Senate Study Bill 3065 - Introduced SENATE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC GROWTH BILL BY CHAIRPERSON STEWART) A BILL FOR An Act reducing the amount of tax credits that may be issued 1 for capital investment in the Iowa fund of funds. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5144XC (9) 83 tw/sc
S.F. _____ Section 1. Section 15E.66, subsections 1 and 7, Code 2009, 1 are amended to read as follows: 2 1. The board may issue certificates and related tax 3 credits to designated investors which, if redeemed for the 4 maximum possible amount, shall not exceed a total aggregate 5 of one hundred forty million dollars of tax credits. The 6 certificates shall be issued contemporaneously with a 7 commitment to invest in the Iowa fund of funds by a designated 8 investor. A certificate issued by the board shall have a 9 specific maturity date or dates designated by the board and 10 shall be redeemable only in accordance with the contingencies 11 reflected on the certificate or incorporated therein by 12 reference. A certificate and the related tax credit shall be 13 transferable by the designated investor. A tax credit shall 14 not be claimed or redeemed except by a designated investor or 15 transferee in accordance with the terms of a certificate from 16 the board. A tax credit shall not be claimed for a tax year 17 that begins earlier than the maturity date or dates stated 18 on the certificate. An individual may claim the credit of a 19 partnership, limited liability company, S corporation, estate, 20 or trust electing to have the income taxed directly to the 21 individual. The amount claimed by the individual shall be 22 based upon the pro rata share of the individual’s earnings from 23 the partnership, limited liability company, S corporation, 24 estate, or trust. Any tax credit in excess of the taxpayer’s 25 tax liability for the tax year may be credited to the tax 26 liability for the following seven years, or until depleted, 27 whichever is earlier. 28 7. In determining the one hundred million dollar maximum 29 aggregate limit in subsection 1 and the twenty million 30 dollar fiscal year limitation in subsection 5, the board shall 31 use the cumulative amount of scheduled aggregate returns on 32 certificates issued by the board to designated investors. 33 However, certificates and related tax credits which have 34 expired shall not be included and certificates and related tax 35 -1- LSB 5144XC (9) 83 tw/sc 1/ 2
S.F. _____ credits which have been redeemed shall be included only to the 1 extent of tax credits actually allowed. 2 EXPLANATION 3 This bill reduces the maximum aggregate amount of tax 4 credits that may be issued under the Iowa fund of funds. 5 Currently, the total amount of tax credits that may be 6 issued under the Iowa fund of funds program is limited to $100 7 million. The bill reduces this amount to $40 million. 8 -2- LSB 5144XC (9) 83 tw/sc 2/ 2