THR Cheat Sheet: Where TV and Filmmakers Can Get the Biggest Tax Incentives

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CaliforniaNew YorkGeorgiaU.K.Canada: British Columbia and OntarioAustralia
Incentive20-30%30-40%20-30%25.50%39.5% effective rate (B.C.); 34.1% effective rate (Ontario) 30%
Annual Cap$330M$700MNoneNoneNoneNone
Credit Cap$25MNoneNone80% of core expendituresNoneNone
Minimum Spend$1M$1M$500,000At least 10% of costs must be spent on U.K.-qualifying production expendituresFilm: CA$1M; TV: CA$200,000 (episodes ≥ 30 minutes); or CA$100,000 (episodes < 30 minutes)Film: AU$20M; TV: AU$20M, and average QAPE* per hour of at least AU$1.5M
Incentive TypeNontransferable, nonrefundable. (Beginning in 2025, production companies will be able to submit for a refund of credits exceeding their state tax liability.)RefundableTransferableTransferableRefundableRebate