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H0059...............................................by REVENUE AND TAXATION INCOME TAX - Amends, repeals and adds to existing law to make the temporary 0.1% income tax rate reduction for individuals, passed in 2000, permanent; to provide for rebates of 10.6% of the 1999 income tax paid by individuals, subject to a $25.00 minimum and $25,000 maximum; to increase the grocery tax credit for individuals over 65 years of age from $30.00 to $60.00; to permanently reduce the corporate income tax rate by 0.2%; to provide five new or expanded income tax credits for research and development expenditures, creation of new jobs, providing new venture capital, installing broadband communications equipment, investing in counties with high unemployment or low personal income; to change the child care deduction to a credit equal to one-half the federal credit; and permanently increases credit for caring for a dependent over 65 years of age or caring for a person who is developmentally disabled from $100 to $500. 01/17 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing 01/18 Rpt prt - to Rev/Tax
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session - 2001IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE BILL NO. 59 BY REVENUE AND TAXATION COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO INCOME TAX RELIEF; AMENDING SECTION 63-3024, IDAHO CODE, TO MAKE 3 PERMANENT THE RATES APPLICABLE TO TAXABLE YEAR 2000; AMENDING CHAPTER 30, 4 TITLE 63, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 63-3081, IDAHO 5 CODE, TO PROVIDE A REBATE OF INCOME TAXES PAID BY INDIVIDUALS FOR TAXABLE 6 YEARS BEGINNING IN 1999, TO DETERMINE THE RATE OF THE REBATE, TO SET MAXI- 7 MUM AND MINIMUM AMOUNTS, TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES, TO APPROPRIATE MONEYS AND 8 TO AUTHORIZE CONTRACTS; REPEALING SECTION 63-3022D, IDAHO CODE; AMENDING 9 SECTION 63-3022E, IDAHO CODE, TO INCREASE THE DEDUCTION FOR DEPENDENTS 10 SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER OR PERSONS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILI- 11 TIES FROM ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS; AMENDING SECTION 12 63-3022H, IDAHO CODE, TO ADD CERTAIN INVESTMENTS HELD BY PRIVATE VENTURE 13 CAPITAL COMPANIES FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS TO THE PROPERTY QUALIFYING 14 FOR THE SIXTY PERCENT CAPITAL GAINS DEDUCTION AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL COR- 15 RECTIONS; AMENDING SECTION 63-3024A, IDAHO CODE, TO INCREASE THE INCOME 16 TAX CREDIT FOR SALES TAXES PAID BY INDIVIDUALS OVER AGE SIXTY-FIVE YEARS 17 AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS; AMENDING SECTION 63-3025, IDAHO CODE, 18 TO REDUCE THE CORPORATE INCOME TAX RATE FROM EIGHT TO SEVEN AND EIGHT- 19 TENTHS PERCENT; AMENDING SECTION 63-3025A, IDAHO CODE, TO REDUCE THE COR- 20 PORATE FRANCHISE TAX RATE FROM EIGHT TO THE RATE OF THE CORPORATE INCOME 21 TAX AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS; AMENDING SECTION 63-3025D, IDAHO 22 CODE, TO INCREASE THE PAYMENT FOR DEPENDENTS SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR 23 OLDER OR PERSONS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES FROM ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS 24 TO FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND TO MAKE A TECHNICAL CORRECTION; AMENDING SEC- 25 TION 63-3029B, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT TAXPAYERS MAKING EXPENDITURES 26 FOR QUALIFIED BROADBAND EQUIPMENT ARE ENTITLED TO THE CREDIT AND TO REVISE 27 PROCEDURES FOR RECAPTURE; AMENDING SECTIONS 63-3029E AND 63-3029F, IDAHO 28 CODE, TO EXPAND THE NEW JOBS CREDIT BY REMOVING THE LIMITATION OF QUALIFY- 29 ING TAXPAYERS TO REVENUE-PRODUCING ENTERPRISE CREATING VALUE-ADDED NATURAL 30 RESOURCE PRODUCTS; AMENDING CHAPTER 30, TITLE 63, IDAHO CODE, BY THE 31 ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 63-3029G, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE AN INCOME TAX 32 CREDIT FOR CERTAIN EXPENDITURES RELATING TO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CON- 33 DUCTED IN IDAHO, TO PROVIDE A SUNSET, TO PROVIDE A CARRYOVER OF UNUSED 34 CREDITS, TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS AND TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES; AMENDING SEC- 35 TION 63-3029H, IDAHO CODE, TO REDESIGNATE THE SECTION; AMENDING CHAPTER 36 30, TITLE 63, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 63-3029H, 37 IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE A CREDIT FOR EXPENSES FOR HOUSEHOLD AND DEPENDENT 38 CARE; AMENDING CHAPTER 30, TITLE 63, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW 39 SECTION 63-3029I, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE AN INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR CERTAIN 40 EXPENDITURES RELATING TO HIGH SPEED BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS ACCESS IN 41 IDAHO, TO PROVIDE A SUNSET, TO PROVIDE A CARRYOVER OF UNUSED CREDITS, TO 42 PROVIDE DEFINITIONS AND TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES; AMENDING CHAPTER 30, TITLE 43 63, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 63-3029J, IDAHO CODE, TO 44 PROVIDE AN INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR CERTAIN EXPENDITURES RELATING TO INVEST- 45 MENT IN AREAS IN IDAHO WITH HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT OR LOW PERSONAL INCOME AT 46 THE ELECTION OF TAXPAYER, TO PROVIDE A SUNSET, TO PROVIDE A CARRYOVER OF 2 1 UNUSED CREDITS, TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS AND TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES; AMENDING 2 CHAPTER 30, TITLE 63, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 3 63-3029K, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE A TEN PERCENT INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR 4 INVESTMENTS IN IDAHO PRIVATE VENTURE CAPITAL COMPANIES, TO PROVIDE A SUN- 5 SET, TO PROVIDE A CARRYOVER OF UNUSED CREDITS, TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS AND 6 TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES; REPEALING SECTIONS 63-3029E AND 63-3029F, IDAHO 7 CODE; AMENDING CHAPTER 30, TITLE 63, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW 8 SECTION 63-3029E, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTIONS OF 9 TERMS; AMENDING CHAPTER 30, TITLE 63, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW 10 SECTION 63-3029F, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE SPECIAL CREDITS TO THE INCOME TAX 11 FOR NEW EMPLOYEES FOR AN ENTERPRISE THAT PRODUCES, ASSEMBLES, FABRICATES 12 OR PROCESSES NATURAL RESOURCE PRODUCTS; PROVIDING FOR NONSEVERABILITY OF 13 CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, PROVIDING RETROAC- 14 TIVE APPLICATION FOR CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT AND PROVIDING EFFEC- 15 TIVE DATES. 16 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 17 SECTION 1. That Section 63-3024, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 18 amended to read as follows: 19 63-3024. INDIVIDUALS' TAX AND TAX ON ESTATES AND TRUSTS. (a) For taxable 20 year 2000, and each taxable year thereafter, a tax measured by Idaho taxable 21 income as defined in this chapter is hereby imposed upon every individual, 22 trust, or estate required by this chapter to file a return. 23(a) (i)The tax imposed upon individuals, trusts and estates shall be 24 computed at the following rates: 25 When Idaho taxable income 26 is: 27 Less than $1,000 One and nine-tenths percent (1.9%) 28 $1,000 but less than $2,000 $19, plus three and nine-tenths 29 percent (3.9%) of the amount over $1,000 30 $2,000 but less than $3,000 $58, plus four and four-tenths 31 percent (4.4%) of the amount over $2,000 32 $3,000 but less than $4,000 $102, plus five and four-tenths 33 percent (5.4%) of the amount over $3,000 34 $4,000 but less than $5,000 $156, plus six and four-tenths 35 percent (6.4%) of the amount over $4,000 36 $5,000 but less than $7,500 $220, plus seven and four-tenths 37 percent (7.4%) of the amount over $5,000 38 $7,500 but less than $20,000 $405, plus seven and seven-tenths 39 percent (7.7%) of the amount over $7,500 40 Over $20,000 $1,367.50, plus eight and one-tenth 41 percent (8.1%) of the amount over $20,000 42(ii) For taxable year 2001 and each taxable year thereafter, a tax mea-43sured by Idaho taxable income as defined in this chapter is hereby imposed44upon every individual, trust, or estate required by this chapter to file a45return.46The tax imposed upon individuals, trusts and estates shall be computed at47the following rates:48When Idaho taxable income is:The rate is:49Less than $1,000Two percent (2.0%)50$1,000 but less than $2,000$20, plus four percent (4.0%)51of the amount over $1,00052$2,000 but less than $3,000$60, plus four and one-half percent3 1(4.5%) of the amount over $2,0002$3,000 but less than $4,000$105, plus five and one-half percent3(5.5%) of the amount over $3,0004$4,000 but less than $5,000$160, plus six and one-half percent5(6.5%) of the amount over $4,0006$5,000 but less than $7,500$225, plus seven and one-half percent7(7.5%) of the amount over $5,0008$7,500 but less than $20,000$412.50, plus seven and eight-tenths percent9(7.8%) of the amount over $7,50010Over $20,000$1,387.50, plus eight and two-tenths percent11(8.2%) of the amount over $20,00012 For taxable year 2000 and each year thereafter, the state tax commission 13 shall prescribe a factor which shall be used to compute the Idaho income tax 14 brackets provided in this subsections (a)(i) and (a)(ii) of this section. The 15 factor shall provide an adjustment to the Idaho tax brackets so that inflation 16 will not result in a tax increase. The Idaho tax brackets shall be adjusted as 17 follows: multiply the bracket amounts by the percentage (the consumer price 18 index for the calendar year immediately preceding the calendar year to which 19 the adjusted brackets will apply divided by the consumer price index for cal- 20 endar year 1998). For the purpose of this computation, the consumer price 21 index for any calendar year is the average of the consumer price index as of 22 the close of the twelve (12) month period for the immediately preceding calen- 23 dar year as adopted by the state tax commission. This adoption shall be exempt 24 from the provisions of chapter 52, title 67, Idaho Code. The consumer price 25 index shall mean the consumer price index for all U.S. urban consumers pub- 26 lished by the United States department of labor. The state tax commission 27 shall annually include the factor as provided in this subsection to multiply 28 against Idaho taxable income in the brackets above to arrive at that year's 29 taxable income for tax bracket purposes. 