Okla. Stat. tit. 68, § 68-3635
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Incentive amounts – Projects filmed in state
Official statutory text
A. Subject to the final approval of the eligibility application
by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, a requirement that the
incentive payments made pursuant to the provisions of the Filmed in
Oklahoma Act of 2021 achieve the maximum positive impact for the
Oklahoma economy and subject to the Oklahoma workforce requirements
of Section 3637 of this title, the base incentive amount for a
project filmed in this state, not including above-the-line
personnel, shall be a maximum of thirty percent (30%) of the
qualified production expenditure amount. An incentive for a project
filmed in this state for wages paid to nonresident crew, not
including above-the-line personnel, shall be provided in the amount
of seven and one-half percent (7.5%) for wages paid before April 1,
2023, and twenty percent (20%) for wages paid on or after April 1,
2023.
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B. In addition to the amount authorized by subsection A of this
section, there may be an additional incentive amount, subject to the
final approval of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, in the
maximum amount of:
1. Three percent (3%) of the qualified production expenditure
amount for projects where at least twenty-five percent (25%) of main
crew principal photography days are filmed on location, excluding
sound stage production, in any county of this state if the county
has a population of less than two hundred fifty thousand (250,000)
persons according to the Federal Decennial Census or most recent
population estimate;
2. Two percent (2%) of the qualified production expenditure
amount for projects whose hub location, as determined by the
Department, is for projects where at least twenty-five percent (25%)
of main crew principal photography days are filmed on location,
excluding sound stage production, in a municipality having a
population of twenty-five thousand (25,000) or fewer persons
according to the Federal Decennial Census or most recent population
estimate regardless of the county in which the municipality is
located or partially located;
3. Five percent (5%) of the qualified production expenditure
amount for soundstage expenditures if at least twenty-five percent
(25%) of main crew principal photography days are filmed at a
qualified soundstage facility;
4. For eligible television series as defined in paragraph 4 of
Section 3632 of this title:
a. two percent (2%) of the qualified production
expenditure amount for an eligible television episodic
pilot, and
b. five percent (5%) of the qualified production
expenditure amount if a television series is filmed
for one or more seasons;
5. Five percent (5%) of the qualified production expenditure
amount for an eligible multi-film deal as defined in paragraph 7 of
Section 3632 of this title;
6. On or after July 1, 2023, two percent (2%) of the qualified
production expenditure amount for the post-production expenses of:
a. music production, recording, mixing, or composition,
or
b. licensing of Oklahoma music; and
7. Three percent (3%) of the qualified production expenditure
amount based on expenditures paid to Oklahoma vendors for post-
production expenses with a minimum expenditure of three percent (3%)
of Oklahoma production expenditures. Post-production expenditures
include but are not limited to the following categories:
a. sound recording or mixing,
b. color grading,
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c. editorial work,
d. visual effects,
e. animation,
f. deliverables, excluding marketing and advertising,
g. editing equipment or editing facility rental,
h. color grading or digital intermediate processing,
i. audio post-production processes including Foley artist
processes or services, and
j. graphics, including but not limited to the GFX system.
C. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section or the
provisions of the Filmed in Oklahoma Act of 2021 to the contrary, in
and advertising,
g. editing equipment or editing facility rental,
h. color grading or digital intermediate processing,
i. audio post-production processes including Foley artist
processes or services, and
j. graphics, including but not limited to the GFX system.
C. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section or the
provisions of the Filmed in Oklahoma Act of 2021 to the contrary, in
no case shall the total incentive payments authorized by this
section exceed thirty percent (30%) of the otherwise qualified
production expenditure amount. The incentive payment amount
prescribed by subsection A of this section may be used in any
combination with the additional incentive amounts authorized by
subsection B of this section, but the combination of the incentive
amounts shall not exceed thirty percent (30%).
by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, a requirement that the
incentive payments made pursuant to the provisions of the Filmed in
Oklahoma Act of 2021 achieve the maximum positive impact for the
Oklahoma economy and subject to the Oklahoma workforce requirements
of Section 3637 of this title, the base incentive amount for a
project filmed in this state, not including above-the-line
personnel, shall be a maximum of thirty percent (30%) of the
qualified production expenditure amount. An incentive for a project
filmed in this state for wages paid to nonresident crew, not
including above-the-line personnel, shall be provided in the amount
of seven and one-half percent (7.5%) for wages paid before April 1,
2023, and twenty percent (20%) for wages paid on or after April 1,
2023.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 68. Revenue and Taxation Page 1408
B. In addition to the amount authorized by subsection A of this
section, there may be an additional incentive amount, subject to the
final approval of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, in the
maximum amount of:
1. Three percent (3%) of the qualified production expenditure
amount for projects where at least twenty-five percent (25%) of main
crew principal photography days are filmed on location, excluding
sound stage production, in any county of this state if the county
has a population of less than two hundred fifty thousand (250,000)
persons according to the Federal Decennial Census or most recent
population estimate;
2. Two percent (2%) of the qualified production expenditure
amount for projects whose hub location, as determined by the
Department, is for projects where at least twenty-five percent (25%)
of main crew principal photography days are filmed on location,
excluding sound stage production, in a municipality having a
population of twenty-five thousand (25,000) or fewer persons
according to the Federal Decennial Census or most recent population
estimate regardless of the county in which the municipality is
located or partially located;
3. Five percent (5%) of the qualified production expenditure
amount for soundstage expenditures if at least twenty-five percent
(25%) of main crew principal photography days are filmed at a
qualified soundstage facility;
4. For eligible television series as defined in paragraph 4 of
Section 3632 of this title:
a. two percent (2%) of the qualified production
expenditure amount for an eligible television episodic
pilot, and
b. five percent (5%) of the qualified production
expenditure amount if a television series is filmed
for one or more seasons;
5. Five percent (5%) of the qualified production expenditure
amount for an eligible multi-film deal as defined in paragraph 7 of
Section 3632 of this title;
6. On or after July 1, 2023, two percent (2%) of the qualified
production expenditure amount for the post-production expenses of:
a. music production, recording, mixing, or composition,
or
b. licensing of Oklahoma music; and
7. Three percent (3%) of the qualified production expenditure
amount based on expenditures paid to Oklahoma vendors for post-
production expenses with a minimum expenditure of three percent (3%)
of Oklahoma production expenditures. Post-production expenditures
include but are not limited to the following categories:
a. sound recording or mixing,
b. color grading,
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 68. Revenue and Taxation Page 1409
c. editorial work,
d. visual effects,
e. animation,
f. deliverables, excluding marketing and advertising,
g. editing equipment or editing facility rental,
h. color grading or digital intermediate processing,
i. audio post-production processes including Foley artist
processes or services, and
j. graphics, including but not limited to the GFX system.
C. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section or the
provisions of the Filmed in Oklahoma Act of 2021 to the contrary, in
and advertising,
g. editing equipment or editing facility rental,
h. color grading or digital intermediate processing,
i. audio post-production processes including Foley artist
processes or services, and
j. graphics, including but not limited to the GFX system.
C. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section or the
provisions of the Filmed in Oklahoma Act of 2021 to the contrary, in
no case shall the total incentive payments authorized by this
section exceed thirty percent (30%) of the otherwise qualified
production expenditure amount. The incentive payment amount
prescribed by subsection A of this section may be used in any
combination with the additional incentive amounts authorized by
subsection B of this section, but the combination of the incentive
amounts shall not exceed thirty percent (30%).
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