Amended in Senate June 25, 2013

Amended in Senate June 24, 2013

Amended in Senate June 24, 2013

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 93


Introduced by Committee on Budget (Blumenfield (Chair), Bloom, Bonilla, Campos, Chesbro, Daly, Dickinson, Gordon, Jones-Sawyer, Mitchell, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nazarian, Skinner, Stone, and Ting)

January 10, 2013


An act to amend Section 13073.5 of, to add Sections 7090, 7099.5, and 7119 to, and to repeal Chapter 12.8 (commencing with Section 7070), Chapter 12.93 (commencing with Section 7097), and Chapter 12.97 (commencing with Section 7105) of Division 7 of Title 1 of, the Government Code, to amend and repeal Sections 17053.33, 17053.34, 17053.45, 17053.46, 17053.47, 17053.70, 17053.74, 17053.75, 17235, 17267.2, 17267.6, 17268, 17276.2, 17276.5, 17276.6, 19136.8, 23612.2, 23622.7, 23622.8, 23633, 23634, 23645, 23646, 24356.6, 24356.7, 24356.8, 24384.5, 24416.2, 24416.5, and 24416.6 of, to add Section 18410.2 to, to add and repeal Sections 6377.1, 17053.73, 17059.2, 23626, and 23689 of, and to repeal, amend, and repeal Sections 17053.80 and 23623 of, the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to economic development, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 93, as amended, Committee on Budget. Economic development: taxation: credits, deductions,begin insert exemptions,end insert and net operating losses.

(1) Existing law provides for the designation and oversight by the Department of Housing and Community Development of various economic development areas in the state, including enterprise zones, manufacturing enhancement areas, targeted tax areas, and local agency military base recovery areas, or LAMBRAs. Existing law allows various incentives to businesses operating in these areas.

This bill would repeal the provisions authorizing those designations on January 1, 2014.

(2) The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law allow various credits against the taxes imposed by those laws, including hiring credits and sales and use tax credits for taxpayers within the specified economic development areas, and a hiring credit for taxpayers, other than those allowed a credit with respect to operating in the specified economic development areas. Those laws, for taxpayers engaged in business within specified economic development areas, authorize specified net operating loss carryovers and expense deductions in computing income subject to taxes. Those laws also authorize an interest deduction for interest received in payment of indebtedness of a person engaged in business in an enterprise zone.

This bill generally would make these provisions inoperative for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2014, and repeal these provisions on either December 1, 2014, or December 1, 2019, as provided. This bill would limit the application of sales and use tax credits to sales and use tax paid for purchases before January 1, 2014, and limit the carryover of those credits to thebegin delete 5end deletebegin insert 10end insert succeeding years, limit the application of the hiring credits to employees hired within a specified period before January 1, 2014, andbegin insert limit the carryovers for those credits to the 10 succeeding years. The bill wouldend insert limit the interest deduction to interest received before January 1, 2014.

This bill would also allow a credit against tax under both laws for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2014, and before January 1, 2025, in an amount as provided in a written agreement between the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development and the taxpayer, agreed upon by the California Competes Tax Credit Committee as established by this bill, and based on specified factors, including the number of jobs the taxpayer will create or retain in the state and the amount of investment in the state by the taxpayer. The bill would limit the aggregate amount of credits allowed to taxpayers to a specified sum per fiscal year.

This bill would, under both laws for taxable years beginning on or afterbegin delete Julyend deletebegin insert Januaryend insert 1, 2014, and before January 1,begin delete 2019,end deletebegin insert 2021,end insert allow a credit against tax for portions of the wages paid by a taxpayer engaged in a trade or business within a designated census tract, as defined, or a former enterprise zone to certain full-time employees who provide services for that taxpayer in connection with that trade or business. The bill would require the Population Research Unit in the Department of Finance to identify designated census tracts in accordance with certain criteria.

(3) Existing sales and use tax laws impose taxes on retailers measured by the gross receipts from the sale of tangible personal property sold at retail in this state, or on the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of tangible personal property purchased from a retailer for storage, use, or other consumption in this state, and provides various exemptions from those taxes.

The bill would exempt from those taxes, on and afterbegin delete Januaryend deletebegin insert Julyend insert 1, 2014, and before January 1, 2019,begin insert or before July 1, 2021,end insert the gross receipts from the sale of, and the storage, use, or other consumption of, qualified tangible personal property purchased by a qualified person for use primarily in manufacturing, processing, refining, fabricating, or recycling of property, as specified; qualified tangible personal property purchased for use by a contractor for specified purposes, as provided; and qualified tangible personal property purchased for use by a qualified person to be used primarily in research and development, as provided. The bill would require the purchaser to furnish the retailer with an exemption certificate, as specified.

The Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law authorizes counties and cities to impose local sales and use taxes in conformity with the Sales and Use Tax Law, and existing law authorizes districts, as specified, to impose transactions and use taxes in conformity with the Transactions and Use Tax Law, which conforms to the Sales and Use Tax Law. Exemptions from state sales and use taxes are incorporated into these laws.

This bill would specify that this exemption does not apply to local sales and use taxes, transactions and use taxes, and specified state taxes from which revenues are deposited into the Local Public Safety Fund, the Education Protection Account, the Local Revenue Fund, the Fiscal Recovery Fund, or the Local Revenue Fund 2011.

(4) This bill would appropriate up to $600,000 for allocation to a committee and departments, as specified, by the Director of Finance in furtherance of the objectives of this bill, as provided.

(5) This bill declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Vote: 23. Appropriation: yes. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

P4    1

SECTION 1.  

The Legislature finds and declares all of the
2following:

3(a) California’s economic development policy should be to
4create good jobs with middle-class wages and benefits.

5(b) State assistance regarding employment should be focused
6upon those individuals facing barriers to employment, and state
7tax policy should encourage businesses to invest in California.

8(c) The state’s largest economic development program, the
9enterprise zone program, is in need of comprehensive reform. The
10Public Policy Institute of California released a study in 2009
11finding that enterprise zones have “no statistically significant effect
12 on either employment levels or employment growth rates.”
13Furthermore, the Legislative Analyst’s Office has issued several
14reports concluding that enterprise zones do not create jobs, finding
15that the enterprise zone program is “expensive and not strongly
16effective.”

17(d) It is the intent of the Legislature to reform state tax incentives
18for the hiring of individuals in enterprise zones to refocus those
19tax incentives on creating new, good jobs within those zones and
20within other areas of the state suffering from high rates of
21unemployment and poverty.

22(e) It is the intent of the Legislature to exempt manufacturing
23equipment from state sales and use taxes in order to make
24California more competitive in attracting new businesses to the
25state, and to bring California in line with the 48 other states that
26 exempt manufacturing equipment from sales and use tax.

27(f) It is the intent of the Legislature in appropriating funds
28pursuant to this act to provide the California Competes Tax Credit
29Committee, and the departments that are required to administer
30this act, with an important tool to attract and retain high-value
P5    1employers. The program created by this act will allow businesses
2to publicly apply for tax credits allowed on the basis of job creation
3and retention standards. This program is intended to be a model
4of transparency and accountability for the state’s job creation
5efforts in that performance measurements will ensure that the
6effective use of taxpayer dollars is maximized.

7

SEC. 2.  

Section 7090 is added to the Government Code, to
8read:

9

7090.  

Chapter 12.8 (commencing with Section 7070) is
10repealed on January 1, 2014.

11

SEC. 3.  

Section 7099.5 is added to the Government Code, to
12read:

13

7099.5.  

Chapter 12.93 (commencing with Section 7097) is
14repealed on January 1, 2014.

15

SEC. 4.  

Section 7119 is added to the Government Code, to
16read:

17

7119.  

Chapter 12.97 (commencing with Section 7105) is
18repealed on January 1, 2014.

19

SEC. 5.  

Section 13073.5 of the Government Code is amended
20to read:

21

13073.5.  

The Legislature finds and declares that: (1) population
22size and distribution patterns in California exert a major influence
23on the physical, social, and economic structure of the state and on
24the quality of the environment generally; (2) sound and current
25data and methods to estimate population trends are necessary to
26enable state, regional, and local agencies to plan and function
27properly; and (3) there is a critical need for a proper study of the
28implications of present and future population trends in order that
29state, regional, and local agencies might develop or reexamine
30policies and actions based thereon.

31The Population Research Unit shall:

32(a) Develop basic demographic data and statistical compilations,
33which may include a current population survey and a mid-decade
34census.

35(b) Design and test methods of research and data collection.

36(c) Conduct local population estimates as required by law.

37(d) Validate all official census data and population statistics.

38(e) Analyze and prepare projections of enrollments in public
39schools, colleges, and universities.

P6    1(f) Analyze governmental records to establish characteristics
2of migration and distribution.

3(g) Publish annual estimates of the population of the state and
4its composition.

5(h) Prepare short- and long-range projections of population and
6its composition.

7(i) Provide advisory services to state agencies and other levels
8of government.

9(j) Evaluate and recommend data requirements for determining
10population and population growth.

11(k) Analyze the demographic features of the causes and
12consequences of patterns of natural increase or decrease, migration,
13and population concentration within the state.

14(l) Assess the need for population data required for determining
15the allocation of federal, state, and other subvention revenues.

16(m) Request and obtain from any department, division,
17commission, or other agency of the state all assistance and
18information to enable the unit to effectively carry out the provisions
19of this section.

20(n) Cooperate with the Office of Planning and Research with
21respect to functions involving mutual areas of concern relating to
22demography and state planning.

23(o) Enter into agreements to carry out the purposes of this
24section, including the application for and acceptance of federal
25funds or private foundation grants for demographic studies.

26(p) Act as primary state government liaison with the Census
27Bureau, United States Department of Commerce, in the acquisition
28and distribution of census data and related documentation to state
29agencies.

30(q) Administer, with other agencies, a State Census Data Center
31which will be responsible for acquiring decennial and other census
32data from the Bureau of the Census, and for providing necessary
33information to the Legislature and to the executive branch and for
34seeking to ensure the availability of census information to local
35governments. The unit and the Office of Planning and Research
36shall be responsible for designating subcenters of the State Census
37Data Center as needed. The unit will provide materials to
38subcenters of the State Census Data Center, will coordinate the
39efforts of the subcenters to avoid duplication and may consult in
P7    1the design of standard reports to be offered by the center and its
2subcenters.

3(r) Coordinate with the Office of Planning and Research
4Environmental Data Center for the purposes of ensuring
5consistency and compatibility of data products, improving public
6access to data, ensuring the consistent interpretation of data, and
7avoiding duplication of functions.

8(s) (1) Determine those census tracts that are to be designated
9census tracts based on data from the five-year American
10Community Survey (ACS). The census tracts that are within the
11highest quartile for both civilian unemployment and poverty
12statistics, as determined in paragraphs (2) and (3), shall be
13determined to be designated census tracts as described in paragraph
14(7) of subdivision (b) of Section 17053.73, and paragraph (7) of
15subdivision (b) of Section 23626 of the Revenue and Taxation
16Code.

17(2) To determine the census tracts that are within the highest
18quartile of census tracts with the highest civilian unemployment,
19the census tracts shall be sorted by the respective civilian
20unemployment rate of each in ascending order, or from the lowest
21(0 percent) to the highest (100 percent) according to the following:

22(A) Census tracts without a civilian labor force shall be
23excluded.

24(B) After ordering the census tracts by the civilian
25unemployment rate of each, the census tracts shall be divided into
26four equal groups or quartiles as follows:

27(i) The first quartile shall represent the lowest fourth of the
28census tracts (1 percent to less than 26 percent).

29(ii) The second quartile shall represent the second fourth (26
30percent to less than 51 percent).

31(iii) The third quartile shall represent the third fourth (51 percent
32to less than 76 percent).

33(iv) The fourth quartile shall represent the fourth fourth (76
34percent to 100 percent, inclusive).

35(C) The last or highest quartile shall represent the top 25 percent
36of the census tracts with the highest civilian unemployment rates.

37(3) To determine the census tracts that are within the quartile
38of census tracts with the highest poverty, the census tracts shall
39be sorted by the respective percentage of population below poverty
P8    1of each in ascending order, or from the lowest (0 percent) to the
2highest (100 percent) according to the following:

3(A) Consistent with poverty statistics in the ACS, which adhere
4to the standards specified by the federal Office of Management
5and Budget in Statistical Policy Directive 14, the poverty thresholds
6as specified by the United States Census Bureau shall be used to
7determine those individuals below poverty.

8(B) To determine those individuals below poverty, different
9thresholds, as specified by the United States Census Bureau, shall
10be applied to families, people living alone, or people living with
11nonrelatives (unrelated individuals).

12(C) If a family’s total income is less than the dollar value of the
13appropriate threshold, then that family and every individual in it
14shall be considered to be below poverty.

15(D) If an unrelated individual’s total income is less than the
16appropriate threshold, then that individual shall be considered to
17be below poverty.

18(E) Poverty status shall be determined for all people except
19institutionalized people, people in military group quarters, people
20in college dormitories, and unrelated individuals under 15 years
21of age.

22(F) Census tracts that do not have a population for whom poverty
23status is determined shall be excluded.

24(G) After ordering the census tracts by the respective percent
25below poverty of each, the census tracts shall be divided into four
26equal quartiles as follows:

27(i) The first quartile shall represent the lowest fourth of the
28census tracts (1 percent to less than 26 percent).

29(ii) The second quartile shall represent the second fourth (26
30percent to less than 51 percent).

31(iii) The third quartile shall represent the third fourth (51 percent
32to less than 76 percent).

33(iv) The fourth quartile shall represent the fourth fourth (76
34percent to 100 percent, inclusive).

35(H) The last or highest quartile shall represent the top 25 percent
36of the census tracts with the highest percentage of population below
37poverty.

38(4) To determine the census tracts that are within the lowest
39quartile of census tracts with the lowest civilian unemployment
40and poverty, the census tracts shall be sorted by the respective
P9    1civilian unemployment and poverty rates of each in ascending
2order, or from the lowest (0 percent) to the highest (100 percent)
3according to the following:

4(A) Census tracts without a civilian labor force are to be
5excluded.

6(B) After ordering the census tracts by the civilian
7unemployment and poverty rates of each, the census tracts shall
8be divided into four equal groups or quartiles as follows:

9(i) The first quartile shall represent the lowest fourth of the
10census tracts (1 percent to less than 26 percent).

11(ii) The second quartile shall represent the second fourth (26
12percent to less than 51 percent).

13(iii) The third quartile shall represent the third fourth (51 percent
14to less than 76 percent).

15(iv) The fourth quartile shall represent the fourth fourth (76
16percent to 100 percent, inclusive).

17(C) The first or lowest quartile shall represent the bottom 25
18percent of the census tracts with the lowest civilian unemployment
19and poverty rates.

20

SEC. 6.  

Section 6377.1 is added to the Revenue and Taxation
21Code
, to read:

22

6377.1.  

(a) begin insert(1)end insertbegin insertend insert Except as provided in subdivision (e), on or
23after July 1, 2014, and before January 1, 2019, there are exempted
24from the taxes imposed by this part the gross receipts from the sale
25of, and the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of, any
26of the following:

begin delete

27(1)

end delete

28begin insert(A)end insert Qualified tangible personal property purchased for use by
29a qualified person to be used primarily in any stage of the
30manufacturing, processing, refining, fabricating, or recycling of
31tangible personal property, beginning at the point any raw materials
32are received by the qualified person and introduced into the process
33and ending at the point at which the manufacturing, processing,
34refining, fabricating, or recycling has altered tangible personal
35property to its completed form, including packaging, if required.

begin delete

36(2)

end delete

37begin insert(B)end insert Qualified tangible personal property purchased for use by
38a qualified person to be used primarily in research and
39 development.

begin delete

40(3)

end delete

P10   1begin insert(C)end insert Qualified tangible personal property purchased for use by
2a qualified person to be used primarily to maintain, repair, measure,
3or test any qualified tangible personal property described in
4begin delete paragraph (1) or (2)end deletebegin insert subparagraph (A) or (B)end insert.

begin delete

5(4)

end delete

6begin insert(D)end insert Qualified tangible personal property purchased for use by
7a contractor purchasing that property for use in the performance
8of a construction contract for the qualified person, that will use
9that property as an integral part of the manufacturing, processing,
10refining, fabricating, or recycling process, or as a research or
11storage facility for use in connection with those processes.

begin insert

12(2) Except as provided in subdivision (e), on or after July 1,
132014, and before July 1, 2021, there are exempted from the taxes
14imposed by this part the gross receipts from the sale of, and the
15storage, use, or other consumption in this state of qualified tangible
16personal property purchased for use within a designated census
17tract, as defined in paragraph (7) of subdivision (b) of Section
1817053.73 and paragraph (7) of subdivision (b) of Section 23626,
19or a former enterprise zone, as defined in paragraph (8) of
20subdivision (b) of Section 17053.73 and paragraph (8) of
21subdivision (b) of Section 23626, by any of the following:

end insert
begin insert

22(A) A qualified person to be used primarily in any stage of the
23manufacturing, processing, refining, fabricating, or recycling of
24tangible personal property, beginning at the point any raw
25materials are received by the qualified person and introduced into
26the process and ending at the point at which the manufacturing,
27processing, refining, fabricating, or recycling has altered tangible
28personal property to its completed form, including packaging, if
29required.

end insert
begin insert

30(B) A qualified person to be used primarily in research and
31development.

end insert
begin insert

32(C) A qualified person to be used primarily to maintain, repair,
33measure, or test any qualified tangible personal property described
34in subparagraph (A) or (B).

end insert
begin insert

35(D) A contractor purchasing that property for use in the
36performance of a construction contract for the qualified person,
37that will use that property as an integral part of the manufacturing,
38processing, refining, fabricating, or recycling process, or as a
39research or storage facility for use in connection with those
40processes.

end insert

P11   1(b) For purposes of this section:

2(1) “Fabricating” means to make, build, create, produce, or
3assemble components or tangible personal property to work in a
4new or different manner.

5(2) “Manufacturing” means the activity of converting or
6conditioning tangible personal property by changing the form,
7composition, quality, or character of the property for ultimate sale
8at retail or use in the manufacturing of a product to be ultimately
9sold at retail. Manufacturing includes any improvements to tangible
10personal property that result in a greater service life or greater
11functionality than that of the original property.

12(3) “Primarily” means 50 percent or more of the time.

13(4) “Process” means the period beginning at the point at which
14any raw materials are received by the qualified person and
15introduced into the manufacturing, processing, refining, fabricating,
16or recycling activity of the qualified person and ending at the point
17at which the manufacturing, processing, refining, fabricating, or
18recycling activity of the qualified person has altered tangible
19personal property to its completed form, including packaging, if
20required. Raw materials shall be considered to have been
21introduced into the process when the raw materials are stored on
22the same premises where the qualified person’s manufacturing,
23processing, refining, fabricating, or recycling activity is conducted.
24Raw materials that are stored on premises other than where the
25qualified person’s manufacturing, processing, refining, fabricating,
26or recycling activity is conducted shall not be considered to have
27been introduced into the manufacturing, processing, refining,
28fabricating, or recycling process.

29(5) “Processing” means the physical application of the materials
30and labor necessary to modify or change the characteristics of
31tangible personal property.

32(6) (A) “Qualified person” means a person that is primarily
33engaged in those lines of business described in Codes 3111 to
343399, inclusive, 541711, or 541712 of the North American Industry
35Classification System (NAICS) published by the United States
36Office of Management and Budget (OMB), 2012 edition.

37(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), “qualified person” shall
38not include either of the following:

39(i) An apportioning trade or business that is required to apportion
40its business income pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 25128.

P12   1(ii) A trade or business conducted wholly within this state that
2would be required to apportion its business income pursuant to
3subdivision (b) of Section 25128 if it were subject to apportionment
4pursuant to Section 25101.

5(7) (A) “Qualified tangible personal property” includes, but is
6not limited to, all of the following:

7(i) Machinery and equipment, including component parts and
8contrivances such as belts, shafts, moving parts, and operating
9structures.

10(ii) Equipment or devices used or required to operate, control,
11regulate, or maintain the machinery, including, but not limited to,
12computers, data-processing equipment, and computer software,
13together with all repair and replacement parts with a useful life of
14one or more years therefor, whether purchased separately or in
15conjunction with a complete machine and regardless of whether
16the machine or component parts are assembled by the qualified
17person or another party.

18(iii) Tangible personal property used in pollution control that
19meets standards established by this state or any local or regional
20governmental agency within this state.

21(iv) Special purpose buildings and foundations used as an
22integral part of the manufacturing, processing, refining, fabricating,
23or recycling process, or that constitute a research or storage facility
24used during those processes. Buildings used solely for warehousing
25purposes after completion of those processes are not included.

26(B) “Qualified tangible personal property” shall not include any
27of the following:

28(i) Consumables with a useful life of less than one year.

29(ii) Furniture, inventory, and equipment used in the extraction
30process, or equipment used to store finished products that have
31completed the manufacturing, processing, refining, fabricating, or
32recycling process.

33(iii) Tangible personal property used primarily in administration,
34general management, or marketing.

35(8) “Refining” means the process of converting a natural
36resource to an intermediate or finished product.

37(9) “Research and development” means those activities that are
38described in Section 174 of the Internal Revenue Code or in any
39regulations thereunder.

P13   1(10) “Useful life” for tangible personal property that is treated
2as having a useful life of one or more years for state income or
3franchise tax purposes shall be deemed to have a useful life of one
4or more years for purposes of this section. “Useful life” for tangible
5personal property that is treated as having a useful life of less than
6one year for state income or franchise tax purposes shall be deemed
7to have a useful life of less than one year for purposes of this
8section.

9(c) An exemption shall not be allowed under this section unless
10the purchaser furnishes the retailer with an exemption certificate,
11completed in accordance with any instructions or regulations as
12the board may prescribe, and the retailer retains the exemption
13certificate in its records and furnishes it to the board upon request.

14(d) (1)    Notwithstanding the Bradley-Burns Uniform Local
15Sales and Use Tax Law (Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 7200))
16and the Transactions and Use Tax Law (Part 1.6 (commencing
17with Section 7251)), the exemption established by this section
18shall not apply with respect to any tax levied by a county, city, or
19district pursuant to, or in accordance with, either of those laws.

20(2) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the exemption established
21by this section shall not apply with respect to any tax levied
22pursuant to Section 6051.2, 6051.5, 6201.2, or 6201.5, pursuant
23to Section 35 of Article XIII of the California Constitution, or any
24tax levied pursuant to Section 6051 or 6201 that is deposited in
25the State Treasury to the credit of the Local Revenue Fund 2011
26pursuant to Section 6051.15 or 6201.15.

27(e) (1) The exemption provided by this section shall not apply
28to either of the following:

29(A) Any tangible personal property purchased during any
30calendar year that exceeds two hundred million dollars
31($200,000,000) of purchases of qualified tangible personal property
32for which an exemption is claimed by a qualified person under
33this section. For purposes of this subparagraph, in the case of a
34qualified person that is required to be included in a combined report
35under Section 25101 or authorized to be included in a combined
36report under Section 25101.15, the aggregate of all purchases of
37qualified personal property for which an exemption is claimed
38pursuant to this section by all persons that are required or
39authorized to be included in a combined report shall not exceed
40two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) in any calendar year.

P14   1(B) The sale or storage, use, or other consumption of property
2that, within one year from the date of purchase, is removed from
3California, converted from an exempt use under subdivision (a)
4to some other use not qualifying for exemption, or used in a manner
5not qualifying for exemption.

6(2) If a purchaser certifies in writing to the seller that the tangible
7personal property purchased without payment of the tax will be
8used in a manner entitling the seller to regard the gross receipts
9from the sale as exempt from the sales tax, and the purchase
10exceeds the two-hundred-million-dollar ($200,000,000) limitation
11begin delete ofend deletebegin insert described inend insert subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1), or within one
12year from the date of purchase, the purchaser removes that property
13from California, converts that property for use in a manner not
14qualifying for the exemption, or uses that property in a manner
15not qualifying for the exemption, the purchaser shall be liable for
16payment of sales tax, with applicable interest, as if the purchaser
17were a retailer making a retail sale of the tangible personal property
18at the time the tangible personal property isbegin insert so purchased,end insert removed,
19converted, or used, and thebegin delete sales priceend deletebegin insert costend insert of the tangible personal
20property to the purchaser shall be deemed the gross receipts from
21that retail sale.

22(f) This section shall apply to leases of qualified tangible
23personal property classified as “continuing sales” and “continuing
24purchases” in accordance with Sections 6006.1 and 6010.1. The
25exemption established by this section shall apply to the rentals
26payable pursuant to the lease, provided the lessee is a qualified
27person and the tangible personal property is used in an activity
28described in subdivision (a).

29(g) (1) Upon the effective date of this section, the Department
30of Finance shall estimate the total dollar amount of exemptions
31that will be taken for each calendar year, or any portion thereof,
32for which this section provides an exemption.

33(2) No later than each March 1 next following a calendar year
34for which this section provides an exemption, the board shall
35provide to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee a report of the
36total dollar amount of exemptions taken under this section for the
37immediately preceding calendar year. The report shall compare
38the total dollar amount of exemptions taken under this section for
39that calendar year with the department’s estimate for that same
40calendar year. If that total dollar amount taken is less than the
P15   1estimate for that calendar year, the report shall identify options for
2increasing exemptions taken so as to meet estimated amounts.

3(h) This section is repealed on January 1, 2019.

4

SEC. 7.  

Section 17053.33 of the Revenue and Taxation Code
5 is amended to read:

6

17053.33.  

(a) For each taxable year beginning on or after
7January 1, 1998, and before January 1, 2014, there shall be allowed
8as a credit against the “net tax” (as defined in Section 17039) for
9the taxable year an amount equal to the sales or use tax paid or
10incurred during the taxable year by the qualified taxpayer in
11connection with the qualified taxpayer’s purchase of qualified
12property before January 1, 2014.

13(b) For purposes of this section:

14(1) “Qualified property” means property that meets all of the
15following requirements:

16(A) Is any of the following:

17(i) Machinery and machinery parts used for fabricating,
18processing, assembling, and manufacturing.

19(ii) Machinery and machinery parts used for the production of
20renewable energy resources.

21(iii) Machinery and machinery parts used for either of the
22following:

23(I) Air pollution control mechanisms.

24(II) Water pollution control mechanisms.

25(iv) Data-processing and communications equipment, such as
26computers, computer-automated drafting systems, copy machines,
27telephone systems, and faxes.

28(v) Motion picture manufacturing equipment central to
29production and postproduction, such as cameras, audio recorders,
30and digital image and sound processing equipment.

31(B) The total cost of qualified property purchased and placed
32in service in any taxable year that may be taken into account by
33any qualified taxpayer for purposes of claiming this credit shall
34not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000).

35(C) The qualified property is used by the qualified taxpayer
36exclusively in a targeted tax area.

37(D) The qualified property is purchased and placed in service
38before the date the targeted tax area designation expires, is revoked,
39is no longer binding, or becomes inoperative.

P16   1(2) (A) “Qualified taxpayer” means a person or entity that meets
2both of the following:

3(i) Is engaged in a trade or business within a targeted tax area
4designated pursuant to Chapter 12.93 (commencing with Section
57097) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code.

6(ii) Is engaged in those lines of business described in Codes
72000 to 2099, inclusive; 2200 to 3999, inclusive; 4200 to 4299,
8inclusive; 4500 to 4599, inclusive; and 4700 to 5199, inclusive,
9of the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Manual published
10by the United States Office of Management and Budget, 1987
11edition.

12(B) In the case of any pass-through entity, the determination of
13whether a taxpayer is a qualified taxpayer under this section shall
14be made at the entity level and any credit under this section or
15Section 23633 shall be allowed to the pass-through entity and
16passed through to the partners or shareholders in accordance with
17applicable provisions of this part or Part 11 (commencing with
18Section 23001). For purposes of this subparagraph, the term
19“pass-through entity” means any partnership or S corporation.

20(3) “Targeted tax area” means the area designated pursuant to
21Chapter 12.93 (commencing with Section 7097) of Division 7 of
22Title 1 of the Government Code.

23(c) If the qualified taxpayer is allowed a credit for qualified
24property pursuant to this section, only one credit shall be allowed
25to the taxpayer under this part with respect to that qualified
26property.

27(d) If the qualified taxpayer has purchased property upon which
28a use tax has been paid or incurred, the credit provided by this
29section shall be allowed only if qualified property of a comparable
30quality and price is not timely available for purchase in this state.

31(e) In the case where the credit otherwise allowed under this
32section exceeds the “net tax” for the taxable year, that portion of
33the credit that exceeds the “net tax” may be carried over and added
34to the credit, if any, in the succeedingbegin delete fiveend deletebegin insert 10end insert taxable years, if
35necessary, until the credit is exhausted. The credit shall be applied
36first to the earliest taxable years possible.

37(f) Any qualified taxpayer who elects to be subject to this section
38shall not be entitled to increase the basis of the qualified property
39as otherwise required by Section 164(a) of the Internal Revenue
P17   1Code with respect to sales or use tax paid or incurred in connection
2with the qualified taxpayer’s purchase of qualified property.

3(g) (1) The amount of the credit otherwise allowed under this
4section and Section 17053.34, including any credit carryover from
5prior years, that may reduce the “net tax” for the taxable year shall
6not exceed the amount of tax that would be imposed on the
7qualified taxpayer’s business income attributable to the targeted
8tax area determined as if that attributable income represented all
9of the income of the qualified taxpayer subject to tax under this
10part.

11(2) Attributable income shall be that portion of the taxpayer’s
12California source business income that is apportioned to the
13targeted tax area. For that purpose, the taxpayer’s business income
14attributable to sources in this state first shall be determined in
15accordance with Chapter 17 (commencing with Section 25101) of
16Part 11. That business income shall be further apportioned to the
17targeted tax area in accordance with Article 2 (commencing with
18Section 25120) of Chapter 17 of Part 11, modified for purposes
19of this section in accordance with paragraph (3).

20(3) Business income shall be apportioned to the targeted tax
21area by multiplying the total California business income of the
22taxpayer by a fraction, the numerator of which is the property
23factor plus the payroll factor, and the denominator of which is two.
24For purposes of this paragraph:

25(A) The property factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is
26the average value of the taxpayer’s real and tangible personal
27property owned or rented and used in the targeted tax area during
28the taxable year, and the denominator of which is the average value
29of all the taxpayer’s real and tangible personal property owned or
30rented and used in this state during the taxable year.

31(B) The payroll factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is
32the total amount paid by the taxpayer in the targeted tax area during
33the taxable year for compensation, and the denominator of which
34is the total compensation paid by the taxpayer in this state during
35the taxable year.

36(4) The portion of any credit remaining, if any, after application
37of this subdivision, shall be carried over to succeeding taxable
38years, if necessary, until the credit is exhausted, as if it were an
39amount exceeding the “net tax” for the taxable year, as provided
40in subdivision (e). However, the portion of any credit remaining
P18   1for carryover to taxable years beginning on or after January 1,
22014, if any, after application of this subdivision, shall be carried
3over only to the succeedingbegin delete fiveend deletebegin insert 10end insert taxable years if necessary, until
4the credit is exhausted, as if it were an amount exceeding the “net
5tax” for the taxable year, as provided in subdivision (e).

6(5) In the event that a credit carryover is allowable under
7subdivision (e) for any taxable year after the targeted tax area
8designation has expired, has been revoked, is no longer binding,
9or has become inoperative, the targeted tax area shall be deemed
10to remain in existence for purposes of computing the limitation
11specified in this subdivision.

12(h) The amendments made to this section by the act adding this
13subdivision shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after
14January 1, 1998.

15(i) This section is repealed on December 1, 2014.

16

SEC. 8.  

Section 17053.34 of the Revenue and Taxation Code
17 is amended to read:

18

17053.34.  

(a) For each taxable year beginning on or after
19January 1, 1998, there shall be allowed a credit against the “net
20tax” (as defined in Section 17039) to a qualified taxpayer who
21employs a qualified employee in a targeted tax area during the
22taxable year. The credit shall be equal to the sum of each of the
23following:

24(1) Fifty percent of qualified wages in the first year of
25employment.

26(2) Forty percent of qualified wages in the second year of
27employment.

28(3) Thirty percent of qualified wages in the third year of
29employment.

30(4) Twenty percent of qualified wages in the fourth year of
31employment.

32(5) Ten percent of qualified wages in the fifth year of
33employment.

34(b) For purposes of this section:

35(1) “Qualified wages” means:

36(A) That portion of wages paid or incurred by the qualified
37taxpayer during the taxable year to qualified employees that does
38not exceed 150 percent of the minimum wage.

39(B) Wages received during the 60-month period beginning with
40the first day the employee commences employment with the
P19   1qualified taxpayer. Reemployment in connection with any increase,
2including a regularly occurring seasonal increase, in the trade or
3business operations of the qualified taxpayer does not constitute
4commencement of employment for purposes of this section.

5(C) Qualified wages do not include any wages paid or incurred
6by the qualified taxpayer on or after the targeted tax area expiration
7date. However, wages paid or incurred with respect to qualified
8employees who are employed by the qualified taxpayer within the
9targeted tax area within the 60-month period prior to the targeted
10tax area expiration date shall continue to qualify for the credit
11under this section after the targeted tax area expiration date, in
12accordance with all provisions of this section applied as if the
13targeted tax area designation were still in existence and binding.

14(2) “Minimum wage” means the wage established by the
15Industrial Welfare Commission as provided for in Chapter 1
16(commencing with Section 1171) of Part 4 of Division 2 of the
17Labor Code.

18(3) “Targeted tax area expiration date” means the date the
19targeted tax area designation expires, is revoked, is no longer
20binding, becomes inoperative, or is repealed.

21(4) (A) “Qualified employee” means an individual who meets
22all of the following requirements:

23(i) At least 90 percent of his or her services for the qualified
24taxpayer during the taxable year are directly related to the conduct
25of the qualified taxpayer’s trade or business located in a targeted
26tax area.

27(ii) Performs at least 50 percent of his or her services for the
28qualified taxpayer during the taxable year in a targeted tax area.

29(iii) Is hired by the qualified taxpayer after the date of original
30designation of the area in which services were performed as a
31targeted tax area.

32(iv) Is any of the following:

33(I) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
34commencement of employment with the qualified taxpayer, was
35a person eligible for services under the federal Job Training
36Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. Sec. 1501 et seq.), or its successor,
37who is receiving, or is eligible to receive, subsidized employment,
38training, or services funded by the federal Job Training Partnership
39Act, or its successor.

P20   1(II) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
2commencement of employment with the qualified taxpayer, was
3a person eligible to be a voluntary or mandatory registrant under
4the Greater Avenues for Independence Act of 1985 (GAIN)
5provided for pursuant to Article 3.2 (commencing with Section
611320) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and
7Institutions Code, or its successor.

8(III) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
9commencement of employment with the qualified taxpayer, was
10an economically disadvantaged individual 14 years of age or older.

11(IV) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
12commencement of employment with the qualified taxpayer, was
13a dislocated worker who meets any of the following:

14(aa) Has been terminated or laid off or who has received a notice
15of termination or layoff from employment, is eligible for or has
16exhausted entitlement to unemployment insurance benefits, and
17is unlikely to return to his or her previous industry or occupation.

18(bb) Has been terminated or has received a notice of termination
19of employment as a result of any permanent closure or any
20substantial layoff at a plant, facility, or enterprise, including an
21individual who has not received written notification but whose
22employer has made a public announcement of the closure or layoff.

23(cc) Is long-term unemployed and has limited opportunities for
24employment or reemployment in the same or a similar occupation
25in the area in which the individual resides, including an individual
2655 years of age or older who may have substantial barriers to
27employment by reason of age.

28(dd) Was self-employed (including farmers and ranchers) and
29is unemployed as a result of general economic conditions in the
30community in which he or she resides or because of natural
31disasters.

32(ee) Was a civilian employee of the Department of Defense
33employed at a military installation being closed or realigned under
34the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990.

35(ff) Was an active member of the Armed Forces or National
36Guard as of September 30, 1990, and was either involuntarily
37separated or separated pursuant to a special benefits program.

38(gg) Is a seasonal or migrant worker who experiences chronic
39seasonal unemployment and underemployment in the agriculture
P21   1industry, aggravated by continual advancements in technology and
2mechanization.

3(hh) Has been terminated or laid off, or has received a notice
4of termination or layoff, as a consequence of compliance with the
5Clean Air Act.

6(V) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
7commencement of employment with the qualified taxpayer, was
8a disabled individual who is eligible for or enrolled in, or has
9completed a state rehabilitation plan or is a service-connected
10disabled veteran, veteran of the Vietnam era, or veteran who is
11recently separated from military service.

12(VI) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
13commencement of employment with the qualified taxpayer, was
14an ex-offender. An individual shall be treated as convicted if he
15or she was placed on probation by a state court without a finding
16of guilty.

17(VII) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
18commencement of employment with the qualified taxpayer, was
19a person eligible for or a recipient of any of the following:

20(aa) Federal Supplemental Security Income benefits.

21(bb) Aid to Families with Dependent Children.

22(cc) CalFresh benefits.

23(dd) State and local general assistance.

24(VIII) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
25commencement of employment with the qualified taxpayer, was
26a member of a federally recognized Indian tribe, band, or other
27group of Native American descent.

28(IX) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
29commencement of employment with the qualified taxpayer, was
30a resident of a targeted tax area.

31(X) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
32commencement of employment with the taxpayer, was a member
33of a targeted group as defined in Section 51(d) of the Internal
34Revenue Code, or its successor.

35(B) Priority for employment shall be provided to an individual
36who is enrolled in a qualified program under the federal Job
37Training Partnership Act or the Greater Avenues for Independence
38Act of 1985 or who is eligible as a member of a targeted group
39under the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (Section 51 of the Internal
40Revenue Code), or its successor.

P22   1(5) (A) “Qualified taxpayer” means a person or entity that meets
2both of the following:

3(i) Is engaged in a trade or business within a targeted tax area
4designated pursuant to Chapter 12.93 (commencing with Section
57097) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code.

6(ii) Is engaged in those lines of business described in Codes
72000 to 2099, inclusive; 2200 to 3999, inclusive; 4200 to 4299,
8inclusive; 4500 to 4599, inclusive; and 4700 to 5199, inclusive,
9of the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Manual published
10by the United States Office of Management and Budget, 1987
11edition.

12(B) In the case of any passthrough entity, the determination of
13whether a taxpayer is a qualified taxpayer under this section shall
14be made at the entity level and any credit under this section or
15Section 23634 shall be allowed to the passthrough entity and passed
16through to the partners or shareholders in accordance with
17applicable provisions of this part or Part 11 (commencing with
18Section 23001). For purposes of this subdivision, the term
19“passthrough entity” means any partnership or S corporation.

20(6) “Seasonal employment” means employment by a qualified
21taxpayer that has regular and predictable substantial reductions in
22trade or business operations.

23(c) If the qualified taxpayer is allowed a credit for qualified
24wages pursuant to this section, only one credit shall be allowed to
25the taxpayer under this part with respect to those qualified wages.

26(d) The qualified taxpayer shall do both of the following:

27(1) Obtain from the Employment Development Department, as
28permitted by federal law, the local county or city Job Training
29Partnership Act administrative entity, the local county GAIN office
30or social services agency, or the local government administering
31the targeted tax area, a certification that provides that a qualified
32employee meets the eligibility requirements specified in clause
33(iv) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (4) of subdivision (b). The
34Employment Development Department may provide preliminary
35screening and referral to a certifying agency. The Department of
36Housing and Community Development shall develop regulations
37governing the issuance of certificates pursuant to subdivision (g)
38of Section 7097 of the Government Code, and shall develop forms
39for this purpose.

P23   1(2) Retain a copy of the certification and provide it upon request
2to the Franchise Tax Board.

3(e) (1) For purposes of this section:

4(A) All employees of trades or businesses, which are not
5incorporated, that are under common control shall be treated as
6employed by a single taxpayer.

7(B) The credit, if any, allowable by this section with respect to
8each trade or business shall be determined by reference to its
9proportionate share of the expense of the qualified wages giving
10rise to the credit, and shall be allocated in that manner.

11(C) Principles that apply in the case of controlled groups of
12corporations, as specified in subdivision (d) of Section 23634,
13shall apply with respect to determining employment.

14(2) If an employer acquires the major portion of a trade or
15business of another employer (hereinafter in this paragraph referred
16to as the “predecessor”) or the major portion of a separate unit of
17a trade or business of a predecessor, then, for purposes of applying
18this section (other than subdivision (f)) for any calendar year ending
19after that acquisition, the employment relationship between a
20qualified employee and an employer shall not be treated as
21terminated if the employee continues to be employed in that trade
22or business.

23(f) (1) (A) If the employment, other than seasonal employment,
24of any qualified employee, with respect to whom qualified wages
25are taken into account under subdivision (a) is terminated by the
26qualified taxpayer at any time during the first 270 days of that
27employment (whether or not consecutive) or before the close of
28the 270th calendar day after the day in which that employee
29completes 90 days of employment with the qualified taxpayer, the
30tax imposed by this part for the taxable year in which that
31employment is terminated shall be increased by an amount equal
32to the credit allowed under subdivision (a) for that taxable year
33and all prior taxable years attributable to qualified wages paid or
34incurred with respect to that employee.

