32 |
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| 76 | + | a qualified theater production of sets, costumes, or other tangible property constructed or 33 |
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| 77 | + | manufactured in this state and the transportation of the cast and crew to and from the state. Such 34 |
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81 | | - | manufactured in this state and the transportation of the cast and crew to and from the state. Such 1 |
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82 | | - | term shall include the packaging, crating, and transporting of property and equipment used for 2 |
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83 | | - | special and visual effects, sound, lighting and staging, costumes, wardrobes, make-up, and related 3 |
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84 | | - | accessories and materials, as well as any other performance or production-related property and 4 |
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85 | | - | equipment. 5 |
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86 | | - | (ii) Transportation expenditures shall not include any costs to transport property and 6 |
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87 | | - | equipment to be used only for filming and not in a qualified theater production, any indirect costs, 7 |
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88 | | - | and expenditures that are later reimbursed by a third party; or any amounts that are paid to persons 8 |
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89 | | - | or entities as a result of their participation in profits from the exploitation of the production. 9 |
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90 | | - | (b) Tax credit. 10 |
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91 | | - | (1) Any person, firm, partnership, trust, estate, or other entity that receives an accredited 11 |
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92 | | - | theater production certificate shall be allowed a tax credit equal to thirty percent (30%) of the total 12 |
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93 | | - | production and performance expenditures and transportation expenditures for the accredited theater 13 |
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94 | | - | production and to be computed as provided in this chapter against a tax imposed by chapters 11, 14 |
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95 | | - | 12, 13, 14, 17, and 30 of this title. Said credit shall not exceed five million dollars ($5,000,000) and 15 |
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96 | | - | shall be limited to certified production costs directly attributable to activities in the state and 16 |
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97 | | - | transportation expenditures defined above. The total production budget shall be a minimum of one 17 |
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98 | | - | hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). 18 |
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99 | | - | (2) No more than fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) in total may be issued for any tax 19 |
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100 | | - | year for motion picture tax credits pursuant to chapter 31.2 of this title and/or musical and theatrical 20 |
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101 | | - | production tax credits pursuant to this chapter. Said credits shall be equally available to motion 21 |
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102 | | - | picture productions and musical and theatrical productions. No specific amount shall be set aside 22 |
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103 | | - | for either type of production. 23 |
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104 | | - | (3) The tax credit shall be allowed against the tax for the taxable period in which the credit 24 |
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105 | | - | is earned and can be carried forward for not more than three (3) succeeding tax years. 25 |
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106 | | - | (4) Credits allowed to a company that is a subchapter S corporation, partnership, or a 26 |
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107 | | - | limited-liability company that is taxed as a partnership, shall be passed through respectively to 27 |
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108 | | - | persons designated as partners, members, or owners on a pro rata basis or pursuant to an executed 28 |
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109 | | - | agreement among such persons designated as subchapter S corporation shareholders, partners, or 29 |
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110 | | - | members documenting an alternate distribution method without regard to their sharing of other tax 30 |
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111 | | - | or economic attributes of such entity. 31 |
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112 | | - | (5) If the company has not claimed the tax credits in whole or part, taxpayers eligible for 32 |
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113 | | - | the tax credits may assign, transfer, or convey the tax credits, in whole or in part, by sale or 33 |
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114 | | - | otherwise, to any individual or entity and the assignee of the tax credits that has not claimed the tax 34 |
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| 81 | + | term shall include the packaging, crating, and transporting of property and equipment used for 1 |
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| 82 | + | special and visual effects, sound, lighting and staging, costumes, wardrobes, make-up, and related 2 |
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| 83 | + | accessories and materials, as well as any other performance or production-related property and 3 |
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| 84 | + | equipment. 4 |
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| 85 | + | (ii) Transportation expenditures shall not include any costs to transport property and 5 |
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| 86 | + | equipment to be used only for filming and not in a qualified theater production, any indirect costs, 6 |
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| 87 | + | and expenditures that are later reimbursed by a third party; or any amounts that are paid to persons 7 |
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| 88 | + | or entities as a result of their participation in profits from the exploitation of the production. 8 |
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| 89 | + | (b) Tax credit. 9 |
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| 90 | + | (1) Any person, firm, partnership, trust, estate, or other entity that receives an accredited 10 |
