Senate File 2383 - Reprinted SENATE FILE 2383 BY COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 3197) (As Amended and Passed by the Senate February 28, 2018 ) A BILL FOR An Act relating to state and local revenue and finance by 1 modifying the individual and corporate income taxes, the 2 franchise tax, tax credits, the moneys and credits tax, 3 the sales and use taxes and local option sales tax, the 4 hotel and motel excise tax, the automobile rental excise 5 tax, the Iowa educational savings plan trust, and the 6 disabilities expenses savings plan trust, providing for 7 other properly related matters, making penalties applicable, 8 and including immediate effective date and retroactive and 9 other applicability provisions. 10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 11 SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh
S.F. 2383 DIVISION I 1 INCOME TAX CHANGES FOR TAX YEAR 2018 2 Section 1. EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR 2018. 3 Notwithstanding the definition of “Internal Revenue Code” 4 in section 422.3, for tax years beginning during the 2018 5 calendar year, any reference to the term “Internal Revenue 6 Code” in section 422.12B shall mean the Internal Revenue Code 7 of 1954, prior to the date of its redesignation as the Internal 8 Revenue Code of 1986 by the Tax Reform Act of 1986, or means 9 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended and in effect on 10 January 1, 2016, but shall not be construed to include any 11 amendment to the Internal Revenue Code enacted after January 1, 12 2016, including any amendment with retroactive applicability 13 or effectiveness. 14 Sec. 2. ACCOUNTING METHOD AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS 15 COUPLING PROVISIONS FOR TAX YEAR 2018. Notwithstanding any 16 other provision of law to the contrary, amendments to the 17 Internal Revenue Code enacted in Pub. L. No. 115-97, §13102, 18 §13221, §13504, §13541, §13543, §13611, and §13613, apply in 19 calculating federal adjusted gross income or federal taxable 20 income, as applicable, for state tax purposes for purposes of 21 chapter 422 for tax years beginning during the 2018 calendar 22 year to the extent those amendments affect the calculation of 23 federal adjusted gross income or federal taxable income, as 24 applicable, for federal tax purposes for tax years beginning 25 during the 2018 calendar year. 26 Sec. 3. TEACHER EXPENSE DEDUCTION. Notwithstanding any 27 other provision of law to the contrary, for tax years beginning 28 during the 2018 calendar year, a taxpayer is allowed to take 29 the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary 30 school teachers allowed under section 62(a)(2)(D) of the 31 Internal Revenue Code, as amended by Pub. L. No. 114-113, 32 division Q, §104, in computing net income for state tax 33 purposes. 34 Sec. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act, being 35 -1- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 1/ 99
S.F. 2383 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 1 Sec. 5. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. This division of this 2 Act applies retroactively to January 1, 2018, for tax years 3 beginning on or after that date, but before January 1, 2019. 4 DIVISION II 5 INCOME TAX AND FRANCHISE TAX CHANGES BEGINNING IN 2019 6 Sec. 6. Section 217.39, Code 2018, is amended to read as 7 follows: 8 217.39 Persecuted victims of World War II —— reparations —— 9 heirs. 10 Notwithstanding any other law of this state, payments paid 11 to and income from lost property of a victim of persecution 12 for racial, ethnic, or religious reasons by Nazi Germany or 13 any other Axis regime or as an heir of such victim which is 14 exempt from state income tax as provided described in section 15 422.7, subsection 35 , Code 2018, shall not be considered as 16 income or an asset for determining the eligibility for state or 17 local government benefit or entitlement programs. The proceeds 18 are not subject to recoupment for the receipt of governmental 19 benefits or entitlements, and liens, except liens for child 20 support, are not enforceable against these sums for any reason. 21 Sec. 7. Section 422.3, subsection 5, Code 2018, is amended 22 to read as follows: 23 5. “Internal Revenue Code” means the Internal Revenue Code 24 of 1954, prior to the date of its redesignation as the Internal 25 Revenue Code of 1986 by the Tax Reform Act of 1986, or means 26 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 , as amended and in effect 27 on January 1, 2015 . This definition shall not be construed 28 to include any amendment to the Internal Revenue Code enacted 29 after the date specified in the preceding sentence, including 30 any amendment with retroactive applicability or effectiveness. 31 Sec. 8. Section 422.4, subsection 1, paragraphs b and c, 32 Code 2018, are amended to read as follows: 33 b. “Cumulative inflation factor” means the product of the 34 annual inflation factor for the 1988 2022 calendar year and 35 -2- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 2/ 99
S.F. 2383 all annual inflation factors for subsequent calendar years 1 as determined pursuant to this subsection . The cumulative 2 inflation factor applies to all tax years beginning on or after 3 January 1 of the calendar year for which the latest annual 4 inflation factor has been determined. 5 c. The annual inflation factor for the 1988 2022 calendar 6 year is one hundred percent. 7 Sec. 9. Section 422.4, subsection 2, Code 2018, is amended 8 by striking the subsection. 9 Sec. 10. Section 422.4, subsection 16, Code 2018, is amended 10 to read as follows: 11 16. The words “taxable income” mean the net income as 12 defined in section 422.7 minus the deductions deduction allowed 13 by section 422.9 , if available, in the case of individuals; 14 in the case of estates or trusts, the words “taxable income” 15 mean the taxable income (without a deduction for personal 16 exemption) as computed for federal income tax purposes under 17 the Internal Revenue Code, but with the adjustments specified 18 in section 422.7 plus the Iowa income tax deducted in computing 19 the federal taxable income and minus federal income taxes as 20 provided in section 422.9 . 21 Sec. 11. Section 422.5, subsection 1, paragraphs a, b, c, d, 22 and e, Code 2018, are amended by striking the paragraphs and 23 inserting in lieu thereof the following: 24 a. On all taxable income from zero through twelve thousand 25 dollars in the case of a married couple filing jointly, or from 26 zero to six thousand dollars in the case of all other persons, 27 five percent. 28 b. On all taxable income exceeding twelve thousand dollars 29 but not exceeding thirty thousand dollars in the case of a 30 married couple filing jointly, or exceeding six thousand 31 dollars but not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars in the case 32 of all other persons, five and one-quarter percent. 33 c. On all taxable income exceeding thirty thousand dollars 34 but not exceeding sixty thousand dollars in the case of a 35 -3- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 3/ 99
S.F. 2383 married couple filing jointly, or exceeding fifteen thousand 1 dollars but not exceeding thirty thousand dollars in the case 2 of all other persons, five and one-half percent. 3 d. On all taxable income exceeding sixty thousand dollars 4 but not exceeding one hundred fifty thousand dollars in the 5 case of a married couple filing jointly, or exceeding thirty 6 thousand dollars but not exceeding seventy-five thousand 7 dollars in the case of all other persons, six percent. 8 e. On all taxable income exceeding one hundred fifty 9 thousand dollars in the case of a married couple filing 10 jointly, or exceeding seventy-five thousand dollars in the case 11 of all other persons, the following: 12 (1) Six and six-tenths percent for tax years beginning 13 during the 2019 calendar year. 14 (2) Six and one-half percent for tax years beginning during 15 the 2020 calendar year. 16 (3) Six and four-tenths percent for tax years beginning 17 during the 2021 calendar year. 18 (4) Six and three-tenths percent for tax years beginning on 19 or after January 1, 2022. 20 Sec. 12. Section 422.5, subsection 1, paragraphs f, g, h, 21 and i, Code 2018, are amended by striking the paragraphs. 22 Sec. 13. Section 422.5, subsection 1, paragraph j, Code 23 2018, is amended to read as follows: 24 j. (1) The tax imposed upon the taxable income of a 25 nonresident shall be computed by reducing the amount determined 26 pursuant to paragraphs “a” through “i” “e” by the amounts of 27 nonrefundable credits under this division and by multiplying 28 this resulting amount by a fraction of which the nonresident’s 29 net income allocated to Iowa, as determined in section 30 422.8, subsection 2 , paragraph “a” , is the numerator and the 31 nonresident’s total net income computed under section 422.7 is 32 the denominator. This provision also applies to individuals 33 who are residents of Iowa for less than the entire tax year. 34 (2) (a) The tax imposed upon the taxable income of a 35 -4- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 4/ 99
S.F. 2383 resident shareholder in an S corporation or of an estate 1 or trust with a situs in Iowa that is a shareholder in an S 2 corporation, which S corporation has in effect for the tax 3 year an election under subchapter S of the Internal Revenue 4 Code and carries on business within and without the state, 5 may be computed by reducing the amount determined pursuant to 6 paragraphs “a” through “i” “e” by the amounts of nonrefundable 7 credits under this division and by multiplying this resulting 8 amount by a fraction of which the resident’s or estate’s 9 or trust’s net income allocated to Iowa, as determined in 10 section 422.8, subsection 2 , paragraph “b” , is the numerator 11 and the resident’s or estate’s or trust’s total net income 12 computed under section 422.7 is the denominator. If a resident 13 shareholder, or an estate or trust with a situs in Iowa 14 that is a shareholder, has elected to take advantage of this 15 subparagraph (2), and for the next tax year elects not to take 16 advantage of this subparagraph, the resident or estate or 17 trust shareholder shall not reelect to take advantage of this 18 subparagraph for the three tax years immediately following the 19 first tax year for which the shareholder elected not to take 20 advantage of this subparagraph, unless the director consents to 21 the reelection. This subparagraph also applies to individuals 22 who are residents of Iowa for less than the entire tax year. 23 (b) This subparagraph (2) shall not affect the amount of 24 the taxpayer’s checkoffs under this division , the credits from 25 tax provided under this division , and the allocation of these 26 credits between spouses if the taxpayers filed separate returns 27 or separately on combined returns . 28 Sec. 14. Section 422.5, subsection 2, Code 2018, is amended 29 by striking the subsection. 30 Sec. 15. Section 422.5, subsections 3 and 3B, Code 2018, are 31 amended to read as follows: 32 3. a. The tax shall not be imposed on a resident or 33 nonresident whose net income, as defined in section 422.7 , is 34 thirteen thousand five hundred dollars or less in the case 35 -5- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 5/ 99
S.F. 2383 of married persons filing jointly or filing separately on a 1 combined return , heads of household, and surviving spouses or 2 nine thousand dollars or less in the case of all other persons; 3 but in the event that the payment of tax under this division 4 would reduce the net income to less than thirteen thousand five 5 hundred dollars or nine thousand dollars as applicable, then 6 the tax shall be reduced to that amount which would result 7 in allowing the taxpayer to retain a net income of thirteen 8 thousand five hundred dollars or nine thousand dollars as 9 applicable. The preceding sentence does not apply to estates 10 or trusts. For the purpose of this subsection , the entire net 11 income, including any part of the net income not allocated 12 to Iowa, shall be taken into account. For purposes of this 13 subsection , net income includes all amounts of pensions or 14 other retirement income, except for military retirement pay 15 excluded under section 422.7, subsection 31A , paragraph “a” , 16 or section 422.7, subsection 31B , paragraph “a” , received from 17 any source which is not taxable under this division as a result 18 of the government pension exclusions in section 422.7 , or any 19 other state law. If the combined net income of a husband and 20 wife exceeds thirteen thousand five hundred dollars, neither 21 of them shall receive the benefit of this subsection , and it 22 is immaterial whether they file a joint return or separate 23 returns. However, if a husband and wife file separate returns 24 and have a combined net income of thirteen thousand five 25 hundred dollars or less, neither spouse shall receive the 26 benefit of this paragraph, if one spouse has a net operating 27 loss and elects to carry back or carry forward the loss as 28 provided under the Internal Revenue Code or in section 422.9 , 29 subsection 3 . A person who is claimed as a dependent by 30 another person as defined in section 422.12 shall not receive 31 the benefit of this subsection if the person claiming the 32 dependent has net income exceeding thirteen thousand five 33 hundred dollars or nine thousand dollars as applicable or the 34 person claiming the dependent and the person’s spouse have 35 -6- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 6/ 99
S.F. 2383 combined net income exceeding thirteen thousand five hundred 1 dollars or nine thousand dollars as applicable. 2 b. In lieu of the computation in subsection 1 or 2 , or in 3 paragraph “a” of this subsection , if the married persons’ , 4 filing jointly or filing separately on a combined return , 5 head of household’s, or surviving spouse’s net income exceeds 6 thirteen thousand five hundred dollars, the regular tax imposed 7 under this division shall be the lesser of the maximum state 8 individual income tax rate for the tax year times the portion 9 of the net income in excess of thirteen thousand five hundred 10 dollars or the regular tax liability computed without regard 11 to this sentence. Taxpayers electing to file separately shall 12 compute the alternate tax described in this paragraph using the 13 total net income of the husband and wife. The alternate tax 14 described in this paragraph does not apply if one spouse elects 15 to carry back or carry forward the loss as provided under the 16 Internal Revenue Code or in section 422.9 , subsection 3 . 17 3B. a. The tax shall not be imposed on a resident or 18 nonresident who is at least sixty-five years old on December 19 31 of the tax year and whose net income, as defined in section 20 422.7 , is thirty-two thousand dollars or less in the case 21 of married persons filing jointly or filing separately on a 22 combined return , heads of household, and surviving spouses or 23 twenty-four thousand dollars or less in the case of all other 24 persons; but in the event that the payment of tax under this 25 division would reduce the net income to less than thirty-two 26 thousand dollars or twenty-four thousand dollars as applicable, 27 then the tax shall be reduced to that amount which would result 28 in allowing the taxpayer to retain a net income of thirty-two 29 thousand dollars or twenty-four thousand dollars as applicable. 30 The preceding sentence does not apply to estates or trusts. 31 For the purpose of this subsection , the entire net income, 32 including any part of the net income not allocated to Iowa, 33 shall be taken into account. For purposes of this subsection , 34 net income includes all amounts of pensions or other retirement 35 -7- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 7/ 99
S.F. 2383 income, except for military retirement pay excluded under 1 section 422.7, subsection 31A , paragraph “a” , or section 422.7, 2 subsection 31B , paragraph “a” , received from any source which is 3 not taxable under this division as a result of the government 4 pension exclusions in section 422.7 , or any other state law. 5 If the combined net income of a husband and wife exceeds 6 thirty-two thousand dollars, neither of them shall receive the 7 benefit of this subsection , and it is immaterial whether they 8 file a joint return or separate returns. However, if a husband 9 and wife file separate returns and have a combined net income 10 of thirty-two thousand dollars or less, neither spouse shall 11 receive the benefit of this paragraph, if one spouse has a net 12 operating loss and elects to carry back or carry forward the 13 loss as provided under the Internal Revenue Code or in section 14 422.9 , subsection 3 . A person who is claimed as a dependent by 15 another person as defined in section 422.12 shall not receive 16 the benefit of this subsection if the person claiming the 17 dependent has net income exceeding thirty-two thousand dollars 18 or twenty-four thousand dollars as applicable or the person 19 claiming the dependent and the person’s spouse have combined 20 net income exceeding thirty-two thousand dollars or twenty-four 21 thousand dollars as applicable. 22 b. In lieu of the computation in subsection 1 , 2, or 3 , if 23 the married persons’ , filing jointly or filing separately on 24 a combined return , head of household’s, or surviving spouse’s 25 net income exceeds thirty-two thousand dollars, the regular tax 26 imposed under this division shall be the lesser of the maximum 27 state individual income tax rate for the tax year times the 28 portion of the net income in excess of thirty-two thousand 29 dollars or the regular tax liability computed without regard 30 to this sentence. Taxpayers electing to file separately shall 31 compute the alternate tax described in this paragraph using the 32 total net income of the husband and wife. The alternate tax 33 described in this paragraph does not apply if one spouse elects 34 to carry back or carry forward the loss as provided under the 35 -8- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 8/ 99
S.F. 2383 Internal Revenue Code or in section 422.9 , subsection 3 . 1 c. This subsection applies even though one spouse has not 2 attained the age of sixty-five, if the other spouse is at least 3 sixty-five at the end of the tax year. 4 Sec. 16. Section 422.5, subsection 6, Code 2018, is amended 5 by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the 6 following: 7 6. Upon determination of the latest cumulative inflation 8 factor, the director shall reduce each tax rate in subsection 9 1, paragraphs “a” through “d” , and paragraph “e” , subparagraph 10 (4), by the same percentage that the latest cumulative 11 inflation factor exceeds one hundred percent, shall round off 12 the resulting rate to the nearest one-hundredth of one percent, 13 and shall incorporate the result into the income tax forms and 14 instructions for each tax year. 15 Sec. 17. Section 422.7, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2018, 16 is amended to read as follows: 17 The term “net income” means the adjusted gross income before 18 the net operating loss deduction taxable income as properly 19 computed for federal income tax purposes under section 63 the 20 Internal Revenue Code, with the following adjustments: 21 Sec. 18. Section 422.7, Code 2018, is amended by adding the 22 following new subsections: 23 NEW SUBSECTION . 4. Add any federal net operating loss 24 deduction carried over from a taxable year beginning prior to 25 January 1, 2019. 26 NEW SUBSECTION . 6. a. For tax years beginning in the 2019 27 calendar year, subtract the amount of federal income taxes 28 paid during the tax year to the extent payment is for a tax 29 year beginning prior to January 1, 2019, and add any federal 30 income tax refunds received during the tax year to the extent 31 the federal income tax was deducted for a tax year beginning 32 prior to January 1, 2019. Where married persons who have filed 33 a joint federal income tax return file separately for state tax 34 purposes, such total shall be divided between them according 35 -9- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 9/ 99
S.F. 2383 to the portion of the total paid by each. Federal income taxes 1 paid for a tax year in which an Iowa return was not required to 2 be filed shall not be subtracted. 3 b. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the 4 contrary, amounts subtracted or added pursuant to this 5 subsection shall not be included in the calculation of net 6 income for purposes of section 422.5, subsection 3 or 3B, or 7 section 422.13. 8 NEW SUBSECTION . 6A. Subtract, to the extent included, 9 income from interest and earnings received from a burial trust 10 fund as defined in section 523A.102. 11 Sec. 19. Section 422.7, subsection 12, paragraph a, 12 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2018, is amended to read as 13 follows: 14 If For tax years beginning prior to January 1, 2022, if the 15 adjusted gross federal taxable income includes income or loss 16 from a small business operated by the taxpayer, an additional 17 deduction shall be allowed in computing the income or loss from 18 the small business if the small business hired for employment 19 in the state during its annual accounting period ending with or 20 during the taxpayer’s tax year any of the following: 21 Sec. 20. Section 422.7, subsection 12A, paragraph a, 22 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2018, is amended to read as 23 follows: 24 If For tax years beginning prior to January 1, 2022, if the 25 adjusted gross federal taxable income includes income or loss 26 from a business operated by the taxpayer, and if the business 27 does not qualify for the adjustment under subsection 12 , an 28 additional deduction shall be allowed in computing the income 29 or loss from the business if the business hired for employment 30 in the state during its annual accounting period ending with or 31 during the taxpayer’s tax year either of the following: 32 Sec. 21. Section 422.7, subsection 13, Code 2018, is amended 33 by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the 34 following: 35 -10- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 10/ 99
S.F. 2383 13. Subtract, to the extent included, the amount of social 1 security benefits taxable under section 86 of the Internal 2 Revenue Code. 3 Sec. 22. Section 422.7, Code 2018, is amended by adding the 4 following new subsections: 5 NEW SUBSECTION . 18. Add, to the extent deducted for federal 6 tax purposes, charitable contributions under section 170 of 7 the Internal Revenue Code to the extent such contribution was 8 made to an organization for the purpose of deposit in the Iowa 9 education savings plan trust established in chapter 12D, and 10 the taxpayer designated that any part of the contribution be 11 used for the direct benefit of any dependent of the taxpayer or 12 any other single beneficiary designated by the taxpayer. 13 NEW SUBSECTION . 19. a. Subtract, to the extent included, 14 income resulting from the payment by an employer of the 15 taxpayer, whether paid to the taxpayer or to a lender, of 16 principal or interest on any qualified education loan incurred 17 by the taxpayer. 18 b. If the taxpayer has a deduction in computing federal 19 taxable income under section 221 of the Internal Revenue Code 20 for interest on a qualified education loan, the taxpayer shall 21 recompute for purposes of this subsection the amount of the 22 deduction under paragraph “a” by not subtracting any amount of 23 income resulting from the employer’s payment of interest on a 24 qualified education loan that was also deducted by the taxpayer 25 under section 221 of the Internal Revenue Code. 26 c. For purposes of this subsection, “qualified education 27 loan” means the same as defined in section 221 of the Internal 28 Revenue Code. 29 Sec. 23. Section 422.7, subsection 31, Code 2018, is amended 30 to read as follows: 31 31. a. For a person who is disabled, or is fifty-five 32 years of age or older, or is the surviving spouse of an 33 individual or a survivor having an insurable interest in an 34 individual who would have qualified for the exemption under 35 -11- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 11/ 99
