Introduced Version






HOUSE BILL No. 1290

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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL



Citations Affected: IC 6-3.1-26.

Synopsis: Hoosier business investment tax credit. Removes the economic development for a growing economy (EDGE) board from the administration of the Hoosier business investment tax credit. Provides that the credit is available for hiring new employees. Removes the expiration date for the availability of the credit. Provides that for a pass through entity the proportional amount of the credit to which a partner or shareholder of the pass through entity is entitled is applied against the partner's or shareholder's state tax liability.

Effective: January 1, 2004 (retroactive).





Welch, Bosma, Lytle, Espich




    January 15, 2004, read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means.







Introduced

Second Regular Session 113th General Assembly (2004)


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HOUSE BILL No. 1290



    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning taxation.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

     SECTION 1. IC 6-3.1-26-8, AS ADDED BY P.L.224-2003, SECTION 197, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2004 (RETROACTIVE)]: Sec. 8. (a) As used in this chapter, "qualified investment" means the amount of the taxpayer's expenditures for:
        (1) the purchase of new telecommunications, production, manufacturing, fabrication, assembly, extraction, mining, processing, refining, or finishing equipment;
        (2) the purchase of new computers and related equipment;
        (3) costs associated with the modernization of existing telecommunications, production, manufacturing, fabrication, assembly, extraction, mining, processing, refining, or finishing facilities;
        (4) onsite infrastructure improvements;
        (5) the construction of new telecommunications, production, manufacturing, fabrication, assembly, extraction, mining, processing, refining, or finishing facilities;


        (6) costs associated with retooling existing machinery and equipment; and
        (7) costs associated with the construction of special purpose buildings and foundations for use in the computer, software, biological sciences, or telecommunications industry.
that are certified by the board under this chapter as being eligible for the credit under this chapter.
    (b) The term does not include property that can be readily moved outside Indiana.
SOURCE: IC 6-3.1-26-10; (04)IN1290.1.2. -->     SECTION 2. IC 6-3.1-26-10, AS ADDED BY P.L.224-2003, SECTION 197, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2004 (RETROACTIVE)]: Sec. 10. As used in this chapter, "state tax liability growth" means the difference between a taxpayer's state tax liability in a taxable year minus the greater of:
        (1) the taxpayer's state tax liability in the most recent prior taxable year in which the taxpayer claimed part of a credit under this chapter; or
        (2) the taxpayer's base state tax liability,
before the application of a credit under this chapter.
SOURCE: IC 6-3.1-26-13; (04)IN1290.1.3. -->     SECTION 3. IC 6-3.1-26-13, AS ADDED BY P.L.224-2003, SECTION 197, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2004 (RETROACTIVE)]: Sec. 13. A taxpayer that:
        (1) is awarded a tax credit under this chapter by the board; and
        (2) complies with the conditions set forth in this chapter and the agreement entered into by the board and the taxpayer under this chapter;
         (1) makes a qualified investment; or
        (2) creates the number of jobs required under section 13.5 of this chapter;

is entitled to a credit against the taxpayer's state tax liability in a taxable year.
SOURCE: IC 6-3.1-26-13.5; (04)IN1290.1.4. -->     SECTION 4. IC 6-3.1-26-13.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2004 (RETROACTIVE)]: Sec. 13.5. To qualify for a credit under section 13(2) of this chapter, a taxpayer must increase in a particular taxable year the number of the taxpayer's employees working in Indiana by:
        (1) at least ten (10), in the case of a taxpayer having at least one hundred (100) employees on the first day of the taxpayer's taxable year; or
        (2) at least ten percent (10%), in the case of a taxpayer having less than one hundred (100) employees on the first day of the taxpayer's taxable year.

SOURCE: IC 6-3.1-26-14; (04)IN1290.1.5. -->     SECTION 5. IC 6-3.1-26-14, AS ADDED BY P.L.224-2003, SECTION 197, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2004 (RETROACTIVE)]: Sec. 14. (a) This section applies only to a taxpayer entitled to a credit under section 13(1) of this chapter.
     (b) The total amount of a tax credit claimed allowed under this chapter equals thirty percent (30%) of the amount of a qualified investment made by the taxpayer in Indiana. However, the maximum amount of the credit that a taxpayer may claim in the taxable year in which the taxpayer makes a qualified investment may not exceed the taxpayer's state tax liability growth.
    (b) In the taxable year in which a taxpayer makes a qualified investment, the taxpayer may claim a credit under this chapter in an amount equal to the lesser of:
        (1) thirty percent (30%) of the amount of the qualified investment; or
        (2) the taxpayer's state tax liability growth.
     (c) The taxpayer may carry forward any unused credit.
SOURCE: IC 6-3.1-26-14.5; (04)IN1290.1.6. -->     SECTION 6. IC 6-3.1-26-14.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2004 (RETROACTIVE)]: Sec. 14.5. (a) This section applies only to a taxpayer entitled to a credit under section 13(2) of this chapter.
    (b) The total amount of a tax credit allowed under this chapter equals thirty percent (30%) of the amount of wages and benefits paid to the taxpayer's new employees in the taxable year in which the new employees were first employed.
However, the maximum amount of the credit that a taxpayer may claim in the taxable year in which the new employees were first employed may not exceed the taxpayer's state tax liability growth.
    (c) The taxpayer may carry forward any unused credit.