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| 91 | + | theater production certificate shall be allowed a tax credit equal to thirty percent (30%) of the total 11 |
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| 92 | + | production and performance expenditures and transportation expenditures for the accredited theater 12 |
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| 93 | + | production and to be computed as provided in this chapter against a tax imposed by chapters 11, 13 |
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| 94 | + | 12, 13, 14, 17, and 30 of this title. Said credit shall not exceed five million dollars ($5,000,000) and 14 |
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| 95 | + | shall be limited to certified production costs directly attributable to activities in the state and 15 |
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| 96 | + | transportation expenditures defined above. The total production budget shall be a minimum of one 16 |
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| 97 | + | hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). 17 |
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| 98 | + | (2) No more than fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) in total may be issued for any tax 18 |
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| 99 | + | year for motion picture tax credits pursuant to chapter 31.2 of this title and/or musical and theatrical 19 |
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| 100 | + | production tax credits pursuant to this chapter. Said credits shall be equally available to motion 20 |
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| 101 | + | picture productions and musical and theatrical productions. No specific amount shall be set aside 21 |
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| 102 | + | for either type of production. 22 |
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| 103 | + | (3) The tax credit shall be allowed against the tax for the taxable period in which the credit 23 |
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| 104 | + | is earned and can be carried forward for not more than three (3) succeeding tax years. 24 |
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| 105 | + | (4) Credits allowed to a company that is a subchapter S corporation, partnership, or a 25 |
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| 106 | + | limited-liability company that is taxed as a partnership, shall be passed through respectively to 26 |
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| 107 | + | persons designated as partners, members, or owners on a pro rata basis or pursuant to an executed 27 |
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| 108 | + | agreement among such persons designated as subchapter S corporation shareholders, partners, or 28 |
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| 109 | + | members documenting an alternate distribution method without regard to their sharing of other tax 29 |
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| 110 | + | or economic attributes of such entity. 30 |
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| 111 | + | (5) If the company has not claimed the tax credits in whole or part, taxpayers eligible for 31 |
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| 112 | + | the tax credits may assign, transfer, or convey the tax credits, in whole or in part, by sale or 32 |
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| 113 | + | otherwise, to any individual or entity and the assignee of the tax credits that has not claimed the tax 33 |
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| 114 | + | credits in whole or part may assign, transfer, or convey the tax credits, in whole or in part, by sale 34 |
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118 | | - | credits in whole or part may assign, transfer, or convey the tax credits, in whole or in part, by sale 1 |
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119 | | - | or otherwise, to any individual or entity. The assignee of the tax credits may use acquired credits 2 |
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120 | | - | to offset up to one hundred percent (100%) of the tax liabilities otherwise imposed pursuant to 3 |
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121 | | - | chapter 11, 12, 13 (other than the tax imposed under § 44-13-13), 14, 17, or 30 of this title. The 4 |
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122 | | - | assignee may apply the tax credit against taxes imposed on the assignee for not more than three (3) 5 |
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123 | | - | succeeding tax years. The assignor shall perfect the transfer by notifying the state of Rhode Island 6 |
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124 | | - | division of taxation, in writing, within thirty (30) calendar days following the effective date of the 7 |
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125 | | - | transfer and shall provide any information as may be required by the division of taxation to 8 |
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126 | | - | administer and carry out the provisions of this section. 9 |
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127 | | - | (6) For purposes of this chapter, any assignment or sales proceeds received by the assignor 10 |
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128 | | - | for its assignment or sale of the tax credits allowed pursuant to this section shall be exempt from 11 |
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129 | | - | this title. 12 |
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130 | | - | (7) In the case of a corporation, this credit is only allowed against the tax of a corporation 13 |
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131 | | - | included in a consolidated return that qualifies for the credit and not against the tax of other 14 |
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132 | | - | corporations that may join in the filing of a consolidated tax return. 15 |
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133 | | - | (c) Certification and administration. 16 |
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134 | | - | (1) The applicant shall properly prepare, sign, and submit to the film office an application 17 |
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135 | | - | for initial certification of the theater production. The application shall include the information and 18 |
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136 | | - | data as the film office deems reasonably necessary for the proper evaluation and administration of 19 |
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137 | | - | the application, including, but not limited to, any information about the theater production company 20 |
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138 | | - | and a specific Rhode Island live theater or musical production. The film office shall review the 21 |
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139 | | - | completed application and determine whether it meets the requisite criteria and qualifications for 22 |
