Senate Amendment 5247


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     1  1    Amend Senate File 2374 as follows:
     1  2 #1.  Page 10, before line 32 by inserting:
     1  3                          <DIVISION ___
     1  4                          IRC COUPLING
     1  5    Sec. ___.  Section 15.335, subsection 1, paragraphs
     1  6 b and c, Code Supplement 2009, are amended to read as
     1  7 follows:
     1  8    b.  In lieu of the credit amount computed in
     1  9 paragraph "a", subparagraph (1), an eligible
     1 10 business may elect to compute the credit amount
     1 11 for qualified research expenses incurred in this
     1 12 state in a manner consistent with the alternative
     1 13 incremental simplified credit described in section
     1 14 41(c)(4) 41(c)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code.  The
     1 15 taxpayer may make this election regardless of the
     1 16 method used for the taxpayer's federal income tax.  The
     1 17 election made under this paragraph is for the tax year
     1 18 and the taxpayer may use another or the same method for
     1 19 any subsequent year.
     1 20    c.  For purposes of the alternate credit
     1 21 computation method in paragraph "b", the credit
     1 22 percentages applicable to qualified research
     1 23 expenses described in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii)
     1 24 of section 41(c)(4)(A) 41(c)(5)(A) and clause (ii)
     1 25 of section 41(c)(5)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code
     1 26 are one and sixty=five hundredths percent, two and
     1 27 twenty hundredths percent, and two and seventy=five
     1 28 hundredths four and fifty=five hundredths percent and
     1 29 one and ninety=five hundredths percent, respectively.
     1 30    Sec. ___.  Section 15.335, subsection 4, Code
     1 31 Supplement 2009, is amended to read as follows:
     1 32    4.  a.  For purposes of this section, "base amount",
     1 33 "basic research payment", and "qualified research
     1 34 expense" mean the same as defined for the federal
     1 35 credit for increasing research activities under section
     1 36 41 of the Internal Revenue Code, except that for the
     1 37 alternative incremental simplified credit such amounts
     1 38 are for research conducted within this state.
     1 39    b.  For purposes of this section, "Internal Revenue
     1 40 Code" means the Internal Revenue Code in effect on
     1 41 January 1, 2009 2010.
     1 42    Sec. ___.  Section 15A.9, subsection 8, paragraphs
     1 43 b, c, and e, Code Supplement 2009, are amended to read
     1 44 as follows:
     1 45    b.  In lieu of the credit amount computed in
     1 46 paragraph "a", subparagraph (1), subparagraph division
     1 47 (a), a business may elect to compute the credit amount
     1 48 for qualified research expenses incurred in this
     1 49 state within the zone in a manner consistent with the
     1 50 alternative incremental simplified credit described in
     2  1 section 41(c)(4) 41(c)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code.
     2  2 The taxpayer may make this election regardless of the
     2  3 method used for the taxpayer's federal income tax.  The
     2  4 election made under this paragraph is for the tax year
     2  5 and the taxpayer may use another or the same method for
     2  6 any subsequent year.
     2  7    c.  For purposes of the alternate credit
     2  8 computation method in paragraph "b", the credit
     2  9 percentages applicable to qualified research expenses
     2 10 described in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of section
     2 11 41(c)(4)(A) 41(c)(5)(A) and clause (ii) of section
     2 12 41(c)(5)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code are three and
     2 13 thirty hundredths percent, four and forty hundredths
     2 14 percent, and five and fifty hundredths four and
     2 15 fifty=five hundredths percent and one and ninety=five
     2 16 hundredths percent, respectively.
     2 17    e.  (1)  For the purposes of this subsection,
     2 18 "base amount", "basic research payment", and "qualified
     2 19 research expense" mean the same as defined for the
     2 20 federal credit for increasing research activities under
     2 21 section 41 of the Internal Revenue Code, except that
     2 22 for the alternative incremental simplified credit such
     2 23 amounts are for research conducted within this state
     2 24 within the zone.
     2 25    (2)  For purposes of this subsection, "Internal
     2 26 Revenue Code" means the Internal Revenue Code in effect
     2 27 on January 1, 2009 2010.
     2 28    Sec. ___.  Section 422.3, subsection 5, Code 2009,
     2 29 is amended to read as follows:
     2 30    5.  "Internal Revenue Code" means the Internal
     2 31 Revenue Code of 1954, prior to the date of its
     2 32 redesignation as the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
     2 33 by the Tax Reform Act of 1986, or means the Internal
     2 34 Revenue Code of 1986 as amended to and including
     2 35 January 1, 2008 2010.
     2 36    Sec. ___.  Section 422.7, subsection 53, Code
     2 37 Supplement 2009, is amended by striking the subsection.
     2 38    Sec. ___.  Section 422.9, subsection 2, paragraph i,
     2 39 Code Supplement 2009, is amended to read as follows:
     2 40    i.  The deduction for state sales and use taxes
     2 41 is allowable only if the taxpayer elected to deduct
     2 42 the state sales and use taxes in lieu of state income
     2 43 taxes under section 164 of the Internal Revenue Code.
     2 44 A deduction for state sales and use taxes is not
     2 45 allowed if the taxpayer has taken the deduction for
     2 46 state income taxes or claimed the standard deduction
     2 47 under section 63 of the Internal Revenue Code.  This
     2 48 paragraph applies to taxable years beginning after
     2 49 December 31, 2003, and before January 1, 2006 2008, and
     2 50 to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008, and
     3  1 before January 1, 2010.