30 (b) In case a joint return is filed by husband and wife pursuant to the 31 provisions of section 63-3031, Idaho Code, the tax imposed by this section 32 shall be twice the tax which would be imposed on one-half (1/2) of the aggre- 33 gate Idaho taxable income. For the purposes of this section, a return of a 34 surviving spouse, as defined in section 2(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, and 35 a head of household, as defined in section 2(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, 36 shall be treated as a joint return and the tax imposed shall be twice the tax 37 which would be imposed on one-half (1/2) of the Idaho taxable income. 38 (c) The state tax commission shall compute and publish Idaho income tax 39 liability for taxpayers at the midpoint of each bracket of Idaho taxable 40 income in fifty dollar ($50.00) steps to fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), 41 rounding such calculations to the nearest dollar. Taxpayers having income 42 within such brackets shall file returns based upon and pay taxes according to 43 the schedule thus established. The state tax commission shall promulgate rules 44 defining the conditions upon which such returns shall be filed. 45 SECTION 2. That Chapter 30, Title 63, Idaho Code, be, and the same is 46 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des- 47 ignated as Section 63-3081, Idaho Code, and to read as follows: 48 63-3081. REBATE OF INCOME TAX. (1) Subject to the limitations of this 49 section, in regard to each individual income tax return required to be filed 50 pursuant to section 63-3030, Idaho Code, and that is actually filed, for a 51 twelve (12) month taxable year beginning in 1999 for which tax is imposed by 52 section 63-3024, Idaho Code, on at least one dollar ($1.00) of Idaho taxable 53 income, the state tax commission shall, on a one-time basis, rebate to the 4 1 taxpayer named on the return the amount specified in subsection (2) of this 2 section. In the case of a joint return, the rebate shall be paid to both tax- 3 payers jointly. 4 (2) (a) The rebate provided by subsection (1) of this section shall be 5 ten and six-tenths percent (10.6%) of the amount of tax computed under 6 section 63-3024, Idaho Code, reduced by credits provided by: 7 (i) Section 63-3029, Idaho Code, relating to taxes paid to another 8 state; 9 (ii) Sections 63-3029A and 63-3029C, Idaho Code, relating to certain 10 charitable contributions; 11 (iii) Section 63-3029B, Idaho Code, relating to capital investments; 12 (iv) Section 63-3029D, Idaho Code, relating to qualified equipment 13 utilizing postconsumer waste or postindustrial waste. 14 (b) When the amount of a rebate payable under subsection (2)(a) of this 15 section is less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00), the amount of the 16 rebate shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00). When the amount of a rebate 17 payable under subsection (2)(a) of this section is more than two thousand 18 five hundred dollars ($2,500), the amount of the rebate shall be two thou- 19 sand five hundred dollars ($2,500). In the case of married taxpayers fil- 20 ing separate returns, only one (1) minimum or maximum rebate shall be 21 paid. 22 (3) No rebate shall be paid pursuant to this section in regard to a 23 return described in subsection (1) of this section if the return is not filed 24 within three (3) years of the original due date of the return, without regard 25 to extensions. In the event that the amount of tax due on a return filed 26 within the time required by this subsection is amended by the taxpayer or 27 changed by the state tax commission the rebate provided by this section shall 28 be adjusted proportionally. The state tax commission may offset a rebate 29 against taxes assessed the taxpayer but unpaid. 30 (4) In the case of a short period return, the rebates provided by this 31 section shall be reduced in proportion to the portion of calendar year 1999 to 32 which the return applies. 33 (5) Except as provided in this subsection, no application for a rebate 34 provided in this section shall be required. The state tax commission shall 35 cause each rebate to be mailed to the taxpayer or taxpayers at the address 36 shown on the return, unless, as a result of a more recent return, a newer 37 address is shown on the commission's records. The state tax commission may 38 provide a procedure by which rebates that are returned or undeliverable may be 39 claimed. 40 (6) Any person aggrieved by any action of the state tax commission in 41 regard to the rebates provided in this section shall file a petition with the 42 state tax commission in the manner provided in section 63-3045, Idaho Code. 43 Such a petition shall be subject to administrative and judicial review in the 44 manner provided by sections 63-3045 through 63-3049, Idaho Code. 45 (7) Rebates authorized by this section shall be paid from the state 46 refund account established by section 63-3067, Idaho Code, from which the 47 amounts necessary to pay the rebates are hereby appropriated. In the event 48 that, at the time the rebates are paid, there is an insufficient balance in 49 the state refund account, the state board of examiners, upon application by 50 the state tax commission, shall transfer sufficient funds from the general 51 fund to make the rebate payments and any other refunds due and payable from 52 the state refund account. 53 (8) The state tax commission, the state treasurer and the state control- 54 ler may contract with a commercial bank for some or all of the services, 55 including issuing payments, relating to payment of the rebate provided in this 5 1 section. 2 SECTION 3. That Section 63-3022D, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 3 repealed. 4 SECTION 4. That Section 63-3022E, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 5 amended to read as follows: 6 63-3022E. HOUSEHOLD DEDUCTION FOR DEPENDENTS SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR 7 OLDER OR PERSONS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. (1) An additional deduction 8 from taxable income shall be allowed in the case of an individual who main- 9 tains a household, which includes as an immediate member of the family resid- 10 ing in that household, one (1) or more individuals sixty-five (65) years of 11 age or older, or a person with developmental disabilities as defined in sub- 12 section (5) of section 66-402, Idaho Code, regardless of the age of the person 13 when such developmental disability appeared, each of whom receives more than 14 one-half (1/2) of his or her support for the year from the individual who 15 maintains the household. The amount of the deduction shall beonefive thou- 16 sand dollars ($15,000) for each individual sixty-five (65) years of age or 17 older or with developmental disabilities. 18 (2) There shall not be allowed more than three (3) deductions ofonefive 19 thousand dollars ($15,000) under the provisions of this section on any one (1) 20 return. 21 (3) No deductions shall be allowed under this section for the person(s) 22 in whose name(s) the income tax return is filed except as set forth in subsec- 23 tion (4) of this section. 24 (4) A deduction ofonefive thousand dollars ($15,000) shall be allowed 25 under this section for a person with a developmental disability, as defined in 26 subsection (5) of section 66-402, Idaho Code, who is filing his own return. 27 SECTION 5. That Section 63-3022H, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 28 amended to read as follows: 29 63-3022H. DEDUCTION OF CAPITAL GAINS. (1) If an individual taxpayer 30 reports a net capital gain in determining taxable income, sixty percent (60%) 31 of the net capital gain from the sale or exchange of qualified property shall 32 be a deduction in determining taxable income. 33 (2) The deduction provided in this section is limited to the amount of 34 the net capital gain from all property included in federal taxable income. Net 35 capital gains treated as ordinary income by theiInternalrRevenuecCode do 36 not qualify for the deduction allowed in this section. The deduction otherwise 37 allowable under this section shall be reduced by the amount of any federal 38 capital gains deduction relating to such property, but not below zero. 39 (3) As used in this section "qualified property" means the following 40 property having an Idaho situs at the time of sale: 41 (a) Real property held at least eighteen (18) months; 42 (b) Tangible personal property used in Idaho for at least twelve (12) 43 months by a revenue-producing enterprise; 44 (c) Cattle or horses held for breeding, draft, dairy or sporting purposes 45 for at least twenty-four (24) months if more than one-half (1/2) of the 46 taxpayer's gross income (as defined in section 61(a) of theiInternal 47rRevenuecCode) for the taxable year is from farming or ranching opera- 48 tions in Idaho; 49 (d) Breeding livestock other than cattle or horses held at least twelve 50 (12) months if more than one-half (1/2) of the taxpayer's gross income (as 6 1 defined in section 61(a) of theiInternalrRevenuecCode) for the taxable 2 year is from farming or ranching operations in Idaho; 3 (e) Timber grown in Idaho and held at least twenty-four (24) months; 4 (f) An equity interest held by an Idaho private venture capital company 5 as defined in section 63-3029K, Idaho Code, including stock in a corpora- 6 tion, interest in a partnership or membership in a limited liability com- 7 pany, if: 8 (i) The Idaho private venture capital company has held the equity 9 interest for at least three (3) years; and 10 (ii) The equity interest is issued by an entity whose business 11 activity for the entity's three (3) taxable years immediately preced- 12 ing the sale is entirely in Idaho or at least fifty percent (50%) in 13 Idaho as determined by the average Idaho apportionment factor under 14 subsection (i) of section 63-3027, Idaho Code. 15 (g) In determining the period for which property subject to this section 16 has been held by a taxpayer, the provisions of section 1223 of the 17iInternalrRevenuecCode shall apply, except that when the holding period 18 includes any period during which the taxpayer held property other than the 19 property sold, all property held during the holding period must qualify 20 under this section. 