S.F. 2383 this subsection for the tax year, subtract, to the extent 1 included, the total amount of a governmental or other pension 2 or retirement pay, including, but not limited to, defined 3 benefit or defined contribution plans, annuities, individual 4 retirement accounts, plans maintained or contributed to by an 5 employer, or maintained or contributed to by a self-employed 6 person as an employer, and deferred compensation plans or any 7 earnings attributable to the deferred compensation plans, up 8 to a maximum of six thousand dollars amount as specified in 9 paragraph “b” for a person, other than a husband or wife, who 10 files a separate state income tax return and up to a maximum 11 of twelve thousand dollars amount as specified in paragraph 12 “c” for a husband and wife who file a joint state income tax 13 return. However, a surviving spouse who is not disabled or 14 fifty-five years of age or older can only exclude the amount 15 of pension or retirement pay received as a result of the death 16 of the other spouse. A husband and wife filing separate state 17 income tax returns or separately on a combined state return 18 are allowed a combined maximum exclusion under this subsection 19 of up to twelve thousand dollars. The twelve thousand dollar 20 the maximum amount specified in paragraph “c” , which exclusion 21 shall be allocated to the husband or wife in the proportion 22 that each spouse’s respective pension and retirement pay 23 received bears to total combined pension and retirement pay 24 received. 25 b. (1) For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, 26 but before January 1, 2022, the maximum exclusion amount equals 27 ten thousand dollars. 28 (2) For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, the 29 maximum exclusion amount equals twelve thousand dollars. 30 c. (1) For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, 31 but before January 1, 2022, the maximum exclusion amount equals 32 twenty thousand dollars. 33 (2) For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, the 34 maximum exclusion amount equals twenty-four thousand dollars. 35 -12- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 12/ 99
S.F. 2383 Sec. 24. Section 422.7, subsection 41, Code 2018, is amended 1 by adding the following new paragraph: 2 NEW PARAGRAPH . 0e. Add, to the extent deducted for 3 federal tax purposes, interest, taxes, and other miscellaneous 4 expenses to the extent such amounts are eligible home costs 5 in connection with a qualified home purchase that were paid 6 or reimbursed from funds in a first-time homebuyer savings 7 account. 8 Sec. 25. Section 422.7, subsection 44, paragraph a, 9 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2018, is amended to read as 10 follows: 11 If For tax years beginning before January 1, 2022, if the 12 taxpayer, while living, donates one or more of the taxpayer’s 13 human organs to another human being for immediate human organ 14 transplantation during the tax year, subtract, to the extent 15 not otherwise excluded, the following unreimbursed expenses 16 incurred by the taxpayer and related to the taxpayer’s organ 17 donation: 18 Sec. 26. Section 422.7, subsection 47, Code 2018, is amended 19 to read as follows: 20 47. Subtract, to the extent not otherwise deducted in 21 computing adjusted gross federal taxable income, the amounts 22 paid by the taxpayer to the department of veterans affairs for 23 the purpose of providing grants under the injured veterans 24 grant program established in section 35A.14 . Amounts 25 subtracted under this subsection shall not be used by the 26 taxpayer in computing the amount of charitable contributions as 27 defined by section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code. 28 Sec. 27. Section 422.7, Code 2018, is amended by adding the 29 following new subsection: 30 NEW SUBSECTION . 51. The additional first-year depreciation 31 allowance authorized in section 168(k) of the Internal Revenue 32 Code does not apply in computing net income for state tax 33 purposes. If the taxpayer has taken the additional first-year 34 depreciation allowance for purposes of computing federal 35 -13- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 13/ 99
S.F. 2383 taxable income, then the taxpayer shall make the following 1 adjustments to federal taxable income when computing net income 2 for state tax purposes: 3 a. Add the total amount of depreciation taken under section 4 168(k) of the Internal Revenue Code for the tax year. 5 b. Subtract the amount of depreciation allowable under the 6 modified accelerated cost recovery system described in section 7 168 of the Internal Revenue Code and calculated without regard 8 to section 168(k). 9 c. Any other adjustments to gains or losses necessary to 10 reflect the adjustments made in paragraphs “a” and “b” . The 11 director shall adopt rules for the administration of this 12 paragraph. 13 Sec. 28. Section 422.7, subsections 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 14 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 35, 36, 37, 39, 39A, 15 39B, 40, 43, 45, 49, 53, 55, 56, 57, and 58, Code 2018, are 16 amended by striking the subsections. 17 Sec. 29. Section 422.8, subsection 4, Code 2018, is amended 18 by striking the subsection. 19 Sec. 30. Section 422.9, Code 2018, is amended by striking 20 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 21 422.9 Iowa net operating loss incurred prior to January 1, 22 2019. 23 Any Iowa net operating loss carried over from a taxable year 24 beginning prior to January 1, 2019, may be deducted as provided 25 in section 422.9, subsection 3, Code 2018. 26 Sec. 31. Section 422.11S, subsection 4, Code 2018, is 27 amended to read as follows: 28 4. Married taxpayers who file separate returns or file 29 separately on a combined return form must determine the tax 30 credit under subsection 1 based upon their combined net income 31 and allocate the total credit amount to each spouse in the 32 proportion that each spouse’s respective net income bears to 33 the total combined net income. Nonresidents or part-year 34 residents of Iowa must determine their tax credit in the ratio 35 -14- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 14/ 99
S.F. 2383 of their Iowa source net income to their all source net income. 1 Nonresidents or part-year residents who are married and elect 2 to file separate returns or to file separately on a combined 3 return form must allocate the tax credit between the spouses 4 in the ratio of each spouse’s Iowa source net income to the 5 combined Iowa source net income of the taxpayers. 6 Sec. 32. Section 422.12B, subsection 2, Code 2018, is 7 amended to read as follows: 8 2. Married taxpayers electing to file separate returns or 9 filing separately on a combined return may avail themselves 10 of the earned income credit by allocating the earned income 11 credit to each spouse in the proportion that each spouse’s 12 respective earned income bears to the total combined earned 13 income. Taxpayers affected by the allocation provisions of 14 section 422.8 shall be permitted a deduction for the credit 15 only in the amount fairly and equitably allocable to Iowa under 16 rules prescribed by the director. 17 Sec. 33. Section 422.12C, subsection 4, Code 2018, is 18 amended to read as follows: 19 4. Married taxpayers who have filed joint federal returns 20 electing to file separate returns or to file separately on a 21 combined return form must determine the child and dependent 22 care credit under subsection 1 or the early childhood 23 development tax credit under subsection 2 based upon their 24 combined net income and allocate the total credit amount to 25 each spouse in the proportion that each spouse’s respective net 26 income bears to the total combined net income. Nonresidents 27 or part-year residents of Iowa must determine their Iowa child 28 and dependent care credit in the ratio of their Iowa source 29 net income to their all source net income. Nonresidents or 30 part-year residents who are married and elect to file separate 31 returns or to file separately on a combined return form must 32 allocate the Iowa child and dependent care credit between the 33 spouses in the ratio of each spouse’s Iowa source net income to 34 the combined Iowa source net income of the taxpayers. 35 -15- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 15/ 99
S.F. 2383 Sec. 34. Section 422.13, subsection 1, paragraph c, Code 1 2018, is amended by striking the paragraph. 2 Sec. 35. Section 422.16, subsection 1, paragraph f, Code 3 2018, is amended by striking the paragraph. 4 Sec. 36. Section 422.21, subsections 2, 5, and 7, Code 2018, 5 are amended to read as follows: 6 2. An individual in the armed forces of the United States 7 serving in an area designated by the president of the United 8 States or the United States Congress as a combat zone or as a 9 qualified hazardous duty area, or deployed outside the United 10 States away from the individual’s permanent duty station while 11 participating in an operation designated by the United States 12 secretary of defense as a contingency operation as defined 13 in 10 U.S.C. §101(a)(13), or which became such a contingency 14 operation by the operation of law, or an individual serving in 15 support of those forces, is allowed the same additional time 16 period after leaving the combat zone or the qualified hazardous 17 duty area, or ceasing to participate in such contingency 18 operation, or after a period of continuous hospitalization, to 19 file a state income tax return or perform other acts related 20 to the department, as would constitute timely filing of the 21 return or timely performance of other acts described in section 22 7508(a) of the Internal Revenue Code. An individual on active 23 duty federal military service in the armed forces, armed forces 24 military reserve, or national guard who is deployed outside 25 the United States in other than a combat zone, qualified 26 hazardous duty area, or contingency operation is allowed the 27 same additional period of time described in section 7508(a) 28 of the Internal Revenue Code to file a state income tax 29 return or perform other acts related to the department. For 30 the purposes of this subsection , “other acts related to the 31 department” includes filing claims for refund for any tax 32 administered by the department, making tax payments other than 33 withholding payments, filing appeals on the tax matters, filing 34 other tax returns, and performing other acts described in the 35 -16- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 16/ 99
S.F. 2383 department’s rules. The additional time period allowed applies 1 to the spouse of the individual described in this subsection 2 to the extent the spouse files jointly or separately on the 3 combined return form with the individual or when the spouse 4 is a party with the individual to any matter for which the 5 additional time period is allowed. 6 5. The director shall determine for the 1989 2022 and each 7 subsequent calendar year the annual and cumulative inflation 8 factors for each calendar year to be applied to tax years 9 beginning on or after January 1 of that calendar year. The 10 director shall compute the new dollar amounts tax rates 11 as specified to be adjusted in section 422.5 by the latest 12 cumulative inflation factor and round off the result to the 13 nearest one dollar one-hundredth of one percent . The annual 14 and cumulative inflation factors determined by the director 15 are not rules as defined in section 17A.2, subsection 11 . The 16 director shall determine for the 1990 calendar year and each 17 subsequent calendar year the annual and cumulative standard 18 deduction factors to be applied to tax years beginning on or 19 after January 1 of that calendar year. The director shall 20 compute the new dollar amounts of the standard deductions 21 specified in section 422.9, subsection 1 , by the latest 22 cumulative standard deduction factor and round off the result 23 to the nearest ten dollars. The annual and cumulative standard 24 deduction factors determined by the director are not rules as 25 defined in section 17A.2, subsection 11 . 26 7. If married taxpayers file a joint return or file 27 separately on a combined return in accordance with rules 28 prescribed by the director, both spouses are jointly and 29 severally liable for the total tax due on the return, except 30 when one spouse is considered to be an innocent spouse under 31 criteria established pursuant to section 6015 of the Internal 32 Revenue Code. 33 Sec. 37. Section 422.32, subsection 1, paragraph h, Code 34 2018, is amended to read as follows: 35 -17- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 17/ 99
S.F. 2383 h. “Internal Revenue Code” means the Internal Revenue Code 1 of 1954, prior to the date of its redesignation as the Internal 2 Revenue Code of 1986 by the Tax Reform Act of 1986, or means 3 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 , as amended and in effect 4 on January 1, 2015 . This definition shall not be construed 5 to include any amendment to the Internal Revenue Code enacted 6 after the date specified in the preceding sentence, including 7 any amendment with retroactive applicability or effectiveness. 8 Sec. 38. Section 422.33, subsection 1, paragraphs a, b, c, 9 and d, Code 2018, are amended to read as follows: 10 a. On the first twenty-five thousand dollars of taxable 11 income, or any part thereof, the rate of six percent for tax 12 years beginning prior to January 1, 2021, and the rate of 13 five and one-half percent for tax years beginning on or after 14 January 1, 2021 . 15 b. On taxable income between twenty-five thousand dollars 16 and one hundred thousand dollars or any part thereof, the rate 17 of eight percent for tax years beginning prior to January 1, 18 2021, and the rate of five and one-half percent for tax years 19 beginning on or after January 1, 2021 . 20 c. On taxable income between one hundred thousand dollars 21 and two hundred fifty thousand dollars or any part thereof, the 22 rate of ten percent for tax years beginning prior to January 1, 23 2020, the rate of eight percent for tax years beginning during 24 the 2020 calendar year, and the rate of five and one-half 25 percent for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2021 . 26 d. On taxable income of two hundred fifty thousand dollars 27 or more, the rate of twelve ten percent for tax years beginning 28 on or after January 1, 2019, but prior to January 1, 2021, the 29 rate of eight percent for tax years beginning during the 2021 30 calendar year, and the rate of seven percent for tax years 31 beginning on or after January 1, 2022 . 32 Sec. 39. Section 422.33, subsection 4, Code 2018, is amended 33 by striking the subsection. 34 Sec. 40. Section 422.35, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2018, 35 -18- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 18/ 99
S.F. 2383 is amended to read as follows: 1 The term “net income” means the taxable income before the 2 net operating loss deduction, as properly computed for federal 3 income tax purposes under the Internal Revenue Code, with the 4 following adjustments: 5 Sec. 41. Section 422.35, subsection 4, Code 2018, is amended 6 to read as follows: 7 4. Subtract fifty percent of the federal income taxes paid 8 or accrued, as the case may be, during the tax year to the 9 extent payment is for a tax year beginning prior to January 1, 10 2019 , adjusted by any federal income tax refunds ; and add the 11 Iowa income tax deducted in computing said taxable income to 12 the extent the tax was deducted for a tax year beginning prior 13 to January 1, 2019 . 14 Sec. 42. Section 422.35, subsection 6, paragraph a, 15 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2018, is amended to read as 16 follows: 17 If For tax years beginning before January 1, 2022, if the 18 taxpayer is a small business corporation, subtract an amount 19 equal to sixty-five percent of the wages paid to individuals, 20 but not to exceed twenty thousand dollars per individual, named 21 in subparagraphs (1), (2), and (3) who were hired for the first 22 time by the taxpayer during the tax year for work done in this 23 state: 24 Sec. 43. Section 422.35, subsection 6A, paragraph a, 25 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2018, is amended to read as 26 follows: 27 If For tax years beginning prior to January 1, 2022, if the 28 taxpayer is a business corporation and does not qualify for 29 the adjustment under subsection 6 , subtract an amount equal to 30 sixty-five percent of the wages paid to individuals, but shall 31 not exceed twenty thousand dollars per individual, named in 32 subparagraphs (1) and (2) who were hired for the first time by 33 the taxpayer during the tax year for work done in this state: 34 Sec. 44. Section 422.35, subsection 11, Code 2018, is 35 -19- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 19/ 99
S.F. 2383 amended by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu 1 thereof the following: 2 11. a. Add any federal net operating loss deduction carried 3 over from a taxable year beginning prior to January 1, 2019. 4 b. Any Iowa net operating loss carried over from a taxable 5 year beginning prior to January 1, 2019, may be deducted as 6 provided in section 422.35, subsection 11, Code 2018. 7 Sec. 45. Section 422.35, Code 2018, is amended by adding the 8 following new subsection: 9 NEW SUBSECTION . 23. The additional first-year depreciation 10 allowance authorized in section 168(k) of the Internal Revenue 11 Code does not apply in computing net income for state tax 12 purposes. If the taxpayer has taken the additional first-year 13 depreciation allowance for purposes of computing federal 14 taxable income, then the taxpayer shall make the following 15 adjustments to federal taxable income when computing net income 16 for state tax purposes: 17 a. Add the total amount of depreciation taken under section 18 168(k) of the Internal Revenue Code for the tax year. 19 b. Subtract the amount of depreciation allowable under the 20 modified accelerated cost recovery system described in section 21 168 of the Internal Revenue Code and calculated without regard 22 to section 168(k). 23 c. Any other adjustments to gains or losses necessary to 24 reflect the adjustments made in paragraphs “a” and “b” . The 25 director shall adopt rules for the administration of this 26 paragraph. 27 Sec. 46. Section 422.35, subsections 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 16, 28 17, 18, 19, 19A, 19B, 20, 22, and 24, Code 2018, are amended by 29 striking the subsections. 30 Sec. 47. Section 541B.3, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 31 2018, is amended to read as follows: 32 b. A married couple electing to file a joint Iowa individual 33 income tax return may establish a joint first-time homebuyer 34 savings account. Married taxpayers electing to file separate 35 -20- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 20/ 99
S.F. 2383 tax returns or separately on a combined tax return for Iowa tax 1 purposes shall not establish or maintain a joint first-time 2 homebuyer savings account. 3 Sec. 48. Section 541B.6, Code 2018, is amended to read as 4 follows: 5 541B.6 Tax considerations. 6 The state income tax treatment of a first-time homebuyer 7 savings account shall be as provided in section 422.7, 8 subsection 41 , and section 422.9, subsection 2 , paragraph “k” . 9 Sec. 49. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act takes 10 effect January 1, 2019. 11 Sec. 50. APPLICABILITY. This division of this Act applies 12 to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2019. 13 DIVISION III 14 TAX CREDITS 15 Sec. 51. Section 8.57E, subsection 2, Code 2018, is amended 16 to read as follows: 17 2. Moneys in the taxpayers trust fund shall only be used 18 pursuant to appropriations or transfers made by the general 19 assembly for tax relief. During each fiscal year beginning on 20 or after July 1, 2014, but before June 30, 2020, in which the 21 balance of the taxpayers trust fund equals or exceeds thirty 22 million dollars, there is transferred from the taxpayers trust 23 fund to the Iowa taxpayers trust fund tax credit fund created 24 in section 422.11E , the entire balance of the taxpayers trust 25 fund to be used for the Iowa taxpayers trust fund tax credit in 26 accordance with section 422.11E, subsection 5 . 27 Sec. 52. Section 15.119, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 28 2018, is amended by striking the paragraph and inserting in 29 lieu thereof the following: 30 a. The high quality jobs program administered pursuant 31 to sections 15.326 through 15.336. In allocating tax 32 credits pursuant to this subsection, the authority shall not 33 allocate more than eighty million dollars for purposes of this 34 paragraph. 35 -21- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 21/ 99
S.F. 2383 Sec. 53. Section 15.119, subsection 2, paragraphs d, e, and 1 g, Code 2018, are amended to read as follows: 2 d. The tax credits for investments in qualifying businesses 3 issued pursuant to section 15E.43 . In allocating tax credits 4 pursuant to this subsection , the authority shall not allocate 5 two more than four million dollars for purposes of this 6 paragraph , unless the authority determines that the tax credits 7 awarded will be less than that amount . 8 e. The tax credits for investments in an innovation fund 9 pursuant to section 15E.52 . In allocating tax credits pursuant 10 to this subsection in a fiscal year in which the allocation for 11 purposes of paragraph “d” does not exceed two million dollars , 12 the authority shall not allocate more than eight million 13 dollars for purposes of this paragraph , unless the authority 14 determines that the tax credits awarded will be less than that 15 amount . In allocating tax credits pursuant to this subsection 16 in a fiscal year in which the allocation for purposes of 17 paragraph “d” exceeds two million dollars, the authority shall 18 not allocate for purposes of this paragraph an amount that 19 exceeds an amount equal to the difference of eight million 20 dollars less the amount that the allocation for purposes of 21 paragraph “d” exceeds two million dollars for the same fiscal 22 year. 23 g. The workforce housing tax incentives program administered 24 pursuant to sections 15.351 through 15.356 . In allocating 25 tax credits pursuant to this subsection , the authority shall 26 not allocate more than twenty twenty-two million dollars for 27 purposes of this paragraph. Of the moneys allocated under this 28 paragraph, five seven million dollars shall be reserved for 29 allocation to qualified housing projects in small cities, as 30 defined in section 15.352 , that are registered on or after July 31 1, 2017. 32 Sec. 54. Section 15.329, subsection 1, paragraph f, Code 33 2018, is amended to read as follows: 34 f. The business shall not be a retail business or a business 35 -22- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 22/ 99
S.F. 2383 where entrance is limited by a cover charge or membership 1 requirement , or a web search portal business as defined in 2 section 423.3, subsection 93, or a data center business as 3 defined in section 423.3, subsection 95, unless such web search 4 portal business or data center business had a physical presence 5 in this state prior to January 1, 2019 . 6 Sec. 55. Section 15.331A, subsection 1, Code 2018, is 7 amended to read as follows: 8 1. The eligible business shall be entitled to a refund 9 of the sales and use taxes paid under chapter 423 for gas, 10 electricity, water, or sewer utility services, goods, wares, or 11 merchandise, or on services rendered, furnished, or performed 12 to or for a contractor or subcontractor and used in the 13 fulfillment of a written contract relating to the construction 14 or equipping of a facility that is part of a project of the 15 eligible business. Taxes attributable to intangible property 16 and furniture and furnishings shall not be refunded. However, 17 an eligible business shall be entitled to a refund for taxes 18 attributable to racks, shelving, and conveyor equipment to be 19 used in a warehouse or distribution center subject to section 20 15.331C . 21 Sec. 56. Section 15.331C, Code 2018, is amended to read as 22 follows: 23 15.331C Corporate tax credit for certain sales taxes paid by 24 third-party developer. 25 1. An eligible business may claim a corporate tax credit 26 in an amount equal to the sales and use taxes paid by a 27 third-party developer under chapter 423 for gas, electricity, 28 water, or sewer utility services, goods, wares, or merchandise, 29 or on services rendered, furnished, or performed to or for a 30 contractor or subcontractor and used in the fulfillment of a 31 written contract relating to the construction or equipping of 32 a facility of the eligible business. Taxes attributable to 33 intangible property and furniture and furnishings shall not 34 be included , but taxes attributable to racks, shelving, and 35 -23- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 23/ 99
