Sarah Palins Alaska, the TLC reality show starring the former governor in her home state, will receive roughly $1.2 million in tax credits for filming in Alaska, the state says.
Under a state subsidy created by the Legislature in 2008 and signed into law by Palin, Alaska allows film and TV producers to recover 30 percent or more of the money they spend on filming in the state.
All told, the Palin show spent $3.6 million in Alaska, the state says.
TV and movie-makers may not have tax liability in Alaska but they can sell the credits at a discount to corporations that do. The tax revenue would have otherwise gone into state coffers.
Shows such as Deadliest Catch and Ice Road Truckers have also received credits in the past year, though no reality show spent or received as much as Sarah Palins Alaska according to a state list of approved tax credits.
Season four of "ice Road Truckers" spent $2.7 million in the state, receiving about $900,000 in tax credits. Season six of "Deadliest Catch" spent $1.7 million and received about $600,000.
California-based production company Jean Worldwide Inc. applied for the subsidy. The state film office approved the paperwork Feb. 11.
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Poster Comment:
Glad to see the Alaskans getting reamed for this.