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VA HB771

VA HB771
Content manufacturing tax credit; removes sunset for the motion picture credit, redesignates credit.


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Introduced
01/09/2024
In Committee
02/07/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
02/13/2024

Introduced Session

2024 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Content manufacturing tax credit. Removes the sunset for the motion picture tax credit, which currently is set to expire after taxable year 2026, and expands and redesignates the tax credit as the content manufacturing tax credit. The bill increases the total amount of credits that can be allocated to taxpayers to $46.5 million beginning in fiscal year 2024; however, should less than $100 million worth of certain new investments, as described by the bill, occur in Virginia by January 1, 2027, the cap will be reduced to $10 million per fiscal year. Content manufacturing tax credit. Removes the sunset for the motion picture tax credit, which currently is set to expire after taxable year 2026, and expands and redesignates the tax credit as the content manufacturing tax credit. The bill increases the total amount of credits that can be allocated to taxpayers to $46.5 million beginning in fiscal year 2024; however, should less than $100 million worth of certain new investments, as described by the bill, occur in Virginia by January 1, 2027, the cap will be reduced to $10 million per fiscal year. The bill also amends the definition of the "qualifying expenses" eligible for the content manufacturing tax credit to mean certain amounts spent in connection with the production of an eligible project filmed in the Commonwealth. The bill defines "eligible project" to be the production of a motion picture or an episodic television series.

AI Summary

This bill removes the sunset for the motion picture tax credit, which was set to expire after taxable year 2026, and expands and redesignates it as the content manufacturing tax credit. The bill increases the total amount of credits that can be allocated to taxpayers to $46.5 million beginning in fiscal year 2024, but this amount will be reduced to $10 million per fiscal year if less than $100 million worth of certain new investments occur in Virginia by January 1, 2027. The bill also amends the definition of "qualifying expenses" to include certain amounts spent in connection with the production of an eligible project, which is defined as the production of a motion picture or an episodic television series.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (7)

Last Action

Left in Appropriations (on 02/13/2024)

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Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB771
Fiscal Note/Analysis - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offe https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB771F161+PDF
BillText https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB771+hil
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