S.F. 2383 conveyor equipment to be used in a warehouse or distribution 1 center shall be included . Any credit in excess of the tax 2 liability for the tax year may be credited to the tax liability 3 for the following seven years or until depleted, whichever 4 occurs earlier. An eligible business may elect to receive a 5 refund of all or a portion of an unused tax credit. 6 2. A third-party developer shall state under oath, on 7 forms provided by the department of revenue, the amount of 8 taxes paid as described in subsection 1 and shall submit such 9 forms to the department of revenue. The taxes paid shall be 10 itemized to allow identification of the taxes attributable 11 to racks, shelving, and conveyor equipment to be used in a 12 warehouse or distribution center. After receiving the form 13 from the third-party developer, the department of revenue shall 14 issue a tax credit certificate to the eligible business equal 15 to the sales and use taxes paid by a third-party developer 16 under chapter 423 for gas, electricity, water, or sewer 17 utility services, goods, wares, or merchandise, or on services 18 rendered, furnished, or performed to or for a contractor or 19 subcontractor and used in the fulfillment of a written contract 20 relating to the construction or equipping of a facility. 21 The department of revenue shall also issue a tax credit 22 certificate to the eligible business equal to the taxes paid 23 and attributable to racks, shelving, and conveyor equipment to 24 be used in a warehouse or distribution center. The aggregate 25 combined total amount of tax refunds under section 15.331A for 26 taxes attributable to racks, shelving, and conveyor equipment 27 to be used in a warehouse or distribution center and of tax 28 credit certificates issued by the department of revenue for the 29 taxes paid and attributable to racks, shelving, and conveyor 30 equipment to be used in a warehouse or distribution center 31 shall not exceed five hundred thousand dollars in a fiscal 32 year. If an applicant for a tax credit certificate does not 33 receive a certificate for the taxes paid and attributable 34 to racks, shelving, and conveyor equipment to be used in a 35 -24- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 24/ 99
S.F. 2383 warehouse or distribution center, the application shall be 1 considered in succeeding fiscal years. The eligible business 2 shall not claim a tax credit under this section unless a tax 3 credit certificate issued by the department of revenue is 4 included with the taxpayer’s tax return for the tax year for 5 which the tax credit is claimed. A tax credit certificate 6 shall contain the eligible business’s name, address, tax 7 identification number, the amount of the tax credit, and other 8 information deemed necessary by the department of revenue. 9 Sec. 57. Section 15.335, subsection 7, paragraph b, Code 10 2018, is amended by striking the paragraph and inserting in 11 lieu thereof the following: 12 b. For purposes of this section, “Internal Revenue Code” 13 means the same as defined in section 422.3. 14 Sec. 58. Section 15.335, subsection 8, Code 2018, is amended 15 by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the 16 following: 17 8. Any tax credit in excess of the taxpayer’s liability for 18 the tax year is not refundable and may not be credited to the 19 tax liability for any other year. 20 Sec. 59. Section 16.80, subsection 5, paragraphs a and b, 21 Code 2018, are amended to read as follows: 22 a. Except as provided in paragraph “b” , the tax credit shall 23 equal five seven percent of the amount paid to the taxpayer 24 under the agreement. 25 b. The tax credit shall equal fifteen seventeen percent 26 of the amount paid to the taxpayer from crops or animals sold 27 under an agreement in which the payment is exclusively made 28 from the sale of crops or animals. 29 Sec. 60. Section 16.80, subsection 10, Code 2018, is amended 30 to read as follows: 31 10. The amount of tax credit certificates that may be issued 32 pursuant to this section shall not exceed six eight million 33 dollars in any fiscal year. The authority shall issue the tax 34 credit certificates on a first-come, first-served basis. 35 -25- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 25/ 99
S.F. 2383 Sec. 61. NEW SECTION . 260G.8 Future repeal. 1 This chapter is repealed effective July 1, 2025. 2 Sec. 62. Section 403.19A, subsection 3, paragraph c, 3 subparagraph (2), Code 2018, is amended to read as follows: 4 (2) The pilot project city and the economic development 5 authority shall not enter into a withholding agreement after 6 June 30, 2018 2019 . 7 Sec. 63. Section 404A.4, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 8 2018, is amended to read as follows: 9 a. Except as provided in subsections 2 and 3 , the authority 10 shall not award in any one fiscal year an amount of tax credits 11 provided in section 404A.2 in excess of forty-five forty 12 million dollars. 13 Sec. 64. Section 404A.4, subsections 2 and 3, Code 2018, are 14 amended by striking the subsections. 15 Sec. 65. NEW SECTION . 404A.7 Future repeal. 16 This chapter is repealed effective July 1, 2025. 17 Sec. 66. Section 422.10, subsection 1, Code 2018, is amended 18 by adding the following new paragraph: 19 NEW PARAGRAPH . 0a. An individual shall only be eligible for 20 the credit provided in this section if the business conducting 21 the research meets all of the following requirements: 22 (1) (a) The business is engaged in the manufacturing, 23 life sciences, software engineering, or aviation and aerospace 24 industry. 25 (b) A person who is engaged in agricultural production 26 as defined in section 423.1, or who is a contractor, 27 subcontractor, builder, or a contractor-retailer that engages 28 in commercial and residential repair and installation, 29 including but not limited to heating or cooling installation 30 and repair, plumbing and pipe fitting, security system 31 installation, or electrical installation and repair, does not 32 qualify under subparagraph division (a) and is not eligible 33 for the credit. For purposes of this subparagraph division, 34 “contractor-retailer” means a business that makes frequent 35 -26- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 26/ 99
S.F. 2383 retail sales to the public or to other contractors and that 1 also engages in the performance of construction contracts. 2 (2) The business claims and is allowed a research credit 3 for such qualified research expenses under section 41 of the 4 Internal Revenue Code for the same taxable year as it is 5 claiming the credit provided in this section. 6 Sec. 67. Section 422.10, subsection 3, Code 2018, is amended 7 by adding the following new paragraph: 8 NEW PARAGRAPH . 0a. For purposes of this section, “base 9 amount” means the product of the fixed-based percentage times 10 the average annual gross receipts of the taxpayer for the four 11 taxable years preceding the taxable year for which the credit 12 is being determined, but in no event shall the base amount be 13 less than fifty percent of the qualified research expenses for 14 the credit year. 15 Sec. 68. Section 422.10, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code 16 2018, is amended to read as follows: 17 a. For purposes of this section , “base amount” , “basic 18 research payment” , and “qualified research expense” mean the 19 same as defined for the federal credit for increasing research 20 activities under section 41 of the Internal Revenue Code, 21 except that for the alternative simplified credit such amounts 22 are for research conducted within this state. 23 Sec. 69. Section 422.10, subsection 3, paragraph b, Code 24 2018, is amended by striking the paragraph. 25 Sec. 70. Section 422.11B, Code 2018, is amended to read as 26 follows: 27 422.11B Minimum tax credit. 28 1. a. There For tax years beginning before January 1, 2020, 29 there is allowed as a credit against the tax determined in 30 section 422.5, subsection 1 , paragraphs “a” through “j” for a 31 tax year an amount equal to the minimum tax credit for that tax 32 year. 33 b. The minimum tax credit for a tax year is the excess, if 34 any, of the net minimum tax imposed for all prior tax years 35 -27- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 27/ 99
S.F. 2383 beginning on or after January 1, 1987, but before January 1, 1 2019, over the amount allowable as a credit under this section 2 for those prior tax years. 3 2. a. The allowable credit under subsection 1 for a 4 tax year beginning before January 1, 2019, shall not exceed 5 the excess, if any, of the tax determined in section 422.5, 6 subsection 1 , paragraphs “a” through “j” over the state 7 alternative minimum tax as determined in section 422.5, 8 subsection 2 , Code 2018 . The allowable credit under subsection 9 1 for a tax year beginning in the 2019 calendar year shall not 10 exceed the tax determined under section 422.5, subsection 1. 11 b. The net minimum tax for a tax year is the excess, if 12 any, of the tax determined in section 422.5, subsection 2 , 13 Code 2018, for the tax year over the tax determined in section 14 422.5, subsection 1 , paragraphs “a” through “j” for the tax 15 year. 16 3. This section is repealed January 1, 2020, for tax years 17 beginning on or after January 1, 2020. 18 Sec. 71. Section 422.11E, Code 2018, is amended by adding 19 the following new subsection: 20 NEW SUBSECTION . 6. This section is repealed on January 1, 21 2020. 22 Sec. 72. Section 422.11S, subsection 6, paragraph a, Code 23 2018, is amended to read as follows: 24 a. “Eligible student” means a student who is a member of a 25 household whose total annual income during the calendar year 26 before the student receives a tuition grant for purposes of 27 this section does not exceed an amount equal to three four 28 times the most recently published federal poverty guidelines in 29 the federal register by the United States department of health 30 and human services. 31 Sec. 73. Section 422.11S, subsection 8, paragraph a, 32 subparagraph (2), Code 2018, is amended to read as follows: 33 (2) “Total approved tax credits” means for the tax year 34 beginning in the 2006 calendar year, two million five hundred 35 -28- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 28/ 99
S.F. 2383 thousand dollars, for the tax year beginning in the 2007 1 calendar year, five million dollars, for tax years beginning 2 on or after January 1, 2008, but before January 1, 2012, seven 3 million five hundred thousand dollars, for tax years beginning 4 on or after January 1, 2012, but before January 1, 2014, eight 5 million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars, and for tax years 6 beginning on or after January 1, 2014, but before January 1, 7 2019, twelve million dollars , and for tax years beginning on or 8 after January 1, 2019, thirteen million dollars . 9 Sec. 74. Section 422.12, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 10 2018, is amended to read as follows: 11 b. A For tax years beginning before January 1, 2022, a 12 tuition credit equal to twenty-five percent of the first one 13 thousand dollars which the taxpayer has paid to others for each 14 dependent in grades kindergarten through twelve, for tuition 15 and textbooks of each dependent in attending an elementary or 16 secondary school situated in Iowa, which school is accredited 17 or approved under section 256.11 , which is not operated for 18 profit, and which adheres to the provisions of the federal 19 Civil Rights Act of 1964 and chapter 216 . Notwithstanding 20 any other provision, all other credits allowed under this 21 subsection shall be deducted before the tuition credit under 22 this paragraph. The department, when conducting an audit of 23 a taxpayer’s return, shall also audit the tuition tax credit 24 portion of the tax return. 25 Sec. 75. Section 422.12, subsection 2, paragraph c, 26 subparagraph (1), Code 2018, is amended to read as follows: 27 (1) A For tax years beginning before January 1, 2022, 28 a volunteer fire fighter and volunteer emergency medical 29 services personnel member credit equal to one hundred dollars 30 to compensate the taxpayer for the voluntary services if the 31 volunteer served for the entire tax year. A taxpayer who 32 is a paid employee of an emergency medical services program 33 or a fire department and who is also a volunteer emergency 34 medical services personnel member or volunteer fire fighter in 35 -29- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 29/ 99
S.F. 2383 a city, county, or area governed by an agreement pursuant to 1 chapter 28E where the emergency medical services program or 2 fire department performs services, shall qualify for the credit 3 provided under this paragraph “c” . 4 Sec. 76. Section 422.12, subsection 2, paragraph d, 5 subparagraph (1), Code 2018, is amended to read as follows: 6 (1) A For tax years beginning before January 1, 2022, a 7 reserve peace officer credit equal to one hundred dollars to 8 compensate the taxpayer for services as a reserve peace officer 9 if the reserve peace officer served for the entire tax year. 10 Sec. 77. Section 422.33, subsection 5, Code 2018, is amended 11 by adding the following new paragraph: 12 NEW PARAGRAPH . 0e. A corporation shall only be 13 eligible for the credit provided in this subsection if the 14 business conducting the research meets all of the following 15 requirements: 16 (1) (a) The business is engaged in the manufacturing, 17 life sciences, software engineering, or aviation and aerospace 18 industry. 19 (b) A person who is engaged in agricultural production 20 as defined in section 423.1, or who is a contractor, 21 subcontractor, builder, or a contractor-retailer that engages 22 in commercial and residential repair and installation, 23 including but not limited to heating or cooling installation 24 and repair, plumbing and pipe fitting, security system 25 installation, or electrical installation and repair, does not 26 qualify under subparagraph division (a) and is not eligible 27 for the credit. For purposes of this subparagraph division, 28 “contractor-retailer” means a business that makes frequent 29 retail sales to the public or to other contractors and that 30 also engages in the performance of construction contracts. 31 (2) The business claims and is allowed a research credit 32 for such qualified research expenses under section 41 of the 33 Internal Revenue Code for the same taxable year as it is 34 claiming the credit provided in this subsection. 35 -30- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 30/ 99
S.F. 2383 Sec. 78. Section 422.33, subsection 5, paragraph e, Code 1 2018, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph: 2 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (01) For purposes of this section, “base 3 amount” means the product of the fixed-based percentage times 4 the average annual gross receipts of the taxpayer for the four 5 taxable years preceding the taxable year for which the credit 6 is being determined, but in no event shall the base amount be 7 less than fifty percent of the qualified research expenses for 8 the credit year. 9 Sec. 79. Section 422.33, subsection 5, paragraph e, 10 subparagraph (1), Code 2018, is amended to read as follows: 11 (1) For purposes of this subsection , “base amount” , “basic 12 research payment” , and “qualified research expense” mean the 13 same as defined for the federal credit for increasing research 14 activities under section 41 of the Internal Revenue Code, 15 except that for the alternative simplified credit such amounts 16 are for research conducted within this state. 17 Sec. 80. Section 422.33, subsection 5, paragraph e, 18 subparagraph (2), Code 2018, is amended by striking the 19 subparagraph. 20 Sec. 81. Section 422.33, subsection 7, Code 2018, is amended 21 to read as follows: 22 7. a. (1) There For tax years beginning before January 1, 23 2020, there is allowed as a credit against the tax determined 24 in subsection 1 for a tax year an amount equal to the minimum 25 tax credit for that tax year. 26 (2) The minimum tax credit for a tax year is the excess, 27 if any, of the net minimum tax imposed for all prior tax years 28 beginning on or after January 1, 1987, but before January 29 1, 2019, over the amount allowable as a credit under this 30 subsection for those prior tax years. 31 b. (1) The allowable credit under paragraph “a” for a tax 32 year beginning before January 1, 2019, shall not exceed the 33 excess, if any, of the tax determined in subsection 1 over 34 the state alternative minimum tax as determined in subsection 35 -31- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 31/ 99
S.F. 2383 4 . The allowable credit under paragraph “a” for a tax year 1 beginning in the 2019 calendar year shall not exceed the tax 2 determined in subsection 1. 3 (2) The net minimum tax for a tax year is the excess, if 4 any, of the tax determined in subsection 4 for the tax year 5 over the tax determined in subsection 1 for the tax year. 6 c. This subsection is repealed January 1, 2020, for tax 7 years beginning on or after January 1, 2020. 8 Sec. 82. 2018 INTERIM TAX CREDIT STUDY. The legislative tax 9 expenditure committee created in section 2.45 shall study all 10 tax credits available under Iowa law during the 2018 interim. 11 The study shall comprehensively review and evaluate each tax 12 credit to assess its cost, equity, simplicity, competitiveness, 13 public purpose, adequacy, effectiveness, and the extent of 14 conformance with the original purpose of the tax credit. The 15 legislative tax expenditure committee shall also consider 16 new or different tax credits or other incentive programs 17 for economic development that will improve predictability, 18 flexibility, and utilization, and put Iowa in the best position 19 for attracting and retaining business in the future. The 20 legislative tax expenditure committee shall submit its findings 21 and recommendations to the general assembly for consideration 22 during the 2019 legislative session. 23 Sec. 83. FUTURE REPEAL. Sections 15.326, 15.327, 15.329, 24 15.330, 15.330A, 15.331A, 15.331C, 15.332, 15.333, 15.333A, 25 15.335, 15.335A, 15.335B, 15.335C, and 15.336, Code 2018, are 26 repealed effective July 1, 2025. 27 Sec. 84. REPEAL. Sections 422.10A, 422.11I, and 422.11N, 28 Code 2018, are repealed. 29 Sec. 85. REPEAL. Section 422.11L, Code 2018, is repealed. 30 Sec. 86. REPEAL. Chapter 190B, Code 2018, is repealed. 31 Sec. 87. EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICABILITY. 32 1. Except as provided in subsections 2 through 15, this 33 division of this Act takes effect January 1, 2019, and applies 34 to tax years beginning on or after that date. 35 -32- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 32/ 99
S.F. 2383 2. The section of this division of this Act repealing 1 section 422.11L, takes effect July 1, 2018, and applies to 2 solar energy system installations occurring on or after that 3 date. 4 3. The section of this division of this Act striking and 5 replacing section 15.119, subsection 2, paragraph “a”, takes 6 effect July 1, 2018. 7 4. The section of this division of this Act amending section 8 15.119, subsection 2, paragraphs “d”, “e”, and “g”, takes 9 effect July 1, 2018. 10 5. The sections of this division of this Act amending 11 section 404A.4 take effect July 1, 2018. 12 6. The section of this division of this Act amending section 13 16.80, subsection 10, takes effect July 1, 2018. 14 7. The sections of this division of this Act enacting 15 section 422.10, subsection 1, paragraph “0a”, and enacting 16 section 422.33, subsection 5, paragraph “0e”, being deemed of 17 immediate importance, take effect upon enactment, and apply 18 retroactively to January 1, 2018, for tax years beginning on or 19 after that date and for tax returns, including amended returns, 20 filed on or after that date for any tax year. 21 8. The sections of this division of this Act amending 22 section 422.10, subsection 3, paragraph “a”, and section 23 422.33, subsection 5, paragraph “e”, subparagraph (1), and 24 enacting section 422.10, subsection 3, paragraph “0a”, and 25 section 422.33, subsection 5, paragraph “e”, subparagraph 26 (01), being deemed of immediate importance, take effect upon 27 enactment, and apply retroactively to January 1, 2010, for tax 28 years beginning on or after that date. 29 9. The section of this division of this Act amending section 30 15.329, subsection 1, paragraph “f”, takes effect July 1, 2018. 31 10. The section of this division of this Act amending 32 section 403.19A, subsection 3, paragraph “c”, subparagraph (2), 33 takes effect July 1, 2018. 34 11. The section of this division of this Act establishing 35 -33- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 33/ 99
S.F. 2383 a 2018 interim tax credit study by the legislative tax 1 expenditure committee takes effect July 1, 2018. 2 12. The sections of this division of this Act amending 3 section 15.331A, subsection 1, section 15.331C, and section 4 15.335, subsection 8, apply to high quality jobs program 5 agreements entered into on or after July 1, 2018, and high 6 quality jobs program agreements entered into prior to July 7 1, 2018, shall be governed by section 15.331A, subsection 1, 8 section 15.331C, and section 15.335, subsection 8, Code 2018. 9 13. The repeal of the accelerated career education program 10 by the section of this division of this Act enacting section 11 260G.8, shall not constitute grounds for rescission or 12 modification of agreements entered into under chapter 260G 13 prior to July 1, 2025. Any agreement entered into under 14 chapter 260G prior to July 1, 2025, shall remain in effect 15 until it expires under its own terms, and shall be governed by 16 chapter 260G as that chapter existed immediately prior to July 17 1, 2025. 18 14. The repeal of the historic preservation tax credit 19 program by the section of this division of this Act enacting 20 section 404A.7, shall not constitute grounds for rescission 21 or modification of agreements entered into under chapter 404A 22 prior to July 1, 2025. Any agreement entered into under 23 chapter 404A prior to July 1, 2025, shall remain in effect 24 until it expires under its own terms, and shall be governed by 25 chapter 404A as that chapter existed immediately prior to July 26 1, 2025. 27 15. The repeal of the high quality jobs program by the 28 section of this division of this Act repealing sections 15.326, 29 15.327, 15.329, 15.330, 15.330A, 15.331A, 15.331C, 15.332, 30 15.333, 15.333A, 15.335, 15.335A, 15.335B, 15.335C, and 15.336, 31 shall not constitute grounds for rescission or modification of 32 agreements entered into under those sections prior to July 1, 33 2025. Any agreement entered into under those sections prior 34 to July 1, 2025, shall remain in effect until it expires under 35 -34- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 34/ 99
S.F. 2383 its own terms, and shall be governed by those sections as they 1 existed immediately prior to July 1, 2025. 2 DIVISION IV 3 FRANCHISE TAX AND MONEYS AND CREDITS TAX 4 Sec. 88. Section 15.293A, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 5 2018, is amended to read as follows: 6 a. A redevelopment tax credit shall be allowed against 7 the taxes imposed in chapter 422, divisions II, III, and V , 8 and in chapter 432 , and against the moneys and credits tax 9 imposed in section 533.329 , for a portion of a taxpayer’s 10 equity investment, as provided in subsection 3 , in a qualifying 11 redevelopment project. 12 Sec. 89. Section 15.293A, subsection 2, paragraphs c and f, 13 Code 2018, are amended to read as follows: 14 c. The tax credit certificate, unless rescinded by the 15 authority, shall be accepted by the department of revenue as 16 payment for taxes imposed pursuant to chapter 422, divisions 17 II, III, and V , and in chapter 432 , and for the moneys and 18 credits tax imposed in section 533.329 , subject to any 19 conditions or restrictions placed by the authority upon 20 the face of the tax credit certificate and subject to the 21 limitations of this section . 22 f. A tax credit shall not be claimed by a transferee 23 under this section until a replacement tax credit certificate 24 identifying the transferee as the proper holder has been 25 issued. The transferee may use the amount of the tax credit 26 transferred against the taxes imposed in chapter 422, divisions 27 II, III, and V , and in chapter 432 , and against the moneys and 28 credits tax imposed in section 533.329 , for any tax year the 29 original transferor could have claimed the tax credit. Any 30 consideration received for the transfer of the tax credit shall 31 not be included as income under chapter 422, divisions II, III, 32 and V . Any consideration paid for the transfer of the tax 33 credit shall not be deducted from income under chapter 422, 34 divisions II, III, and V . 35 -35- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 35/ 99
S.F. 2383 Sec. 90. Section 15.333, subsection 1, Code 2018, is amended 1 to read as follows: 2 1. An eligible business may claim a tax credit equal to a 3 percentage of the new investment directly related to new jobs 4 created or retained by the project. The tax credit shall be 5 amortized equally over five calendar years. The tax credit 6 shall be allowed against taxes imposed under chapter 422, 7 division II, III, or V , and against the moneys and credits tax 8 imposed in section 533.329 . If the business is a partnership, 9 S corporation, limited liability company, cooperative organized 10 under chapter 501 and filing as a partnership for federal tax 11 purposes, or estate or trust electing to have the income taxed 12 directly to the individual, an individual may claim the tax 13 credit allowed. The amount claimed by the individual shall 14 be based upon the pro rata share of the individual’s earnings 15 of the partnership, S corporation, limited liability company, 16 cooperative organized under chapter 501 and filing as a 17 partnership for federal tax purposes, or estate or trust. The 18 percentage shall be determined as provided in section 15.335A . 19 Any tax credit in excess of the tax liability for the tax year 20 may be credited to the tax liability for the following seven 21 years or until depleted, whichever occurs first. 22 Sec. 91. Section 15.355, subsection 3, paragraph b, Code 23 2018, is amended to read as follows: 24 b. The tax credit shall be allowed against the taxes imposed 25 in chapter 422, divisions II, III, and V , and in chapter 432 , 26 and against the moneys and credits tax imposed in section 27 533.329 . 28 Sec. 92. Section 15.355, subsection 3, paragraph e, 29 subparagraphs (3) and (6), Code 2018, are amended to read as 30 follows: 31 (3) The tax credit certificate, unless rescinded by the 32 authority, shall be accepted by the department of revenue as 33 payment for taxes imposed pursuant to chapter 422, divisions 34 II, III, and V , and in chapter 432 , and for the moneys and 35 -36- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 36/ 99