35(B) If the seasonal employment of any qualified employee, with
36respect to whom qualified wages are taken into account under
37subdivision (a) is not continued by the qualified taxpayer for a
38period of 270 days of employment during the 60-month period
39beginning with the day the qualified employee commences seasonal
40employment with the qualified taxpayer, the tax imposed by this
P24   1part, for the taxable year that includes the 60th month following
2the month in which the qualified employee commences seasonal
3employment with the qualified taxpayer, shall be increased by an
4amount equal to the credit allowed under subdivision (a) for that
5taxable year and all prior taxable years attributable to qualified
6wages paid or incurred with respect to that qualified employee.

7(2) (A) Subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) shall not apply to
8any of the following:

9(i) A termination of employment of a qualified employee who
10voluntarily leaves the employment of the qualified taxpayer.

11(ii) A termination of employment of a qualified employee who,
12before the close of the period referred to in subparagraph (A) of
13paragraph (1), becomes disabled and unable to perform the services
14of that employment, unless that disability is removed before the
15close of that period and the qualified taxpayer fails to offer
16reemployment to that employee.

17(iii) A termination of employment of a qualified employee, if
18it is determined that the termination was due to the misconduct (as
19defined in Sections 1256-30 to 1256-43, inclusive, of Title 22 of
20the California Code of Regulations) of that employee.

21(iv) A termination of employment of a qualified employee due
22to a substantial reduction in the trade or business operations of the
23qualified taxpayer.

24(v) A termination of employment of a qualified employee, if
25that employee is replaced by other qualified employees so as to
26create a net increase in both the number of employees and the
27hours of employment.

28(B) Subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) shall not apply to any
29of the following:

30(i) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
31employee who voluntarily fails to return to the seasonal
32employment of the qualified taxpayer.

33(ii) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
34employee who, before the close of the period referred to in
35subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1), becomes disabled and unable
36to perform the services of that seasonal employment, unless that
37disability is removed before the close of that period and the
38qualified taxpayer fails to offer seasonal employment to that
39qualified employee.

P25   1(iii) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
2employee, if it is determined that the failure to continue the
3seasonal employment was due to the misconduct (as defined in
4Sections 1256-30 to 1256-43, inclusive, of Title 22 of the California
5Code of Regulations) of that qualified employee.

6(iv) A failure to continue seasonal employment of a qualified
7employee due to a substantial reduction in the regular seasonal
8trade or business operations of the qualified taxpayer.

9(v) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
10employee, if that qualified employee is replaced by other qualified
11employees so as to create a net increase in both the number of
12seasonal employees and the hours of seasonal employment.

13(C) For purposes of paragraph (1), the employment relationship
14between the qualified taxpayer and a qualified employee shall not
15be treated as terminated by reason of a mere change in the form
16of conducting the trade or business of the qualified taxpayer, if the
17qualified employee continues to be employed in that trade or
18business and the qualified taxpayer retains a substantial interest
19in that trade or business.

20(3) Any increase in tax under paragraph (1) shall not be treated
21as tax imposed by this part for purposes of determining the amount
22of any credit allowable under this part.

23(g) In the case of an estate or trust, both of the following apply:

24(1) The qualified wages for any taxable year shall be apportioned
25between the estate or trust and the beneficiaries on the basis of the
26income of the estate or trust allocable to each.

27(2) Any beneficiary to whom any qualified wages have been
28apportioned under paragraph (1) shall be treated, for purposes of
29this part, as the employer with respect to those wages.

30(h) For purposes of this section, “targeted tax area” means an
31area designated pursuant to Chapter 12.93 (commencing with
32Section 7097) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code.

33(i) In the case where the credit otherwise allowed under this
34section exceeds the “net tax” for the taxable year, that portion of
35the credit that exceeds the “net tax” may be carried over and added
36to the credit, if any, in the succeedingbegin delete fiveend deletebegin insert 10end insert taxable years, if
37necessary, until the credit is exhausted. The credit shall be applied
38first to the earliest taxable years possible.

39(j) (1) The amount of the credit otherwise allowed under this
40section and Section 17053.33, including any credit carryover from
P26   1prior years, that may reduce the “net tax” for the taxable year shall
2not exceed the amount of tax that would be imposed on the
3qualified taxpayer’s business income attributable to the targeted
4tax area determined as if that attributable income represented all
5of the income of the qualified taxpayer subject to tax under this
6part.

7(2) Attributable income shall be that portion of the taxpayer’s
8California source business income that is apportioned to the
9targeted tax area. For that purpose, the taxpayer’s business income
10attributable to sources in this state first shall be determined in
11accordance with Chapter 17 (commencing with Section 25101) of
12Part 11. That business income shall be further apportioned to the
13targeted tax area in accordance with Article 2 (commencing with
14Section 25120) of Chapter 17 of Part 11, modified for purposes
15of this section in accordance with paragraph (3).

16(3) Business income shall be apportioned to the targeted tax
17area by multiplying the total California business income of the
18taxpayer by a fraction, the numerator of which is the property
19factor plus the payroll factor, and the denominator of which is two.
20For purposes of this paragraph:

21(A) The property factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is
22the average value of the taxpayer’s real and tangible personal
23property owned or rented and used in the targeted tax area during
24the taxable year, and the denominator of which is the average value
25of all the taxpayer’s real and tangible personal property owned or
26rented and used in this state during the taxable year.

27(B) The payroll factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is
28the total amount paid by the taxpayer in the targeted tax area during
29the taxable year for compensation, and the denominator of which
30is the total compensation paid by the taxpayer in this state during
31the taxable year.

32(4) The portion of any credit remaining, if any, after application
33of this subdivision, shall be carried over to succeeding taxable
34years, if necessary, until the credit is exhausted, as if it were an
35amount exceeding the “net tax” for the taxable year, as provided
36in subdivision (i). However, the portion of any credit remaining
37for carryover to taxable years beginning on or after January 1,
382014, if any, after application of this subdivision, shall be carried
39over only to the succeedingbegin delete fiveend deletebegin insert 10end insert taxable years, if necessary,
P27   1until the credit is exhausted, as if it were an amount exceeding the
2“net tax” for the taxable year, as provided in subdivision (i).

3(5) In the event that a credit carryover is allowable under
4subdivision (i) for any taxable year after the targeted tax area
5expiration date, the targeted tax area shall be deemed to remain in
6existence for purposes of computing the limitation specified in
7this subdivision.

8(k) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), this section shall
9cease to be operative for taxable years beginning on or after January
101, 2014, and shall be repealed on December 1, 2019.

11(2) The section shall continue to apply with respect to qualified
12employees who are employed by the qualified taxpayer within the
13targeted tax area within the 60-month period immediately preceding
14January 1, 2014, and qualified wages paid or incurred with respect
15to those qualified employees shall continue to qualify for the credit
16under this section for taxable years beginning on or after January
171, 2014, in accordance with this section, as amended by the act
18adding this subdivision.

19

SEC. 9.  

Section 17053.45 of the Revenue and Taxation Code
20 is amended to read:

21

17053.45.  

(a) For each taxable year beginning on or after
22January 1, 1995, and before January 1, 2014, there shall be allowed
23as a credit against the “net tax” (as defined by Section 17039) an
24amount equal to the sales or use tax paid or incurred by the
25taxpayer in connection with the purchase of qualified property
26before January 1, 2014, to the extent that the qualified property
27does not exceed a value of one million dollars ($1,000,000).

28(b) For purposes of this section:

29(1) “LAMBRA” means a local agency military base recovery
30area designated in accordance with Section 7114 of the Government
31Code.

32(2) “Taxpayer” means a taxpayer that conducts a trade or
33business within a LAMBRA and, for the first two taxable years,
34has a net increase in jobs (defined as 2,000 paid hours per employee
35per year) of one or more employees in the LAMBRA.

36(A) The net increase in the number of jobs shall be determined
37by subtracting the total number of full-time employees (defined
38as 2,000 paid hours per employee per year) the taxpayer employed
39in this state in the taxable year prior to commencing business
40operations in the LAMBRA from the total number of full-time
P28   1employees the taxpayer employed in this state during the second
2taxable year after commencing business operations in the
3LAMBRA. For taxpayers who commence doing business in this
4state with their LAMBRA business operation, the number of
5employees for the taxable year prior to commencing business
6operations in the LAMBRA shall be zero. If the taxpayer has a net
7increase in jobs in the state, the credit shall be allowed only if one
8or more full-time employees is employed within the LAMBRA.

9(B) The total number of employees employed in the LAMBRA
10shall equal the sum of both of the following:

11(i) The total number of hours worked in the LAMBRA for the
12taxpayer by employees (not to exceed 2,000 hours per employee)
13who are paid an hourly wage divided by 2,000.

14(ii) The total number of months worked in the LAMBRA for
15the taxpayer by employees who are salaried employees divided
16by 12.

17(C) In the case of a taxpayer who first commences doing
18business in the LAMBRA during the taxable year, for purposes of
19clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, of subparagraph (B), the divisors
20“2,000” and “12” shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator
21of which is the number of months of the taxable year that the
22taxpayer was doing business in the LAMBRA and the denominator
23of which is 12.

24(3) “Qualified property” means property that is each of the
25following:

26(A) Purchased by the taxpayer for exclusive use in a trade or
27business conducted within a LAMBRA.

28(B) Purchased before the date the LAMBRA designation expires,
29is no longer binding, or becomes inoperative.

30(C) Any of the following:

31(i) High technology equipment, including, but not limited to,
32computers and electronic processing equipment.

33(ii) Aircraft maintenance equipment, including, but not limited
34to, engine stands, hydraulic mules, power carts, test equipment,
35handtools, aircraft start carts, and tugs.

36(iii) Aircraft components, including, but not limited to, engines,
37fuel control units, hydraulic pumps, avionics, starts, wheels, and
38tires.

39(iv) Section 1245 property, as defined in Section 1245(a)(3) of
40the Internal Revenue Code.

P29   1(c) The credit provided under subdivision (a) shall be allowed
2only for qualified property manufactured in California unless
3qualified property of a comparable quality and price is not available
4for timely purchase and delivery from a California manufacturer.

5(d) In the case where the credit otherwise allowed under this
6section exceeds the “net tax” for the taxable year, that portion of
7the credit which exceeds the “net tax” may be carried over and
8added to the credit, if any, in the succeedingbegin delete fiveend deletebegin insert 10end insert taxable years,
9if necessary, until the credit is exhausted. The credit shall be
10applied first to the earliest taxable years possible.

11(e) Any taxpayer who elects to be subject to this section shall
12not be entitled to increase the basis of the property as otherwise
13required by Section 164(a) of the Internal Revenue Code with
14respect to sales or use tax paid or incurred in connection with the
15purchase of qualified property.

16(f) (1) The amount of credit otherwise allowed under this
17section and Section 17053.46, including any credit carryover from
18prior years, that may reduce the “net tax” for the taxable year shall
19not exceed the amount of tax that would be imposed on the
20taxpayer’s business income attributed to a LAMBRA determined
21as if that attributable income represented all the income of the
22taxpayer subject to tax under this part.

23(2) Attributable income is that portion of the taxpayer’s
24California source business income that is apportioned to the
25LAMBRA. For that purpose, the taxpayer’s business income that
26is attributable to sources in this state shall first be determined in
27accordance with Chapter 17 (commencing with Section 25101) of
28Part 11. That business income shall be further apportioned to the
29LAMBRA in accordance with Article 2 (commencing with Section
3025120) of Chapter 17 of Part 11, as modified for purposes of this
31section in accordance with paragraph (3).

32(3) Income shall be apportioned to a LAMBRA by multiplying
33the total California business income of the taxpayer by a fraction,
34the numerator of which is the property factor, plus the payroll
35factor, and the denominator of which is two. For purposes of this
36paragraph:

37(A) The property factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is
38the average value of the taxpayer’s real and tangible personal
39property owned or rented and used in the LAMBRA during the
40taxable year, and the denominator of which is the average value
P30   1of all the taxpayer’s real and tangible personal property owned or
2rented and used in this state during the taxable year.

3(B) The payroll factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is
4the total amount paid by the taxpayer in the LAMBRA during the
5taxable year for compensation, and the denominator of which is
6the total compensation paid by the taxpayer in this state during the
7taxable year.

8(4) The portion of any credit remaining, if any, after application
9of this subdivision, shall be carried over to succeeding taxable
10years, if necessary, until the credit is exhausted, as if it were an
11amount exceeding the “net tax” for the taxable year, as provided
12in subdivision (d). However, the portion of any credit remaining
13for carryover to taxable years beginning on or after January 1,
142014, if any, after application of this subdivision, shall be carried
15over only to the succeedingbegin delete fiveend deletebegin insert 10end insert taxable years, if necessary,
16until the credit is exhausted, as if it were an amount exceeding the
17“net tax” for the taxable year, as provided in subdivision (d).

18(g) (1) If the qualified property is disposed of or no longer used
19by the taxpayer in the LAMBRA, at any time before the close of
20the second taxable year after the property is placed in service, the
21amount of the credit previously claimed, with respect to that
22property, shall be added to the taxpayer’s tax liability in the taxable
23year of that disposition or nonuse.

24(2) At the close of the second taxable year, if the taxpayer has
25not increased the number of its employees as determined by
26paragraph (2) of subdivision (b), then the amount of the credit
27previously claimed shall be added to the taxpayer’s net tax for the
28taxpayer’s second taxable year.

29(h) If the taxpayer is allowed a credit for qualified property
30pursuant to this section, only one credit shall be allowed to the
31taxpayer under this part with respect to that qualified property.

32(i) The amendments made to this section by the act adding this
33 subdivision shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after
34January 1, 1998.

35(j) This section is repealed on December 1, 2014.

36

SEC. 10.  

Section 17053.46 of the Revenue and Taxation Code
37 is amended to read:

38

17053.46.  

(a) For each taxable year beginning on or after
39January 1, 1995, there shall be allowed as a credit against the “net
40tax” (as defined in Section 17039) to a qualified taxpayer for hiring
P31   1a qualified disadvantaged individual or a qualified displaced
2employee during the taxable year for employment in the LAMBRA.
3The credit shall be equal to the sum of each of the following:

4(1) Fifty percent of the qualified wages in the first year of
5employment.

6(2) Forty percent of the qualified wages in the second year of
7employment.

8(3) Thirty percent of the qualified wages in the third year of
9employment.

10(4) Twenty percent of the qualified wages in the fourth year of
11employment.

12(5) Ten percent of the qualified wages in the fifth year of
13employment.

14(b) For purposes of this section:

15(1) “Qualified wages” means:

16(A) That portion of wages paid or incurred by the employer
17during the taxable year to qualified disadvantaged individuals or
18qualified displaced employees that does not exceed 150 percent
19of the minimum wage.

20(B) The total amount of qualified wages which may be taken
21into account for purposes of claiming the credit allowed under this
22section shall not exceed two million dollars ($2,000,000) per
23taxable year.

24(C) Wages received during the 60-month period beginning with
25the first day the individual commences employment with the
26taxpayer. Reemployment in connection with any increase, including
27a regularly occurring seasonal increase, in the trade or business
28operations of the qualified taxpayer does not constitute
29commencement of employment for purposes of this section.

30(D) Qualified wages do not include any wages paid or incurred
31by the qualified taxpayer on or after the LAMBRA expiration date.
32However, wages paid or incurred with respect to qualified
33disadvantaged individuals or qualified displaced employees who
34are employed by the qualified taxpayer within the LAMBRA within
35the 60-month period prior to the LAMBRA expiration date shall
36continue to qualify for the credit under this section after the
37LAMBRA expiration date, in accordance with all provisions of
38this section applied as if the LAMBRA designation were still in
39existence and binding.

P32   1(2) “Minimum wage” means the wage established by the
2Industrial Welfare Commission as provided for in Chapter 1
3(commencing with Section 1171) of Part 4 of Division 2 of the
4Labor Code.

5(3) “LAMBRA” means a local agency military base recovery
6area designated in accordance with Section 7114 of the Government
7Code.

8(4) “Qualified disadvantaged individual” means an individual
9who satisfies all of the following requirements:

10(A) (i) At least 90 percent of whose services for the taxpayer
11during the taxable year are directly related to the conduct of the
12taxpayer’s trade or business located in a LAMBRA.

13(ii) Who performs at least 50 percent of his or her services for
14the taxpayer during the taxable year in the LAMBRA.

15(B) Who is hired by the employer after the designation of the
16area as a LAMBRA in which the individual’s services were
17primarily performed.

18(C) Who is any of the following immediately preceding the
19individual’s commencement of employment with the taxpayer:

20(i) An individual who has been determined eligible for services
21under the federal Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. Sec.
221501 et seq.).

23(ii) Any voluntary or mandatory registrant under the Greater
24Avenues for Independence Act of 1985 as provided pursuant to
25Article 3.2 (commencing with Section 11320) of Chapter 2 of Part
263 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

27(iii) An economically disadvantaged individual age 16 years or
28older.

29(iv) A dislocated worker who meets any of the following
30conditions:

31(I) Has been terminated or laid off or who has received a notice
32of termination or layoff from employment, is eligible for or has
33exhausted entitlement to unemployment insurance benefits, and
34is unlikely to return to his or her previous industry or occupation.

35(II) Has been terminated or has received a notice of termination
36of employment as a result of any permanent closure or any
37substantial layoff at a plant, facility, or enterprise, including an
38individual who has not received written notification but whose
39employer has made a public announcement of the closure or layoff.

P33   1(III) Is long-term unemployed and has limited opportunities for
2employment or reemployment in the same or a similar occupation
3in the area in which the individual resides, including an individual
455 years of age or older who may have substantial barriers to
5employment by reason of age.

6(IV) Was self-employed (including farmers and ranchers) and
7is unemployed as a result of general economic conditions in the
8community in which he or she resides or because of natural
9disasters.

10(V) Was a civilian employee of the Department of Defense
11employed at a military installation being closed or realigned under
12the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990.

13(VI) Was an active member of the Armed Forces or National
14Guard as of September 30, 1990, and was either involuntarily
15separated or separated pursuant to a special benefits program.

16(VII) Experiences chronic seasonal unemployment and
17underemployment in the agriculture industry, aggravated by
18continual advancements in technology and mechanization.

19(VIII) Has been terminated or laid off or has received a notice
20of termination or layoff as a consequence of compliance with the
21Clean Air Act.

22(v) An individual who is enrolled in or has completed a state
23rehabilitation plan or is a service-connected disabled veteran,
24veteran of the Vietnam era, or veteran who is recently separated
25from military service.

26(vi) An ex-offender. An individual shall be treated as convicted
27if he or she was placed on probation by a state court without a
28finding of guilty.

29(vii) A recipient of:

30(I) Federal Supplemental Security Income benefits.

31(II) Aid to Families with Dependent Children.

32(III) CalFresh benefits.

33(IV) State and local general assistance.

34(viii) Is a member of a federally recognized Indian tribe, band,
35or other group of Native American descent.

36(5) “Qualified taxpayer” means a taxpayer or partnership that
37conducts a trade or business within a LAMBRA and, for the first
38two taxable years, has a net increase in jobs (defined as 2,000 paid
39hours per employee per year) of one or more employees in the
40LAMBRA.

P34   1(A) The net increase in the number of jobs shall be determined
2by subtracting the total number of full-time employees (defined
3as 2,000 paid hours per employee per year) the taxpayer employed
4in this state in the taxable year prior to commencing business
5operations in the LAMBRA from the total number of full-time
6employees the taxpayer employed in this state during the second
7taxable year after commencing business operations in the
8LAMBRA. For taxpayers who commence doing business in this
9state with their LAMBRA business operation, the number of
10employees for the taxable year prior to commencing business
11operations in the LAMBRA shall be zero. If the taxpayer has a net
12increase in jobs in the state, the credit shall be allowed only if one
13or more full-time employees is employed within the LAMBRA.

14(B) The total number of employees employed in the LAMBRA
15shall equal the sum of both of the following:

16(i) The total number of hours worked in the LAMBRA for the
17taxpayer by employees (not to exceed 2,000 hours per employee)
18who are paid an hourly wage divided by 2,000.

19(ii) The total number of months worked in the LAMBRA for
20the taxpayer by employees who are salaried employees divided
21by 12.

22(C) In the case of a taxpayer who first commences doing
23business in the LAMBRA during the taxable year, for purposes of
24clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, of subparagraph (B), the divisors
25“2,000” and “12” shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator
26of which is the number of months of the taxable year that the
27taxpayer was doing business in the LAMBRA and the denominator
28of which is 12.

29(6) “Qualified displaced employee” means an individual who
30 satisfies all of the following requirements:

31(A) Any civilian or military employee of a base or former base
32who has been displaced as a result of a federal base closure act.

33(B) (i) At least 90 percent of whose services for the taxpayer
34during the taxable year are directly related to the conduct of the
35taxpayer’s trade or business located in a LAMBRA.

36(ii) Who performs at least 50 percent of his or her services for
37the taxpayer during the taxable year in a LAMBRA.

38(C) Who is hired by the employer after the designation of the
39area in which services were performed as a LAMBRA.

P35   1(7) “Seasonal employment” means employment by a qualified
2taxpayer that has regular and predictable substantial reductions in
3trade or business operations.

4(8) “LAMBRA expiration date” means the date the LAMBRA
5designation expires, is no longer binding, becomes inoperative, or
6is repealed.

7(c) For qualified disadvantaged individuals or qualified displaced
8employees hired on or after January 1, 2001, the taxpayer shall do
9both of the following:

10(1) Obtain from the Employment Development Department, as
11permitted by federal law, the local county or city Job Training
12Partnership Act administrative entity, the local county GAIN office
13or social services agency, or the local government administering
14the LAMBRA, a certification that provides that a qualified
15disadvantaged individual or qualified displaced employee meets
16the eligibility requirements specified in subparagraph (C) of
17paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) or subparagraph (A) of paragraph
18(6) of subdivision (b). The Employment Development Department
19may provide preliminary screening and referral to a certifying
20agency. The Department of Housing and Community Development
21shall develop regulations governing the issuance of certificates
22pursuant to Section 7114.2 of the Government Code and shall
23develop forms for this purpose.

24(2) Retain a copy of the certification and provide it upon request
25to the Franchise Tax Board.

26(d) (1) For purposes of this section, both of the following apply:

27(A) All employees of trades or businesses that are under
28common control shall be treated as employed by a single employer.

29(B) The credit (if any) allowable by this section with respect to
30each trade or business shall be determined by reference to its
31proportionate share of the qualified wages giving rise to the credit.

32The regulations prescribed under this paragraph shall be based
33on principles similar to the principles that apply in the case of
34controlled groups of corporations as specified in subdivision (e)
35of Section 23622.

36(2) If an employer acquires the major portion of a trade or
37business of another employer (hereinafter in this paragraph referred
38to as the “predecessor”) or the major portion of a separate unit of
39a trade or business of a predecessor, then, for purposes of applying
40this section (other than subdivision (d)) for any calendar year
P36   1ending after that acquisition, the employment relationship between
2an employee and an employer shall not be treated as terminated if
3the employee continues to be employed in that trade or business.

4(e) (1) (A) If the employment, other than seasonal employment,
5of any employee, with respect to whom qualified wages are taken
6into account under subdivision (a), is terminated by the taxpayer
7at any time during the first 270 days of that employment (whether
8or not consecutive) or before the close of the 270th calendar day
9after the day in which that employee completes 90 days of
10employment with the taxpayer, the tax imposed by this part for
11the taxable year in which that employment is terminated shall be
12increased by an amount (determined under those regulations) equal
13to the credit allowed under subdivision (a) for that taxable year
14and all prior taxable years attributable to qualified wages paid or
15incurred with respect to that employee.

16(B) If the seasonal employment of any qualified disadvantaged
17individual, with respect to whom qualified wages are taken into
18account under subdivision (a), is not continued by the qualified
19taxpayer for a period of 270 days of employment during the
2060-month period beginning with the day the qualified
21disadvantaged individual commences seasonal employment with
22the qualified taxpayer, the tax imposed by this part, for the taxable
23year that includes the 60th month following the month in which
24the qualified disadvantaged individual commences seasonal
25employment with the qualified taxpayer, shall be increased by an
26amount equal to the credit allowed under subdivision (a) for that
27taxable year and all prior taxable years attributable to qualified
28wages paid or incurred with respect to that qualified disadvantaged
29individual.

30(2) (A) Subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) shall not apply to
31any of the following:

32(i) A termination of employment of an employee who voluntarily
33leaves the employment of the taxpayer.

34(ii) A termination of employment of an individual who, before
35the close of the period referred to in subparagraph (A) of paragraph
36(1), becomes disabled to perform the services of that employment,
37unless that disability is removed before the close of that period
38and the taxpayer fails to offer reemployment to that individual.

39(iii) A termination of employment of an individual, if it is
40determined that the termination was due to the misconduct (as
P37   1defined in Sections 1256-30 to 1256-43, inclusive, of Title 22 of
2the California Code of Regulations) of that individual.

3(iv) A termination of employment of an individual due to a
4substantial reduction in the trade or business operations of the
5taxpayer.

6(v) A termination of employment of an individual, if that
7individual is replaced by other qualified employees so as to create
8a net increase in both the number of employees and the hours of
9employment.

10(B) Subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) shall not apply to any
11of the following:

12(i) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
13disadvantaged individual who voluntarily fails to return to the
14seasonal employment of the qualified taxpayer.

15(ii) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
16disadvantaged individual who, before the close of the period
17referred to in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1), becomes disabled
18and unable to perform the services of that seasonal employment,
19unless that disability is removed before the close of that period
20and the qualified taxpayer fails to offer seasonal employment to
21that individual.

22(iii) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
23disadvantaged individual, if it is determined that the failure to
24continue the seasonal employment was due to the misconduct (as
25defined in Sections 1256-30 to 1256-43, inclusive, of Title 22 of
26the California Code of Regulations) of that qualified disadvantaged
27individual.

28(iv) A failure to continue seasonal employment of a qualified
29disadvantaged individual due to a substantial reduction in the
30regular seasonal trade or business operations of the qualified
31taxpayer.

32(v) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
33disadvantaged individual, if that individual is replaced by other
34qualified displaced employees so as to create a net increase in both
35the number of seasonal employees and the hours of seasonal
36employment.

37(C) For purposes of paragraph (1), the employment relationship
38between the taxpayer and an employee shall not be treated as
39terminated by reason of a mere change in the form of conducting
40the trade or business of the taxpayer, if the employee continues to
P38   1be employed in that trade or business and the taxpayer retains a
2substantial interest in that trade or business.

3(3) Any increase in tax under paragraph (1) shall not be treated
4as tax imposed by this part for purposes of determining the amount
5of any credit allowable under this part.

6(4) At the close of the second taxable year, if the taxpayer has
7not increased the number of its employees as determined by
8paragraph (5) of subdivision (b), then the amount of the credit
9previously claimed shall be added to the taxpayer’s net tax for the
10taxpayer’s second taxable year.

11(f) In the case of an estate or trust, both of the following apply:

12(1) The qualified wages for any taxable year shall be apportioned
13between the estate or trust and the beneficiaries on the basis of the
14income of the estate or trust allocable to each.

15(2) Any beneficiary to whom any qualified wages have been
16apportioned under paragraph (1) shall be treated (for purposes of
17this part) as the employer with respect to those wages.

18(g) The credit shall be reduced by the credit allowed under
19Section 17053.7. The credit shall also be reduced by the federal
20credit allowed under Section 51 of the Internal Revenue Code.

21In addition, any deduction otherwise allowed under this part for
22the wages or salaries paid or incurred by the taxpayer upon which
23the credit is based shall be reduced by the amount of the credit,
24prior to any reduction required by subdivision (h) or (i).

25(h) In the case where the credit otherwise allowed under this
26section exceeds the “net tax” for the taxable year, that portion of
27the credit that exceeds the “net tax” may be carried over and added
28to the credit, if any, in the succeedingbegin delete fiveend deletebegin insert 10end insert taxable years, if
29necessary, until the credit is exhausted. The credit shall be applied
30first to the earliest taxable years possible.

31(i) (1) The amount of credit otherwise allowed under this section
32and Section 17053.45, including prior year credit carryovers, that
33may reduce the “net tax” for the taxable year shall not exceed the
34amount of tax that would be imposed on the taxpayer’s business
35income attributed to a LAMBRA determined as if that attributed
36income represented all of the net income of the taxpayer subject
37to tax under this part.

38(2) Attributable income shall be that portion of the taxpayer’s
39California source business income that is apportioned to the
40LAMBRA. For that purpose, the taxpayer’s business income that
P39   1is attributable to sources in this state first shall be determined in
2accordance with Chapter 17 (commencing with Section 25101) of
3Part 11. That business income shall be further apportioned to the
4LAMBRA in accordance with Article 2 (commencing with Section
525120) of Chapter 17 of Part 11, modified for purposes of this
6section in accordance with paragraph (3).

7(3) Income shall be apportioned to a LAMBRA by multiplying
8the total California business income of the taxpayer by a fraction,
9the numerator of which is the property factor plus the payroll factor,
10and the denominator of which is two. For purposes of this
11paragraph:

12(A) The property factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is
13the average value of the taxpayer’s real and tangible personal
14property owned or rented and used in the LAMBRA during the
15taxable year, and the denominator of which is the average value
16of all the taxpayer’s real and tangible personal property owned or
17rented and used in this state during the taxable year.

18(B) The payroll factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is
19the total amount paid by the taxpayer in the LAMBRA during the
20taxable year for compensation, and the denominator of which is
21the total compensation paid by the taxpayer in this state during the
22taxable year.

23(4) The portion of any credit remaining, if any, after application
24of this subdivision, shall be carried over to succeeding taxable
25years, if necessary, until the credit is exhausted, as if it were an
26amount exceeding the “net tax” for the taxable year, as provided
27in subdivision (h). However, the portion of any credit remaining
28for carryover to taxable years beginning on or after January 1,
292014, if any, after application of this subdivision, shall be carried
30over only to the succeedingbegin delete fiveend deletebegin insert 10end insert taxable years if necessary, until
31the credit is exhausted, as if it were an amount exceeding the “net
32tax” for the taxable year, as provided in subdivision (h).

33(j) If the taxpayer is allowed a credit pursuant to this section for
34qualified wages paid or incurred, only one credit shall be allowed
35to the taxpayer under this part with respect to any wage consisting
36in whole or in part of those qualified wages.

37(k) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), this section shall
38cease to be operative for taxable years beginning on or after January
391, 2014, and shall be repealed on December 1, 2019.

P40   1(2) The section shall continue to apply with respect to qualified
2employees who are employed by the qualified taxpayer within the
3LAMBRA within the 60-month period immediately preceding
4January 1, 2014, and qualified wages paid or incurred with respect
5to those qualified employees shall continue to qualify for the credit
6under this section for taxable years beginning on or after January
71, 2014, in accordance with this section, as amended by the act
8adding this subdivision.

9

SEC. 11.  

Section 17053.47 of the Revenue and Taxation Code
10 is amended to read:

11

17053.47.  

(a) For each taxable year beginning on or after
12January 1, 1998, there shall be allowed a credit against the “net
13tax” (as defined in Section 17039) to a qualified taxpayer for hiring
14a qualified disadvantaged individual during the taxable year for
15employment in the manufacturing enhancement area. The credit
16shall be equal to the sum of each of the following:

17(1) Fifty percent of the qualified wages in the first year of
18employment.

19(2) Forty percent of the qualified wages in the second year of
20employment.

21(3) Thirty percent of the qualified wages in the third year of
22employment.

23(4) Twenty percent of the qualified wages in the fourth year of
24employment.

25(5) Ten percent of the qualified wages in the fifth year of
26employment.

27(b) For purposes of this section:

28(1) “Qualified wages” means:

29(A) That portion of wages paid or incurred by the qualified
30taxpayer during the taxable year to qualified disadvantaged
31individuals that does not exceed 150 percent of the minimum wage.

32(B) The total amount of qualified wages which may be taken
33into account for purposes of claiming the credit allowed under this
34section shall not exceed two million dollars ($2,000,000) per
35taxable year.

36(C) Wages received during the 60-month period beginning with
37the first day the qualified disadvantaged individual commences
38employment with the qualified taxpayer. Reemployment in
39connection with any increase, including a regularly occurring
40seasonal increase, in the trade or business operations of the taxpayer
P41   1does not constitute commencement of employment for purposes
2of this section.

3(D) Qualified wages do not include any wages paid or incurred
4by the qualified taxpayer on or after the manufacturing
5enhancement area expiration date. However, wages paid or incurred
6with respect to qualified employees who are employed by the
7qualified taxpayer within the manufacturing enhancement area
8within the 60-month period prior to the manufacturing enhancement
9area expiration date shall continue to qualify for the credit under
10this section after the manufacturing enhancement area expiration
11 date, in accordance with all provisions of this section applied as
12if the manufacturing enhancement area designation were still in
13existence and binding.

14(2) “Minimum wage” means the wage established by the
15Industrial Welfare Commission as provided for in Chapter 1
16(commencing with Section 1171) of Part 4 of Division 2 of the
17Labor Code.

18(3) “Manufacturing enhancement area” means an area designated
19pursuant to Section 7073.8 of the Government Code according to
20the procedures of Chapter 12.8 (commencing with Section 7070)
21of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code.

22(4) “Manufacturing enhancement area expiration date” means
23the date the manufacturing enhancement area designation expires,
24is no longer binding, becomes inoperative, or is repealed.

25(5) “Qualified disadvantaged individual” means an individual
26who satisfies all of the following requirements:

27(A) (i) At least 90 percent of whose services for the qualified
28taxpayer during the taxable year are directly related to the conduct
29of the qualified taxpayer’s trade or business located in a
30manufacturing enhancement area.

31(ii) Who performs at least 50 percent of his or her services for
32the qualified taxpayer during the taxable year in the manufacturing
33enhancement area.

34(B) Who is hired by the qualified taxpayer after the designation
35of the area as a manufacturing enhancement area in which the
36individual’s services were primarily performed.

37(C) Who is any of the following immediately preceding the
38 individual’s commencement of employment with the qualified
39taxpayer:

P42   1(i) An individual who has been determined eligible for services
2under the federal Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. Sec.
31501 et seq.), or its successor.

4(ii) Any voluntary or mandatory registrant under the Greater
5Avenues for Independence Act of 1985, or its successor, as
6provided pursuant to Article 3.2 (commencing with Section 11320)
7of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions
8Code.

9(iii) Any individual who has been certified eligible by the
10Employment Development Department under the federal Targeted
11Jobs Tax Credit Program, or its successor, whether or not this
12program is in effect.

13(6) “Qualified taxpayer” means any taxpayer engaged in a trade
14or business within a manufacturing enhancement area designated
15pursuant to Section 7073.8 of the Government Code and who meets
16all of the following requirements:

17(A) Is engaged in those lines of business described in Codes
180211 to 0291, inclusive, Code 0723, or in Codes 2011 to 3999,
19inclusive, of the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Manual
20published by the United States Office of Management and Budget,
211987 edition.

22(B) At least 50 percent of the qualified taxpayer’s workforce
23hired after the designation of the manufacturing enhancement area
24is composed of individuals who, at the time of hire, are residents
25of the county in which the manufacturing enhancement area is
26located.

27(C) Of this percentage of local hires, at least 30 percent shall
28be qualified disadvantaged individuals.

29(7) “Seasonal employment” means employment by a qualified
30taxpayer that has regular and predictable substantial reductions in
31trade or business operations.

32(c) (1) For purposes of this section, all of the following apply:

33(A) All employees of trades or businesses that are under
34common control shall be treated as employed by a single qualified
35taxpayer.

36(B) The credit (if any) allowable by this section with respect to
37each trade or business shall be determined by reference to its
38proportionate share of the expense of the qualified wages giving
39rise to the credit and shall be allocated in that manner.

P43   1(C) Principles that apply in the case of controlled groups of
2 corporations, as specified in subdivision (d) of Section 23622.7,
3shall apply with respect to determining employment.

4(2) If a qualified taxpayer acquires the major portion of a trade
5or business of another employer (hereinafter in this paragraph
6referred to as the “predecessor”) or the major portion of a separate
7unit of a trade or business of a predecessor, then, for purposes of
8applying this section (other than subdivision (d)) for any calendar
9year ending after that acquisition, the employment relationship
10between a qualified disadvantaged individual and a qualified
11taxpayer shall not be treated as terminated if the qualified
12disadvantaged individual continues to be employed in that trade
13or business.

14(d) (1) (A) If the employment, other than seasonal employment,
15of any qualified disadvantaged individual, with respect to whom
16 qualified wages are taken into account under subdivision (b) is
17terminated by the qualified taxpayer at any time during the first
18270 days of that employment (whether or not consecutive) or before
19the close of the 270th calendar day after the day in which that
20qualified disadvantaged individual completes 90 days of
21employment with the qualified taxpayer, the tax imposed by this
22part for the taxable year in which that employment is terminated
23shall be increased by an amount equal to the credit allowed under
24subdivision (a) for that taxable year and all prior taxable years
25attributable to qualified wages paid or incurred with respect to that
26qualified disadvantaged individual.

27(B) If the seasonal employment of any qualified disadvantaged
28individual, with respect to whom qualified wages are taken into
29account under subdivision (a) is not continued by the qualified
30taxpayer for a period of 270 days of employment during the
3160-month period beginning with the day the qualified
32disadvantaged individual commences seasonal employment with
33the qualified taxpayer, the tax imposed by this part, for the taxable
34year that includes the 60th month following the month in which
35the qualified disadvantaged individual commences seasonal
36employment with the qualified taxpayer, shall be increased by an
37amount equal to the credit allowed under subdivision (a) for that
38taxable year and all prior taxable years attributable to qualified
39wages paid or incurred with respect to that qualified disadvantaged
40individual.

P44   1(2) (A) Subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) does not apply to
2any of the following:

3(i) A termination of employment of a qualified disadvantaged
4individual who voluntarily leaves the employment of the qualified
5taxpayer.

6(ii) A termination of employment of a qualified disadvantaged
7individual who, before the close of the period referred to in
8subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1), becomes disabled to perform
9the services of that employment, unless that disability is removed
10before the close of that period and the taxpayer fails to offer
11reemployment to that individual.

12(iii) A termination of employment of a qualified disadvantaged
13individual, if it is determined that the termination was due to the
14misconduct (as defined in Sections 1256-30 to 1256-43, inclusive,
15of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations) of that individual.

16(iv) A termination of employment of a qualified disadvantaged
17individual due to a substantial reduction in the trade or business
18operations of the qualified taxpayer.

19(v) A termination of employment of a qualified disadvantaged
20 individual, if that individual is replaced by other qualified
21disadvantaged individuals so as to create a net increase in both the
22number of employees and the hours of employment.

23(B) Subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) shall not apply to any
24of the following:

25(i) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
26disadvantaged individual who voluntarily fails to return to the
27seasonal employment of the qualified taxpayer.

28(ii) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
29disadvantaged individual who, before the close of the period
30referred to in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1), becomes disabled
31and unable to perform the services of that seasonal employment,
32unless that disability is removed before the close of that period
33and the qualified taxpayer fails to offer seasonal employment to
34that qualified disadvantaged individual.

35(iii) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
36disadvantaged individual, if it is determined that the failure to
37continue the seasonal employment was due to the misconduct (as
38defined in Sections 1256-30 to 1256-43, inclusive, of Title 22 of
39the California Code of Regulations) of that qualified disadvantaged
40individual.

P45   1(iv) A failure to continue seasonal employment of a qualified
2disadvantaged individual due to a substantial reduction in the
3regular seasonal trade or business operations of the qualified
4taxpayer.

5(v) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
6disadvantaged individual, if that qualified disadvantaged individual
7is replaced by other qualified disadvantaged individuals so as to
8create a net increase in both the number of seasonal employees
9and the hours of seasonal employment.

10(C) For purposes of paragraph (1), the employment relationship
11between the qualified taxpayer and a qualified disadvantaged
12individual shall not be treated as terminated by reason of a mere
13change in the form of conducting the trade or business of the
14qualified taxpayer, if the qualified disadvantaged individual
15continues to be employed in that trade or business and the qualified
16taxpayer retains a substantial interest in that trade or business.

17(3) Any increase in tax under paragraph (1) shall not be treated
18as tax imposed by this part for purposes of determining the amount
19of any credit allowable under this part.

20(e) In the case of an estate or trust, both of the following apply:

21(1) The qualified wages for any taxable year shall be apportioned
22between the estate or trust and the beneficiaries on the basis of the
23income of the estate or trust allocable to each.

24(2) Any beneficiary to whom any qualified wages have been
25apportioned under paragraph (1) shall be treated (for purposes of
26this part) as the employer with respect to those wages.

