SB 718

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Income Tax - Film Production Activity Tax Credit - Alterations

Sponsor: Senator GriffithCommittee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Taxes - IncomeStatus: Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the definition of 'total direct costs' to include certain compensation for writers, directors, or producers; increasing to $20,000,000 the maximum amount of tax credits that the Secretary of Commerce may issue in a fiscal year; and applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019.

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Testimony (25)

MGA witness list

FAV 25Favorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Edwards, Donna	AFL-CIO	Position only
FAV	Strong, Shelly	Amblin Partners	Written (PDF)
FAV	Middleton, Robert	Arts Insurance Program	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dorsey, Debbie	Baltimore Film Office	Written (PDF)
FAV	Noble, Nina	Buccaneer Films	Written (PDF)
FAV	Waters, John	Filmmaker	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bell, Beth	Green Product Placement	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bannat, Eric	IATSE487	Written (PDF)
FAV	Millan, Lorenzo	IATSE487	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Ferrall, David	IATSE487	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bramlett, Sherri	IATSE798	Written (PDF)
FAV	Porter, Annette	JHU	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gibson, Sandra	Maryland Film Festival	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dorsey, Debbie	Maryland Film Industry Coalition	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Edwards, Donna	Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cucina, Richard	Master Security	Written (PDF)
FAV	D'Angelo, Kyle	Morgan State University	Position only
FAV	Mehlinger, Keith	Morgan State University	Written (PDF)
FAV	Yearwood, Kyle	Morgan State University	Written (PDF)
FAV	Toomey, Ruth	NMD Tourism Coalition	Position only
FAV	Alsobrooks, Angela	Prince George's County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Moran, Quinn	The Washington Source-Red Star	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Irani, Daraius	Towson University	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lewman, Lance	Washington Mid-Atlantic SAG-AFTRA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Griffith, Senator Griffithlegislator	Individual	Position only

Organizations on record

AFL-CIOFAV 1

Amblin PartnersFAV 1

Arts Insurance ProgramFAV 1

Baltimore Film OfficeFAV 1

Buccaneer FilmsFAV 1

FilmmakerFAV 1

Green Product PlacementFAV 1

IATSE487FAV 3

IATSE798FAV 1

JHUFAV 1

Maryland Film FestivalFAV 1

Maryland Film Industry CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland State and DC AFL-CIOFAV 1

Master SecurityFAV 1

Morgan State UniversityFAV 3

NMD Tourism CoalitionFAV 1

Prince George's County ExecutiveFAV 1

The Washington Source-Red StarFAV 1

Towson UniversityFAV 1

Washington Mid-Atlantic SAG-AFTRAFAV 1