S.F. 2383 credits tax imposed in section 533.329 , subject to any 1 conditions or restrictions placed by the authority upon 2 the face of the tax credit certificate and subject to the 3 limitations of this program. 4 (6) A tax credit shall not be claimed by a transferee 5 under this section until a replacement tax credit certificate 6 identifying the transferee as the proper holder has been 7 issued. The transferee may use the amount of the tax credit 8 transferred against the taxes imposed in chapter 422, divisions 9 II, III, and V , and in chapter 432 , and against the moneys and 10 credits tax imposed in section 533.329 , for any tax year the 11 original transferor could have claimed the tax credit. Any 12 consideration received for the transfer of the tax credit shall 13 not be included as income under chapter 422, divisions II, 14 III, and V . Any consideration paid for the transfer of the tax 15 credit shall not be deducted from income under chapter 422, 16 divisions II, III, and V . 17 Sec. 93. Section 15E.43, subsection 1, paragraphs a and d, 18 Code 2018, are amended to read as follows: 19 a. For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2015, 20 a tax credit shall be allowed against the taxes imposed in 21 chapter 422, divisions II, III, and V , and in chapter 432 , and 22 against the moneys and credits tax imposed in section 533.329 , 23 for a portion of a taxpayer’s equity investment, as provided in 24 subsection 2 , in a qualifying business. 25 d. For a tax credit claimed against the taxes imposed in 26 chapter 422, division II , any tax credit in excess of the 27 tax liability is refundable. In lieu of claiming a refund, 28 the taxpayer may elect to have the overpayment shown on 29 the taxpayer’s final, completed return credited to the tax 30 liability for the following tax year. For a tax credit claimed 31 against the taxes imposed in chapter 422, divisions III and 32 V , and in chapter 432 , and against the moneys and credits tax 33 imposed in section 533.329 , any tax credit in excess of the 34 taxpayer’s liability for the tax year may be credited to the 35 -37- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 37/ 99
S.F. 2383 tax liability for the following three years or until depleted, 1 whichever is earlier. A tax credit shall not be carried back 2 to a tax year prior to the tax year in which the taxpayer 3 redeems the tax credit. 4 Sec. 94. Section 15E.44, subsection 4, Code 2018, is amended 5 to read as follows: 6 4. After verifying the eligibility of a qualifying 7 business, the authority shall issue a tax credit certificate 8 to be included with the equity investor’s tax return. The tax 9 credit certificate shall contain the taxpayer’s name, address, 10 tax identification number, the amount of credit, the name of 11 the qualifying business, and other information required by the 12 department of revenue. The tax credit certificate, unless 13 rescinded by the authority, shall be accepted by the department 14 of revenue as payment for taxes imposed pursuant to chapter 15 422, divisions II, III, and V , and in chapter 432 , and for the 16 moneys and credits tax imposed in section 533.329 , subject to 17 any conditions or restrictions placed by the authority upon 18 the face of the tax credit certificate and subject to the 19 limitations of section 15E.43 . 20 Sec. 95. Section 15E.52, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 21 2018, is amended to read as follows: 22 a. A tax credit shall be allowed against the taxes imposed 23 in chapter 422, divisions II, III, and V , and in chapter 432 , 24 and against the moneys and credits tax imposed in section 25 533.329 , for a portion of a taxpayer’s equity investment in the 26 form of cash in an innovation fund. 27 Sec. 96. Section 15E.52, subsection 13, Code 2018, is 28 amended to read as follows: 29 13. The transferee may use the amount of the tax credit 30 transferred against the taxes imposed in chapter 422, divisions 31 II, III, and V , and in chapter 432 , and against the moneys and 32 credits tax imposed in section 533.329 , for any tax year the 33 original transferor could have claimed the tax credit. Any 34 consideration received for the transfer of the tax credit shall 35 -38- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 38/ 99
S.F. 2383 not be included as income under chapter 422, divisions II, III, 1 and V . Any consideration paid for the transfer of the tax 2 credit shall not be deducted from income under chapter 422, 3 divisions II, III, and V . 4 Sec. 97. Section 15E.62, subsection 8, Code 2018, is amended 5 to read as follows: 6 8. “Tax credit” means a contingent tax credit issued 7 pursuant to section 15E.66 that is available against tax 8 liabilities imposed by chapter 422, divisions II, III, and 9 V , and by chapter 432 and against the moneys and credits tax 10 imposed by section 533.329 . 11 Sec. 98. Section 15E.305, subsection 1, Code 2018, is 12 amended to read as follows: 13 1. For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2003, 14 a tax credit shall be allowed against the taxes imposed in 15 chapter 422, divisions II, III, and V , and in chapter 432 , and 16 against the moneys and credits tax imposed in section 533.329 17 equal to twenty-five percent of a taxpayer’s endowment gift to 18 an endow Iowa qualified community foundation. An individual 19 may claim a tax credit under this section of a partnership, 20 limited liability company, S corporation, estate, or trust 21 electing to have income taxed directly to the individual. The 22 amount claimed by the individual shall be based upon the pro 23 rata share of the individual’s earnings from the partnership, 24 limited liability company, S corporation, estate, or trust. A 25 tax credit shall be allowed only for an endowment gift made to 26 an endow Iowa qualified community foundation for a permanent 27 endowment fund established to benefit a charitable cause in 28 this state. The amount of the endowment gift for which the 29 tax credit is claimed shall not be deductible in determining 30 taxable income for state income tax purposes. Any tax credit 31 in excess of the taxpayer’s tax liability for the tax year may 32 be credited to the tax liability for the following five years 33 or until depleted, whichever occurs first. A tax credit shall 34 not be carried back to a tax year prior to the tax year in which 35 -39- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 39/ 99
S.F. 2383 the taxpayer claims the tax credit. 1 Sec. 99. Section 331.427, subsection 1, unnumbered 2 paragraph 1, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows: 3 Except as otherwise provided by state law, county revenues 4 from taxes and other sources for general county services shall 5 be credited to the general fund of the county, including 6 revenues received under sections 9I.11 , 101A.3 , 101A.7 , 123.36 , 7 123.143 , 142D.9 , 176A.8 , 321.105 , 321.152 , 321G.7 , 321I.8 , 8 section 331.554, subsection 6 , sections 341A.20 , 364.3 , 368.21 , 9 423A.7 , 428A.8 , 433.15 , 434.19 , 445.57 , 453A.35 , 458A.21 , 10 483A.12 , 533.329 , 556B.1 , 583.6 , 602.8108 , 904.908 , and 906.17 , 11 and the following: 12 Sec. 100. Section 422.60, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 13 2018, is amended to read as follows: 14 a. In addition to all taxes imposed under this division , 15 there is imposed upon each financial institution doing business 16 within the state and that is not exempt from the federal income 17 tax, the greater of the tax determined in section 422.63 or 18 the state alternative minimum tax equal to sixty percent of 19 the maximum state franchise tax rate, rounded to the nearest 20 one-tenth of one percent, of the state alternative minimum 21 taxable income of the taxpayer computed under this subsection . 22 Sec. 101. Section 422.60, subsection 3, paragraph a, 23 subparagraph (1), Code 2018, is amended to read as follows: 24 (1) There For a financial institution that is not exempt 25 from the federal income tax, there is allowed as a credit 26 against the tax determined in section 422.63 for a tax year an 27 amount equal to the minimum tax credit for that tax year. 28 Sec. 102. Section 422.61, subsections 1, 3, and 4, Code 29 2018, are amended to read as follows: 30 1. “Financial institution” means a state bank as defined in 31 section 524.103, subsection 41 , a state bank chartered under 32 the laws of any other state, a national banking association, 33 a trust company, a federally chartered savings and loan 34 association, an out-of-state state chartered savings bank, a 35 -40- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 40/ 99
S.F. 2383 credit union as defined in section 533.102 that is incorporated 1 or organized under chapter 533 or under the laws of another 2 state, a financial institution chartered by the federal 3 home loan bank board, a non-Iowa chartered savings and loan 4 association, or a production credit association. 5 3. a. “Net income” means one of the following: 6 (1) For a financial institution that is exempt from the 7 federal income tax, the total revenue less total expenses as 8 properly reported on the financial institution’s internal 9 revenue service form 990 covering the same period, with the 10 adjustments in paragraph “b” to the extent the taxes, income, 11 and deductions described in such adjustments are applicable 12 to the financial institution’s calculation of revenues and 13 expenses as determined by the director by rule. 14 (2) For any other financial institution, the net income of 15 the financial institution computed in accordance with section 16 422.35 , with the following adjustments : in paragraph “b” . 17 b. Applicable adjustments in computing “net income” : 18 a. (1) Federal income taxes paid or accrued shall not be 19 subtracted. 20 b. (2) Notwithstanding section 422.35, subsection 2 , or 21 any other provisions of law, income from obligations of the 22 state and its political subdivisions and franchise taxes paid 23 or accrued under this division during the taxable year shall 24 be added. Income from sales of obligations of the state and 25 its political subdivisions and interest and dividend income 26 from these obligations are exempt from the taxes imposed by 27 this division only if the law authorizing the obligations 28 specifically exempts the income from the sale and interest and 29 dividend income from the state franchise tax. 30 c. (3) Interest and dividends from federal securities shall 31 not be subtracted. 32 d. (4) Interest and dividends derived from obligations of 33 United States possessions, agencies, and instrumentalities, 34 including bonds which were purchased after January 1, 1991, and 35 -41- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 41/ 99
S.F. 2383 issued by the governments of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin 1 Islands shall be added, to the extent they were not included in 2 computing federal taxable income. 3 e. (5) A deduction disallowed under section 265(b) or 4 section 291(e)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code shall be 5 subtracted. 6 f. (6) A deduction shall not be allowed for that portion of 7 the taxpayer’s expenses computed under this paragraph which is 8 allocable to an investment in an investment subsidiary. The 9 portion of the taxpayer’s expenses which is allocable to an 10 investment in an investment subsidiary is an amount which bears 11 the same ratio to the taxpayer’s expenses as the taxpayer’s 12 average adjusted basis, as computed pursuant to section 1016 13 of the Internal Revenue Code, of investment in that investment 14 subsidiary bears to the average adjusted basis for all assets 15 of the taxpayer. The portion of the taxpayer’s expenses that 16 is computed and disallowed under this paragraph shall be added. 17 g. (7) Where a financial institution as defined in section 18 581 of the Internal Revenue Code is not subject to income tax 19 and the shareholders of the financial institution are taxed on 20 the financial institution’s income under the provisions of the 21 Internal Revenue Code, such tax treatment shall be disregarded 22 and the financial institution shall compute its net income for 23 franchise tax purposes in the same manner under this subsection 24 as a financial institution that is subject to or liable for 25 federal income tax under the Internal Revenue Code in effect 26 for the applicable year. 27 4. “Taxable year” means the calendar year or the fiscal year 28 ending during a calendar year, for which the tax is payable. 29 “Fiscal year” includes a tax period of less than twelve months 30 if, under the Internal Revenue Code, a corporation is required 31 to file a tax return or internal revenue service form 990 32 covering a tax period of less than twelve months. 33 Sec. 103. Section 422.62, Code 2018, is amended to read as 34 follows: 35 -42- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 42/ 99
S.F. 2383 422.62 Due and delinquent dates. 1 The franchise tax is due and payable on the first day 2 following the end of the taxable year of each financial 3 institution, and for a financial institution that is exempt 4 from the federal income tax, the franchise tax is delinquent 5 after the last day of the fifth month following the due date. 6 For all other financial institutions, the franchise tax is 7 delinquent after the last day of the fourth month following the 8 due date or forty-five days after the due date of the federal 9 tax return, excluding extensions of time to file, whichever is 10 the later. Every financial institution shall file a return as 11 prescribed by the director on or before the delinquency date. 12 Sec. 104. Section 422.63, Code 2018, is amended to read as 13 follows: 14 422.63 Amount of tax. 15 1. The franchise tax is imposed annually in an amount equal 16 to five percent of computed by applying the following rates 17 of taxation to the net income received or accrued during the 18 taxable year : 19 a. On net income from zero to seven million five hundred 20 thousand dollars, two percent . 21 b. On net income exceeding seven million five hundred 22 thousand dollars, four percent. 23 2. If the net income of the financial institution is derived 24 from its business carried on entirely within the state, the tax 25 in subsection 1 shall be imposed on the entire net income, but 26 if the business is carried on partly within and partly without 27 the state, the tax in subsection 1 shall be imposed on the 28 portion of net income reasonably attributable to the business 29 within the state , which net income shall be specifically 30 allocated or equitably apportioned within and without the state 31 under rules of the director. 32 Sec. 105. REPEAL. Section 533.329, Code 2018, is repealed. 33 Sec. 106. PRESERVATION OF EXISTING RIGHTS. This division 34 of this Act is not intended and shall not limit, modify, 35 -43- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 43/ 99
S.F. 2383 or otherwise adversely affect any tax credit or tax credit 1 certificate issued, awarded, or allowed before January 1, 2019, 2 nor shall it limit, modify, or otherwise adversely affect 3 a taxpayer’s right to claim or redeem a tax credit issued, 4 awarded, or allowed before January 1, 2019, including but not 5 limited to any tax credit carryforward amount. Any amount of 6 tax credit that would have been eligible to be claimed by a 7 taxpayer on or after January 1, 2019, against the moneys and 8 credits tax imposed in section 533.329, Code 2018, shall be 9 allowed in the same manner and to the same extent as a credit 10 against the franchise tax imposed in chapter 422, division V. 11 Sec. 107. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act takes 12 effect January 1, 2019. 13 Sec. 108. APPLICABILITY. This division of this Act applies 14 to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2019. 15 DIVISION V 16 CHANGES TO IOWA EDUCATIONAL SAVINGS PLAN TRUST AND IOWA ABLE 17 SAVINGS PLAN TRUST 18 Sec. 109. Section 12D.1, Code 2018, is amended to read as 19 follows: 20 12D.1 Purpose and definitions. 21 1. The general assembly finds that the general welfare and 22 well-being of the state are directly related to educational 23 levels and skills of the citizens of the state, and that a 24 vital and valid public purpose is served by the creation and 25 implementation of programs which encourage and make possible 26 the attainment of higher formal education by the greatest 27 number of citizens of the state. The state has limited 28 resources to provide additional programs for higher education 29 funding and the continued operation and maintenance of the 30 state’s public institutions of higher education and the general 31 welfare of the citizens of the state will be enhanced by 32 establishing a program which allows citizens of the state to 33 invest money in a public trust for future application to the 34 payment of higher education costs qualified education expenses . 35 -44- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 44/ 99
S.F. 2383 The creation of the means of encouragement for citizens to 1 invest in such a program represents the carrying out of a 2 vital and valid public purpose. In order to make available 3 to the citizens of the state an opportunity to fund future 4 higher formal education needs, it is necessary that a public 5 trust be established in which moneys may be invested for future 6 educational use. 7 2. As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise 8 requires: 9 a. “Account balance limit” means the maximum allowable 10 aggregate balance of accounts established for the same 11 beneficiary. Account earnings, if any, are included in the 12 account balance limit. 13 b. “Administrative fund” means the administrative fund 14 established under section 12D.4 . 15 c. “Beneficiary” means the individual designated by a 16 participation agreement to benefit from advance payments of 17 higher education costs qualified education expenses on behalf 18 of the beneficiary. 19 d. “Benefits” means the payment of higher education costs 20 qualified education expenses on behalf of a beneficiary by the 21 trust during the beneficiary’s attendance at an institution of 22 higher education a qualified educational institution . 23 e. “Higher education costs” means the same as “qualified 24 higher education expenses” as defined in section 529(e)(3) of 25 the Internal Revenue Code . 26 f. e. “Institution of higher education” means an institution 27 described in section 481 of the federal Higher Education Act of 28 1965, 20 U.S.C. §1088, which is eligible to participate in the 29 United States department of education’s student aid programs. 30 g. f. “Internal Revenue Code” means the same as defined 31 in section 12I.1 . 32 h. g. “Iowa educational savings plan trust” or “trust” means 33 the trust created under section 12D.2 . 34 i. h. “Participant” means an individual, individual’s legal 35 -45- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 45/ 99
S.F. 2383 representative, trust, estate, or an organization described 1 in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and exempt 2 from taxation under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue 3 Code, that has entered into a participation agreement under 4 this chapter for the advance payment of higher education costs 5 qualified education expenses on behalf of a beneficiary. 6 j. i. “Participation agreement” means an agreement between 7 a participant and the trust entered into under this chapter . 8 k. j. “Program fund” means the program fund established 9 under section 12D.4 . 10 k. “Qualified education expenses” means the same as 11 “qualified higher education expenses” as defined in section 12 529(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by Pub. L. 13 No. 115-97, and shall include elementary and secondary school 14 expenses for tuition described in section 529(c)(7) of the 15 Internal Revenue Code, subject to the limitations imposed by 16 section 529(e)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code. 17 l. “Qualified educational institution” means an institution 18 of higher education, or any elementary or secondary public, 19 private, or religious school described in section 529(c)(7) of 20 the Internal Revenue Code. 21 l. m. “Tuition and fees” “Tuition” means the quarter , or 22 semester , or annual charges imposed to attend an institution 23 of higher education a qualified educational institution and 24 required as a condition of enrollment or attendance . 25 Sec. 110. Section 12D.2, subsections 2, 5, 9, and 14, Code 26 2018, are amended to read as follows: 27 2. Enter into agreements with any institution of higher 28 education qualified educational institution , the state, or any 29 federal or other state agency, or other entity as required to 30 implement this chapter . 31 5. Carry out studies and projections so the treasurer of 32 state may advise participants regarding present and estimated 33 future higher education costs qualified education expenses 34 and levels of financial participation in the trust required 35 -46- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 46/ 99
S.F. 2383 in order to enable participants to achieve their educational 1 funding objectives. 2 9. Make payments to institutions of higher education 3 qualified educational institutions , participants, or 4 beneficiaries, pursuant to participation agreements on behalf 5 of beneficiaries. 6 14. Establish, impose, and collect administrative fees 7 and charges in connection with transactions of the trust, and 8 provide for reasonable service charges , including penalties for 9 cancellations and late payments with respect to participation 10 agreements . 11 Sec. 111. Section 12D.3, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2018, are 12 amended to read as follows: 13 1. a. Each participation agreement may require a 14 participant to agree to invest a specific amount of money in 15 the trust for a specific period of time for the benefit of a 16 specific beneficiary. A participant shall not be required to 17 make an annual contribution on behalf of a beneficiary. The 18 maximum contribution that may be deducted for Iowa income tax 19 purposes shall not exceed two thousand dollars per beneficiary 20 per year adjusted annually to reflect increases in the consumer 21 price index. The treasurer of state shall set an account 22 balance limit to maintain compliance with section 529 of the 23 Internal Revenue Code. A contribution shall not be permitted 24 to the extent it causes the aggregate balance of all accounts 25 established for the same beneficiary under the trust to exceed 26 the applicable account balance limit. 27 b. Participation agreements may be amended to provide for 28 adjusted levels of payments based upon changed circumstances or 29 changes in educational plans. 30 2. The execution of a participation agreement by the trust 31 shall not guarantee in any way that higher education costs 32 qualified education expenses will be equal to projections 33 and estimates provided by the trust or that the beneficiary 34 named in any participation agreement will attain any of the 35 -47- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 47/ 99
S.F. 2383 following: 1 a. Be admitted to an institution of higher education a 2 qualified educational institution . 3 b. If admitted, be determined a resident for tuition 4 purposes by the institution of higher education qualified 5 educational institution . 6 c. Be allowed to continue attendance at the institution of 7 higher education qualified educational institution following 8 admission. 9 d. Graduate from the institution of higher education 10 qualified educational institution . 11 Sec. 112. Section 12D.3, Code 2018, is amended by adding the 12 following new subsection: 13 NEW SUBSECTION . 5. A participant may designate a successor 14 in accordance with rules adopted by the treasurer of state. 15 The designated successor shall succeed to the ownership of the 16 account in the event of the death of the participant. In the 17 event a participant dies and has not designated a successor to 18 the account, the following criteria shall apply: 19 a. The beneficiary of the account, if eighteen years of 20 age or older, shall become the owner of the account as well as 21 remain the beneficiary upon filing the appropriate forms in 22 accordance with rules adopted by the treasurer of state. 23 b. If the beneficiary of the account is under the age of 24 eighteen, account ownership shall be transferred to the first 25 surviving parent or other legal guardian of the beneficiary to 26 file the appropriate forms in accordance with rules adopted by 27 the treasurer of state. 28 Sec. 113. Section 12D.4, Code 2018, is amended to read as 29 follows: 30 12D.4 Program and administrative funds —— investment and 31 payments. 32 1. a. The treasurer of state shall segregate moneys 33 received by the trust into two funds: the program fund and the 34 administrative fund. 35 -48- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 48/ 99
