"Motion picture company" means a claimant, estate, or trust that meets the definition of a motion picture company under Section 63N-8-102.
(b)
"Office" means the Governor's Office of Economic Development created in Section 63N-1a-301.
(c)
"State-approved production" means the same as that term is defined in Section 63N-8-102.
(2)
A motion picture company may claim a refundable tax credit for a state-approved production.
(3)
The tax credit under this section is the amount listed as the tax credit amount on the tax credit certificate that the office issues to a motion picture company under Section 63N-8-103 for the taxable year.
(4)
(a)
In accordance with any rules prescribed by the commission under Subsection (4)(b), the commission shall make a refund to a motion picture company that claims a tax credit under this section if the amount of the tax credit exceeds the motion picture company's tax liability for the taxable year.
To assist the Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee with the review required by Section 59-10-137, the office shall provide the following information, if available to the office, to the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst by electronic means:
(A)
the amount of tax credit the office grants to each taxpayer for each calendar year;
(B)
estimates of the amount of tax credit that the office will grant for each of the next three calendar years;
(C)
the criteria the office uses in granting a tax credit;
(D)
the dollars left in the state, as defined in Section 63N-8-102, by each motion picture company for each calendar year;
(E)
the information contained in the office's latest report under Section 63N-8-105; and
(F)
any other information that the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst requests.
(ii)
In providing the information described in Subsection (5)(a)(i), the office shall redact information that identifies a recipient of a tax credit under this section.
(iii)
If, notwithstanding the redactions made under Subsection (5)(a)(ii), reporting the information described in Subsection (5)(a)(i) might disclose the identity of a recipient of a tax credit, the office may file a request with the Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee to provide the information described in Subsection (5)(a)(i) in the aggregate for all taxpayers that receive the tax credit under this section.
(b)
The Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst shall report to the Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee a summary and analysis of the information provided to the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst by the office under Subsection (5)(a).
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