21 (4) If an individual reports a capital gain from qualified property from 22 an S corporation or a partnership, a deduction shall be allowed under this 23 section only to the extent the individual held his interest in the income of 24 the S corporation or the partnership for the time required by subsection (3) 25 of this section for the property sold. 26 (5) If an individual reports a capital gain from an estate, no deduction 27 shall be allowed under this section unless the holding period required in sub- 28 section (3) of this section was satisfied by the decedent, the estate, or the 29 beneficiary, or a combination thereof. 30 (6) If an individual reports a capital gain from a trust, no deduction 31 shall be allowed under this section unless the holding period required in sub- 32 section (3) of this section was satisfied by the grantor, the trust, or the 33 beneficiary, or a combination thereof. 34 (7) As used in this section "revenue-producing enterprise" means: 35 (a) The production, assembly, fabrication, manufacture, or processing of 36 any agricultural, mineral or manufactured product; 37 (b) The storage, warehousing, distribution, or sale at wholesale of any 38 products of agriculture, mining or manufacturing; 39 (c) The feeding of livestock at a feedlot; 40 (d) The operation of laboratories or other facilities for scientific, 41 agricultural, animal husbandry, or industrial research, development, or 42 testing. 43 SECTION 6. That Section 63-3024A, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 44 amended to read as follows: 45 63-3024A. CREDITS AND REFUNDS. (a) Any resident individual not entitled 46 to the credit allowed in subsection (b)(1), who is required to file by law and 47 who has filed an Idaho income tax return, shall be allowed a credit against 48 taxes due under the Idaho income tax act equal to the amount of fifteen dol- 49 lars ($15.00) for each personal exemption for which a deduction is permitted 50 by section 151(b) and (c) of the Internal Revenue Code if such deduction is 51 claimed on the taxpayer's Idaho income tax return, and if the individual for 52 whom the deduction is claimed is a resident of the state of Idaho. If taxes 53 due are less than the total credit allowed, the taxpayer shall be paid a 7 1 refund equal to the balance of the unused credit. If the credit or refund is 2 not claimed for the year for which the individual income tax return is filed, 3 the right thereafter to claim such credit or refund shall be forfeited. The 4 state tax commission shall prescribe the method by which the refund, if any, 5 is to be made to the taxpayer. 6 (b) (1) A resident individual who has reached his sixty-fifth birthday 7 before the end of his taxable year, who is required to file by law and who 8 has filed an Idaho income tax return, shall be allowed a credit against 9 taxes due under the Idaho income tax act equal to the amount ofthirty10 sixty dollars ($360.00) for each personal exemption representing himself, 11 a spouse over the age of sixty-five (65) years, or a dependent over the 12 age of sixty-five (65) years, but shall be allowed a credit against taxes 13 due under the Idaho income tax act equal to fifteen dollars ($15.00) for 14 each personal exemption representing a spouse or dependent under the age 15 of sixty-five (65) years. If taxes due are less than the total credit 16 allowed, the taxpayer shall be paid a refund equal to the balance of the 17 unused credit. If the credit or refund is not claimed for the year for 18 which the individual income tax return is filed, the right thereafter to 19 claim such credit or refund shall be forfeited. The state tax commission 20 shall prescribe the method by which the refund, if any, is to be made to 21 the taxpayer. 22 (2) A resident individual who has reached his sixty-fifth birthday and is 23 not required by law to file an Idaho income tax return and who has 24 received no credit or refund under any other subsection of this section, 25 shall be entitled to a refund ofthirtysixty dollars ($360.00). Any 26 refund shall be paid to such individual only upon his making application 27 therefor at such time and in such manner as may be prescribed by the state 28 tax commission. 29 (c) A resident individual of the state of Idaho who is: 30 (i) blind, or 31 (ii) a disabled American veteran of any war engaged in by the United 32 States, whose disability is recognized as a service connected disability 33 of a degree of tenper centpercent (10%) or more, or who is in receipt of 34 a pension for nonservice connected disabilities, in accordance with laws 35 and regulations administered by the United States veterans administration, 36 substantiated by a statement as to status signed by a responsible officer 37 of the United States veterans administration, or 38 (iii) over sixty-two (62) years of age, and has been allowed none, or less 39 than all, of the credit provided by subsection (a) or subsection (b) of 40 this section, shall be entitled to a payment from the refund fund in an 41 amount equal to fifteen dollars ($15.00), or the balance of his unused 42 credit, whichever is less, upon making application therefor at such time 43 and in such manner as the state tax commission may prescribe. 44 (d) Any part-year resident entitled to a credit under this section shall 45 receive a proportionate credit, in the manner above provided, reflecting the 46 part of the year in which he was domiciled in this state. 47 (e) No credit or refund may be claimed for an exemption which represents 48 a person who has himself filed an Idaho income tax return claiming a deduction 49 for his own personal exemption, and in no event shall more than one (1) tax- 50 payer be allowed a credit or refund for the same exemption, or under more than 51 one (1) subsection of this section. 52 (f) The refunds authorized by this section shall be paid from the state 53 refund fund in the same manner as the refunds authorized by section 63-3067, 54 Idaho Code. 55 (g) An application for any refund which is due and payable under the pro- 8 1 visions of this section must be filed with the state tax commission within 2 three (3) years of: 3 (i) the due date, including extensions, of the return required under sec- 4 tion 63-3030, Idaho Code, if the applicant is required to file a return, 5 or 6 (ii) the 15th day of April of the year following the year to which the 7 application relates if the applicant is not required to file a return. 8 SECTION 7. That Section 63-3025, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 9 amended to read as follows: 10 63-3025. TAX ON CORPORATE INCOME. For taxable years commencing on and 11 after January 1, 1987, a tax is hereby imposed on the Idaho taxable income of 12 a corporation which transacts or is authorized to transact business in this 13 state or which has income attributable to this state. The tax shall be equal 14 to seven and eight-tenths percent (7.8%) of Idaho taxable income; provided, 15 however, that the tax shall not be less than twenty dollars ($20.00); provided 16 further that the twenty dollar ($20.00) minimum payment shall not be collected 17 from nonproductive mining corporations. The tax imposed by this section shall 18 not apply to corporations taxed pursuant to the provisions of section 19 63-3025A, Idaho Code. 20 SECTION 8. That Section 63-3025A, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 21 amended to read as follows: 22 63-3025A. FRANCHISE TAX. For taxable years commencing on and after Janu- 23 ary 1, 1987, a franchise tax shall be imposed upon any corporation for the 24 privilege of exercising its corporate franchise within the state during such 25 taxable year,including, but not limited to, corporations engaged in business 26 in Idaho for the exclusive purpose of performing contracts with the United 27 States department of energy at the Idaho national engineering and environmen- 28 tal laboratory, which tax shall be measured by income which is attributable to 29 this state under the provisions of this chapter and which tax shall beequal30to eight percent (8%) of Idaho taxable incomeat the rate provided in section 31 63-3025, Idaho Code; provided, however, that the tax shall not be less than 32 twenty dollars ($20.00); provided further that the twenty dollar ($20.00) min- 33 imum payment shall not be collected from nonproductive mining corporations; 34 but the twenty dollar ($20.00) minimum tax shall apply to corporations quali- 35 fied to file returns and actually filing returns under the provisions of sub- 36 chapter "S" of the Internal Revenue Code. 37 SECTION 9. That Section 63-3025D, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 38 amended to read as follows: 39 63-3025D. PAYMENT FOR DEPENDENTS SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER OR PER- 40 SONS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. (1) In lieu of the deduction from tax- 41 able income allowed by section 63-3022E, Idaho Code, a resident individual who 42 maintains a household, which includes as an immediate member of the family 43 residing in that household, one (1) or more individuals sixty-five (65) years 44 of age or older or individuals with developmental disabilities, as defined in 45 subsection (5) of section 66-402, Idaho Code, each of whom receives more than 46 one-half (1/2) of his or her support for the year from the individual who 47 maintains the household, shall be entitled to a payment from the refund 48 account ofonefive hundred dollars ($1500) for each such elderly member of 49 the family or family member with a developmental disability. Any such payment 9 1 shall be paid to such individual only upon his making application therefor at 2 such time and in such manner as may be prescribed by the state tax commission. 3 (2) No more than three (3) such payments shall be made under the provi- 4 sions of this section to any one (1) individual in any calendar year. 5 (3) No payment may be claimed under the provisions of this section by the 6 individual himself except as set forth in subsection (4) of this section. 7 (4) A credit ofonefive hundred dollars ($1500) shall be allowed under 8 this section for a person with a developmental disability as defined in sub- 9 section (5) of section 66-402, Idaho Code, who is filing his own tax return. 