S.F. 2383 b. All moneys paid by participants in connection with 1 participation agreements shall be deposited as received into 2 separate accounts within the program fund. 3 c. Contributions to the trust made by participants may only 4 be made in the form of cash. 5 d. A participant or beneficiary shall not provide investment 6 direction regarding program contributions or earnings held by 7 the trust may, directly or indirectly, direct the investment of 8 any contributions to the trust or any earnings thereon no more 9 than two times in a calendar year . 10 e. The amount of cash distributions from the trust and all 11 other qualified state tuition programs under section 529 of 12 the Internal Revenue Code to a beneficiary during any taxable 13 year shall, in the aggregate, include no more than ten thousand 14 dollars in expenses for tuition in connection with enrollment 15 at an elementary or secondary public, private, or religious 16 school incurred during the taxable year. 17 2. Moneys accrued by participants in the program fund of 18 the trust may be used for payments to any institution of higher 19 education qualified educational institution . Payments can be 20 made to the qualified educational institution, the participant, 21 or the beneficiary. 22 Sec. 114. Section 12D.6, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 23 2018, is amended to read as follows: 24 a. A participant retains ownership of all payments made 25 under a participation agreement up to the date of utilization 26 for payment of higher education costs qualified education 27 expenses for the beneficiary. 28 Sec. 115. Section 12D.6, subsections 2, 3, and 5, Code 2018, 29 are amended to read as follows: 30 2. In the event the program is terminated prior to payment 31 of higher education costs qualified education expenses for the 32 beneficiary, the participant is entitled to a refund of the 33 participant’s account balance. 34 3. The institution of higher education qualified 35 -49- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 49/ 99
S.F. 2383 educational institution shall obtain ownership of the payments 1 made for the higher education costs qualified education 2 expenses paid to the institution at the time each payment is 3 made to the institution. 4 5. A participant may transfer ownership rights to another 5 eligible individual, including a gift of the ownership rights 6 to a minor beneficiary participant, or may transfer funds to 7 another plan under the trust or to an ABLE account as permitted 8 under section 529(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code . 9 The transfer shall be made and the property distributed in 10 accordance with rules adopted by the treasurer of state or with 11 the terms of the participation agreement. 12 Sec. 116. Section 12D.7, Code 2018, is amended to read as 13 follows: 14 12D.7 Effect of payments on determination of need and 15 eligibility for student financial aid. 16 A student loan program, student grant program, or other 17 program administered by any agency of the state, except as 18 may be otherwise provided by federal law or the provisions 19 of any specific grant applicable to that law, shall not take 20 into account and shall not consider amounts available for 21 the payment of higher education costs qualified education 22 expenses pursuant to the Iowa educational savings plan trust in 23 determining need and eligibility for student aid. 24 Sec. 117. Section 12D.9, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 25 2018, is amended to read as follows: 26 a. Pursuant to section 12D.3, subsection 1 , paragraph “a” , 27 a participant may make contributions to an account which is 28 established for the purpose of meeting the qualified higher 29 education expenses of the designated beneficiary of the 30 account. 31 Sec. 118. Section 422.7, subsection 32, paragraph c, Code 32 2018, is amended by striking the paragraph and inserting in 33 lieu thereof the following: 34 c. (1) Add, to the extent previously deducted as a 35 -50- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 50/ 99
S.F. 2383 contribution to the trust, the amount resulting from a 1 withdrawal or transfer made by the taxpayer from the Iowa 2 educational savings plan trust for purposes other than any of 3 the following: 4 (a) The payment of qualified higher education expenses. 5 (b) The payment of tuition to an elementary or secondary 6 school if the tuition amounts are qualified education expenses. 7 (c) A change in beneficiaries under, or transfer to another 8 account within, the Iowa educational savings plan trust, or a 9 transfer to the Iowa ABLE savings plan trust, provided such 10 change or transfer is permitted under section 12D.6, subsection 11 5. 12 (2) For purposes of this paragraph: 13 (a) “Elementary or secondary school” means an elementary 14 or secondary school in this state which is accredited under 15 section 256.11, and adheres to the provisions of the federal 16 Civil Rights Act of 1964 and chapter 216. 17 (b) “Institution of higher education” , “qualified education 18 expenses” , and “tuition” all mean the same as defined in section 19 12D.1, subsection 2. 20 (c) (i) “Qualified higher education expenses” means the same 21 as defined in section 529(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. 22 (ii) For purposes of this subparagraph division (c), 23 “Internal Revenue Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 24 1954, prior to the date of its redesignation as the Internal 25 Revenue Code of 1986 by the Tax Reform Act of 1986, or means 26 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended and in effect on 27 January 1, 2018. This definition shall not be construed to 28 include any amendment to the Internal Revenue Code enacted 29 after the date specified in the preceding sentence, including 30 any amendment with retroactive applicability or effectiveness. 31 Sec. 119. Section 422.7, subsection 34, Code 2018, is 32 amended to read as follows: 33 34. a. (1) Subtract the amount contributed during the tax 34 year on behalf of a designated beneficiary that is a resident 35 -51- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 51/ 99
S.F. 2383 of this state to the Iowa ABLE savings plan trust or to the 1 qualified ABLE program with which the state has contracted 2 pursuant to section 12I.10 , not to exceed the maximum 3 contribution level established in section 12I.3, subsection 1 , 4 paragraph “d” , or section 12I.10, subsection 2 , paragraph “a” , 5 as applicable. 6 (2) This paragraph “a” shall not apply to any amount 7 of contribution that represents a transfer from the Iowa 8 educational savings plan trust created in chapter 12D that 9 meets the requirements of subsection 32, paragraph “c” , 10 subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (c), and that was 11 previously deducted as a contribution to the Iowa educational 12 savings plan trust. 13 b. Add the amount resulting from the cancellation of a 14 participation agreement refunded to the taxpayer as an account 15 owner in the Iowa ABLE savings plan trust or the qualified 16 ABLE program with which the state has contracted pursuant to 17 section 12I.10 to the extent previously deducted pursuant 18 to this subsection by the taxpayer or any other person as a 19 contribution to the trust or qualified ABLE program , or to the 20 extent the amount was previously deducted by the taxpayer or 21 any other person pursuant to subsection 32, paragraph “a” , and 22 qualified as a transfer under paragraph “a” , subparagraph (2), 23 of this subsection . 24 c. Add the amount resulting from a withdrawal made by a 25 taxpayer from the Iowa ABLE savings plan trust or the qualified 26 ABLE program with which the state has contracted pursuant to 27 section 12I.10 for purposes other than the payment of qualified 28 disability expenses to the extent previously deducted pursuant 29 to this subsection by the taxpayer or any other person as a 30 contribution to the trust or qualified ABLE program , or to the 31 extent the amount was previously deducted by the taxpayer or 32 any other person pursuant to subsection 32, paragraph “a” , and 33 qualified as a transfer under paragraph “a” , subparagraph (2), 34 of this subsection . 35 -52- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 52/ 99
S.F. 2383 Sec. 120. Section 627.6, Code 2018, is amended by adding the 1 following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 17. The debtor’s interest, whether as 3 participant or beneficiary, in contributions and assets, 4 including the accumulated earnings and market increases in 5 value, held in an account in the Iowa educational savings plan 6 trust organized under chapter 12D. 7 Sec. 121. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act, being 8 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 9 Sec. 122. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. 10 1. Except as provided in subsection 2, this division of this 11 Act applies retroactively to January 1, 2018, for withdrawals 12 from the Iowa educational savings plan trust made on or after 13 that date. 14 2. The sections of this division of this Act amending 15 section 422.7 apply retroactively to January 1, 2018, for tax 16 years beginning on or after that date, and for withdrawals from 17 the Iowa educational savings plan trust made on or after that 18 date. 19 DIVISION VI 20 SALES AND USE TAXES 21 Sec. 123. Section 15J.4, subsection 3, paragraph f, Code 22 2018, is amended to read as follows: 23 f. The total aggregate amount of state sales tax revenues 24 and state hotel and motel tax revenues that may be approved by 25 the board for remittance to all municipalities and that may 26 be transferred to the state reinvestment district fund under 27 section 423.2, subsection 11 , 423.2A or section 423A.6 , and 28 remitted to all municipalities having a reinvestment district 29 under this chapter shall not exceed one hundred million 30 dollars. 31 Sec. 124. Section 15J.5, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 32 2018, is amended to read as follows: 33 a. The department shall calculate quarterly the amount of 34 new state sales tax revenues for each district established in 35 -53- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 53/ 99
S.F. 2383 the state to be deposited in the state reinvestment district 1 fund created in section 15J.6 , pursuant to section 423.2, 2 subsection 11 , paragraph “b” 423.2A, subsection 2 , subject to 3 remittance limitations established by the board pursuant to 4 section 15J.4, subsection 3 . 5 Sec. 125. Section 15J.6, subsection 1, Code 2018, is amended 6 to read as follows: 7 1. A state reinvestment district fund is established in the 8 state treasury under the control of the department consisting 9 of the new state sales tax revenues collected within each 10 district and deposited in the fund pursuant to section 423.2, 11 subsection 11 , paragraph “b” 423.2A, subsection 2 , and the 12 new state hotel and motel tax revenues collected within each 13 district and deposited in the fund pursuant to section 423A.6 . 14 Moneys deposited in the fund are appropriated to the department 15 for the purposes of this section . Moneys in the fund shall 16 only be used for the purposes of this section . 17 Sec. 126. Section 418.11, subsection 1, Code 2018, is 18 amended to read as follows: 19 1. The department of revenue shall calculate quarterly the 20 amount of increased sales tax revenues for each governmental 21 entity approved to use sales tax increment revenues and the 22 amount of such revenues to be transferred to the sales tax 23 increment fund pursuant to section 423.2, subsection 11 , 24 paragraph “b” 423.2A, subsection 2 . 25 Sec. 127. Section 418.12, subsection 1, Code 2018, is 26 amended to read as follows: 27 1. A sales tax increment fund is established as a separate 28 and distinct fund in the state treasury under the control of 29 the department of revenue consisting of the amount of the 30 increased state sales and services tax revenues collected by 31 the department of revenue within each applicable area specified 32 in section 418.11, subsection 3 , and deposited in the fund 33 pursuant to section 423.2, subsection 11 , paragraph “b” 423.2A, 34 subsection 2 . Moneys deposited in the fund are appropriated 35 -54- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 54/ 99
S.F. 2383 to the department of revenue for the purposes of this section . 1 Moneys in the fund shall only be used for the purposes of this 2 section . 3 Sec. 128. Section 421.26, Code 2018, is amended to read as 4 follows: 5 421.26 Personal liability for tax due. 6 If a licensee or other person under section 452A.65 , a 7 retailer or purchaser under chapter 423A , 423B , or 423E , or 8 section sections 423.14, 423.14A, 423.29, 423.31 , 423.32, or 9 423.33 , or a retailer or purchaser under section 423.32 , or 10 a user under section 423.34 , or a permit holder or licensee 11 under section 453A.13 , 453A.16 , or 453A.44 fails to pay a tax 12 under those sections when due, an officer of a corporation 13 or association, notwithstanding section 489.304 , a member or 14 manager of a limited liability company, or a partner of a 15 partnership, having control or supervision of or the authority 16 for remitting the tax payments and having a substantial legal 17 or equitable interest in the ownership of the corporation, 18 association, limited liability company, or partnership, who has 19 intentionally failed to pay the tax is personally liable for 20 the payment of the tax, interest, and penalty due and unpaid. 21 However, this section shall not apply to taxes on accounts 22 receivable. The dissolution of a corporation, association, 23 limited liability company, or partnership shall not discharge a 24 person’s liability for failure to remit the tax due. 25 Sec. 129. Section 423.1, subsection 5, Code 2018, is amended 26 to read as follows: 27 5. “Agricultural production” includes means the commercial 28 production of livestock, milk, honey, eggs, or plants, 29 including but not limited to flowering, ornamental, or 30 vegetable plants in commercial greenhouses or otherwise, 31 and commercial production from aquaculture, and commercial 32 production from silvicultural activities. “Agricultural 33 products” includes flowering, ornamental, or vegetable plants 34 and those products of aquaculture and silviculture. 35 -55- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 55/ 99
S.F. 2383 Sec. 130. Section 423.1, subsection 24, paragraph a, Code 1 2018, is amended to read as follows: 2 a. “Lease or rental” means any transfer of possession or 3 control of , or access to, tangible personal property for a 4 fixed or indeterminate term for consideration. A “lease or 5 rental” may include future options to purchase or extend. 6 Sec. 131. Section 423.1, subsection 37, Code 2018, is 7 amended to read as follows: 8 37. “Place of business” means any warehouse, store, 9 place, office, building, or structure where goods, wares, or 10 merchandise tangible personal property or services are offered 11 for sale at retail or where any taxable amusement is conducted, 12 or each office where gas, water, heat, communication, or 13 electric services are offered for sale at retail. When a 14 retailer or amusement operator sells merchandise by means of 15 vending machines or operates music or amusement devices by 16 coin-operated machines at more than one location within the 17 state, the office, building, or place where the books, papers, 18 and records of the taxpayer are kept shall be deemed to be the 19 taxpayer’s place of business. 20 Sec. 132. Section 423.1, subsection 47, Code 2018, is 21 amended to read as follows: 22 47. “Retailer” means and includes every person engaged in 23 the business of selling tangible personal property or taxable 24 services at retail, or the furnishing of gas, electricity, 25 water, or communication service, and tickets or admissions to 26 places of amusement and athletic events or operating amusement 27 devices or other forms of commercial amusement from which 28 revenues are derived. However, when in the opinion of the 29 director it is necessary for the efficient administration of 30 this chapter to regard any salespersons, representatives, 31 truckers, peddlers, or canvassers as agents of the dealers, 32 distributors, supervisors, employers, or persons under whom 33 they operate or from whom they obtain tangible personal 34 property or services sold by them irrespective of whether or 35 -56- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 56/ 99
S.F. 2383 not they are making sales on their own behalf or on behalf of 1 such dealers, distributors, supervisors, employers, or persons, 2 the director may so regard them, and may regard such dealers, 3 distributors, supervisors, employers, or persons as retailers 4 for the purposes of this chapter . “Retailer” includes a seller 5 obligated to collect sales or use tax , including any person 6 obligated to collect sales and use tax pursuant to section 7 423.14A . 8 Sec. 133. Section 423.1, subsection 48, paragraph a, Code 9 2018, is amended to read as follows: 10 a. “Retailer maintaining a place of business in this state” 11 or any like term includes any of the following: 12 (1) A retailer having or maintaining within this state, 13 directly or by a subsidiary, an office, distribution house, 14 sales house, warehouse, or other place of business, or any 15 representative operating within this state under the authority 16 of the retailer or its subsidiary, irrespective of whether that 17 place of business or representative is located here permanently 18 or temporarily, or whether the retailer or subsidiary is 19 admitted to do business within this state pursuant to chapter 20 490 . 21 (2) A person obligated to collect sales and use tax pursuant 22 to section 423.14A. 23 Sec. 134. Section 423.1, subsection 48, paragraph b, 24 subparagraph (1), unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2018, is amended 25 to read as follows: 26 A retailer shall be presumed to be maintaining a place of 27 business in this state , as defined in for purposes of paragraph 28 “a” , subparagraph (1), if any person that has substantial nexus 29 in this state, other than a person acting in its capacity as a 30 common carrier, does any of the following: 31 Sec. 135. Section 423.1, subsection 48, paragraph b, 32 subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (b), Code 2018, is 33 amended to read as follows: 34 (b) Maintains an office, distribution facility, warehouse, 35 -57- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 57/ 99
S.F. 2383 storage place, or similar place of business in this state to 1 facilitate the delivery of personal property or services sold 2 by the retailer to the retailer’s customers. 3 Sec. 136. Section 423.1, subsection 50, Code 2018, is 4 amended to read as follows: 5 50. “Sales” or “sale” means any transfer, exchange, or 6 barter, conditional or otherwise, in any manner or by any means 7 whatsoever, for consideration , including but not limited to any 8 such transfer, exchange, or barter on a subscription basis . 9 Sec. 137. Section 423.1, Code 2018, is amended by adding the 10 following new subsection: 11 NEW SUBSECTION . 55A. “Sold at retail in the state” and 12 other references to sales “in the state” or “in this state” 13 includes but is not limited to sales sourced to this state 14 under this chapter. 15 Sec. 138. Section 423.1, Code 2018, is amended by adding the 16 following new subsection: 17 NEW SUBSECTION . 57A. “Subscription” means any arrangement 18 in which a person has the right or ability to access, receive, 19 use, obtain, purchase, or otherwise acquire tangible personal 20 property or services on a permanent or less than permanent 21 basis, regardless of whether the person actually accesses, 22 receives, uses, obtains, purchases, or otherwise acquires such 23 tangible personal property or service. 24 Sec. 139. Section 423.1, subsections 62, 63, and 64, Code 25 2018, are amended to read as follows: 26 62. “Use” means and includes the exercise by any person of 27 any right or power over or access to tangible personal property 28 incident to the ownership of that property , or any right or 29 power over or access to the product or result of a service . 30 A retailer’s or building contractor’s sale of manufactured 31 housing for use in this state, whether in the form of tangible 32 personal property or of realty, is a use of that property for 33 the purposes of this chapter . 34 63. “Use tax” means the tax levied under subchapter III of 35 -58- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 58/ 99
S.F. 2383 this chapter for which the retailer collects and remits tax to 1 the department . 2 64. “User” means the immediate recipient of the personal 3 property or services who is entitled to exercise a right of or 4 power over or access to the personal property, or the product 5 or result of such services. 6 Sec. 140. Section 423.2, subsection 1, paragraph a, 7 subparagraph (1), Code 2018, is amended to read as follows: 8 (1) Sales of engraving, photography, retouching, printing, 9 and binding services. 10 Sec. 141. Section 423.2, subsection 6, Code 2018, is amended 11 to read as follows: 12 6. a. The sales price of any of the following enumerated 13 services is subject to the tax imposed by subsection 5 : 14 a. alteration Alteration and garment repair ; armored . 15 b. Armored car ; vehicle . 16 c. Vehicle repair ; battery . 17 d. Battery , tire, and allied ; investment . 18 e. Investment counseling ; service . 19 f. Service charges of all financial institutions ; barber . 20 For the purposes of this paragraph, “financial institutions” 21 means all national banks, federally chartered savings and loan 22 associations, federally chartered savings banks, federally 23 chartered credit unions, banks organized under chapter 524, 24 credit unions organized under chapter 533, and all banks, 25 savings banks, credit unions, and savings and loan associations 26 chartered or otherwise created under the laws of any state and 27 doing business in Iowa. 28 g. Barber and beauty ; boat . 29 h. Boat repair ; vehicle . 30 i. Vehicle wash and wax ; campgrounds; carpentry; roof . 31 j. Campgrounds. 32 k. Carpentry. 33 l. Roof , shingle, and glass repair ; dance . 34 m. Dance schools and dance studios ; dating . 35 -59- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 59/ 99
S.F. 2383 n. Dating services ; dry . 1 o. Dry cleaning, pressing, dyeing, and laundering excluding 2 the use of self-pay washers and dryers ; electrical . 3 p. Electrical and electronic repair and installation ; 4 excavating . 5 q. Excavating and grading ; farm . 6 r. Farm implement repair of all kinds ; flying . 7 s. Flying service ; furniture . 8 t. Furniture , rug, carpet, and upholstery repair and 9 cleaning ; fur . 10 u. Fur storage and repair ; golf . 11 v. Golf and country clubs and all commercial recreation ; 12 gun . 13 w. Gun and camera repair ; house . 14 x. House and building moving ; household . 15 y. Household appliance, television, and radio repair ; 16 janitorial . 17 z. Janitorial and building maintenance or cleaning ; jewelry . 18 aa. Jewelry and watch repair ; lawn . 19 ab. Lawn care, landscaping, and tree trimming and removal ; . 20 ac. Personal transportation service, including but not 21 limited to taxis, driver service, ride sharing service, rides 22 for hire, and limousine service , including driver; machine . 23 ad. Machine operator ; machine . 24 ae. Machine repair of all kinds ; motor . 25 af. Motor repair ; motorcycle . 26 ag. Motorcycle , scooter, and bicycle repair ; oilers . 27 ah. Oilers and lubricators ; office . 28 ai. Office and business machine repair ; painting . 29 aj. Painting , papering, and interior decorating ; parking . 30 ak. Parking facilities ; pay . 31 al. Pay television ; pet . > 32 am. Pet grooming ; pipe . 33 an. Pipe fitting and plumbing ; wood . 34 ao. Wood preparation ; executive . 35 -60- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 60/ 99
