Audit: Georgia Film Program Lacks Oversight, Ideal For Fraud

State auditors say that some companies have received film tax credits they did not earn.

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A state audit found that lax oversight of Georgia’s tax credit for television and movie filming makes the program an ideal environment for fraud.

Georgia’s film tax credit is politically popular, but expensive, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. The tax credits have grown from $141 million in 2010 to an estimated $870 million in 2019.

But state auditors say that some companies have received film tax credits they did not earn.