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Earlier this year, the Utah Legislature passed and Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill that allocates an additional $12 million in tax credits to film and television productions that shoot at least 75% of their schedule in rural counties. That’s on top of the ongoing $6.79 million per year, plus a one-time funding of $1.5 million — bringing the total available tax incentives to about $20.29 million in both 2022 and 2023.
All but five of Utah’s counties — Salt Lake, Davis, Utah, Weber and Washington — are designated as rural. Productions in those five counties are eligible for tax incentives from the pool of $8.29 million that doesn’t require shooting in rural areas.