10 SECTION 10. That Section 63-3029B, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 11 amended to read as follows: 12 63-3029B. INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR CAPITAL INVESTMENT. (1) At the election 13 of the taxpayer there shall be allowed, subject to the applicable limitations 14 provided herein as a credit against the income tax imposed by chapter 30, 15 title 63, Idaho Code, an amount equal to the sum of: 16 (a) The tax credit carryovers; and 17 (b) The tax credit for the taxable year. 18 (2) The maximum allowable amount of the credit for the current taxable 19 year shall be three percent (3%) of the amount of qualified investments made 20 during the taxable year. 21 (3) As used in this section "qualified investment" means certain depre- 22 ciable property which: 23 (a) (i) Is eligible for the federal investment tax credit, as defined in 24 sections 46(c) and 48 of the Internal Revenue Code subject to the 25 limitations provided for certain regulated companies in section 46(f) 26 of the Internal Revenue Code and is not a motor vehicle under eight 27 thousand (8,000) pounds gross weight; or 28 (ii) Is qualified broadband equipment as defined in section 63-3029I, 29 Idaho Code; and 30 (b) Is acquired, constructed, reconstructed, erected or placed into ser- 31 vice after December 31, 1981; and 32 (c) Has a situs in Idaho. 33 (4) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (1) and (2) of this 34 section, the amount of the credit allowed shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) 35 of the tax liability of the taxpayer. 36 (5) If the sum of credit carryovers from the credit allowed by subsection 37 (2) of this section and the amount of credit for the taxable year from the 38 credit allowed by subsection (2) of this section exceed the limitation imposed 39 by subsection (4) of this section for the current taxable year, the excess 40 attributable to the current taxable year's credit shall be an investment 41 credit carryover to the fourteen (14) succeeding taxable years. In the case of 42 a group of corporations filing a combined report under section 63-3027, Idaho 43 Code, or sections 63-3027B through 63-3027E, Idaho Code, credit earned by one 44 (1) member of the group but not used by that member may be used by another 45 member of the group, subject to the provisions of subsection (4) of this sec- 46 tion, instead of carried over. The entire amount of unused credit shall be 47 carried forward to the earliest of the succeeding years, wherein the oldest 48 available unused credit shall be used first, so long as the qualified invest- 49 ment property for which the unused credit was granted still maintains Idaho 50 situs. For a combined group of corporations, credit carried forward may be 51 claimed by any member of the group unless the member who earned the credit is 52 no longer included in the combined group. 53 (6) Any recapture of the credit allowed by subsection (2) of this section 10 1 on property disposed of or ceasing to qualify, prior to the close ofits use-2ful lifethe recapture period, shall be determined according to the applica- 3 ble recapture provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. In the case of a uni- 4 tary group of corporations, the increase in tax due to the recapture of 5 investment tax credit must be reported by the member of the group who earned 6 the credit regardless of which member claimed the credit against tax. 7 (7) For the purpose of determining whether property placed in service is 8 a "qualified investment" as defined in subsection (3) of this section, the 9 provisions of section 49 of the Internal Revenue Code shall be disregarded. 10 (8) For purposes of this section, property has a situs in Idaho during a 11 taxable year if it is used in Idaho at any time during the taxable year. Prop- 12 erty not used in Idaho during a taxable year does not have a situs in Idaho in 13 the taxable year during which the property is not used in Idaho or in any sub- 14 sequent taxable year. No credit or carryover of credit is permitted under this 15 section if the credit or carryover relates to property that does not have a 16 situs in Idaho during the taxable year for which the credit or carryover is 17 claimed. The Idaho situs of property must be established by records maintained 18 by the taxpayer which are created reasonably contemporaneously with the use of 19 the property. 20 (9) In the case of property used both in and outside Idaho, the taxpayer, 21 electing to claim the credit provided in this section, must elect to compute 22 the qualified investment in property with a situs in Idaho for all such 23 investments first qualifying during that year in one (1), but only one (1), of 24 the following ways: 25 (a) The amount of each qualified investment in a specific asset shall be 26 separately computed based on the percentage of the actual use of the prop- 27 erty in Idaho by using a measure of the use, such as total miles or total 28 machine hours, that most accurately reflects the beneficial use during the 29 taxable year in which it is first acquired, constructed, reconstructed, 30 erected or placed into service; provided, that the asset is placed in ser- 31 vice more than ninety (90) days before the end of the taxable year. In the 32 case of assets acquired, constructed, reconstructed, erected or placed 33 into service within ninety (90) days prior to the end of the taxable year 34 in which the investment first qualifies, the measure of the use of that 35 asset within Idaho for that year shall be based upon the percentage of use 36 in Idaho during the first ninety (90) days of use of the asset; 37 (b) The investment in qualified property used both inside and outside 38 Idaho during the taxable year in which it is first acquired, constructed, 39 reconstructed, erected or placed into service shall be multiplied by the 40 percent of the investment that would be included in the numerator of the 41 Idaho property factor determined pursuant to section 63-3027, Idaho Code, 42 for the same year. 43 (10) Only for the purposes of subsections (3)(a) and (7) of this section, 44 references to sections of the "Internal Revenue Code" mean the sections 45 referred to as they existed in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 prior to 46 November 5, 1990. 47 SECTION 11. That Section 63-3029E, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 48 amended to read as follows: 49 63-3029E. DEFINITIONS -- CONSTRUCTION OF TERMS. As used in this section 50 and in section 63-3029F, Idaho Code: 51 (1) (a) "New employee" means a person from whom Idaho income tax has been 52 withheld, employed by the taxpayer,in a revenue-producing enterprise53creating value-added natural resource products,and covered for unemploy- 11 1 ment insurance purposes under chapter 13, title 72, Idaho Code, during the 2 taxable year for which the credit allowed by section 63-3029F, Idaho Code, 3 is claimed. A person shall be deemed to be so engaged if such person per- 4 forms duties on: 5 (i) A regular full-time basis; or 6 (ii) A part-time basis if such person is customarily performing such 7 duties at least twenty (20) hours per week. 8 No credit shall be earned unless the new employee shall have performed 9 such duties for the taxpayer for a minimum of nine (9) months during the 10 taxable year for which the credit is claimed. 11 (b) The provisions of paragraph (a) of this subsection notwithstanding, 12 no credit shall be allowed for employment of persons by a taxpayer who 13 acquires a revenue-producing enterprise from another taxpayer or who oper- 14 ates in a place of business the same or a substantially identicalrevenue-15producing value-added natural resource products enterprisebusiness as 16 operated by another taxpayer within the prior twelve (12) months, except 17 as the prior taxpayer would have qualified under the provisions of para- 18 graph (c) of this subsection. Employees transferred from a related tax- 19 payer shall not be included in the computation of the credit. 20 (c) The number of employees during any taxable year for any taxpayer 21 shall be the mathematical average of the number of employees reported to 22 the Idaho department of labor for employment security purposes during the 23 twelve (12) months of the taxable year which qualified under paragraph (a) 24 of this subsection. In the event the business is in operation for less 25 than the entire taxable year, the number of employees of the business for 26 the year shall be the average number actually employed during the months 27 of operation, providing that the qualifications of paragraph (a) of this 28 subsection are met. 29 (2)"Revenue-producing enterprise" means the production, assembly, fabri-30cation, manufacture or processing of any natural resource product.31(3)"Same or a substantially identicalrevenue-producing enterprisebusi- 32 ness" means arevenue-producing enterprisebusiness in which the products pro- 33 duced or sold, or the activities conducted are the same in character and use 34 and are produced, sold or conducted in the same manner as, or for the same 35 types of customers as, the products or activities produced, sold or conducted 36 in anotherrevenue-producing enterprisebusiness. 37 SECTION 12. That Section 63-3029F, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 38 amended to read as follows: 39 63-3029F. SPECIAL CREDIT AVAILABLE -- NEW EMPLOYEES. (1) Any taxpayer 40 shall be allowed a credit, in an amount determined under subsection (2) of 41 this section, against the tax imposed by this chapter, other than the tax 42 imposed by section 63-3082, Idaho Code, for any taxable year during which the 43 taxpayer's employment of new employees, as defined under section 63-3029E(1), 44 Idaho Code, increases above the taxpayer's average employment for either: (a) 45 the prior taxable year, or (b) the average of three (3) prior taxable years, 46 whichever is higher. No credit shall be allowed under this section unless the 47 number of new employees equals or exceeds one (1) person. 48 (2) The credit authorized in subsection (1) of this section shall be five 49 hundred dollars ($500) per new employee, but the total credit allowed shall 50 not exceed three and one-quarter percent (3.25%) of net income from the 51 taxpayer's corporate, proprietorship, partnership, small business corporation 52 or limited liability companyrevenue-producing enterprisebusiness in which 53 the employment occurred. Additionally, the total of this and all other credits 12 1 allowed under this chapter except for the credits allowed under sections 2 63-3024A, 63-3025D and 63-3029, Idaho Code, taken during any taxable year 3 shall not exceed forty-five percent (45%) of the tax otherwise imposed on the 4 taxpayer for the taxable year for which such credit is allowed. 