S.F. 2383 ap. Executive search agencies ; private . 1 aq. Private employment agencies, excluding services for 2 placing a person in employment where the principal place of 3 employment of that person is to be located outside of the 4 state ; reflexology; security . 5 ar. Reflexology. 6 as. Security and detective services, excluding private 7 security and detective services furnished by a peace officer 8 with the knowledge and consent of the chief executive officer 9 of the peace officer’s law enforcement agency ; sewage . 10 at. Sewage services for nonresidential commercial 11 operations ; sewing . 12 au. Sewing and stitching ; shoe . 13 av. Shoe repair and shoeshine ; sign . 14 aw. Sign construction and installation ; storage . 15 ax. Storage of household goods, mini-storage, and 16 warehousing of raw agricultural products ; swimming . 17 ay. Swimming pool cleaning and maintenance ; tanning . 18 az. Tanning beds or salons ; taxidermy . 19 ba. Taxidermy services ; telephone . 20 bb. Telephone answering service ; test . 21 bc. Test laboratories, including mobile testing laboratories 22 and field testing by testing laboratories, and excluding tests 23 on humans or animals and excluding environmental testing 24 services ; termite . 25 bd. Termite , bug, roach, and pest eradicators ; tin . 26 be. Tin and sheet metal repair ; transportation . 27 bf. Transportation service consisting of the rental of 28 recreational vehicles or recreational boats, or the rental of 29 vehicles subject to registration which are registered for a 30 gross weight of thirteen tons or less for a period of sixty 31 days or less, or the rental of aircraft for a period of sixty 32 days or less ; . 33 bg. Turkish baths, massage, and reducing salons, excluding 34 services provided by massage therapists licensed under chapter 35 -61- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 61/ 99
S.F. 2383 152C ; water . 1 bh. Water conditioning and softening ; weighing; welding; 2 well . 3 bi. Weighing. 4 bj. Welding. 5 bk. Well drilling ; wrapping . 6 bl. Wrapping , packing, and packaging of merchandise other 7 than processed meat, fish, fowl, and vegetables ; wrecking . 8 bm. Wrecking service ; wrecker . 9 bn. Wrecker and towing. 10 b. For the purposes of this subsection , “financial 11 institutions” means all national banks, federally chartered 12 savings and loan associations, federally chartered savings 13 banks, federally chartered credit unions, banks organized under 14 chapter 524 , credit unions organized under chapter 533 , and 15 all banks, savings banks, credit unions, and savings and loan 16 associations chartered or otherwise created under the laws of 17 any state and doing business in Iowa. 18 bo. Photography. 19 bp. Retouching. 20 Sec. 142. Section 423.2, subsection 8, Code 2018, is amended 21 by adding the following new paragraph: 22 NEW PARAGRAPH . d. A transaction that otherwise meets 23 the definition of “bundled transaction” as defined in this 24 subsection is not a bundled transaction if it is any of the 25 following: 26 (1) The retail sale of tangible personal property and a 27 service where the tangible personal property is essential 28 to the use of the service, and is provided exclusively in 29 connection with the service, and the true object of the 30 transaction is the service. 31 (2) The retail sale of services where one service is 32 provided that is essential to the use or receipt of a second 33 service and the first service is provided exclusively in 34 connection with the second service and the true object of the 35 -62- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 62/ 99
S.F. 2383 transaction is the second service. 1 (3) (a) A transaction that includes taxable products and 2 nontaxable products and the purchase price or sales price of 3 the taxable products is de minimis. 4 (b) For purposes of this subparagraph, “de minimis” means 5 the seller’s purchase or sales price of the taxable products 6 is ten percent or less of the total purchase price or sales 7 price of the bundled products. Sellers shall use either the 8 purchase price or the sale price of the products to determine 9 if the taxable products are de minimis. Sellers may not use 10 a combination of the purchase price and sales price of the 11 products to determine if the taxable products are de minimis. 12 (4) The retail sale of exempt tangible personal property and 13 taxable tangible personal property where all of the following 14 apply: 15 (a) The transaction includes food and food ingredients, 16 drugs, durable medical equipment, mobility enhancing equipment, 17 prosthetic devices, or medical supplies. 18 (b) The seller’s purchase price or sales price of the 19 taxable tangible personal property is fifty percent or less 20 of the total purchase price or sales price of the bundled 21 tangible personal property. Sellers may not use a combination 22 of the purchase price and sales price of the tangible personal 23 property when making the fifty percent determination for a 24 transaction. 25 Sec. 143. Section 423.2, subsections 10, 11, and 12, Code 26 2018, are amended by striking the subsections. 27 Sec. 144. NEW SECTION . 423.2A Deposit and transfer of 28 revenues. 29 1. a. All revenues arising under the operation of the 30 provisions of this subchapter II shall be deposited into the 31 general fund of the state. 32 b. Subsequent to the deposit into the general fund of 33 the state, the director shall credit an amount equal to the 34 product of the sales tax rate imposed in section 423.2 times 35 -63- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 63/ 99
S.F. 2383 the sales price of the tangible personal property or services 1 furnished to purchasers at a baseball and softball complex that 2 has received an award under section 15F.207 and that meets 3 the qualifications of section 423.4, subsection 10, into the 4 baseball and softball complex sales tax rebate fund created 5 under section 423.4, subsection 10, paragraph “e” . The director 6 shall credit the moneys beginning the first day of the quarter 7 following July 1, 2016. This paragraph is repealed thirty 8 days following the date on which five million dollars in total 9 rebates have been provided under section 423.4, subsection 10. 10 2. Subsequent to the deposit into the general fund of the 11 state pursuant to subsection 1, the department shall do the 12 following in the order prescribed: 13 a. Transfer the revenues collected under chapter 423B. 14 b. Transfer from the remaining revenues the amounts required 15 under Article VII, section 10, of the Constitution of the State 16 of Iowa to the natural resources and outdoor recreation trust 17 fund created in section 461.31, if applicable. 18 c. Transfer one-sixth of the remaining revenues to the 19 secure an advanced vision for education fund created in section 20 423F.2. This paragraph “c” is repealed December 31, 2029. 21 d. Transfer to the baseball and softball complex sales tax 22 rebate fund that portion of the sales tax receipts described 23 in subsection 1, paragraph “b” , remaining after the transfers 24 required under paragraphs “a” , “b” , and “c” of this subsection 25 2. This paragraph is repealed thirty days following the date 26 on which five million dollars in total rebates have been 27 provided under section 423.4, subsection 10. 28 e. Beginning the first day of the calendar quarter 29 beginning on the reinvestment district’s commencement date, 30 subject to remittance limitations established by the economic 31 development authority board pursuant to section 15J.4, 32 subsection 3, transfer to a district account created in the 33 state reinvestment district fund for each reinvestment district 34 established under chapter 15J, the amount of new state sales 35 -64- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 64/ 99
S.F. 2383 tax revenue, determined in section 15J.5, subsection 1, 1 paragraph “b” , in the district, that remains after the prior 2 transfers required under this subsection 2. Such transfers 3 shall cease pursuant to section 15J.8. 4 f. Subject to the limitation on the calculation and 5 deposit of sales tax increment revenues in section 418.12, 6 beginning the first day of the quarter following adoption 7 of the resolution pursuant to section 418.4, subsection 3, 8 paragraph “d” , transfer to the account created in the sales tax 9 increment fund for each governmental entity approved to use 10 sales tax increment revenues under chapter 418, that portion 11 of the increase in sales tax revenue, determined in section 12 418.11, subsection 2, paragraph “d” , in the applicable area of 13 the governmental entity, that remains after the other transfers 14 required under this subsection 2. 15 g. Beginning the first day of the quarter following July 16 1, 2014, transfer to the raceway facility tax rebate fund 17 created in section 423.4, subsection 11, paragraph “e” , that 18 portion of the sales tax receipts collected and remitted upon 19 sales of tangible personal property or services furnished by 20 retailers at a raceway facility meeting the qualifications of 21 section 423.4, subsection 11, that remains after the transfers 22 required in paragraphs “a” through “f” of this subsection 23 2. This subparagraph is repealed June 30, 2025, or thirty 24 days following the date on which an amount of total rebates 25 specified in section 423.4, subsection 11, paragraph “c” , 26 subparagraph (4), subparagraph division (a) or (b), whichever 27 is applicable, has been provided or thirty days following the 28 date on which rebates cease as provided in section 423.4, 29 subsection 11, paragraph “c” , subparagraph (5), whichever is 30 earliest. 31 3. Of the amount of sales tax revenue actually transferred 32 per quarter pursuant to subsection 2, paragraphs “e” and “f” , 33 the department shall retain an amount equal to the actual cost 34 of administering the transfers under subsection 2, paragraphs 35 -65- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 65/ 99
S.F. 2383 “e” and “f” , or twenty-five thousand dollars, whichever is 1 less. The amount retained by the department pursuant to this 2 subsection shall be divided pro rata each quarter between 3 the amounts that would have been transferred pursuant to 4 subsection 2, paragraphs “e” and “f” , without the deduction 5 made by operation of this subsection. Revenues retained by 6 the department pursuant to this subsection shall be considered 7 repayment receipts as defined in section 8.2. 8 Sec. 145. Section 423.3, subsections 2 and 17, Code 2018, 9 are amended to read as follows: 10 2. The sales price of sales for resale of tangible personal 11 property or taxable services, or for resale of tangible 12 personal property in connection with the furnishing of taxable 13 services , except for sales, the following: 14 a. Sales, other than leases or rentals, which are sales 15 to nonqualified dealers of machinery, equipment, attachments, 16 and replacement parts specifically enumerated in subsection 37 17 and used in the manner described in subsection 37 or the . For 18 purposes of this paragraph, “nonqualified dealer” means any 19 dealer who is not a party to a dealership agreement, as those 20 terms are defined in section 322F.1. 21 b. The purchase of tangible personal property, the leasing 22 or rental of which is exempted from tax by subsection 49 . 23 17. The sales price of all goods, wares, or merchandise, 24 tangible personal property or services, used for educational 25 purposes sold to any private nonprofit educational institution 26 in this state. For the purpose of this subsection , “educational 27 institution” means an institution which primarily functions 28 as a school, college, or university with students, faculty, 29 and an established curriculum. The faculty of an educational 30 institution must be associated with the institution and the 31 curriculum must include basic courses which are offered every 32 year. “Educational institution” includes an institution 33 primarily functioning as a library. 34 Sec. 146. Section 423.3, subsection 3, Code 2018, is amended 35 -66- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 66/ 99
S.F. 2383 by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the 1 following: 2 3. a. The sales price of tangible personal property used 3 primarily in agricultural production by a commercial farmer 4 if the cost of the tangible personal property is properly 5 claimed as a business deduction for purposes of chapter 422 and 6 the tangible personal property is used on land eligible for 7 the agricultural land credit created in chapter 426. If the 8 other requirements of this subsection are satisfied, “tangible 9 personal property” includes but is not limited to the following: 10 (1) Farm machinery and equipment, including supplies, 11 replacement parts, and auxiliary attachments which improve the 12 performance, safety, operation, or efficiency of the machinery 13 and equipment. 14 (2) Agricultural breeding livestock, domesticated fowl, 15 preserve whitetail as defined in section 484C.1, and draft 16 horses. 17 b. Vehicles subject to registration, as defined in section 18 423.1, and replacement parts for such vehicles, are not exempt 19 under paragraph “a” of this subsection. 20 Sec. 147. Section 423.3, subsections 3A, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 21 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16, Code 2018, are amended by 22 striking the subsections. 23 Sec. 148. Section 423.3, subsections 21, 22, and 31, Code 24 2018, are amended to read as follows: 25 21. The sales price of goods, wares, or merchandise, 26 tangible personal property or of services, used for 27 educational, scientific, historic preservation, or aesthetic 28 purpose sold to a nonprofit private museum. 29 22. The sales price from sales of goods, wares, or 30 merchandise, tangible personal property or from services 31 furnished , to a nonprofit private art center to be used in the 32 operation of the art center. 33 31. a. The sales price of goods, wares, or merchandise 34 tangible personal property sold to and of services furnished, 35 -67- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 67/ 99
S.F. 2383 and used for public purposes sold to a tax-certifying or 1 tax-levying body of the state or a governmental subdivision 2 of the state, including regional transit systems, as defined 3 in section 324A.1 , the state board of regents, department 4 of human services, state department of transportation, any 5 municipally owned solid waste facility which sells all or part 6 of its processed waste as fuel to a municipally owned public 7 utility, and all divisions, boards, commissions, agencies, 8 or instrumentalities of state, federal, county, or municipal 9 government which have no earnings going to the benefit of an 10 equity investor or stockholder, except any of the following: 11 (1) a. The sales price of goods, wares, or merchandise 12 tangible personal property sold to, or of services furnished, 13 and used by or in connection with the operation of any 14 municipally owned public utility engaged in selling gas, 15 electricity, heat, pay television service, or communication 16 service to the general public. 17 (2) b. The sales price of furnishing of sewage services to 18 a county or municipality on behalf of nonresidential commercial 19 operations. 20 (3) c. The furnishing of solid waste collection and 21 disposal service to a county or municipality on behalf of 22 nonresidential commercial operations located within the county 23 or municipality. 24 b. The exemption provided by this subsection shall also 25 apply to all such sales of goods, wares, or merchandise or of 26 services furnished and subject to use tax. 27 Sec. 149. Section 423.3, subsection 47, paragraph d, 28 subparagraph (4), Code 2018, is amended by striking the 29 subparagraph and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 30 (4) (a) “Manufacturer” means a business that primarily 31 purchases, receives, or holds personal property of any 32 description for the purpose of adding to its value by a process 33 of manufacturing with a view to selling the property for gain 34 or profit. 35 -68- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 68/ 99
S.F. 2383 (b) “Manufacturer” includes contract manufacturers. A 1 contract manufacturer is a manufacturer that otherwise falls 2 within the definition of manufacturer, except that a contract 3 manufacturer does not sell the tangible personal property 4 the contract manufacturer processes on behalf of other 5 manufacturers. 6 (c) For purposes of this subparagraph, “business” means 7 those businesses conducted for profit, but excludes professions 8 and occupations and nonprofit organizations. 9 (d) For purposes of this subparagraph, “manufacturing” 10 means those activities commonly understood within the ordinary 11 meaning of the term, and shall include: 12 (i) Refining. 13 (ii) Purifying. 14 (iii) Combining of different materials. 15 (iv) Packing of meats. 16 (v) Activities subsequent to the extractive process of 17 quarrying or mining, such as crushing, washing, sizing, or 18 blending of aggregate materials. 19 (e) “Manufacturer” does not include persons who are not 20 commonly understood as manufacturers, including but not limited 21 to persons engaged in any of the following activities: 22 (i) Construction contracting. 23 (ii) Repairing tangible personal property or real property. 24 (iii) Providing health care. 25 (iv) Farming, including cultivating agricultural products 26 and raising livestock. 27 (v) Transporting for hire. 28 (vi) Making retail sales to consumers. 29 Sec. 150. Section 423.3, subsection 63, Code 2018, is 30 amended to read as follows: 31 63. The sales price from the sale of tangible personal 32 property or services which will be given as prizes to players 33 in games of skill, games of chance, raffles, and bingo games as 34 defined in chapter 99B . 35 -69- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 69/ 99
S.F. 2383 Sec. 151. Section 423.3, subsection 78, paragraph a, 1 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2018, is amended to read as 2 follows: 3 The sales price from sales or rental the sale of tangible 4 personal property, or services rendered by any entity where 5 the profits from the sales or rental sale of the tangible 6 personal property, or services rendered, are used by or donated 7 to a nonprofit entity that is exempt from federal income 8 taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 9 Code, a government entity, or a nonprofit private educational 10 institution, and where the entire proceeds from the sales, 11 rental, sale or services are expended for any of the following 12 purposes: 13 Sec. 152. Section 423.3, subsection 79, Code 2018, is 14 amended to read as follows: 15 79. The sales price from the sale or rental of tangible 16 personal property or from services furnished , to a recognized 17 community action agency as provided in section 216A.93 to be 18 used for the purposes of the agency. 19 Sec. 153. Section 423.3, Code 2018, is amended by adding the 20 following new subsection: 21 NEW SUBSECTION . 103. The sales price from the sale of a 22 grain bin or materials used to construct a grain bin. For 23 purposes of this subsection, “grain bin” means property that is 24 vented and covered with corrugated metal or similar material, 25 and that is primarily used to hold loose grain for drying or 26 storage. 27 Sec. 154. Section 423.4, subsection 3, unnumbered paragraph 28 1, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows: 29 A relief agency may apply to the director for refund of the 30 amount of sales or use tax imposed and paid upon sales to it of 31 any goods, wares, merchandise, tangible personal property or 32 services furnished, used for free distribution to the poor and 33 needy. 34 Sec. 155. Section 423.4, subsection 3, paragraph a, 35 -70- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 70/ 99
S.F. 2383 subparagraph (1), Code 2018, is amended to read as follows: 1 (1) On forms furnished by the department, and filed within 2 the time as the director shall provide by rule, the relief 3 agency shall report to the department the total amount or 4 amounts, valued in money, expended directly or indirectly 5 for goods, wares, merchandise, tangible personal property or 6 services furnished, used for free distribution to the poor and 7 needy. 8 Sec. 156. Section 423.4, subsection 10, paragraph e, Code 9 2018, is amended to read as follows: 10 e. There is established within the state treasury under the 11 control of the department a baseball and softball complex sales 12 tax rebate fund consisting of the amount of state sales tax 13 revenues transferred pursuant to section 423.2, subsection 11 , 14 paragraph “b” , subparagraph (4) 423.2A, subsection 2, paragraph 15 “d” . An account is created within the fund for each baseball 16 and softball complex receiving an award under section 15F.207 17 and meeting the qualifications of this subsection . Moneys 18 in the fund shall only be used to provide rebates of state 19 sales tax pursuant to this subsection , and only the state sales 20 tax revenues in the baseball and softball complex rebate fund 21 are subject to rebate under this subsection . The amount of 22 rebates paid from each baseball and softball complex’s account 23 within the fund shall not exceed the amount of the award under 24 section 15F.207 , and not more than five million dollars in 25 total rebates shall be paid from the fund. Any moneys in the 26 fund which represent state sales tax revenue for which the time 27 period in paragraph “c” for receiving a rebate has expired, 28 or which otherwise represent state sales tax revenue that has 29 become ineligible for rebate pursuant to this subsection , shall 30 immediately revert to the general fund of this state. 31 Sec. 157. Section 423.4, subsection 11, paragraph b, 32 subparagraph (1), Code 2018, is amended to read as follows: 33 (1) Sales tax imposed and collected by retailers upon 34 sales of tangible personal property or services furnished to 35 -71- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 71/ 99
S.F. 2383 purchasers at the raceway facility. Notwithstanding the state 1 sales tax imposed in section 423.2 , a sales tax rebate issued 2 pursuant to this subparagraph shall not exceed the amounts 3 transferred to the raceway facility tax rebate fund pursuant to 4 section 423.2, subsection 11 , paragraph “b” , subparagraph (7) 5 423.2A, subsection 2, paragraph “g” . 6 Sec. 158. Section 423.4, subsection 11, paragraph b, 7 subparagraph (2), subparagraph division (c), Code 2018, is 8 amended to read as follows: 9 (c) Notwithstanding the state sales tax imposed in section 10 423.2 , a sales tax rebate issued pursuant to this subparagraph 11 shall not exceed the amounts remaining after the transfers 12 required under section 423.2, subsection 11 , paragraph “b” , 13 subparagraphs (1) through (6) 423.2A, subsection 2, paragraphs 14 “a” through “f” , have been made from the total amount of sales 15 tax for which the rebate is requested. 16 Sec. 159. Section 423.4, subsection 11, paragraph e, Code 17 2018, is amended to read as follows: 18 e. There is established within the state treasury under 19 the control of the department a raceway facility tax rebate 20 fund consisting of the amount of state sales tax revenues 21 transferred pursuant to section 423.2, subsection 11 , paragraph 22 “b” , subparagraph (7) 423.2A, subsection 2, paragraph “g” . An 23 account is created within the fund for each raceway facility 24 meeting the qualifications of this subsection . Moneys in the 25 fund shall only be used to provide rebates of state sales tax 26 pursuant to paragraph “b” , subparagraph (1). The total amount 27 of rebates paid from the fund shall not exceed the amount 28 specified in paragraph “c” , subparagraph (4), subparagraph 29 division (a) or (b), whichever is applicable. Any moneys in 30 the fund which represent state sales tax revenue for which the 31 time period in paragraph “c” for receiving a rebate has expired, 32 or which otherwise represent state sales tax revenue that has 33 become ineligible for rebate pursuant to this subsection shall 34 immediately revert to the general fund of the state. 35 -72- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 72/ 99
S.F. 2383 Sec. 160. Section 423.5, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 1 2018, is amended to read as follows: 2 a. The use in this state of tangible personal property 3 as defined in section 423.1 , including aircraft subject to 4 registration under section 328.20 , purchased for use in this 5 state. For the purposes of this subchapter , the furnishing 6 or use of the following services is also treated as the use 7 of tangible personal property: optional service or warranty 8 contracts, except residential service contracts regulated under 9 chapter 523C , vulcanizing, recapping, or retreading services, 10 engraving, photography, retouching, printing, or binding 11 services, and communication service when furnished or delivered 12 to consumers or users within this state. 13 Sec. 161. Section 423.14, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 14 2018, is amended to read as follows: 15 b. The tax upon the use of all tangible personal property 16 other than that enumerated in paragraph “a” , which is sold by 17 a seller who is a retailer maintaining a place of business 18 in this state, or by such other retailer or agent as the 19 director shall authorize pursuant to section 423.30 or its 20 agent that is not otherwise required to collect sales tax under 21 the provisions of this chapter , shall be collected by the 22 retailer or agent and remitted to the department, pursuant to 23 the provisions of paragraph “e” , and sections 423.24 , 423.29 , 24 423.30 , 423.32 , and 423.33 . 25 Sec. 162. NEW SECTION . 423.14A Persons required to collect 26 sales and use tax —— supplemental conditions, requirements, and 27 responsibilities. 28 1. For purposes of this section, “Iowa sales” means sales of 29 tangible personal property, services, or digital goods sourced 30 to this state pursuant to section 423.15, 423.16, 423.17, 31 423.19, or 423.20, or that are otherwise sold in this state or 32 for delivery into this state. 33 2. In addition to and not in lieu of any application of 34 this chapter to sellers who are retailers and sellers who are 35 -73- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 73/ 99
