House Amendment 8596 PAG LIN 1 1 Amend Senate File 2399, as amended, passed, and 1 2 reprinted by the Senate, as follows: 1 3 #1. Page 1, by inserting after line 24 the 1 4 following: 1 5 <Sec. . Section 476B.6, subsection 5, Code 1 6 Supplement 2005, is amended by striking the subsection 1 7 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 1 8 5. A tax credit certificate may be filed pursuant 1 9 to any of the following, to the extent applicable: 1 10 a. If the tax credit application is filed by a 1 11 partnership, limited liability company, S corporation, 1 12 estate, trust, or other reporting entity all of the 1 13 income of which is taxed directly to its equity 1 14 holders or beneficiaries, for the taxes imposed under 1 15 chapter 422, division II or III, the tax credit 1 16 certificate shall be issued directly to equity holders 1 17 or beneficiaries of the applicant in proportion to 1 18 their pro rata share of the income of such entity. 1 19 The applicant shall, in the application made under 1 20 this section, identify its equity holders or 1 21 beneficiaries, and the percentage of such entity's 1 22 income that is allocable to each equity holder or 1 23 beneficiary. 1 24 b. If the tax credit applicant under this section 1 25 is eligible to receive renewable electricity 1 26 production credits authorized under section 45 of the 1 27 Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and the tax credit 1 28 applicant is a partnership, limited liability company, 1 29 S corporation, estate, trust, or other reporting 1 30 entity all of the income of which is taxed directly to 1 31 its equity holders or beneficiaries, for the taxes 1 32 imposed under chapter 422, division II or III, the tax 1 33 credit certificate may be issued to a partner if the 1 34 business is a partnership, a shareholder if the 1 35 business is an S corporation, or a member if the 1 36 business is a limited liability company in the amounts 1 37 designated by the eligible partnership, S corporation, 1 38 or limited liability company. In absence of such 1 39 designation, the credits under this section shall flow 1 40 through to the partners, shareholders, or members in 1 41 accordance with their pro rata share of the income of 1 42 the entity. 1 43 The applicant shall, in the application made under 1 44 this section, identify the holders or beneficiaries 1 45 that are to receive the tax credit certificates and 1 46 the percentage of the tax credit that is allocable to 1 47 each holder or beneficiary. 1 48 c. If an applicant under this section is eligible 1 49 to receive renewable electricity production credits 1 50 authorized under section 45 of the Internal Revenue 2 1 Code, as amended, and the tax credit applicant is a 2 2 partnership, limited liability company, S corporation, 2 3 estate, trust, or other reporting entity all of the 2 4 income of which is taxed directly to its equity 2 5 holders or beneficiaries, for the taxes imposed under 2 6 chapter 422, division II or III, the tax credit 2 7 certificates and all future rights to the tax credit 2 8 in this section may be distributed to an equity holder 2 9 or beneficiary as a liquidating distribution or 2 10 portion thereof, of a holder or beneficiary's interest 2 11 in the applicant entity. 2 12 The applicant shall, in the application made under 2 13 this section, designate the percentage of the tax 2 14 credit allocable to the liquidating equity holder or 2 15 beneficiary that is to receive the current and future 2 16 tax credit certificates under this section. 2 17 d. If the tax credit application is filed by a 2 18 partnership, limited liability company, S corporation, 2 19 estate, trust, or other reporting entity, all of whose 2 20 income is taxed directly to its equity holders or 2 21 beneficiaries for the taxes imposed under chapter 422, 2 22 division V, or under chapter 432, the tax credit 2 23 certificate shall be issued directly to the 2 24 partnership, limited liability company, S corporation, 2 25 estate, trust, or other reporting entity.> 2 26 2 27 2 28 2 29 COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS 2 30 J. K. VAN FOSSEN of Scott, Chairperson 2 31 SF 2399.202 81 2 32 kk/sh/5343 -1-