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Empire State Independent Film Production Credit

NY-INDIE-FILM · New York

Summary

Refundable credit for production of independent films (lower budget threshold than mainstream productions).

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_stateIndependent film 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 (independent film 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