27(f) The credit shall be reduced by the credit allowed under
28Section 17053.7. The credit shall also be reduced by the federal
29credit allowed under Section 51 of the Internal Revenue Code.

30In addition, any deduction otherwise allowed under this part for
31the wages or salaries paid or incurred by the qualified taxpayer
32upon which the credit is based shall be reduced by the amount of
33the credit, prior to any reduction required by subdivision (g) or
34(h).

35(g) In the case where the credit otherwise allowed under this
36section exceeds the “net tax” for the taxable year, that portion of
37the credit that exceeds the “net tax” may be carried over and added
38to the credit, if any, in the succeedingbegin delete fiveend deletebegin insert 10end insert taxable years, if
39necessary, until the credit is exhausted. The credit shall be applied
40first to the earliest taxable years possible.

P46   1(h) (1) The amount of credit otherwise allowed under this
2section, including prior year credit carryovers, that may reduce
3the “net tax” for the taxable year shall not exceed the amount of
4tax that would be imposed on the qualified taxpayer’s business
5income attributed to a manufacturing enhancement area determined
6as if that attributed income represented all of the net income of the
7qualified taxpayer subject to tax under this part.

8(2) Attributable income shall be that portion of the taxpayer’s
9California source business income that is apportioned to the
10manufacturing enhancement area. For that purpose, the taxpayer’s
11business income that is attributable to sources in this state first
12shall be determined in accordance with Chapter 17 (commencing
13with Section 25101) of Part 11. That business income shall be
14further apportioned to the manufacturing enhancement area in
15accordance with Article 2 (commencing with Section 25120) of
16Chapter 17 of Part 11, modified for purposes of this section in
17accordance with paragraph (3).

18(3) Income shall be apportioned to a manufacturing enhancement
19area by multiplying the total California business income of the
20taxpayer by a fraction, the numerator of which is the property
21factor plus the payroll factor, and the denominator of which is two.
22For purposes of this paragraph:

23(A) The property factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is
24the average value of the taxpayer’s real and tangible personal
25property owned or rented and used in the manufacturing
26enhancement area during the taxable year, and the denominator
27of which is the average value of all the taxpayer’s real and tangible
28personal property owned or rented and used in this state during
29the taxable year.

30(B) The payroll factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is
31the total amount paid by the taxpayer in the manufacturing
32enhancement area during the taxable year for compensation, and
33the denominator of which is the total compensation paid by the
34taxpayer in this state during the taxable year.

35(4) The portion of any credit remaining, if any, after application
36of this subdivision, shall be carried over to succeeding taxable
37years, if necessary, until the credit is exhausted, as if it were an
38amount exceeding the “net tax” for the taxable year, as provided
39in subdivision (g). However, the portion of any credit remaining
40for carryover to taxable years beginning on or after January 1,
P47   12014, if any, after application of this subdivision, shall be carried
2over only to the succeedingbegin delete fiveend deletebegin insert 10end insert taxable years if necessary, until
3the credit is exhausted, as if it were an amount exceeding the “net
4tax” for the taxable year, as provided in subdivision (g).

5(i) If the taxpayer is allowed a credit pursuant to this section for
6qualified wages paid or incurred, only one credit shall be allowed
7to the taxpayer under this part with respect to any wage consisting
8in whole or in part of those qualified wages.

9(j) The qualified taxpayer shall do both of the following:

10(1) Obtain from the Employment Development Department, as
11permitted by federal law, the local county or city Job Training
12Partnership Act administrative entity, the local county GAIN office
13or social services agency, or the local government administering
14the manufacturing enhancement area, a certification that provides
15that a qualified disadvantaged individual meets the eligibility
16requirements specified in paragraph (5) of subdivision (b). The
17Employment Development Department may provide preliminary
18screening and referral to a certifying agency. The Department of
19Housing and Community Development shall develop regulations
20governing the issuance of certificates pursuant to subdivision (d)
21of Section 7086 of the Government Code and shall develop forms
22for this purpose.

23(2) Retain a copy of the certification and provide it upon request
24to the Franchise Tax Board.

25(k) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), this section shall
26cease to be operative for taxable years beginning on or after January
271, 2014, and shall be repealed on December 1, 2019.

28(2) The section shall continue to apply with respect to qualified
29employees who are employed by the qualified taxpayer within the
30manufacturing enhancement area within the 60-month period
31immediately preceding January 1, 2014, and qualified wages paid
32or incurred with respect to those qualified employees shall continue
33to qualify for the credit under this section for taxable years
34beginning on or after January 1, 2014, in accordance with the
35provisions of this section, as amended by the act adding this
36subdivision.

37

SEC. 12.  

Section 17053.70 of the Revenue and Taxation Code
38 is amended to read:

39

17053.70.  

(a) There shall be allowed as a credit against the
40“net tax” (as defined in Section 17039) for the taxable year an
P48   1amount equal to the sales or use tax paid or incurred during the
2taxable year by the taxpayer in connection with the taxpayer’s
3purchase of qualified property before January 1, 2014.

4(b) For purposes of this section:

5(1) “Taxpayer” means a person or entity engaged in a trade or
6business within an enterprise zone.

7(2) “Qualified property” means:

8(A) Any of the following:

9(i) Machinery and machinery parts used for fabricating,
10processing, assembling, and manufacturing.

11(ii) Machinery and machinery parts used for the production of
12renewable energy resources.

13(iii) Machinery and machinery parts used for either of the
14following:

15(I) Air pollution control mechanisms.

16(II) Water pollution control mechanisms.

17(iv) Data processing and communications equipment, including,
18but not limited, to computers, computer-automated drafting
19systems, copy machines, telephone systems, and faxes.

20(v) Motion picture manufacturing equipment central to
21 production and postproduction, including, but not limited to,
22cameras, audio recorders, and digital image and sound processing
23equipment.

24(B) The total cost of qualified property purchased and placed
25in service in any taxable year that may be taken into account by
26any taxpayer for purposes of claiming this credit shall not exceed
27one million dollars ($1,000,000).

28(C) The qualified property is used by the taxpayer exclusively
29in an enterprise zone.

30(D) The qualified property is purchased and placed in service
31before the date the enterprise zone designation expires, is no longer
32binding, or becomes inoperative.

33(3) “Enterprise zone” means the area designated as an enterprise
34zone pursuant to Chapter 12.8 (commencing with Section 7070)
35of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code as it read on the
36effective date of the act amending this section.

37(c) If the taxpayer has purchased property upon which a use tax
38has been paid or incurred, the credit provided by this section shall
39be allowed only if qualified property of a comparable quality and
40price is not timely available for purchase in this state.

P49   1(d) In the case where the credit otherwise allowed under this
2section exceeds the “net tax” for the taxable year, that portion of
3the credit that exceeds the “net tax” may be carried over and added
4to the credit, if any, in the succeedingbegin delete fiveend deletebegin insert 10end insert taxable years, if
5necessary, until the credit is exhausted. The credit shall be applied
6first to the earliest taxable years possible.

7(e) Any taxpayer that elects to be subject to this section shall
8not be entitled to increase the basis of the qualified property as
9otherwise required by Section 164(a) of the Internal Revenue Code
10with respect to sales or use tax paid or incurred in connection with
11the taxpayer’s purchase of qualified property.

12(f) (1) The amount of the credit otherwise allowed under this
13section and Section 17053.74, including any credit carryover from
14prior years, that may reduce the “net tax” for the taxable year shall
15not exceed the amount of tax that would be imposed on the
16taxpayer’s business income attributable to the enterprise zone
17determined as if that attributable income represented all of the
18income of the taxpayer subject to tax under this part.

19(2)  Attributable income shall be that portion of the taxpayer’s
20California source business income that is apportioned to the
21enterprise zone. For that purpose, the taxpayer’s business income
22attributable to sources in this state first shall be determined in
23accordance with Chapter 17 (commencing with Section 25101) of
24Part 11. That business income shall be further apportioned to the
25enterprise zone in accordance with Article 2 (commencing with
26Section 25120) of Chapter 17 of Part 11, modified for purposes
27of this section in accordance with paragraph (3).

28(3) Business income shall be apportioned to the enterprise zone
29by multiplying the total California business income of the taxpayer
30by a fraction, the numerator of which is the property factor plus
31the payroll factor, and the denominator of which is two. For
32purposes of this paragraph:

33(A) The property factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is
34the average value of the taxpayer’s real and tangible personal
35property owned or rented and used in the enterprise zone during
36the taxable year, and the denominator of which is the average value
37of all the taxpayer’s real and tangible personal property owned or
38rented and used in this state during the taxable year.

39(B) The payroll factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is
40the total amount paid by the taxpayer in the enterprise zone during
P50   1the taxable year for compensation, and the denominator of which
2is the total compensation paid by the taxpayer in this state during
3the taxable year.

4(4) The portion of any credit remaining, if any, after application
5of this subdivision, shall be carried over to succeeding taxable
6years, if necessary, until the credit is exhausted, as if it were an
7amount exceeding the “net tax” for the taxable year, as provided
8in subdivision (d). However, the portion of any credit remaining
9for carryover to taxable years beginning on or after January 1,
102014, if any, after application of this subdivision, shall be carried
11over only to the succeedingbegin delete fiveend deletebegin insert 10end insert taxable years, if necessary,
12until the credit is exhausted, as if it were an amount exceeding the
13“net tax” for the taxable year, as provided in subdivision (d).

14(g) The amendments made to this section by the act adding this
15subdivision shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after
16January 1, 1998.

17(h) This section is repealed on December 1, 2014.

18

SEC. 13.  

Section 17053.73 is added to the Revenue and
19Taxation Code
, to read:

20

17053.73.  

(a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after
21January 1, 2014, and before January 1,begin delete 2019,end deletebegin insert 2021,end insert there shall be
22allowed to a qualified taxpayer that hires a qualified full-time
23employee and pays or incurs qualified wages attributable to work
24performed by the qualified full-time employee in a designated
25census tract or former enterprise zone, and that receives a tentative
26credit reservation for that qualified full-time employee, a credit
27against the “net tax,” as defined in Section 17039, in an amount
28calculated under this section.

29(2) The amount of the credit allowable under this section for a
30taxable year shall be equal to the product of the tentative credit
31amount for the taxable year and the applicable percentage for that
32taxable year.

33(3) (A) If a qualified taxpayer relocates to a designated census
34tract or former enterprise zone, the qualified taxpayer shall be
35allowed a credit with respect to qualified wages for each qualified
36full-time employee employed within the new location only if the
37qualified taxpayer provides each employee at the previous location
38or locations a written offer of employment at the new location in
39the designated census tract or former enterprise zone with
40comparable compensation.

P51   1(B) For purposes of this paragraph, “relocates to a designated
2census tract or former enterprise zone” means an increase in the
3number of qualified full-time employees, employed by a qualified
4taxpayer, within a designated census tract or tracts or former
5enterprise zones within a 12-month period in which there is a
6decrease in the number of full-time employees, employed by the
7qualified taxpayer in this state, but outside of designated census
8tracts or former enterprise zone.

9(C) This paragraph shall not apply to a small business.

10(4) The credit allowed by this section may be claimed only on
11a timely filed original return of the qualified taxpayer and only
12with respect to a qualified full-time employee for whom the
13qualified taxpayer has received a tentative credit reservation.

14(b) For purposes of this section:

15(1) The “tentative credit amount” for a taxable year shall be
16equal to the product of the applicable credit percentage for each
17qualified full-time employee and the qualified wages paid by the
18qualified taxpayer during the taxable year to that qualified full-time
19employee.

20(2) The “applicable percentage” for a taxable year shall be equal
21to a fraction, the numerator of which is the net increase in the total
22number of full-time employees employed in this state during the
23taxable year, determined on an annual full-time equivalent basis,
24as compared with the total number of full-time employees
25employed in this state during the base year, determined on the
26same basis, and the denominator of which shall be the total number
27of qualified full-time employees employed in this state during the
28taxable year. The applicable percentage shall not exceed 100
29percent.

30(3) The “applicable credit percentage” means the credit
31percentage for the calendar year during which a qualified full-time
32employee was first employed by the qualified taxpayer. The
33applicable credit percentage for all calendar years shall be 35
34percent.

35(4) “Base year” means the 2013 taxable year, except in the case
36of a qualified taxpayer who first hires a qualified full-time
37employee in a taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2015,
38the base year means the taxable year immediately preceding the
39taxable year in which a qualified full-time employee was first hired
40by the qualified taxpayer.

P52   1(5) “Acquired” includes any gift, inheritance, transfer incident
2to divorce, or any other transfer, whether or not for consideration.

3(6) “Annual full-time equivalent” means either of the following:

4(A) In the case of a full-time employee paid hourly qualified
5wages, “annual full-time equivalent” means the total number of
6hours worked for the qualified taxpayer by the employee, not to
7exceed 2,000 hours per employee, divided by 2,000.

8(B) In the case of a salaried full-time employee, “annual
9full-time equivalent” means the total number of weeks worked for
10the qualified taxpayer by the employee divided by 52.

11(7) “Designated census tract” means a census tract within the
12state that is determined by the Department of Finance to have a
13civilian unemployment rate that is within the top 25 percent of all
14census tracts within the state and has a poverty rate within the top
1525 percent of all census tracts within the state, as prescribed in
16Section 13073.5 of the Government Code.

17(8) “Former enterprise zone” means an enterprise zone
18designated as of December 31, 2011, and any expansion of an
19enterprise zone prior to December 31, 2012, under former Chapter
2012.8 (commencing with former Section 7070) of Division 7 of
21Title 1 of the Government Code, as in effect on December 31,
222012, excluding any census tract within an enterprise zone that is
23identified by the Department of Finance pursuant to Section
2413073.5 of the Government Code as a census tract within the lowest
25quartile of census tracts with the lowest civilian unemployment
26and poverty.

27(9) “Minimum wage” means the wage established pursuant to
28Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1171) of Part 4 of Division
292 of the Labor Code.

30(10) (A) “Qualified full-time employee” means an individual
31who meets all of the following requirements:

32(i) Performs at least 50 percent of his or her services for the
33qualified taxpayer during the taxable year in a designated census
34tract or former enterprise zone.

35(ii) Receives starting wages that are at least 150 percent of the
36minimum wage.

37(iii) Is hired by the qualified taxpayer on or after January 1,
382014.

39(iv) Is hired by the qualified taxpayer after the date the
40Department of Finance determines that the census tract referred
P53   1to in clause (i) is a designated census tract or that the census tracts
2within a former enterprise zone are not census tracts with the lowest
3civilian unemployment and poverty.

4(v) Satisfies either of the following conditions:

5(I) Is paid qualified wages by the qualified taxpayer for services
6not less than an average of 35 hours per week.

7(II) Is a salaried employee and was paid compensation during
8the taxable year for full-time employment, within the meaning of
9Section 515 of the Labor Code, by the qualified taxpayer.

10(vi) Upon commencement of employment with the qualified
11taxpayer, satisfies any of the following conditions:

12(I) Was unemployed for the six months immediately preceding
13employment with the qualified taxpayer. In the case of an
14individual that completed a program of study at a college,
15university, or other postsecondary educational institution, received
16a baccalaureate, postgraduate, or professional degree, and was
17unemployed for the six months immediately preceding employment
18with the qualified taxpayer, that individual must have completed
19that program of study at least 12 months prior to the individual’s
20commencement of employment with the qualified taxpayer.

21(II) Is a veteran that had not been employed since separation
22from service in the Armed Forces of the United States.

23(III) Was a recipient of the credit allowed under Section 32 of
24the Internal Revenue Code, relating to earned income, as applicable
25for federal purposes, for the previous taxable year.

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26(IV) Was an ex-offender, within the meaning of Section
2717053.74.

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28(B) An individual may be considered a qualified full-time
29employee only for the period of time commencing with the date
30the individual is first employed by the qualified taxpayer and
31ending 60 months thereafter.

32(11) (A) “Qualified taxpayer” means a person or entity engaged
33in a trade or business within a designated census tract or former
34enterprise zone that, during the taxable year, pays or incurs
35qualified wages.

36(B) In the case of any pass-thru entity, the determination of
37whether a taxpayer is a qualified taxpayer under this section shall
38be made at the entity level and any credit under this section or
39Section 23626 shall be allowed to the pass-thru entity and passed
40through to the partners and shareholders in accordance with
P54   1applicable provisions of this part or Part 11 (commencing with
2Section 23001). For purposes of this subdivision, the term
3“pass-thru entity” means any partnership or “S” corporation.

4(C) “Qualified taxpayers” shall not include any of the following:

5(i) Employers that provide temporary help services, as described
6in Code 561320 of the North American Industry Classification
7System (NAICS) published by the United States Office of
8Management and Budget, 2012 Edition.

9(ii) Employers that provide retail trade services, as described
10in Sector 44-45 of the North American Industry Classification
11System (NAICS) published by the United States Office of
12Management and Budget, 2012 Edition.

13(iii) Employers that are primarily engaged in providing food
14services, as described in Code 711110, 722511, 722513, 722514,
15or 722515 of the North American Industry Classification System
16(NAICS) published by the United States Office of Management
17and Budget, 2012 edition.

18(iv) Employers that are primarily engaged in services as
19described in Code 713210, 721120, or 722410 of the North
20American Industry Classification System (NAICS) published by
21the United States Office of Management and Budget, 2012 edition.

22(D) Subparagraph (C) shall not apply to a taxpayer that is a
23“small business.”

24(12) “Qualified wages” means those wages that meet all of the
25following requirements:

26(A) That portion of wages paid or incurred by the qualified
27taxpayer during the taxable year to each qualified full-time
28employee that exceeds 150 percent of minimum wage, but does
29not exceed 350 percent of minimum wage.

30(B) Wages paid or incurred during the 60-month period
31beginning with the first day the qualified full-time employee
32commences employment with the qualified taxpayer. In the case
33of any employee who is reemployed, including a regularly
34occurring seasonal increase, in the trade or business operations of
35the qualified taxpayer, this reemployment shall not be treated as
36constituting commencement of employment for purposes of this
37section.

38(C) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of subdivision (n),
39qualified wages shall not include any wages paid or incurred by
40the qualified taxpayer on or after the date that the Department of
P55   1Finance’s redesignation of designated census tracts is effective,
2as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (g), so that a census
3tract is no longer a designated census tract.

4(13) “Seasonal employment” means employment by a qualified
5taxpayer that has regular and predictable substantial reductions in
6trade or business operations.

7(14) (A) “Small business” means a trade or business that has
8aggregate gross receipts, less returns and allowances reportable to
9this state, of less than two million dollars ($2,000,000) during the
10previous taxable year.

11(B) (i) For purposes of this paragraph, “gross receipts, less
12returns and allowances reportable to this state,” means the sum of
13the gross receipts from the production of business income, as
14defined in subdivision (a) of Section 25120, and the gross receipts
15from the production of nonbusiness income, as defined in
16subdivision (d) of Section 25120.

17(ii) In the case of any trade or business activity conducted by a
18partnership or an “S” corporation, the limitations set forth in
19subparagraph (A) shall be applied to the partnership or “S”
20corporation and to each partner or shareholder.

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21(iii) For taxpayers that are required to be included in a combined
22report under Section 25101 or authorized to be included in a
23combined report under Section 25101.15, the dollar amount
24specified in subparagraph (A) shall apply to the aggregate gross
25receipts of all taxpayers that are required to be or authorized to be
26included in a combined report.

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27(15) An individual is “unemployed” for any period for which
28the individual is all of the following:

29(A) Not in receipt of wages subject to withholding under Section
3013020 of the Unemployment Insurance Code for that period.

31(B) Not a self-employed individual (within the meaning of
32Section 401(c)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to
33self-employed individual) for that period.

34(C) Not a registered full-time student at a high school, college,
35university, or other postsecondary educational institution for that
36period.

37(c) The net increase in full-time employees of a qualified
38taxpayer shall be determined as provided by this subdivision:

39(1) (A) The net increase in full-time employees shall be
40determined on an annual full-time equivalent basis by subtracting
P56   1from the amount determined in subparagraph (C) the amount
2determined in subparagraph (B).

3(B) The total number of full-time employees employed in the
4base year by the taxpayer and by any trade or business acquired
5by the taxpayer during the current taxable year.

6(C) The total number of full-time employees employed in the
7current taxable year by the taxpayer and by any trade or business
8acquired during the current taxable year.

9(2) For taxpayers who first commence doing business in this
10state during the taxable year, the number of full-time employees
11for the base year shall be zero.

12(d) For purposes of this section:

13(1) All employees of the trades or businesses that are treated as
14related under Section 267, 318, or 707 of the Internal Revenue
15Code shall be treated as employed by a single taxpayer.

16(2) In determining whether the taxpayer has first commenced
17doing business in this state during the taxable year, the provisions
18of subdivision (f) of Section 17276.20, without application of
19paragraph (7) of that subdivision, shall apply.

20(e) (1) To be eligible for the credit allowed by this section, a
21qualified taxpayer shall, upon hiring a qualified full-time employee,
22request a tentative credit reservation from the Franchise Tax Board
23within 30 days of complying with the Employment Development
24Department’s new hire reporting requirements as provided in
25Section 1088.5 of the Unemployment Insurance Code, in the form
26and manner prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board.

27(2) To obtain a tentative credit reservation with respect to a
28qualified full-time employee, the qualified taxpayer shall provide
29necessary information, as determined by the Franchise Tax Board,
30including the name, social security number, the start date of
31employment, the rate of pay of the qualified full-time employee,
32the qualified taxpayer’s gross receipts, less returns and allowances,
33for the previous taxable year, and whether the qualified full-time
34employee is a resident of a targeted employment area, as defined
35in former Section 7072 of the Government Code, as in effect on
36December 31, 2013.

37(3) The qualified taxpayer shall provide the Franchise Tax Board
38an annual certification of employment with respect to each
39qualified full-time employee hired in a previous taxable year, on
40or before, the 15th day of the third month of the taxable year. The
P57   1certification shall include necessary information, as determined
2by the Franchise Tax Board, including the name, social security
3number, start date of employment, and rate of pay for each qualified
4full-time employee employed by the qualified taxpayer.

5(4) A tentative credit reservation provided to a taxpayer with
6respect to an employee of that taxpayer shall not constitute a
7determination by the Franchise Tax Board with respect to any of
8the requirements of this section regarding a taxpayer’s eligibility
9for the credit authorized by this section.

10(f) The Franchise Tax Board shall do all of the following:

P55 1 11(1) Approve a tentative credit reservation with respect to a
12qualified full-time employee hired during a calendar year.

13(2) Determine the aggregate tentative reservation amount and
14the aggregate small business tentative reservation amount for a
15calendar year.

16(3) A tentative credit reservation request from a qualified
17taxpayer with respect to a qualified full-time employee who is a
18resident of a targeted employment area, as defined in former
19Section 7072 of the Government Code, as in effect on December
2031, 2013, shall be expeditiously processed by the Franchise Tax
21Board. The residence of a qualified full-time employee in a targeted
22employment area shall have no other effect on the eligibility of an
23individual as a qualified full-time employee or the eligibility of a
24qualified taxpayer for the credit authorized by this section.

25(4) Notwithstanding Section 19542, provide as a searchable
26database on its Internet Web site, for each taxable year beginning
27on or after January 1, 2014, and before January 1,begin delete 2019,end deletebegin insert 2021,end insert the
28employer names, amounts of tax credit claimed, and number of
29new jobs created for each taxable year pursuant to this section and
30Sectionbegin delete 23623end deletebegin insert 23626end insert.

31(g) (1) The Department of Finance shall, by January 1, 2014,
32and by January 1 of every fifth year thereafter, provide the
33Franchise Tax Board with a list of the designated census tracts and
34a list of census tracts with the lowest civilian unemployment rate.

35(2) The redesignation of designated census tracts and lowest
36civilian unemployment census tracts by the Department of Finance
37as provided in Section 13073.5 of the Government Code shall be
38effective, for purposes of this credit, one year after the date the
39Department of Finance redesignates the designated census tracts.

40(h) For purposes of this section:

P58   1(1) All employees of the trades or businesses that are treated as
2related under Section 267, 318, or 707 of the Internal Revenue
3Code shall be treated as employed by a single taxpayer.

4(2) All employees of trades or businesses that are not
5incorporated, and that are under common control, shall be treated
6as employed by a single taxpayer.

7(3) The credit, if any, allowable by this section with respect to
8each trade or business shall be determined by reference to its
9proportionate share of the expense of the qualified wages giving
10rise to the credit, and shall be allocated to that trade or business in
11that manner.

12(4) Principles that apply in the case of controlled groups of
13corporations, as specified in subdivision (h) of Section 23626,
14shall apply with respect to determining employment.

15(5) If an employer acquires the major portion of a trade or
16business of another employer, hereinafter in this paragraph referred
17to as the predecessor, or the major portion of a separate unit of a
18trade or business of a predecessor, then, for purposes of applying
19this section, other than subdivision (i), for any taxable year ending
20after that acquisition, the employment relationship between a
21qualified full-time employee and an employer shall not be treated
22as terminated if the employee continues to be employed in that
23trade or business.

24(i) (1) If the employment of any qualified full-time employee,
25with respect to whom qualified wages are taken into account under
26subdivision (a), is terminated by the qualified taxpayer at any time
27during the first 36 months after commencing employment with
28the qualified taxpayer, whether or not consecutive, the tax imposed
29by this part for the taxable year in which that employment is
30terminated shall be increased by an amount equal to the credit
31allowed under subdivision (a) for that taxable year and all prior
32taxable years attributable to qualified wages paid or incurred with
33respect to that employee.

34(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any of the following:

35(A) A termination of employment of a qualified full-time
36employee who voluntarily leaves the employment of the qualified
37taxpayer.

38(B) A termination of employment of a qualified full-time
39employee who, before the close of the period referred to in
40paragraph (1), becomes disabled and unable to perform the services
P59   1of that employment, unless that disability is removed before the
2close of that period and the qualified taxpayer fails to offer
3reemployment to that employee.

4(C) A termination of employment of a qualified full-time
5employee, if it is determined that the termination was due to the
6misconduct, as defined in Sections 1256-30 to 1256-43, inclusive,
7of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, of that employee.

8(D) A termination of employment of a qualified full-time
9employee due to a substantial reduction in the trade or business
10 operations of the qualified taxpayer, including reductions due to
11seasonal employment.

12(E) A termination of employment of a qualified full-time
13employee, if that employee is replaced by other qualified full-time
14employees so as to create a net increase in both the number of
15employees and the hours of employment.

16(F) A termination of employment of a qualified full-time
17employee, when that employment is considered seasonal
18employment and the qualified employee is rehired on a seasonal
19basis.

20(3) For purposes of paragraph (1), the employment relationship
21between the qualified taxpayer and a qualified full-time employee
22shall not be treated as terminated by reason of a mere change in
23the form of conducting the trade or business of the qualified
24taxpayer, if the qualified full-time employee continues to be
25employed in that trade or business and the qualified taxpayer retains
26a substantial interest in that trade or business.

27(4) Any increase in tax under paragraph (1) shall not be treated
28as tax imposed by this part for purposes of determining the amount
29of any credit allowable under this part.

30(j) In the case of an estate or trust, both of the following apply:

31(1) The qualified wages for any taxable year shall be apportioned
32between the estate or trust and the beneficiaries on the basis of the
33income of the estate or trust allocable to each.

34(2) Any beneficiary to whom any qualified wages have been
35apportioned under paragraph (1) shall be treated, for purposes of
36this part, as the employer with respect to those wages.

37(k) In the case where the credit allowed by this section exceeds
38the “net tax,” the excess may be carried over to reduce the “net
39tax” in the following year, and the succeeding four years if
40necessary, until the credit is exhausted.

P60   1(l) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe rules, guidelines,
2or procedures necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes
3of this section, including any guidelines regarding the allocation
4of the credit allowed under this section. Chapter 3.5 (commencing
5with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the
6Government Code shall not apply to any rule, guideline, or
7procedure prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this
8section.

9(m) (1) Upon the effective date of this section, the Department
10of Finance shall estimate the total dollar amount of credits that
11will be claimed under this section with respect to each fiscal year
12from the 2013-14 fiscal year to thebegin delete 2018-19end deletebegin insert 2020-end insertbegin insert21end insert fiscal year,
13inclusive.

14(2) The Franchise Tax Board shall annually provide to the Joint
15Legislative Budget Committee, by no later than March 1, a report
16of the total dollar amount of the credits claimed under this section
17with respect to the relevant fiscal year. The report shall compare
18the total dollar amount of credits claimed under this section with
19respect to that fiscal year with the department’s estimate with
20respect to that same fiscal year. If the total dollar amount of credits
21claimed for the fiscal year is less than the estimate for that fiscal
22year, the report shall identify options for increasing annual claims
23of the credit so as to meet estimated amounts.

24(n) (1) This section shall remain in effect only until December
251, 2024, and as of that date is repealed.

26(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of subdivision (a), this section
27shall continue to be operative for taxable years beginning on or
28after January 1,begin delete 2019,end deletebegin insert 2021,end insert but only with respect to qualified
29full-time employees who commenced employment with a qualified
30taxpayer in a designated census tract or former enterprise zone in
31a taxable year beginning before January 1,begin delete 2019end deletebegin insert 2021end insert.

32(3) This section shall remain operative for any qualified taxpayer
33with respect to any qualified full-time employee after the
34designated census tract is no longer designated or a former
35enterprise zone ceases to be a former enterprise zone, as defined
36in this section, for the remaining period, if any, of the 60-month
37period after the original date of hiring of an otherwise qualified
38full-time employee and any wages paid or incurred with respect
39to those qualified full-time employees after the designated census
40tract is no longer designated or a former enterprise zone ceases to
P61   1be a former enterprise zone, as defined in this section, shall be
2treated as qualified wages under this section, provided the
3employee satisfies any other requirements of paragraphs (10) and
4(12) of subdivision (b), as if the designated census tract was still
5designated and binding.

6

SEC. 14.  

Section 17053.74 of the Revenue and Taxation Code
7 is amended to read:

8

17053.74.  

(a) There shall be allowed a credit against the “net
9tax” (as defined in Section 17039) to a taxpayer who employs a
10qualified employee in an enterprise zone during the taxable year.
11The credit shall be equal to the sum of each of the following:

12(1) Fifty percent of qualified wages in the first year of
13employment.

14(2) Forty percent of qualified wages in the second year of
15employment.

16(3) Thirty percent of qualified wages in the third year of
17employment.

18(4) Twenty percent of qualified wages in the fourth year of
19employment.

20(5) Ten percent of qualified wages in the fifth year of
21employment.

22(b) For purposes of this section:

23(1) “Qualified wages” means:

24(A) (i) Except as provided in clause (ii), that portion of wages
25paid or incurred by the taxpayer during the taxable year to qualified
26employees that does not exceed 150 percent of the minimum wage.

27(ii) For up to 1,350 qualified employees who are employed by
28the taxpayer in the Long Beach Enterprise Zone in aircraft
29manufacturing activities described in Codes 3721 to 3728,
30inclusive, and Code 3812 of the Standard Industrial Classification
31(SIC) Manual published by the United States Office of
32Management and Budget, 1987 edition, “qualified wages” means
33that portion of hourly wages that does not exceed 202 percent of
34the minimum wage.

35(B) Wages received during the 60-month period beginning with
36the first day the employee commences employment with the
37taxpayer. Reemployment in connection with any increase, including
38a regularly occurring seasonal increase, in the trade or business
39operations of the taxpayer does not constitute commencement of
40employment for purposes of this section.

P62   1(C) Qualified wages do not include any wages paid or incurred
2by the taxpayer on or after the zone expiration date. However,
3wages paid or incurred with respect to qualified employees who
4are employed by the taxpayer within the enterprise zone within
5the 60-month period prior to the zone expiration date shall continue
6to qualify for the credit under this section after the zone expiration
7date, in accordance with all provisions of this section applied as
8if the enterprise zone designation were still in existence and
9binding.

10(2) “Minimum wage” means the wage established by the
11Industrial Welfare Commission as provided for in Chapter 1
12(commencing with Section 1171) of Part 4 of Division 2 of the
13Labor Code.

14(3) “Zone expiration date” means the date the enterprise zone
15designation expires, is no longer binding, becomes inoperative, or
16is repealed.

17(4) (A) “Qualified employee” means an individual who meets
18all of the following requirements:

19(i) At least 90 percent of whose services for the taxpayer during
20the taxable year are directly related to the conduct of the taxpayer’s
21trade or business located in an enterprise zone.

22(ii) Performs at least 50 percent of his or her services for the
23taxpayer during the taxable year in an enterprise zone.

24(iii) Is hired by the taxpayer after the date of original designation
25of the area in which services were performed as an enterprise zone.

26(iv) Is any of the following:

27(I) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
28commencement of employment with the taxpayer, was a person
29eligible for services under the federal Job Training Partnership
30Act (29 U.S.C. Sec. 1501 et seq.), or its successor, who is receiving,
31or is eligible to receive, subsidized employment, training, or
32services funded by the federal Job Training Partnership Act, or its
33successor.

34(II) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
35commencement of employment with the taxpayer, was a person
36eligible to be a voluntary or mandatory registrant under the Greater
37Avenues for Independence Act of 1985 (GAIN) provided for
38pursuant to Article 3.2 (commencing with Section 11320) of
39Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions
40Code, or its successor.

P63   1(III) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
2commencement of employment with the taxpayer, was an
3economically disadvantaged individual 14 years of age or older.

4(IV) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
5commencement of employment with the taxpayer, was a dislocated
6worker who meets any of the following:

7(aa) Has been terminated or laid off or who has received a notice
8of termination or layoff from employment, is eligible for or has
9exhausted entitlement to unemployment insurance benefits, and
10is unlikely to return to his or her previous industry or occupation.

11(bb) Has been terminated or has received a notice of termination
12of employment as a result of any permanent closure or any
13substantial layoff at a plant, facility, or enterprise, including an
14individual who has not received written notification but whose
15employer has made a public announcement of the closure or layoff.

16(cc) Is long-term unemployed and has limited opportunities for
17employment or reemployment in the same or a similar occupation
18in the area in which the individual resides, including an individual
1955 years of age or older who may have substantial barriers to
20employment by reason of age.

21(dd) Was self-employed (including farmers and ranchers) and
22is unemployed as a result of general economic conditions in the
23community in which he or she resides or because of natural
24disasters.

25(ee) Was a civilian employee of the Department of Defense
26employed at a military installation being closed or realigned under
27the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990.

28(ff) Was an active member of the armed forces or National
29Guard as of September 30, 1990, and was either involuntarily
30separated or separated pursuant to a special benefits program.

31(gg) Is a seasonal or migrant worker who experiences chronic
32seasonal unemployment and underemployment in the agriculture
33industry, aggravated by continual advancements in technology and
34mechanization.

35(hh) Has been terminated or laid off, or has received a notice
36of termination or layoff, as a consequence of compliance with the
37Clean Air Act.

38(V) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
39commencement of employment with the taxpayer, was a disabled
40individual who is eligible for or enrolled in, or has completed a
P64   1state rehabilitation plan or is a service-connected disabled veteran,
2veteran of the Vietnam era, or veteran who is recently separated
3from military service.

4(VI) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
5commencement of employment with the taxpayer, was an
6ex-offender. An individual shall be treated as convicted if he or
7she was placed on probation by a state court without a finding of
8guilt.

9(VII) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
10commencement of employment with the taxpayer, was a person
11eligible for or a recipient of any of the following:

12(aa) Federal Supplemental Security Income benefits.

13(bb) Aid to Families with Dependent Children.

14(cc) CalFresh benefits.

15(dd) State and local general assistance.

16(VIII) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
17commencement of employment with the taxpayer, was a member
18of a federally recognized Indian tribe, band, or other group of
19Native American descent.

20(IX) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
21commencement of employment with the taxpayer, was a resident
22of a targeted employment area, as defined in Section 7072 of the
23Government Code.

24(X) An employee who qualified the taxpayer for the enterprise
25zone hiring credit under former Section 17053.8 or the program
26area hiring credit under former Section 17053.11.

27(XI) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
28commencement of employment with the taxpayer, was a member
29of a targeted group, as defined in Section 51(d) of the Internal
30Revenue Code, or its successor.

31(B) Priority for employment shall be provided to an individual
32who is enrolled in a qualified program under the federal Job
33Training Partnership Act or the Greater Avenues for Independence
34Act of 1985 or who is eligible as a member of a targeted group
35under the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (Section 51 of the Internal
36Revenue Code), or its successor.

37(5) “Taxpayer” means a person or entity engaged in a trade or
38business within an enterprise zone designated pursuant to Chapter
3912.8 (commencing with Section 7070) of the Government Code.

P65   1(6) “Seasonal employment” means employment by a taxpayer
2that has regular and predictable substantial reductions in trade or
3business operations.

4(c) The taxpayer shall do both of the following:

5(1) Obtain from the Employment Development Department, as
6permitted by federal law, the local county or city Job Training
7Partnership Act administrative entity, the local county GAIN office
8or social services agency, or the local government administering
9the enterprise zone, a certification which provides that a qualified
10employee meets the eligibility requirements specified in clause
11(iv) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (4) of subdivision (b). The
12Employment Development Department may provide preliminary
13screening and referral to a certifying agency. The Employment
14Development Department shall develop a form for this purpose.
15The Department of Housing and Community Development shall
16develop regulations governing the issuance of certificates by local
17governments pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 7086 of the
18Government Code.

19(2) Retain a copy of the certification and provide it upon request
20to the Franchise Tax Board.

21(d) (1) For purposes of this section:

22(A) All employees of trades or businesses, which are not
23incorporated, that are under common control shall be treated as
24employed by a single taxpayer.

25(B) The credit, if any, allowable by this section with respect to
26each trade or business shall be determined by reference to its
27proportionate share of the expense of the qualified wages giving
28rise to the credit, and shall be allocated in that manner.

29(C) Principles that apply in the case of controlled groups of
30corporations, as specified in subdivision (d) of Section 23622.7,
31shall apply with respect to determining employment.

32(2) If an employer acquires the major portion of a trade or
33business of another employer (hereinafter in this paragraph referred
34to as the “predecessor”) or the major portion of a separate unit of
35a trade or business of a predecessor, then, for purposes of applying
36this section (other than subdivision (e)) for any calendar year
37ending after that acquisition, the employment relationship between
38a qualified employee and an employer shall not be treated as
39terminated if the employee continues to be employed in that trade
40or business.

P66   1(e) (1) (A) If the employment, other than seasonal employment,
2of any qualified employee, with respect to whom qualified wages
3are taken into account under subdivision (a), is terminated by the
4taxpayer at any time during the first 270 days of that employment
5(whether or not consecutive) or before the close of the 270th
6calendar day after the day in which that employee completes 90
7days of employment with the taxpayer, the tax imposed by this
8part for the taxable year in which that employment is terminated
9shall be increased by an amount equal to the credit allowed under
10subdivision (a) for that taxable year and all prior taxable years
11attributable to qualified wages paid or incurred with respect to that
12employee.

13(B) If the seasonal employment of any qualified employee, with
14respect to whom qualified wages are taken into account under
15subdivision (a), is not continued by the taxpayer for a period of
16270 days of employment during the 60-month period beginning
17with the day the qualified employee commences seasonal
18employment with the taxpayer, the tax imposed by this part, for
19the taxable year that includes the 60th month following the month
20in which the qualified employee commences seasonal employment
21with the taxpayer, shall be increased by an amount equal to the
22credit allowed under subdivision (a) for that taxable year and all
23prior taxable years attributable to qualified wages paid or incurred
24with respect to that qualified employee.

25(2) (A) Subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) shall not apply to
26any of the following:

27(i) A termination of employment of a qualified employee who
28voluntarily leaves the employment of the taxpayer.

29(ii) A termination of employment of a qualified employee who,
30before the close of the period referred to in paragraph (1), becomes
31disabled and unable to perform the services of that employment,
32unless that disability is removed before the close of that period
33and the taxpayer fails to offer reemployment to that employee.

34(iii) A termination of employment of a qualified employee, if
35it is determined that the termination was due to the misconduct (as
36defined in Sections 1256-30 to 1256-43, inclusive, of Title 22 of
37the California Code of Regulations) of that employee.

38(iv) A termination of employment of a qualified employee due
39to a substantial reduction in the trade or business operations of the
40taxpayer.

P67   1(v) A termination of employment of a qualified employee, if
2that employee is replaced by other qualified employees so as to
3create a net increase in both the number of employees and the
4hours of employment.

5(B) Subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) shall not apply to any
6of the following:

7(i) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
8employee who voluntarily fails to return to the seasonal
9employment of the taxpayer.

10(ii) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
11employee who, before the close of the period referred to in
12subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1), becomes disabled and unable
13to perform the services of that seasonal employment, unless that
14disability is removed before the close of that period and the
15taxpayer fails to offer seasonal employment to that qualified
16employee.

17(iii) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
18employee, if it is determined that the failure to continue the
19seasonal employment was due to the misconduct (as defined in
20Sections 1256-30 to 1256-43, inclusive, of Title 22 of the California
21Code of Regulations) of that qualified employee.

