Tax Takes On Films: “Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope” Gets A Look

Tax Takes On Films: “Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope” Gets A Look


(For context, in the fourth film in the Star Wars series and the first film of the prequel trilogy, we learn—also via the opening crawl—that "Turmoil has engulfed the Galactic Republic. Hoping to resolve the matter with a blockade of deadly battleships, the greedy Trade Federation has stopped all shipping to the small planet of Naboo…" The Galactic Republic preceded the Galactic Empire.) Assuming that the trip began and ended in the same year, Solo would report all 17,000—but if the payments were in separate years, he would report the payments in the year each was received.

Author: Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes Staff, Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/


Published at: 2025-05-04 20:57:25

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