Senate Amendment 5365


PAG LIN

     1  1    Amend House File 2531, as amended, passed, and
     1  2 reprinted by the House, as follows:
     1  3 #1.  Page 46, after line 5 by inserting:
     1  4                          <DIVISION ___
     1  5                          IRC COUPLING
     1  6    Sec. ___.  Section 15.335, subsection 1, paragraphs
     1  7 b and c, Code Supplement 2009, are amended to read as
     1  8 follows:
     1  9    b.  In lieu of the credit amount computed in
     1 10 paragraph "a", subparagraph (1), an eligible
     1 11 business may elect to compute the credit amount
     1 12 for qualified research expenses incurred in this
     1 13 state in a manner consistent with the alternative
     1 14 incremental simplified credit described in section
     1 15 41(c)(4) 41(c)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code.  The
     1 16 taxpayer may make this election regardless of the
     1 17 method used for the taxpayer's federal income tax.  The
     1 18 election made under this paragraph is for the tax year
     1 19 and the taxpayer may use another or the same method for
     1 20 any subsequent year.
     1 21    c.  For purposes of the alternate credit
     1 22 computation method in paragraph "b", the credit
     1 23 percentages applicable to qualified research
     1 24 expenses described in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii)
     1 25 of section 41(c)(4)(A) 41(c)(5)(A) and clause (ii)
     1 26 of section 41(c)(5)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code
     1 27 are one and sixty=five hundredths percent, two and
     1 28 twenty hundredths percent, and two and seventy=five
     1 29 hundredths four and fifty=five hundredths percent and
     1 30 one and ninety=five hundredths percent, respectively.
     1 31    Sec. ___.  Section 15.335, subsection 4, Code
     1 32 Supplement 2009, is amended to read as follows:
     1 33    4.  a.  For purposes of this section, "base amount",
     1 34 "basic research payment", and "qualified research
     1 35 expense" mean the same as defined for the federal
     1 36 credit for increasing research activities under section
     1 37 41 of the Internal Revenue Code, except that for the
     1 38 alternative incremental simplified credit such amounts
     1 39 are for research conducted within this state.
     1 40    b.  For purposes of this section, "Internal Revenue
     1 41 Code" means the Internal Revenue Code in effect on
     1 42 January 1, 2009 2010.
     1 43    Sec. ___.  Section 15A.9, subsection 8, paragraphs
     1 44 b, c, and e, Code Supplement 2009, are amended to read
     1 45 as follows:
     1 46    b.  In lieu of the credit amount computed in
     1 47 paragraph "a", subparagraph (1), subparagraph division
     1 48 (a), a business may elect to compute the credit amount
     1 49 for qualified research expenses incurred in this
     1 50 state within the zone in a manner consistent with the
     2  1 alternative incremental simplified credit described in
     2  2 section 41(c)(4) 41(c)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code.
     2  3 The taxpayer may make this election regardless of the
     2  4 method used for the taxpayer's federal income tax.  The
     2  5 election made under this paragraph is for the tax year
     2  6 and the taxpayer may use another or the same method for
     2  7 any subsequent year.
     2  8    c.  For purposes of the alternate credit
     2  9 computation method in paragraph "b", the credit
     2 10 percentages applicable to qualified research expenses
     2 11 described in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of section
     2 12 41(c)(4)(A) 41(c)(5)(A) and clause (ii) of section
     2 13 41(c)(5)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code are three and
     2 14 thirty hundredths percent, four and forty hundredths
     2 15 percent, and five and fifty hundredths four and
     2 16 fifty=five hundredths percent and one and ninety=five
     2 17 hundredths percent, respectively.
     2 18    e.  (1)  For the purposes of this subsection,
     2 19 "base amount", "basic research payment", and "qualified
     2 20 research expense" mean the same as defined for the
     2 21 federal credit for increasing research activities under
     2 22 section 41 of the Internal Revenue Code, except that
     2 23 for the alternative incremental simplified credit such
     2 24 amounts are for research conducted within this state
     2 25 within the zone.
     2 26    (2)  For purposes of this subsection, "Internal
     2 27 Revenue Code" means the Internal Revenue Code in effect
     2 28 on January 1, 2009 2010.
     2 29    Sec. ___.  Section 422.3, subsection 5, Code 2009,
     2 30 is amended to read as follows:
     2 31    5.  "Internal Revenue Code" means the Internal
     2 32 Revenue Code of 1954, prior to the date of its
     2 33 redesignation as the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
     2 34 by the Tax Reform Act of 1986, or means the Internal
     2 35 Revenue Code of 1986 as amended to and including
     2 36 January 1, 2008 2010.
     2 37    Sec. ___.  Section 422.7, subsection 53, Code
     2 38 Supplement 2009, is amended by striking the subsection.
     2 39    Sec. ___.  Section 422.9, subsection 2, paragraph i,
     2 40 Code Supplement 2009, is amended to read as follows:
     2 41    i.  The deduction for state sales and use taxes
     2 42 is allowable only if the taxpayer elected to deduct
     2 43 the state sales and use taxes in lieu of state income
     2 44 taxes under section 164 of the Internal Revenue Code.
     2 45 A deduction for state sales and use taxes is not
     2 46 allowed if the taxpayer has taken the deduction for
     2 47 state income taxes or claimed the standard deduction
     2 48 under section 63 of the Internal Revenue Code.  This
     2 49 paragraph applies to taxable years beginning after