5 (3) If the sum of the credit carryovers from the credit allowed by sub- 6 section (2) of this section and the amount of credit for the taxable year from 7 the credit allowed by subsection (2) of this section exceed the limitation 8 imposed by subsection (2) of this section for the current taxable year, the 9 excess attributable to the current taxable year's credit shall be a credit 10 carryover to the three (3) succeeding taxable years. The entire amount of 11 unused credit shall be carried forward to the earliest of the succeeding 12 years, wherein the oldest available unused credit shall be used first, so long 13 as the employment level for which the credit was granted is still maintained. 14 SECTION 13. That Chapter 30, Title 63, Idaho Code, be, and the same is 15 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des- 16 ignated as Section 63-3029G, Idaho Code, and to read as follows: 17 63-3029G. CREDITS FOR RESEARCH ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED IN THIS STATE -- 18 CARRY FORWARD. 19 (1) (a) Subject to the limitations of this section, for taxable years 20 beginning between January 1, 2001, and December 31, 2003, inclusive, there 21 shall be allowed to a taxpayer a nonrefundable credit against taxes 22 imposed by sections 63-3024, 63-3025 and 63-3025A, Idaho Code, for 23 increasing research activities in Idaho. 24 (b) The credit allowed by subsection (1)(a) of this section shall be the 25 sum of: 26 (i) Five percent (5%) of the excess of qualified research payments 27 for research conducted in Idaho over the base amount; and 28 (ii) Five percent (5%) basic research payments allowable under sub- 29 section (e) of section 41 of the Internal Revenue Code for basic 30 research conducted in Idaho. 31 (2) As used in this section: 32 (a) The terms "qualified research payments," "qualified research," "basic 33 research payments" and "basic research" shall be as defined in section 41 34 of the Internal Revenue Code except that the research must be conducted in 35 Idaho. 36 (b) The term "base amount" shall mean an amount calculated as provided in 37 sections 41(c) and 41(h) of the Internal Revenue Code, except that: 38 (i) The base amount does not include the calculation of the alter- 39 native incremental credit provided for in section 41(c)(4) of the 40 Internal Revenue Code; 41 (ii) A taxpayer's gross receipts include only those gross receipts 42 attributable to sources within this state as provided in subsections 43 (q) and (r) of section 63-3027, Idaho Code; and 44 (iii) Notwithstanding section 41(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, for 45 purposes of calculating the base amount, a taxpayer: 46 (A) May elect to be treated as a start-up company as provided 47 in section 41(c)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, regardless 48 of whether the taxpayer meets the requirements of section 49 41(c)(3)(B)(i)(I) or (II) of the Internal Revenue Code; and 50 (B) May not revoke an election to be treated as a start-up com- 51 pany. 52 (3) The credit allowed by subsection (1)(a) of this section together with 53 any credits carried forward under subsection (5) of this section shall not 13 1 exceed the amount of tax due under sections 63-3024, 63-3025 and 63-3025A, 2 Idaho Code, after allowance for all other credits permitted by this chapter. 3 When credits earned in more than one (1) taxable year are available, the old- 4 est credits shall be applied first. 5 (4) In the case of a group of corporations filing a combined report under 6 subsection (t) of section 63-3027, Idaho Code, credit earned by one (1) member 7 of the group but not used by that member may be used by another member of the 8 group. For a combined group of corporations, any member of the group may claim 9 credit carried forward unless the member who earned the credit is no longer 10 included in the combined group. 11 (5) The credit allowed by subsection (1)(a) of this section shall be 12 claimed for the taxable year during which the taxpayer qualifies for the 13 credit. If the credit exceeds the limitation under subsection (3) of this sec- 14 tion, the excess amount may be carried forward for a period that does not 15 exceed the next fourteen (14) taxable years. 16 (6) In addition to other needed rules, the state tax commission may pro- 17 mulgate rules prescribing, in the case of S corporations, partnerships, trusts 18 or estates, a method of attributing the credit under this section to the 19 shareholders, partners or beneficiaries in proportion to their share of the 20 income from the S corporation, partnership, trust or estate. 21 SECTION 14. That Section 63-3029H, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 22 amended to read as follows: 23 63-3029HP. PRIORITY OF CREDITS. When a taxpayer subject to any taxes 24 imposed under this chapter is entitled to two (2) or more credits against such 25 taxes, the priority of credits shall be determined in the following order: 26 (a) Nonrefundable credits. Nonrefundable credits shall be applied to the 27 tax liability before application of refundable credits. If a taxpayer is enti- 28 tled to more than one (1) nonrefundable credit, the credits shall be applied 29 in the order in which the statutes authorizing the credits were enacted by the 30 legislature. 31 (b) Refundable credits. Refundable credits shall be applied to the tax 32 liability after application of any nonrefundable credits. 33 SECTION 15. That Chapter 30, Title 63, Idaho Code, be, and the same is 34 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des- 35 ignated as Section 63-3029H, Idaho Code, and to read as follows: 36 63-3029H. CREDIT FOR HOUSEHOLD AND DEPENDENT CARE SERVICES NECESSARY FOR 37 GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT. (1) A resident individual who is entitled, for federal 38 income tax purposes, to claim and who does claim the credit provided by sec- 39 tion 21 of the Internal Revenue Code shall be entitled to a nonrefundable 40 credit against taxes imposed by section 63-3024, Idaho Code, equal to one-half 41 (1/2) of the credit allowable on that taxpayer's federal return for the same 42 taxable year. 43 (2) A nonresident or part-year resident individual who is entitled, for 44 federal income tax purposes, to claim and who does claim the credit provided 45 by section 21 of the Internal Revenue Code shall be entitled to a proportional 46 part of the credit otherwise provided in subsection (1) of this section. The 47 proportion shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of section 48 63-3026A(6), Idaho Code. 49 (3) The credit allowed by this section shall not exceed the total amount 50 of taxes due under section 63-3024, Idaho Code, after allowance of all other 51 credits provided in this chapter. 14 1 SECTION 16. That Chapter 30, Title 63, Idaho Code, be, and the same is 2 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des- 3 ignated as Section 63-3029I, Idaho Code, and to read as follows: 4 63-3029I. INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR INVESTMENT IN BROADBAND EQUIPMENT. (1) 5 Subject to the limitations of this section, for taxable years beginning 6 between January 1, 2001, and December 31, 2003, inclusive, there shall be 7 allowed to a taxpayer a nonrefundable credit against taxes imposed by sections 8 63-3024, 63-3025 and 63-3025A, Idaho Code, for qualified expenditures in qual- 9 ified broadband equipment in Idaho. 10 (2) The credit permitted in subsection (1) of this section shall be three 11 percent (3%) of the qualified investment in qualified broadband equipment in 12 Idaho and shall be in addition to the credit for capital investment permitted 13 by section 63-3029B, Idaho Code. 14 (3) As used in this section the term: 15 (a) "Qualified investment" shall be as defined in section 63-3029B, Idaho 16 Code. 17 (b) "Qualified broadband equipment" means equipment that qualifies for 18 the credit for capital investment permitted by section 63-3029B, Idaho 19 Code, and is capable of transmitting signals at a rate of at least two 20 hundred thousand (200,000) bits per second to a subscriber and at least 21 one hundred twenty-five thousand (125,000) bits per second from a sub- 22 scriber, and 23 (i) In the case of a telecommunications carrier, such qualifying 24 equipment shall be necessary to the provision of broadband service 25 and an integral part of a broadband network. "Telecommunications car- 26 rier" has the meaning given such term by section 3(44) of the commu- 27 nications act of 1934, as amended, but does not include a commercial 28 mobile service provider. 29 (ii) In the case of a commercial mobile service carrier, such quali- 30 fying equipment shall extend from the subscriber side of the mobile 31 telecommunications switching office to a transmitting/receiving 32 antenna, including such antenna, on the outside of the structure in 33 which the subscriber is located. "Commercial mobile service carrier" 34 means any person authorized to provide commercial mobile radio ser- 35 vice to subscribers as defined in section 20.3 of title 47, Code of 36 Federal Regulations (10-1-99 ed.), as amended. 37 (iii) In the case of a cable or open video system operator, such 38 qualifying equipment shall extend from the subscriber's side of the 39 headend to the outside of the structure in which the subscriber is 40 located. The terms "cable operator" and "open video system operator" 41 have the meanings given such terms by sections 602(5) and 653, 42 respectively, of the communications act of 1934, as amended. 43 (iv) In the case of a satellite carrier or a wireless carrier other 44 than listed above, such qualifying equipment is only that equipment 45 that extends from a transmitting/receiving antenna, including such 46 antenna, which transmits and receives signals to or from multiple 47 subscribers to a transmitting/receiving antenna on the outside of the 48 structure in which the subscriber is located. "Satellite carrier" 49 means any person using the facilities of a satellite or satellite 50 services licensed by the federal communications commission and oper- 51 ating a fixed-satellite service or direct broadcast satellite ser- 52 vices to provide point-to-multipoint distribution of signals. "Other 53 wireless carrier" means any person, other than a telecommunications 54 carrier, commercial mobile service carrier, cable operator, open 15 1 video operator, or satellite carrier, providing broadband services to 2 subscribers through the radio transmission of energy. 