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House Study Bill 707

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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  15E.51  VENTURE CAPITAL FUND
  1  2 INVESTMENT TAX CREDITS.
  1  3    1.  For purposes of this section, "venture capital fund"
  1  4 means a private seed and venture capital partnership or entity
  1  5 fund.
  1  6    2.  A tax credit shall be allowed against the taxes imposed
  1  7 in chapter 422, divisions II, III, and V, and in chapter 432,
  1  8 and against the moneys and credits tax imposed in section
  1  9 533.24, for a portion of a taxpayer's equity investment in a
  1 10 venture capital fund.  An individual may claim a tax credit
  1 11 under this section of a partnership, limited liability
  1 12 company, S corporation, estate, or trust electing to have
  1 13 income taxed directly to the individual.  The amount claimed
  1 14 by the individual shall be based upon the pro rata share of
  1 15 the individual's earnings from the partnership, limited
  1 16 liability company, S corporation, estate, or trust.
  1 17    3.  The amount of a tax credit shall not exceed six percent
  1 18 of the taxpayer's equity investment in venture capital funds.
  1 19    4.  The aggregate amount of tax credits that may be issued
  1 20 pursuant to this section shall not exceed five million
  1 21 dollars.
  1 22    5.  A taxpayer shall not claim the tax credit prior to the
  1 23 third tax year following the tax year in which the investment
  1 24 is made.  Any tax credit in excess of the taxpayer's liability
  1 25 for the tax year may be credited to the tax liability for the
  1 26 following five years or until depleted, whichever is earlier.
  1 27 A tax credit shall not be carried back to a tax year prior to
  1 28 the tax year in which the taxpayer claims the tax credit.
  1 29    Sec. 2.  NEW SECTION.  422.11G  VENTURE CAPITAL FUND
  1 30 INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT.
  1 31    The tax imposed under this division, less the credits
  1 32 allowed under sections 422.12 and 422.12B, shall be reduced by
  1 33 a venture capital fund investment tax credit authorized
  1 34 pursuant to section 15E.51.
  1 35    Sec. 3.  Section 422.33, Code Supplement 2001, is amended
  2  1 by adding the following new subsection:
  2  2    NEW SUBSECTION.  13.  The taxes imposed under this division
  2  3 shall be reduced by a venture capital fund investment tax
  2  4 credit authorized pursuant to section 15E.51.
  2  5    Sec. 4.  Section 422.60, Code 2001, is amended by adding
  2  6 the following new subsection:
  2  7    NEW SUBSECTION.  5.  The taxes imposed under this division
  2  8 shall be reduced by a venture capital fund investment tax
  2  9 credit authorized pursuant to section 15E.51.
  2 10    Sec. 5.  NEW SECTION.  432.12B  VENTURE CAPITAL FUND
  2 11 INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT.
  2 12    The tax imposed under this chapter shall be reduced by a
  2 13 venture capital fund investment tax credit authorized pursuant
  2 14 to section 15E.51.
  2 15    Sec. 6.  Section 533.24, Code 2001, is amended by adding
  2 16 the following new unnumbered paragraph:
  2 17    NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH.   The moneys and credits tax
  2 18 imposed under this section shall be reduced by an investment
  2 19 tax credit authorized pursuant to section 15E.51.
  2 20    Sec. 7.  IMPLEMENTATION OF ACT – MONEYS AND CREDITS TAX.
  2 21 Section 25B.7 shall not apply to the tax credit authorized
  2 22 pursuant to section 15E.51 and allowed against the moneys and
  2 23 credits tax.
  2 24    Sec. 8.  EFFECTIVE AND RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY DATE
  2 25 PROVISIONS.  This Act, being deemed of immediate importance,
  2 26 takes effect upon enactment and applies retroactively to
  2 27 January 1, 2002, for tax years beginning on or after that
  2 28 date.  
  2 29                           EXPLANATION
  2 30    This bill allows a tax credit for equity investments in
  2 31 venture capital funds against personal, corporate, franchise,
  2 32 insurance premium, and moneys and credits taxes.
  2 33    The bill provides that the amount of the tax credit shall
  2 34 not exceed 6 percent of the taxpayer's equity investment in
  2 35 venture capital funds.  The bill provides that the aggregate
  3  1 amount of tax credits issued pursuant to this bill shall not
  3  2 exceed $5 million.
  3  3    The bill provides a taxpayer shall not claim the tax credit
  3  4 prior to the third tax year following the tax year in which
  3  5 the investment is made.  The bill provides that any tax credit
  3  6 in excess of the taxpayer's liability for the tax year may be
  3  7 credited to the tax liability for the following five years or
  3  8 until depleted, whichever is earlier.  The bill provides that
  3  9 a tax credit shall not be carried back to a tax year prior to
  3 10 the tax year in which the taxpayer claims the tax credit.
  3 11    The bill provides that state funding requirements shall not
  3 12 apply to tax credits allowed against the moneys and credits
  3 13 tax.
  3 14    The bill takes effect upon enactment and applies
  3 15 retroactively to January 1, 2002, for tax years beginning on
  3 16 or after that date.  
  3 17 LSB 7040HC 79
  3 18 tm/cls/14
     

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