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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  422.11F  VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURE
  1  2 INCENTIVE TAX CREDIT.
  1  3    1.  The taxes imposed under this division, less the credits
  1  4 allowed under sections 422.12 and 422.12B, shall be reduced by
  1  5 a value-added agriculture incentive tax credit.  To be
  1  6 eligible for the credit, the taxpayer must be a member of and
  1  7 make a capital investment in a cooperative association or
  1  8 limited liability company organized for the purpose of
  1  9 operating a renewable fuel production facility or a
  1 10 development facility.  The amount of the credit equals fifty
  1 11 percent, not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars, of the
  1 12 amount of the capital investment made in the tax year by the
  1 13 taxpayer, as a member, in such cooperative association or
  1 14 limited liability company.  However, for credits earned from
  1 15 investments made in the 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004 calendar
  1 16 years, taxpayers may not claim the credit sooner than the tax
  1 17 year beginning in the 2005 calendar year.
  1 18    Any credit in excess of the tax liability may be carried
  1 19 forward for up to five tax years.
  1 20    2.  An individual may claim a value-added agriculture
  1 21 incentive tax credit allowed a partnership, limited liability
  1 22 company, S corporation, estate, or trust electing to have the
  1 23 income taxed directly to the individual.  The amount claimed
  1 24 by the individual shall be based upon the pro rata share of
  1 25 the individual's earnings of a partnership, limited liability
  1 26 company, S corporation, estate, or trust.
  1 27    3.  a.  The taxpayer shall submit to the department of
  1 28 economic development, division of business development, value-
  1 29 added agriculture subdivision, an application for the tax
  1 30 credit authorized by this section on a form provided by the
  1 31 subdivision.
  1 32    After verifying the eligibility for the tax credit, the
  1 33 subdivision shall notify the department of revenue and finance
  1 34 that the investment is eligible for the credit and the
  1 35 department of revenue and finance shall issue a tax credit
  2  1 certificate to be attached to the person's tax return.  The
  2  2 tax credit certificate shall contain the taxpayer's name,
  2  3 address, tax identification number, the amount of credit,
  2  4 other information required by the department of revenue and
  2  5 finance, and a place for the name and tax identification
  2  6 number of any transferee and the amount of the tax credit
  2  7 being transferred.
  2  8    b.  A person receiving a tax credit under this section may
  2  9 transfer all or a portion of the unused tax credit to any
  2 10 other person.  However, the tax credit shall only be
  2 11 transferred once.  The transferee may use the amount of the
  2 12 tax credit transferred against the taxes imposed under this
  2 13 division and divisions III and V and chapter 432 for any tax
  2 14 year the original transferor could have claimed the credit.
  2 15 Any consideration received for the transfer of the tax credit
  2 16 shall not be included as income under this division and
  2 17 divisions III and V or as premiums under chapter 432.  Any
  2 18 consideration paid for the transfer of the tax credit shall
  2 19 not be deducted from income under this division and divisions
  2 20 III and V or from premiums under chapter 432.
  2 21    4.  For purposes of this section:
  2 22    a.  "Cooperative association" means a cooperative
  2 23 association organized under chapter 501 or converted to
  2 24 regulation under chapter 501 pursuant to section 501.601.
  2 25    b.  "Development facility" means a facility that produces a
  2 26 product derived from an agricultural commodity or uses a
  2 27 process to produce a product derived from an agricultural
  2 28 product.
  2 29    c.  "Renewable fuel production facility" means a facility
  2 30 producing an energy source which is derived from a renewable,
  2 31 domestically grown, organic compound capable of powering
  2 32 machinery, including an engine or power plant, and any by-
  2 33 product derived from such energy source.
  2 34    Sec. 2.  Section 422.33, Code 2001, is amended by adding
  2 35 the following new subsection:
  3  1    NEW SUBSECTION.  11.  a.  The taxes imposed under this
  3  2 division shall be reduced by a value-added agriculture
  3  3 incentive tax credit.  To be eligible for the credit, the
  3  4 taxpayer must be a member of and make a capital investment in
  3  5 a cooperative association or limited liability company
  3  6 organized for the purpose of operating a renewable fuel
  3  7 production facility or a development facility.  The amount of
  3  8 the credit equals fifty percent, not to exceed twenty-five
  3  9 thousand dollars, of the amount of the capital investment made
  3 10 in the tax year by the taxpayer, as a member, in such
  3 11 cooperative association or limited liability company.
  3 12 However, for credits earned from investments made in the 2001,
  3 13 2002, 2003, and 2004 calendar years, taxpayers may not claim
  3 14 the credit sooner than the tax year beginning in the 2005
  3 15 calendar year.
