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Assessor may require, the employment of another reasonable method
to make an equitable determination of the Maine tax associated with
the taxpayer's certified media production.

 
2. Limitation.__The credit allowed by this section may not
reduce the tax otherwise due under this Part below zero and may
be used only in the year in which the certified media production
income is generated. Taxpayers claiming a credit under section
5219-W are not eligible for this credit.

 
Sec. GG-3. 36 MRSA c. 919-A is enacted to read:

 
CHAPTER 919-A

 
MEDIA PRODUCTION REIMBURSEMENT

 
§6901.__Definitions

 
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise
indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.

 
1.__Certified media production.__"Certified media production"
means a media production that has been certified by the
Department of Economic and Community Development for eligibility
for reimbursement under this chapter in accordance with Title 5,
section 13090-L.

 
2.__Certified production wages.__"Certified production wages"
means wages that are paid during the project period by a media
production company that has been issued a tax reimbursement
certificate in accordance with Title 5, section 13090-L and that
are subject to withholding pursuant to chapter 827.__"Certified
production wages" does not include any wages in excess of
$1,000,000 paid to a single individual for personal services
rendered in connection with a particular certified media
production.

 
3.__Commissioner.__"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of
Administrative and Financial Services.

 
4.__Media production.__"Media production" has the same meaning
as in Title 5, section 13090-L, subsection 2, paragraph A.

 
5.__Media production company.__"Media production company" has
the same meaning as in Title 5, section 13090-L, subsection 2,
paragraph B.

 
6.__Project period.__"Project period" means the period of
time, not to exceed 12 consecutive months, that a media


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