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2015 SESSION
SB 1019 Land preservation; tax credit.
Introduced by: John C. Watkins | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED:
Land preservation tax credit. Makes several changes to the land preservation tax credit by (i) reducing the maximum amount of tax credits that may be issued in each calendar year from $100 million to $75 million beginning in 2015; (ii) with the exception of credits issued for fee simple interest donations, reducing the maximum amount of the land preservation tax credit that may be claimed in any year from $100,000 in taxable year 2014 to $20,000 in taxable years 2015 and 2016 and $50,000 for each taxable year thereafter; (iii) requiring that a complete application for the tax credit with regard to a conveyance be filed with the Department of Taxation by December 31 of the year following the calendar year of the conveyance; and (iv) prohibiting the Department of Taxation from issuing any tax credit for a donation from any allocation or pool of tax credits attributable to a calendar year prior to the year in which the complete tax credit application for the donation was filed. This bill is identical to HB 1828.
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:
Land preservation tax credit. Makes several changes to the credit by (i) reducing the maximum amount of tax credits that may be issued in each calendar year from $100 million to $75 million beginning in 2015; (ii) reducing the maximum amount of the land preservation tax credit that may be claimed in any year from $100,000 in taxable year 2014 to $20,000 in taxable years 2015 and 2016 and $50,000 for each taxable year thereafter; (iii) requiring that a complete application for tax credit with regard to a conveyance be filed with the Department of Taxation by December 31 of year following the calendar year of the conveyance; and (iv) prohibiting the Department of Taxation from issuing any tax credit for a donation from any allocation or pool of tax credits attributable to a calendar year prior to the year in which the complete tax credit application for the donation was filed.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Land preservation tax credit; maximum credit claimed. Reduces from $100,000 to $20,000 the maximum amount of the land preservation tax credit that may be claimed beginning with income tax returns for taxable year 2015. Any taxpayer affected by the credit reduction would be allowed an additional three taxable years in which to claim the land preservation tax credit.