State of Connecticut

DECD Film, TV and Digital Media Tax Credit Activity

Tax credits issued through Connecticut's film, television, and digital media incentive program, administered by the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD). Each record details the recipient, project, credit amount, and issuance date for credits through October 2024.

Example records
Namelegal entityCityaddressQualified Ct ExpendituresfinancialDate IssuedtemporalAmount Of Tax Credit IssuedfinancialProgram NameclassificationStatutory Referenceregistration
World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.Stamford$44,988,325.002024-09-05T00:00:00.00013496498Film and Digital Media Production Tax CreditCGS 12-217jj
Plywood Pictures LLCGuilford$2,388,371.002024-10-25T00:00:00.000716511Film and Digital Media Production Tax CreditCGS 12-217jj
Park Slope Productions, Inc.Stamford$1,797,500.002024-10-22T00:00:00.000539250Film and Digital Media Production Tax CreditCGS 12-217jj
Use cases

Vendor Subsidy Exposure Check

A bank's commercial lending team evaluating a media production company as a borrower cross-references this dataset to determine whether the company has a history of receiving state tax credits, how large those credits were relative to reported expenditures, and whether the credits represent a recurring or one-time revenue offset that could affect repayment capacity.

NameAmount Of Tax Credit IssuedQualified Ct ExpendituresDate IssuedProgram Name

Production Company Market Sizing for Sales Prospecting

A payroll services or production equipment vendor uses the dataset to identify active film and digital media companies operating in Connecticut, rank them by qualified spending volume, and prioritize outreach to those with the largest production footprints as likely buyers of production-related services.

NameCityQualified Ct ExpendituresDate IssuedProgram Name

Fraud Pattern Detection Across Credit Issuances

A state audit contractor or forensic accountant flags anomalies by comparing the ratio of tax credits issued to qualified expenditures across all recipients, identifying entities where the credit percentage deviates from the statutory rate or where multiple credits were issued to related entities in the same city within a short window.

NameCityQualified Ct ExpendituresAmount Of Tax Credit IssuedDate Issued
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