GDEcD Film Audit Response

The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) initially welcomed the interest by the Department of Audits and Accounts (DOAA) in improving administration of the state’s film tax credit program. However, GDEcD believes that the audits provide an inaccurate and dated picture of the overall impact of the robust film industry in Georgia. 

GDEcD submitted comprehensive responses to each audit report prior to final publication to ensure that readers were given a more complete snapshot of the program and to outline serious concerns that GDEcD and our consultants had with DOAA’s methodology, but DOAA incorporated only a fraction of GDEcD’s responses in their final report. 

GDEcD’s comprehensive responses to each audits are available below.