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140 | | - | the initial certification for the production. If the initial certification is granted, the film office shall 23 |
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141 | | - | issue a notice of initial certification of the accredited theater production to the theater production 24 |
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142 | | - | company and to the tax administrator. The notice shall state that, after appropriate review, the initial 25 |
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143 | | - | application meets the appropriate criteria for conditional eligibility. The notice of initial 26 |
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144 | | - | certification will provide a unique identification number for the production and is only a statement 27 |
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145 | | - | of conditional eligibility for the production and, as such, does not grant or convey any Rhode Island 28 |
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146 | | - | tax benefits. 29 |
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147 | | - | (2) Upon completion of an accredited theater production, the applicant shall properly 30 |
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148 | | - | prepare, sign, and submit to the film office an application for final certification of the accredited 31 |
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149 | | - | theater production. The final application shall also contain a cost report and an “accountant’s 32 |
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150 | | - | certification.” The film office and tax administrator may rely without independent investigation, 33 |
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151 | | - | upon the accountant’s certification, in the form of an opinion, confirming the accuracy of the 34 |
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| 118 | + | or otherwise, to any individual or entity. The assignee of the tax credits may use acquired credits 1 |
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| 119 | + | to offset up to one hundred percent (100%) of the tax liabilities otherwise imposed pursuant to 2 |
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| 120 | + | chapter 11, 12, 13 (other than the tax imposed under § 44-13-13), 14, 17, or 30 of this title. The 3 |
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| 121 | + | assignee may apply the tax credit against taxes imposed on the assignee for not more than three (3) 4 |
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| 122 | + | succeeding tax years. The assignor shall perfect the transfer by notifying the state of Rhode Island 5 |
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| 123 | + | division of taxation, in writing, within thirty (30) calendar days following the effective date of the 6 |
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| 124 | + | transfer and shall provide any information as may be required by the division of taxation to 7 |
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| 125 | + | administer and carry out the provisions of this section. 8 |
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| 126 | + | (6) For purposes of this chapter, any assignment or sales proceeds received by the assignor 9 |
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| 127 | + | for its assignment or sale of the tax credits allowed pursuant to this section shall be exempt from 10 |
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| 128 | + | this title. 11 |
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| 129 | + | (7) In the case of a corporation, this credit is only allowed against the tax of a corporation 12 |
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| 130 | + | included in a consolidated return that qualifies for the credit and not against the tax of other 13 |
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| 131 | + | corporations that may join in the filing of a consolidated tax return. 14 |
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| 132 | + | (c) Certification and administration. 15 |
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| 133 | + | (1) The applicant shall properly prepare, sign, and submit to the film office an application 16 |
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| 134 | + | for initial certification of the theater production. The application shall include the information and 17 |
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| 135 | + | data as the film office deems reasonably necessary for the proper evaluation and administration of 18 |
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| 136 | + | the application, including, but not limited to, any information about the theater production company 19 |
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| 137 | + | and a specific Rhode Island live theater or musical production. The film office shall review the 20 |
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| 138 | + | completed application and determine whether it meets the requisite criteria and qualifications for 21 |
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| 139 | + | the initial certification for the production. If the initial certification is granted, the film office shall 22 |
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| 140 | + | issue a notice of initial certification of the accredited theater production to the theater production 23 |
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| 141 | + | company and to the tax administrator. The notice shall state that, after appropriate review, the initial 24 |
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| 142 | + | application meets the appropriate criteria for conditional eligibility. The notice of initial 25 |
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| 143 | + | certification will provide a unique identification number for the production and is only a statement 26 |
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| 144 | + | of conditional eligibility for the production and, as such, does not grant or convey any Rhode Island 27 |
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| 145 | + | tax benefits. 28 |
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| 146 | + | (2) Upon completion of an accredited theater production, the applicant shall properly 29 |
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| 147 | + | prepare, sign, and submit to the film office an application for final certification of the accredited 30 |
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| 148 | + | theater production. The final application shall also contain a cost report and an “accountant’s 31 |
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| 149 | + | certification.” The film office and tax administrator may rely without independent investigation, 32 |
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| 150 | + | upon the accountant’s certification, in the form of an opinion, confirming the accuracy of the 33 |