22(iv) A failure to continue seasonal employment of a qualified
23employee due to a substantial reduction in the regular seasonal
24trade or business operations of the taxpayer.

25(v) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
26employee, if that qualified employee is replaced by other qualified
27employees so as to create a net increase in both the number of
28seasonal employees and the hours of seasonal employment.

29(C) For purposes of paragraph (1), the employment relationship
30between the taxpayer and a qualified employee shall not be treated
31as terminated by reason of a mere change in the form of conducting
32the trade or business of the taxpayer, if the qualified employee
33continues to be employed in that trade or business and the taxpayer
34retains a substantial interest in that trade or business.

35(3) Any increase in tax under paragraph (1) shall not be treated
36as tax imposed by this part for purposes of determining the amount
37of any credit allowable under this part.

38(f) In the case of an estate or trust, both of the following apply:

P68   1(1) The qualified wages for any taxable year shall be apportioned
2between the estate or trust and the beneficiaries on the basis of the
3income of the estate or trust allocable to each.

4(2) Any beneficiary to whom any qualified wages have been
5apportioned under paragraph (1) shall be treated, for purposes of
6this part, as the employer with respect to those wages.

7(g) For purposes of this section, “enterprise zone” means an
8area designated as an enterprise zone pursuant to Chapter 12.8
9(commencing with Section 7070) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the
10Government Code.

11(h) The credit allowable under this section shall be reduced by
12the credit allowed under Sections 17053.10, 17053.17, and
1317053.46 claimed for the same employee. The credit shall also be
14reduced by the federal credit allowed under Section 51 of the
15Internal Revenue Code.

16In addition, any deduction otherwise allowed under this part for
17the wages or salaries paid or incurred by the taxpayer upon which
18the credit is based shall be reduced by the amount of the credit,
19prior to any reduction required by subdivision (i) or (j).

20(i) In the case where the credit otherwise allowed under this
21section exceeds the “net tax” for the taxable year, that portion of
22the credit that exceeds the “net tax” may be carried over and added
23to the credit, if any, in the succeedingbegin delete fiveend deletebegin insert 10end insert taxable years, if
24necessary, until the credit is exhausted. The credit shall be applied
25first to the earliest taxable years possible.

26(j) (1) The amount of the credit otherwise allowed under this
27section and Section 17053.70, including any credit carryover from
28prior years, that may reduce the “net tax” for the taxable year shall
29not exceed the amount of tax which would be imposed on the
30taxpayer’s business income attributable to the enterprise zone
31determined as if that attributable income represented all of the
32income of the taxpayer subject to tax under this part.

33(2) Attributable income shall be that portion of the taxpayer’s
34California source business income that is apportioned to the
35enterprise zone. For that purpose, the taxpayer’s business income
36attributable to sources in this state first shall be determined in
37accordance with Chapter 17 (commencing with Section 25101) of
38Part 11. That business income shall be further apportioned to the
39enterprise zone in accordance with Article 2 (commencing with
P69   1Section 25120) of Chapter 17 of Part 11, modified for purposes
2of this section in accordance with paragraph (3).

3(3) Business income shall be apportioned to the enterprise zone
4by multiplying the total California business income of the taxpayer
5by a fraction, the numerator of which is the property factor plus
6the payroll factor, and the denominator of which is two. For
7purposes of this paragraph:

8(A) The property factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is
9the average value of the taxpayer’s real and tangible personal
10property owned or rented and used in the enterprise zone during
11the taxable year, and the denominator of which is the average value
12of all the taxpayer’s real and tangible personal property owned or
13rented and used in this state during the taxable year.

14(B) The payroll factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is
15the total amount paid by the taxpayer in the enterprise zone during
16the taxable year for compensation, and the denominator of which
17is the total compensation paid by the taxpayer in this state during
18the taxable year.

19(4) The portion of any credit remaining, if any, after application
20of this subdivision, shall be carried over to succeeding taxable
21 years, if necessary, until the credit is exhausted, as if it were an
22amount exceeding the “net tax” for the taxable year, as provided
23in subdivision (i). However, the portion of any credit remaining
24for carryover to taxable years beginning on or after January 1,
252014, if any, after application of this subdivision, shall be carried
26over only to the succeedingbegin delete fiveend deletebegin insert 10end insert taxable years if necessary, until
27the credit is exhausted, as if it were an amount exceeding the “net
28tax” for the taxable year, as provided in subdivision (i).

29(k) The changes made to this section by the act adding this
30subdivision shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after
31January 1, 1997.

32(l) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), this section shall
33cease to be operative for taxable years beginning on or after January
341, 2014, and shall be repealed on December 1, 2019.

35(2) The section shall continue to apply with respect to qualified
36employees who are employed by the qualified taxpayer within the
37enterprise zone within the 60-month period immediately preceding
38January 1, 2014, and qualified wages paid or incurred with respect
39to those qualified employees shall continue to qualify for the credit
40under this section for taxable years beginning on or after January
P70   11, 2014, in accordance with this section, as amended by the act
2adding this subdivision.

3

SEC. 15.  

Section 17053.75 of the Revenue and Taxation Code
4 is amended to read:

5

17053.75.  

(a) There shall be allowed as a credit against the
6“net tax” (as defined by Section 17039) for the taxable year an
7amount equal to five percent of the qualified wages received by
8the taxpayer during the taxable year.

9(b) For purposes of this section:

10(1) “Qualified employee” means a taxpayer who meets both of
11the following:

12(A) Is described in clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A) of
13paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 17053.74.

14(B) Is not an employee of the federal government or of this state
15or of any political subdivision of this state.

16(2) (A) “Qualified wages” means “wages,” as defined in
17subsection (b) of Section 3306 of the Internal Revenue Code,
18attributable to services performed for an employer with respect to
19whom the taxpayer is a qualified employee in an amount that does
20not exceed one and one-half times the dollar limitation specified
21in that subsection.

22(B) “Qualified wages” does not include any compensation
23received from the federal government or this state or any political
24subdivision of this state.

25(C) “Qualified wages” does not include any wages received on
26or after the date the enterprise zone designation expires, is no
27longer binding, or becomes inoperative.

28(3) “Enterprise zone” means any area designated as an enterprise
29zone pursuant to Chapter 12.8 (commencing with Section 7070)
30of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code.

31(c) For each dollar of income received by the taxpayer in excess
32of qualified wages, as defined in this section, the credit shall be
33reduced by nine cents ($0.09).

34(d) The amount of the credit allowed by this section in any
35taxable year shall not exceed the amount of tax that would be
36imposed on the taxpayer’s income attributable to employment
37within the enterprise zone as if that income represented all of the
38income of the taxpayer subject to tax under this part.

P71   1(e) This section shall cease to be operative for taxable years
2beginning on or after January 1, 2014, and shall be repealed on
3December 1, 2014.

4

SEC. 16.  

Section 17053.80 of the Revenue and Taxation Code,
5as added by Section 3 of Chapter 10 of the Third Extraordinary
6Session of the Statutes of 2009, is repealed.

7

SEC. 17.  

Section 17053.80 of the Revenue and Taxation Code,
8as added by Section 3 of Chapter 17 of the Third Extraordinary
9Session of the Statutes of 2009, is amended to read:

10

17053.80.  

(a) For each taxable year beginning on or after
11January 1, 2009, there shall be allowed as a credit against the “net
12tax,” as defined in Section 17039, three thousand dollars ($3,000)
13for each net increase in qualified full-time employees, as specified
14in subdivision (c), hired during the taxable year by a qualified
15employer.

16(b) For purposes of this section:

17(1) “Acquired” includes any gift, inheritance, transfer incident
18to divorce, or any other transfer, whether or not for consideration.

19(2) “Qualified full-time employee” means:

20(A) A qualified employee who was paid qualified wages by the
21qualified employer for services of not less than an average of 35
22hours per week.

23(B) A qualified employee who was a salaried employee and
24was paid compensation during the taxable year for full-time
25employment, within the meaning of Section 515 of the Labor Code,
26by the qualified employer.

27(3) A “qualified employee” shall not include any of the
28following:

29(A) An employee certified as a qualified employee in an
30enterprise zone designated in accordance with Chapter 12.8
31(commencing with Section 7070) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the
32Government Code.

33(B) An employee certified as a qualified disadvantaged
34individual in a manufacturing enhancement area designated in
35accordance with Section 7073.8 of the Government Code.

36(C) An employee certified as a qualified employee in a targeted
37tax area designated in accordance with Section 7097 of the
38Government Code.

39(D) An employee certified as a qualified disadvantaged
40individual or a qualified displaced employee in a local agency
P72   1military base recovery area (LAMBRA) designated in accordance
2with Chapter 12.97 (commencing with Section 7105) of Division
37 of Title 1 of the Government Code.

4(E) An employee whose wages are included in calculating any
5other credit allowed under this part.

6(4) “Qualified employer” means a taxpayer that, as of the last
7day of the preceding taxable year, employed a total of 20 or fewer
8employees.

9(5) “Qualified wages” means wages subject to Division 6
10(commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance
11Code.

12(6) “Annual full-time equivalent” means either of the following:

13(A) In the case of a full-time employee paid hourly qualified
14wages, “annual full-time equivalent” means the total number of
15hours worked for the taxpayer by the employee (not to exceed
162,000 hours per employee) divided by 2,000.

17(B) In the case of a salaried full-time employee, “annual
18full-time equivalent” means the total number of weeks worked for
19the taxpayer by the employee divided by 52.

20(c) The net increase in qualified full-time employees of a
21qualified employer shall be determined as provided by this
22subdivision:

23(1) (A) The net increase in qualified full-time employees shall
24be determined on an annual full-time equivalent basis by
25subtracting from the amount determined in subparagraph (C) the
26amount determined in subparagraph (B).

27(B) The total number of qualified full-time employees employed
28in the preceding taxable year by the taxpayer and by any trade or
29business acquired by the taxpayer during the current taxable year.

30(C) The total number of full-time employees employed in the
31current taxable year by the taxpayer and by any trade or business
32acquired during the current taxable year.

33(2) For taxpayers who first commence doing business in this
34state during the taxable year, the number of full-time employees
35for the immediately preceding prior taxable year shall be zero.

36(d) In the case where the credit allowed by this section exceeds
37the “net tax,” the excess may be carried over to reduce the “net
38tax” in the following year, and succeeding seven years if necessary,
39until the credit is exhausted.

P73   1(e) Any deduction otherwise allowed under this part for qualified
2wages shall not be reduced by the amount of the credit allowed
3under this section.

4(f) For purposes of this section:

5(1) All employees of the trades or businesses that are treated as
6related under either Section 267, 318, or 707 of the Internal
7Revenue Code shall be treated as employed by a single taxpayer.

8(2) In determining whether the taxpayer has first commenced
9 doing business in this state during the taxable year, the provisions
10of subdivision (f) of Section 17276, without application of
11paragraph (7) of that subdivision, shall apply.

12(g) (1) (A) Credit under this section and Section 23623 shall
13be allowed only for credits claimed on timely filed original returns
14received by the Franchise Tax Board on or before the cutoff date
15established by the Franchise Tax Board.

16(B) For purposes of this paragraph, the cutoff date shall be the
17last day of the calendar quarter within which the Franchise Tax
18Board estimates it will have received timely filed original returns
19claiming credits under this section and Section 23623 that
20cumulatively total four hundred million dollars ($400,000,000)
21for all taxable years.

22(2) The date a return is received shall be determined by the
23Franchise Tax Board.

24(3) (A) The determinations of the Franchise Tax Board with
25respect to the cutoff date, the date a return is received, and whether
26a return has been timely filed for purposes of this subdivision may
27not be reviewed in any administrative or judicial proceeding.

28(B) Any disallowance of a credit claimed due to a determination
29under this subdivision, including the application of the limitation
30specified in paragraph (1), shall be treated as a mathematical error
31appearing on the return. Any amount of tax resulting from such
32disallowance may be assessed by the Franchise Tax Board in the
33same manner as provided by Section 19051.

34(4) The Franchise Tax Board shall periodically provide notice
35on its Web site with respect to the amount of credit under this
36section and Section 23623 claimed on timely filed original returns
37received by the Franchise Tax Board.

38(h) (1) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe rules, guidelines
39or procedures necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes
40of this section, including any guidelines regarding the limitation
P74   1on total credits allowable under this section and Section 23623
2and guidelines necessary to avoid the application of paragraph (2)
3of subdivision (f) through splitups, shell corporations, partnerships,
4tiered ownership structures, or otherwise.

5(2) Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of
6Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code does not apply to
7any standard, criterion, procedure, determination, rule, notice, or
8guideline established or issued by the Franchise Tax Board
9pursuant to this section.

10(i) This section shall cease to be operative for taxable years
11beginning on or after January 1, 2014, and shall be repealed on
12December 1, 2014.

13

SEC. 18.  

Section 17059.2 is added to the Revenue and Taxation
14Code
, to read:

15

17059.2.  

(a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on and after
16January 1, 2014, and before January 1, 2025, there shall be allowed
17as a credit against the “net tax,” as defined in Section 17039, an
18amount as determined by the committee pursuant to paragraph (2)
19and approved pursuant to Section 18410.2.

20(2) The amount of credit allocated to a taxpayer for a taxable
21year pursuant to this section shall be as set forth in a written
22agreement between GO-Biz and the taxpayer and shall be based
23on the following factors:

24(A) The number of jobs the taxpayer will create or retain in this
25state.

26(B) The compensation paid or proposed to be paid by the
27taxpayer to its employees, including wages and fringe benefits.

28(C) The amount of investment in this state by the taxpayer.

29(D) The extent of unemploymentbegin insert or povertyend insert in the area
30begin insert according to end insertbegin insertthe United States Censusend insert in which the taxpayer’s
31project or business is proposed or located.

32(E) The incentives available to the taxpayer in this state,
33including incentives from the state, local government, and other
34entities.

35(F) The incentives available to the taxpayer in other states.

36(G) The duration of the proposed project and the duration the
37taxpayer commits to remain in this state.

38(H) The overall economic impact in this state of the taxpayer’s
39project or business.

P75   1(I) The strategic importance of the taxpayer’s project or business
2to the state, region, or locality.

3(J) The opportunity for future growth and expansion in this state
4by the taxpayer’s business.

5(K) The extent to which the anticipated benefit to the state
6exceeds the projected benefit to the taxpayer from the tax credit.

7(3) The written agreement entered into pursuant to paragraph
8(2) shall include:

9(A) Terms and conditions that include a minimum compensation
10level and a minimum job retention period.

11(B) Provisions indicating whether the credit is to be allocated
12in full upon approval or in increments based on mutually agreed
13upon milestones when satisfactorily met by the taxpayer.

14(C) Provisions that allow the committee to recapture the credit,
15in whole or in part, if the taxpayer fails to fulfill the terms and
16conditions of the written agreement.

17(b) For purposes of this section:

18(1) “Committee” means the California Competes Tax Credit
19Committee established pursuant to Section 18410.2.

20(2) “GO-Biz” means the Governor’s Office of Business and
21Economic Development.

22(c) For purposes of this section, GO-Biz shall do the following:

23(1) Give priority to a taxpayer whose project or business is
24located or proposed to be located in an area of high unemployment
25or poverty.

26(2) Negotiate with a taxpayer the terms and conditions of
27proposed written agreements that provide the credit allowed
28pursuant to this section to a taxpayer.

29(3) Provide the negotiated written agreement to the committee
30for its approval pursuant to Section 18410.2.

31(4) Inform the Franchise Tax Board of the terms and conditions
32of the written agreement upon approval of the written agreement
33by the committee.

34(5) Inform the Franchise Tax Board of any recapture, in whole
35or in part, of a previously allocated credit upon approval of the
36recapture by the committee.

37(6) Post on its Internet Web site all of the following:

38(A) The name of each taxpayer allocated a credit pursuant to
39this section.

40(B) The estimated amount of the investment by each taxpayer.

P76   1(C) The estimated number of jobs created or retained.

2(D) The amount of the credit allocated to the taxpayer.

3(E) The amount of the credit recaptured from the taxpayer, if
4applicable.

5(d) For purposes of this section, the Franchise Tax Board shall
6do all of the following:

7(1) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), review the
8books and records of all taxpayers allocated a credit pursuant to
9this section to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions
10of the written agreement between the taxpayer and GO-Biz.

11(B) In the case of a taxpayer that is a “small business,” as
12defined in Section 17053.73, review the books and records of the
13taxpayer allocated a credit pursuant to this section to ensure
14compliance with the terms and conditions of the written agreement
15between the taxpayer and GO-Biz when, in the sole discretion of
16the Franchise Tax Board, a review of those books and records is
17appropriate or necessary in the best interests of the state.

18(2) Notwithstanding Section 19542:

19(A) Notify GO-Biz of a possible breach of the written agreement
20by a taxpayer and provide detailed information regarding the basis
21for that determination.

22(B) Provide information to GO-Biz with respect to whether a
23taxpayer is a “small business,” as defined in Section 17053.73.

24(e) In the case where the credit allowed under this section
25exceeds the “net tax,” as defined in Section 17039, for a taxable
26year, the excess credit may be carried over to reduce the “net tax”
27in the following taxable year, and succeeding five taxable years,
28if necessary, until the credit has been exhausted.

29(f) Any recapture, in whole or in part, of a credit approved by
30the committee pursuant to Section 18410.2 shall be treated as a
31mathematical error appearing on the return. Any amount of tax
32resulting from that recapture shall be assessed by the Franchise
33Tax Board in the same manner as provided by Section 19051. The
34amount of tax resulting from the recapture shall be added to the
35tax otherwise due by the taxpayer for the taxable year in which
36 the committee’s recapture determination occurred.

37(g) (1) The aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated
38in any fiscal year pursuant to this section and Section 23689 shall
39be an amount equal to the sum of subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C),
40less the amount specified in subparagraph (D):

P77   1(A) Thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) for the 2013-14 fiscal
2year, one hundred fifty million dollars ($150,000,000) for the
32014-15 fiscal year, and two hundred million dollars
4($200,000,000) for each fiscal year from 2015-16 to 2018-19,
5inclusive.

6(B) The unallocated credit amount, if any, from the preceding
7fiscal year.

8(C) The amount of any previously allocated credits that have
9been recaptured.

10(D) The amount estimated by the Director of Finance, in
11consultation with the Franchise Tax Board and the State Board of
12Equalization, to be necessary to limit the aggregation of the
13estimated amount of exemptions claimed pursuant to Section
146377.1 and of the amounts estimated to be claimed pursuant to
15this section and Sections 17053.73, 23626, and 23689 to no more
16than seven hundred fifty million dollars ($750,000,000) for either
17the current fiscal year or for any of the three succeeding fiscal
18years.

19(i) The Director of Finance shall notify the Chairperson of the
20Joint Legislative Budget Committee of the estimated annual
21allocation authorized by this paragraph. Any allocation pursuant
22to these provisions shall be made no sooner than 30 days after
23written notification has been provided to the Chairperson of the
24Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the chairpersons of the
25committees of each house of the Legislature that consider
26appropriation, or not sooner than whatever lesser time the
27Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or his or
28her designee, may determine.

29(ii) In no event shall the amount estimated in this subparagraph
30be less than zero dollars ($0).

31(2) Each fiscal year, 25 percent of the aggregate amount of the
32credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section
3323689 shall be reserved for small business, as defined in Section
3417053.73 or 23626.

35(3) Each fiscal year, no more than 20 percent of the aggregate
36amount of the credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section
37shall be allocated to any one taxpayer.

38(h) GO-Biz may prescribe rules and regulations as necessary to
39carry out the purposes of this section. Any rule or regulation
40prescribed pursuant to this section may be by adoption of an
P78   1emergency regulation in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing
2with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the
3Government Code.

4 (i) A written agreement between GO-Biz and a taxpayer with
5respect to the credit authorized by this section shall comply with
6existing law on the date the agreement is executed.

7(j) (1) Upon the effective date of this section, the Department
8of Finance shall estimate the total dollar amount of credits that
9will be claimed under this section with respect to each fiscal year
10from the 2013-14 fiscal year to the 2024-25 fiscal year, inclusive.

11(2) The Franchise Tax Board shall annually provide to the Joint
12Legislative Budget Committee, by no later than March 1, a report
13of the total dollar amount of the credits claimed under this section
14with respect to the relevant fiscal year. The report shall compare
15the total dollar amount of credits claimed under this section with
16respect to that fiscal year with the department’s estimate with
17respect to that same fiscal year. If the total dollar amount of credits
18claimed for the fiscal year is less than the estimate for that fiscal
19year, the report shall identify options for increasing annual claims
20of the credit so as to meet estimated amounts.

21(k) This section is repealed on December 1, 2025.

22

SEC. 19.  

Section 17235 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is
23amended to read:

24

17235.  

(a) There shall be allowed as a deduction the amount
25of net interest received by the taxpayer before January 1, 2014, in
26payment on indebtedness of a person or entity engaged in the
27conduct of a trade or business located in an enterprise zone.

28(b) A deduction shall not be allowed under this section unless
29at the time the indebtedness is incurred each of the following
30requirements are met:

31(1) The trade or business is located solely within an enterprise
32zone.

33(2) The indebtedness is incurred solely in connection with
34activity within the enterprise zone.

35(3) The taxpayer has no equity or other ownership interest in
36the debtor.

37(c) “Enterprise zone” means an area designated as an enterprise
38zone pursuant to Chapter 12.8 (commencing with Section 7070)
39of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code.

P79   1(d) This section shall cease to be operative for taxable years
2beginning on or after January 1, 2014, and shall be repealed on
3December 1, 2014.

4

SEC. 20.  

Section 17267.2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code
5 is amended to read:

6

17267.2.  

(a) A taxpayer may elect to treat 40 percent of the
7cost of any Section 17267.2 property as an expense which is not
8chargeable to a capital account. Any cost so treated shall be allowed
9as a deduction for the taxable year in which the taxpayer places
10the Section 17267.2 property in service.

11(b) In the case of a husband and wife filing separate returns for
12a taxable year, the applicable amount under subdivision (a) shall
13be equal to 50 percent of the percentage specified in subdivision
14(a).

15(c) (1) An election under this section for any taxable year shall
16do both of the following:

17(A) Specify the items of Section 17267.2 property to which the
18election applies and the percentage of the cost of each of those
19items that are to be taken into account under subdivision (a).

20(B) Be made on the taxpayer’s original return of the tax imposed
21by this part for the taxable year.

22(2) Any election made under this section, and any specification
23contained in that election, may not be revoked except with the
24consent of the Franchise Tax Board.

25(d) (1) For purposes of this section, “Section 17267.2 property”
26means any recovery property that is:

27(A) Section 1245 property (as defined in Section 1245(a)(3) of
28the Internal Revenue Code).

29(B) Purchased and placed in service by the taxpayer for
30exclusive use in a trade or business conducted within an enterprise
31zone designated pursuant to Chapter 12.8 (commencing with
32Section 7070) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code.

33(C) Purchased and placed in service before the date the
34enterprise zone designation expires, is no longer binding, or
35becomes inoperative.

36(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), “purchase” means any
37acquisition of property, but only if both of the following apply:

38(A) The property is not acquired from a person whose
39relationship to the person acquiring it would result in the
40disallowance of losses under Section 267 or Section 707(b) of the
P80   1Internal Revenue Code. However, in applying Section 267(b) and
2267(c) for purposes of this section, Section 267(c)(4) shall be
3treated as providing that the family of an individual shall include
4only the individual’s spouse, ancestors, and lineal descendants.

5(B) The basis of the property in the hands of the person acquiring
6it is not determined in whole or in part by reference to the adjusted
7basis of that property in the hands of the person from whom it is
8acquired.

9(3) For purposes of this section, the cost of property does not
10include that portion of the basis of the property that is determined
11by reference to the basis of other property held at any time by the
12person acquiring the property.

13(4) This section shall not apply to estates and trusts.

14(5) This section shall not apply to any property for which the
15taxpayer may not make an election for the taxable year under
16Section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code because of the
17application of the provisions of Section 179(d) of the Internal
18Revenue Code.

19(6) In the case of a partnership, the percentage limitation
20specified in subdivision (a) shall apply at the partnership level and
21at the partner level.

22(e) For purposes of this section, “taxpayer” means a person or
23entity who conducts a trade or business within an enterprise zone
24designated pursuant to Chapter 12.8 (commencing with Section
257070) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code.

26(f) Any taxpayer who elects to be subject to this section shall
27not be entitled to claim for the same property, the deduction under
28Section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to an election
29to expense certain depreciable business assets. However, the
30taxpayer may claim depreciation by any method permitted by
31Section 168 of the Internal Revenue Code, commencing with the
32taxable year following the taxable year in which the Section
3317267.2 property is placed in service.

34(g) The aggregate cost of all Section 17267.2 property that may
35be taken into account under subdivision (a) for any taxable year
36shall not exceed the following applicable amount for the taxable
37year of the designation of the relevant enterprise zone and taxable
38years thereafter:


39

 

 

The applicable

 

amount is:

Taxable year of designation   

$100,000

1st taxable year thereafter   

  100,000

2nd taxable year thereafter   

  75,000

3rd taxable year thereafter   

  75,000

Each taxable year thereafter   

  50,000

P81   7

 

8(h) Any amounts deducted under subdivision (a) with respect
9to property subject to this section that ceases to be used in the
10taxpayer’s trade or business within an enterprise zone at any time
11before the close of the second taxable year after the property is
12placed in service shall be included in income in the taxable year
13in which the property ceases to be so used.

14(i) This section shall cease to be operative for taxable years
15beginning on or after January 1, 2014, and shall be repealed on
16December 1, 2014.

17

SEC. 21.  

Section 17267.6 of the Revenue and Taxation Code
18 is amended to read:

19

17267.6.  

(a) For each taxable year beginning on or after
20January 1, 1998, a qualified taxpayer may elect to treat 40 percent
21of the cost of any Section 17267.6 property as an expense that is
22not chargeable to a capital account. Any cost so treated shall be
23allowed as a deduction for the taxable year in which the qualified
24taxpayer places the Section 17267.6 property in service.

25(b) In the case of a husband and wife filing separate returns for
26a taxable year, the applicable amount under subdivision (a) shall
27be equal to 50 percent of the percentage specified in subdivision
28(a).

29(c) (1) An election under this section for any taxable year shall
30do both of the following:

31(A) Specify the items of Section 17267.6 property to which the
32election applies and the percentage of the cost of each of those
33items that are to be taken into account under subdivision (a).

34(B) Be made on the qualified taxpayer’s original return of the
35tax imposed by this part for the taxable year.

36(2) Any election made under this section, and any specification
37contained in that election, may not be revoked except with the
38consent of the Franchise Tax Board.

39(d) (1) For purposes of this section, “Section 17267.6 property”
40means any recovery property that is:

P82   1(A) Section 1245 property (as defined in Section 1245(a)(3) of
2the Internal Revenue Code).

3(B) Purchased and placed in service by the qualified taxpayer
4for exclusive use in a trade or business conducted within a targeted
5tax area designated pursuant to Chapter 12.93 (commencing with
6Section 7097) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code.

7(C) Purchased and placed in service before the date the targeted
8tax area designation expires, is revoked, is no longer binding, or
9becomes inoperative.

10(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), “purchase” means any
11acquisition of property, but only if both of the following apply:

12(A) The property is not acquired from a person whose
13relationship to the person acquiring it would result in the
14disallowance of losses under Section 267 or Section 707(b) of the
15Internal Revenue Code. However, in applying Sections 267(b) and
16267(c) for purposes of this section, Section 267(c)(4) shall be
17treated as providing that the family of an individual shall include
18only the individual’s spouse, ancestors, and lineal descendants.

19(B) The basis of the property in the hands of the person acquiring
20it is not determined in whole or in part by reference to the adjusted
21basis of that property in the hands of the person from whom it is
22acquired.

23(3) For purposes of this section, the cost of property does not
24include that portion of the basis of the property that is determined
25by reference to the basis of other property held at any time by the
26person acquiring the property.

27(4) This section shall not apply to estates and trusts.

28(5) This section shall not apply to any property for which the
29qualified taxpayer may not make an election for the taxable year
30under Section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code because of the
31application of the provisions of Section 179(d) of the Internal
32Revenue Code.

33(6) In the case of a partnership, the percentage limitation
34specified in subdivision (a) shall apply at the partnership level and
35at the partner level.

36(e) (1) For purposes of this section, “qualified taxpayer” means
37a person or entity that meets both of the following:

38(A) Is engaged in a trade or business within a targeted tax area
39designated pursuant to Chapter 12.93 (commencing with Section
407097) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code.

P83   1(B) Is engaged in those lines of business described in Codes
2 2000 to 2099, inclusive; 2200 to 3999, inclusive; 4200 to 4299,
3inclusive; 4500 to 4599, inclusive, and 4700 to 5199, inclusive,
4of the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Manual published
5by the United States Office of Management and Budget, 1987
6edition.

7(2) In the case of any pass-through entity, the determination of
8whether a taxpayer is a qualified taxpayer under this section shall
9be made at the entity level and any deduction under this section
10or Section 24356.6 shall be allowed to the pass-through entity and
11passed through to the partners or shareholders in accordance with
12applicable provisions of this part of Part 11 (commencing with
13Section 23001). For purposes of this subparagraph, the term
14“pass-through entity” means any partnership or S corporation.

15(f) Any qualified taxpayer who elects to be subject to this section
16shall not be entitled to claim for the same property, the deduction
17under Section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to an
18election to expense certain depreciable business assets. However,
19the qualified taxpayer may claim depreciation by any method
20permitted by Section 168 of the Internal Revenue Code,
21commencing with the taxable year following the taxable year in
22which the Section 17267.6 property is placed in service.

23(g) The aggregate cost of all Section 17267.6 property that may
24be taken into account under subdivision (a) for any taxable year
25shall not exceed the following applicable amount for the taxable
26year of the designation of the relevant targeted tax area and taxable
27years thereafter:


28

 

 

The applicable
amount is:

Taxable year of designation   

$100,000

1st taxable year thereafter   

 100,000

2nd taxable year thereafter   

  75,000

3rd taxable year thereafter   

  75,000

Each taxable year thereafter   

  50,000

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37(h) Any amounts deducted under subdivision (a) with respect
38to Section 17267.6 property that ceases to be used in the qualified
39taxpayer’s trade or business within a targeted tax area at any time
40before the close of the second taxable year after the property is
P84   1placed in service shall be included in income in the taxable year
2in which the property ceases to be so used.

3(i) This section shall cease to be operative for taxable years
4beginning on or after January 1, 2014, and shall be repealed on
5December 1, 2014.

6

SEC. 22.  

Section 17268 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is
7amended to read:

8

17268.  

(a) For each taxable year beginning on or after January
91, 1995, a taxpayer may elect to treat 40 percent of the cost of any
10Section 17268 property as an expense that is not chargeable to the
11capital account. Any cost so treated shall be allowed as a deduction
12for the taxable year in which the taxpayer places the Section 17268
13property in service.

14(b) In the case of a husband or wife filing separate returns for
15a taxable year in which a spouse is entitled to the deduction under
16subdivision (a), the applicable amount shall be equal to 50 percent
17of the amount otherwise determined under subdivision (a).

18(c) (1) An election under this section for any taxable year shall
19meet both of the following requirements:

20(A) Specify the items of Section 17268 property to which the
21election applies and the portion of the cost of each of those items
22that is to be taken into account under subdivision (a).

23(B) Be made on the taxpayer’s return of the tax imposed by this
24part for the taxable year.

25(2) Any election made under this section, and any specification
26contained in that election, may not be revoked except with the
27consent of the Franchise Tax Board.

28(d) (1) For purposes of this section, “Section 17268 property”
29means any recovery property that is each of the following:

30(A) Section 1245 property (as defined in Section 1245(a)(3) of
31the Internal Revenue Code).

32(B) Purchased by the taxpayer for exclusive use in a trade or
33business conducted within a LAMBRA.

34(C) Purchased before the date the LAMBRA designation expires,
35is no longer binding, or becomes inoperative.

36(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), “purchase” means any
37acquisition of property, but only if both of the following apply:

38(A) The property is not acquired from a person whose
39relationship to the person acquiring it would result in the
40disallowance of losses under Section 267 or 707(b) of the Internal
P85   1Revenue Code (but, in applying Section 267(b) and Section 267(c)
2of the Internal Revenue Code for purposes of this section, Section
3267(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code shall be treated as
4providing that the family of an individual shall include only his or
5her spouse, ancestors, and lineal descendants).

6(B) The basis of the property in the hands of the person acquiring
7it is not determined by either of the following:

8(i) In whole or in part by reference to the adjusted basis of the
9property in the hands of the person from whom acquired.

10(ii) Under Section 1014 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating
11to basis of property acquired from a decedent.

12(3) For purposes of this section, the cost of property does not
13include that portion of the basis of the property that is determined
14by reference to the basis of other property held at any time by the
15person acquiring the property.

16(4) This section shall not apply to estates and trusts.

17(5) This section shall not apply to any property for which the
18taxpayer may not make an election for the taxable year under
19Section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code because of the provisions
20of Section 179(d) of the Internal Revenue Code.

21(6) In the case of a partnership, the dollar limitation in
22subdivision (f) shall apply at the partnership level and at the partner
23level.

24(7) This section shall not apply to any property described in
25Section 168(f) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to property
26to which Section 168 of the Internal Revenue Code does not apply.

27(e) For purposes of this section:

28(1) “LAMBRA” means a local agency military base recovery
29area designated in accordance with the provisions of Section 7114
30of the Government Code.

31(2) “Taxpayer” means a taxpayer that conducts a trade or
32business within a LAMBRA and, for the first two taxable years,
33has a net increase in jobs (defined as 2,000 paid hours per employee
34per year) of one or more employees in the LAMBRA.

35(A) The net increase in the number of jobs shall be determined
36by subtracting the total number of full-time employees (defined
37as 2,000 paid hours per employee per year) the taxpayer employed
38in this state in the taxable year prior to commencing business
39operations in the LAMBRA from the total number of full-time
40employees the taxpayer employed in this state during the second
P86   1taxable year after commencing business operations in the
2LAMBRA. For taxpayers who commence doing business in this
3state with their LAMBRA business operation, the number of
4 employees for the taxable year prior to commencing business
5operations in the LAMBRA shall be zero. If the taxpayer has a net
6increase in jobs in the state, the credit shall be allowed only if one
7or more full-time employees is employed within the LAMBRA.

8(B) The total number of employees employed in the LAMBRA
9shall equal the sum of both of the following:

10(i) The total number of hours worked in the LAMBRA for the
11taxpayer by employees (not to exceed 2,000 hours per employee)
12who are paid an hourly wage divided by 2,000.

13(ii) The total number of months worked in the LAMBRA for
14the taxpayer by employees who are salaried employees divided
15by 12.

16(C) In the case of a taxpayer who first commences doing
17business in the LAMBRA during the taxable year, for purposes of
18clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, of subparagraph (B) the divisors
19“2,000” and “12” shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator
20of which is the number of months of the taxable year that the
21taxpayer was doing business in the LAMBRA and the denominator
22of which is 12.

23(f) The aggregate cost of all Section 17268 property that may
24be taken into account under subdivision (a) for any taxable year
25shall not exceed the following applicable amounts for the taxable
26year of the designation of the relevant LAMBRA and taxable years
27thereafter:


28

 

   

The applicable
amount is:

Taxable year of designation   

$100,000

1st taxable year thereafter   

 100,000

2nd taxable year thereafter   

 75,000

3rd taxable year thereafter   

 75,000

Each taxable year thereafter   

 50,000

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37(g) This section shall apply only to property that is used
38exclusively in a trade or business conducted within a LAMBRA.

39(h) (1) Any amounts deducted under subdivision (a) with respect
40to property that ceases to be used in the trade or business within
P87   1a LAMBRA at any time before the close of the second taxable
2year after the property was placed in service shall be included in
3income for that year.

4(2) At the close of the second taxable year, if the taxpayer has
5not increased the number of its employees as determined by
6paragraph (2) of subdivision (e), then the amount of the deduction
7previously claimed shall be added to the taxpayer’s taxable income
8for the taxpayer’s second taxable year.

9(i) Any taxpayer who elects to be subject to this section shall
10not be entitled to claim for the same property the deduction under
11Section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to an election
12to expense certain depreciable business assets.

13(j) This section shall cease to be operative for taxable years
14beginning on or after January 1, 2014, and shall be repealed on
15December 1, 2014.

16

SEC. 23.  

Section 17276.2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code
17 is amended to read:

18

17276.2.  

(a) The term “qualified taxpayer” as used in Section
1917276.1 includes a person or entity engaged in the conduct of a
20trade or business within an enterprise zone designated pursuant to
21Chapter 12.8 (commencing with Section 7070) of Division 7 of
22Title 1 of the Government Code. For purposes of this subdivision,
23all of the following shall apply:

24(1) A net operating loss shall not be a net operating loss
25carryback to any taxable year and a net operating loss for any
26taxable year beginning on or after the date that the area in which
27the taxpayer conducts a trade or business is designated as an
28enterprise zone shall be a net operating loss carryover to each of
29the 15 taxable years following the taxable year of loss.

30(2) For purposes of this subdivision:

31(A) “Net operating loss” means the loss determined under
32Section 172 of the Internal Revenue Code, as modified by Section
3317276.1, attributable to the taxpayer’s business activities within
34the enterprise zone (as defined in Chapter 12.8 (commencing with
35Section 7070) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code)
36prior to the enterprise zone expiration date. That attributable loss
37shall be determined in accordance with Chapter 17 (commencing
38with Section 25101) of Part 11, modified for purposes of this
39subdivision, as follows:

P88   1(i) Loss shall be apportioned to the enterprise zone by
2multiplying total loss from the business by a fraction, the numerator
3of which is the property factor plus the payroll factor, and the
4denominator of which is two.

5(ii) “The enterprise zone” shall be substituted for “this state.”

6(B) A net operating loss carryover shall be a deduction only
7with respect to the taxpayer’s business income attributable to the
8enterprise zone as defined in Chapter 12.8 (commencing with
9Section 7070) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code.

10(C) Attributable income is that portion of the taxpayer’s
11California source business income that is apportioned to the
12enterprise zone. For that purpose, the taxpayer’s business income
13attributable to sources in this state first shall be determined in
14accordance with Chapter 17 (commencing with Section 25101) of
15Part 11. That business income shall be further apportioned to the
16enterprise zone in accordance with Article 2 (commencing with
17Section 25120) of Chapter 17 of Part 11, modified for purposes
18of this subdivision as follows:

19(i) Business income shall be apportioned to the enterprise zone
20by multiplying the total California business income of the taxpayer
21by a fraction, the numerator of which is the property factor plus
22the payroll factor, and the denominator of which is two. For
23purposes of this clause:

24(I) The property factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is
25the average value of the taxpayer’s real and tangible personal
26property owned or rented and used in the enterprise zone during
27the taxable year, and the denominator of which is the average value
28of all the taxpayer’s real and tangible personal property owned or
29rented and used in this state during the taxable year.

30(II) The payroll factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is
31the total amount paid by the taxpayer in the enterprise zone during
32the taxable year for compensation, and the denominator of which
33is the total compensation paid by the taxpayer in this state during
34the taxable year.

35(ii) If a loss carryover is allowable pursuant to this section for
36any taxable year after the enterprise zone designation has expired,
37the enterprise zone shall be deemed to remain in existence for
38purposes of computing the limitation set forth in subparagraph (B)
39and allowing a net operating loss deduction.

P89   1(D) “Enterprise zone expiration date” means the date the
2enterprise zone designation expires, is no longer binding, or
3becomes inoperative.

4(3) The changes made to this subdivision by the act adding this
5paragraph shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after January
61, 1998.

7(b) A taxpayer who qualifies as a “qualified taxpayer” under
8one or more sections shall, for the taxable year of the net operating
9loss and any taxable year to which that net operating loss may be
10carried, designate on the original return filed for each year the
11section which applies to that taxpayer with respect to that net
12operating loss. If the taxpayer is eligible to qualify under more
13than one section, the designation is to be made after taking into
14account subdivision (c).

15(c) If a taxpayer is eligible to qualify under this section and
16either Section 17276.4, 17276.5, or 17276.6 as a “qualified
17taxpayer,” with respect to a net operating loss in a taxable year,
18the taxpayer shall designate which section is to apply to the
19taxpayer.

20(d) Notwithstanding Section 17276, the amount of the loss
21determined under this section or Section 17276.4, 17276.5, or
2217276.6 shall be the only net operating loss allowed to be carried
23over from that taxable year and the designation under subdivision
24(b) shall be included in the election under Section 17276.1.

25(e) This section shall cease to be operative for taxable years
26beginning on or after January 1, 2014, and shall be repealed on
27December 1, 2014.

28

SEC. 24.  

Section 17276.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code
29 is amended to read:

30

17276.5.  

