1. The board may issue certificates and related tax credits to designated investors which, if redeemed for the maximum possible amount, shall not exceed a total aggregate of one hundred million dollars of tax credits. The certificates shall be issued contemporaneously with an investment in the Iowa fund of funds by a designated investor. A certificate issued by the board shall have a specific calendar year maturity date designated by the board of not less than five years after the date of issuance and shall be redeemable on a schedule similar to the scheduled redemption of investments by designated investors. A certificate and the related tax credit shall be transferable by the designated investor. A tax credit shall not be claimed or redeemed except by a designated investor or transferee in accordance with the terms of a certificate from the board. A tax credit shall be claimed for a tax year that begins during the calendar year maturity date stated on the certificate. An individual may claim the credit of a partnership, limited liability company, S corporation, estate, or trust electing to have the income taxed directly to the individual. The amount claimed by the individual shall be based upon the pro rata share of the individual's earnings from the partnership, limited liability company, S corporation, estate, or trust. Any tax credit in excess of the taxpayer's tax liability for the tax year may be credited to the tax liability for the following seven years, or until depleted, whichever is earlier.
2. The board shall certify the maximum amount of a tax credit which could be issued to a designated investor and identify the specific calendar year the certificate may be redeemed pursuant to this division. The amount of the tax credit shall be limited to an amount equivalent to any difference between the scheduled aggregate return to the designated investor at rates of return authorized by the board and aggregate actual return received by the designated investor and any predecessor in interest of capital and interest on the capital. The rates, whether fixed rates or variable rates, shall be determined pursuant to a formula stipulated in the certificate. The board shall clearly indicate on the certificate the schedule, the amount of equity investment, the calculation formula for determining the scheduled aggregate return on invested capital, and the calculation formula for determining the amount of the tax credit that may be claimed. Once moneys are invested by a designated investor, the certificate shall be binding on the board and the department of revenue and finance and shall not be modified, terminated, or rescinded.
3. If a designated investor elects to redeem a certificate, the certificate shall be redeemed on June 30 of the calendar year maturity date stated on the certificate. At the time of redemption, the board shall determine the amount of the tax credit that may be claimed by the designated investor based upon the returns received by the designated investor and its predecessors in interest and the provisions of the certificate. The board shall issue a verification to the department of revenue and finance setting forth the maximum tax credit which can be claimed by the designated investor with respect to the redemption of the certificate.
4. The board shall, in conjunction with the department of revenue and finance, develop a system for registration of any certificate and related tax credit issued or transferred pursuant to this section and a system that permits verification that any tax credit claimed upon a tax return is valid and that any transfers of the certificate and related tax credit are made in accordance with the requirements of this division.
5. The board shall issue the tax credits in such a manner that not more than twenty million dollars of tax credits may be initially redeemable in any fiscal year. The board shall indicate on the tax certificate the principal amount of the tax credit and the taxable year or years for which the credit may be claimed.
6. A certificate or tax credit issued or transferred pursuant to this division shall not be considered a security pursuant to chapter 502.
7. In determining the one hundred million dollar maximum limit in subsection 1 and the twenty million dollar limitation in subsection 5, the board shall use the cumulative amount of scheduled aggregate returns on certificates issued by the board to designated investors. However, certificates and related tax credits which have expired shall not be included and certificates and related tax credits which have been redeemed shall be included only to the extent of tax credits actually allowed.
2002 Acts, ch 1005, §6; 2002 Acts, ch 1006, §13, 14
Legislation enacting a special effective date for this section contains a January 1, 2002, retroactive applicability provision; 2002 Acts, ch 1006, §13, 14
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