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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) For purposes of the Cast and Crew Nebraska Act, qualifying expenditure includes:
(a) Pre-production, production, and post-production expenditures made in Nebraska that are subject to taxation by the state;
(b) Scouting and spending related to the production activity in the state prior to application for qualification;
(c)(i) Above-the-line employee wages for residents of Nebraska or paid through a Nebraska loan out company.
(ii) Loan out companies will be required to pay applicable Nebraska income taxes.
(iii) The total above-the-line employee wages and related expenses shall be not more than twenty-five percent of the total instate expenditures of a production activity;
(d) Below-the-line employee wages;
(e) Per diems of up to thirty dollars per day per employee; and
(f) Expenditures not otherwise available for rental or purchase within Nebraska and paid for via a Nebraska supplier.
(2) Qualifying expenditures do not include:
(a) Wages paid to independent contractors, or self-employed individuals, except that wages shown to be paid by a Nebraska-based production company for a commercial production activity and wages the taxes of which are shown to be withheld by the employer may be approved by the department on the application for the tax credit;
(b) Above-the-line employee per diems or living allowance expenses;
(c) Taxes imposed pursuant to the Federal Insurance Contributions Act and other payroll taxes;
(d) Contributions under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act and the Employment Security Law; and
(e) Union dues and benefits.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nebraska Revised Statutes Chapter 77. Revenue and Taxation § 77-3124. Qualifying expenditures; enumerated; exceptions - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ne/chapter-77-revenue-and-taxation/ne-rev-st-sect-77-3124/
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