I.R.C. § 3512(a) In General —
For purposes of sections 3121(a)(1) and 3306(b)(1), remuneration paid to a motion picture project worker by a motion
picture project employer during a calendar year shall be treated as remuneration
paid with respect to employment of such worker by such employer during the calendar
year. The identity of such employer for such purposes shall be determined as set
forth in this section and without regard to the usual common law rules applicable
in determining the employer-employee relationship.
I.R.C. § 3512(b) Definitions —
For purposes of this section—
I.R.C. § 3512(b)(1) Motion Picture Project Employer —
The term “motion picture project employer”
means any person if-
I.R.C. § 3512(b)(1)(A) —
such person (directly or through affiliates)—
I.R.C. § 3512(b)(1)(A)(i) —
is a party to a written contract covering the services of motion picture project workers
with respect to motion picture projects in the course of a client's trade or business,
I.R.C. § 3512(b)(1)(A)(ii) —
is contractually obligated to pay remuneration
to the motion picture project workers without regard to payment or reimbursement by
any other person,
I.R.C. § 3512(b)(1)(A)(iii) —
controls the payment (within the meaning of section 3401(d)(1))
of remuneration to the motion picture project workers and pays such remuneration
from its own account or accounts,
I.R.C. § 3512(b)(1)(A)(iv) —
is a signatory to one or more collective
bargaining agreements with a labor organization (as defined in 29 U.S.C. 152(5)) that represents motion picture project workers, and
I.R.C. § 3512(b)(1)(A)(v) —
has treated substantially all motion picture project workers that such person pays
as employees and not
as independent contractors during such calendar year for purposes of determining
employment taxes under this subtitle, and
I.R.C. § 3512(b)(1)(B) —
at least 80 percent of all remuneration
(to which section 3121 applies)
paid by such person in such calendar year is paid to motion picture project workers.
I.R.C. § 3512(b)(2) Motion Picture Project Worker —
The term “motion picture project worker”
means any individual who provides services on motion picture projects for clients
who are not affiliated with the motion picture project employer.
I.R.C. § 3512(b)(3) Motion Picture Project —
The term “motion picture project” means the production of any property
described in section 168(f)(3). Such term does not include property with respect to which records are required to
be maintained under section 2257 of title 18, United States Code.
I.R.C. § 3512(b)(4) Affiliate; Affiliated —
A person shall be treated as an affiliate of, or affiliated with, another person if
such persons are treated as a single employer under subsection (b) or (c) of section 414.
(Added by Pub. L. 114-113, Div. Q, title III, Sec. 346(a), Dec. 18, 2015.)
BACKGROUND NOTES
EFFECTIVE DATE
Effective for remuneration paid after December 31, 2015.
Pub. L. 114-113, Div. Q, Sec. 346(d), provided that:
“(d) NO INFERENCE.—Nothing in the amendments made by this section shall
be construed to create any inference on the law before the date of the enactment of
this Act [Enacted: Dec. 18, 2015].”