(a) For each taxable year beginning on or after
31January 1, 1995, the term “qualified taxpayer” as used in Section
3217276.1 includes a taxpayer engaged in the conduct of a trade or
33business within a LAMBRA. For purposes of this subdivision, all
34of the following shall apply:

35(1) A net operating loss shall not be a net operating loss
36carryback for any taxable year, and a net operating loss for any
37taxable year beginning on or after the date the area in which the
38taxpayer conducts a trade or business is designated a LAMBRA
39shall be a net operating loss carryover to each following taxable
P90   1year that ends before the LAMBRA expiration date or to each of
2the 15 taxable years following the taxable year of loss, if longer.

3(2) “LAMBRA” means a local agency military base recovery
4area designated in accordance with Section 7114 of the Government
5Code.

6(3) “Taxpayer” means a person or entity that conducts a trade
7or business within a LAMBRA and, for the first two taxable years,
8has a net increase in jobs (defined as 2,000 paid hours per employee
9per year) of one or more employees in the LAMBRA and this state.
10For purposes of this paragraph:

11(A) The net increase in the number of jobs shall be determined
12by subtracting the total number of full-time employees (defined
13as 2,000 paid hours per employee per year) the taxpayer employed
14in this state in the taxable year prior to commencing business
15operations in the LAMBRA from the total number of full-time
16employees the taxpayer employed in this state during the second
17taxable year after commencing business operations in the
18LAMBRA. For taxpayers who commence doing business in this
19state with their LAMBRA business operation, the number of
20employees for the taxable year prior to commencing business
21operations in the LAMBRA shall be zero. The deduction shall be
22allowed only if the taxpayer has a net increase in jobs in the state,
23and if one or more full-time employees is employed within the
24LAMBRA.

25(B) The total number of employees employed in the LAMBRA
26shall equal the sum of both of the following:

27(i) The total number of hours worked in the LAMBRA for the
28taxpayer by employees (not to exceed 2,000 hours per employee)
29who are paid an hourly wage divided by 2,000.

30(ii) The total number of months worked in the LAMBRA for
31the taxpayer by employees who are salaried employees divided
32by 12.

33(C) In the case of a taxpayer who first commences doing
34business in the LAMBRA during the taxable year, for purposes of
35clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, of subparagraph (B), the divisors
36“2,000” and “12” shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator
37of which is the number of months of the taxable year that the
38taxpayer was doing business in the LAMBRA and the denominator
39of which is 12.

P91   1(4) “Net operating loss” means the loss determined under
2Section 172 of the Internal Revenue Code, as modified by Section
317276.1, attributable to the taxpayer’s business activities within a
4LAMBRA prior to the LAMBRA expiration date. The attributable
5loss shall be determined in accordance with Chapter 17
6(commencing with Section 25101) of Part 11, modified for
7purposes of this section as follows:

8(A) Loss shall be apportioned to a LAMBRA by multiplying
9total loss from the business by a fraction, the numerator of which
10is the property factor plus the payroll factor, and the denominator
11of which is 2.

12(B) “The LAMBRA” shall be substituted for “this state.”

13(5) A net operating loss carryover shall be a deduction only with
14respect to the taxpayer’s business income attributable to a
15LAMBRA.

16(6) Attributable income is that portion of the taxpayer’s
17California source business income that is apportioned to the
18LAMBRA. For that purpose, the taxpayer’s business income
19attributable to sources in this state first shall be determined in
20accordance with Chapter 17 (commencing with Section 25101) of
21Part 11. That business income shall be further apportioned to the
22LAMBRA in accordance with Article 2 (commencing with Section
2325120) of Chapter 17 of Part 11, modified for purposes of this
24subdivision as follows:

25(A) Business income shall be apportioned to a LAMBRA by
26multiplying total California business income of the taxpayer by a
27fraction, the numerator of which is the property factor plus the
28payroll factor, and the denominator of which is two. For purposes
29of this clause:

30(i) The property factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is
31the average value of the taxpayer’s real and tangible personal
32property owned or rented and used in the LAMBRA during the
33taxable year, and the denominator of which is the average value
34of all the taxpayer’s real and tangible personal property owned or
35rented and used in this state during the taxable year.

36(ii) The payroll factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is
37the total amount paid by the taxpayer in the LAMBRA during the
38 taxable year for compensation, and the denominator of which is
39the total compensation paid by the taxpayer in this state during the
40taxable year.

P92   1(B) If a loss carryover is allowable pursuant to this section for
2any taxable year after the LAMBRA designation has expired, the
3LAMBRA shall be deemed to remain in existence for purposes of
4computing the limitation specified in paragraph (5) and allowing
5a net operating loss deduction.

6(7) “LAMBRA expiration date” means the date the LAMBRA
7designation expires, is no longer binding, or becomes inoperative
8pursuant to Section 7110 of the Government Code.

9(b) A taxpayer who qualifies as a “qualified taxpayer” under
10one or more sections shall, for the taxable year of the net operating
11loss and any taxable year to which that net operating loss may be
12carried, designate on the original return filed for each year the
13section that applies to that taxpayer with respect to that net
14operating loss. If the taxpayer is eligible to qualify under more
15than one section, the designation is to be made after taking into
16account subdivision (c).

17(c) If a taxpayer is eligible to qualify under this section and
18either Section 17276.2, 17276.4, or 17276.6 as a “qualified
19taxpayer,” with respect to a net operating loss in a taxable year,
20the taxpayer shall designate which section is to apply to the
21taxpayer.

22(d) Notwithstanding Section 17276, the amount of the loss
23determined under this section or Section 17276.2, 17276.4, or
2417276.6 shall be the only net operating loss allowed to be carried
25over from that taxable year and the designation under subdivision
26(b) shall be included in the election under Section 17276.1.

27(e) This section shall apply to taxable years beginning on or
28after January 1, 1998.

29(f) This section shall cease to be operative for taxable years
30beginning on or after January 1, 2014, and shall be repealed on
31December 1, 2014.

32

SEC. 25.  

Section 17276.6 of the Revenue and Taxation Code
33 is amended to read:

34

17276.6.  

(a) For each taxable year beginning on or after
35January 1, 1998, the term “qualified taxpayer” as used in Section
3617276.1 includes a person or entity that meets both of the
37following:

38(1) Is engaged in a trade or business within a targeted tax area
39designated pursuant to Chapter 12.93 (commencing with Section
407097) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code.

P93   1(2) Is engaged in those lines of business described in Codes
22000 to 2099, inclusive; 2200 to 3999, inclusive; 4200 to 4299,
3inclusive; 4500 to 4599, inclusive; and 4700 to 5199, inclusive,
4of the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Manual published
5by the United States Office of Management and Budget, 1987
6edition. In the case of any pass-through entity, the determination
7of whether a taxpayer is a qualified taxpayer under this section
8shall be made at the entity level.

9(b) For purposes of subdivision (a), all of the following shall
10apply:

11(1) A net operating loss shall not be a net operating loss
12carryback to any taxable year and a net operating loss for any
13taxable year beginning on or after the date that the area in which
14the qualified taxpayer conducts a trade or business is designated
15as a targeted tax area shall be a net operating loss carryover to each
16of the 15 taxable years following the taxable year of loss.

17(2) “Net operating loss” means the loss determined under
18Section 172 of the Internal Revenue Code, as modified by Section
1917276.1, attributable to the qualified taxpayer’s business activities
20 within the targeted tax area (as defined in Chapter 12.93
21(commencing with Section 7097) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the
22Government Code) prior to the targeted tax area expiration date.
23That attributable loss shall be determined in accordance with
24Chapter 17 (commencing with Section 25101) of Part 11, modified
25for purposes of this section as follows:

26(A) Loss shall be apportioned to the targeted tax area by
27multiplying total loss from the business by a fraction, the numerator
28of which is the property factor plus the payroll factor, and the
29denominator of which is 2.

30(B) “The targeted tax area” shall be substituted for “this state.”

31(3) A net operating loss carryover shall be a deduction only with
32respect to the qualified taxpayer’s business income attributable to
33the targeted tax area as defined in Chapter 12.93 (commencing
34with Section 7097) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government
35Code.

36(4) Attributable income shall be that portion of the qualified
37taxpayer’s California source business income that is apportioned
38to the targeted tax area. For that purpose, the qualified taxpayer’s
39business income attributable to sources in this state first shall be
40determined in accordance with Chapter 17 (commencing with
P94   1Section 25101) of Part 11. That business income shall be further
2apportioned to the targeted tax area in accordance with Article 2
3(commencing with Section 25120) of Chapter 17 of Part 11,
4modified for purposes of this subdivision as follows:

5(A) Business income shall be apportioned to the targeted tax
6area by multiplying the total business income of the taxpayer by
7a fraction, the numerator of which is the property factor plus the
8payroll factor, and the denominator of which is two. For purposes
9of this clause:

10(i) The property factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is
11the average value of the taxpayer’s real and tangible personal
12property owned or rented and used in the targeted tax area during
13the taxable year, and the denominator of which is the average value
14of all the taxpayer’s real and tangible personal property owned or
15rented and used in this state during the taxable year.

16(ii) The payroll factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is
17the total amount paid by the taxpayer in the targeted tax area during
18the taxable year for compensation, and the denominator of which
19is the total compensation paid by the taxpayer in this state during
20the taxable year.

21(B) If a loss carryover is allowable pursuant to this subdivision
22for any taxable year after the targeted tax area expiration date, the
23targeted tax area designation shall be deemed to remain in existence
24for purposes of computing the limitation specified in subparagraph
25(B) and allowing a net operating loss deduction.

26(5) “Targeted tax area expiration date” means the date the
27targeted tax area designation expires, is revoked, is no longer
28binding, or becomes inoperative.

29 (c) A taxpayer who qualifies as a “qualified taxpayer” under
30one or more sections shall, for the taxable year of the net operating
31loss and any taxable year to which that net operating loss may be
32carried, designate on the original return filed for each year the
33section that applies to that taxpayer with respect to that net
34operating loss. If the taxpayer is eligible to qualify under more
35than one section, the designation is to be made after taking into
36account subdivision (d).

37 (d) If a taxpayer is eligible to qualify under this section and
38either Section 17276.2, 17276.4, or 17276.5 as a “qualified
39taxpayer,” with respect to a net operating loss in a taxable year,
P95   1the taxpayer shall designate which section is to apply to the
2taxpayer.

3 (e) Notwithstanding Section 17276, the amount of the loss
4determined under this section or Section 17276.2, 17276.4, or
517276.5 shall be the only net operating loss allowed to be carried
6over from that taxable year and the designation under subdivision
7(c) shall be included in the election under Section 17276.1.

8 (f) This section shall apply to taxable years beginning on or
9after January 1, 1998.

10(g) This section shall cease to be operative for taxable years
11beginning on or after January 1, 2014, and shall be repealed on
12December 1, 2014.

13

SEC. 26.  

Section 18410.2 is added to the Revenue and Taxation
14Code
, to read:

15

18410.2.  

(a) The California Competes Tax Credit Committee
16is hereby established. The committee shall consist of the Treasurer,
17the Director of Finance, and the Director of the Governor’s Office
18of Business and Economic Development, or their designated
19representatives, and one appointee each from the Senate and the
20Assembly.

21(b) For purposes of Sections 17059.2 and 23689, the California
22Competes Tax Credit Committee shall do all of the following:

23(1) Approve or reject any written agreement for a tax credit
24allocation by resolution at a duly noticed public meeting held in
25accordance with the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9
26(commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of
27Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), but only after
28receipt of the fully executed written agreement between the
29taxpayer and the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic
30Development.

31(2) Approve or reject any recommendation to recapture, in whole
32or in part, a tax credit allocation by resolution at a duly noticed
33public meeting held in accordance with the Bagley-Keene Open
34Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of
35Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government
36Code), but only after receipt of the recommendation from the
37Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development
38pursuant to the terms of the fully executed written agreement.

39

SEC. 27.  

Section 19136.8 of the Revenue and Taxation Code
40 is amended to read:

P96   1

19136.8.  

(a) No addition to tax shall be made under Section
219136 with respect to any underpayment of an installment to the
3extent that the underpayment was created or increased by the
4disallowance of a credit under subdivision (g) of Section 17053.80.

5(b) No addition to tax shall be made under Section 19142 with
6respect to any underpayment of an installment to the extent that
7the underpayment was created or increased by the disallowance
8of a credit under subdivision (g) of Section 23623.

9(c) The Franchise Tax Board shall adopt procedures, forms, and
10instructions necessary to implement this section in a reasonable
11manner.

12(d) This section shall cease to be operative for taxable years
13beginning on or after January 1, 2014, and shall be repealed on
14December 1, 2014.

15

SEC. 28.  

Section 23612.2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code
16 is amended to read:

17

23612.2.  

(a) There shall be allowed as a credit against the
18“tax” (as defined by Section 23036) for the taxable year an amount
19equal to the sales or use tax paid or incurred during the taxable
20year by the taxpayer in connection with the taxpayer’s purchase
21of qualified property before January 1, 2014.

22(b) For purposes of this section:

23(1) “Taxpayer” means a corporation engaged in a trade or
24business within an enterprise zone.

25(2) “Qualified property” means:

26(A) Any of the following:

27(i) Machinery and machinery parts used for fabricating,
28processing, assembling, and manufacturing.

29(ii) Machinery and machinery parts used for the production of
30renewable energy resources.

31(iii) Machinery and machinery parts used for either of the
32following:

33(I) Air pollution control mechanisms.

34(II) Water pollution control mechanisms.

35(iv) Data-processing and communications equipment, including,
36but not limited to, computers, computer-automated drafting
37systems, copy machines, telephone systems, and faxes.

38(v) Motion picture manufacturing equipment central to
39production and postproduction, including, but not limited to,
P97   1cameras, audio recorders, and digital image and sound processing
2equipment.

3(B) The total cost of qualified property purchased and placed
4in service in any taxable year that may be taken into account by
5any taxpayer for purposes of claiming this credit shall not exceed
6twenty million dollars ($20,000,000).

7(C) The qualified property is used by the taxpayer exclusively
8in an enterprise zone.

9(D) The qualified property is purchased and placed in service
10before the date the enterprise zone designation expires, is no longer
11binding, or becomes inoperative.

12(3) “Enterprise zone” means the area designated as an enterprise
13zone pursuant to Chapter 12.8 (commencing with Section 7070)
14of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code as it read on the
15 effective date of the act amending this section.

16(c) If the taxpayer has purchased property upon which a use tax
17has been paid or incurred, the credit provided by this section shall
18be allowed only if qualified property of a comparable quality and
19price is not timely available for purchase in this state.

20(d) In the case where the credit otherwise allowed under this
21section exceeds the “tax” for the taxable year, that portion of the
22credit which exceeds the “tax” may be carried over and added to
23the credit, if any, in the succeedingbegin delete fiveend deletebegin insert 10end insert taxable years if
24necessary, until the credit is exhausted. The credit shall be applied
25first to the earliest taxable years possible.

26(e) Any taxpayer that elects to be subject to this section shall
27not be entitled to increase the basis of the qualified property as
28otherwise required by Section 164(a) of the Internal Revenue Code
29with respect to sales or use tax paid or incurred in connection with
30the taxpayer’s purchase of qualified property.

31(f) (1) The amount of credit otherwise allowed under this
32section and Section 23622.7, including any credit carryover from
33prior years, that may reduce the “tax” for the taxable year shall
34not exceed the amount of tax which would be imposed on the
35taxpayer’s business income attributable to the enterprise zone
36determined as if that attributable income represented all of the
37income of the taxpayer subject to tax under this part.

38(2) Attributable income shall be that portion of the taxpayer’s
39 California source business income that is apportioned to the
40enterprise zone. For that purpose, the taxpayer’s business income
P98   1attributable to sources in this state first shall be determined in
2accordance with Chapter 17 (commencing with Section 25101).
3That business income shall be further apportioned to the enterprise
4zone in accordance with Article 2 (commencing with Section
525120) of Chapter 17, modified for purposes of this section in
6accordance with paragraph (3).

7(3) Business income shall be apportioned to the enterprise zone
8by multiplying the total California business income of the taxpayer
9by a fraction, the numerator of which is the property factor plus
10the payroll factor, and the denominator of which is two. For
11purposes of this paragraph:

12(A) The property factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is
13the average value of the taxpayer’s real and tangible personal
14 property owned or rented and used in the enterprise zone during
15the taxable year, and the denominator of which is the average value
16of all the taxpayer’s real and tangible personal property owned or
17rented and used in this state during the taxable year.

18(B) The payroll factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is
19the total amount paid by the taxpayer in the enterprise zone during
20the taxable year for compensation, and the denominator of which
21is the total compensation paid by the taxpayer in this state during
22the taxable year.

23(4) The portion of any credit remaining, if any, after application
24of this subdivision, shall be carried over to succeeding taxable
25years if necessary, until the credit is exhausted, as if it were an
26amount exceeding the “tax” for the taxable year, as provided in
27subdivision (d). However, the portion of any credit remaining for
28carryover to taxable years beginning on January 1, 2014, if any,
29after application of this subdivision, shall be carried over only to
30the succeedingbegin delete fiveend deletebegin insert 10end insert taxable years if necessary, until the credit
31is exhausted, as if it were an amount exceeding the “tax” for the
32taxable year, as provided in subdivision (d).

33(g) The amendments made to this section by the act adding this
34subdivision shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after
35January 1, 1998.

36(h) This section is repealed on December 1, 2014.

37

SEC. 29.  

Section 23622.7 of the Revenue and Taxation Code
38 is amended to read:

39

23622.7.  

(a) There shall be allowed a credit against the “tax”
40(as defined by Section 23036) to a taxpayer who employs a
P99   1qualified employee in an enterprise zone during the taxable year.
2The credit shall be equal to the sum of each of the following:

3(1) Fifty percent of qualified wages in the first year of
4employment.

5(2) Forty percent of qualified wages in the second year of
6employment.

7(3) Thirty percent of qualified wages in the third year of
8employment.

9(4) Twenty percent of qualified wages in the fourth year of
10employment.

11(5) Ten percent of qualified wages in the fifth year of
12employment.

13(b) For purposes of this section:

14(1) “Qualified wages” means:

15(A) (i) Except as provided in clause (ii), that portion of wages
16paid or incurred by the taxpayer during the taxable year to qualified
17employees that does not exceed 150 percent of the minimum wage.

18(ii) For up to 1,350 qualified employees who are employed by
19the taxpayer in the Long Beach Enterprise Zone in aircraft
20manufacturing activities described in Codes 3721 to 3728,
21inclusive, and Code 3812 of the Standard Industrial Classification
22(SIC) Manual published by the United States Office of
23Management and Budget, 1987 edition, “qualified wages” means
24that portion of hourly wages that does not exceed 202 percent of
25the minimum wage.

26(B) Wages received during the 60-month period beginning with
27the first day the employee commences employment with the
28taxpayer. Reemployment in connection with any increase, including
29a regularly occurring seasonal increase, in the trade or business
30operations of the taxpayer does not constitute commencement of
31employment for purposes of this section.

32(C) Qualified wages do not include any wages paid or incurred
33by the taxpayer on or after the zone expiration date. However,
34wages paid or incurred with respect to qualified employees who
35are employed by the taxpayer within the enterprise zone within
36the 60-month period prior to the zone expiration date shall continue
37to qualify for the credit under this section after the zone expiration
38date, in accordance with all provisions of this section applied as
39if the enterprise zone designation were still in existence and
40binding.

P100  1(2) “Minimum wage” means the wage established by the
2Industrial Welfare Commission as provided for in Chapter 1
3(commencing with Section 1171) of Part 4 of Division 2 of the
4Labor Code.

5(3) “Zone expiration date” means the date the enterprise zone
6designation expires, is no longer binding, becomes inoperative, or
7is repealed.

8(4) (A) “Qualified employee” means an individual who meets
9all of the following requirements:

10(i) At least 90 percent of whose services for the taxpayer during
11the taxable year are directly related to the conduct of the taxpayer’s
12trade or business located in an enterprise zone.

13(ii) Performs at least 50 percent of his or her services for the
14taxpayer during the taxable year in an enterprise zone.

15(iii) Is hired by the taxpayer after the date of original designation
16of the area in which services were performed as an enterprise zone.

17(iv) Is any of the following:

18(I) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
19commencement of employment with the taxpayer, was a person
20eligible for services under the federal Job Training Partnership
21Act (29 U.S.C. Sec. 1501 et seq.), or its successor, who is receiving,
22or is eligible to receive, subsidized employment, training, or
23services funded by the federal Job Training Partnership Act, or its
24successor.

25(II) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
26commencement of employment with the taxpayer, was a person
27 eligible to be a voluntary or mandatory registrant under the Greater
28Avenues for Independence Act of 1985 (GAIN) provided for
29pursuant to Article 3.2 (commencing with Section 11320) of
30Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions
31Code, or its successor.

32(III) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
33commencement of employment with the taxpayer, was an
34economically disadvantaged individual 14 years of age or older.

35(IV) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
36commencement of employment with the taxpayer, was a dislocated
37worker who meets any of the following:

38(aa) Has been terminated or laid off or who has received a notice
39of termination or layoff from employment, is eligible for or has
P101  1exhausted entitlement to unemployment insurance benefits, and
2is unlikely to return to his or her previous industry or occupation.

3(bb) Has been terminated or has received a notice of termination
4of employment as a result of any permanent closure or any
5substantial layoff at a plant, facility, or enterprise, including an
6individual who has not received written notification but whose
7employer has made a public announcement of the closure or layoff.

8(cc) Is long-term unemployed and has limited opportunities for
9employment or reemployment in the same or a similar occupation
10in the area in which the individual resides, including an individual
1155 years of age or older who may have substantial barriers to
12employment by reason of age.

13(dd) Was self-employed (including farmers and ranchers) and
14is unemployed as a result of general economic conditions in the
15community in which he or she resides or because of natural
16 disasters.

17(ee) Was a civilian employee of the Department of Defense
18employed at a military installation being closed or realigned under
19the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990.

20(ff) Was an active member of the armed forces or National
21Guard as of September 30, 1990, and was either involuntarily
22separated or separated pursuant to a special benefits program.

23(gg) Is a seasonal or migrant worker who experiences chronic
24seasonal unemployment and underemployment in the agriculture
25industry, aggravated by continual advancements in technology and
26mechanization.

27(hh) Has been terminated or laid off, or has received a notice
28of termination or layoff, as a consequence of compliance with the
29Clean Air Act.

30(V) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
31commencement of employment with the taxpayer, was a disabled
32individual who is eligible for or enrolled in, or has completed a
33state rehabilitation plan or is a service-connected disabled veteran,
34veteran of the Vietnam era, or veteran who is recently separated
35from military service.

36(VI) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
37commencement of employment with the taxpayer, was an
38ex-offender. An individual shall be treated as convicted if he or
39she was placed on probation by a state court without a finding of
40guilt.

P102  1(VII) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
2commencement of employment with the taxpayer, was a person
3eligible for or a recipient of any of the following:

4(aa) Federal Supplemental Security Income benefits.

5(bb) Aid to Families with Dependent Children.

6(cc) CalFresh benefits.

7(dd) State and local general assistance.

8(VIII) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
9commencement of employment with the taxpayer, was a member
10of a federally recognized Indian tribe, band, or other group of
11Native American descent.

12(IX) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
13commencement of employment with the taxpayer, was a resident
14of a targeted employment area (as defined in Section 7072 of the
15Government Code).

16(X) An employee who qualified the taxpayer for the enterprise
17zone hiring credit under former Section 23622 or the program area
18hiring credit under former Section 23623.

19(XI) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
20commencement of employment with the taxpayer, was a member
21of a targeted group, as defined in Section 51(d) of the Internal
22Revenue Code, or its successor.

23(B) Priority for employment shall be provided to an individual
24who is enrolled in a qualified program under the federal Job
25Training Partnership Act or the Greater Avenues for Independence
26Act of 1985 or who is eligible as a member of a targeted group
27 under the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (Section 51 of the Internal
28Revenue Code), or its successor.

29(5) “Taxpayer” means a corporation engaged in a trade or
30business within an enterprise zone designated pursuant to Chapter
3112.8 (commencing with Section 7070) of Division 7 of Title 1 of
32the Government Code.

33(6) “Seasonal employment” means employment by a taxpayer
34that has regular and predictable substantial reductions in trade or
35business operations.

36(c) The taxpayer shall do both of the following:

37(1) Obtain from the Employment Development Department, as
38permitted by federal law, the local county or city Job Training
39Partnership Act administrative entity, the local county GAIN office
40or social services agency, or the local government administering
P103  1the enterprise zone, a certification that provides that a qualified
2employee meets the eligibility requirements specified in clause
3(iv) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (4) of subdivision (b). The
4Employment Development Department may provide preliminary
5screening and referral to a certifying agency. The Employment
6Development Department shall develop a form for this purpose.
7The Department of Housing and Community Development shall
8develop regulations governing the issuance of certificates by local
9governments pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 7086 of the
10Government Code.

11(2) Retain a copy of the certification and provide it upon request
12to the Franchise Tax Board.

13(d) (1) For purposes of this section:

14(A) All employees of all corporations which are members of
15the same controlled group of corporations shall be treated as
16employed by a single taxpayer.

17(B) The credit, if any, allowable by this section to each member
18shall be determined by reference to its proportionate share of the
19expense of the qualified wages giving rise to the credit, and shall
20be allocated in that manner.

21(C) For purposes of this subdivision, “controlled group of
22corporations” means “controlled group of corporations” as defined
23in Section 1563(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, except that:

24(i) “More than 50 percent” shall be substituted for “at least 80
25percent” each place it appears in Section 1563(a)(1) of the Internal
26Revenue Code.

27(ii) The determination shall be made without regard to
28subsections (a)(4) and (e)(3)(C) of Section 1563 of the Internal
29Revenue Code.

30(2) If an employer acquires the major portion of a trade or
31business of another employer (hereinafter in this paragraph referred
32to as the “predecessor”) or the major portion of a separate unit of
33a trade or business of a predecessor, then, for purposes of applying
34this section (other than subdivision (e)) for any calendar year
35ending after that acquisition, the employment relationship between
36a qualified employee and an employer shall not be treated as
37terminated if the employee continues to be employed in that trade
38or business.

39(e) (1) (A) If the employment, other than seasonal employment,
40of any qualified employee with respect to whom qualified wages
P104  1are taken into account under subdivision (a) is terminated by the
2taxpayer at any time during the first 270 days of that employment,
3whether or not consecutive, or before the close of the 270th
4calendar day after the day in which that employee completes 90
5days of employment with the taxpayer, the tax imposed by this
6part for the taxable year in which that employment is terminated
7shall be increased by an amount equal to the credit allowed under
8subdivision (a) for that taxable year and all prior taxable years
9attributable to qualified wages paid or incurred with respect to that
10employee.

11(B) If the seasonal employment of any qualified employee, with
12respect to whom qualified wages are taken into account under
13subdivision (a) is not continued by the taxpayer for a period of
14270 days of employment during the 60-month period beginning
15with the day the qualified employee commences seasonal
16employment with the taxpayer, the tax imposed by this part, for
17the taxable year that includes the 60th month following the month
18in which the qualified employee commences seasonal employment
19with the taxpayer, shall be increased by an amount equal to the
20credit allowed under subdivision (a) for that taxable year and all
21prior taxable years attributable to qualified wages paid or incurred
22with respect to that qualified employee.

23(2) (A) Subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) shall not apply to
24any of the following:

25(i) A termination of employment of a qualified employee who
26voluntarily leaves the employment of the taxpayer.

27(ii) A termination of employment of a qualified employee who,
28before the close of the period referred to in subparagraph (A) of
29paragraph (1), becomes disabled and unable to perform the services
30of that employment, unless that disability is removed before the
31close of that period and the taxpayer fails to offer reemployment
32to that employee.

33(iii) A termination of employment of a qualified employee, if
34it is determined that the termination was due to the misconduct (as
35defined in Sections 1256-30 to 1256-43, inclusive, of Title 22 of
36the California Code of Regulations) of that employee.

37(iv) A termination of employment of a qualified employee due
38to a substantial reduction in the trade or business operations of the
39taxpayer.

P105  1(v) A termination of employment of a qualified employee, if
2that employee is replaced by other qualified employees so as to
3create a net increase in both the number of employees and the
4hours of employment.

5(B) Subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) shall not apply to any
6of the following:

7(i) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
8employee who voluntarily fails to return to the seasonal
9employment of the taxpayer.

10(ii) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
11employee who, before the close of the period referred to in
12subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1), becomes disabled and unable
13to perform the services of that seasonal employment, unless that
14disability is removed before the close of that period and the
15taxpayer fails to offer seasonal employment to that qualified
16employee.

17(iii) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
18employee, if it is determined that the failure to continue the
19seasonal employment was due to the misconduct (as defined in
20Sections 1256-30 to 1256-43, inclusive, of Title 22 of the California
21Code of Regulations) of that qualified employee.

22(iv) A failure to continue seasonal employment of a qualified
23employee due to a substantial reduction in the regular seasonal
24trade or business operations of the taxpayer.

25(v) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
26employee, if that qualified employee is replaced by other qualified
27employees so as to create a net increase in both the number of
28seasonal employees and the hours of seasonal employment.

29(C) For purposes of paragraph (1), the employment relationship
30between the taxpayer and a qualified employee shall not be treated
31as terminated by either of the following:

32(i) By a transaction to which Section 381(a) of the Internal
33Revenue Code applies, if the qualified employee continues to be
34employed by the acquiring corporation.

35(ii) By reason of a mere change in the form of conducting the
36trade or business of the taxpayer, if the qualified employee
37continues to be employed in that trade or business and the taxpayer
38retains a substantial interest in that trade or business.

P106  1(3) Any increase in tax under paragraph (1) shall not be treated
2as tax imposed by this part for purposes of determining the amount
3of any credit allowable under this part.

4(f) Rules similar to the rules provided in Section 46(e) and (h)
5of the Internal Revenue Code shall apply to both of the following:

6(1) An organization to which Section 593 of the Internal
7Revenue Code applies.

8(2) A regulated investment company or a real estate investment
9trust subject to taxation under this part.

10(g) For purposes of this section, “enterprise zone” means an
11area designated as an enterprise zone pursuant to Chapter 12.8
12(commencing with Section 7070) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the
13Government Code.

14(h) The credit allowable under this section shall be reduced by
15the credit allowed under Sections 23623.5, 23625, and 23646
16claimed for the same employee. The credit shall also be reduced
17by the federal credit allowed under Section 51 of the Internal
18Revenue Code.

19In addition, any deduction otherwise allowed under this part for
20the wages or salaries paid or incurred by the taxpayer upon which
21the credit is based shall be reduced by the amount of the credit,
22prior to any reduction required by subdivision (i) or (j).

23(i) In the case where the credit otherwise allowed under this
24section exceeds the “tax” for the taxable year, that portion of the
25credit that exceeds the “tax” may be carried over and added to the
26credit, if any, in the succeedingbegin delete fiveend deletebegin insert 10end insert taxable years, if necessary,
27until the credit is exhausted. The credit shall be applied first to the
28earliest taxable years possible.

29(j) (1) The amount of the credit otherwise allowed under this
30section and Section 23612.2, including any credit carryover from
31prior years, that may reduce the “tax” for the taxable year shall
32not exceed the amount of tax which would be imposed on the
33taxpayer’s business income attributable to the enterprise zone
34determined as if that attributable income represented all of the
35income of the taxpayer subject to tax under this part.

36(2) Attributable income shall be that portion of the taxpayer’s
37California source business income that is apportioned to the
38enterprise zone. For that purpose, the taxpayer’s business
39attributable to sources in this state first shall be determined in
40accordance with Chapter 17 (commencing with Section 25101).
P107  1That business income shall be further apportioned to the enterprise
2zone in accordance with Article 2 (commencing with Section
325120) of Chapter 17, modified for purposes of this section in
4accordance with paragraph (3).

5(3) Business income shall be apportioned to the enterprise zone
6by multiplying the total California business income of the taxpayer
7by a fraction, the numerator of which is the property factor plus
8the payroll factor, and the denominator of which is two. For
9purposes of this paragraph:

10(A) The property factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is
11the average value of the taxpayer’s real and tangible personal
12property owned or rented and used in the enterprise zone during
13the income year, and the denominator of which is the average value
14of all the taxpayer’s real and tangible personal property owned or
15rented and used in this state during the income year.

16(B) The payroll factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is
17the total amount paid by the taxpayer in the enterprise zone during
18the income year for compensation, and the denominator of which
19is the total compensation paid by the taxpayer in this state during
20the income year.

21(4) The portion of any credit remaining, if any, after application
22of this subdivision, shall be carried over to succeeding taxable
23years, if necessary, until the credit is exhausted, as if it were an
24amount exceeding the “tax” for the taxable year, as provided in
25subdivision (i). However, the portion of any credit remaining for
26carryover to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2014,
27if any, after application of this subdivision, shall be carried over
28only to the succeedingbegin delete fiveend deletebegin insert 10end insert taxable years if necessary, until the
29credit is exhausted, as if it were an amount exceeding the “tax”
30for the taxable year, as provided in subdivision (i).

31(k) The changes made to this section by the act adding this
32subdivision shall apply to taxable years on or after January 1, 1997.

33(l) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), this section shall
34cease to be operative for taxable years beginning on or after January
351, 2014, and shall be repealed on December 1, 2019.

36(2) The section shall continue to apply with respect to qualified
37employees who are employed by the qualified taxpayer within the
38enterprise zone within the 60-month period immediately preceding
39January 1, 2014, and qualified wages paid or incurred with respect
40to those qualified employees shall continue to qualify for the credit
P108  1under this section for taxable years beginning on or after January
21, 2014, in accordance with this section, as amended by the act
3adding this subdivision.

4

SEC. 30.  

Section 23622.8 of the Revenue and Taxation Code
5 is amended to read:

6

23622.8.  

(a) For each taxable year beginning on or after
7January 1, 1998, there shall be allowed a credit against the “tax”
8(as defined in Section 23036) to a qualified taxpayer for hiring a
9qualified disadvantaged individual during the taxable year for
10employment in the manufacturing enhancement area. The credit
11shall be equal to the sum of each of the following:

12(1) Fifty percent of the qualified wages in the first year of
13employment.

14(2) Forty percent of the qualified wages in the second year of
15employment.

16(3) Thirty percent of the qualified wages in the third year of
17employment.

18(4) Twenty percent of the qualified wages in the fourth year of
19employment.

20(5) Ten percent of the qualified wages in the fifth year of
21employment.

22(b) For purposes of this section:

23(1) “Qualified wages” means:

24(A) That portion of wages paid or incurred by the qualified
25taxpayer during the taxable year to qualified disadvantaged
26individuals that does not exceed 150 percent of the minimum wage.

27(B) The total amount of qualified wages which may be taken
28into account for purposes of claiming the credit allowed under this
29section shall not exceed two million dollars ($2,000,000) per
30taxable year.

31(C) Wages received during the 60-month period beginning with
32the first day the qualified disadvantaged individual commences
33employment with the qualified taxpayer. Reemployment in
34connection with any increase, including a regularly occurring
35seasonal increase, in the trade or business operations of the
36qualified taxpayer does not constitute commencement of
37employment for purposes of this section.

38(D) Qualified wages do not include any wages paid or incurred
39by the qualified taxpayer on or after the manufacturing
40enhancement area expiration date. However, wages paid or incurred
P109  1with respect to qualified employees who are employed by the
2qualified taxpayer within the manufacturing enhancement area
3within the 60-month period prior to the manufacturing enhancement
4area expiration date shall continue to qualify for the credit under
5this section after the manufacturing enhancement area expiration
6date, in accordance with all provisions of this section applied as
7if the manufacturing enhancement area designation were still in
8existence and binding.

9(2) “Minimum wage” means the wage established by the
10Industrial Welfare Commission as provided for in Chapter 1
11(commencing with Section 1171) of Part 4 of Division 2 of the
12Labor Code.

13(3) “Manufacturing enhancement area” means an area designated
14pursuant to Section 7073.8 of the Government Code according to
15the procedures of Chapter 12.8 (commencing with Section 7070)
16of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code.

17(4) “Manufacturing enhancement area expiration date” means
18the date the manufacturing enhancement area designation expires,
19is no longer binding, becomes inoperative, or is repealed.

20(5) “Qualified disadvantaged individual” means an individual
21who satisfies all of the following requirements:

22(A) (i) At least 90 percent of whose services for the qualified
23taxpayer during the taxable year are directly related to the conduct
24of the qualified taxpayer’s trade or business located in a
25manufacturing enhancement area.

26(ii) Who performs at least 50 percent of his or her services for
27the qualified taxpayer during the taxable year in the manufacturing
28enhancement area.

29(B) Who is hired by the qualified taxpayer after the designation
30of the area as a manufacturing enhancement area in which the
31individual’s services were primarily performed.

32(C) Who is any of the following immediately preceding the
33 individual’s commencement of employment with the qualified
34taxpayer:

35(i) An individual who has been determined eligible for services
36under the federal Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. Sec.
371501 et seq.) or its successor.

38(ii) Any voluntary or mandatory registrant under the Greater
39Avenues for Independence Act of 1985, or its successor, as
40provided pursuant to Article 3.2 (commencing with Section 11320)
P110  1of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions
2Code.

3(iii) Any individual who has been certified eligible by the
4Employment Development Department under the federal Targeted
5Jobs Tax Credit Program, or its successor, whether or not this
6program is in effect.

7(6) “Qualified taxpayer” means any corporation engaged in a
8trade or business within a manufacturing enhancement area
9designated pursuant to Section 7073.8 of the Government Code
10and that meets all of the following requirements:

11(A) Is engaged in those lines of business described in Codes
120211 to 0291, inclusive, Code 0723, or in Codes 2011 to 3999,
13inclusive, of the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Manual
14published by the United States Office of Management and Budget,
151987 edition.

16(B) At least 50 percent of the qualified taxpayer’s workforce
17hired after the designation of the manufacturing enhancement area
18is composed of individuals who, at the time of hire, are residents
19of the county in which the manufacturing enhancement area is
20located.

21(C) Of this percentage of local hires, at least 30 percent shall
22be qualified disadvantaged individuals.

23(7) “Seasonal employment” means employment by a qualified
24taxpayer that has regular and predictable substantial reductions in
25trade or business operations.

26(c) (1) For purposes of this section, all of the following apply:

27(A) All employees of all corporations that are members of the
28same controlled group of corporations shall be treated as employed
29by a single qualified taxpayer.

30(B) The credit (if any) allowable by this section with respect to
31each member shall be determined by reference to its proportionate
32share of the expenses of the qualified wages giving rise to the
33credit and shall be allocated in that manner.

34(C) Principles that apply in the case of controlled groups of
35corporations, as specified in subdivision (d) of Section 23622.7,
36shall apply with respect to determining employment.

37(2) If a qualified taxpayer acquires the major portion of a trade
38or business of another employer (hereinafter in this paragraph
39referred to as the “predecessor”) or the major portion of a separate
40unit of a trade or business of a predecessor, then, for purposes of
P111  1applying this section (other than subdivision (d)) for any calendar
2year ending after that acquisition, the employment relationship
3between a qualified disadvantaged individual and a qualified
4taxpayer shall not be treated as terminated if the qualified
5disadvantaged individual continues to be employed in that trade
6or business.

7(d) (1) (A) If the employment, other than seasonal employment,
8of any qualified disadvantaged individual, with respect to whom
9qualified wages are taken into account under subdivision (b) is
10terminated by the qualified taxpayer at any time during the first
11270 days of that employment (whether or not consecutive) or before
12the close of the 270th calendar day after the day in which that
13qualified disadvantaged individual completes 90 days of
14employment with the qualified taxpayer, the tax imposed by this
15part for the taxable year in which that employment is terminated
16shall be increased by an amount equal to the credit allowed under
17subdivision (a) for that taxable year and all prior taxable years
18attributable to qualified wages paid or incurred with respect to that
19qualified disadvantaged individual.

20(B) If the seasonal employment of any qualified disadvantaged
21individual, with respect to whom qualified wages are taken into
22account under subdivision (a) is not continued by the qualified
23taxpayer for a period of 270 days of employment during the
2460-month period beginning with the day the qualified
25disadvantaged individual commences seasonal employment with
26the qualified taxpayer, the tax imposed by this part, for the income
27year that includes the 60th month following the month in which
28the qualified disadvantaged individual commences seasonal
29employment with the qualified taxpayer, shall be increased by an
30amount equal to the credit allowed under subdivision (a) for that
31taxable year and all prior taxable years attributable to qualified
32wages paid or incurred with respect to that qualified disadvantaged
33individual.

34(2) (A) Subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) does not apply to
35any of the following:

36(i) A termination of employment of a qualified disadvantaged
37individual who voluntarily leaves the employment of the qualified
38taxpayer.

39(ii) A termination of employment of a qualified disadvantaged
40individual who, before the close of the period referred to in
P112  1subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1), becomes disabled to perform
2the services of that employment, unless that disability is removed
3before the close of that period and the qualified taxpayer fails to
4offer reemployment to that individual.

