Production Incentives
Hotel tax exemption on stays of 31 days+:
For stays of 31 or more days, the rental of a room is not taxable if contracted in advance with a hotel/motel/inn. So, exemption begins at day 1 for a length of the stay for stays of 31 or more days.
Sales and Use Tax Exemption on goods and service purchased and used in the making of the film.
An exemption of tax on the purchase or rental of goods and services used in the making of a motion picture, television program or commercial. Those goods and services must appear in the film or be directly used in making the print. For example: the purchase of a lamp for set decoration is exempt, the purchase of a lamp for the production office use is not.
Income tax for performers
( Limited to the amount the performer would pay in their home state had they worked there. )
Non-resident performers subject to income tax derived from business conducted in Vermont is limited to that amount they would pay in their home state. If an actor's home state is Nevada, where there is no state income tax, then 0 is owed Vermont. If California, then the rate that is lower, CA or VT, is owed Vermont (if 0%, then none is owed; if Vermont's % is less than their home state, then Vermont's rate is applicable).