  3 16    Any credit in excess of the tax liability may be carried
  3 17 forward for up to five tax years.
  3 18    b.  (1)  The taxpayer shall submit to the department of
  3 19 economic development, division of business development, value-
  3 20 added agriculture subdivision, an application for the tax
  3 21 credit authorized by this subsection on a form provided by the
  3 22 subdivision.
  3 23    After verifying the eligibility for the tax credit, the
  3 24 subdivision shall notify the department of revenue and finance
  3 25 that the investment is eligible for the credit and the
  3 26 department of revenue and finance shall issue a tax credit
  3 27 certificate to be attached to the person's tax return.  The
  3 28 tax credit certificate shall contain the taxpayer's name,
  3 29 address, tax identification number, the amount of credit,
  3 30 other information required by the department of revenue and
  3 31 finance, and a place for the name and tax identification
  3 32 number of any transferee and the amount of the tax credit
  3 33 being transferred.
  3 34    (2)  A person receiving a tax credit under this subsection
  3 35 may transfer all or a portion of the unused tax credit to any
  4  1 other person.  However, the tax credit shall only be
  4  2 transferred once.  The transferee may use the amount of the
  4  3 tax credit transferred against the taxes imposed under this
  4  4 division and divisions II and V and chapter 432 for any tax
  4  5 year the original transferor could have claimed the credit.
  4  6 Any consideration received for the transfer of the tax credit
  4  7 shall not be included as income under this division and
  4  8 divisions II and V or as premiums under chapter 432.  Any
  4  9 consideration paid for the transfer of the tax credit shall
  4 10 not be deducted from income under this division and divisions
  4 11 II and V or from premiums under chapter 432.
  4 12    c.  For purposes of this subsection:
  4 13    (1)  "Cooperative association" means a cooperative
  4 14 association organized under chapter 501 or converted to
  4 15 regulation under chapter 501 pursuant to section 501.601.
  4 16    (2)  "Development facility" means a facility that produces
  4 17 a product derived from an agricultural commodity or uses a
  4 18 process to produce a product derived from an agricultural
  4 19 product.
  4 20    (3)  "Renewable fuel production facility" means a facility
  4 21 producing an energy source which is derived from a renewable,
  4 22 domestically grown, organic compound capable of powering
  4 23 machinery, including an engine or power plant, and any by-
  4 24 product derived from such energy source.
  4 25    Sec. 3.  Section 422.60, Code 2001, is amended by adding
  4 26 the following new subsection:
  4 27    NEW SUBSECTION.  4.  a.  The taxes imposed under this
  4 28 division shall be reduced by a value-added agriculture
  4 29 incentive tax credit.  To be eligible for the credit, the
  4 30 taxpayer must be a member of and make a capital investment in
  4 31 a cooperative association or limited liability company
  4 32 organized for the purpose of operating a renewable fuel
  4 33 production facility or a development facility.  The amount of
  4 34 the credit equals fifty percent, not to exceed twenty-five
  4 35 thousand dollars, of the amount of the capital investment made
  5  1 in the tax year by the taxpayer, as a member, in such
  5  2 cooperative association or limited liability company.
  5  3 However, for credits earned from investments made in the 2001,
  5  4 2002, 2003, and 2004 calendar years, taxpayers may not claim
  5  5 the credit sooner than the tax year beginning in the 2005
  5  6 calendar year.
  5  7    Any credit in excess of the tax liability may be carried
  5  8 forward for up to five tax years.
  5  9    b.  (1)  The taxpayer shall submit to the department of
  5 10 economic development, division of business development, value-
  5 11 added agriculture subdivision, an application for the tax
  5 12 credit authorized by this subsection on a form provided by the
  5 13 subdivision.
  5 14    After verifying the eligibility for the tax credit, the
  5 15 subdivision shall notify the department of revenue and finance
  5 16 that the investment is eligible for the credit and the
  5 17 department of revenue and finance shall issue a tax credit
  5 18 certificate to be attached to the person's tax return.  The
  5 19 tax credit certificate shall contain the taxpayer's name,
  5 20 address, tax identification number, the amount of credit,
  5 21 other information required by the department of revenue and
  5 22 finance, and a place for the name and tax identification
  5 23 number of any transferee and the amount of the tax credit
  5 24 being transferred.
  5 25    (2)  A person receiving a tax credit under this subsection
  5 26 may transfer all or a portion of the unused tax credit to any
  5 27 other person.  However, the tax credit shall only be
  5 28 transferred once.  The transferee may use the amount of the
  5 29 tax credit transferred against the taxes imposed under this
  5 30 division and divisions II and III and chapter 432 for any tax
  5 31 year the original transferor could have claimed the credit.
