House File 2287 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2287 BY COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC GROWTH/REBUILD IOWA (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 567) A BILL FOR An Act creating a tracking and reporting system for certain tax 1 credits awarded by the economic development authority. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5307HV (3) 84 mm/sc
H.F. 2287 Section 1. Section 15.119, subsection 4, Code Supplement 1 2011, is amended to read as follows: 2 4. The authority shall submit to the department of revenue 3 on or before August 15 of each year a report on the tax credits 4 allocated pursuant to this section and the tax credits awarded 5 under each of the programs described in subsection 2 . The 6 department of revenue shall submit to the authority on or 7 before November 15 of each year a report on the tax credits 8 claimed and allowed under each program described in subsection 9 2. 10 Sec. 2. Section 15.119, Code Supplement 2011, is amended by 11 adding the following new subsection: 12 NEW SUBSECTION . 5. a. The authority shall track the amount 13 of tax credits and other incentives awarded under the programs 14 listed in subsection 2 and make a report to the general 15 assembly and the department of revenue within sixty days of the 16 end of each fiscal year on such awards that includes the amount 17 and type of tax credits and other incentives that have been 18 awarded to each recipient. 19 b. The department of revenue shall track the amount of tax 20 credits and other incentives actually claimed by recipients 21 receiving awards as described in paragraph “a” . The department 22 shall issue a report each year with aggregate information on 23 the claiming of the awards listed in a given fiscal year report 24 prepared pursuant to paragraph “a” . 25 EXPLANATION 26 This bill requires the economic development authority to 27 track the tax credits and incentives awarded through its 28 programs under the aggregate tax credit limit cap in Code 29 section 15.119 and make a report to the general assembly and 30 the department of revenue within 60 days of the end of each 31 fiscal year. The report shall include the amount and type of 32 tax credits and other incentives that have been awarded to each 33 recipient. 34 The bill requires the department of revenue to track 35 -1- LSB 5307HV (3) 84 mm/sc 1/ 2
H.F. 2287 the amount of tax credits and incentives actually claimed 1 through programs under the aggregate tax credit limit cap 2 in Code section 15.119 and issue an annual report with such 3 information. The bill also requires the department of revenue 4 to submit to the authority on or before November 15 of each 5 year a report on the tax credits claimed and allowed pursuant 6 to each of the programs under the aggregate tax credit limit 7 cap of the economic development authority. 8 -2- LSB 5307HV (3) 84 mm/sc 2/ 2