assembly Bill A7373A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Includes writer salaries and fees within production costs eligible for the empire state film production credit

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 28, 2014 print number 7373a
Jan 28, 2014 amend and recommit to ways and means
Jan 08, 2014 referred to ways and means
Jun 20, 2013 reported referred to rules
May 14, 2013 referred to ways and means

A7373 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5370
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §24, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A3376
2017-2018: A5870
2019-2020: A556
2021-2022: A1390

A7373 - Summary

Includes writer's salaries and fees within production costs eligible for the empire state film production credit.

A7373 - Bill Text download pdf

                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7373

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 14, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Ways and Means

AN  ACT  to amend the tax law, in relation to eligibility for the empire
  state film production credit

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Paragraph  1  of subdivision (a) of section 24 of the tax
law, as amended by section 3 of part Q of chapter  57  of  the  laws  of
2010, is amended to read as follows:
  (1)  Allowance  of  credit.  A  taxpayer  which  is  a  qualified film
production company, or a qualified independent film production  company,
or which is a sole proprietor of or a member of a partnership which is a
qualified  film  production  company  or  a  qualified  independent film
production company, and which is subject to tax under articles nine-A or
twenty-two of this chapter, shall be allowed a credit against such  tax,
pursuant  to  the provisions referenced in subdivision [(c)] (E) of this
section, to be computed as [hereinafter] provided IN THIS SECTION.
  S 2. Paragraph 2 of subdivision (b) of section 24 of the tax  law,  as
added  by  section  1  of  part  P of chapter 60 of the laws of 2004, is
amended and a new paragraph 9 is added to read as follows:
  (2) "Production costs" means any costs for tangible property used  and
services performed directly and predominantly in the production (includ-
ing   pre-production   and   post   production)  of  a  qualified  film.
"Production costs" shall not include [(i) costs for a story,  script  or
scenario  to be used for a qualified film and (ii)] wages or salaries or
other compensation for writers, directors,  including  music  directors,
producers  and performers (other than background actors with no scripted
lines). WRITERS' FEES AND SALARIES SHALL BE  ELIGIBLE  PRODUCTION  COSTS
SUBJECT  TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION (C) OF THIS SECTION; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, THAT FEES THAT ARE  BASED  ON  DEFERRED,  LEVERAGED  OR  PROFIT
PARTICIPATION  COSTS,  OR  ARE IN EXCESS OF THOSE OTHERWISE PERMITTED BY

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10927-01-3

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A7373A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5370
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §24, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A3376
2017-2018: A5870
2019-2020: A556
2021-2022: A1390

A7373A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Includes writer's salaries and fees within production costs eligible for the empire state film production credit.

A7373A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 7373--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 14, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Ways and Means -- recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means in
  accordance  with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee

AN  ACT  to amend the tax law, in relation to eligibility for the empire
  state film production credit

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Paragraph  1  of subdivision (a) of section 24 of the tax
law, as amended by section 3 of part Q of chapter  57  of  the  laws  of
2010, is amended to read as follows:
  (1)  Allowance  of  credit.  A  taxpayer  which  is  a  qualified film
production company, or a qualified independent film production  company,
or which is a sole proprietor of or a member of a partnership which is a
qualified  film  production  company  or  a  qualified  independent film
production company, and which is subject to tax under articles nine-A or
twenty-two of this chapter, shall be allowed a credit against such  tax,
pursuant  to  the provisions referenced in subdivision [(c)] (E) of this
section, to be computed as [hereinafter] provided IN THIS SECTION.
  S 2. Paragraph 2 of subdivision (b) of section 24 of the tax  law,  as
added  by  section  1  of  part  P of chapter 60 of the laws of 2004, is
amended and a new paragraph 9 is added to read as follows:
  (2) "Production costs" means any costs for tangible property used  and
services performed directly and predominantly in the production (includ-
ing   pre-production   and   post   production)  of  a  qualified  film.
"Production costs" shall not include [(i) costs for a story,  script  or
scenario  to be used for a qualified film and (ii)] wages or salaries or
other compensation for writers, directors,  including  music  directors,
producers  and performers (other than background actors with no scripted
lines). WRITERS' FEES AND SALARIES SHALL BE  ELIGIBLE  PRODUCTION  COSTS

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10927-03-4