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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | | | ENTERTAINMENT LAW RESOURCES BLOG OCTOBER 6, 2010 CREATIVE ACCOUNTING No doubt, there are numerous instances where producers or distributors have cooked the books to avoid paying back-end compensation to those entitled to it. They want to avoid any implication that the back-end compensation promised participants has anything to do with the concept of profitability. | | | | | |
| | | ENTERTAINMENT LAW RESOURCES BLOG DECEMBER 17, 2005 The Matador Opens December 23 Net Profits," however, are defined so that there is little likelihood the employee will ever realize anything from this "back-end" compensation. For example, suppose a film generates revenue of one million dollars abroad. The film will be released in other cities in January. The distributor knows exactly what it is obtaining. | ENTERTAINMENT LAW RESOURCES BLOG DECEMBER 8, 2007 UPDATED STATE INCENTIVE INFORMATION So for example, if a Hawaii investor put up $1,000,000 and an Arkansas investor put up $500,000, the parties could agree to allocate all the tax credits, equal to $1,500,000 to the Hawaii investor (since the Arkansas investor doesn't pay taxes in Hawaii they are worthless to him anyway). ALASKA Film office: [link] Alaska Film Program P.O. | ENTERTAINMENT LAW RESOURCES BLOG OCTOBER 6, 2010 CREATIVE ACCOUNTING No doubt, there are numerous instances where producers or distributors have cooked the books to avoid paying back-end compensation to those entitled to it. They want to avoid any implication that the back-end compensation promised participants has anything to do with the concept of profitability. | | | | | | | |
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Do I ask for up front money as well as a back end deal? If you are going to give your script to someone for a very minimal payment, then it seems to me you should be rewarded handsomely on the back end with a significant deferment and/or participation in the profits. Answers from Mark Litwak, Attorney At Law. dollars. MORE >> - Hawaii Offers Generous Tax Credits to Film Production Companies
So for example, if a Hawaii investor put up $500,000 and an Arkansas investor put up $500,000, the parties could agree to allocate all the tax credits to the Hawaii investor (since the Arkansas investor doesn't pay taxes in Hawaii they are worthless to him anyway). So the Hawaii investors gets back 200% return over 5 years. 171 F.Supp.2d MORE >> - The Matador Opens December 23
Net Profits," however, are defined so that there is little likelihood the employee will ever realize anything from this " back- end" compensation. For example, suppose a film generates revenue of one million dollars abroad. The film will be released in other cities in January. The distributor knows exactly what it is obtaining. MORE >> - UPDATED STATE INCENTIVE INFORMATION
So for example, if a Hawaii investor put up $1,000,000 and an Arkansas investor put up $500,000, the parties could agree to allocate all the tax credits, equal to $1,500,000 to the Hawaii investor (since the Arkansas investor doesn't pay taxes in Hawaii they are worthless to him anyway). ALASKA Film office: [link] Alaska Film Program P.O. MORE >>
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