5(iii) A termination of employment of a qualified disadvantaged
6individual, if it is determined that the termination was due to the
7misconduct (as defined in Sections 1256-30 to 1256-43, inclusive,
8of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations) of that individual.

9(iv) A termination of employment of a qualified disadvantaged
10individual due to a substantial reduction in the trade or business
11operations of the qualified taxpayer.

12(v) A termination of employment of a qualified disadvantaged
13individual, if that individual is replaced by other qualified
14disadvantaged individuals so as to create a net increase in both the
15number of employees and the hours of employment.

16(B) Subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) shall not apply to any
17of the following:

18(i) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
19disadvantaged individual who voluntarily fails to return to the
20seasonal employment of the qualified taxpayer.

21(ii) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
22disadvantaged individual who, before the close of the period
23referred to in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1), becomes disabled
24and unable to perform the services of that seasonal employment,
25unless that disability is removed before the close of that period
26and the qualified taxpayer fails to offer seasonal employment to
27that qualified disadvantaged individual.

28(iii) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
29disadvantaged individual, if it is determined that the failure to
30continue the seasonal employment was due to the misconduct (as
31defined in Sections 1256-30 to 1256-43, inclusive, of Title 22 of
32the California Code of Regulations) of that qualified disadvantaged
33individual.

34(iv) A failure to continue seasonal employment of a qualified
35disadvantaged individual due to a substantial reduction in the
36regular seasonal trade or business operations of the qualified
37taxpayer.

38(v) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
39disadvantaged individual, if that qualified disadvantaged individual
40is replaced by other qualified disadvantaged individuals so as to
P113  1create a net increase in both the number of seasonal employees
2and the hours of seasonal employment.

3(C) For purposes of paragraph (1), the employment relationship
4between the qualified taxpayer and a qualified disadvantaged
5individual shall not be treated as terminated by either of the
6following:

7(i) By a transaction to which Section 381(a) of the Internal
8Revenue Code applies, if the qualified disadvantaged individual
9continues to be employed by the acquiring corporation.

10(ii) By reason of a mere change in the form of conducting the
11trade or business of the qualified taxpayer, if the qualified
12disadvantaged individual continues to be employed in that trade
13or business and the qualified taxpayer retains a substantial interest
14in that trade or business.

15(3) Any increase in tax under paragraph (1) shall not be treated
16as tax imposed by this part for purposes of determining the amount
17of any credit allowable under this part.

18(e) The credit shall be reduced by the credit allowed under
19Section 23621. The credit shall also be reduced by the federal
20credit allowed under Section 51 of the Internal Revenue Code.

21In addition, any deduction otherwise allowed under this part for
22the wages or salaries paid or incurred by the qualified taxpayer
23upon which the credit is based shall be reduced by the amount of
24the credit, prior to any reduction required by subdivision (f) or (g).

25(f) In the case where the credit otherwise allowed under this
26section exceeds the “tax” for the taxable year, that portion of the
27credit that exceeds the “tax” may be carried over and added to the
28credit, if any, in the succeedingbegin delete fiveend deletebegin insert 10end insert taxable years, if necessary,
29until the credit is exhausted. The credit shall be applied first to the
30earliest taxable years possible.

31(g) (1) The amount of credit otherwise allowed under this
32section, including prior year credit carryovers, that may reduce
33the “tax” for the taxable year shall not exceed the amount of tax
34that would be imposed on the qualified taxpayer’s business income
35attributed to a manufacturing enhancement area determined as if
36that attributed income represented all of the net income of the
37qualified taxpayer subject to tax under this part.

38(2) Attributable income is that portion of the taxpayer’s
39California source business income that is apportioned to the
40manufacturing enhancement area. For that purpose, the taxpayer’s
P114  1business income attributable to sources in this state first shall be
2 determined in accordance with Chapter 17 (commencing with
3Section 25101). That business income shall be further apportioned
4to the manufacturing enhancement area in accordance with Article
52 (commencing with Section 25120) of Chapter 17, modified for
6purposes of this section in accordance with paragraph (3).

7(3) Income shall be apportioned to a manufacturing enhancement
8area by multiplying the total California business income of the
9taxpayer by a fraction, the numerator of which is the property
10factor plus the payroll factor, and the denominator of which is two.
11For the purposes of this paragraph:

12(A) The property factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is
13the average value of the taxpayer’s real and tangible personal
14property owned or rented and used in the manufacturing
15enhancement area during the taxable year, and the denominator
16of which is the average value of all the taxpayer’s real and tangible
17personal property owned or rented and used in this state during
18the taxable year.

19(B) The payroll factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is
20the total amount paid by the taxpayer in the manufacturing
21enhancement area during the taxable year for compensation, and
22the denominator of which is the total compensation paid by the
23taxpayer in this state during the taxable year.

24(4) The portion of any credit remaining, if any, after application
25of this subdivision, shall be carried over to succeeding taxable
26years, if necessary, until the credit is exhausted, as if it were an
27amount exceeding the “tax” for the taxable year, as provided in
28subdivision (g). However, the portion of any credit remaining for
29carryover to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2014,
30if any, after application of this subdivision, shall be carried over
31only to the succeedingbegin delete fiveend deletebegin insert 10end insert taxable years if necessary, until the
32credit is exhausted, as if it were an amount exceeding the “tax”
33for the taxable year, as provided in subdivision (g).

34(h) If the taxpayer is allowed a credit pursuant to this section
35for qualified wages paid or incurred, only one credit shall be
36allowed to the taxpayer under this part with respect to any wage
37consisting in whole or in part of those qualified wages.

38(i) The qualified taxpayer shall do both of the following:

39(1) Obtain from the Employment Development Department, as
40permitted by federal law, the local county or city Job Training
P115  1Partnership Act administrative entity, the local county GAIN office
2or social services agency, or the local government administering
3the manufacturing enhancement area, a certification that provides
4 that a qualified disadvantaged individual meets the eligibility
5requirements specified in paragraph (5) of subdivision (b). The
6Employment Development Department may provide preliminary
7screening and referral to a certifying agency. The Department of
8Housing and Community Development shall develop regulations
9governing the issuance of certificates pursuant to subdivision (d)
10of Section 7086 of the Government Code and shall develop forms
11for this purpose.

12(2) Retain a copy of the certification and provide it upon request
13to the Franchise Tax Board.

14(j) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), this section shall
15cease to be operative for taxable years beginning on or after January
161, 2014, and shall be repealed on December 1, 2019.

17(2) The section shall continue to apply with respect to qualified
18 employees who are employed by the qualified taxpayer within the
19manufacturing enhancement area within the 60-month period
20immediately preceding January 1, 2014, and qualified wages paid
21or incurred with respect to those qualified employees shall continue
22to qualify for the credit under this section for taxable years
23beginning on or after January 1, 2014, in accordance with this
24section, as amended by the act adding this subdivision.

25

SEC. 31.  

Section 23623 of the Revenue and Taxation Code,
26as added by Section 8 of Chapter 10 of the Third Extraordinary
27Session of the Statutes of 2009, is repealed.

28

SEC. 32.  

Section 23623 of the Revenue and Taxation Code,
29as added by Section 8 of Chapter 17 of the Third Extraordinary
30Session of the Statutes of 2009, is amended to read:

31

23623.  

(a) For each taxable year beginning on or after January
321, 2009, there shall be allowed as a credit against the “tax,” as
33defined in Section 23036, three thousand dollars ($3,000) for each
34net increase in qualified full-time employees, as specified in
35subdivision (c), hired during the taxable year by a qualified
36employer.

37(b) For purposes of this section:

38(1) “Acquired” includes any gift, inheritance, transfer incident
39to divorce, or any other transfer, whether or not for consideration.

40(2) “Qualified full-time employee” means:

P116  1(A) A qualified employee who was paid qualified wages during
2the taxable year by the qualified employer for services of not less
3than an average of 35 hours per week.

4(B) A qualified employee who was a salaried employee and
5was paid compensation during the taxable year for full-time
6employment, within the meaning of Section 515 of the Labor Code,
7by the qualified employer.

8(3) A “qualified employee” shall not include any of the
9following:

10(A) An employee certified as a qualified employee in an
11enterprise zone designated in accordance with Chapter 12.8
12(commencing with Section 7070) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the
13Government Code.

14(B) An employee certified as a qualified disadvantaged
15individual in a manufacturing enhancement area designated in
16accordance with Section 7073.8 of the Government Code.

17(C) An employee certified as a qualified employee in a targeted
18tax area designated in accordance with Section 7097 of the
19Government Code.

20(D) An employee certified as a qualified disadvantaged
21individual or a qualified displaced employee in a local agency
22military base recovery area (LAMBRA) designated in accordance
23with Chapter 12.97 (commencing with Section 7105) of Division
247 of Title 1 of the Government Code.

25(E) An employee whose wages are included in calculating any
26other credit allowed under this part.

27(4) “Qualified employer” means a taxpayer that, as of the last
28day of the preceding taxable year, employed a total of 20 or fewer
29employees.

30(5) “Qualified wages” means wages subject to Division 6
31(commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance
32Code.

33(6) “Annual full-time equivalent” means either of the following:

34(A) In the case of a full-time employee paid hourly qualified
35wages, “annual full-time equivalent” means the total number of
36hours worked for the taxpayer by the employee (not to exceed
372,000 hours per employee) divided by 2,000.

38(B) In the case of a salaried full-time employee, “annual
39full-time equivalent” means the total number of weeks worked for
40the taxpayer by the employee divided by 52.

P117  1(c) The net increase in qualified full-time employees of a
2qualified employer shall be determined as provided by this
3subdivision:

4(1) (A) The net increase in qualified full-time employees shall
5be determined on an annual full-time equivalent basis by
6subtracting from the amount determined in subparagraph (C) the
7amount determined in subparagraph (B).

8(B) The total number of qualified full-time employees employed
9in the preceding taxable year by the taxpayer and by any trade or
10business acquired by the taxpayer during the current taxable year.

11(C) The total number of full-time employees employed in the
12current taxable year by the taxpayer and by any trade or business
13acquired during the current taxable year.

14(2) For taxpayers who first commence doing business in this
15state during the taxable year, the number of full-time employees
16for the immediately preceding prior taxable year shall be zero.

17(d) In the case where the credit allowed by this section exceeds
18the “tax,” the excess may be carried over to reduce the “tax” in
19the following year, and succeeding seven years if necessary, until
20the credit is exhausted.

21(e) Any deduction otherwise allowed under this part for qualified
22wages shall not be reduced by the amount of the credit allowed
23under this section.

24(f) For purposes of this section:

25(1) All employees of the trades or businesses that are treated as
26related under either Section 267, 318, or 707 of the Internal
27Revenue Code shall be treated as employed by a single taxpayer.

28(2) In determining whether the taxpayer has first commenced
29doing business in this state during the taxable year, the provisions
30of subdivision (f) of Section 17276, without application of
31paragraph (7) of that subdivision, shall apply.

32(g) (1) (A) Credit under this section and Section 17053.80 shall
33be allowed only for credits claimed on timely filed original returns
34received by the Franchise Tax Board on or before the cutoff date
35established by the Franchise Tax Board.

36(B) For purposes of this paragraph, the cutoff date shall be the
37last day of the calendar quarter within which the Franchise Tax
38Board estimates it will have received timely filed original returns
39claiming credits under this section and Section 17053.80 that
P118  1cumulatively total four hundred million dollars ($400,000,000)
2for all taxable years.

3(2) The date a return is received shall be determined by the
4Franchise Tax Board.

5(3) (A) The determinations of the Franchise Tax Board with
6respect to the cutoff date, the date a return is received, and whether
7a return has been timely filed for purposes of this subdivision may
8not be reviewed in any administrative or judicial proceeding.

9(B) Any disallowance of a credit claimed due to a determination
10under this subdivision, including the application of the limitation
11specified in paragraph (1), shall be treated as a mathematical error
12appearing on the return. Any amount of tax resulting from such
13disallowance may be assessed by the Franchise Tax Board in the
14same manner as provided by Section 19051.

15(4) The Franchise Tax Board shall periodically provide notice
16on its Web site with respect to the amount of credit under this
17section and Section 17053.80 claimed on timely filed original
18returns received by the Franchise Tax Board.

19(h) (1) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe rules, guidelines
20or procedures necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes
21of this section, including any guidelines regarding the limitation
22on total credits allowable under this section and Section 17053.80
23and guidelines necessary to avoid the application of paragraph (2)
24of subdivision (f) through splitups, shell corporations, partnerships,
25tiered ownership structures, or otherwise.

26(2) Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of
27Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code does not apply to
28any standard, criterion, procedure, determination, rule, notice, or
29guideline established or issued by the Franchise Tax Board
30pursuant to this section.

31(i) This section shall cease to be operative for taxable years
32beginning on or after January 1, 2014, and shall be repealed on
33December 1, 2014.

34

SEC. 33.  

Section 23626 is added to the Revenue and Taxation
35Code
, to read:

36

23626.  

(a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after
37January 1, 2014, and before January 1,begin delete 2019,end deletebegin insert 2021,end insert there shall be
38allowed to a qualified taxpayer that hires a qualified full-time
39employee and pays or incurs qualified wages attributable to work
40performed by the qualified full-time employee in a designated
P119  1census tract or former enterprise zone, and that receives a tentative
2credit reservation for that qualified full-time employee, a credit
3against the “tax,” as defined by Section 23036, in an amount
4calculated under this section.

5(2) The amount of the credit allowable under this section for a
6taxable year shall be equal to the product of the tentative credit
7amount for the taxable year and the applicable percentage for the
8taxable year.

9(3) (A) If a qualified taxpayer relocates to a designated census
10tract or former enterprise zone, the qualified taxpayer shall be
11allowed a credit with respect to qualified wages for each qualified
12full-time employee who is employed within the new location only
13if the qualified taxpayer provides each employee at the previous
14location or locations a written offer of employment at the new
15location in the designated census tract or former enterprise zone
16with comparable compensation.

17(B) For purposes of this paragraph, “relocates to a designated
18census tract or former enterprise zone” means an increase in the
19number of qualified full-time employees, employed by a qualified
20taxpayer, within a designated census tract or tracts or former
21enterprise zones within a 12-month period in which there is a
22decrease in the number of full-time employees, employed by the
23qualified taxpayer in this state, but outside of designated census
24tracts or former enterprise zone.

25(C) This paragraph shall not apply to a small business.

26(4) The credit allowed by this section may only be claimed on
27a timely filed original return of the qualified taxpayer and only
28with respect to a qualified full-time employee for whom the
29qualified taxpayer has received a tentative credit reservation.

30(b) For purposes of this section:

31(1) The “tentative credit amount” for a taxable year shall be
32equal to the product of the applicable credit percentage for each
33qualified full-time employee and the qualified wages paid by the
34qualified taxpayer during the taxable year to that qualified full-time
35employee.

36(2) The “applicable percentage” for a taxable year shall be equal
37to a fraction, the numerator of which is the net increase in the total
38number of full-time employees employed in this state during the
39taxable year, determined on an annual full-time equivalent basis,
40as compared with the total number of full-time employees
P120  1employed in this state during the base year, determined on the
2same basis, and the denominator of which shall be the total number
3of qualified full-time employees employed in this state during the
4taxable year. The applicable percentage shall not exceed 100
5percent.

6(3) The “applicable credit percentage” means the credit
7percentage for the calendar year during which a qualified full-time
8employee was first employed by the qualified taxpayer. The
9applicable credit percentage for all calendar years shall be 35
10percent.

11(4) “Base year” means the 2013 taxable year, or in the case of
12a qualified taxpayer who first hires a qualified full-time employee
13in a taxable year beginning on or after January 2015, the taxable
14year immediately preceding the taxable year in which the qualified
15full-time employee was hired.

16(5) “Acquired” includes any gift, inheritance, transfer incident
17to divorce, or any other transfer, whether or not for consideration.

18(6) “Annual full-time equivalent” means either of the following:

19(A) In the case of a full-time employee paid hourly qualified
20wages, “annual full-time equivalent” means the total number of
21 hours worked for the qualified taxpayer by the employee (not to
22exceed 2,000 hours per employee) divided by 2,000.

23(B) In the case of a salaried full-time employee, “annual
24full-time equivalent” means the total number of weeks worked for
25the qualified taxpayer by the employee divided by 52.

26(7) “Designated census tract” means a census tract within the
27state that is determined by the Department of Finance to have a
28civilian unemployment rate that is within the top 25 percent of all
29census tracts within the state and has a poverty rate within the top
3025 percent of all census tracts within the state, as prescribed in
31Section 13073.5 of the Government Code.

32(8) “Former enterprise zone” means an enterprise zone
33designated as of December 31, 2011, and any expansion of an
34enterprise zone prior to December 31, 2012, under former Chapter
3512.8 (commencing with former Section 7070) of Division 7 of
36Title 1 of the Government Code, as in effect on December 31,
372012, excluding any census tract within an enterprise zone that is
38identified by the Department of Finance pursuant to Section
3913073.5 of the Government Code as a census tract within the lowest
P121  1quartile of census tracts with the lowest civilian unemployment
2and poverty.

3(9) “Minimum wage” means the wage established pursuant to
4Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1171) of Part 4 of Division
52 of the Labor Code.

6(10) (A) “Qualified full-time employee” means an individual
7who meets all of the following requirements:

8(i) Performs at least 50 percent of his or her services for the
9qualified taxpayer during the taxable year in a designated census
10tract or former enterprise zone.

11(ii) Receives starting wages that are at least 150 percent of the
12minimum wage.

13(iii) Is hired by the qualified taxpayer on or after January 1,
142014.

15(iv) Is hired by the qualified taxpayer after the date the
16Department of Finance determines that the census tract referred
17to in clause (i) is a designated census tract or that the census tracts
18within a former enterprise zone are not census tracts with the lowest
19civilian unemployment and poverty.

20(v) Satisfies either of the following conditions:

21(I) Is paid qualified wages by the qualified taxpayer for services
22not less than an average of 35 hours per week.

23(II) Is a salaried employee and was paid compensation during
24the taxable year for full-time employment, within the meaning of
25Section 515 of the Labor Code, by the qualified taxpayer.

26(vii) Upon commencement of employment with the qualified
27taxpayer, satisfies any of the following conditions:

28(I) Was unemployed for the six months immediately preceding
29employment with the qualified taxpayer. In the case of an
30individual who completed a program of study at a college,
31university, or other postsecondary educational institution, received
32a baccalaureate, postgraduate, or professional degree, and was
33unemployed for the six months immediately preceding employment
34with the qualified taxpayer, that individual must have completed
35that program of study at least 12 months prior to the individual’s
36commencement of employment with the qualified taxpayer.

37(II) Is a veteran that had not been employed since separation
38from service in the Armed Forces of the United States.

P122  1(III) Was a recipient of the credit allowed under Section 32 of
2the Internal Revenue Code, relating to earned income, as applicable
3for federal purposes, for the previous taxable year.

begin insert

4(IV) Was an ex-offender, within the meaning of Section 23622.7.

end insert

5(B) An individual may only be considered a qualified full-time
6employee for the period of time commencing with the date the
7individual is first employed by the qualified taxpayer and ending
860 months thereafter.

9(11) (A) “Qualified taxpayer” means a corporation engaged in
10a trade or business within designated census tract or former
11enterprise zone that, during the taxable year, pays or incurs
12qualified wages.

13(B) In the case of any pass-thru entity, the determination of
14whether a taxpayer is a qualified taxpayer under this section shall
15be made at the entity level and any credit under this section or
16Section 17053.73 shall be allowed to the pass-thru entity and
17passed through to the partners and shareholders in accordance with
18applicable provisions of this part or Part 10 (commencing with
19Section 17001). For purposes of this subdivision, the term
20“pass-thru entity” means any partnership or “S” corporation.

21(C) “Qualified taxpayer” shall not include any of the following:

22(i) Employers that provide temporary help services, as described
23in Code 561320 of the North American Industry Classification
24System (NAICS) published by the United States Office of
25Management and Budget, 2012 edition.

26(ii) Employers that provide retail trade services, as described
27in Sector 44-45 of the North American Industry Classification
28System (NAICS) published by the United States Office of
29Management and Budget, 2012 edition.

30(iii) Employers that are primarily engaged in providing food
31services, as described in Code 711110, 722511, 722513, 722514,
32or 722515 of the North American Industry Classification System
33(NAICS) published by the United States Office of Management
34and Budget, 2012 edition.

35(iv) Employers that are primarily engaged in services as
36described in Code 713210, 721120, or 722410 of the North
37American Industry Classification System (NAICS) published by
38the United States Office of Management and Budget, 2012 edition.

39(D) Subparagraph (C) shall not apply to a taxpayer that is a
40“small business.”

P123  1(12) “Qualified wages” means those wages that meet all of the
2following requirements:

3(A) That portion of wages paid or incurred by the qualified
4taxpayer during the taxable year to each qualified full-time
5employee that exceeds 150 percent of minimum wage, but does
6not exceed 350 percent of the minimum wage.

7(B) Wages paid or incurred during the 60-month period
8beginning with the first day the qualified full-time employee
9commences employment with the qualified taxpayer. In the case
10of any employee who is reemployed, including regularly occurring
11seasonal increase, in the trade or business operations of the
12qualified taxpayer, this reemployment shall not be treated as
13constituting commencement of employment for purposes of this
14section.

15(C) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of subdivision (m),
16qualified wages shall not include any wages paid or incurred by
17the qualified taxpayer on or after the date that the Department of
18Finance’s redesignation of designated census tracts is effective,
19as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (g), so that a census
20tract is no longer determined to be a designated census tract.

21(13) “Seasonal employment” means employment by a qualified
22taxpayer that has regular and predictable substantial reductions in
23trade or business operations.

24(14) (A) “Small business” means a trade or business that has
25aggregate gross receipts, less returns and allowances reportable to
26this state, of less than two million dollars ($2,000,000) during the
27previous taxable year.

28(B) (i) For purposes of this paragraph, “gross receipts, less
29returns and allowances reportable to this state,” means the sum of
30the gross receipts from the production of business income, as
31defined in subdivision (a) of Section 25120, and the gross receipts
32from the production of nonbusiness income, as defined in
33subdivision (d) of Section 25120.

34(ii) In the case of any trade or business activity conducted by a
35partnership or an “S” corporation, the limitations set forth in
36subparagraph (A) shall be applied to the partnership or “S”
37corporation and to each partner or shareholder.

38(iii) For taxpayers that are required to be included in a combined
39report under Section 25101 or authorized to be included in a
40combined report under Section 25101.15, the dollar amount
P124  1specified in subparagraph (A) shall apply to the aggregate gross
2receipts of all taxpayers that are required to be or authorized to be
3included in a combined report.

4(15) An individual is “unemployed” for any period for which
5the individual is all of the following:

6(A) Not in receipt of wages subject to withholding under Section
713020 of the Unemployment Insurance Code for that period.

8(B) Not a self-employed individual (within the meaning of
9Section 401(c)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to
10self-employed individual) for that period.

11(C) Not a registered full-time student at a high school, college,
12university, or other postsecondary educational institution for that
13period.

14(c) The net increase in full-time employees of a qualified
15taxpayer shall be determined as provided by this subdivision:

16(1) (A) The net increase in full-time employees shall be
17determined on an annual full-time equivalent basis by subtracting
18from the amount determined in subparagraph (C) the amount
19determined in subparagraph (B).

20(B) The total number of full-time employees employed in the
21base year by the taxpayer and by any trade or business acquired
22by the taxpayer during the current taxable year.

23(C) The total number of full-time employees employed in the
24current taxable year by the taxpayer and by any trade or business
25acquired during the current taxable year.

26(2) For taxpayers who first commence doing business in this
27state during the taxable year, the number of full-time employees
28for the base year shall be zero.

29(d) For purposes of this section:

30(1) All employees of the trades or businesses that are treated as
31related under Section 267, 318, or 707 of the Internal Revenue
32Code shall be treated as employed by a single taxpayer.

33(2) In determining whether the taxpayer has first commenced
34doing business in this state during the taxable year, the provisions
35of subdivision (g) of Section 24416.20, without application of
36paragraph (7) of that subdivision, shall apply.

37(e) (1) To be eligible for the credit allowed by this section, a
38qualified taxpayer shall, upon hiring a qualified full-time employee,
39request a tentative credit reservation from the Franchise Tax Board
40within 30 days of complying with the Employment Development
P125  1Department’s new hire reporting requirement as provided in
2Section 1088.5 of the Unemployment Insurance Code, in the form
3and manner prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board.

4(2) To obtain a tentative credit reservation with respect to a
5qualified full-time employee, the qualified taxpayer shall provide
6necessary information, as determined by the Franchise Tax Board,
7including the name, the social security number, the start date of
8employment, the rate of pay of the qualified full-time employee,
9the qualified taxpayer’s gross receipts, less returns and allowances,
10for the previous taxable year, and whether the qualified full-time
11employee is a resident of a targeted employment area, as defined
12in former Section 7072 of the Government Code, as in effect on
13December 31, 2013.

14(3) The qualified taxpayer shall provide the Franchise Tax Board
15an annual certification of employment with respect to each
16qualified full-time employee hire in a previous taxable year, on or
17before the 15th day of the third month of the taxable year. The
18certification shall include necessary information, as determined
19by the Franchise Tax Board, including the name, social security
20number, start date of employment, and rate of pay for each qualified
21full-time employee employed by the qualified taxpayer.

22(4) A tentative credit reservation provided to a taxpayer with
23respect to an employee of that taxpayer shall not constitute a
24determination by the Franchise Tax Board with respect to any of
25the requirements of this section regarding a taxpayer’s eligibility
26for the credit authorized by this section.

27(f) The Franchise Tax Board shall do all of the following:

28(1) Approve a tentative credit reservation with respect to a
29qualified full-time employee hired during a calendar year.

30(2) Determine the aggregate tentative reservation amount and
31the aggregate small business tentative reservation amount for a
32calendar year.

33(3) A tentative credit reservation request from a qualified
34taxpayer with respect to a qualified full-time employee who is a
35resident of a targeted employment area, as defined in former
36Section 7072 of the Government Code, as in effect on December
3731, 2013, shall be expeditiously processed by the Franchise Tax
38Board. The residence of a qualified full-time employee in a targeted
39employment area shall have no other effect on the eligibility of an
P126  1individual as a qualified full-time employee or the eligibility of a
2qualified taxpayer for the credit authorized by this section.

3(4) Notwithstanding Section 19542, provide as a
4begin delete searchabledatabaseend deletebegin insert searchable databaseend insert on its Internet Web site,
5for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2014, and
6before January 1,begin delete 2019,end deletebegin insert 2021, end insert the employer names, amounts of
7tax credit claimed, and number of new jobs created for each taxable
8year pursuant to this section and Section 17053.73.

9(g) (1) The Department of Finance shall, by January 1, 2014,
10and by January 1 of every fifth year thereafter, provide the
11Franchise Tax Board with a list of the designated census tracts and
12a list of census tracts with the lowest civilian unemployment rate.

13(2) The redesignation of designated census tracts and lowest
14civilian unemployment census tracts by the Department of Finance
15as provided in Section 13073.5 of the Government Code shall be
16effective, for purposes of this credit, one year after the date that
17the Department of Finance redesignates the designated census
18tracts.

19(h) (1) For purposes of this section:

20(A) All employees of the trades or businesses that are treated
21as related under Section 267, 318, or 707 of the Internal Revenue
22Code shall be treated as employed by a single qualified taxpayer.

23(B) All employees of all corporations that are members of the
24same controlled group of corporations shall be treated as employed
25by a single qualified taxpayer.

26(C) The credit, if any, allowable by this section to each member
27shall be determined by reference to its proportionate share of the
28expense of the qualified wages giving rise to the credit, and shall
29be allocated in that manner.

30(D) If a qualified taxpayer acquires the major portion of a trade
31or business of another taxpayer, hereinafter in this paragraph
32referred to as the predecessor, or the major portion of a separate
33unit of a trade or business of a predecessor, then, for purposes of
34applying this section for any taxable year ending after that
35acquisition, the employment relationship between a qualified
36full-time employee and a qualified taxpayer shall not be treated
37as terminated if the employee continues to be employed in that
38trade or business.

P127  1(2) For purposes of this subdivision, “controlled group of
2corporations” means a controlled group of corporations as defined
3in Section 1563(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, except that:

4(A) “More than 50 percent” shall be substituted for “at least 80
5percent” each place it appears in Section 1563(a)(1) of the Internal
6Revenue Code.

7(B) The determination shall be made without regard to
8subsections (a)(4) and (e)(3)(C) of Section 1563 of the Internal
9Revenue Code.

10(3) Rules similar to the rules provided in Sections 46(e) and
1146(h) of the Internal Revenue Code, as in effect on November 4,
121990, shall apply to both of the following:

13(A) An organization to which Section 593 of the Internal
14Revenue Code applies.

15(B) A regulated investment company or a real estate investment
16trust subject to taxation under this part.

17(i) (1) If the employment of any qualified full-time employee,
18with respect to whom qualified wages are taken into account under
19subdivision (a), is terminated by the qualified taxpayer at any time
20during the first 36 months after commencing employment with
21the qualified taxpayer, whether or not consecutive, the tax imposed
22by this part for the taxable year in which that employment is
23terminated shall be increased by an amount equal to the credit
24allowed under subdivision (a) for that taxable year and all prior
25taxable years attributable to qualified wages paid or incurred with
26respect to that employee.

27(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any of the following:

28(A) A termination of employment of a qualified full-time
29employee who voluntarily leaves the employment of the qualified
30taxpayer.

31(B) A termination of employment of a qualified full-time
32employee who, before the close of the period referred to in
33paragraph (1), becomes disabled and unable to perform the services
34of that employment, unless that disability is removed before the
35close of that period and the qualified taxpayer fails to offer
36reemployment to that employee.

37(C) A termination of employment of a qualified full-time
38employee, if it is determined that the termination was due to the
39misconduct, as defined in Sections 1256-30 to 1256-43, inclusive,
40of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, of that employee.

P128  1(D) A termination of employment of a qualified full-time
2employee due to a substantial reduction in the trade or business
3operations of the qualified taxpayer, including reductions due to
4seasonal employment.

5(E) A termination of employment of a qualified full-time
6employee, if that employee is replaced by other qualified full-time
7employees so as to create a net increase in both the number of
8employees and the hours of employment.

9(F) A termination of employment of a qualified full-time
10employee, when that employment is considered seasonal
11employment and the qualified employee is rehired on a seasonal
12basis.

13(3) For purposes of paragraph (1), the employment relationship
14between the qualified taxpayer and a qualified full-time employee
15shall not be treated as terminated by reason of a mere change in
16the form of conducting the trade or business of the qualified
17taxpayer, if the qualified full-time employee continues to be
18employed in that trade or business and the qualified taxpayer retains
19a substantial interest in that trade or business.

20(4) Any increase in tax under paragraph (1) shall not be treated
21as tax imposed by this part for purposes of determining the amount
22of any credit allowable under this part.

23(j) In the case where the credit allowed by this section exceeds
24the “tax,” the excess may be carried over to reduce the “tax” in
25the following year, and the succeeding four years if necessary,
26until exhausted.

27(k) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe rules, guidelines,
28or procedures necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes
29of this section, including any guidelines regarding the allocation
30of the credit allowed under this section. Chapter 3.5 (commencing
31with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the
32Government Code shall not apply to any rule, guideline, or
33procedure prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this
34section.

35(l) (1) Upon the effective date of this section, the Department
36of Finance shall estimate the total dollar amount of credits that
37will be claimed under this section with respect to each fiscal year
38from the 2013-14 fiscal year to thebegin delete 2018-19end deletebegin insert 2020end insertbegin insert-21end insert fiscal year,
39inclusive.

P129  1(2) The Franchise Tax Board shall annually provide to the Joint
2Legislative Budget Committee, by no later than March 1, a report
3of the total dollar amount of the credits claimed under this section
4with respect to the relevant fiscal year. The report shall compare
5the total dollar amount of credits claimed under this section with
6respect to that fiscal year with the department’s estimate with
7respect to that same fiscal year. If the total dollar amount of credits
8claimed for the fiscal year is less than the estimate for that fiscal
9year, the report shall identify options for increasing annual claims
10of the credit so as to meet estimated amounts.

11(m) (1) This section shall remain in effect only until December
121, 2024, and as of that date is repealed.

13(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of subdivision (a), this section
14shall continue to be operative for taxable years beginning on or
15after January 1,begin delete 2019,end deletebegin insert 2021,end insert but only with respect to qualified
16full-time employees who commenced employment with a qualified
17taxpayer in a designated census tract or former enterprise zone in
18a taxable year beginning before January 1,begin delete 2019end deletebegin insert 2021end insert.

19(3) This section shall remain operative for any qualified taxpayer
20with respect to any qualified full-time employee after the
21designated census tract is no longer designated or a former
22enterprise zone ceases to be a former enterprise zone, as defined
23in this section, for the remaining period, if any, of the 60-month
24period after the original date of hiring of an otherwise qualified
25full-time employee and any wages paid or incurred with respect
26to those qualified full-time employees after the designated census
27tract is no longer designated or a former enterprise zone ceases to
28be a former enterprise zone, ad defined in this section, shall be
29treated as qualified wages under this section, provided the
30employee satisfies any other requirements of paragraphs (10) and
31(12) of subdivision (b), as if the designated census tract was still
32designated and binding.

33

SEC. 34.  

Section 23633 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is
34amended to read:

35

23633.  

(a) For each taxable year beginning on or after January
361, 1998, and before January 1, 2014, there shall be allowed as a
37credit against the “tax” (as defined by Section 23036) for the
38taxable year an amount equal to the sales or use tax paid or incurred
39during the taxable year by the qualified taxpayer in connection
P130  1with the qualified taxpayer’s purchase of qualified property before
2January 1, 2014.

3(b) For purposes of this section:

4(1) “Qualified property” means property that meets all of the
5following requirements:

6(A) Is any of the following:

7(i) Machinery and machinery parts used for fabricating,
8processing, assembling, and manufacturing.

9(ii) Machinery and machinery parts used for the production of
10renewable energy resources.

11(iii) Machinery and machinery parts used for either of the
12following:

13(I) Air pollution control mechanisms.

14(II) Water pollution control mechanisms.

15(iv) Data-processing and communications equipment, such as
16computers, computer-automated drafting systems, copy machines,
17telephone systems, and faxes.

18(v) Motion picture manufacturing equipment central to
19production and postproduction, such as cameras, audio recorders,
20and digital image and sound processing equipment.

21(B) The total cost of qualified property purchased and placed
22in service in any taxable year that may be taken into account by
23any qualified taxpayer for purposes of claiming this credit shall
24not exceed twenty million dollars ($20,000,000).

25(C) The qualified property is used by the qualified taxpayer
26exclusively in a targeted tax area.

27(D) The qualified property is purchased and placed in service
28before the date the targeted tax area designation expires, is revoked,
29is no longer binding, or becomes inoperative.

30(2) (A) “Qualified taxpayer” means a corporation that meets
31both of the following:

32(i) Is engaged in a trade or business within a targeted tax area
33designated pursuant to Chapter 12.93 (commencing with Section
347097) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code.

35(ii) Is engaged in those lines of business described in Codes
362000 to 2099, inclusive; 2200 to 3999, inclusive; 4200 to 4299,
37inclusive; 4500 to 4599, inclusive; and 4700 to 5199, inclusive,
38of the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Manual published
39by the United States Office of Management and Budget, 1987
40edition.

P131  1(B) In the case of any pass-through entity, the determination of
2whether a taxpayer is a qualified taxpayer under this section shall
3be made at the entity level and any credit under this section or
4Section 17053.33 shall be allowed to the pass-through entity and
5passed through to the partners or shareholders in accordance with
6applicable provisions of this part or Part 10 (commencing with
7Section 17001). For purposes of this subparagraph, the term
8“pass-through entity” means any partnership or S corporation.

9(3) “Targeted tax area” means the area designated pursuant to
10Chapter 12.93 (commencing with Section 7097) of Division 7 of
11Title 1 of the Government Code.

12(c) If the qualified taxpayer is allowed a credit for qualified
13property pursuant to this section, only one credit shall be allowed
14to the taxpayer under this part with respect to that qualified
15property.

16(d) If the qualified taxpayer has purchased property upon which
17a use tax has been paid or incurred, the credit provided by this
18section shall be allowed only if qualified property of a comparable
19quality and price is not timely available for purchase in this state.

20(e) In the case where the credit otherwise allowed under this
21section exceeds the “tax” for the taxable year, that portion of the
22credit that exceeds the “tax” may be carried over and added to the
23credit, if any, in the succeedingbegin delete fiveend deletebegin insert 10end insert taxable years, if necessary,
24until the credit is exhausted. The credit shall be applied first to the
25earliest taxable years possible.

26(f) Any qualified taxpayer who elects to be subject to this section
27shall not be entitled to increase the basis of the qualified property
28as otherwise required by Section 164(a) of the Internal Revenue
29Code with respect to sales or use tax paid or incurred in connection
30with the qualified taxpayer’s purchase of qualified property.

31(g) (1) The amount of credit otherwise allowed under this
32section and Section 23634, including any credit carryover from
33prior years, that may reduce the “tax” for the taxable year shall
34not exceed the amount of tax that would be imposed on the
35qualified taxpayer’s business income attributable to the targeted
36tax area determined as if that attributable income represented all
37of the income of the qualified taxpayer subject to tax under this
38part.

39(2) Attributable income shall be that portion of the taxpayer’s
40California source business income that is apportioned to the
P132  1targeted tax area. For that purpose, the taxpayer’s business income
2attributable to sources in this state first shall be determined in
3accordance with Chapter 17 (commencing with Section 25101).
4That business income shall be further apportioned to the targeted
5tax area in accordance with Article 2 (commencing with Section
625120) of Chapter 17, modified for purposes of this section in
7 accordance with paragraph (3).

8(3) Business income shall be apportioned to the targeted tax
9area by multiplying the total California business income of the
10taxpayer by a fraction, the numerator of which is the property
11factor plus the payroll factor, and the denominator of which is two.
12For purposes of this paragraph:

13(A) The property factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is
14the average value of the taxpayer’s real and tangible personal
15property owned or rented and used in the targeted tax area during
16the taxable year and the denominator of which is the average value
17of all the taxpayer’s real and tangible personal property owned or
18rented and used in this state during the taxable year.

19(B) The payroll factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is
20the total amount paid by the taxpayer in the targeted tax area during
21the taxable year for compensation, and the denominator of which
22is the total compensation paid by the taxpayer in this state during
23the taxable year.

24(4) The portion of any credit remaining, if any, after application
25of this subdivision, shall be carried over to succeeding taxable
26years, if necessary, until the credit is exhausted, as if it were an
27amount exceeding the “tax” for the taxable year, as provided in
28subdivision (e). However, the portion of any credit remaining for
29carryover to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2014,
30if any, after application of this subdivision, shall be carried over
31only to the succeedingbegin delete fiveend deletebegin insert 10end insert taxable years if necessary, until the
32credit is exhausted, as if it were an amount exceeding the “tax”
33for the taxable year, as provided in subdivision (e).

34(5) In the event that a credit carryover is allowable under
35subdivision (e) for any taxable year after the targeted tax area
36designation has expired, has been revoked, is no longer binding,
37or has become inoperative, the targeted tax area shall be deemed
38to remain in existence for purposes of computing the limitation
39specified in this subdivision.

P133  1(h) The changes made to this section by the act adding this
2subdivision shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after
3January 1, 1998.

4(i) This section is repealed on December 1, 2014.

5

SEC. 35.  

Section 23634 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is
6amended to read:

7

23634.  

(a) For each taxable year beginning on or after January
81, 1998, there shall be allowed a credit against the “tax” (as defined
9by Section 23036) to a qualified taxpayer who employs a qualified
10employee in a targeted tax area during the taxable year. The credit
11shall be equal to the sum of each of the following:

12(1) Fifty percent of qualified wages in the first year of
13employment.

14(2) Forty percent of qualified wages in the second year of
15employment.

16(3) Thirty percent of qualified wages in the third year of
17employment.

18(4) Twenty percent of qualified wages in the fourth year of
19employment.

20(5) Ten percent of qualified wages in the fifth year of
21employment.

22(b) For purposes of this section:

23(1) “Qualified wages” means:

24(A) That portion of wages paid or incurred by the qualified
25taxpayer during the taxable year to qualified employees that does
26not exceed 150 percent of the minimum wage.

27(B) Wages received during the 60-month period beginning with
28the first day the employee commences employment with the
29qualified taxpayer. Reemployment in connection with any increase,
30including a regularly occurring seasonal increase, in the trade or
31business operations of the qualified taxpayer does not constitute
32commencement of employment for purposes of this section.

33(C) Qualified wages do not include any wages paid or incurred
34by the qualified taxpayer on or after the targeted tax area expiration
35date. However, wages paid or incurred with respect to qualified
36employees who are employed by the qualified taxpayer within the
37targeted tax area within the 60-month period prior to the targeted
38tax area expiration date shall continue to qualify for the credit
39under this section after the targeted tax area expiration date, in
P134  1accordance with all provisions of this section applied as if the
2targeted tax area designation were still in existence and binding.

