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Hollywood workers settling in tax-friendly states

A 25-year veteran of the film industry, William Gilpin lived in Los Angeles his entire life until he moved to New Mexico at the end of 2007. The construction coordinator works on cable network AMC’s hit series "Breaking Bad," about a chemistry teacher who turns to a life of drug-dealing after being diagnosed with cancer.

Like many TV production workers, Gilpin, 55, followed the jobs that left California and relocated to states that offered generous tax breaks to lure film shoots. New Mexico offers a tax rebate of up to 25 percent of qualifying production expenses, including actors’ salaries.

"I came here on a distant location to do a TV series, not planning to move," Gilpin said. "But I realized, you know, what a good place to be."

By Lorinda Toledo And Ryan Nakashima

Full Story: http://www.mercurynews.com/businessheadlines/ci_12525394

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