SB 434,
as amended, Hill. Personalbegin delete income taxes.end deletebegin insert income and corporation taxes: hiring credits: enterprise zones, LAMBRAs, manufacturing enhancement areas, and targeted tax areas.end insert
The Personal Income Tax Lawbegin delete imposes taxes on income and provides definitions of specified terms for purposes of that law, including a definition for “taxable year.”end deletebegin insert and the Corporation Tax Law allow credits for hiring employees, based on qualified wages, in an enterprise zone, a LAMBRA, a manufacturing enhancement area, and a targeted tax area. end insert
This bill would, among other things, revise the percentage of qualified wages allowed per year of employment with regard to determining the credit amount; limit the application of these credits to only the qualified wages for each net increase of qualified employees, as specified, limit credit eligibility for taxpayers that relocate to an enterprise zone, a LAMBRA, a manufacturing enhancement area, or a targeted tax area from within the state to those taxpayers that offer each employee from the previous location or locations a written bona fide offer of employment in the new location; revise the definitions of “qualified wages” and “qualified taxpayer,” cap the aggregate amount of credit allowed per taxable year for specified hiring credits, as provided, and require the Franchise Tax Board to publish specified information on its Internet Web site, as provided.
end insertbegin insertThis bill would additionally prohibit a person from charging a contingent fee, as defined, for services rendered in connection with a tax credit relating to enterprise zones, LAMBRAs, manufacturing enhancement areas, or targeted tax areas and would impose a penalty for the violation of this prohibition, as specified. This bill would require that, upon request of the Franchise Tax Board, that a person rendering these services provide, under penalty of perjury, a written certification that a fee for those services does not include a contingent fee.
end insertbegin insertBy expanding the definition of an existing crime, this bill imposes a state-mandated local program.
end insertbegin insertThe California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
end insertbegin insertThis bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
end insertbegin insertThis bill would include a change in state statute that would result in a taxpayer paying a higher tax within the meaning of Section 3 of Article XIII A of the California Constitution, and thus would require for passage the approval of 2⁄3 of the membership of each house of the Legislature.
end insertbegin insertThis bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.
end insertThis bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to those provisions.
end deleteVote: begin deletemajority end deletebegin insert2⁄3end insert.
Appropriation: no.
Fiscal committee: begin deleteno end deletebegin insertyesend insert.
State-mandated local program: begin deleteno end deletebegin insertyesend insert.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
begin insertSection 41 is added to the end insertbegin insertRevenue and Taxation
2Codeend insertbegin insert, to read:end insert
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a person shall not
4charge a contingent fee for services rendered in connection with
5a tax credit relating to an enterprise zone, a LAMBRA, a
6manufacturing enhancement area, or a targeted tax area.
7(b) For purposes of this section, “contingent fee” means any
8fee charged upon the occurrence of a contingency and includes,
9but is not limited to, a fee that is based on a percentage of the
P3 1refund reported on a return, a fee that is based on a percentage
2of the taxes reduced, or a fee that depends upon the specific tax
3result attained.
4(c) A penalty shall be imposed under this section upon the
5person charging a contingent fee for services rendered in
6
connection with a tax credit relating to an enterprise zone, a
7LAMBRA, a manufacturing enhancement area, or a targeted tax
8area in an amount that is the greater of five thousand dollars
9($5,000) or 100 percent of the contingent fee charged, whether or
10not any contingent fee was actually paid or otherwise received,
11directly or indirectly, by the service provider.
12(d) (1) The penalty imposed under subdivision (c) shall be due
13and payable upon notice and demand by the Franchise Tax Board.
14(2) Article 3 (commencing with Section 19031) of Part 10.2
15shall not apply with respect to the assessment or collection of any
16penalty imposed under subdivision (c).
17(e) The Legislature finds and declares that contingent fees for
18services rendered in connection with a tax credit relating to an
19enterprise zone, a
LAMBRA, a manufacturing enhancement area,
20or a targeted tax area are against public policy and any contract
21or arrangement that provides for a contingent fee is void and
22unenforceable.
23(f) Any person rendering services in connection with a tax credit
24relating to an enterprise zone, a LAMBRA, a manufacturing
25enhancement area, or a targeted tax area may be required to
26provide, upon request of the board of the Franchise Tax Board, a
27written certification, submitted under penalty of perjury, that the
28fee for those services does not include, in whole or in part, a
29contingent fee.