3(2) “Minimum wage” means the wage established by the
4Industrial Welfare Commission as provided for in Chapter 1
5(commencing with Section 1171) of Part 4 of Division 2 of the
6Labor Code.

7(3) “Targeted tax area expiration date” means the date the
8targeted tax area designation expires, is revoked, is no longer
9binding, becomes inoperative, or is repealed.

10(4) (A) “Qualified employee” means an individual who meets
11all of the following requirements:

12(i) At least 90 percent of his or her services for the qualified
13taxpayer during the taxable year are directly related to the conduct
14of the qualified taxpayer’s trade or business located in a targeted
15tax area.

16(ii) Performs at least 50 percent of his or her services for the
17qualified taxpayer during the taxable year in a targeted tax area.

18(iii) Is hired by the qualified taxpayer after the date of original
19designation of the area in which services were performed as a
20targeted tax area.

21(iv) Is any of the following:

22(I) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
23commencement of employment with the qualified taxpayer, was
24a person eligible for services under the federal Job Training
25Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. Sec. 1501 et seq.), or its successor,
26who is receiving, or is eligible to receive, subsidized employment,
27training, or services funded by the federal Job Training Partnership
28Act, or its successor.

29(II) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
30commencement of employment with the qualified taxpayer, was
31a person eligible to be a voluntary or mandatory registrant under
32the Greater Avenues for Independence Act of 1985 (GAIN)
33provided for pursuant to Article 3.2 (commencing with Section
3411320) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and
35Institutions Code, or its successor.

36(III) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
37commencement of employment with the qualified taxpayer, was
38an economically disadvantaged individual 14 years of age or older.

P135  1(IV) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
2commencement of employment with the qualified taxpayer, was
3a dislocated worker who meets any of the following:

4(aa) Has been terminated or laid off or who has received a notice
5of termination or layoff from employment, is eligible for or has
6exhausted entitlement to unemployment insurance benefits, and
7is unlikely to return to his or her previous industry or occupation.

8(bb) Has been terminated or has received a notice of termination
9of employment as a result of any permanent closure or any
10substantial layoff at a plant, facility, or enterprise, including an
11individual who has not received written notification but whose
12employer has made a public announcement of the closure or layoff.

13(cc) Is long-term unemployed and has limited opportunities for
14employment or reemployment in the same or a similar occupation
15in the area in which the individual resides, including an individual
1655 years of age or older who may have substantial barriers to
17employment by reason of age.

18(dd) Was self-employed (including farmers and ranchers) and
19is unemployed as a result of general economic conditions in the
20community in which he or she resides or because of natural
21disasters.

22(ee) Was a civilian employee of the Department of Defense
23employed at a military installation being closed or realigned under
24the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990.

25(ff) Was an active member of the Armed Forces or National
26Guard as of September 30, 1990, and was either involuntarily
27separated or separated pursuant to a special benefits program.

28(gg) Is a seasonal or migrant worker who experiences chronic
29seasonal unemployment and underemployment in the agriculture
30industry, aggravated by continual advancements in technology and
31mechanization.

32(hh) Has been terminated or laid off, or has received a notice
33of termination or layoff, as a consequence of compliance with the
34Clean Air Act.

35(V) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
36commencement of employment with the qualified taxpayer, was
37a disabled individual who is eligible for or enrolled in, or has
38completed a state rehabilitation plan or is a service-connected
39disabled veteran, veteran of the Vietnam era, or veteran who is
40recently separated from military service.

P136  1(VI) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
2commencement of employment with the qualified taxpayer, was
3an ex-offender. An individual shall be treated as convicted if he
4or she was placed on probation by a state court without a finding
5of guilt.

6(VII) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
7commencement of employment with the qualified taxpayer, was
8a person eligible for or a recipient of any of the following:

9(aa) Federal Supplemental Security Income benefits.

10(bb) Aid to Families with Dependent Children.

11(cc) CalFresh benefits.

12(dd) State and local general assistance.

13(VIII) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
14commencement of employment with the qualified taxpayer, was
15a member of a federally recognized Indian tribe, band, or other
16group of Native American descent.

17(IX) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
18commencement of employment with the qualified taxpayer, was
19a resident of a targeted tax area.

20(X) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
21commencement of employment with the taxpayer, was a member
22of a targeted group, as defined in Section 51(d) of the Internal
23Revenue Code, or its successor.

24(B) Priority for employment shall be provided to an individual
25who is enrolled in a qualified program under the federal Job
26Training Partnership Act or the Greater Avenues for Independence
27Act of 1985 or who is eligible as a member of a targeted group
28under the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (Section 51 of the Internal
29Revenue Code), or its successor.

30(5) (A) “Qualified taxpayer” means a person or entity that meets
31both of the following:

32(i) Is engaged in a trade or business within a targeted tax area
33designated pursuant to Chapter 12.93 (commencing with Section
347097) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code.

35(ii) Is engaged in those lines of business described in Codes
362000 to 2099, inclusive; 2200 to 3999, inclusive; 4200 to 4299,
37inclusive; 4500 to 4599, inclusive; and 4700 to 5199, inclusive,
38of the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Manual published
39by the United States Office of Management and Budget, 1987
40edition.

P137  1(B) In the case of any passthrough entity, the determination of
2whether a taxpayer is a qualified taxpayer under this section shall
3be made at the entity level and any credit under this section or
4Section 17053.34 shall be allowed to the passthrough entity and
5passed through to the partners or shareholders in accordance with
6applicable provisions of this part or Part 10 (commencing with
7Section 17001). For purposes of this subparagraph, the term
8“passthrough entity” means any partnership or S corporation.

9(6) “Seasonal employment” means employment by a qualified
10taxpayer that has regular and predictable substantial reductions in
11trade or business operations.

12(c) If the qualified taxpayer is allowed a credit for qualified
13wages pursuant to this section, only one credit shall be allowed to
14the taxpayer under this part with respect to those qualified wages.

15(d) The qualified taxpayer shall do both of the following:

16(1) Obtain from the Employment Development Department, as
17permitted by federal law, the local county or city Job Training
18Partnership Act administrative entity, the local county GAIN office
19or social services agency, or the local government administering
20the targeted tax area, a certification that provides that a qualified
21employee meets the eligibility requirements specified in clause
22(iv) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (4) of subdivision (b). The
23Employment Development Department may provide preliminary
24screening and referral to a certifying agency. The Department of
25Housing and Community Development shall develop regulations
26for the issuance of certificates pursuant to subdivision (g) of
27Section 7097 of the Government Code, and shall develop forms
28for this purpose.

29(2) Retain a copy of the certification and provide it upon request
30to the Franchise Tax Board.

31(e) (1) For purposes of this section:

32(A) All employees of all corporations that are members of the
33same controlled group of corporations shall be treated as employed
34by a single taxpayer.

35(B) The credit, if any, allowable by this section to each member
36shall be determined by reference to its proportionate share of the
37expense of the qualified wages giving rise to the credit, and shall
38be allocated in that manner.

P138  1(C) For purposes of this subdivision, “controlled group of
2corporations” means “controlled group of corporations” as defined
3 in Section 1563(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, except that:

4(i) “More than 50 percent” shall be substituted for “at least 80
5percent” each place it appears in Section 1563(a)(1) of the Internal
6Revenue Code.

7(ii) The determination shall be made without regard to
8subsections (a)(4) and (e)(3)(C) of Section 1563 of the Internal
9Revenue Code.

10(2) If an employer acquires the major portion of a trade or
11business of another employer (hereinafter in this paragraph referred
12to as the “predecessor”) or the major portion of a separate unit of
13a trade or business of a predecessor, then, for purposes of applying
14this section (other than subdivision (f)) for any calendar year ending
15after that acquisition, the employment relationship between a
16qualified employee and an employer shall not be treated as
17terminated if the employee continues to be employed in that trade
18or business.

19(f) (1) (A) If the employment, other than seasonal employment,
20of any qualified employee with respect to whom qualified wages
21are taken into account under subdivision (a) is terminated by the
22qualified taxpayer at any time during the first 270 days of that
23employment (whether or not consecutive) or before the close of
24the 270th calendar day after the day in which that employee
25completes 90 days of employment with the qualified taxpayer, the
26tax imposed by this part for the taxable year in which that
27employment is terminated shall be increased by an amount equal
28to the credit allowed under subdivision (a) for that taxable year
29and all prior taxable years attributable to qualified wages paid or
30incurred with respect to that employee.

31(B) If the seasonal employment of any qualified employee, with
32respect to whom qualified wages are taken into account under
33subdivision (a) is not continued by the qualified taxpayer for a
34period of 270 days of employment during the 60-month period
35beginning with the day the qualified employee commences seasonal
36employment with the qualified taxpayer, the tax imposed by this
37part, for the taxable year that includes the 60th month following
38the month in which the qualified employee commences seasonal
39employment with the qualified taxpayer, shall be increased by an
40amount equal to the credit allowed under subdivision (a) for that
P139  1taxable year and all prior taxable years attributable to qualified
2wages paid or incurred with respect to that qualified employee.

3(2) (A) Subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) shall not apply to
4any of the following:

5(i) A termination of employment of a qualified employee who
6 voluntarily leaves the employment of the qualified taxpayer.

7(ii) A termination of employment of a qualified employee who,
8before the close of the period referred to in subparagraph (A) of
9paragraph (1), becomes disabled and unable to perform the services
10of that employment, unless that disability is removed before the
11close of that period and the qualified taxpayer fails to offer
12reemployment to that employee.

13(iii) A termination of employment of a qualified employee, if
14it is determined that the termination was due to the misconduct (as
15defined in Sections 1256-30 to 1256-43, inclusive, of Title 22 of
16the California Code of Regulations) of that employee.

17(iv) A termination of employment of a qualified employee due
18to a substantial reduction in the trade or business operations of the
19taxpayer.

20(v) A termination of employment of a qualified employee, if
21that employee is replaced by other qualified employees so as to
22create a net increase in both the number of employees and the
23hours of employment.

24(B) Subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) shall not apply to any
25of the following:

26(i) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
27employee who voluntarily fails to return to the seasonal
28employment of the qualified taxpayer.

29(ii) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
30employee who, before the close of the period referred to in
31subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1), becomes disabled and unable
32to perform the services of that seasonal employment, unless that
33disability is removed before the close of that period and the
34 qualified taxpayer fails to offer seasonal employment to that
35qualified employee.

36(iii) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
37employee, if it is determined that the failure to continue the
38seasonal employment was due to the misconduct (as defined in
39Sections 1256-30 to 1256-43, inclusive, of Title 22 of the California
40Code of Regulations) of that qualified employee.

P140  1(iv) A failure to continue seasonal employment of a qualified
2employee due to a substantial reduction in the regular seasonal
3trade or business operations of the qualified taxpayer.

4(v) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
5employee, if that qualified employee is replaced by other qualified
6employees so as to create a net increase in both the number of
7seasonal employees and the hours of seasonal employment.

8(C) For purposes of paragraph (1), the employment relationship
9between the qualified taxpayer and a qualified employee shall not
10be treated as terminated by either of the following:

11(i) By a transaction to which Section 381(a) of the Internal
12Revenue Code applies, if the qualified employee continues to be
13employed by the acquiring corporation.

14(ii) By reason of a mere change in the form of conducting the
15trade or business of the qualified taxpayer, if the qualified
16employee continues to be employed in that trade or business and
17the qualified taxpayer retains a substantial interest in that trade or
18business.

19(3) Any increase in tax under paragraph (1) shall not be treated
20as tax imposed by this part for purposes of determining the amount
21of any credit allowable under this part.

22(g) Rules similar to the rules provided in Sections 46(e) and (h)
23of the Internal Revenue Code shall apply to both of the following:

24(1) An organization to which Section 593 of the Internal
25Revenue Code applies.

26(2) A regulated investment company or a real estate investment
27trust subject to taxation under this part.

28(h) For purposes of this section, “targeted tax area” means an
29area designated pursuant to Chapter 12.93 (commencing with
30Section 7097) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code.

31(i) In the case where the credit otherwise allowed under this
32section exceeds the “tax” for the taxable year, that portion of the
33credit that exceeds the “tax” may be carried over and added to the
34credit, if any, in the succeedingbegin delete fiveend deletebegin insert 10end insert taxable years, if necessary,
35until the credit is exhausted. The credit shall be applied first to the
36earliest taxable years possible.

37(j) (1) The amount of the credit otherwise allowed under this
38section and Section 23633, including any credit carryover from
39prior years, that may reduce the “tax” for the taxable year shall
40not exceed the amount of tax that would be imposed on the
P141  1qualified taxpayer’s business income attributable to the targeted
2tax area determined as if that attributable income represented all
3of the income of the qualified taxpayer subject to tax under this
4part.

5(2) Attributable income shall be that portion of the taxpayer’s
6California source business income that is apportioned to the
7targeted tax area. For that purpose, the taxpayer’s business income
8attributable to sources in this state first shall be determined in
9accordance with Chapter 17 (commencing with Section 25101).
10That business income shall be further apportioned to the targeted
11tax area in accordance with Article 2 (commencing with Section
1225120) of Chapter 17, modified for purposes of this section in
13accordance with paragraph (3).

14(3) Business income shall be apportioned to the targeted tax
15area by multiplying the total California business income of the
16taxpayer by a fraction, the numerator of which is the property
17factor plus the payroll factor, and the denominator of which is two.
18For purposes of this paragraph:

19(A) The property factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is
20the average value of the taxpayer’s real and tangible personal
21property owned or rented and used in the targeted tax area during
22the taxable year, and the denominator of which is the average value
23of all the taxpayer’s real and tangible personal property owned or
24rented and used in this state during the taxable year.

25(B) The payroll factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is
26the total amount paid by the taxpayer in the targeted tax area during
27the taxable year for compensation, and the denominator of which
28is the total compensation paid by the taxpayer in this state during
29the taxable year.

30(4) The portion of any credit remaining, if any, after application
31of this subdivision, shall be carried over to succeeding taxable
32years, if necessary, until the credit is exhausted, as if it were an
33amount exceeding the “tax” for the taxable year, as provided in
34 subdivision (i). However, the portion of any credit remaining for
35carryover to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2014,
36if any, after application of this subdivision, shall be carried over
37only to the succeedingbegin delete fiveend deletebegin insert 10end insert taxable years if necessary, until the
38credit is exhausted, as if it were an amount exceeding the “tax”
39for the taxable year, as provided in subdivision (i).

P142  1(5) In the event that a credit carryover is allowable under
2subdivision (h) for any taxable year after the targeted tax area
3designation has expired or been revoked, the targeted tax area shall
4be deemed to remain in existence for purposes of computing the
5limitation specified in this subdivision.

6(k) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), this section shall
7cease to be operative for taxable years beginning on or after January
81, 2014, and shall be repealed on December 1, 2019.

9(2) The section shall continue to apply with respect to qualified
10employees who are employed by the qualified taxpayer within the
11targeted tax area within the 60-month period immediately preceding
12January 1, 2014, and qualified wages paid or incurred with respect
13to those qualified employees shall continue to qualify for the credit
14under this section for taxable years beginning on or after January
151, 2014, in accordance with this section, as amended by the act
16adding this subdivision.

17

SEC. 36.  

Section 23645 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is
18amended to read:

19

23645.  

(a) For each taxable year beginning on or after January
201, 1995, and before January 1, 2014, there shall be allowed as a
21credit against the “tax” (as defined by Section 23036) for the
22taxable year an amount equal to the sales or use tax paid or incurred
23by the taxpayer in connection with the purchase of qualified
24property before January 1, 2014, to the extent that the qualified
25property does not exceed a value of twenty million dollars
26($20,000,000).

27(b) For purposes of this section:

28(1) “LAMBRA” means a local agency military base recovery
29area designated in accordance with Section 7114 of the Government
30Code.

31(2) “Taxpayer” means a corporation that conducts a trade or
32business within a LAMBRA and, for the first two taxable years,
33has a net increase in jobs (defined as 2,000 paid hours per employee
34per year) of one or more employees in the LAMBRA.

35(A) The net increase in the number of jobs shall be determined
36by subtracting the total number of full-time employees (defined
37as 2,000 paid hours per employee per year) the taxpayer employed
38in this state in the taxable year prior to commencing business
39operations in the LAMBRA from the total number of full-time
40employees the taxpayer employed in this state during the second
P143  1taxable year after commencing business operations in the
2LAMBRA. For taxpayers who commence doing business in this
3state with their LAMBRA business operation, the number of
4employees for the taxable year prior to commencing business
5operations in the LAMBRA shall be zero. If the taxpayer has a net
6increase in jobs in the state, the credit shall be allowed only if one
7or more full-time employees is employed within the LAMBRA.

8(B) The total number of employees employed in the LAMBRA
9shall equal the sum of both of the following:

10(i) The total number of hours worked in the LAMBRA for the
11taxpayer by employees (not to exceed 2,000 hours per employee)
12who are paid an hourly wage divided by 2,000.

13(ii) The total number of months worked in the LAMBRA for
14the taxpayer by employees that are salaried employees divided by
1512.

16(C) In the case of a taxpayer who first commences doing
17business in the LAMBRA during the taxable year, for purposes of
18clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, of subparagraph (B) the divisors
19“2,000” and “12” shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator
20of which is the number of months of the taxable year that the
21taxpayer was doing business in the LAMBRA and the denominator
22of which is 12.

23(3) “Qualified property” means property that is each of the
24following:

25(A) Purchased by the taxpayer for exclusive use in a trade or
26business conducted within a LAMBRA.

27(B) Purchased before the date the LAMBRA designation expires,
28is no longer binding, or becomes inoperative.

29(C) Any of the following:

30(i) High technology equipment, including, but not limited to,
31computers and electronic processing equipment.

32(ii) Aircraft maintenance equipment, including, but not limited
33to, engine stands, hydraulic mules, power carts, test equipment,
34handtools, aircraft start carts, and tugs.

35(iii) Aircraft components, including, but not limited to, engines,
36fuel control units, hydraulic pumps, avionics, starts, wheels, and
37tires.

38(iv) Section 1245 property, as defined in Section 1245(a)(3) of
39the Internal Revenue Code.

P144  1(c) The credit provided under subdivision (a) shall only be
2allowed for qualified property manufactured in California unless
3qualified property of a comparable quality and price is not available
4for timely purchase and delivery from a California manufacturer.

5(d) In the case where the credit otherwise allowed under this
6section exceeds the “tax” for the taxable year, that portion of the
7credit which exceeds the “tax” may be carried over and added to
8the credit, if any, in the succeedingbegin delete fiveend deletebegin insert 10end insert taxable years, if
9necessary, until the credit is exhausted. The credit shall be applied
10first to the earliest taxable years possible.

11(e) Any taxpayer who elects to be subject to this section shall
12not be entitled to increase the basis of the property as otherwise
13required by Section 164(a) of the Internal Revenue Code with
14respect to sales or use tax paid or incurred in connection with the
15purchase of qualified property.

16(f) (1) The amount of the credit otherwise allowed under this
17section and Section 23646, including any credit carryovers from
18prior years, that may reduce the “tax” for the taxable year shall
19 not exceed the amount of tax that would be imposed on the
20taxpayer’s business income attributed to a LAMBRA determined
21as if that attributable income represented all the income of the
22taxpayer subject to tax under this part.

23(2) Attributable income shall be that portion of the taxpayer’s
24California source business income that is apportioned to the
25LAMBRA. For that purpose, the taxpayer’s business income that
26is attributable to sources in this state shall first be determined in
27accordance with Chapter 17 (commencing with Section 25101).
28That business income shall be further apportioned to the LAMBRA
29in accordance with Article 2 (commencing with Section 25120)
30of Chapter 17, modified for purposes of this section in accordance
31with paragraph (3).

32(3) Income shall be apportioned to a LAMBRA by multiplying
33the total California business income of the taxpayer by a fraction,
34the numerator of which is the property factor, plus the payroll
35factor, and the denominator of which is two. For purposes of this
36paragraph:

37(A) The property factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is
38the average value of the taxpayer’s real and tangible personal
39property owned or rented and used in the LAMBRA during the
40taxable year, and the denominator of which is the average value
P145  1of all the taxpayer’s real and tangible personal property owned or
2rented and used in this state during the taxable year.

3(B) The payroll factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is
4the total amount paid by the taxpayer in the LAMBRA during the
5taxable year for compensation, and the denominator of which is
6the total compensation paid by the taxpayer in this state during the
7taxable year.

8(4) The portion of any credit remaining, if any, after application
9of this subdivision, shall be carried over to succeeding taxable
10years, if necessary, until the credit is exhausted, as if it were an
11amount exceeding the “tax” for the taxable year, as provided in
12subdivision (d). However, the portion of any credit remaining for
13carryover to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2014,
14if any, after application of this subdivision, shall be carried over
15only to the succeedingbegin delete fiveend deletebegin insert 10end insert taxable years, if necessary, until the
16credit is exhausted, as if it were an amount exceeding the “tax”
17for the taxable year, as provided in subdivision (d).

18(g) (1) If the qualified property is disposed of or no longer used
19by the taxpayer in the LAMBRA, at any time before the close of
20the second taxable year after the property is placed in service, the
21amount of the credit previously claimed, with respect to that
22property, shall be added to the taxpayer’s tax liability in the taxable
23year of that disposition or nonuse.

24(2) At the close of the second taxable year, if the taxpayer has
25not increased the number of its employees as determined by
26paragraph (2) of subdivision (b), then the amount of the credit
27previously claimed shall be added to the taxpayer’s tax for the
28taxpayer’s second taxable year.

29(h) If the taxpayer is allowed a credit for qualified property
30pursuant to this section, only one credit shall be allowed to the
31taxpayer under this part with respect to that qualified property.

32(i) The amendments made to this section by the act adding this
33subdivision shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after
34January 1, 1998.

35(j) This section is repealed on December 1, 2014.

36

SEC. 37.  

Section 23646 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is
37amended to read:

38

23646.  

(a) For each taxable year beginning on or after January
391, 1995, there shall be allowed as a credit against the “tax” (as
40defined in Section 23036) to a qualified taxpayer for hiring a
P146  1qualified disadvantaged individual or a qualified displaced
2employee during the taxable year for employment in the LAMBRA.
3The credit shall be equal to the sum of each of the following:

4(1) Fifty percent of the qualified wages in the first year of
5employment.

6(2) Forty percent of the qualified wages in the second year of
7employment.

8(3) Thirty percent of the qualified wages in the third year of
9employment.

10(4) Twenty percent of the qualified wages in the fourth year of
11employment.

12(5) Ten percent of the qualified wages in the fifth year of
13employment.

14(b) For purposes of this section:

15(1) “Qualified wages” means:

16(A) That portion of wages paid or incurred by the employer
17during the taxable year to qualified disadvantaged individuals or
18qualified displaced employees that does not exceed 150 percent
19of the minimum wage.

20(B) The total amount of qualified wages which may be taken
21into account for purposes of claiming the credit allowed under this
22section shall not exceed two million dollars ($2,000,000) per
23taxable year.

24(C) Wages received during the 60-month period beginning with
25the first day the individual commences employment with the
26taxpayer. Reemployment in connection with any increase, including
27a regularly occurring seasonal increase, in the trade or business
28operation of the qualified taxpayer does not constitute
29commencement of employment for purposes of this section.

30(D) Qualified wages do not include any wages paid or incurred
31by the qualified taxpayer on or after the LAMBRA expiration date.
32However, wages paid or incurred with respect to qualified
33disadvantaged individuals or qualified displaced employees who
34are employed by the qualified taxpayer within the LAMBRA within
35the 60-month period prior to the LAMBRA expiration date shall
36continue to qualify for the credit under this section after the
37LAMBRA expiration date, in accordance with all provisions of
38this section applied as if the LAMBRA designation were still in
39existence and binding.

P147  1(2) “Minimum wage” means the wage established by the
2Industrial Welfare Commission as provided for in Chapter 1
3(commencing with Section 1171) of Part 4 of Division 2 of the
4Labor Code.

5(3) “LAMBRA” means a local agency military base recovery
6area designated in accordance with the provisions of Section 7114
7of the Government Code.

8(4) “Qualified disadvantaged individual” means an individual
9who satisfies all of the following requirements:

10(A) (i) At least 90 percent of whose services for the taxpayer
11during the taxable year are directly related to the conduct of the
12taxpayer’s trade or business located in a LAMBRA.

13(ii) Who performs at least 50 percent of his or her services for
14the taxpayer during the taxable year in the LAMBRA.

15(B) Who is hired by the employer after the designation of the
16area as a LAMBRA in which the individual’s services were
17primarily performed.

18(C) Who is any of the following immediately preceding the
19individual’s commencement of employment with the taxpayer:

20(i) An individual who has been determined eligible for services
21under the federal Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. Sec.
221501 et seq.), or its successor.

23(ii) Any voluntary or mandatory registrant under the Greater
24Avenues for Independence Act of 1985 provided for pursuant to
25Article 3.2 (commencing with Section 11320) of Chapter 2 of Part
263 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

27(iii) An economically disadvantaged individual 16 years of age
28or older.

29(iv) A dislocated worker who meets any of the following
30conditions:

31(I) Has been terminated or laid off or who has received a notice
32of termination or layoff from employment, is eligible for or has
33exhausted entitlement to unemployment insurance benefits, and
34is unlikely to return to his or her previous industry or occupation.

35(II) Has been terminated or has received a notice of termination
36of employment as a result of any permanent closure or any
37substantial layoff at a plant, facility, or enterprise, including an
38individual who has not received written notification but whose
39employer has made a public announcement of the closure or layoff.

P148  1(III) Is long-term unemployed and has limited opportunities for
2employment or reemployment in the same or a similar occupation
3in the area in which the individual resides, including an individual
455 years of age or older who may have substantial barriers to
5employment by reason of age.

6(IV) Was self-employed (including farmers and ranchers) and
7is unemployed as a result of general economic conditions in the
8community in which he or she resides or because of natural
9disasters.

10(V) Was a civilian employee of the Department of Defense
11employed at a military installation being closed or realigned under
12the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990.

13(VI) Was an active member of the Armed Forces or National
14Guard as of September 30, 1990, and was either involuntarily
15separated or separated pursuant to a special benefits program.

16(VII) Experiences chronic seasonal unemployment and
17underemployment in the agriculture industry, aggravated by
18continual advancements in technology and mechanization.

19(VIII) Has been terminated or laid off or has received a notice
20of termination or layoff as a consequence of compliance with the
21Clean Air Act.

22(v) An individual who is enrolled in or has completed a state
23rehabilitation plan or is a service-connected disabled veteran,
24veteran of the Vietnam era, or veteran who is recently separated
25from military service.

26(vi) An ex-offender. An individual shall be treated as convicted
27if he or she was placed on probation by a state court without a
28finding of guilty.

29(vii) A recipient of:

30(I) Federal Supplemental Security Income benefits.

31(II) Aid to Families with Dependent Children.

32(III) CalFresh benefits.

33(IV) State and local general assistance.

34(viii) Is a member of a federally recognized Indian tribe, band,
35or other group of Native American descent.

36(5) “Qualified taxpayer” means a corporation that conducts a
37trade or business within a LAMBRA and, for the first two taxable
38years, has a net increase in jobs (defined as 2,000 paid hours per
39employee per year) of one or more employees as determined below
40in the LAMBRA.

P149  1(A) The net increase in the number of jobs shall be determined
2by subtracting the total number of full-time employees (defined
3as 2,000 paid hours per employee per year) the taxpayer employed
4in this state in the taxable year prior to commencing business
5operations in the LAMBRA from the total number of full-time
6employees the taxpayer employed in this state during the second
7taxable year after commencing business operations in the
8LAMBRA. For taxpayers who commence doing business in this
9state with their LAMBRA business operation, the number of
10employees for the taxable year prior to commencing business
11operations in the LAMBRA shall be zero. If the taxpayer has a net
12increase in jobs in the state, the credit shall be allowed only if one
13or more full-time employees is employed within the LAMBRA.

14(B) The total number of employees employed in the LAMBRA
15shall equal the sum of both of the following:

16(i) The total number of hours worked in the LAMBRA for the
17taxpayer by employees (not to exceed 2,000 hours per employee)
18who are paid an hourly wage divided by 2,000.

19(ii) The total number of months worked in the LAMBRA for
20the taxpayer by employees who are salaried employees divided
21by 12.

22(C) In the case of a qualified taxpayer that first commences
23doing business in the LAMBRA during the taxable year, for
24purposes of clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, of subparagraph (B)
25the divisors “2,000” and “12” shall be multiplied by a fraction, the
26numerator of which is the number of months of the taxable year
27that the taxpayer was doing business in the LAMBRA and the
28denominator of which is 12.

29(6) “Qualified displaced employee” means an individual who
30satisfies all of the following requirements:

31(A) Any civilian or military employee of a base or former base
32that has been displaced as a result of a federal base closure act.

33(B) (i) At least 90 percent of whose services for the taxpayer
34during the taxable year are directly related to the conduct of the
35taxpayer’s trade or business located in a LAMBRA.

36(ii) Who performs at least 50 percent of his or her services for
37the taxpayer during the taxable year in a LAMBRA.

38(C) Who is hired by the employer after the designation of the
39area in which services were performed as a LAMBRA.

P150  1(7) “Seasonal employment” means employment by a qualified
2taxpayer that has regular and predictable substantial reductions in
3trade or business operations.

4(8) “LAMBRA expiration date” means the date the LAMBRA
5designation expires, is no longer binding, becomes inoperative, or
6is repealed.

7(c) For qualified disadvantaged individuals or qualified displaced
8employees hired on or after January 1, 2001, the taxpayer shall do
9both of the following:

10(1) Obtain from the Employment Development Department, as
11permitted by federal law, the administrative entity of the local
12county or city for the federal Job Training Partnership Act, or its
13successor, the local county GAIN office or social services agency,
14or the local government administering the LAMBRA, a
15certification that provides that a qualified disadvantaged individual
16or qualified displaced employee meets the eligibility requirements
17specified in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (4) of subdivision (b)
18or subparagraph (A) of paragraph (6) of subdivision (b). The
19Employment Development Department may provide preliminary
20screening and referral to a certifying agency. The Department of
21Housing and Community Development shall develop regulations
22governing the issuance of certificates pursuant to Section 7114.2
23of the Government Code and shall develop forms for this purpose.

24(2) Retain a copy of the certification and provide it upon request
25to the Franchise Tax Board.

26(d) (1) For purposes of this section, both of the following apply:

27(A) All employees of all corporations that are members of the
28same controlled group of corporations shall be treated as employed
29by a single employer.

30(B) The credit (if any) allowable by this section to each member
31shall be determined by reference to its proportionate share of the
32qualified wages giving rise to the credit.

33(2) For purposes of this subdivision, “controlled group of
34corporations” has the meaning given to that term by Section
351563(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, except that both of the
36following apply:

37(A) “More than 50 percent” shall be substituted for “at least 80
38percent” each place it appears in Section 1563(a)(1) of the Internal
39Revenue Code.

P151  1(B) The determination shall be made without regard to Section
21563(a)(4) and Section 1563(e)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue
3Code.

4(3) If an employer acquires the major portion of a trade or
5business of another employer (hereinafter in this paragraph referred
6to as the “predecessor”) or the major portion of a separate unit of
7a trade or business of a predecessor, then, for purposes of applying
8this section (other than subdivision (e)) for any calendar year
9ending after that acquisition, the employment relationship between
10an employee and an employer shall not be treated as terminated if
11the employee continues to be employed in that trade or business.

12(e) (1) (A) If the employment of any employee, other than
13seasonal employment, with respect to whom qualified wages are
14taken into account under subdivision (a) is terminated by the
15taxpayer at any time during the first 270 days of that employment
16(whether or not consecutive) or before the close of the 270th
17calendar day after the day in which that employee completes 90
18days of employment with the taxpayer, the tax imposed by this
19part for the taxable year in which that employment is terminated
20shall be increased by an amount equal to the credit allowed under
21subdivision (a) for that taxable year and all prior income years
22attributable to qualified wages paid or incurred with respect to that
23employee.

24(B) If the seasonal employment of any qualified disadvantaged
25individual, with respect to whom qualified wages are taken into
26account under subdivision (a) is not continued by the qualified
27taxpayer for a period of 270 days of employment during the
2860-month period beginning with the day the qualified
29disadvantaged individual commences seasonal employment with
30the qualified taxpayer, the tax imposed by this part, for the taxable
31year that includes the 60th month following the month in which
32the qualified disadvantaged individual commences seasonal
33employment with the qualified taxpayer, shall be increased by an
34amount equal to the credit allowed under subdivision (a) for that
35taxable year and all prior taxable years attributable to qualified
36wages paid or incurred with respect to that qualified disadvantaged
37individual.

38(2) (A) Subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) shall not apply to
39any of the following:

P152  1(i) A termination of employment of an employee who voluntarily
2leaves the employment of the taxpayer.

3(ii) A termination of employment of an individual who, before
4the close of the period referred to in paragraph (1), becomes
5disabled to perform the services of that employment, unless that
6disability is removed before the close of that period and the
7taxpayer fails to offer reemployment to that individual.

8(iii) A termination of employment of an individual, if it is
9determined that the termination was due to the misconduct (as
10defined in Sections 1256-30 to 1256-43, inclusive, of Title 22 of
11the California Code of Regulations) of that individual.

12(iv) A termination of employment of an individual due to a
13substantial reduction in the trade or business operations of the
14taxpayer.

15(v) A termination of employment of an individual, if that
16individual is replaced by other qualified employees so as to create
17a net increase in both the number of employees and the hours of
18employment.

19(B) Subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) shall not apply to any
20of the following:

21(i) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
22disadvantaged individual who voluntarily fails to return to the
23seasonal employment of the qualified taxpayer.

24(ii) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
25disadvantaged individual who, before the close of the period
26referred to in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1), becomes disabled
27and unable to perform the services of that seasonal employment,
28unless that disability is removed before the close of that period
29and the qualified taxpayer fails to offer seasonal employment to
30that qualified disadvantaged individual.

31(iii) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
32disadvantaged individual, if it is determined that the failure to
33continue the seasonal employment was due to the misconduct (as
34defined in Sections 1256-30 to 1256-43, inclusive, of Title 22 of
35the California Code of Regulations) of that individual.

36(iv) A failure to continue seasonal employment of a qualified
37disadvantaged individual due to a substantial reduction in the
38regular seasonal trade or business operations of the qualified
39taxpayer.

P153  1(v) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
2disadvantaged individual, if that individual is replaced by other
3qualified disadvantaged individuals so as to create a net increase
4in both the number of seasonal employees and the hours of seasonal
5employment.

6(C) For purposes of paragraph (1), the employment relationship
7between the taxpayer and an employee shall not be treated as
8terminated by either of the following:

9(i) A transaction to which Section 381(a) of the Internal Revenue
10Code applies, if the employee continues to be employed by the
11acquiring corporation.

12(ii) A mere change in the form of conducting the trade or
13business of the taxpayer, if the employee continues to be employed
14in that trade or business and the taxpayer retains a substantial
15interest in that trade or business.

16(3) Any increase in tax under paragraph (1) shall not be treated
17as tax imposed by this part for purposes of determining the amount
18of any credit allowable under this part.

19(4) At the close of the second taxable year, if the taxpayer has
20not increased the number of its employees as determined by
21paragraph (5) of subdivision (b), then the amount of the credit
22previously claimed shall be added to the taxpayer’s tax for the
23taxpayer’s second taxable year.

24(f) In the case of an organization to which Section 593 of the
25Internal Revenue Code applies, and a regulated investment
26company or a real estate investment trust subject to taxation under
27this part, rules similar to the rules provided in Section 46(e) and
28Section 46(h) of the Internal Revenue Code shall apply.

29(g) The credit shall be reduced by the credit allowed under
30Section 23621. The credit shall also be reduced by the federal
31credit allowed under Section 51 of the Internal Revenue Code.

32In addition, any deduction otherwise allowed under this part for
33the wages or salaries paid or incurred by the taxpayer upon which
34the credit is based shall be reduced by the amount of the credit,
35prior to any reduction required by subdivision (h) or (i).

36(h) In the case where the credit otherwise allowed under this
37section exceeds the “tax” for the taxable year, that portion of the
38credit that exceeds the “tax” may be carried over and added to the
39credit, if any, in the succeedingbegin delete fiveend deletebegin insert 10end insert taxable years, if necessary,
P154  1until the credit is exhausted. The credit shall be applied first to the
2earliest taxable years possible.

3(i) (1) The amount of credit otherwise allowed under this section
4and Section 23645, including any prior year carryovers, that may
5reduce the “tax” for the taxable year shall not exceed the amount
6of tax that would be imposed on the taxpayer’s business income
7attributed to a LAMBRA determined as if that attributed income
8represented all of the income of the taxpayer subject to tax under
9this part.

10(2) Attributable income shall be that portion of the taxpayer’s
11California source business income that is apportioned to the
12LAMBRA. For that purpose, the taxpayer’s business income that
13is attributable to sources in this state first shall be determined in
14accordance with Chapter 17 (commencing with Section 25101).
15That business income shall be further apportioned to the LAMBRA
16in accordance with Article 2 (commencing with Section 25120)
17of Chapter 17, modified for purposes of this section in accordance
18with paragraph (3).

19(3) Income shall be apportioned to a LAMBRA by multiplying
20the total California business income of the taxpayer by a fraction,
21the numerator of which is the property factor plus the payroll factor,
22and the denominator of which is two. For purposes of this
23paragraph:

24(A) The property factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is
25the average value of the taxpayer’s real and tangible personal
26property owned or rented and used in the LAMBRA during the
27taxable year, and the denominator of which is the average value
28of all the taxpayer’s real and tangible personal property owned or
29rented and used in this state during the taxable year.

30(B) The payroll factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is
31the total amount paid by the taxpayer in the LAMBRA during the
32taxable year for compensation, and the denominator of which is
33the total compensation paid by the taxpayer in this state during the
34taxable year.

35(4) The portion of any credit remaining, if any, after application
36of this subdivision, shall be carried over to succeeding taxable
37years, if necessary, until the credit is exhausted, as if it were an
38amount exceeding the “tax” for the taxable year, as provided in
39subdivision (h). However, the portion of any credit remaining for
40carryover to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2014,
P155  1if any, after application of this subdivision, shall be carried over
2only to the succeedingbegin delete fiveend deletebegin insert 10end insert taxable years, if necessary, until the
3credit is exhausted, as if it were an amount exceeding the “tax”
4for the taxable year, as provided in subdivision (h).

5(j) If the taxpayer is allowed a credit pursuant to this section for
6qualified wages paid or incurred, only one credit shall be allowed
7to the taxpayer under this part with respect to any wage consisting
8in whole or in part of those qualified wages.

9(k) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), this section shall
10cease to be operative for taxable years beginning on or after January
111, 2014, and shall be repealed on December 1, 2019.

12(2) The section shall continue to apply with respect to qualified
13employees who are employed by the qualified taxpayer within the
14LAMBRA within the 60-month period immediately preceding
15January 1, 2014, and qualified wages paid or incurred with respect
16to those qualified employees shall continue to qualify for the credit
17under this section for taxable years beginning on or after January
181, 2014, in accordance with this section, as amended by the act
19adding this subdivision.

20

SEC. 38.  

Section 23689 is added to the Revenue and Taxation
21Code
, to read:

22

23689.  

(a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on and after
23January 1, 2014, and before January 1, 2025, there shall be allowed
24as a credit against the “tax,” as defined in Section 23036, an amount
25as determined by the committee pursuant to paragraph (2) and
26approved pursuant to Section 18410.2.

27(2) The amount of credit allocated to a taxpayer for a taxable
28year pursuant to this section shall be as set forth in a written
29agreement between GO-Biz and the taxpayer and shall be based
30on the following factors:

31(A) The number of jobs the taxpayer will create or retain in this
32state.

33(B) The compensation paid or proposed to be paid by the
34taxpayer to its employees, including wages and fringe benefits.

35(C) The amount of investment in this state by the taxpayer.

36(D) The extent of unemploymentbegin insert or povertyend insert in the area
37begin insert according to end insertbegin insertthe United States Censusend insert in which the taxpayer’s
38project or business is proposed or located.

P156  1(E) The incentives available to the taxpayer in the state,
2including incentives from the state, local government and other
3entities.

4(F) The incentives available to the taxpayer in other states.

5(G) The duration of the proposed project and the duration the
6taxpayer commits to remain in this state.

7(H) The overall economic impact in this state of the taxpayer’s
8project or business.

9(I) The strategic importance of the taxpayer’s project or business
10to the state, region, or locality.

11(J) The opportunity for future growth and expansion in this state
12by the taxpayer’s business.

13(K) The extent to which the anticipated benefit to the state
14exceeds the projected benefit to the taxpayer from the tax credit.

