Production Incentives
Comprehensive List of All Production Incentives
Picking the right state to produce a project could mean the difference between millions of dollars in tax incentives or nothing at all. Review our comprehensive list of all incentives that each state offers and their minimum requires to pick the best state for your project.

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State
Minimum Spend
Incentive Ammount
Incentive Caps
CPA Audit Required?
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Alabama
$500k
25% Nonpayroll Spend 35% Resident Labor 25% Nonresident Labor
$5M per project $1M Nonresident labor
Yes
Alaska
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Arizona
$250k
15-22.5% Spend 15-22.5% Resident Labor 15-20% Nonresident Labor
$25M per project
Yes
Arkansas
$200k features $100k commercials
25-30% Spend 25-30% Resident Labor 25-30% Nonresident Labor
$500k per individual employee
No
California
$1M
20-25% Spend 20-30% Resident Labor 20-30% Nonresident Labor
$25M per project
Yes
Colorado
$1M out of state, $100k in state
20%
$1M per individual employee
Yes
Connecticut
$100k
10-30%
$20M total “all star talent”
Yes
Delaware
$100k
Uo to 30%
none
No
Florida
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Hawaii
$100k
22% Spend 22-27% Labor
$17M per project
No
Idaho
N/A
N/A
N/A
Illinois
$50k <30mins $100k >30 mins
30% Spend 30-45% Resident Labor 30% Nonresident Labor
$500k per resident employee
Yes
Indiana
Case by case basis
Up to 30%
$500k for labor
Yes
Iowa
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Kansas
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Kentucky
$250k feature $20k documentary
30-35% Spend 35% Resident Labor 30% Nonresident Labor
$10M per project $1M per employee
Yes
Louisiana
$300k
25-30% Spend 40-45% Resident Labor 25-30% Nonresidet Labor
$20M per project $3M in payroll
Yes
Maine
$75k
5% Spend 12% Resident Labor 10% Nonresident Labor
none
No
Maryland
$250k $25k Maryland Small Film
28-30%
$10M per project
Yes
Massachusetts
$50k
25%
none
No
Michigan
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Minnesota
$100k Qualified Spend
25% Spend 20-25% Labor
$500k non resident employees
Yes
Mississippi
$50k
25% Spend 30-40% Resident Labor 25% Nonresident Labor
$10M per project $5M per employee
No
Missouri
$50k <30 mins $100k >30 mins
20%
$8M per project
Yes
Montana
$350k
20% Spend 20-25% Resident Labor 15-20% Nonresident Labor
$500k for BTL labor
Yes
Nebraska
$1M
20% Spend 20% Resident Labor
$400k per project
No
Nevada
$500k
15% Spend 15-25% Resident Labor 12-22% Nonresident Labor
$6M per project $750k per employee
Yes
New Hampshire
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
New Jersey
$1M
20-25% Spend 35-37% Labor
$500k for labor
Yes
New Mexico
$0
25% Spend 25-40% Resident Labor 15-40% Nonresident Labor
none
Yes
New York
$250k in certain counties $1M in certain counties
30-40%
$500k for ATL labor
Yes
North Carolina
$250k commercials $500k streaming movies $500k per episode TV series $1.5M features
25%
$7M per project $1M for labor
Yes
North Dakota
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Oklahoma
$25k qualified spend + $50k budget
30% Spend 20-30% Labor
25% of total spend
Yes
Oregon
$1M
25% Spend 20-26.2% LAbor
$10M per project $1m for labor
Yes
Pennsylvania
$0
25% Spend 25-30% Labor
$20M per project $15M for actors
Yes
Rhode Island
$100k
30%
$7M per project
Yes
South Carolina
$1M
30% Spend 25% Resident Labor 20% Nonresident Labor
$1M for labor
Yes
South Dakota
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Tennessee
$200k features $500k per episode TV series
25% Spend 25% Resident Labor
$250k per resident employee
Yes
Texas
$250k
5-22.5% Spend 5-22.5% Resident Labor
$1M per employee
Yes
Utah
$500k
20% Spend 20-25% Resident Labor
$500k per employee
Yes
Vermont
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Virginia
$250k
15% Spend 15-35% Resident Labor 15% Nonresident Labor
$1M per employee
Yes
Washington
$150k commercials $300k per episode TV series $500k film
20% Spend 30-45% Resident Labor 13-50% Nonresident Labor
none
No
West Virginia
$50k
27% Spend 27-31% Labor
non
Yes
Wisconsin
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Wyoming
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
State
County / Region
Incentive Type
Incentive Caps
CPA Audit Required?