S.F. 2383 retailers maintaining a place of business in this state, any 1 person described in subsection 3, or the person’s agents, 2 shall be considered a retailer in this state and a retailer 3 maintaining a place of business in this state for purposes of 4 this chapter on or after January 1, 2019, and shall be subject 5 to all requirements of this chapter imposed on retailers and 6 retailers maintaining a place of business in this state, 7 including but not limited to the requirement to collect and 8 remit sales and use taxes pursuant to sections 423.14 and 9 423.29, and local option taxes under chapter 423B. 10 3. a. A retailer that has gross revenue from Iowa sales 11 equal to or exceeding one hundred thousand dollars for the 12 immediately preceding calendar year or the current calendar 13 year. 14 b. A retailer that makes Iowa sales in two hundred or more 15 separate transactions for the immediately preceding calendar 16 year or the current calendar year. 17 c. (1) A retailer that owns, licenses, or uses software 18 or data files that are installed or stored on property used 19 in this state. For purposes of this subparagraph, “software 20 or data files” include but are not limited to software that is 21 affirmatively downloaded by a user, software that is downloaded 22 as a result of the use of a website, preloaded software, and 23 cookies. 24 (2) A retailer that uses in-state software to make Iowa 25 sales. For purposes of this subparagraph, “in-state software” 26 means computer software that is stored on property located in 27 this state or that is distributed within this state for the 28 purpose of facilitating a sale by the retailer. 29 (3) A retailer that provides, or enters into an agreement 30 with another person to provide, a content distribution network 31 in this state to facilitate, accelerate, or enhance the 32 delivery of the retailer’s internet site to purchasers. For 33 purposes of this subparagraph, “content distribution network” 34 means a system of distributed servers that deliver internet 35 -74- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 74/ 99
S.F. 2383 sites and other internet content to a user based on the 1 geographic location of the user, the origin of the internet 2 site or internet content, and a content delivery server. 3 (4) This paragraph “c” shall not apply to a retailer that 4 has gross revenue from Iowa sales of less than one hundred 5 thousand dollars for the immediately preceding calendar year 6 or the current calendar year. 7 d. (1) A retailer that makes Iowa sales through a 8 marketplace provider. This subparagraph shall not apply to a 9 retailer that has gross revenue from Iowa sales of less than 10 ten thousand dollars for the immediately preceding calendar 11 year or the current calendar year. 12 (2) A marketplace provider that makes or facilitates Iowa 13 sales for one or more retailers equal to or exceeding one 14 hundred thousand dollars, or in two hundred or more separate 15 transactions, for the immediately preceding calendar year or 16 the current calendar year. 17 (3) Retailers and marketplace providers subject to this 18 paragraph may enter into agreements regarding the fulfillment 19 of the requirements of this chapter. 20 (4) A marketplace provider shall collect sales and use tax 21 on the entire sales price or purchase price paid by a purchaser 22 on each Iowa sale made or facilitated by the marketplace 23 provider that is subject to sales and use tax, regardless of 24 the amount of the sales price or purchase price that will 25 ultimately accrue to or benefit the marketplace provider, 26 another retailer, or any other person. This sales and use tax 27 collection responsibility of a marketplace provider applies but 28 shall not be limited to sales facilitated through a computer 29 software application, commonly referred to as in-app purchases, 30 or through another digital good. 31 (5) A marketplace provider shall be relieved of liability 32 under this paragraph “d” for failure to collect and remit sales 33 and use tax on an Iowa sale made or facilitated for a retailer 34 under the following circumstances: 35 -75- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 75/ 99
S.F. 2383 (a) If the marketplace provider demonstrates to the 1 satisfaction of the department that the failure to collect and 2 remit the correct tax was due to incorrect or insufficient 3 information provided to the marketplace provider by the 4 retailer. This subparagraph division does not apply if a 5 marketplace provider and a retailer are affiliates. For Iowa 6 sales for which a marketplace provider is relieved of liability 7 under this subparagraph division, the retailer or purchaser are 8 solely liable for any amount of uncollected or unpaid tax. 9 (b) (i) Subject to the limitation in subparagraph 10 subdivision (ii), if the marketplace provider demonstrates 11 to the satisfaction of the department that the Iowa sale was 12 made or facilitated for a retailer prior to January 1, 2026, 13 through a platform or other marketplace of the marketplace 14 provider, that the marketplace provider and the retailer are 15 not affiliates, and that the failure to collect sales and 16 use tax was not due to an error in sourcing the sale. To the 17 extent that a marketplace provider is relieved of liability 18 for collection of sales and use tax under this subparagraph 19 division, the retailer for whom the marketplace provider 20 has made or facilitated the Iowa sale is also relieved of 21 liability. The department may determine the manner in which 22 a marketplace provider or retailer shall claim the liability 23 relief provided in this subparagraph division. 24 (ii) The liability relief provided in subparagraph 25 subdivision (i) shall not exceed the following percentage 26 of the total sales and use tax due on Iowa sales made or 27 facilitated by a marketplace provider for retailers and sourced 28 to this state during a calendar year: 29 (A) For Iowa sales made or facilitated during the 2019 30 calendar year, ten percent. 31 (B) For Iowa sales made or facilitated during calendar years 32 2020 through 2024, five percent. 33 (C) For Iowa sales made or facilitated during the 2025 34 calendar year, three percent. 35 -76- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 76/ 99
S.F. 2383 (6) (a) For purposes of this paragraph, “marketplace 1 provider” means a person who facilitates a retail sale by 2 satisfying subparagraph divisions (i) and (ii) as follows: 3 (i) The person directly or indirectly does any of the 4 following: 5 (A) Lists, makes available, or advertises tangible personal 6 property, services, or digital goods for sale by a retailer in 7 any forum. 8 (B) Transmits or otherwise communicates an offer or 9 acceptance of a retail sale of tangible personal property, 10 services, or digital goods between a retailer and a purchaser. 11 (C) Owns, rents, licenses, makes available, or operates 12 any electronic or physical infrastructure or any property, 13 process, method, copyright, trademark, or patent that connects 14 retailers to purchasers for the purpose of making retail sales 15 of tangible personal property, services, or digital goods. 16 (D) Provides a platform or other marketplace for making 17 retail sales of tangible personal property, services, or 18 digital goods, or otherwise facilitates retail sales of 19 tangible personal property, services, or digital goods, 20 regardless of ownership or control of the tangible personal 21 property, services, or digital goods that are the subject of 22 the retail sale. 23 (E) Provides software development or research and 24 development activities related to any activity described in 25 this subparagraph subdivision (i), if such software development 26 or research and development activities are directly related 27 to the physical or electronic marketplace provided by a 28 marketplace provider. 29 (F) Provides or offers fulfillment or storage services for 30 a retailer. 31 (G) Sets prices for a retailer’s sale of tangible personal 32 property, services, or digital goods. 33 (H) Provides or offers customer service to a retailer or 34 a retailer’s customers, or accepts or assists with returns or 35 -77- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 77/ 99
S.F. 2383 exchanges of tangible personal property, services, or digital 1 goods sold by a retailer. 2 (ii) The person directly or indirectly does any of the 3 following: 4 (A) Collects the sales price or purchase price of a retail 5 sale of tangible personal property, services, or digital goods. 6 (B) Provides payment processing services for a retail sale 7 of tangible personal property, services, or digital goods. 8 (C) Charges, collects, or otherwise receives selling fees, 9 listing fees, referral fees, closing fees, fees for inserting 10 or making available tangible personal property, services, or 11 digital goods on a marketplace, or other consideration from the 12 facilitation of a retail sale of tangible personal property, 13 services, or digital goods, regardless of ownership or control 14 of the tangible personal property, services, or digital goods 15 that are the subject of the retail sale. 16 (D) Through terms and conditions, agreements, or 17 arrangements with a third party, collects payment in connection 18 with a retail sale of tangible personal property, services, 19 or digital goods from a purchaser and transmits that payment 20 to the retailer, regardless of whether the person collecting 21 and transmitting such payment receives compensation or other 22 consideration in exchange for the service. 23 (E) Provides a virtual currency that purchasers are allowed 24 or required to use to purchase tangible personal property, 25 services, or digital goods. 26 (b) For purposes of this paragraph, “marketplace provider” 27 includes but is not limited to a digital distribution service, 28 digital distribution platform, online portal, or an application 29 store. 30 e. (1) A referrer if Iowa sales result from referrals from 31 a platform of the referrer. A referrer is not required to 32 collect and remit sales and use tax pursuant to this paragraph 33 if the referrer does all of the following: 34 (a) The referrer posts a conspicuous notice on each platform 35 -78- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 78/ 99
S.F. 2383 of the referrer that includes all of the following: 1 (i) A statement that sales or use tax is due on certain 2 purchases. 3 (ii) A statement that the retailer from whom the person is 4 purchasing on the platform may not collect and remit sales and 5 use tax on a purchase. 6 (iii) A statement that Iowa requires the purchaser to pay 7 sales or use tax and file sales or use tax returns if sales 8 or use tax is not collected at the time of the sale by the 9 retailer. 10 (iv) Information informing the purchaser that the notice is 11 provided under the requirements of this subparagraph. 12 (v) Instructions for obtaining additional information from 13 the department regarding whether and how to remit sales and use 14 tax to the state of Iowa. 15 (b) The referrer provides a monthly notice to each retailer 16 to whom the referrer made a referral of a potential customer 17 located in Iowa during the previous calendar year, which 18 monthly notice shall contain all of the following: 19 (i) A statement that Iowa imposes a sales or use tax on Iowa 20 sales. 21 (ii) A statement that a retailer making Iowa sales must 22 collect and remit sales and use tax. 23 (iii) Instructions for obtaining additional information 24 from the department regarding the collection and remittance of 25 Iowa sales and use tax. 26 (c) The referrer provides the department with monthly 27 reports in an electronic format and in the manner prescribed 28 by the department, which monthly reports contain all of the 29 following: 30 (i) A list of retailers who received the referrer’s notice 31 under subparagraph division (b). 32 (ii) A list of retailers that collect and remit Iowa sales 33 and use tax and that list or advertise the retailer’s products 34 for sale on a platform of the referrer. 35 -79- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 79/ 99
S.F. 2383 (iii) An affidavit signed under penalty of perjury from 1 an officer of the referrer affirming that the referrer made 2 reasonable efforts to comply with the applicable sales and use 3 tax notice and reporting requirements of this subparagraph. 4 (2) For purposes of this paragraph: 5 (a) “Platform” means an electronic or physical medium, 6 including but not limited to an internet site or catalog, 7 operated by a referrer. 8 (b) “Referral” means the transfer through telephone, 9 internet link, or other means by a referrer of a potential 10 customer to a retailer who advertises or lists products for 11 sale on a platform of the referrer. 12 (c) (i) “Referrer” means a person who does all of the 13 following: 14 (A) Contracts or otherwise agrees with a retailer to list 15 or advertise for sale a product of the retailer on a platform, 16 provided such listing or advertisement identifies whether or 17 not the retailer collects sales and use tax. 18 (B) Receives a commission, fee, or other consideration from 19 the retailer for the listing or advertisement. 20 (C) Provides referrals to a retailer or an affiliate of the 21 retailer. 22 (D) Does not collect money or other consideration from the 23 customer for the transaction. 24 (ii) “Referrer” does not include a person primarily engaged 25 in the business of printing or publishing a newspaper. 26 f. (1) A retailer that makes Iowa sales through the use of 27 a solicitor. For purposes of this paragraph, “solicitor” means 28 a person that directly or indirectly solicits business for a 29 retailer. 30 (2) (a) A retailer is deemed to have a solicitor in 31 this state if the retailer enters into an agreement with a 32 resident under which the resident, for a commission, fee, or 33 other similar consideration, directly or indirectly refers 34 potential customers, whether by link on an internet site, 35 -80- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 80/ 99
S.F. 2383 or otherwise, to the retailer. This determination may be 1 rebutted by a showing of proof that the resident with whom the 2 retailer has an agreement did not engage in any solicitation 3 in this state on behalf of the retailer that would satisfy the 4 nexus requirement of the United States Constitution during the 5 calendar year in question. 6 (b) This subparagraph (2) shall not apply to a retailer that 7 has Iowa gross revenue from Iowa sales of ten thousand dollars 8 or less for the immediately preceding calendar year or the 9 current calendar year. 10 (c) For purposes of this subparagraph (2): 11 (i) “Iowa gross revenue” means gross revenue from Iowa 12 sales to purchasers who were referred to the retailer by all 13 solicitors who are residents. 14 (ii) “Resident” includes an individual who is a resident 15 of this state, as defined in section 422.4, and any business 16 that owns any tangible or intangible property with a situs in 17 this state, or that has one or more employees performing or 18 providing services for the business in this state. 19 (d) This paragraph “f” does not apply to chapter 422 and 20 does not expand or contract the state’s jurisdiction to tax a 21 trade or business under chapter 422. 22 g. A retailer that owns, controls, rents, licenses, makes 23 available, or uses any tangible or intangible property in this 24 state or with a situs in this state, to make or otherwise 25 facilitate a retail sale. 26 h. (1) Any person that enters into a contract or agreement 27 with a governmental entity, including but not limited to 28 contracts for the provision of financial assistance or 29 incentives such as a tax credit, forgivable loan, grant, tax 30 rebate, or any other thing of value. For purposes of this 31 subparagraph, “governmental entity” means any unit of government 32 in the executive, legislative, or judicial branch, or any 33 political subdivision of the state, including but not limited 34 to a city, county, township, or school district. 35 -81- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 81/ 99
S.F. 2383 (2) Every bid submitted and each contract or agreement 1 executed by a state agency shall contain a certification by 2 the bidder or contractor stating that the bidder or contractor 3 is registered with the department pursuant to this chapter 4 and will collect and remit Iowa sales and use tax due under 5 this chapter. In the certification, the bidder or contractor 6 shall also acknowledge that the state agency may declare the 7 contractor or bid void if the certification is false or becomes 8 false. Fraudulent certification, by act or omission, may 9 result in the state agency or its representative filing for 10 damages for breach of contract. 11 i. Any affiliate of any retailer that is required to collect 12 and remit sales and use tax under this chapter, provided the 13 affiliate makes retail sales. 14 Sec. 163. Section 423.15, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 15 2018, is amended to read as follows: 16 All sales of products tangible personal property or 17 services , except those sales enumerated in section 423.16 , 18 shall be sourced according to this section by sellers 19 obligated to collect Iowa sales and use tax. The sourcing 20 rules described in this section apply to sales of tangible 21 personal property, digital goods, and all services other than 22 telecommunications services. This section only applies to 23 determine a seller’s obligation to pay or collect and remit 24 a Iowa sales or use tax with respect to the seller’s sale of 25 a product. This section does not affect the obligation of a 26 purchaser or lessee to remit tax on the use of the product to 27 the taxing jurisdictions in which the use occurs. A seller’s 28 obligation to collect Iowa sales tax or Iowa use tax only 29 occurs if the sale is sourced to this state. Whether Iowa 30 sales tax applies to a sale sourced to Iowa shall be determined 31 based on the location at which the sale is consummated by 32 delivery or, in the case of a service, where the first use of 33 the service occurs made by a seller subject to section 423.1, 34 subsection 48, or section 423.14A . 35 -82- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 82/ 99
S.F. 2383 Sec. 164. Section 423.15, subsection 1, paragraph e, Code 1 2018, is amended to read as follows: 2 e. When paragraphs “a” , “b” , “c” , and “d” do not apply, 3 including the circumstance where the seller is without 4 sufficient information to apply the previous rules, then the 5 location will be determined by the address from which tangible 6 personal property was shipped, from which the digital good 7 or the computer software delivered electronically was first 8 available for transmission by the seller, or from which the 9 service was provided disregarding for these purposes any 10 location that merely provided the digital transfer of the 11 product sold. 12 Sec. 165. Section 423.29, subsection 1, Code 2018, is 13 amended to read as follows: 14 1. Every seller who is a retailer and who is making taxable 15 sales of tangible personal property in Iowa shall, at the time 16 of selling the property making the sale , collect the sales tax. 17 Every seller who is a retailer maintaining a place of business 18 in this state that is not otherwise required to collect sales 19 tax under the provisions of this chapter and who is selling 20 tangible personal property for use in Iowa shall, at the time 21 of making the sale, whether within or without the state, 22 collect the use tax. Sellers required to collect sales or use 23 tax shall give to any purchaser a receipt for the tax collected 24 in the manner and form prescribed by the director. 25 Sec. 166. Section 423.31, subsection 1, Code 2018, is 26 amended to read as follows: 27 1. Each person subject to this section and section 423.36 28 and in accordance with the provisions of this section and 29 section 423.36 shall, on or before the last day of the month 30 following the close of each calendar quarter during which 31 such person is or has become or ceased being subject to the 32 provisions of this section and section 423.36 , make, sign, and 33 file a return for the calendar quarter in the form as may be 34 required. Returns shall show information relating to sales 35 -83- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 83/ 99
S.F. 2383 prices including goods, wares, tangible personal property 1 and services converted to use of such person, the amounts of 2 sales prices excluded and exempt from the tax, the amounts of 3 sales prices subject to tax, a calculation of tax due, and 4 any other information for the period covered by the return 5 as may be required. Returns shall be signed by the retailer 6 or the retailer’s authorized agent and must be certified by 7 the retailer to be correct in accordance with forms and rules 8 prescribed by the director. 9 Sec. 167. Section 423.31, subsection 5, paragraph a, Code 10 2018, is amended to read as follows: 11 a. Upon making application and receiving approval from 12 the director, a parent corporation person and its affiliated 13 corporations affiliates that make retail sales of tangible 14 personal property or taxable enumerated services may make 15 deposits and file a consolidated sales tax return for the 16 affiliated group, pursuant to rules adopted by the director. A 17 parent corporation person and each affiliate corporation that 18 files a consolidated return are jointly and severally liable 19 for all tax, penalty, and interest found due for the tax period 20 for which a consolidated return is filed or required to be 21 filed. 22 Sec. 168. Section 423.33, subsection 3, Code 2018, is 23 amended to read as follows: 24 3. Event sponsor’s liability for sales tax. A person 25 sponsoring a flea market or a craft, antique, coin, or stamp 26 show or similar event shall obtain from every retailer selling 27 tangible personal property or taxable services at the event 28 proof that the retailer possesses a valid sales tax permit or 29 secure from the retailer a statement, taken in good faith, 30 that tangible personal property or services offered for sale 31 are not subject to sales tax. Failure to do so renders a 32 sponsor of the event liable for payment of any sales tax, 33 interest, and penalty due and owing from any retailer selling 34 property or services at the event. Sections 423.31 , 423.32 , 35 -84- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 84/ 99
S.F. 2383 423.37 , 423.38 , 423.39 , 423.40 , 423.41 , and 423.42 apply to the 1 sponsors. For purposes of this subsection , a “person sponsoring 2 a flea market or a craft, antique, coin, or stamp show or similar 3 event” does not include an organization which sponsors an 4 event determined to qualify as an event involving casual sales 5 pursuant to section 423.3, subsection 39 , or the state fair or 6 a fair as defined in section 174.1 . 7 Sec. 169. Section 423.33, Code 2018, is amended by adding 8 the following new subsection: 9 NEW SUBSECTION . 4. Liability of affiliates. 10 a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the 11 contrary, if any retailer required to collect and remit sales 12 and use tax pursuant to sections 423.14, 423.14A, and 423.29, 13 or any other provision of this chapter, fails to do so, all 14 affiliates that directly, indirectly, or constructively control 15 the retailer shall be jointly and severally liable for any tax, 16 penalty, and interest under this chapter, regardless of whether 17 the affiliate is a retailer. 18 b. Pursuant to paragraph “a” , the department may elect 19 to assess the full amount of any tax, penalty, and interest 20 against the retailer, an affiliate of the retailer described 21 in paragraph “a” , or any combination of the retailer and the 22 retailer’s affiliates described in paragraph “a” . 23 c. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the 24 contrary, the department has the discretion to deem an 25 affiliate of a retailer an agent or alter ego of that retailer. 26 d. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the 27 contrary, the department has the discretion to disregard or 28 look through any organizational structure of an enterprise in 29 order to assess and collect any tax, penalty, and interest 30 against an affiliate that is acting to benefit an affiliate or 31 an enterprise of which the affiliate is a part. 32 Sec. 170. Section 423.34, Code 2018, is amended to read as 33 follows: 34 423.34 Liability of user. 35 -85- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 85/ 99
