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  • Tax Credit

    Up to 40% and more

  • Competitive Film Production Tax Credit

     

    *Data as of 2021 supplied by filmbatonrouge.com

     

    Everything you love about filming in Louisiana is still here — great crews and stages, amazing locations and one of the most generous tax credits in the world, offering as much as 40% on qualified spend. With a $150M annual production cap, Louisiana remains one of the best places to shoot your next project.

     
     
    BATON ROUGE FILM SALES TAX REBATE

    2%

    Sales tax rebate in E.B.R. Parish

    $1 MILLION

    Parish spend threshold to qualify

    $500,000

    Per project cap

    $2 MILLION

    Allocated for the program per year

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  • State Incentives

    Motion Picture Production Tax Incentives

    $300,000

    Minimum spend to qualify for Louisiana film tax incentives

    5%

    Additional base tax credit for shooting outside New Orleans

    25%

    Base tax credit for qualified expenditures

    15%

    Additional credit for Louisiana wages

    10%

    Additional base tax credit for productions with expenditures between $50K - $3M that are based on a Louisiana resident screenplay

    5%

    Additional credit on VFX expenditures for services performed in the state

    5-YEAR INITIAL CERTIFICATION​

    For scripted television series

    88%

    Tax credits can be transferred back to the state for 90% of face value (a 2% transfer fee results in an 88% net)

    $150,000,000​

    Annual amount of tax credits issued

  • LOUISIANA IS THE ONLY STATE THAT NOW OFFERS COMPANY-BASED INCENTIVES

     

  • Qualified Entertainment Company Tax Incentives​

    A Qualified Entertainment Company (QEC) gets tax credits for full time, permanent jobs. A QEC is a company directly or indirectly engaged in the distribution of audio and/or video entertainment content for public consumption. A QEC must create five new quality jobs.

    15%​

    For each new job for wages equal to or greater than $45K/year, up to $66K per year for W2 employees

    20%

    Credit for each new job for wages equal to or greater than $65K per year for W2 employees

    $1,000,000

    Maximum amount per year of credits granted to a QEC

    $200,000​

    Maximum qualifying individual salary per person per year

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  • Contact Us

    Highway 68 ORWO studios Jackson, Louisiana 70748 United States
    225-658-8808
    225-658-8808
    hello@orwo.studio
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CONTACT US

 

ORWO Studios, Highway 68

Jackson, Louisiana, 70748, United States

 

225-658-8808

hello@orwo.studio

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