| | 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 | production company is engaged in the business of producing a | media production or productions. |
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| | 7.__Resident of Maine.__"Resident of Maine" means a person | who: |
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| A.__Filed as a resident individual under Part 8 on that | person's most recently filed Maine income tax return; |
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| B.__If no income tax return was required, who could have | filed as a resident individual under Part 8 if a return had | been required; or |
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| C.__Was claimed, or could have been claimed, as a dependent | on the Maine income tax return of an individual who filed as | a resident individual under Part 8 on the filer's most | recently filed Maine income tax return. |
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| §6902.__Reimbursement allowed; procedure; audits |
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| | 1.__Generally.__A media production company certified pursuant | to Title 5, section 13090-L is allowed a reimbursement equal to | 12% of certified production wages paid to employees who are | residents of Maine and 10% of certified production wages paid to | other employees. |
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| | 2.__Procedure for reimbursement.__On or before the 15th day of | the month immediately following receipt of a tax reimbursement | certificate pursuant to Title 5, section 13090-L, subsection 4, a | media production company shall report to the State Tax Assessor | and to the Department of Economic and Community Development that | portion of certified production wages paid during the project | period, together with any additional information the assessor may | reasonably require.__The assessor shall report to the | commissioner the reimbursement amount to which a media production | company is entitled.__The commissioner shall deposit the reported | amounts on or before June 30th of each year in a media production | reimbursement account established, maintained and administered by |
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