3 (v) In the case of packet switching equipment, such packet equip- 4 ment installed in connection with other qualifying equipment listed 5 in subsections (2)(b)(i) through (2)(b)(iv) of this section, provided 6 it is the last in a series of equipment that transmits signals to a 7 subscriber or the first in a series of equipment that transmits sig- 8 nals from a subscriber. "Packet switching" means controlling or 9 routing the path of a digital transmission signal which is assembled 10 into packets or cells. 11 (vi) In the case of multiplexing and demultiplexing equipment, such 12 equipment only to the extent that it is deployed in connection with 13 providing broadband services in locations between packet switching 14 equipment and the structure in which the subscriber is located. 15 "Multiplexing" means the transmission of two (2) or more signals over 16 a communications circuit without regard to the communications tech- 17 nology. 18 (vii) Any property not primarily used to provide services in Idaho to 19 public subscribers is not qualified broadband equipment. 20 (3) No equipment described in subsections (2)(b)(i) through (2)(b)(vi) of 21 this section shall qualify for the credit provided in subsection (1) of this 22 section until the taxpayer applies to and obtains from the Idaho public utili- 23 ties commission an order confirming that the installed equipment is qualified 24 broadband equipment. Applications submitted to the commission shall be gov- 25 erned by the commission's rules of procedure. The commission may issue proce- 26 dural orders necessary to implement this section. 27 (4) The credit allowed by subsection (1) of this section together with 28 any credits carried forward under subsection (6) of this section shall not, in 29 any one (1) taxable year, exceed the lesser of: 30 (a) The amount of tax due under sections 63-3024, 63-3025 and 63-3025A, 31 Idaho Code, after allowance for all other credits permitted by this chap- 32 ter; or 33 (b) Seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000). 34 When credits earned in more than one (1) taxable year are available, the old- 35 est credits shall be applied first. 36 (5) In the case of a group of corporations filing a combined report under 37 subsection (t) of section 63-3027, Idaho Code, credit earned by one (1) member 38 of the group but not used by that member may be used by another member of the 39 group, subject to the provisions of subsection (6) of this section, instead of 40 carried over. For a combined group of corporations, credit carried forward may 41 be claimed by any member of the group unless the member who earned the credit 42 is no longer included in the combined group. 43 (6) If the credit allowed by subsection (1) of this section exceeds the 44 limitation under subsection (4) of this section, the excess amount may be car- 45 ried forward for a period that does not exceed the next fourteen (14) taxable 46 years. 47 (7) In the event that qualified broadband equipment upon which the credit 48 allowed by this section has been used ceases to qualify for the credit allowed 49 by section 63-3029B, Idaho Code, or is subject to recapture of that credit, 50 the recapture of credit under this section shall be in the same proportion and 51 subject to the same provisions as the amount of credit required to be recap- 52 tured under section 63-3029B, Idaho Code. 53 (8) (a) Subject to the requirements of this subsection, a taxpayer enti- 54 tled to the credit or to an unused portion of the credit allowed by this 55 section may transfer the unused credit to another taxpayer required to 16 1 file a return under this chapter. 2 (b) Before completing a transfer under this subsection, the transferor 3 shall notify the state tax commission of its intention to transfer the 4 credit and the identity of the transferee. The state tax commission shall 5 provide the transferor with a written statement of the amount of credit 6 available under this section as then appearing in the commission's records 7 and the number of years the credit may be carried over. The transferee 8 shall attach a copy of the statement to any return in regard to which the 9 transferred credit is claimed. 10 (c) In the event that after the transfer the state tax commission deter- 11 mines that the amount of credit properly available under this section is 12 less than the amount claimed by the transferor of the credit or that the 13 credit is subject to recapture, the commission shall assess the amount of 14 overstated or recaptured credit as taxes due from the transferor and not 15 the transferee. The assessment shall be made in the manner provided for a 16 deficiency in taxes under this chapter. 17 (9) In addition to other needed rules, the state tax commission may pro- 18 mulgate rules prescribing, in the case of S corporations, partnerships, trusts 19 or estates, a method of attributing the credit under this section to the 20 shareholders, partners or beneficiaries in proportion to their share of the 21 income from the S corporation, partnership, trust or estate. 22 SECTION 17. That Chapter 30, Title 63, Idaho Code, be, and the same is 23 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des- 24 ignated as Section 63-3029J, Idaho Code, and to read as follows: 25 63-3029J. INCENTIVE INCOME TAX INVESTMENT CREDIT. (1) Subject to the lim- 26 itations of this section, for taxable years beginning between January 1, 2001, 27 and December 31, 2003, inclusive, there shall be allowed to a taxpayer a non- 28 refundable credit against taxes imposed by sections 63-3024, 63-3025 and 29 63-3025A, Idaho Code, in the amount allowed by subsection (2) of this section 30 for qualified investments in Idaho. The credit shall be in addition to the 31 credit for capital investment permitted by section 63-3029B, Idaho Code. 32 (2) The credit permitted in subsection (1) of this section shall be at 33 the percentage rate determined under either subsection (2)(a) or (2)(b) of 34 this section at the election of the taxpayer. 35 (a) (i) One-half (1/2) of the amount by which the average three-year 36 unemployment rate in the county in which the property is located 37 exceeds six percent (6%). In the case of mobile property, the prop- 38 erty shall be located in the county in which it is primarily based. 39 (ii) For purposes of this section the director of the department of 40 labor shall, on or before the first day of September of each calendar 41 year, establish and certify to the state tax commission the average 42 three-year unemployment rate in each county in Idaho for the immedi- 43 ately preceding three (3) calendar years. The rates thus certified 44 shall apply to the calculation of the credit under subsection 45 (2)(a)(i) of this section for property qualifying in the taxable year 46 beginning during the next calendar year. 47 (b) (i) One-tenth of one percent (.1%) for each full percent that the 48 three-year average personal income level in the county in which the 49 property is located is below ninety percent (90%) of the average 50 statewide personal income level. 51 (ii) For purposes of this section the director of the department of 52 commerce shall, on or before the first day of September of each cal- 53 endar year, establish and certify to the state tax commission the 17 1 three-year average personal income level in each county in Idaho and 2 the statewide personal income level for the immediately preceding 3 three (3) calendar years. The levels thus certified shall apply to 4 the calculation of the credit under subsection (2)(b)(i) of this sec- 5 tion for property qualifying in the taxable year beginning during the 6 next calendar year. 7 (3) As used in this section the term "qualified investment" shall be 8 defined as in section 63-3029B, Idaho Code. 9 (4) The credit allowed by subsection (1) of this section together with 10 any credits carried forward under subsection (6) of this section shall not 11 exceed in any one (1) taxable year the lesser of: 12 (a) The amount of tax due under sections 63-3024, 63-3025 and 63-3025A, 13 Idaho Code, after allowance for all other credits permitted by this chap- 14 ter; or 15 (b) Five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000). 16 (c) When credits earned in more than one (1) taxable year are available, 17 the oldest credits shall be applied first. 18 (5) In the case of a group of corporations filing a combined report under 19 subsection (t) of section 63-3027, Idaho Code, credit earned by one (1) member 20 of the group but not used by that member may be used by another member of the 21 group, subject to the provisions of subsection (6) of this section, instead of 22 carried over. For a combined group of corporations, credit carried forward may 23 be claimed by any member of the group unless the member who earned the credit 24 is no longer included in the combined group. 25 (6) If the credit allowed by subsection (1) of this section exceeds the 26 limitation under subsection (4) of this section, the excess amount may be car- 27 ried forward for a period that does not exceed the next fourteen (14) taxable 28 years. 29 (7) In the event that property upon which the credit allowed by this sec- 30 tion has been used ceases to qualify for the credit allowed by section 31 63-3029B, Idaho Code, the recapture of credit under this section shall be in 32 the same proportion and subject to the same provisions as the amount of credit 33 required to be recaptured under section 63-3029B, Idaho Code. 34 (8) (a) Subject to the requirements of this subsection, a taxpayer enti- 35 tled to the credit or to an unused portion of the credit allowed by this 36 section may transfer the unused credit to another taxpayer required to 37 file a return under this chapter. 38 (b) Before completing a transfer under this subsection, the transferor 39 shall notify the state tax commission of its intention to transfer the 40 credit and the identity of the transferee. The state tax commission shall 41 provide the transferor with a written statement of the amount of credit 42 available under this section as then appearing in the commission's records 43 and the number of years the credit may be carried over. The transferor 44 shall provide the transferee with the original statement. The transferee 45 shall attach a copy of the statement to any return in regard to which the 46 transferred credit is claimed. 