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| 151 | + | information included in the cost report. Upon review of a duly completed and filed application and 34 |
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155 | | - | information included in the cost report. Upon review of a duly completed and filed application and 1 |
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156 | | - | upon no later than thirty (30) days of submission thereof, the division of taxation will make a 2 |
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157 | | - | determination pertaining to the final certification of the accredited theater production and the 3 |
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158 | | - | resultant tax credits. 4 |
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159 | | - | (3) Upon determination that the company qualifies for final certification and the resultant 5 |
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160 | | - | tax credits, the tax administrator of the division of taxation shall issue to the company: (i) An 6 |
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161 | | - | accredited theater production certificate; and (ii) A tax credit certificate in an amount in accordance 7 |
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162 | | - | with subsection (b) of this section. A musical and theatrical production company is prohibited from 8 |
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163 | | - | using state funds, state loans, or state guaranteed loans to qualify for the motion picture tax credit. 9 |
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164 | | - | All documents that are issued by the film office pursuant to this section shall reference the 10 |
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165 | | - | identification number that was issued to the production as part of its initial certification. 11 |
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166 | | - | (4) The director of the department of administration, in consultation as needed with the tax 12 |
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167 | | - | administrator, shall promulgate rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out the intent and 13 |
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168 | | - | purposes of this chapter in accordance with the general guidelines provided herein for the 14 |
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169 | | - | certification of the production and the resultant production credit. 15 |
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170 | | - | (5) If information comes to the attention of the film office that is materially inconsistent 16 |
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171 | | - | with representations made in an application, the film office may deny the requested certification. 17 |
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172 | | - | In the event that tax credits or a portion of tax credits are subject to recapture for ineligible costs 18 |
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173 | | - | and the tax credits have been transferred, assigned, and/or allocated, the state will pursue its 19 |
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174 | | - | recapture remedies and rights against the applicant of the theater production tax credits. No redress 20 |
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175 | | - | shall be sought against assignees, sellers, transferees, or allocates of the credits. 21 |
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176 | | - | (d) Information requests. 22 |
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177 | | - | (1) The director of the film office, and his or her agents, for the purpose of ascertaining the 23 |
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178 | | - | correctness of any credit claimed under the provisions of this chapter, may examine any books, 24 |
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179 | | - | paper, records, or memoranda bearing upon the matters required to be included in the return, report, 25 |
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180 | | - | or other statement, and may require the attendance of the person executing the return, report, or 26 |
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181 | | - | other statement, or of any officer or employee of any taxpayer, or the attendance of any other 27 |
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182 | | - | person, and may examine the person under oath respecting any matter that the director, or his or 28 |
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183 | | - | her agent, deems pertinent or material in administration and application of this chapter and where 29 |
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184 | | - | not inconsistent with other legal provisions, the director may request information from the tax 30 |
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185 | | - | administrator. 31 |
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186 | | - | (2) The tax administrator, and his or her agents, for the purpose of ascertaining the 32 |
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187 | | - | correctness of any credit claimed under the provisions of this chapter, may examine any books, 33 |
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188 | | - | paper, records, or memoranda bearing upon the matters required to be included in the return, report, 34 |
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| 155 | + | upon no later than thirty (30) days of submission thereof, the division of taxation will make a 1 |
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| 156 | + | determination pertaining to the final certification of the accredited theater production and the 2 |
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| 157 | + | resultant tax credits. 3 |
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| 158 | + | (3) Upon determination that the company qualifies for final certification and the resultant 4 |
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| 159 | + | tax credits, the tax administrator of the division of taxation shall issue to the company: (i) An 5 |
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| 160 | + | accredited theater production certificate; and (ii) A tax credit certificate in an amount in accordance 6 |
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| 161 | + | with subsection (b) of this section. A musical and theatrical production company is prohibited from 7 |
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| 162 | + | using state funds, state loans, or state guaranteed loans to qualify for the motion picture tax credit. 8 |
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| 163 | + | All documents that are issued by the film office pursuant to this section shall reference the 9 |
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| 164 | + | identification number that was issued to the production as part of its initial certification. 10 |