Film Office Website
California
Sacramento
Grant
$10k
No
Georgia
Chatam
10% spend rebate. $500k minimum budget
$100k
Yes
Louisiana
Caddo Parish
2.5% spend rebate $300k minimum spend
$150k
Yes
Louisiana
Jefferson Parish
3% spend + resident labor rebate $150k minimum spend
$100k
Yes
Louisiana
St. Bernard Parish
3.5% spend + resident labor rebate $150k minimum spend
$150k
Yes
Minnesota
St. Louis
25% spend + resident labor rebate $10k minimum spend
$1M
No
Minnesota
Maple Lake
15% spend + resident labor rebate
$7.5k
No
Minnesota
Iron Range Regional
20% spend + resident labor rebate $20k minimum spend
$500k
No
Minnesota
Austin
10% spend rebate $5k minimum spend
$10k
No
Missouri
Kansas City
4% spend, 4-10% resident labor rebate $100k minimum spend
$150k
No
New York
Onondaga County
25% spend, 25-30% BTL resident labor rebate $1.5M spend
$300k
Yes
Oklahoma
Cherokee Nation
10-25% spend + labor rebate $25k minimum spend
$1M
Yes
Texas
San Antonio
7.5% spend + resident labor rebate $100k minimum spend
$250k
Yes
Country
Minimum Spend
Incentive Amount
Incentive Caps
Film Office Website
Canada - Alberta
$500k CAD
22%-30%
None
Canada - British Columbia
$1mm CAD
12.5%-35% of spend
None
Canada - Manitoba
None
30%-45%
None
Canada - Northwest Territories
$60k CAD
25%-40%
$15k CAD
Canada - Nunavet
$25k CAD
17%-30%
None
Canada - Ontario
$1mm CAD
21.5%
None
Canada - Quebec
$250k CAD
25%
None
Canada - Saskatchewan
None
25%-37%
$5mm Project CAp
Canada - Yukon
None
25-40% of spend
None
Country
Minimum Spend
Incentive Amount
Incentive Caps
Film Office Website
Brazil
R$40M
20%-30%
None
Colombia
$475k
20%-40%
None
Dominican Republic
$500k
25%
None
Panama
$500k
25%
None
Trinidad & Tobago
$100k
12.5%-35%
$1M
Country
Minimum Spend
Incentive Amount
Incentive Caps
Film Office Website
Austria
€150K (film); €80K (documentary); €25K (animation,VFX)
30%-35%
€5M(film); €7.5M(series)
Canary Islands
€1M; €200K (animation and post)
45-54%
€36M project cap (film); €18M (per-episode)
Croatia
HRK 2M (features); HRK 300K (documentaries); HRK 500K (animation films); HRK 1M (TV Films); HRK 750K (TV Episodes)
25%-30%
none
Cyprus
€200K (features); €80K (all other productions)
25%-40%
€7.5M
Czech Republic
CZK 15M (feature); CZK 8M (TV episode); CZK 2M (documentaries); CZK 1M (animated episodes)
20%
CZK 150M project cap
Estonia
€70K
20%-30%
none
Finland
€350K (film); €350K (TV); €350K (documentaries)
25%
€9.5M annual program cap
Georgia
500K GEL (film and TV); 300K GEL (documentary, reality, and commercials)
20%-25%
N/A
Germany
€1M (film); €200K (documentaries)
20%-25%
€2.5M
Greece
€100K (features; animation); €15K-€25K (TV/episode); €100K (TV per series); €60K (doc)
40%
€12M project cap
Hungary
30%
$202M annual cap
Iceland
None
25%-35%
None
Ireland
€125K
32%
€125M project cap
Italy
None
40%
€20M project cap
Latvia
€711,436 total budget (film and animation); €142,287 (documentaries)
40%
none
Lithuania
€43K
30%
Macedonia
€100K
20%
N/A
Malta
€100K
30%-40%
N/A
Netherlands
€1M budget (feature); €250K budget (documentaries); €1M budget (per episode TV)
35%
€1.5M project cap
Norway
NOK 25M budget (films)
25%
None
Poland
4M PLN (film); 300K PLN (documentaries); 1M PLN (animation)
30%
15M PLN project cap
Portugal
€500K (fiction and animation); €250K (documentaries)
25%-30%
€4M project cap
Romania
€100K
35%-45%
€10M project cap
Serbia
€300K (film and TV series); €150K (TV per episode); €150K (post); €50K (documentaries)
20%-30%
€16.5M annual cap
Slovakia
€300K (TV features/series and slates of up to three features); €150K (features, documentary features, and animated features)
33%
Slovenia
None
25%
€1M program cap
Spain
€1M; €200K (animation and VFX projects)
25%-30%
€20M project cap
United Kingdom
None
39.75% - indie 25.5% - Studio
£15m project cap
Country
Minimum Spend
Incentive Amount
Incentive Caps
Film Office Website
Israel
NIS 4M-8M
30%-60%
NIS 4M-10M project cap
Mauritius
$100K (film); $20K per episode (TV)
30%-40%
N/A
Morocco
Dh10M
30%
N/A
Turkey
6M TL (film); 1M TL (TV per episode); 1M TL (documentaries)
30%
None
Country
Minimum Spend
Incentive Amount
Incentive Caps
Film Office Website
Australia - NSW
N/A
Case by case
N/A
Australia - Queensland
A$3.5M
Case by case
N/A
Australia - South Australia
N/A
10%
N/A
Australia - Victoria
A$3.5M; A$1M (animation and VFX); A$500K (post)
10%
N/A
Australia - Western Australia
A$500k
10%-20%
N/A
Fiji
$250K FJD
20%
$4M FJD project cap
Malaysia
5M MYR (film & TV); 1.0M MYR (post)
30%
7.5M MYR
New Zealand
NZ$15M (film); NZ$4M (TV); NZ$250K (post)
20%-25%
N/A
Philippines
20M PHP(Film); 3M PHP(TV per episode); 8M PHP(Documentary)
20%-25%
25M PHP project cap
South Korea
50M KRW
25%-30%
700M KRW project cap
Thailand
50M Baht
15%-20%
75M Baht project cap
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