The maximum total tax credits allowed for Qualified Interactive Entertainment Production Companies is $1.5 million per taxable year for a single company and the maximum total tax credits allowed among all Qualified Interactive Entertainment Production Companies is $12.5 million. The Commissioner of Revenue shall preapprove applications for Interactive Entertainment tax credits based on a first come, first serve basis. GDEcD certification of Interactive Entertainment projects does not guarantee that credits will be available.
Applicants that voluntarily withdraw Base Tax Credit applications prior to a decision by GDEcD may reapply for the same project in the future. Projects that are denied and fail to appeal within the thirty (30) day timeframe for filing appeals cannot reapply. In the instance of co-productions, the applicant company must provide a written agreement to GDEcD, signed by both production companies, that identifies which production company will be entitled to earn and claim the film tax credit. In the instance of a work-for-hire, the work-for-hire company is not eligible for the Film Tax Credit.
If a Feature Film, Pilot, Series, TV Movie, Music Video, or Commercial Advertisement is certified, but does not begin filming within thirty (30) days of the Principal Photography Start Date identified in the Completed Application and does not notify GDEcD of a change in schedule, a retraction of the Base Certification Letter may be issued. Any material changes to the information provided in the Completed Application must be made in writing to GDEcD within thirty (30) days from the date of the material change.
Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 159-1-1-.03
O.C.G.A. § 48-7-40.26.