25-40%

25-40%

None

None

25% of qualified expenditures. Qualified expenditures include postproduction costs such as, film editing, sound design and effects, and VFX.

For the period 2015-2024, productions with budgets over $500,000 can receive an additional 10% credit on qualified labor expenses incurred in the following counties:

Albany, Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Dutchess, Erie, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Genesee, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orange, Orleans, Oswego, Otsego, Putnam, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Seneca, St. Lawrence, Steuben, Sullivan, Tioga, Tompkins, Ulster, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Wyoming, or Yates

Note: There is a maximum of $5M per year that can be allocated for the additional 10% on qualified labor expenses

An additional 5% credit may be available in the Post-Production Program for costs incurred in Upstate NY, outside the Metropolitan Commuter Transportation District (MCTD). The MCTD includes New York City, Dutchess, Nassau, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Suffolk, and Westchester counties

$25M

December 31, 2025

Yes

No

• Individual: Not Required
• Loan-out: Not Required

A film production company can qualify for the post-production credit if it meets either one or both of the following thresholds:

• Visual Effects and Animation - The qualified VFX/Animation costs incurred at a qualified post-production facility in NYS must EITHER meet or exceed:
• 20% of the total VFX/Animation costs paid or incurred for VFX/Animation for the qualified film at any post-production facility anywhere; OR
• $3M

If the amount of the credit is $1M–$5M, the credit shall be claimed in equal installments over a two-year period. If the amount of the credit ≥ $5M, the credit shall be claimed in three equal installments, over a three-year period.