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| 165 | + | (4) The director of the department of administration, in consultation as needed with the tax 11 |
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| 166 | + | administrator, shall promulgate rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out the intent and 12 |
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| 167 | + | purposes of this chapter in accordance with the general guidelines provided herein for the 13 |
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| 168 | + | certification of the production and the resultant production credit. 14 |
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| 169 | + | (5) If information comes to the attention of the film office that is materially inconsistent 15 |
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| 170 | + | with representations made in an application, the film office may deny the requested certification. 16 |
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| 171 | + | In the event that tax credits or a portion of tax credits are subject to recapture for ineligible costs 17 |
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| 172 | + | and the tax credits have been transferred, assigned, and/or allocated, the state will pursue its 18 |
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| 173 | + | recapture remedies and rights against the applicant of the theater production tax credits. No redress 19 |
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| 174 | + | shall be sought against assignees, sellers, transferees, or allocates of the credits. 20 |
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| 175 | + | (d) Information requests. 21 |
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| 176 | + | (1) The director of the film office, and his or her agents, for the purpose of ascertaining the 22 |
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| 177 | + | correctness of any credit claimed under the provisions of this chapter, may examine any books, 23 |
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| 178 | + | paper, records, or memoranda bearing upon the matters required to be included in the return, report, 24 |
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| 179 | + | or other statement, and may require the attendance of the person executing the return, report, or 25 |
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| 180 | + | other statement, or of any officer or employee of any taxpayer, or the attendance of any other 26 |
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| 181 | + | person, and may examine the person under oath respecting any matter that the director, or his or 27 |
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| 182 | + | her agent, deems pertinent or material in administration and application of this chapter and where 28 |
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| 183 | + | not inconsistent with other legal provisions, the director may request information from the tax 29 |
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| 184 | + | administrator. 30 |
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| 185 | + | (2) The tax administrator, and his or her agents, for the purpose of ascertaining the 31 |
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| 186 | + | correctness of any credit claimed under the provisions of this chapter, may examine any books, 32 |
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| 187 | + | paper, records, or memoranda bearing upon the matters required to be included in the return, report, 33 |
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| 188 | + | or other statement, and may require the attendance of the person executing the return, report, or 34 |
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192 | | - | or other statement, and may require the attendance of the person executing the return, report, or 1 |
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193 | | - | other statement, or of any officer or employee of any taxpayer, or the attendance of any other 2 |
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194 | | - | person, and may examine the person under oath respecting any matter the tax administrator or his 3 |
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195 | | - | or her agent deems pertinent or material in determining the eligibility for credits claimed and may 4 |
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196 | | - | request information from the film office, and the film office shall provide the information in all 5 |
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197 | | - | cases to the tax administrator. 6 |
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198 | | - | (e) The film office shall comply with the impact analysis and periodic reporting provisions 7 |
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199 | | - | of § 44-31.2-6.1. 8 |
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200 | | - | 44-31.3-4. Sunset. 9 |
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201 | | - | No credits shall be issued on or after July 1, 2024 2027, unless the production has received 10 |
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202 | | - | initial certification under § 44-31.3-2(c) prior to July 1, 2024 2027. 11 |
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203 | | - | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 12 |
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| 191 | + | LC002303 - Page 6 of 7 |
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| 192 | + | other statement, or of any officer or employee of any taxpayer, or the attendance of any other 1 |
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| 193 | + | person, and may examine the person under oath respecting any matter the tax administrator or his 2 |
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| 194 | + | or her agent deems pertinent or material in determining the eligibility for credits claimed and may 3 |
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| 195 | + | request information from the film office, and the film office shall provide the information in all 4 |
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| 196 | + | cases to the tax administrator. 5 |
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| 197 | + | (e) The film office shall comply with the impact analysis and periodic reporting provisions 6 |
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| 198 | + | of § 44-31.2-6.1. 7 |
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| 199 | + | 44-31.3-4. Sunset. 8 |
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| 200 | + | No credits shall be issued on or after July 1, 2024, unless the production has received initial 9 |
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| 201 | + | certification under § 44-31.3-2(c) prior to July 1, 2024 2027. 10 |
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| 202 | + | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 11 |
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