SOURCE: IC 6-3.1-26-15; (04)IN1290.1.7. -->     SECTION 7. IC 6-3.1-26-15, AS ADDED BY P.L.224-2003, SECTION 197, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2004 (RETROACTIVE)]: Sec. 15. (a) A taxpayer may carry forward an unused credit for not more than nine (9) consecutive taxable years beginning with the taxable year after the taxable year in which the taxpayer makes the qualified investment or hires the number of new employees required under section 13.5 of this chapter.
    (b) The amount that a taxpayer may carry forward to a particular taxable year under this section equals the lesser of the following:
        (1) The taxpayer's state tax liability growth.
        (2) The unused part of a credit allowed under this chapter.
    (c) A taxpayer may:
        (1) claim a tax credit under this chapter for a qualified investment or for hiring the number of new employees required under section 13.5 of this chapter; and
        (2) carry forward a remainder for one (1) or more:
             (A) different qualified investments; or
            (B) credits claimed for hiring the number of new employees required under section 13.5 of this chapter;

in the same taxable year.
    (d) The total amount of each tax credit claimed under this chapter may not exceed:
         (1) thirty percent (30%) of the qualified investment for which the tax credit is claimed, in the case of a taxpayer that qualifies for a tax credit under section 13(1) of this chapter; or
        (2) thirty percent (30%) of the
amount of wages and benefits paid to the taxpayer's new employees in the taxable year in which the new employees were first employed, in the case of a taxpayer that qualifies for a tax credit under section 13(2) of this chapter.
SOURCE: IC 6-3.1-26-16; (04)IN1290.1.8. -->     SECTION 8. IC 6-3.1-26-16, AS ADDED BY P.L.224-2003, SECTION 197, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2004 (RETROACTIVE)]: Sec. 16. If a pass through entity does not have state tax liability growth against which the tax credit may be applied, a shareholder or partner of the pass through entity is entitled to a tax credit against the shareholder's or partner's state tax liability equal to:
        (1) the tax credit determined for the pass through entity for the taxable year; multiplied by
        (2) the percentage of the pass through entity's distributive income to which the shareholder or partner is entitled.
SOURCE: IC 6-3.1-26-19; (04)IN1290.1.9. -->     SECTION 9. IC 6-3.1-26-19, AS ADDED BY P.L.224-2003, SECTION 197, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2004 (RETROACTIVE)]: Sec. 19. A person is not entitled to claim the credit provided by this chapter for any jobs that the person relocates from one (1) site in Indiana to another site in Indiana. Determinations under this section shall be made by the board.
SOURCE: IC 6-3.1-26-27; (04)IN1290.1.10. -->     SECTION 10. IC 6-3.1-26-27 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA

CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2004 (RETROACTIVE)]: Sec. 27. To receive the credit provided by this chapter, a taxpayer must claim the credit on the taxpayer's annual state tax return or returns in the manner prescribed by the department of state revenue. The taxpayer shall submit to the department of state revenue all information that the department of state revenue determines is necessary for the calculation of the credit provided by this chapter and for the determination of whether the taxpayer has made a qualified investment as required under section 13 of this chapter or hired the required number of new employees under section 13.5 of this chapter.

SOURCE: IC 6-3.1-26-2; IC 6-3.1-26-3; IC 6-3.1-26-5; IC 6-3.1-26- 12; IC 6-3.1-26-17; IC 6-3.1-26-18; IC 6-3.1-26-20; IC 6-3.1-26-21; IC 6-3.1-26-22; IC 6-3.1-26-23; IC 6-3.1-26-24; IC 6-3.1-26-25; IC 6-3.1-26-26.
; (04)IN1290.1.11. -->     SECTION 11. THE FOLLOWING ARE REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2004 (RETROACTIVE)]: IC 6-3.1-26-2; IC 6-3.1-26-3; IC 6-3.1-26-5; IC 6-3.1-26-12; IC 6-3.1-26-17; IC 6-3.1-26-18; IC 6-3.1-26-20; IC 6-3.1-26-21; IC 6-3.1-26-22; IC 6-3.1-26-23; IC 6-3.1-26-24; IC 6-3.1-26-25; IC 6-3.1-26-26.
SOURCE: ; (04)IN1290.1.12. -->     SECTION 12. P.L.224-2003, SECTION 198, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2004 (RETROACTIVE)] (a) Subject to carryovers authorized by IC 6-3.1-26-15, as added amended by this act, IC 6-3.1-26, as added amended by this act, applies to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2003. and ending before January 1, 2006.
     (b) IC 6-3.1-26-13.5, IC 6-3.1-26-14.5, and IC 6-3.1-26-27, all as added by this act, apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2003.
SOURCE: ; (04)IN1290.1.13. -->     SECTION 13. An emergency is declared for this act.