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CARES Act Stimulus Legislation
What productions need to know about the new CARES act and the associated employee retention tax credit
April 2, 2020
Entertainment Partners' James Klima hosts this Master Series webinar with EP legal experts Joe Scudiero and Scott Bishop, who explain the employee retention tax credit within the federal $2 Trillion Coronavirus Aid Relief & Economic Secure Act (CARES Act) stimulus.
Learn how productions are incentivized to pay their furloughed workforces during the coronavirus business slowdown in exchange for refundable tax credits up to $5,000 per employee. (Runtime: 43 minutes)
Topic: Legal
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