PA FILM INCENTIVES
THE PENNSYLVANIA FILM PRODUCTION TAX CREDIT PROGRAM
You’ve seen a lot of Pennsylvania (without even realizing). That’s because Pennsylvania encourages creators to shape it into the next Gotham City, Virtuoso, or Post-Apocalyptic Zombie Fallout. Whatever you want Pennsylvania and the Poconos to be, it comes with a great tax incentive.
Pennsylvania offers a 25% Tax Credit to films that spend at least 60% of their total production within the Commonwealth. Projects eligible for Film Tax Credits under the program are: the production of a feature film, a television film, a television talk show or game show, a television commercial, a television pilot, or each episode of a television series intended as programming for a national audience.
An additional 5% tax credit, for a total of 30%, is available for productions that meet the minimum state filming requirements at a Qualified Production Facility.
APPLICATIONS FOR THE TAX CREDIT ARE REVIEWED DURING THE FOLLOWING PERIODS
July 1 through September 30
October 1 through December 31
January 1 through March 31
April 1 through June 30
FILM TAX CREDIT APPLICATION
ALL applicants must complete the Film Tax Credit Application.
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ADDITIONAL INCENTIVES
HOTEL OCCUPANCY SALE TAX EXEMPTION: Film cast and crew staying 30 consecutive days or more in a Pennsylvania hotel, are not obligated to pay the Pennsylvania Hotel Tax.
FREE USE OF STATE-OWNED PROPERTY: In Pennsylvania, film companies are not charge a fee or other location costs for the use of state-owned property when filming commercial motion pictures of any length except for the actual costs incurred by the affected state department or agency and for activities outside the normal course of business, such as demolition and/or construction projects totaling more than $1,000,000.
For more information, please contact:
Pennsylvania Film Office
Commonwealth Keystone Building, 400 North Street, 4th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17120-0225Phone: 717-783-3456Email: info@filminpa.com