     3  2    Sec. ___.  Section 422.10, subsection 1, paragraphs
     3  3 b and c, Code Supplement 2009, are amended to read as
     3  4 follows:
     3  5    b.  In lieu of the credit amount computed in
     3  6 paragraph "a", subparagraph (1), subparagraph division
     3  7 (a), a taxpayer may elect to compute the credit amount
     3  8 for qualified research expenses incurred in this
     3  9 state in a manner consistent with the alternative
     3 10 incremental simplified credit described in section
     3 11 41(c)(4) 41(c)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code. The
     3 12 taxpayer may make this election regardless of the
     3 13 method used for the taxpayer's federal income tax.  The
     3 14 election made under this paragraph is for the tax year
     3 15 and the taxpayer may use another or the same method for
     3 16 any subsequent year.
     3 17    c.  For purposes of the alternate credit
     3 18 computation method in paragraph "b", the credit
     3 19 percentages applicable to qualified research expenses
     3 20 described in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of section
     3 21 41(c)(4)(A) section 41(c)(5)(A) and clause (ii) of
     3 22 section 41(c)(5)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code
     3 23 are one and sixty=five hundredths percent, two and
     3 24 twenty hundredths percent, and two and seventy=five
     3 25 hundredths four and fifty=five hundredths percent and
     3 26 one and ninety=five hundredths percent, respectively.
     3 27    Sec. ___.  Section 422.10, subsection 3, Code
     3 28 Supplement 2009, is amended to read as follows:
     3 29    3.  a.  For purposes of this section, "base amount",
     3 30 "basic research payment", and "qualified research
     3 31 expense" mean the same as defined for the federal
     3 32 credit for increasing research activities under section
     3 33 41 of the Internal Revenue Code, except that for the
     3 34 alternative incremental simplified credit such amounts
     3 35 are for research conducted within this state.
     3 36    b.  For purposes of this section, "Internal Revenue
     3 37 Code" means the Internal Revenue Code in effect on
     3 38 January 1, 2009 2010.
     3 39    Sec. ___.  Section 422.32, subsection 7, Code
     3 40 Supplement 2009, is amended to read as follows:
     3 41    7.  "Internal Revenue Code" means the Internal
     3 42 Revenue Code of 1954, prior to the date of its
     3 43 redesignation as the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
     3 44 by the Tax Reform Act of 1986, or means the Internal
     3 45 Revenue Code of 1986 as amended to and including
     3 46 January 1, 2008 2010.
     3 47    Sec. ___.  Section 422.33, subsection 5, paragraphs
     3 48 b, c, and d, Code Supplement 2009, are amended to read
     3 49 as follows:
     3 50    b.  In lieu of the credit amount computed in
     4  1 paragraph "a", subparagraph (1), a corporation
     4  2 may elect to compute the credit amount for
     4  3 qualified research expenses incurred in this
     4  4 state in a manner consistent with the alternative
     4  5 incremental simplified credit described in section
     4  6 41(c)(4) 41(c)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code.  The
     4  7 taxpayer may make this election regardless of the
     4  8 method used for the taxpayer's federal income tax.  The
     4  9 election made under this paragraph is for the tax year
     4 10 and the taxpayer may use another or the same method for
     4 11 any subsequent year.
     4 12    c.  For purposes of the alternate credit
     4 13 computation method in paragraph "b", the credit
     4 14 percentages applicable to qualified research expenses
     4 15 described in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of section
     4 16 41(c)(4)(A) section 41(c)(5)(A) and clause (ii) of
     4 17 section 41(c)(5)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code
     4 18 are one and sixty=five hundredths percent, two and
     4 19 twenty hundredths percent, and two and seventy=five
     4 20 hundredths four and fifty=five hundredths percent and
     4 21 one and ninety=five hundredths percent, respectively.
     4 22    d.  (1)  For purposes of this subsection, "base
     4 23 amount", "basic research payment", and "qualified
     4 24 research expense" mean the same as defined for the
     4 25 federal credit for increasing research activities under
     4 26 section 41 of the Internal Revenue Code, except that
     4 27 for the alternative incremental simplified credit such
     4 28 amounts are for research conducted within this state.
     4 29    (2)  For purposes of this subsection, "Internal
     4 30 Revenue Code" means the Internal Revenue Code in effect
     4 31 on January 1, 2009 2010.
     4 32    Sec. ___.  Section 422.35, subsection 24, Code
     4 33 Supplement 2009, is amended by striking the subsection.
     4 34    Sec. ___.  EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT AND RETROACTIVE
     4 35 APPLICABILITY.
     4 36    1.  This Act, being deemed of immediate importance,
     4 37 takes effect upon enactment.
     4 38    2.  The sections of this Act amending sections
     4 39 15.335, 15A.9, 422.3, 422.9, subsection 2, paragraph
     4 40 "i", 422.10, 422.32, and 422.33 apply retroactively to
     4 41 January 1, 2009, for tax years beginning on or after
     4 42 that date.
     4 43    3.  The sections of this Act amending sections
     4 44 422.7, subsection 53, and 422.35, subsection 24, apply
     4 45 retroactively to January 1, 2008, for tax years ending
     4 46 on or after that date.>
     4 47 #2.  By renumbering as necessary.


                                        
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