     2 50 December 31, 2003, and before January 1, 2006 2008, and
     3  1 to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008, and
     3  2 before January 1, 2010.
     3  3    Sec. ___.  Section 422.10, subsection 1, paragraphs
     3  4 b and c, Code Supplement 2009, are amended to read as
     3  5 follows:
     3  6    b.  In lieu of the credit amount computed in
     3  7 paragraph "a", subparagraph (1), subparagraph division
     3  8 (a), a taxpayer may elect to compute the credit amount
     3  9 for qualified research expenses incurred in this
     3 10 state in a manner consistent with the alternative
     3 11 incremental simplified credit described in section
     3 12 41(c)(4) 41(c)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code. The
     3 13 taxpayer may make this election regardless of the
     3 14 method used for the taxpayer's federal income tax.  The
     3 15 election made under this paragraph is for the tax year
     3 16 and the taxpayer may use another or the same method for
     3 17 any subsequent year.
     3 18    c.  For purposes of the alternate credit
     3 19 computation method in paragraph "b", the credit
     3 20 percentages applicable to qualified research expenses
     3 21 described in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of section
     3 22 41(c)(4)(A) section 41(c)(5)(A) and clause (ii) of
     3 23 section 41(c)(5)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code
     3 24 are one and sixty=five hundredths percent, two and
     3 25 twenty hundredths percent, and two and seventy=five
     3 26 hundredths four and fifty=five hundredths percent and
     3 27 one and ninety=five hundredths percent, respectively.
     3 28    Sec. ___.  Section 422.10, subsection 3, Code
     3 29 Supplement 2009, is amended to read as follows:
     3 30    3.  a.  For purposes of this section, "base amount",
     3 31 "basic research payment", and "qualified research
     3 32 expense" mean the same as defined for the federal
     3 33 credit for increasing research activities under section
     3 34 41 of the Internal Revenue Code, except that for the
     3 35 alternative incremental simplified credit such amounts
     3 36 are for research conducted within this state.
     3 37    b.  For purposes of this section, "Internal Revenue
     3 38 Code" means the Internal Revenue Code in effect on
     3 39 January 1, 2009 2010.
     3 40    Sec. ___.  Section 422.32, subsection 7, Code
     3 41 Supplement 2009, is amended to read as follows:
     3 42    7.  "Internal Revenue Code" means the Internal
     3 43 Revenue Code of 1954, prior to the date of its
     3 44 redesignation as the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
     3 45 by the Tax Reform Act of 1986, or means the Internal
     3 46 Revenue Code of 1986 as amended to and including
     3 47 January 1, 2008 2010.
     3 48    Sec. ___.  Section 422.33, subsection 5, paragraphs
     3 49 b, c, and d, Code Supplement 2009, are amended to read
     3 50 as follows:
     4  1    b.  In lieu of the credit amount computed in
     4  2 paragraph "a", subparagraph (1), a corporation
     4  3 may elect to compute the credit amount for
     4  4 qualified research expenses incurred in this
     4  5 state in a manner consistent with the alternative
     4  6 incremental simplified credit described in section
     4  7 41(c)(4) 41(c)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code.  The
     4  8 taxpayer may make this election regardless of the
     4  9 method used for the taxpayer's federal income tax.  The
     4 10 election made under this paragraph is for the tax year
     4 11 and the taxpayer may use another or the same method for
     4 12 any subsequent year.
     4 13    c.  For purposes of the alternate credit
     4 14 computation method in paragraph "b", the credit
     4 15 percentages applicable to qualified research expenses
     4 16 described in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of section
     4 17 41(c)(4)(A) section 41(c)(5)(A) and clause (ii) of
     4 18 section 41(c)(5)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code
     4 19 are one and sixty=five hundredths percent, two and
     4 20 twenty hundredths percent, and two and seventy=five
     4 21 hundredths four and fifty=five hundredths percent and
     4 22 one and ninety=five hundredths percent, respectively.
     4 23    d.  (1)  For purposes of this subsection, "base
     4 24 amount", "basic research payment", and "qualified
     4 25 research expense" mean the same as defined for the
     4 26 federal credit for increasing research activities under
     4 27 section 41 of the Internal Revenue Code, except that
     4 28 for the alternative incremental simplified credit such
     4 29 amounts are for research conducted within this state.
     4 30    (2)  For purposes of this subsection, "Internal
     4 31 Revenue Code" means the Internal Revenue Code in effect
     4 32 on January 1, 2009 2010.
     4 33    Sec. ___.  Section 422.35, subsection 24, Code
     4 34 Supplement 2009, is amended by striking the subsection.
     4 35    Sec. ___.  EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT AND RETROACTIVE
     4 36 APPLICABILITY.
     4 37    1.  This Act, being deemed of immediate importance,
     4 38 takes effect upon enactment.
     4 39    2.  The sections of this Act amending sections
     4 40 15.335, 15A.9, 422.3, 422.9, subsection 2, paragraph
     4 41 "i", 422.10, 422.32, and 422.33 apply retroactively to
     4 42 January 1, 2009, for tax years beginning on or after
     4 43 that date.
     4 44    3.  The sections of this Act amending sections
     4 45 422.7, subsection 53, and 422.35, subsection 24, apply
     4 46 retroactively to January 1, 2008, for tax years ending
     4 47 on or after that date.>
     4 48 #2.  By renumbering as necessary.


                                        
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