Jurisdiction Details - Production Incentives

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District of Columbia

EP Services Offered

Eligible Production Types

Feature Films
Scripted Television
Reality Television
Documentaries
Animation
Video Games
Webisodes
Talk Shows
Game Shows
Live Events
Commercials

Location Production Needs

Rural
Suburban
Snow
Tropical
Beaches/Ocean
Mountains
Lakes/Rivers
Deserts
Forests
City

Legislation

D.C. Law 21-0081 (2016)

Regulation

§ 34–1252.01

Office of Motion Picture and Television Development, Government of the District of Columbia

Angie Gates, Director

1899 9th Street NE

Washington, DC 20018

202.727.6608

www.film.dc.gov

Incentive	21-35% Rebate
Project Criteria	Resident ATL: 30% Resident BTL: 30% Non-Resident ATL: 10% Non-Resident BTL: 10% Minimum Spend: $250K Project Cap: None Compensation Cap: None
Qualified Spend	35% of qualified expenditures subject to taxation in the District and 21% of qualified expenditures not subject to taxation in the District. Qualified expenditures include development, preproduction, production, and postproduction costs in accordance with generally accepted entertainment industry practices. Bonus: 25% of the company's base infrastructure investment. 50% of qualified job training expenditures.
Program Guidelines	Annual Cap: $4M Sunset Date: None Screen Credit: Yes
Additional Considerations	Loan-out Registration: No Income Tax Withholding: Individual: Not Required Loan-out: Not Required Subject to available funding.