A production company in Los Angeles brings its paper to a New Jersey shoot. The director of photography works through her loan-out company. Her deal memo promises the loan-out its full fee. A year later, the CPA tests every loan-out payment for the credit. Nobody withheld anything from hers.... read more
A producer finds a warehouse stage in Kearny. The ceiling clears a lighting grid. The rent fits the budget. Her line producer builds the budget at thirty-five percent, the New Jersey rate he has heard about. The stage sits about nine miles from Columbus Circle. The rent, the lumber,... read more
On June 30, 2025, New Jersey amended its film and digital media tax credit. The law is P.L. 2025, c.81. It applies to applications submitted after June 30, 2025. The amendment raised a studio partner’s rate inside the thirty-mile radius around Columbus Circle from thirty-five percent to forty. A studio partner... read more
A filmmaker forms a company for her first feature. She files the certificate of formation herself. It names her production company as the only member. The state record is correct. Then she applies online for the new company’s employer identification number. She answers each question honestly. The IRS notice... read more
An actor negotiates the right to approve any still of her used in the key art. The clause goes into her agreement. Then the picture shoots. Fourteen months later, a marketing vendor in another state builds the poster from a frame grab. Nobody at the vendor has seen a... read more
Independent films get made by people who show up for nothing. A classmate runs sound for a week. A cousin drives the van. Three students from the director’s program work the whole shoot for a credit and lunch. Every one of them is glad to be there. Two bodies... read more
Two days before the shoot, a rental house sends its lease agreement, an insurance checklist, and a credit card authorization form. The producer signs all three in about four minutes, because without them the lights stay in the warehouse. That afternoon the broker sends the insurance certificate. It shows... read more
For an independent filmmaker, qualifying for a tax credit is only part of the financial picture. The next question is often more practical: How can the production turn that credit into usable funds? New Jersey now has a purchase mechanism that pays 95% of the value of certain eligible... read more
Choosing a home for your production company can feel unimportant when New Jersey and New York are separated by a mere river. A filmmaker may shoot in both states, hire talent throughout the region, and work with vendors on either side. Legally, however, the entity still needs a place... read more
Building substantial wealth can create exposure. Business ownership, investment properties, professional activities, personal guarantees, and family circumstances may each present different risks. Protecting what you have accumulated requires more than moving money into a particular account or creating an entity. Effective asset protection for NJ high net worth individuals... read more
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