Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-111
Section 8761-D - Report to General Assembly.(a) General rule.--No later than June 1 of the second year that commences after the effective date of this section, and September 1 of each year thereafter, the Secretary of Community and Economic Development shall submit a report to the General Assembly summarizing the effectiveness of the tax credit. The report shall include the name of the video game produced, the names of all taxpayers utilizing the tax credit as of the date of the report and the amount of tax credits approved for, utilized by or sold or assigned by each taxpayer. The report may also include recommendations for changes in the calculation or administration of the tax credit. The report shall be submitted to the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate and the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Finance Committee of the Senate and the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives and the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Finance Committee of the House of Representatives. In addition to the information stated in this section, the report shall include the following information which shall be separated by geographic location within this Commonwealth: (1) The amount of tax credits claimed by taxpayers during the fiscal year.(2) The total amount spent on video game production in this Commonwealth during the fiscal year.(3) The total amount of tax revenues collected from the production of video games in this Commonwealth during the fiscal year.(4) The total number of jobs created by taxpayers during the fiscal year, including the duration of the jobs.(b) Public information.--Notwithstanding any law providing for the confidentiality of tax records, the information in the report shall be public information, and all report information shall be posted on the department's publicly accessible Internet website.Added by P.L. TBD 2016 No. 84, § 30, eff. 7/13/2016.