47 (c) In the event that after the transfer the state tax commission deter- 48 mines that the amount of credit properly available under this section is 49 less than the amount claimed by the transferor of the credit and shown in 50 the statement described in subsection (8)(b) of this section or that the 51 credit is subject to recapture, the commission shall assess the amount of 52 overstated credit as taxes due from the transferor and not the transferee. 53 The assessment shall be made in the manner provided for a deficiency in 54 taxes under this chapter. 55 (9) In addition to other needed rules, the state tax commission may pro- 18 1 mulgate rules prescribing: 2 (a) In the case of S corporations, partnerships, trusts or estates, a 3 method of attributing the credit under this section to the shareholders, 4 partners or beneficiaries in proportion to their share of the income from 5 the S corporation, partnership, trust or estate. 6 (b) A requirement that a transferor under subsection (8) of this section, 7 prior to obtaining the written statement provided in subsection (8)(b) of 8 this section, post such bond or security as the state tax commission may 9 require to secure any liability referred to in subsection (8)(c) of this 10 section. Such rules shall provide an opportunity for a taxpayer, upon a 11 showing of financial responsibility, to have the bond waiver, for notice 12 of denial of waiver in accordance with section 63-3045, Idaho Code, and 13 for review in accordance with section 63-3045B, Idaho Code. 14 SECTION 18. That Chapter 30, Title 63, Idaho Code, be, and the same is 15 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des- 16 ignated as Section 63-3029K, Idaho Code, and to read as follows: 17 63-3029K. VENTURE CAPITAL INCOME TAX INVESTMENT CREDIT. (1) Subject to 18 the limitations of this section, for taxable years beginning between January 19 1, 2001, and December 31, 2003, inclusive, there shall be allowed to a tax- 20 payer a nonrefundable credit against taxes imposed by sections 63-3024, 21 63-3025 and 63-3025A, Idaho Code, in the amount allowed by subsection (2) of 22 this section for investments described in subsection (2) of this section made 23 in Idaho. The credit shall be in addition to the credit for capital invest- 24 ment permitted by section 63-3029B, Idaho Code. 25 (2) The credit permitted in subsection (1) of this section shall be ten 26 percent (10%) of the taxpayer's investment made during the taxable year in an 27 Idaho private venture capital company. 28 (3) As used in this section: 29 (a) Definition. "Idaho private venture capital company" means an individ- 30 ual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other entity, 31 organized and existing under the laws of Idaho, with its principal place 32 of business located within Idaho which meets the following criteria: 33 (i) Capitalization of not less than five million dollars 34 ($5,000,000); 35 (ii) Having a purpose and objective of making at least fifty percent 36 (50%) of its venture or risk capital available to business enter- 37 prises that are headquartered and managed in Idaho and whose primary 38 business activities are reasonably expected to establish or expand 39 the development of business and industry within Idaho; and 40 (iii) Investment of not more than twenty-five percent (25%) of its 41 funds in any one (1) company. 42 (b) Certification. An entity shall not qualify as an Idaho private ven- 43 ture capital company until the company applies to and obtains from the 44 director of the Idaho department of finance, hereafter referred to as 45 "director," a certificate confirming that it meets the criteria of this 46 section. Applications submitted to the director shall contain such infor- 47 mation relating to the applicant as the director shall require, and a fee 48 as set by the director in an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars 49 ($500). Unless the Idaho private venture capital company is decertified as 50 described in subsection (3)(f) of this section, a copy of the certifica- 51 tion shall be provided by the Idaho private venture capital company to the 52 investor seeking the credit allowed by this section who shall attach a 53 copy to the original return on which the credit is claimed. 19 1 (c) Requirements to maintain certification. To continue in certifica- 2 tion, an Idaho private venture capital company shall: 3 (i) Invest at least thirty percent (30%) of its original capital- 4 ization at the end of the initial three (3) years in such a manner as 5 to acquire equity in the ventures in which the investments are made; 6 (ii) Have invested at least fifty percent (50%) in the same manner 7 at the end of five (5) years; 8 (iii) At the time of an initial investment, have no investor or com- 9 bination of investors in that Idaho private venture capital company 10 who own a controlling equity interest in a business in which the ven- 11 ture capital company is investing; 12 (iv) Not invest funds for use by an Idaho business for oil and gas 13 exploration and development, for real estate development or apprecia- 14 tion, or for banking or lending operations. Any investment by an 15 Idaho private venture capital company in any of these sectors shall 16 not be counted as equity investments for the purpose of continuing 17 certification under this section; 18 (v) Meet such books and records or other requirements as the direc- 19 tor may, by rule or order, direct; and 20 (vi) Pay an annual renewal fee in an amount set by the director not 21 to exceed five hundred dollars ($500). 22 (d) Reporting requirements. Each certified Idaho private venture capital 23 company shall report to the director on an annual basis such information 24 as the director requires to be submitted to maintain certification. As a 25 part of such information, each Idaho private venture capital company shall 26 report the name, address and taxpayer identification number of each inves- 27 tor who has invested in such company, the amounts invested by each such 28 investor and the companies in which the Idaho private venture capital com- 29 pany has invested. The director shall provide the information contained in 30 this subsection to the state tax commission on an annual basis. 31 (e) Compliance examinations. All the records of a certified Idaho private 32 venture capital company are subject at any time to such reasonable peri- 33 odic, special or other examinations by representatives of the director, as 34 the director deems necessary or appropriate in the public interest. The 35 director, or his designee, may examine under oath any of the officers, 36 directors, agents, employees, or investors of an Idaho private venture 37 capital company regarding the affairs and business of the company. The 38 director may administer oaths, subpoena witnesses, require the production 39 of any books, papers, correspondence, or other documents or records which 40 the director deems relevant or material to the inquiry. In the case of 41 refusal to obey a subpoena issued to a person, any court of competent 42 jurisdiction, upon application of the director, may issue to that person 43 an order requiring him to appear before the director or the officer desig- 44 nated by him, there to produce documentary evidence if so ordered or to 45 give evidence relating to the matter under inquiry. Any failure to obey 46 such order of the court may be punished by the court as contempt of court. 47 (f) Decertification. If the director determines that a certified Idaho 48 private venture capital company is not in substantial compliance with the 49 requirements for continuing certification or is in violation of any other 50 provision of this act, the director shall, by written notice, inform the 51 officers of the company and the board of directors or partners that they 52 will be decertified in one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of 53 mailing of the notice unless they correct the deficiencies and are once 54 again in compliance with the requirements for certification. At the end 55 of the one hundred twenty (120) day period, if the Idaho private venture 20 1 capital company is still not in substantial compliance, the director shall 2 send a notice of decertification to the company and to the state tax com- 3 mission. 4 (g) Liability disclaimed. The state of Idaho, the department of finance 5 and its employees and agents may not be held civilly or criminally liable 6 or liable upon their official bonds to any person including, but not lim- 7 ited to, investors, Idaho private venture capital companies, and appli- 8 cants to become an Idaho private venture capital company, for action taken 9 under this section or for any failure to act under it. 10 (h) To facilitate furtherance of the purposes of this section with other 11 state and federal programs including, but not limited to, small business 12 investment companies and business and industrial development companies, 13 the director shall have authority to waive any provision of this subsec- 14 tion (3) which for good cause shown, he deems appropriate and in the pub- 15 lic interest. 16 (i) The director may promulgate rules or issue orders as necessary to 17 implement this section. 18 (j) Documents and other materials submitted by Idaho private venture cap- 19 ital companies or by Idaho businesses pursuant to this subsection shall be 20 exempt from public disclosure. 21 (4) The credit allowed by subsection (1) of this section together with 22 any credits carried forward under subsection (6) of this section shall not 23 exceed in any one (1) taxable year either: 24 (a) Fifty percent (50%) of the amount of tax due under sections 63-3024, 25 63-3025 and 63-3025A, Idaho Code, after allowance for all other credits 26 permitted by this chapter; or 27 (b) One hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000). 28 (5) In the case of a group of corporations filing a combined report under 29 subsection (t) of section 63-3027, Idaho Code, credit earned by one (1) member 30 of the group but not used by that member may be used by another member of the 31 group, subject to the provisions of subsection (6) of this section, instead of 32 carried over. For a combined group of corporations, credit carried forward may 33 be claimed by any member of the group unless the member who earned the credit 34 is no longer included in the combined group. 35 (6) If the credit allowed by subsection (1) of this section exceeds the 36 limitation under subsection (4) of this section the excess amount may be car- 37 ried forward for a period that does not exceed the next fourteen (14) taxable 38 years. When credits earned in more than one (1) taxable year are available, 39 the oldest credits shall be applied first. 