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What is the difference between a total film production expense and a qualified film production expense? Why is this an important distinction?....................................................................................... 5  \n2. What defines a “film” for the purposes of this program? ................................................................ 6  \n3. What does “incurred in New Jersey” mean? .................................................................................... 7  \n4. Can a pass-through entity apply for the credit? ............................................................................... 8  \n5. Do qualified film production expenses included pre-production and post-production costs?........ 8  \n6. What is a loan out company? ........................................................................................................... 8  \n7. What about payments made to a loan out company or to an independent contractor—are such payments considered qualified film production expenses? ..................................................................... 9  \n8. Do payments to loan out companies qualify as an expense for wages and salary or as a vendor payment for services performed? ............................................................................................................ 9  \n9. If a production pays an independent contractor providing services, does that contractor need tobe registered to do business in New Jersey? ............................................................................................ 9  \n10. How does a Vendor / Loan out register in New Jersey? ................................................................... 10  \n11. Will the NJ sales and use tax exemption program continue with the film incentive? ............... 10  \n12. Is there an annual cap per project? ............................................................................................ 10  \n13. Are tax credits earmarked on a first-come, first-served basis based on date of initial application?............................................................................................................................................. 10  \n14. What happens if my project is approved with allocations from a future fiscal year? ................ 11  \n15. What constitutes a fully completed application? ....................................................................... 11  \n16. Does the tax credit amount approved at initial application limit the maximum possible credit a project can receive? For example, if a film application is approved for a tax credit of $6.5 million, and  \nthe production company goes over budget and incurs qualified film production expenses beyond what the tax credit approval was based upon, is the production company limited to the $6.5 million tax credit that was initially approved?.................................................................................................... 11  \n17. What happens if I need to update the budget submitted with the application to capture an increase in spend? .................................................................................................................................. 11  \n18. How should a television series that is looking for a multi-year commitment for tax credits apply for the program? ..................................................................................................................................... 12  \n19. What are the criteria for meeting the diversity standard in order to qualify for an additional 2% tax credit? ............................................................................................................................................... 12  \n20. How can a production increase the diversity bonus","cbCait9PgPXGIPh7","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCait9PgPXGIPh7","pdf",533100,"English","# General Program\n## Differences between total and qualified film production expenses\n## Definition of “film”\n## Meaning of “incurred in New Jersey”\n## Pass-through entity eligibility\n## Pre-production and post-production costs\n## Loan-out company definition\n## Payments to loan-out companies and contractors\n## Vendor/loan-out registration in New Jersey\n## Sales and use tax exemption program\n## Annual cap per project\n## Allocation timing and initial application date\n## Approval with allocations from a future fiscal year\n## Fully completed application requirements\n## Initial credit approval vs maximum possible credit\n## Updating the budget to capture increased spend\n## Multi-year television series application\n## Diversity standard and additional 2% credit\n## Increasing diversity bonus to 4%\n## Multiple transfers and transferring to multiple parties\n## Accessing the tax credit transfer application link\n## Agreed Upon Procedures document location\n## Sampling in a CPA review\n## Certification needs for certain qualified expense thresholds\n## Tracking 30-mile Columbus Circle soundstage expenses vs outside radius\n## “Vendor authorized to do business in New Jersey” definition\n## Vendor verification thresholds and purchase aggregation","[{\"question\":\"What is the difference between total film production expense and qualified film production expense, and why does it matter?\",\"answer\":\"The FAQ explains that only qualified film production expenses count toward eligibility for the credit. 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