  5 32 Any consideration received for the transfer of the tax credit
  5 33 shall not be included as income under this division and
  5 34 divisions II and III or as premiums under chapter 432.  Any
  5 35 consideration paid for the transfer of the tax credit shall
  6  1 not be deducted from income under this division and divisions
  6  2 II and III or from premiums under chapter 432.
  6  3    c.  For purposes of this subsection, "cooperative
  6  4 association", "development facility", and "renewable fuel
  6  5 production facility" mean the same as defined in section
  6  6 422.33, subsection 11, paragraph "c".
  6  7    Sec. 4.  NEW SECTION.  432.12A  VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURE
  6  8 INCENTIVE TAX CREDIT.
  6  9    1.  The taxes imposed under this chapter shall be reduced
  6 10 by a value-added agriculture incentive tax credit.  To be
  6 11 eligible for the credit, the taxpayer must be a member of and
  6 12 make a capital investment in a cooperative association or
  6 13 limited liability company organized for the purpose of
  6 14 operating a renewable fuel production facility or a
  6 15 development facility.  The amount of the credit equals fifty
  6 16 percent, not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars, of the
  6 17 amount of the capital investment made in the calendar year by
  6 18 the taxpayer, as a member, in such cooperative association or
  6 19 limited liability company.  However, for credits earned from
  6 20 investments made in the 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004 calendar
  6 21 years, taxpayers may not claim the credit sooner than the tax
  6 22 year beginning in the 2005 calendar year.
  6 23    Any credit in excess of the tax liability may be carried
  6 24 forward for up to five calendar years.
  6 25    2.  a.  The taxpayer shall submit to the department of
  6 26 economic development, division of business development, value-
  6 27 added agriculture subdivision, an application for the tax
  6 28 credit authorized by this section on a form provided by the
  6 29 subdivision.
  6 30    After verifying the eligibility for the tax credit, the
  6 31 subdivision shall notify the department of revenue and finance
  6 32 that the investment is eligible for the credit and the
  6 33 department of revenue and finance shall issue a tax credit
  6 34 certificate to be attached to the person's tax return.  The
  6 35 tax credit certificate shall contain the taxpayer's name,
  7  1 address, tax identification number, the amount of credit,
  7  2 other information required by the department of revenue and
  7  3 finance, and a place for the name and tax identification
  7  4 number of any transferee and the amount of the tax credit
  7  5 being transferred.
  7  6    b.  A person receiving a tax credit under this section may
  7  7 transfer all or a portion of the unused tax credit to any
  7  8 other person.  However, the tax credit shall only be
  7  9 transferred once.  The transferee may use the amount of the
  7 10 tax credit transferred against the taxes imposed under this
  7 11 chapter and chapter 422, divisions II, III, and V, for any tax
  7 12 year the original transferor could have claimed the credit.
  7 13 Any consideration received for the transfer of the tax credit
  7 14 shall not be included as premiums under this chapter or as
  7 15 income under chapter 422, divisions II, III, and V.  Any
  7 16 consideration paid for the transfer of the tax credit shall
  7 17 not be deducted from premiums under this chapter or from
  7 18 income under chapter 422, divisions II, III, and V.
  7 19    c.  For purposes of this subsection, "cooperative
  7 20 association", "development facility", and "renewable fuel
  7 21 production facility" mean the same as defined in section
  7 22 422.33, subsection 11, paragraph "c".
  7 23    Sec. 5.  APPLICABILITY DATE.  This Act applies
  7 24 retroactively to January 1, 2001, for tax years beginning on
  7 25 or after that date and for investments made after July 1,
  7 26 2001.  
  7 27                           EXPLANATION
  7 28    This bill provides an individual and corporate income,
  7 29 franchise, and gross premiums tax credit for capital
  7 30 investments made by members of a cooperative association or
  7 31 limited liability company organized to operate a renewable
  7 32 fuel production facility or a development facility designed to
  7 33 produce products from agricultural goods.  The amount of the
  7 34 credit equals 50 percent, not to exceed $25,000, of the
  7 35 investment made in the tax year.  Any excess credit may be
  8  1 carried forward five tax years.  A taxpayer who receives the
  8  2 credit may transfer the credit to another taxpayer to use.
  8  3 The bill provides that credits earned in 2001 through 2004
  8  4 calendar years cannot be used until the 2005 tax year.
  8  5    The bill applies retroactively to January 1, 2001, for tax
  8  6 years beginning on or after that date and for investments made
  8  7 after July 1, 2001.  
  8  8 LSB 1842YH 79
  8  9 mg/cls/14.3
     

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