40 (7) In the event that the company in which the investment was made ceases 41 to qualify as an Idaho private venture capital company before the expiration 42 of the carryover period provided in subsection (6) of this section, the por- 43 tion of the credit equal to the portion of the carryover period during which 44 the company did not so qualify shall be subject to recapture. The recapture 45 must be reported on the income tax return of the taxpayer who earned the 46 credit subject to the requirements for amounts recaptured under section 47 63-3029B, Idaho Code. 48 (8) (a) Subject to the requirements of this subsection, a taxpayer enti- 49 tled to the credit or to an unused portion of the credit allowed by this 50 section may transfer the unused credit to another taxpayer required to 51 file a return under this chapter. 52 (b) Before completing a transfer under this subsection, the transferor 53 shall notify the state tax commission of its intention to transfer the 54 credit and the identity of the transferee. The state tax commission shall 55 provide the transferor with a written statement of the amount of credit 21 1 available under this section as then appearing in the commission's records 2 and the number of years the credit may be carried over. The transferor 3 shall provide the transferee with the original statement. The transferee 4 shall attach a copy of the statement to any return in regard to which the 5 transferred credit is claimed. 6 (c) In the event that after the transfer the state tax commission deter- 7 mines that the amount of credit properly available under this section is 8 less than the amount claimed by the transferor of the credit and shown in 9 the statement described in subsection (8)(b) of this section, the commis- 10 sion shall assess the amount of overstated credit as taxes due from the 11 transferor and not the transferee. The assessment shall be made in the 12 manner provided for a deficiency in taxes under this chapter. 13 (9) In addition to other needed rules, the state tax commission may pro- 14 mulgate rules prescribing: 15 (a) In the case of S corporations, partnerships, trusts or estates, a 16 method of attributing the credit under this section to the shareholders, 17 partners or beneficiaries in proportion to their share of the income from 18 the S corporation, partnership, trust or estate. 19 (b) A requirement that a transferor under subsection (8) of this section, 20 prior to obtaining the written statement provided in subsection (8)(b) of 21 this section, post such bond or security as the state tax commission may 22 require to secure any liability referred to in subsection (8)(c) of this 23 section. Such rule shall provide an opportunity for a taxpayer, upon a 24 showing of financial responsibility, to have the bond waiver, for notice 25 of denial of waiver in accordance with section 63-3045, Idaho Code, and 26 for review in accordance with section 63-3045B, Idaho Code. 27 SECTION 19. That Sections 63-3029E and 63-3029F, Idaho Code, be, and the 28 same are hereby repealed. 29 SECTION 20. That Chapter 30, Title 63, Idaho Code, be, and the same is 30 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des- 31 ignated as Section 63-3029E, Idaho Code, and to read as follows: 32 63-3029E. DEFINITIONS -- CONSTRUCTION OF TERMS. As used in this section 33 and in section 63-3029F, Idaho Code: 34 (1) (a) "New employee" means a person from whom Idaho income tax has 35 been withheld, employed by the taxpayer in a revenue-producing enterprise 36 creating value-added natural resource products, and covered for unemploy- 37 ment insurance purposes under chapter 13, title 72, Idaho Code, during the 38 taxable year for which the credit allowed by section 63-3029F, Idaho Code, 39 is claimed. A person shall be deemed to be so engaged if such person per- 40 forms duties on: 41 (i) A regular full-time basis; or 42 (ii) A part-time basis if such person is customarily performing such 43 duties at least twenty (20) hours per week. 44 No credit shall be earned unless the new employee shall have performed 45 such duties for the taxpayer for a minimum of nine (9) months during the 46 taxable year for which the credit is claimed. 47 (b) The provisions of paragraph (a) of this subsection notwithstanding, 48 no credit shall be allowed for employment of persons by a taxpayer who 49 acquires a revenue-producing enterprise from another taxpayer or who oper- 50 ates in a place of business the same or a substantially identical revenue- 51 producing value-added natural resource products enterprise as operated by 52 another taxpayer within the prior twelve (12) months, except as the prior 22 1 taxpayer would have qualified under the provisions of paragraph (c) of 2 this subsection. Employees transferred from a related taxpayer shall not 3 be included in the computation of the credit. 4 (c) The number of employees during any taxable year for any taxpayer 5 shall be the mathematical average of the number of employees reported to 6 the Idaho department of labor for employment security purposes during the 7 twelve (12) months of the taxable year which qualified under paragraph (a) 8 of this subsection. In the event the business is in operation for less 9 than the entire taxable year, the number of employees of the business for 10 the year shall be the average number actually employed during the months 11 of operation, providing that the qualifications of paragraph (a) of this 12 subsection are met. 13 (2) "Revenue-producing enterprise" means the production, assembly, fabri- 14 cation, manufacture or processing of any natural resource product. 15 (3) "Same or a substantially identical revenue-producing enterprise" 16 means a revenue-producing enterprise in which the products produced or sold, 17 or the activities conducted are the same in character and use and are pro- 18 duced, sold or conducted in the same manner as, or for the same types of cus- 19 tomers as, the products or activities produced, sold or conducted in another 20 revenue-producing enterprise. 21 SECTION 21. That Chapter 30, Title 63, Idaho Code, be, and the same is 22 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des- 23 ignated as Section 63-3029F, Idaho Code, and to read as follows: 24 63-3029F. SPECIAL CREDIT AVAILABLE -- NEW EMPLOYEES. (1) Any taxpayer 25 shall be allowed a credit, in an amount determined under subsection (2) of 26 this section, against the tax imposed by this chapter, other than the tax 27 imposed by section 63-3082, Idaho Code, for any taxable year during which the 28 taxpayer's employment of new employees, as defined under section 63-3029E(1), 29 Idaho Code, increases above the taxpayer's average employment for either: (a) 30 the prior taxable year, or (b) the average of three (3) prior taxable years, 31 whichever is higher. No credit shall be allowed under this section unless the 32 number of new employees equals or exceeds one (1) person. 33 (2) The credit authorized in subsection (1) of this section shall be five 34 hundred dollars ($500) per new employee, but the total credit allowed shall 35 not exceed three and one-quarter percent (3.25%) of net income from the 36 taxpayer's corporate, proprietorship, partnership, small business corporation 37 or limited liability company revenue-producing enterprise in which the employ- 38 ment occurred. Additionally, the total of this and all other credits allowed 39 under this chapter except for the credits allowed under sections 63-3024A, 40 63-3025D and 63-3029, Idaho Code, taken during any taxable year shall not 41 exceed forty-five percent (45%) of the tax otherwise imposed on the taxpayer 42 for the taxable year for which such credit is allowed. 43 (3) If the sum of the credit carryovers from the credit allowed by sub- 44 section (2) of this section and the amount of credit for the taxable year from 45 the credit allowed by subsection (2) of this section exceed the limitation 46 imposed by subsection (2) of this section for the current taxable year, the 47 excess attributable to the current taxable year's credit shall be a credit 48 carryover to the three (3) succeeding taxable years. The entire amount of 49 unused credit shall be carried forward to the earliest of the succeeding 50 years, wherein the oldest available unused credit shall be used first, so long 51 as the employment level for which the credit was granted is still maintained. 52 SECTION 22. The provisions of Section 5, Sections 10 through 13 and Sec- 23 1 tions 16, 17 and 18 of this act are hereby declared to be nonseverable from 2 other provisions within each section and if any provision of any of those sec- 3 tions or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance is 4 declared invalid for any reason, such declaration shall render the entire sec- 5 tion invalid but not other sections of this act. 6 SECTION 23. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby 7 declared to exist, Sections 1 through 18 and Section 22 of this act shall be 8 in full force and effect on and after passage and approval and retroactively 9 to January 1, 2001. Sections 19, 20 and 21 of this act shall be in full force 10 and effect on and after January 1, 2004.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE RS 10689 This omnibus income tax relief bill makes permanent the temporary 0.1% rate reduction for individuals, rebates 10.6% of 1999 income tax paid to individuals subject to a $25 minimum and $2,500 maximum, permanently doubles the grocery credit for seniors from $30 to $60, and permanently reduces the corporate income tax rate by 0.2%. It provides five new or expanded credits for Idaho business development including: research and development expenditures, creation of new jobs, providing new venture capital, installing broadband communications equipment, and investing in counties with high unemployment or low personal income. It changes the child care deduction to a credit equal to half the federal credit and permanently increases the elderly dependant care credit from $100 to $500 dollars. FISCAL NOTE Provision Annual Effect ($ Millions) Individual rate reduction $14.6 Individual rebate 91.0 Grocery credit for Seniors 3.6 Corporate rate reduction 3.4 Business credits Research and development 7.0 New Jobs 1.5 Venture Capital 2.0 Broadband 3.5 County incentive 7.3 Child care credit 1.5 Elderly dependant care credit 1.2 Total annual tax relief: $136.6 Contact: Brian Whitlock Division of Financial Management 334-3900 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 59