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Empire State Commercial Production Credit

NY-COMMERCIAL · New York

Summary

Refundable credit for production of advertising commercials in New York.

Benefit

Percentage
Flat
Duration
Max annual
(taxpayer)
Max total
(taxpayer)
Carryforward

Program metadata

Distribution
taxpayer_earned
Claimant subject
business
Refund/transfer election
refundable_only
Program family
Effective
Sunset
Application deadline
Transfer discount

Hard requirements (1)

  • work_location_in_stateCommercial production must substantially occur in New York

Preference / tiering rules (0)

None.

NAICS industries (1)

  • 512110 Motion Picture and Video Production

Geo zones (1)

  • statewide · Statewide (commercial production in New York state)

Tags (0)

None.

Tax bases

  • corporate_income_taxprimary
  • personal_income_tax

Source

https://www.tax.ny.gov/bus/business-incentives.htm
NY Tax Law Article 22
Last verified: 2026-04-19