Iowa Admin. Code r. 701-53.25
income which can be excluded on the Iowa return must meet the criteria of a qualified expenditure for purposes of the film qualified expenditure tax credit as set forth in rule 701-5234. (15,422). An Iowa-based business is a business whose commercial domicile as defined in Iowa Code section 42232(3). is in Iowa.
However, if a taxpayer claims this income tax exclusion, the same taxpayer cannot also claim the film qualified expenditure tax credit as described in rule 701-5234. (15,422). In addition, any taxpayer who claims this income tax exclusion cannot have an equity interest in a business which received a film qualified expenditure tax credit. Finally, any taxpayer who claims this income tax exclusion cannot participate in the management of the business which received the film qualified expenditure tax credit.
EXAMPLE: A production company which registers with the film office for a project is a corporation which is domiciled in Iowa. If this same corporation receives income that is a qualified expenditure for purposes of the film qualified expenditure tax credit, the corporation cannot exclude this income on the Iowa corporation income tax return because the corporation has claimed the film qualified expenditure tax credit.
EXAMPLE: An Iowa taxpayer received $10,000 in income in the 2010 tax year related to qualified film expenditures for a project registered on February 1, 2010. The $10,000 was reported as income on taxpayer's 2010 federal tax return. Taxpayer may exclude $2,500 of income on the Iowa corporation income tax return for each of the tax years 2010-2013.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 15.393 as amended by 2009 Iowa Acts, Senate File 480, section 5, and section 422.35.
Iowa Admin. Code r. 701-53.25