Senate Amendment 5280


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.  Page 4, by inserting after line 8 the
     2 27 following:
     2 28    <Sec.    .  Section 476C.4, subsection 4, Code
     2 29 Supplement 2005, is amended by striking the subsection
     2 30 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
     2 31    4.  A tax credit certificate may be filed pursuant
     2 32 to any of the following, to the extent applicable:
     2 33    a.  If the tax credit application is filed by a
     2 34 partnership, limited liability company, S corporation,
     2 35 estate, trust, or other reporting entity all of the
     2 36 income of which is taxed directly to its equity
     2 37 holders or beneficiaries, for the taxes imposed under
     2 38 chapter 422, division II or III, the tax credit
     2 39 certificate shall be issued directly to equity holders
     2 40 or beneficiaries of the applicant in proportion to
     2 41 their pro rata share of the income of such entity.
     2 42 The applicant shall, in the application made under
     2 43 this section, identify its equity holders or
     2 44 beneficiaries, and the percentage of such entity's
     2 45 income that is allocable to each equity holder or
     2 46 beneficiary.
     2 47    b.  If the tax credit applicant under this section
     2 48 is eligible to receive renewable electricity
     2 49 production credits authorized under section 45 of the
     2 50 Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and the tax credit
     3  1 applicant is a partnership, limited liability company,
     3  2 S corporation, estate, trust, or other reporting
     3  3 entity all of the income of which is taxed directly to
     3  4 its equity holders or beneficiaries, for the taxes
     3  5 imposed under chapter 422, division II or III, the tax
     3  6 credit certificate may be issued to a partner if the
     3  7 business is a partnership, a shareholder if the
     3  8 business is an S corporation, or a member if the
     3  9 business is a limited liability company in the amounts
     3 10 designated by the eligible partnership, S corporation,
     3 11 or limited liability company.  In absence of such
     3 12 designation, the credits under this section shall flow
     3 13 through to the partners, shareholders, or members in
     3 14 accordance with their pro rata share of the income of
     3 15 the entity.
     3 16    The applicant shall, in the application made under
     3 17 this section, identify the holders or beneficiaries
     3 18 that are to receive the tax credit certificates and
     3 19 the percentage of the tax credit that is allocable to
     3 20 each holder or beneficiary.
     3 21    c.  If an applicant under this section is eligible
     3 22 to receive renewable electricity production credits
     3 23 authorized under section 45 of the Internal Revenue
     3 24 Code, as amended, and the tax credit applicant is a
     3 25 partnership, limited liability company, S corporation,
     3 26 estate, trust, or other reporting entity all of the
     3 27 income of which is taxed directly to its equity
     3 28 holders or beneficiaries, for the taxes imposed under
     3 29 chapter 422, division II or III, the tax credit
     3 30 certificates and all future rights to the tax credit
     3 31 in this section may be distributed to an equity holder
     3 32 or beneficiary as a liquidating distribution or
     3 33 portion thereof, of a holder or beneficiary's interest
     3 34 in the applicant entity.
     3 35    The applicant shall, in the application made under
     3 36 this section, designate the percentage of the tax
     3 37 credit allocable to the liquidating equity holder or
     3 38 beneficiary that is to receive the current and future
     3 39 tax credit certificates under this section.
     3 40    d.  If the tax credit application is filed by a
     3 41 partnership, limited liability company, S corporation,
     3 42 estate, trust, or other reporting entity, all of whose
     3 43 income is taxed directly to its equity holders or
     3 44 beneficiaries for the taxes imposed under chapter 422,
     3 45 division V, or under chapter 423, 432, or 437A, the
     3 46 tax credit certificate shall be issued directly to the
     3 47 partnership, limited liability company, S corporation,
     3 48 estate, trust, or other reporting entity.>
     3 49 #3.  Page 4, by striking lines 23 through 25 and
     3 50 inserting the following:
     4  1    <Sec.    .  EFFECTIVE DATES.
     4  2    1.  The sections of this Act amending section
     4  3 476B.6, subsection 5, and section 476C.4, subsection
     4  4 4, being deemed of immediate importance, take effect
     4  5 upon enactment.
     4  6    2.  The section of this Act relating to a proposal
     4  7 for a study on the transmission of electricity takes
     4  8 effect July 1, 2006.
     4  9    3.  Except as otherwise provided in this section,
     4 10 this Act takes effect January 1, 2007.>
     4 11 #4.  Title page, line 3, by striking the words <an
     4 12 effective date> and inserting the following:
     4 13 <effective dates>.
     4 14 SF 2399.H
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