S.F. 2383 Any person who uses any tangible personal property or 1 services enumerated in section 423.2 upon which the use tax has 2 not been paid, either to the county treasurer or to a retailer 3 or direct to the department as required by this subchapter , 4 shall be liable for the payment of tax, and shall on or before 5 the last day of the month next succeeding each quarterly period 6 pay the use tax upon all property or services used by the 7 person during the preceding quarterly period in the manner and 8 accompanied by such returns as the director shall prescribe. 9 All of the provisions of sections 423.32 and 423.33 with 10 reference to the returns and payments shall be applicable to 11 the returns and payments required by this section . 12 Sec. 171. Section 423.57, Code 2018, is amended to read as 13 follows: 14 423.57 Statutes applicable. 15 The director shall administer this subchapter as it relates 16 to the taxes imposed in this chapter in the same manner and 17 subject to all the provisions of, and all of the powers, 18 duties, authority, and restrictions contained in sections 19 423.14 , 423.14A, 423.15 , 423.16 , 423.17 , 423.19 , 423.20 , 20 423.21 , 423.22 , 423.23 , 423.24 , 423.25 , 423.29 , 423.31 , 423.32 , 21 423.33 , 423.34 , 423.34A , 423.35 , 423.37 , 423.38 , 423.39 , 22 423.40 , 423.41 , and 423.42 , section 423.43, subsection 1 , and 23 sections 423.45 , 423.46 , and 423.47 . 24 Sec. 172. Section 423.58, Code 2018, is amended to read as 25 follows: 26 423.58 Collection, permit, and tax return exemption for 27 certain out-of-state businesses. 28 Notwithstanding sections 423.14 , 423.14A, 423.29 , 423.31 , 29 423.32 , and 423.36 , a person meeting the requirements of 30 section 29C.24 is not required to obtain a sales or use tax 31 permit, collect and remit sales and use tax, or make and file 32 applicable sales or use tax returns, as provided in section 33 29C.24, subsection 3 , paragraph “a” , subparagraph (2). 34 Sec. 173. Section 423B.5, subsection 1, Code 2018, is 35 -86- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 86/ 99
S.F. 2383 amended to read as follows: 1 1. A local sales and services tax at the rate of not more 2 than one percent may be imposed by a county on the sales price 3 taxed by the state under chapter 423, subchapter II . A local 4 sales and services tax shall be imposed on the same basis as 5 the state sales and services tax or in the case of the use of 6 natural gas, natural gas service, electricity, or electric 7 service on the same basis as the state use tax and shall not 8 be imposed on the sale of any property or on any service not 9 taxed by the state, except the tax shall not be imposed on 10 the sales price from the sale of motor fuel or special fuel 11 as defined in chapter 452A which is consumed for highway use 12 or in watercraft or aircraft if the fuel tax is paid on the 13 transaction and a refund has not or will not be allowed, 14 on the sales price from the sale of equipment by the state 15 department of transportation, or on the sales price from the 16 sale or use of natural gas, natural gas service, electricity, 17 or electric service in a city or county where the sales price 18 from the sale of natural gas or electric energy is subject to 19 a franchise fee or user fee during the period the franchise 20 or user fee is imposed. A local sales and services tax is 21 applicable to transactions within those incorporated and 22 unincorporated areas of the county where it is imposed and , 23 which transactions include but are not limited to sales sourced 24 pursuant to sections 423.15, 423.17, 423.19, or 423.20, to a 25 location within that incorporated or unincorporated area of the 26 county. The tax shall be collected by all persons required 27 to collect state sales taxes. All cities contiguous to each 28 other shall be treated as part of one incorporated area and the 29 tax would be imposed in each of those contiguous cities only 30 if the majority of those voting in the total area covered by 31 the contiguous cities favors its imposition. In the case of a 32 local sales and services tax submitted to the registered voters 33 of two or more contiguous counties as provided in section 34 423B.1, subsection 4 , paragraph “c” , all cities contiguous to 35 -87- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 87/ 99
S.F. 2383 each other shall be treated as part of one incorporated area, 1 even if the corporate boundaries of one or more of the cities 2 include areas of more than one county, and the tax shall be 3 imposed in each of those contiguous cities only if a majority 4 of those voting on the tax in the total area covered by the 5 contiguous cities favored its imposition. 6 Sec. 174. Section 423B.6, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 7 2018, is amended to read as follows: 8 b. The ordinance of a county board of supervisors imposing 9 a local sales and services tax shall adopt by reference the 10 applicable provisions of the appropriate sections of chapter 11 423 . All powers and requirements of the director to administer 12 the state sales tax law and use tax law are applicable to the 13 administration of a local sales and services tax law and the 14 local excise tax, including but not limited to the provisions 15 of section 422.25, subsection 4 , sections 422.30 , 422.67 , 16 and 422.68 , section 422.69, subsection 1 , sections 422.70 17 through 422.75 , section 423.14, subsection 1 and subsection 18 2 , paragraphs “b” through “e” , and sections 423.14A, 423.15 , 19 423.23 , 423.24 , 423.25 , 423.31 through 423.35 , 423.37 through 20 423.42 , 423.46 , and 423.47 . Local officials shall confer 21 with the director of revenue for assistance in drafting the 22 ordinance imposing a local sales and services tax. A certified 23 copy of the ordinance shall be filed with the director as soon 24 as possible after passage. 25 Sec. 175. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the 26 general assembly that the provisions of this division of this 27 Act amending the definition of “place of business” in section 28 423.1, subsection 37, and “sales” in section 423.1, subsection 29 50, enacting definitions of “sold at retail in the state” in 30 section 423.1, subsection 55A, and “subscription” in section 31 423.1, subsection 57A, are conforming amendments consistent 32 with current state law, and that the amendments do not change 33 the application of current law but instead reflect current law 34 both before and after the enactment of this division of this 35 -88- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 88/ 99
S.F. 2383 Act. 1 Sec. 176. EFFECTIVE DATE. 2 1. Except as provided in subsection 2, this division of this 3 Act takes effect January 1, 2019. 4 2. The following take effect July 1, 2018: 5 a. The sections of this division of this Act amending 6 section 423.1, subsections 37 and 50. 7 b. The sections of this division of this Act enacting 8 section 423.1, subsections 55A and 57A. 9 c. The section of this division of this Act amending section 10 423.2, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (1). 11 d. The provisions adding photography and retouching to the 12 list of enumerated services subject to the sales tax in the 13 section of this division of this Act amending section 423.2, 14 subsection 6. 15 e. The section of this division of this Act enacting section 16 423.2, subsection 8, paragraph “d”. 17 f. The section of this division of this Act amending section 18 423.5, subsection 1, paragraph “a”. 19 g. The section of this division of this Act entitled 20 “legislative intent” which describes the intent of the general 21 assembly with respect to certain amendments in this division of 22 this Act to the definition of “place of business” in section 23 423.1, subsection 37, “sales” in section 423.1, subsection 50, 24 the enactment of a definition for “subscription” in section 25 423.1, subsection 57A, and “sold at retail” in section 423.1, 26 subsection 55A. 27 DIVISION VII 28 HOTEL AND MOTEL EXCISE TAX AND AUTOMOBILE RENTAL EXCISE TAX 29 CHANGES 30 Sec. 177. Section 423A.2, subsection 1, Code 2018, is 31 amended to read as follows: 32 1. For the purposes of this chapter , unless the context 33 otherwise requires: 34 a. “Department” means the department of revenue. 35 -89- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 89/ 99
S.F. 2383 b. “Lessor” means any of the following: 1 (1) A person engaged in the business of renting lodging to 2 users. 3 (2) A person who acquires a right to or interest in any 4 lodging with an intent to rent the lodging to another person. 5 (3) A person who actually or constructively rents lodging, 6 regardless of who owns or controls the lodging. 7 (4) A lodging facilitator. 8 (5) A retailer or retailer maintaining a place of business 9 in this state as defined in section 423.1, including those 10 persons who meet the requirements of section 423.14A, which 11 retailer or retailer maintaining a place of business in this 12 state would be responsible for collection and payment of the 13 hotel and motel tax if it were a sales or use tax under chapter 14 423. 15 c. “Lodging” means rooms, apartments, or sleeping quarters 16 in a hotel, motel, inn, public lodging house, rooming house, 17 cabin, apartment, residential property, or manufactured or 18 mobile home which is tangible personal property, or in a 19 tourist court, or in any place where sleeping accommodations 20 are furnished to transient guests for rent, whether with or 21 without meals. Lodging does not include rooms that are not 22 used for sleeping accommodations. 23 d. “Lodging facilitator” means any person who facilitates 24 the renting of lodging to users by satisfying subparagraphs (1) 25 and (2) as follows: 26 (1) The person directly or indirectly does any of the 27 following: 28 (a) Lists, makes available, or advertises lodging for rent 29 by a lessor in any forum. 30 (b) Transmits or otherwise communicates an offer or 31 acceptance between a lessor or user. 32 (c) Owns, rents, licenses, makes available, or operates any 33 electronic or physical infrastructure or any property, process, 34 method, copyright, trademark, or patent that connects lessors 35 -90- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 90/ 99
S.F. 2383 and users to each other. 1 (d) Provides a platform or other marketplace for renting 2 lodging or otherwise facilitates the renting of lodging, 3 regardless of ownership or control of the lodging. 4 (e) Provides software development or research and 5 development activities related to any activity described in 6 this subparagraph (1), if such software development or research 7 and development activities are directly related to the physical 8 or electronic marketplace provided by a lodging facilitator. 9 (f) Provides or offers fulfillment or storage services for a 10 lessor. 11 (g) Sets prices for a lessor’s rental of lodging. 12 (h) Provides or offers customer service to a lessor or 13 a lessor’s customers, or accepts or assists with returns, 14 exchanges, cancellations, or rescheduling of the rental of 15 lodging by a lessor. 16 (2) The person directly or indirectly does any of the 17 following: 18 (a) Collects the sales price for the renting of the lodging. 19 (b) Provides payment processing services for the renting of 20 lodging. 21 (c) Charges, collects, or otherwise receives booking fees, 22 advertising revenues, or other consideration from the renting 23 of lodging or the facilitation of the renting of lodging, 24 regardless of ownership or control of the lodging. 25 (d) Through terms and conditions, agreements, or 26 arrangements with a third party, collects payment in connection 27 with a rental of lodging from a user and transmits that payment 28 to the lessor, regardless of whether the person collecting 29 and transmitting such payment receives compensation or other 30 consideration in exchange for the service. 31 (e) Provides a virtual currency that users are allowed or 32 required to use to rent lodging. 33 d. e. “Person” means the same as the term is defined in 34 section 423.1 . 35 -91- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 91/ 99
S.F. 2383 e. f. “Renting” , “rental” , or “rent” means a transfer of 1 possession or control of lodging for a fixed or indeterminate 2 term for consideration and includes any kind of direct or 3 indirect charge for such lodging or its use. 4 f. g. “Sales price” means the consideration for renting of 5 lodging and means the same as the term is defined in section 6 423.1 all direct or indirect consideration, including but 7 not limited to cash, credit, property, and services, paid in 8 connection with any charge of any description associated with 9 the renting of lodging or with communicating, negotiating, 10 reserving, booking, facilitating, or otherwise arranging to 11 rent lodging, including but not limited to booking fees, 12 reservation fees, service fees, cleaning fees, linen fees, 13 towel fees, and nonrefundable deposits . When determining “sales 14 price” , no deduction shall be taken for any of the following: 15 (1) The lessor’s cost of the property rented. 16 (2) The cost of materials used, labor or service cost, 17 interest, losses, all costs of transportation to the lessor, 18 all taxes imposed on the lessor, or any other expenses of the 19 lessor. 20 (3) Charges by the lessor for any services necessary to 21 complete the rental transaction. 22 g. h. “User” means a person to whom lodging is rented. 23 Sec. 178. NEW SECTION . 423A.3A Collection and remittance by 24 lodging facilitators —— joint and several liability. 25 If a transaction for the rental of lodging involves both a 26 lodging facilitator and another lessor, all of the following 27 shall apply: 28 1. The lodging facilitator shall collect the state-imposed 29 tax under section 423A.3 and the locally imposed tax under 30 section 423A.4 on the entire sales price paid by the user, 31 regardless of the amount of the sales price that will 32 ultimately accrue to or benefit the lodging facilitator, 33 another lessor, or any other person. 34 2. The lodging facilitator and any other lessor involved 35 -92- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 92/ 99
S.F. 2383 in the transaction shall be jointly and severally liable for 1 collecting and remitting the tax under sections 423A.3 and 2 423A.4. 3 Sec. 179. Section 423A.5, Code 2018, is amended to read as 4 follows: 5 423A.5 Exemptions. 6 1. There are exempted from the provisions of this chapter 7 and from the computation of any amount of tax imposed by 8 section 423A.3 this chapter all of the following: 9 a. 1. The sales price from the renting of lodging which is 10 rented by the same person for a period of more than thirty-one 11 consecutive days. 12 b. 2. The sales price from the renting of sleeping rooms 13 in dormitories and in memorial unions at all universities and 14 colleges located in the state of Iowa. 15 2. There is exempted from the provisions of this chapter and 16 from the computation of any amount of tax imposed by section 17 423A.4 all of the following: 18 a. The sales price from the renting of lodging or rooms 19 exempt under subsection 1 . 20 b. 3. The sales price of lodging furnished to the guests of 21 a religious institution if the property is exempt under section 22 427.1, subsection 8 , and the purpose of renting is to provide a 23 place for a religious retreat or function and not a place for 24 transient guests generally. 25 Sec. 180. Section 423A.6, subsection 4, Code 2018, is 26 amended to read as follows: 27 4. Section 422.25, subsection 4 , sections 422.30 , 422.67 , 28 and 422.68 , section 422.69, subsection 1 , sections 422.70 , 29 422.71 , 422.72 , 422.74 , and 422.75 , section 423.14, subsection 30 1 , and sections 423.23 , 423.24 , 423.25 , 423.31 , 423.33 , 31 423.35 , 423.37 through 423.42 , and 423.47 , consistent with the 32 provisions of this chapter , apply with respect to the taxes 33 authorized under this chapter , in the same manner and with the 34 same effect as if the state and local hotel and motel taxes 35 -93- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 93/ 99
S.F. 2383 were retail sales taxes within the meaning of those statutes. 1 Notwithstanding this subsection , the director shall provide for 2 quarterly filing of returns and for other than quarterly filing 3 of returns both as prescribed in section 423.31 . The director 4 may require all persons who are engaged in the business of 5 deriving any sales price subject to tax under this chapter to 6 register with the department. All taxes collected under this 7 chapter by a retailer , lessor, or any individual other person 8 are deemed to be held in trust for the state of Iowa and the 9 local jurisdictions imposing the taxes. 10 Sec. 181. Section 423C.2, subsection 3, Code 2018, is 11 amended to read as follows: 12 3. “Lessor” means a any of the following: 13 a. A person engaged in the business of renting automobiles 14 to users. “Lessor” includes a 15 b. A motor vehicle dealer licensed pursuant to chapter 16 322 who rents automobiles to users. For this purpose, the 17 objective of making a profit is not necessary to make the 18 renting activity a business. 19 c. A person who acquires a right to or interest in any 20 automobile with an intent to rent the automobile to another 21 person. 22 d. A person who actually or constructively rents 23 automobiles, regardless of who owns or controls the 24 automobiles. 25 e. A rental facilitator. 26 f. A retailer or retailer maintaining a place of business in 27 this state as defined in section 423.1, including those persons 28 who meet the requirements of section 423.14A, which retailer or 29 retailer maintaining a place of business in this state would be 30 responsible for collection and payment of the automobile rental 31 excise tax if it were a sales or use tax under chapter 423. 32 Sec. 182. Section 423C.2, Code 2018, is amended by adding 33 the following new subsection: 34 NEW SUBSECTION . 06. “Rental facilitator” means any person 35 -94- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 94/ 99
S.F. 2383 who facilitates the renting of an automobile to users by 1 satisfying paragraphs “a” and “b” as follows: 2 a. The person directly or indirectly does any of the 3 following: 4 (1) Lists, makes available, or advertises automobiles for 5 rent by a lessor in any forum. 6 (2) Transmits or otherwise communicates an offer or 7 acceptance between a lessor or user. 8 (3) Owns, rents, licenses, makes available, or operates any 9 electronic or physical infrastructure or any property, process, 10 method, copyright, trademark, or patent that connects lessors 11 and users to each other. 12 (4) Provides a platform or other marketplace for 13 renting automobiles or otherwise facilitates the renting 14 of automobiles, regardless of ownership or control of the 15 automobile. 16 (5) Provides software development or research and 17 development activities related to any activity described in 18 this paragraph “a” , if such software development or research and 19 development activities are directly related to the physical or 20 electronic marketplace provided by a rental facilitator. 21 (6) Provides or offers fulfillment or storage services for a 22 lessor. 23 (7) Sets prices for a lessor’s rental of automobiles. 24 (8) Provides or offers customer service to a lessor or 25 a lessor’s customers, or accepts or assists with returns, 26 exchanges, cancellations, or rescheduling of the rental of 27 automobiles by a lessor. 28 b. The person directly or indirectly does any of the 29 following: 30 (1) Collects the rental price for the renting of an 31 automobile. 32 (2) Provides payment processing services for the renting of 33 an automobile. 34 (3) Charges, collects, or otherwise receives booking 35 -95- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 95/ 99
S.F. 2383 fees, advertising revenues, or other consideration from the 1 renting of an automobile or the facilitation of the renting 2 of an automobile, regardless of ownership or control of the 3 automobile. 4 (4) Through terms and conditions, agreements, or 5 arrangements with a third party, collects payment in connection 6 with a rental of automobiles from a user and transmits that 7 payment to the lessor, regardless of whether the person 8 collecting and transmitting such payment receives compensation 9 or other consideration in exchange for the service. 10 (5) Provides a virtual currency that users are allowed or 11 required to use to rent automobiles. 12 Sec. 183. Section 423C.2, subsection 6, Code 2018, is 13 amended by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu 14 thereof the following: 15 6. “Rental price” means all direct or indirect 16 consideration, including but not limited to cash, credit, 17 property, and services, paid in connection with any charge of 18 any description associated with the renting of an automobile 19 or with communicating, negotiating, reserving, booking, 20 facilitating, or otherwise arranging to rent an automobile, 21 including but not limited to booking fees, reservation fees, 22 service fees, and nonrefundable deposits. When determining 23 “rental price” , no deduction shall be taken for any of the 24 following: 25 a. The lessor’s cost of the property rented. 26 b. The cost of materials used, labor or service cost, 27 interest, losses, all costs of transportation to the lessor, 28 all taxes imposed on the lessor, or any other expenses of the 29 lessor. 30 c. Charges by the lessor for any services necessary to 31 complete the rental transaction. 32 Sec. 184. NEW SECTION . 423C.3A Collection and remittance by 33 rental facilitators —— joint and several liability. 34 If a transaction for the rental of an automobile involves 35 -96- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 96/ 99
S.F. 2383 both a rental facilitator and another lessor, all of the 1 following shall apply: 2 1. The rental facilitator shall collect the tax under 3 section 423C.3 on the entire rental price paid by the user, 4 regardless of the amount of the rental price that will 5 ultimately accrue to or benefit the rental facilitator, another 6 lessor, or any other person. 7 2. The rental facilitator and any other lessor involved 8 in the transaction shall be jointly and severally liable for 9 collecting and remitting the tax under section 423C.3. 10 Sec. 185. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the 11 general assembly that the provision of this division of this 12 Act amending the definition of “lodging” in section 423A.2, 13 subsection 1, paragraph “c”, is a conforming amendment 14 consistent with current state law, and that the amendment 15 does not change the application of current law but instead 16 reflects current law both before and after the enactment of 17 this division of this Act. 18 Sec. 186. EFFECTIVE DATE. 19 1. Except as provided in subsection 2, this division of this 20 Act takes effect January 1, 2019. 21 2. The following take effect July 1, 2018: 22 a. The provision amending the definition of “lodging” in the 23 section of this division of this Act amending section 423A.2, 24 subsection 1, paragraph “c”. 25 b. The section of this division of this Act entitled 26 “legislative intent” which describes the intent of the general 27 assembly with respect to the amendment in this division of 28 this Act to the definition of “lodging” in section 423A.2, 29 subsection 1, paragraph “c”. 30 < DIVISION VIII 31 MISCELLANEOUS TAX PROVISIONS 32 Sec. 187. NEW SECTION . 421.71 Class actions —— implied 33 right of action —— private cause of action immunity. 34 1. Class actions prohibited. No class action may be brought 35 -97- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 97/ 99
S.F. 2383 against the department, a taxpayer, or a person required to 1 collect any tax imposed under this title, in any court, agency, 2 or other adjudicative body, or in any other forum, based on 3 any act or omission arising from or related to any provision 4 of this title. 5 2. No implied right of action. Nothing in this Title shall 6 be construed as creating or providing an implied private right 7 of action or any private common law claim against any taxpayer, 8 or against any person required to collect any tax imposed under 9 this Title, in any court, agency, or other adjudicative body, 10 or in any other forum. This subsection shall not apply to or 11 otherwise limit any claim, action, mandate, power, remedy, or 12 discretion of the department, or an agent or designee of the 13 department. 14 3. Private cause of action immunity for overpayment of 15 certain taxes. 16 a. A taxpayer, or any person required to collect taxes 17 imposed under chapters 423, 423A, 423B, 423C, and 423D, and 18 chapter 423G, as enacted in 2018 Iowa Acts, Senate File 512, 19 shall be immune from any private cause of action arising from 20 or related to the overpayment of taxes imposed under chapters 21 423, 423A, 423B, 423C, and 423D, and chapter 423G, as enacted 22 in 2018 Iowa Acts, Senate File 512, that are collected and 23 remitted to the department. 24 b. Nothing in this subsection shall apply to or otherwise 25 limit any of the following: 26 (1) Any claim, action, mandate, power, remedy, or 27 discretion of the department, or an agent or designee of the 28 department. 29 (2) A taxpayer’s right to seek a refund from the department 30 related to taxes imposed under chapters 423, 423A, 423B, 31 423C, and 423D, and chapter 423G, as enacted in 2018 Iowa 32 Acts, Senate File 512, that are collected from or paid by the 33 taxpayer. 34 Sec. 188. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act, being 35 -98- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 98/ 99
S.F. 2383 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. > 1 -99- SF 2383 (2) 87 mm/jh/jh 99/ 99