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Assessor may require, the employment of another reasonable method | | to make an equitable determination of the Maine tax associated with | | the taxpayer's certified media production. |
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| | | 2. Limitation.__The credit allowed by this section may not | | reduce the tax otherwise due under this Part below zero and may | | be used only in the year in which the certified media production | | income is generated. Taxpayers claiming a credit under section | | 5219-W are not eligible for this credit. |
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| | | Sec. GG-3. 36 MRSA c. 919-A is enacted to read: |
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| | | MEDIA PRODUCTION REIMBURSEMENT |
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| | | As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise | | indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. |
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| | | 1.__Certified media production.__"Certified media production" | | means a media production that has been certified by the | | Department of Economic and Community Development for eligibility | | for reimbursement under this chapter in accordance with Title 5, | | section 13090-L. |
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| | | 2.__Certified production wages.__"Certified production wages" | | means wages that are paid during the project period by a media | | production company that has been issued a tax reimbursement | | certificate in accordance with Title 5, section 13090-L and that | | are subject to withholding pursuant to chapter 827.__"Certified | | production wages" does not include any wages in excess of | | $1,000,000 paid to a single individual for personal services | | rendered in connection with a particular certified media | | production. |
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| | | 3.__Commissioner.__"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of | | Administrative and Financial Services. |
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| | | 4.__Media production.__"Media production" has the same meaning | | as in Title 5, section 13090-L, subsection 2, paragraph A. |
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| | | 5.__Media production company.__"Media production company" has | | the same meaning as in Title 5, section 13090-L, subsection 2, | | paragraph B. |
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| | | 6.__Project period.__"Project period" means the period of | | time, not to exceed 12 consecutive months, that a media |
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