15(3) The written agreement entered into pursuant to paragraph
16(2) shall include:

17(A) Terms and conditions that include a minimum compensation
18level and a minimum job retention period.

19(B) Provisions indicating whether the credit is to be allocated
20in full upon approval or in increments based on mutually agreed
21upon milestones when satisfactorily met by the taxpayer.

22(C) Provisions that allow the committee to recapture the credit,
23in whole or in part, if the taxpayer fails to fulfill the terms and
24conditions of the written agreement.

25(b) For purposes of this section:

26(1) “Committee” means the California Competes Tax Credit
27Committee established pursuant to Section 18410.2.

28(2) “GO-Biz” means the Governor’s Office of Business and
29Economic Development.

30(c) For purposes of this section, GO-Biz shall do the following:

31(1) Give priority to a taxpayer whose project or business is
32located or proposed to be located in an area of high unemployment
33or poverty.

34(2) Negotiate with a taxpayer the terms and conditions of
35proposed written agreements that provide the credit allowed
36pursuant to this section to a taxpayer.

37(3) Provide the negotiated written agreement to the committee
38for its approval pursuant to Section 18410.2.

P157  1(4) Inform the Franchise Tax Board of the terms and conditions
2of the written agreement upon approval of the written agreement
3by the committee.

4(5) Inform the Franchise Tax Board of any recapture, in whole
5or in part, of a previously allocated credit upon approval of the
6recapture by the committee.

7(6) Post on its Internet Web site all of the following:

8(A) The name of each taxpayer allocated a credit pursuant to
9this section.

10(B) The estimated amount of the investment by each taxpayer.

11(C) The estimated number of jobs created or retained.

12(D) The amount of the credit allocated to the taxpayer.

13(E) The amount of the credit recaptured from the taxpayer, if
14applicable.

15(d) For purposes of this section, the Franchise Tax Board shall
16do all of the following:

17(1) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), review the
18books and records of all taxpayers allocated a credit pursuant to
19this section to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions
20of the written agreement between the taxpayer and GO-Biz.

21(B) In the case of a taxpayer that is a “small business,” as
22defined in Section 23626, review the books and records of the
23taxpayer allocated a credit pursuant to this section to ensure
24compliance with the terms and conditions of the written agreement
25between the taxpayers and GO-Biz when, in the sole discretion of
26the Franchise Tax Board, a review of those books and records is
27appropriate or necessary in the best interests of the state.

28(2) Notwithstanding Section 19542:

29(A) Notify GO-Biz of a possible breach of the written agreement
30by a taxpayer and provide detailed information regarding the basis
31for that determination.

32(B) Provide information to GO-Biz with respect to whether a
33taxpayer is a “small business,” as defined in Section 23626.

34(e) In the case where the credit allowed under this section
35exceeds the “tax,” as defined in Section 23036, for a taxable year,
36the excess credit may be carried over to reduce the “tax” in the
37following taxable year, and succeeding five taxable years, if
38necessary, until the credit has been exhausted.

39(f) Any recapture, in whole or in part, of a credit approved by
40the committee pursuant to Section 18410.2 shall be treated as a
P158  1mathematical error appearing on the return. Any amount of tax
2resulting from that recapture shall be assessed by the Franchise
3Tax Board in the same manner as provided by Section 19051. The
4amount of tax resulting from the recapture shall be added to the
5tax otherwise due by the taxpayer for the taxable year in which
6the committee’s recapture determination occurred.

7(g) (1) The aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated
8in any fiscal year pursuant to this section and Section 17059.2 shall
9be an amount equal to the sum of subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C),
10less the amount specified in subparagraph (D):

11(A) Thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) for the 2013-14 fiscal
12year, one hundred fifty million dollars ($150,000,000) for the
132014-15 fiscal year, and two hundred million dollars
14($200,000,000) for each fiscal year from 2015-16 to 2018-19,
15inclusive.

16(B) The unallocated credit amount, if any, from the preceding
17fiscal year.

18(C) The amount of any previously allocated credits that have
19been recaptured.

20(D) The amount estimated by the Director of Finance, in
21consultation with the Franchise Tax Board and the State Board of
22Equalization, to be necessary to limit the aggregation of the
23estimated amount of exemptions claimed pursuant to Section
246377.1 and of the amounts estimated to be claimed pursuant to
25this section and Sections 17053.73,begin delete 23626, and 23689end deletebegin insert 17059.2,
26and 23626end insert
to no more than seven hundred fifty million dollars
27($750,000,000) for either the current fiscal year or for any of the
28three succeeding fiscal years.

29(i) The Director of Finance shall notify the Chairperson of the
30Joint Legislative Budget Committee of the estimated annual
31allocation authorized by this paragraph. Any allocation pursuant
32to these provisions shall be made no sooner than 30 days after
33written notification has been provided to the Chairperson of the
34Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the chairpersons of the
35committees of each house of the Legislature that consider
36appropriation, or not sooner than whatever lesser time the
37Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or his or
38her designee, may determine.

39(ii) In no event shall the amount estimated in this subparagraph
40be less than zero dollars ($0).

P159  1(2) Each fiscal year, 25 percent of the aggregate amount of the
2credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section
317059.2 shall be reserved for “small business,” as defined in
4Section 17053.73 or 23626.

5(3) Each fiscal year, no more than 20 percent of the aggregate
6amount of the credit that shall be allocated pursuant to this section
7may be allocated to any one taxpayer.

8(h) GO-Biz may prescribe rules and regulations as necessary to
9carry out the purposes of this section. Any rule or regulation
10prescribed pursuant to this section may be by adoption of an
11emergency regulation in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing
12with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the
13Government Code.

begin insert

14(i) (1) A written agreement between GO-Biz and a taxpayer
15with respect to the credit authorized by this section shall not
16restrict, broaden, or otherwise alter the ability of the taxpayer to
17assign that credit or any portion thereof in accordance with Section
1823663.

end insert
begin delete

19(i)

end delete

20begin insert(2)end insert A written agreement between GO-Biz and a taxpayer with
21respect to the credit authorized by this section must comply with
22existing law on the date the agreement is executed.

23(j) (1) Upon the effective date of this section, the Department
24of Finance shall estimate the total dollar amount of credits that
25will be claimed under this section with respect to each fiscal year
26from the 2013-14 fiscal year to the 2024-25 fiscal year, inclusive.

27(2) The Franchise Tax Board shall annually provide to the Joint
28Legislative Budget Committee, by no later than March 1, a report
29of the total dollar amount of the credits claimed under this section
30with respect to the relevant fiscal year. The report shall compare
31the total dollar amount of credits claimed under this section with
32respect to that fiscal year with the department’s estimate with
33respect to that same fiscal year. If the total dollar amount of credits
34claimed for the fiscal year is less than the estimate for that fiscal
35year, the report shall identify options for increasing annual claims
36of the credit so as to meet estimated amounts.

37(k) This section is repealed on December 1, 2025.

38

SEC. 39.  

Section 24356.6 of the Revenue and Taxation Code
39 is amended to read:

P160  1

24356.6.  

(a) For each taxable year beginning on or after
2January 1, 1998, a qualified taxpayer may elect to treat 40 percent
3of the cost of any Section 24356.6 property as an expense that is
4not chargeable to a capital account. Any cost so treated shall be
5allowed as a deduction for the taxable year in which the qualified
6taxpayer places the Section 24356.6 property in service.

7(b) (1) An election under this section for any taxable year shall
8do both of the following:

9(A) Specify the items of Section 24356.6 property to which the
10election applies and the percentage of the cost of each of those
11items that are to be taken into account under subdivision (a).

12(B) Be made on the qualified taxpayer’s original return of the
13tax imposed by this part for the taxable year.

14(2) Any election made under this section, and any specification
15contained in that election, may not be revoked except with the
16consent of the Franchise Tax Board.

17(c) (1) For purposes of this section, “Section 24356.6 property”
18means any recovery property that is:

19(A) Section 1245 property (as defined in Section 1245 (a)(3) of
20the Internal Revenue Code).

21(B) Purchased and placed in service by the qualified taxpayer
22for exclusive use in a trade or business conducted within a targeted
23tax area designated pursuant to Chapter 12.93 (commencing with
24Section 7097) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code.

25(C) Purchased and placed in service before the date the targeted
26tax area designation expires, is revoked, is no longer binding, or
27becomes inoperative.

28(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), “purchase” means any
29acquisition of property, but only if all of the following apply:

30(A) The property is not acquired from a person whose
31relationship to the person acquiring it would result in the
32disallowance of losses under Section 267 or 707(b) of the Internal
33Revenue Code. However, in applying Sections 267(b) and 267(c)
34for purposes of this section, Section 267(c)(4) shall be treated as
35providing that the family of an individual shall include only the
36individual’s spouse, ancestors, and lineal descendants.

37(B) The property is not acquired by one member of an affiliated
38group from another member of the same affiliated group.

39(C) The basis of the property in the hands of the person acquiring
40it is not determined in whole or in part by reference to the adjusted
P161  1basis of that property in the hands of the person from who it is
2acquired.

3(3) For purposes of this section, the cost of property does not
4include that portion of the basis of that property that is determined
5by reference to the basis of other property held at any time by the
6person acquiring that property.

7(4) This section shall not apply to any property for which the
8qualified taxpayer may not make an election under Section 179 of
9the Internal Revenue Code because of the application of the
10provisions of Section 179(d) of the Internal Revenue Code.

11(5) For purposes of subdivision (b), both of the following apply:

12(A) All members of an affiliated group shall be treated as one
13qualified taxpayer.

14(B) The qualified taxpayer shall apportion the dollar limitation
15contained in subdivision (f) among the members of the affiliated
16group in whatever manner the board shall prescribe.

17(6) For purposes of paragraphs (2) and (5), “affiliated group”
18means “affiliated group” as defined in Section 1504 of the Internal
19Revenue Code, except that, for these purposes, the phrase “more
20than 50 percent” shall be substituted for the phrase “at least 80
21percent” each place it appears in Section 1504(a) of the Internal
22Revenue Code.

23(d) (1) For purposes of this section, “qualified taxpayer” means
24a corporation that meets both of the following:

25(A) Is engaged in conducting a trade or business within a
26targeted tax area designated pursuant to Chapter 12.93
27(commencing with Section 7097) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the
28Government Code.

29(B) Is engaged in those lines of business described in Codes
302000 to 2099, inclusive; 2200 to 3999, inclusive; 4200 to 4299,
31inclusive; 4500 to 4599, inclusive, and 4700 to 5199, inclusive,
32of the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Manual published
33by the United States Office of Management and Budget, 1987
34edition.

35(2) In the case of any pass-through entity, the determination of
36whether a taxpayer is a qualified taxpayer under this section shall
37be made at the entity level and any deduction under this section
38or Section 17267.6 shall be allowed to the pass-through entity and
39passed through to the partners or shareholders in accordance with
40applicable provisions of this part or Part 10 (commencing with
P162  1Section 17001). For purposes of this subparagraph, the term
2“pass-through entity” means any partnership or S corporation.

3(e) Any qualified taxpayer who elects to be subject to this
4section shall not be entitled to claim additional depreciation
5pursuant to Section 24356 with respect to any property that
6constitutes Section 24356.6 property. However, the qualified
7taxpayer may claim depreciation by any method permitted by
8Section 24349 commencing with the taxable year following the
9taxable year in which Section 24356.6 property is placed in service.

10(f) The aggregate cost of all Section 24356.6 property that may
11be taken into account under subdivision (a) for any taxable year
12shall not exceed the following applicable amount for the taxable
13year of the designation of the relevant targeted tax area and taxable
14years thereafter:


15

 

   

The applicable
amount is:

Taxable year of designation   

$100,000

1st taxable year thereafter   

 100,000

2nd taxable year thereafter   

  75,000

3rd taxable year thereafter   

   75,000

Each taxable year thereafter   

   50,000

P162 23

 

24(g) Any amounts deducted under subdivision (a) with respect
25to Section 24356.6 property that ceases to be used in the qualified
26taxpayer’s trade or business within a targeted tax area at any time
27before the close of the second taxable year after the property is
28placed in service shall be included in income in the taxable year
29in which the property ceases to be so used.

30(h) This section shall cease to be operative for taxable years
31beginning on or after January 1, 2014, and shall be repealed on
32December 1, 2014.

33

SEC. 40.  

Section 24356.7 of the Revenue and Taxation Code
34 is amended to read:

35

24356.7.  

(a) A taxpayer may elect to treat 40 percent of the
36cost of any Section 24356.7 property as an expense that is not
37chargeable to a capital account. Any cost so treated shall be allowed
38as a deduction for the taxable year in which the taxpayer places
39the Section 24356.7 property in service.

P163  1(b) (1) An election under this section for any taxable year shall
2do both of the following:

3(A) Specify the items of Section 24356.7 property to which the
4election applies and the percentage of the cost of each of those
5items that are to be taken into account under subdivision (a).

6(B) Be made on the taxpayer’s original return of the tax imposed
7by this part for the taxable year.

8(2) Any election made under this section, and any specification
9contained in that election, may not be revoked except with the
10consent of the Franchise Tax Board.

11(c) (1) For purposes of this section, “Section 24356.7 property”
12means any recovery property that is:

13(A) Section 1245 property (as defined in Section 1245(a)(3) of
14the Internal Revenue Code).

15(B) Purchased and placed in service by the taxpayer for
16exclusive use in a trade or business conducted within an enterprise
17zone designated pursuant to Chapter 12.8 (commencing with
18Section 7070) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code.

19(C) Purchased and placed in service before the date the
20enterprise zone designation expires, is no longer binding, or
21becomes inoperative.

22(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), “purchase” means any
23acquisition of property, but only if all of the following apply:

24(A) The property is not acquired from a person whose
25relationship to the person acquiring it would result in the
26disallowance of losses under Sections 24427 through 24429.
27However, in applying Sections 24428 and 24429 for purposes of
28this section, subdivision (d) of Section 24429 shall be treated as
29providing that the family of an individual shall include only his or
30her spouse, ancestors, and lineal descendants.

31(B) The property is not acquired by one member of an affiliated
32group from another member of the same affiliated group.

33(C) The basis of the property in the hands of the person acquiring
34it is not determined in whole or in part by reference to the adjusted
35basis of that property in the hands of the person from whom it is
36acquired.

37(3) For purposes of this section, the cost of property does not
38include that portion of the basis of that property that is determined
39by reference to the basis of other property held at any time by the
40person acquiring that property.

P164  1(4) This section shall not apply to any property for which the
2taxpayer could not make a federal election under Section 179 of
3the Internal Revenue Code because of the application of the
4provisions of Section 179(d) of the Internal Revenue Code.

5(5) For purposes of subdivision (b) of this section, both of the
6following apply:

7(A) All members of an affiliated group shall be treated as one
8taxpayer.

9(B) The taxpayer shall apportion the dollar limitation contained
10in subdivision (f) among the members of the affiliated group in
11whatever manner the board shall prescribe.

12(6) For purposes of paragraphs (2) and (5), “affiliated group”
13means “affiliated group” as defined in Section 1504 of the Internal
14Revenue Code, except that, for these purposes, the phrase “more
15than 50 percent” shall be substituted for the phrase “at least 80
16percent” each place it appears in Section 1504(a) of the Internal
17Revenue Code.

18(d) For purposes of this section, “taxpayer” means a bank or
19corporation that conducts a trade or business within an enterprise
20zone designated pursuant to Chapter 12.8 (commencing with
21Section 7070) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code.

22(e) Any taxpayer who elects to be subject to this section shall
23not be entitled to claim additional depreciation pursuant to Section
2424356 with respect to any property that constitutes Section 24356.7
25property. However, the taxpayer may claim depreciation by any
26method permitted by Section 24349 commencing with the taxable
27year following the taxable year in which Section 24356.7 property
28is placed in service.

29(f) The aggregate cost of all Section 24356.7 property that may
30be taken into account under subdivision (a) for any taxable years
31shall not exceed the following applicable amount for the taxable
32year of the designation of the relevant enterprise zone and taxable
33years thereafter:


34

 

 

The applicable

 

amount is:

Taxable year of designation   

$100,000

1st taxable year thereafter   

  100,000

2nd taxable year thereafter   

    75,000

3rd taxable year thereafter   

     75,000

Each taxable year thereafter   

     50,000

P165  2

 

3(g) Any amounts deducted under subdivision (a) with respect
4to Section 24356.7 property that ceases to be used in the taxpayer’s
5trade or business within an enterprise zone at any time before the
6close of the second taxable year after the property is placed in
7service shall be included in income in the taxable year in which
8the property ceases to be so used.

9(h) This section shall cease to be operative for taxable years
10beginning on or after January 1, 2014, and shall be repealed on
11December 1, 2014.

12

SEC. 41.  

Section 24356.8 of the Revenue and Taxation Code
13 is amended to read:

14

24356.8.  

(a) For each taxable year beginning on or after
15January 1, 1995, a taxpayer may elect to treat 40 percent of the
16cost of any Section 24356.8 property as an expense that is not
17chargeable to the capital account. Any cost so treated shall be
18allowed as a deduction for the taxable year in which the taxpayer
19places the Section 24356.8 property in service.

20(b) (1) An election under this section for any taxable year shall
21meet both of the following requirements:

22(A) Specify the items of Section 24356.8 property to which the
23election applies and the portion of the cost of each of those items
24that is to be taken into account under subdivision (a).

25(B) Be made on the taxpayer’s return of the tax imposed by this
26part for the taxable year.

27(2) Any election made under this section, and any specification
28contained in that election, may not be revoked except with the
29consent of the Franchise Tax Board.

30(c) (1) For purposes of this section, “Section 24356.8 property”
31means any recovery property that is:

32(A) Section 1245 property (as defined in Section 1245(a)(3) of
33the Internal Revenue Code).

34(B) Purchased by the taxpayer for exclusive use in a trade or
35business conducted within a LAMBRA.

36(C) Purchased before the date the LAMBRA designation expires,
37 is no longer binding, or becomes inoperative.

38(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), “purchase” means any
39acquisition of property, but only if all of the following apply:

P166  1(A) The property is not acquired from a person whose
2 relationship to the person acquiring it would result in the
3disallowance of losses under Section 267 or 707(b) of the Internal
4Revenue Code (but, in applying Sections 267(b) and 267(c) of the
5Internal Revenue Code for purposes of this section, Section
6267(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code shall be treated as
7providing that the family of an individual shall include only his or
8her spouse, ancestors, and lineal descendants).

9(B) The property is not acquired by one component member of
10an affiliated group from another component member of the same
11affiliated group.

12(C) The basis of the property in the hands of the person acquiring
13it is not determined in whole or in part by reference to the adjusted
14basis of that property in the hands of the person from whom
15acquired.

16(3) For purposes of this section, the cost of property does not
17include so much of the basis of that property as is determined by
18reference to the basis of other property held at any time by the
19person acquiring that property.

20(4) This section shall not apply to any property for which the
21taxpayer may not make an election for the taxable year under
22Section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code because of the provisions
23of Section 179(d) of the Internal Revenue Code.

24(5) For purposes of subdivision (b), both of the following apply:

25(A) All members of an affiliated group shall be treated as one
26taxpayer.

27(B) The taxpayer shall apportion the dollar limitation contained
28in subdivision (f) among the component members of the affiliated
29group in whatever manner the board shall by regulations prescribe.

30(6) For purposes of paragraphs (2) and (5), “affiliated group”
31has the meaning assigned to it by Section 1504 of the Internal
32Revenue Code, except that, for these purposes, the phrase “more
33than 50 percent” shall be substituted for the phrase “at least 80
34percent” each place it appears in Section 1504(a) of the Internal
35Revenue Code.

36(7) This section shall not apply to any property described in
37Section 168(f) of the Internal Revenue Code.

38(8) In the case of an S corporation, the dollar limitation
39contained in subdivision (f) shall be applied at the entity level and
40at the shareholder level.

P167  1(d) For purposes of this section:

2(1) “LAMBRA” means a local agency military base recovery
3area designated in accordance with the provisions of Section 7114
4of the Government Code.

5(2) “Taxpayer” means a corporation that conducts a trade or
6business within a LAMBRA and, for the first two taxable years,
7has a net increase in jobs (defined as 2,000 paid hours per employee
8per year) of one or more employees in the LAMBRA.

9(A) The net increase in the number of jobs shall be determined
10by subtracting the total number of full-time employees (defined
11as 2,000 paid hours per employee per year) the taxpayer employed
12in this state in the taxable year prior to commencing business
13operations in the LAMBRA from the total number of full-time
14employees the taxpayer employed in this state during the second
15taxable year after commencing business operations in the
16LAMBRA. For taxpayers who commence doing business in this
17state with their LAMBRA business operation, the number of
18employees for the taxable year prior to commencing business
19operations in the LAMBRA shall be zero. If the taxpayer has a net
20increase in jobs in the state, the credit shall be allowed only if one
21or more full-time employees is employed within the LAMBRA.

22(B) The total number of employees employed in the LAMBRA
23shall equal the sum of both of the following:

24(i) The total number of hours worked in the LAMBRA for the
25taxpayer by employees (not to exceed 2,000 hours per employee)
26who are paid an hourly wage divided by 2,000.

27(ii) The total number of months worked in the LAMBRA for
28the taxpayer by employees who are salaried employees divided
29by 12.

30(C) In the case of a taxpayer that first commences doing business
31in the LAMBRA during the taxable year, for purposes of clauses
32(i) and (ii), respectively, of subparagraph (B), the divisors “2,000”
33and “12” shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which
34is the number of months of the taxable year that the taxpayer was
35doing business in the LAMBRA and the denominator of which is
3612.

37(e) Any taxpayer who elects to be subject to this section shall
38not be entitled to claim additional depreciation pursuant to Section
3924356 with respect to any property that constitutes Section 24356.8
40property.

P168  1(f) The aggregate cost of all Section 24356.8 property that may
2be taken into account under subdivision (a) for any taxable year
3shall not exceed the following applicable amounts for the taxable
4year of the designation of the relevant LAMBRA and taxable years
5thereafter:


6

 

   

The applicable
amount is:


Taxable year of designation   


$100,000

1st taxable year thereafter   

 100,000

2nd taxable year thereafter   

  75,000

3rd taxable year thereafter   

  75,000

Each taxable year thereafter   

  50,000

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16(g) This section shall apply only to property that is used
17exclusively in a trade or business conducted within a LAMBRA.

18(h) (1) Any amounts deducted under subdivision (a) with respect
19to property that ceases to be used in the trade or business within
20a LAMBRA at any time before the close of the second taxable
21year after the property was placed in service shall be included in
22income for that year.

23(2) At the close of the second taxable year, if the taxpayer has
24not increased the number of its employees as determined by
25paragraph (2) of subdivision (d), then the amount of the deduction
26previously claimed shall be added to the taxpayer’s net income
27for the taxpayer’s second taxable year.

28(i) Any taxpayer who elects to be subject to this section shall
29not be entitled to claim for the same property the deduction under
30Section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to an election
31to expense certain depreciable business assets.

32(j) This section shall cease to be operative for taxable years
33beginning on or after January 1, 2014, and shall be repealed on
34December 1, 2014.

35

SEC. 42.  

Section 24384.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code
36 is amended to read:

37

24384.5.  

(a) There shall be allowed as a deduction the amount
38of net interest received by the taxpayer before January 1, 2014, in
39payment of indebtedness of a person or entity engaged in a trade
40or business located in an enterprise zone.

P169  1(b) A deduction shall not be allowed under this section unless
2at the time the indebtedness is incurred each of the following
3requirements are met:

4(1) The trade or business is located solely within an enterprise
5zone.

6(2) The indebtedness is incurred solely in connection with
7activity within the enterprise zone.

8(3) The taxpayer has no equity or other ownership interest in
9the debtor.

10(c) “Enterprise zone” means an area designated as an enterprise
11zone pursuant to Chapter 12.8 (commencing with Section 7070)
12of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code.

13(d) This section shall cease to be operative for taxable years
14beginning on or after January 1, 2014, and shall be repealed on
15December 1, 2014.

16

SEC. 43.  

Section 24416.2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code
17 is amended to read:

18

24416.2.  

(a) The term “qualified taxpayer” as used in Section
1924416.1 includes a corporation engaged in the conduct of a trade
20or business within an enterprise zone designated pursuant to
21Chapter 12.8 (commencing with Section 7070) of Division 7 of
22Title 1 of the Government Code. For purposes of this subdivision,
23all of the following shall apply:

24(1) A net operating loss shall not be a net operating loss
25carryback for any taxable year and a net operating loss for any
26taxable year beginning on or after the date that the area in which
27the taxpayer conducts a trade or business is designated as an
28enterprise zone shall be a net operating loss carryover to each of
29the 15 taxable years following the taxable year of loss.

30(2) For purposes of this subdivision:

31(A) “Net operating loss” means the loss determined under
32Section 172 of the Internal Revenue Code, as modified by Section
3324416.1, attributable to the taxpayer’s business activities within
34the enterprise zone (as defined in Chapter 12.8 (commencing with
35Section 7070) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code)
36prior to the enterprise zone expiration date. That attributable loss
37shall be determined in accordance with Chapter 17 (commencing
38with Section 25101), modified for purposes of this subdivision as
39follows:

P170  1(i) Loss shall be apportioned to the enterprise zone by
2multiplying total loss from the business by a fraction, the numerator
3of which is the property factor plus the payroll factor, and the
4denominator of which is two.

5(ii) “The enterprise zone” shall be substituted for “this state.”

6(B) A net operating loss carryover shall be a deduction only
7with respect to the taxpayer’s business income attributable to the
8enterprise zone as defined in Chapter 12.8 (commencing with
9Section 7070) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code.

10(C) Attributable income is that portion of the taxpayer’s
11California source business income that is apportioned to the
12enterprise zone. For that purpose, the taxpayer’s business income
13attributable to sources in this state first shall be determined in
14accordance with Chapter 17 (commencing with Section 25101).
15That business income shall be further apportioned to the enterprise
16zone in accordance with Article 2 (commencing with Section
1725120) of Chapter 17, modified for purposes of this subdivision
18as follows:

19(i) Business income shall be apportioned to the enterprise zone
20by multiplying the total California business income of the taxpayer
21by a fraction, the numerator of which is the property factor plus
22the payroll factor, and the denominator of which is two. For
23purposes of this clause:

24(I) The property factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is
25the average value of the taxpayer’s real and tangible personal
26property owned or rented and used in the enterprise zone during
27the taxable year, and the denominator of which is the average value
28of all the taxpayer’s real and tangible personal property owned or
29rented and used in this state during the taxable year.

30(II) The payroll factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is
31the total amount paid by the taxpayer in the enterprise zone during
32the taxable year for compensation, and the denominator of which
33is the total compensation paid by the taxpayer in this state during
34the taxable year.

35(ii) If a loss carryover is allowable pursuant to this section for
36any taxable year after the enterprise zone designation has expired,
37the enterprise zone shall be deemed to remain in existence for
38purposes of computing the limitation set forth in subparagraph (B)
39and allowing a net operating loss deduction.

P171  1(D) “Enterprise zone expiration date” means the date the
2enterprise zone designation expires, is no longer binding, or
3becomes inoperative.

4(3) The changes made to this subdivision by the act adding this
5paragraph shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after January
61, 1998.

7(b) A taxpayer who qualifies as a “qualified taxpayer” under
8one or more sections shall, for the taxable year of the net operating
9loss and any taxable year to which that net operating loss may be
10carried, designate on the original return filed for each year the
11section which applies to that taxpayer with respect to that net
12operating loss. If the taxpayer is eligible to qualify under more
13than one section, the designation is to be made after taking into
14account subdivision (c).

15(c) If a taxpayer is eligible to qualify under this section and
16either Section 24416.4, 24416.5, or 24416.6 as a “qualified
17taxpayer,” with respect to a net operating loss in a taxable year,
18the taxpayer shall designate which section is to apply to the
19taxpayer.

20(d) Notwithstanding Section 24416, the amount of the loss
21determined under this section, or Section 24416.4, 24416.5, or
2224416.6 shall be the only net operating loss allowed to be carried
23over from that taxable year and the designation under subdivision
24(b) shall be included in the election under Section 24416.1.

25(e) This section shall cease to be operative for taxable years
26beginning on or after January 1, 2014, and shall be repealed on
27December 1, 2014.

28

SEC. 44.  

Section 24416.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code
29 is amended to read:

30

24416.5.  

(a) For each taxable year beginning on or after
31January 1, 1995, the term “qualified taxpayer” as used in Section
3224416.1 includes a taxpayer engaged in the conduct of a trade or
33business within a LAMBRA. For purposes of this subdivision, all
34of the following shall apply:

35(1) A net operating loss shall not be a net operating loss
36carryback for any taxable year and, except as provided in
37subparagraph (B), a net operating loss for any taxable year
38beginning on or after the date the area in which the taxpayer
39conducts a trade or business is designated a LAMBRA shall be a
40net operating loss carryover to each following taxable year that
P172  1ends before the LAMBRA expiration date or to each of the 15
2taxable years following the taxable year of loss, if longer.

3(2) In the case of a financial institution to which Section 585,
4586, or 593 of the Internal Revenue Code applies, a net operating
5loss for any taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 1984,
6shall be a net operating loss carryover to each of the five years
7following the taxable year of the loss. Subdivision (b) of Section
824416.1 shall not apply.

9(3) “LAMBRA” means a local agency military base recovery
10area designated in accordance with Section 7114 of the Government
11Code.

12(4) “Taxpayer” means a bank or corporation that conducts a
13trade or business within a LAMBRA and, for the first two taxable
14years, has a net increase in jobs (defined as 2,000 paid hours per
15employee per year) of one or more employees in the LAMBRA
16and this state. For purposes of this paragraph, all of the following
17shall apply:

18(A) The net increase in the number of jobs shall be determined
19by subtracting the total number of full-time employees (defined
20as 2,000 paid hours per employee per year) the taxpayer employed
21in this state in the taxable year prior to commencing business
22operations in the LAMBRA from the total number of full-time
23employees the taxpayer employed in this state during the second
24taxable year after commencing business operations in the
25LAMBRA. For taxpayers who commence doing business in this
26state with their LAMBRA business operation, the number of
27employees for the taxable year prior to commencing business
28operations in the LAMBRA shall be zero. The deduction shall be
29allowed only if the taxpayer has a net increase in jobs in the state,
30and if one or more full-time employees are employed within the
31LAMBRA.

32(B) The total number of employees employed in the LAMBRA
33shall equal the sum of both of the following:

34(i) The total number of hours worked in the LAMBRA for the
35taxpayer by employees (not to exceed 2,000 hours per employee)
36who are paid an hourly wage divided by 2,000.

37(ii) The total number of months worked in the LAMBRA for
38the taxpayer by employees who are salaried employees divided
39by 12.

P173  1(C) In the case of a taxpayer that first commences doing business
2in the LAMBRA during the taxable year, for purposes of clauses
3(i) and (ii), respectively, of subparagraph (B) the divisors “2,000”
4and “12” shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which
5is the number of months of the taxable year that the taxpayer was
6doing business in the LAMBRA and the denominator of which is
712.

8(5) “Net operating loss” means the loss determined under
9Section 172 of the Internal Revenue Code, as modified by Section
1024416.1, attributable to the taxpayer’s business activities within a
11LAMBRA prior to the LAMBRA expiration date. The attributable
12loss shall be determined in accordance with Chapter 17
13(commencing with Section 25101), modified for purposes of this
14section as follows:

15(A) Loss shall be apportioned to a LAMBRA by multiplying
16total loss from the business by a fraction, the numerator of which
17is the property factor plus the payroll factor, and the denominator
18of which is 2.

19(B) “The LAMBRA” shall be substituted for “this state.”

20(6) A net operating loss carryover shall be a deduction only with
21respect to the taxpayer’s business income attributable to a
22LAMBRA.

23(7) Attributable income is that portion of the taxpayer’s
24California source business income that is apportioned to the
25LAMBRA. For that purpose, the taxpayer’s business income
26attributable to sources in this state first shall be determined in
27accordance with Chapter 17 (commencing with Section 25101).
28That business income shall be further apportioned to the LAMBRA
29in accordance with Article 2 (commencing with Section 25120)
30of Chapter 17, modified as follows:

31(A) Business income shall be apportioned to a LAMBRA by
32multiplying total California business income of the taxpayer by a
33fraction, the numerator of which is the property factor plus the
34payroll factor, and the denominator of which is two. For purposes
35of this clause:

36(i) The property factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is
37the average value of the taxpayer’s real and tangible personal
38property owned or rented and used in the LAMBRA during the
39taxable year, and the denominator of which is the average value
P174  1of all the taxpayer’s real and tangible personal property owned or
2rented and used in this state during the taxable year.

3(ii) The payroll factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is
4the total amount paid by the taxpayer in the LAMBRA during the
5taxable year for compensation, and the denominator of which is
6the total compensation paid by the taxpayer in this state during the
7taxable year.

8(B) If a loss carryover is allowable pursuant to this section for
9any taxable year after the LAMBRA designation has expired, the
10LAMBRA shall be deemed to remain in existence for purposes of
11computing the limitation specified in subparagraph (D) and
12allowing a net operating loss deduction.

13(8) “LAMBRA expiration date” means the date the LAMBRA
14designation expires, is no longer binding, or becomes inoperative
15pursuant to Section 7110 of the Government Code.

16(b) A taxpayer who qualifies as a “qualified taxpayer” under
17one or more sections shall, for the taxable year of the net operating
18loss and any taxable year to which that net operating loss may be
19carried, designate on the original return filed for each year the
20section that applies to that taxpayer with respect to that net
21operating loss. If the taxpayer is eligible to qualify under more
22than one section, the designation is to be made after taking into
23account subdivision (c).

24(c) If a taxpayer is eligible to qualify under this section and
25either Section 24416.2, 24416.4, or 24416.6 as a “qualified
26taxpayer,” with respect to a net operating loss in a taxable year,
27the taxpayer shall designate which section is to apply to the
28taxpayer.

29(d) Notwithstanding Section 24416, the amount of the loss
30determined under this section or Section 24416.2, 24416.4, or
3124416.6 shall be the only net operating loss allowed to be carried
32over from that taxable year and the designation under subdivision
33(b) shall be included in the election under Section 24416.1.

34(e) This section shall apply to taxable years beginning on and
35after January 1, 1998.

36(f) This section shall cease to be operative for taxable years
37beginning on or after January 1, 2014, and shall be repealed on
38December 1, 2014.

39

SEC. 45.  

Section 24416.6 of the Revenue and Taxation Code
40 is amended to read:

P175  1

24416.6.  

(a) For each taxable year beginning on or after
2January 1, 1998, the term “qualified taxpayer” as used in Section
324416.1 includes a corporation that meets both of the following:

4(1) Is engaged in the conduct of a trade or business within a
5targeted tax area designated pursuant to Chapter 12.93
6(commencing with Section 7097) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the
7Government Code.

8(2) Is engaged in those lines of business described in Codes
92000 to 2099, inclusive; 2200 to 3999, inclusive; 4200 to 4299,
10inclusive; 4500 to 4599, inclusive; and 4700 to 5199, inclusive,
11of the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Manual published
12by the United States Office of Management and Budget, 1987
13edition. In the case of any pass-through entity, the determination
14of whether a taxpayer is a qualified taxpayer shall be made at the
15entity level.

16(b) For purposes of subdivision (a), all of the following shall
17apply:

18(1) A net operating loss shall not be a net operating loss
19carryback for any taxable year and a net operating loss for any
20taxable year beginning on or after the date that the area in which
21the qualified taxpayer conducts a trade or business is designated
22as a targeted tax area shall be a net operating loss carryover to each
23of the 15 taxable years following the taxable year of loss.

24(2) “Net operating loss” means the loss determined under
25Section 172 of the Internal Revenue Code, as modified by Section
2624416.1, attributable to the qualified taxpayer’s business activities
27 within the targeted tax area (as defined in Chapter 12.93
28(commencing with Section 7097) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the
29Government Code) prior to the targeted tax area expiration date.
30That attributable loss shall be determined in accordance with
31Chapter 17 (commencing with Section 25101), modified for
32purposes of this section as follows:

33(A) Loss shall be apportioned to the targeted tax area by
34multiplying total loss from the business by a fraction, the numerator
35of which is the property factor plus the payroll factor, and the
36denominator of which is 2.

37(B) “The targeted tax area” shall be substituted for “this state.”

38(3) A net operating loss carryover shall be a deduction only with
39respect to the qualified taxpayer’s business income attributable to
40the targeted tax area as defined in Chapter 12.93 (commencing
P176  1 with Section 7097) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government
2Code.

3(4) Attributable income is that portion of the taxpayer’s
4California source business income that is apportioned to the
5targeted tax area. For that purpose, the taxpayer’s business income
6attributable to sources in this state first shall be determined in
7accordance with Chapter 17 (commencing with Section 25101).
8That business income shall be further apportioned to the targeted
9tax area in accordance with Article 2 (commencing with Section
1025120) of Chapter 17, modified for purposes of this subdivision
11as follows:

12(A) Business income shall be apportioned to the targeted tax
13area by multiplying the total California business income of the
14taxpayer by a fraction, the numerator of which is the property
15factor plus the payroll factor, and the denominator of which is two.
16For purposes of this clause:

17(i) The property factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is
18the average value of the taxpayer’s real and tangible personal
19property owned or rented and used in the targeted tax area during
20the taxable year, and the denominator of which is the average value
21of all the taxpayer’s real and tangible personal property owned or
22rented and used in this state during the taxable year.

23(ii) The payroll factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is
24the total amount paid by the taxpayer in the targeted tax area during
25the taxable year for compensation, and the denominator of which
26is the total compensation paid by the taxpayer in this state during
27the taxable year.

28(B) If a loss carryover is allowable pursuant to this subdivision
29for any taxable year after the targeted tax area expiration date, the
30targeted tax area designation shall be deemed to remain in existence
31for purposes of computing the limitation specified in subparagraph
32(B) and allowing a net operating loss deduction.

33(5) “Targeted tax area expiration date” means the date the
34targeted tax area designation expires, is revoked, is no longer
35binding, or becomes inoperative.

36(c) A taxpayer who qualifies as a “qualified taxpayer” under
37one or more sections shall, for the taxable year of the net operating
38loss and any taxable year to which that net operating loss may be
39carried, designate on the original return filed for each year the
40section that applies to that taxpayer with respect to that net
P177  1operating loss. If the taxpayer is eligible to qualify under more
2than one section, the designation is to be made after taking into
3account subdivision (e).

4(d) If a taxpayer is eligible to qualify under this section and
5either Section 24416.2, 24416.4, or 24416.5 as a “qualified
6taxpayer,” with respect to a net operating loss in a taxable year,
7the taxpayer shall designate which section is to apply to the
8taxpayer.

9(e) Notwithstanding Section 24416, the amount of the loss
10determined under this section or Section 24416.2, 24416.4, or
1124416.5 shall be the only net operating loss allowed to be carried
12over from that taxable year and the designation under subdivision
13(c) shall be included in the election under Section 24416.1.

14(f) This section shall apply to taxable years beginning on or
15after January 1, 1998.

16(g) This section shall cease to be operative for taxable years
17beginning on or after January 1, 2014, and shall be repealed on
18December 1, 2014.

19

SEC. 46.  

There is hereby appropriated up to six hundred
20thousand dollars ($600,000) from the General Fund for allocation
21to the committee and departments that are required to administer
22this act by the Director of Finance in furtherance of the objectives
23of this act. An allocation of funds approved by the Director of
24Finance under this item shall become effective no sooner than 30
25days after the director files written notification thereof with the
26Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the
27chairpersons of the fiscal committees in each house of the
28Legislature, or no sooner than any lesser time the chairperson of
29the joint committee, or his or her designee, may in each instance
30determine.

31

SEC. 47.  

(a) Sections 6377.1, 17053.73, 17059.2, 18410.2,
3223636, and 23689 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, added by
33this act, should not remain effective and operative if the repeal of
34Sections 17053.33, 17053.34, 17053.45, 17053.46, 17053.47,
3517053.70, 17053.74, 17053.75, 17053.80, 17235, 17267.2, 17267.6,
3617268, 17276.2, 17276.5, 17276.6, 19136.8, 23612.2, 23622.7,
3723622.8, 23623, 23633, 23634, 23645, 23646, 24356.6, 24356.7,
3824356.8, 24384.5, 24416.2, 24416.5, and 24416.6, as provided for
39in this act, is determined by a court to be invalid and, as a result,
40those sections remain effective and operative.

P178  1(b) The provisions of Sections 17059.2 and 23689 are severable.
2If any provision of Section 17059.2 or Section 23689, or the
3application of either section, is held invalid, that invalidity shall
4not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect
5without the invalid provision or application.

6

SEC. 48.  

This act is an urgency statute necessary for the
7immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within
8the meaning of Article IV of the Constitution and shall go into
9immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:

10In order to ensure the public good by providing certainty
11regarding the incentives available for attracting and retaining jobs
12in economically distressed areas of the state, it is necessary that
13this act take effect immediately.


CORRECTIONS:

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