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Budgeting for 2022: What Productions Need to Know

From unemployment taxes and worker's compensation to the price of labor and materials, production costs will rise in 2022. EP's expert team shares tips on how to prepare your budget, and some production incentive news that may help!
December 10, 2021
Master Series: Budgeting for 2022 Panel

As the year winds down and production accounting teams look ahead to the new year, the experts at Entertainment Partners want to help you take actionable steps to prepare your 2022 budgets.

Join EP's Becky Harshberger (VP and Practice Leader, Payroll Tax), Joseph Chianese (SVP and Practice Leader, Production Incentives), and Steve Wegner (VP, Business Development), for a discussion of what you need to know regarding upcoming changes to state and federal unemployment rates, workers compensation, employment taxation, and the treatment of COVID-19 related expenses. The panel discussion will also cover important Incentive considerations to remember when choosing a filming location, and other factors that may affect your budget!

(Runtime: 58 min)

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