A new state audit says weak controls over Georgia’s politically popular but expensive film tax credit program have allowed some companies to receive credits they didn’t earn. “While the state has ...
Georgia’s growing film industry creates far fewer jobs than boosters say, according to a new state audit, and the massive tax credit it receives costs taxpayers $59,455 per job. Alternative uses for ...
Governments love doling out taxpayer money in the hopes that businesses will invest in their respective states. Often, this takes the form of grants or credits to businesses that build manufacturing ...
ATLANTA — The State of Georgia spent $1.35 billion on film tax credits in 2022, according to a new audit released on Thursday. The report, prepared by a team at the Georgia State University Andrew ...
The Georgia film and TV tax credit creates 34,354 jobs per year, according to a new state audit of the program — about half the figure reported by an industry-funded study last month. The audit also ...
JUNEAU, Alaska - A legislative audit report finds Alaska's film tax-credit program has had a positive economic impact but does not pay for itself. The report looked at program performance issues. It ...