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![]() Yuri Rutman - ArticlesYuri Rutman structures international tax advantaged film finance investments for private equity funds, hedge funds, venture capital, tax attorneys, family offices, private client services, wealth managers, and established filmmakers and producers at http://www.noci.com
He is also the managing partner of 72 Equity (www.72equity.com) which is involved in leveraged buyouts of companies with EBITDA's over $5 million dollars. A Film Investment Guide For Ultra High Net Worth Angel Investors Looking For New Private Investment Opportunities As Alternative To Stocks, Oil & GasWhat does that translate to you in a real world scenario. Lets say you want to finance 100% of a $1.5 million dollar low budget genre film whose worst case scenario is a DVD release and profits from international sales and perhaps some other equity sweeteners in the conversion of the securities that you subscribe for as part of the deal. Michigan State Film Rebates Can Be Used With Section 181 Tax Incentives by Private Equity Investors, Corporations, Fund Of FundsThe State Of Michigan is offering a new 40% cash rebate of motion picture production which makes it the most aggressive program in the country. It is trying to send a message to hedge funds, private equity groups, money managers, family offices, tax attorneys, high net worth investors, tax credit buyers, New Markets Tax Credit investors, and other international investors on the risk minimization of entertainment finance by getting a 40% cash back on the cost of equity. Film Investing Using IRS Section 181 Vs. Real Estate Finance Involving New Markets Tax CreditsAn individual or company who makes an investment into Section 181 qualified productions can take a 100% deduction of their investment against their passive (individual) or ordinary (as C Corporation) income in the year their investment wasmade. Reasons Why Investing in Film During Wall Street Financial Crisis May Help Boost the US Economy and Create JobsWith the nation on the brink of economic collapse, Wall Street panic at an all time high, and hedge funds and financial institutions disintegrating, New York based Elliott Associates has parked an additional $1 billion into Ryan Kavanaugh's Relativity Media which will finance a large slate of Universal Pictures' films over the next few years.
And the question remains "why?" in today's economic crisis How not to Invest in a Film or MovieRecently I had the privilege of being invited to a test screening of a locally made film here in Chicago and the first question I asked myself after painfully watching it was as follows-- Investing in Film Using Irs Section 181 for Federal Tax Credits Vs. New Markets Real Estate CreditsAn individual or company who makes an investment into Section 181 qualified productions can take a 100% deduction of their investment against their passive (individual) or ordinary (as C Corporation) income in the year their investment was made.
The deduction can be made against active income should the investment be made by or through a widely held C corporation.
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