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Film incentives, state by state

Every guide covers one state: how its film incentive works, who runs it, and the film offices to call, state and local. All 50 states, plus DC and Puerto Rico. The facts were checked against official sources, and anything we could not confirm is marked that way.

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  • Alaska. No state program. 4 pages.

  • Arizona. Refundable tax credit. 7 pages.

  • California. Refundable tax credit. 12 pages.

  • Colorado. Refundable tax credit. 8 pages.

  • Hawaii. Refundable tax credit. 6 pages.

  • Idaho. No state program. 4 pages.

  • Montana. Transferable tax credit. 6 pages.

  • Nevada. Transferable tax credit. 7 pages.

  • New Mexico. Refundable tax credit. 11 pages.

  • Oregon. Cash rebate or grant. 8 pages.

  • Utah. Refundable tax credit. 8 pages.

  • Washington. Cash rebate or grant. 6 pages.

  • Wyoming. 4 pages.

  • Illinois. Transferable tax credit. 6 pages.

  • Indiana. 5 pages.

  • Iowa. Cash rebate or grant. 5 pages.

  • Kansas. No state program. 5 pages.

  • Michigan. 5 pages.

  • Minnesota. Transferable tax credit. 5 pages.

  • Missouri. Transferable tax credit. 6 pages.

  • Nebraska. Refundable tax credit. 5 pages.

  • North Dakota. No state program. 4 pages.

  • Ohio. Refundable tax credit. 6 pages.

  • South Dakota. No state program. 4 pages.

  • Wisconsin. Refundable tax credit. 5 pages.

  • Texas. Cash rebate or grant. 18 pages.

  • Alabama. Refundable tax credit. 6 pages.

  • Arkansas. Cash rebate or grant. 5 pages.

  • Florida. Sales tax exemption. 11 pages.

  • Georgia. Transferable tax credit. 8 pages.

  • Kentucky. Refundable tax credit. 6 pages.

  • Louisiana. Transferable tax credit. 8 pages.

  • Mississippi. Cash rebate or grant. 6 pages.

  • North Carolina. Cash rebate or grant. 5 pages.

  • Oklahoma. Cash rebate or grant. 7 pages.

  • Puerto Rico. Transferable tax credit. 6 pages.

  • South Carolina. Cash rebate or grant. 6 pages.

  • Tennessee. Cash rebate or grant. 6 pages.

  • Virginia. Refundable tax credit. 14 pages.

  • West Virginia. Transferable tax credit. 5 pages.

  • Connecticut. Transferable tax credit. 6 pages.

  • Delaware. Transferable tax credit. 4 pages.

  • District of Columbia. Cash rebate or grant. 5 pages.

  • Maine. Cash rebate or grant. 5 pages.

  • Maryland. Refundable tax credit. 5 pages.

  • Massachusetts. Transferable tax credit. 5 pages.

  • New Hampshire. 4 pages.

  • New Jersey. Transferable tax credit. 7 pages.

  • New York. Refundable tax credit. 8 pages.

  • Pennsylvania. Transferable tax credit. 7 pages.

  • Rhode Island. Transferable tax credit. 5 pages.

  • Vermont. No state program. 4 pages.

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