30(g) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe rules, guidelines,
31or procedures necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes
32of this section.
33(h) This section shall apply to all contracts or arrangements
34that provide for a fee for services
rendered in connection with a
35tax credit relating to an enterprise zone, a LAMBRA, a
36manufacturing enhancement area, or a targeted tax area on or
37after the effective date of this act.
begin insertSection 17053.34 of the end insertbegin insertRevenue and Taxation Codeend insert
39begin insert is amended to read:end insert
(a) begin insert(1)end insertbegin insert end insert For each taxable year beginning on or after
2January 1, 1998,begin insert and before January 1, 2013,end insert there shall be allowed
3a credit against the “net tax” (as defined in Section 17039) to a
4qualified taxpayer who employs a qualified employee in a targeted
5tax area during the taxable year. The credit shall be equal to the
6sum of each of the following:
7(1)
end delete
8begin insert(A)end insert Fifty percent of qualified wages in the first year of
9employment.
10(2)
end delete
11begin insert(B)end insert Forty percent of qualified wages in the second year of
12employment.
13(3)
end delete
14begin insert(C)end insert Thirty percent of
qualified wages in the third year of
15employment.
16(4)
end delete
17begin insert(D)end insert Twenty percent of qualified wages in the fourth year of
18employment.
19(5)
end delete
20begin insert(E)end insert Ten percent of qualified wages in the fifth year of
21employment.
22(2) (A) For each taxable year beginning on or after January
231, 2013, and before January 1, 2019, there shall be allowed a
24credit against the “net tax,” as defined in Section 17039, to a
25qualified taxpayer who employs a qualified employee in a targeted
26tax area during the taxable year. The credit shall be equal to the
27sum of each of the following:
28(i) Ten percent of qualified wages in the first year of
29employment.
30(ii) Ten percent of qualified wages in the second year of
31employment.
32(iii) Thirty percent of qualified wages in the third year of
33employment.
34(iv) Forty percent of qualified wages in the fourth year of
35employment.
36(v) Fifty percent of qualified wages in the fifth year of
37employment.
38(B) The credit shall be allowed only with respect to qualified
39wages paid for each net increase in qualified employees. A net
P5 1increase shall be determined by subtracting from the amount
2determined in clause (i) the amount determined in clause (ii).
3(i) The total number of qualified employees employed in the
4state in the preceding taxable year by the qualified taxpayer and
5by any trade or business acquired by the qualified taxpayer during
6the preceding taxable year.
7(ii) The total number of qualified employees employed in the
8state in the current taxable year by the qualified taxpayer and by
9any trade or business acquired by the qualified taxpayer during
10the current taxable year.
11(C) If a qualified taxpayer relocated to a targeted tax area from
12within the state during the taxable year for which the credit is
13claimed, the qualified taxpayer shall be allowed a credit with
14respect to qualified wages for each net increase in qualified
15employees only if the qualified taxpayer makes each employee at
16the previous location or locations a written bona fide offer of
17employment at the new location.
18(b) For purposes of this section:
19(1) “Qualified wages” means:
20(A) That portion of wages paid or incurred by the qualified
21taxpayer during the taxable year to qualified employees thatbegin delete does begin insert exceeds 200 percent of the minimum wage and
22not exceed 150end delete
23does not exceed 500end insert percent of the minimum wage.
24(B) Wages received during the 60-month period beginning with
25the first day the employee commences employment with the
26qualified taxpayer. Reemployment in connection with any increase,
27including a regularly occurring seasonal increase, in the trade or
28business operations of the
qualified taxpayer does not constitute
29commencement of employment for purposes of this section.
30(C) Qualified wages do not include any wages paid or incurred
31by the qualified taxpayer on or after the targeted tax area expiration
32date. However, wages paid or incurred with respect to qualified
33employees who are employed by the qualified taxpayer within the
34targeted tax area within the 60-month period prior to the targeted
35tax area expiration date shall continue to qualify for the credit
36under this section after the targeted tax area expiration date, in
37accordance with all provisions of this section applied as if the
38targeted tax area designation were still in existence and binding.
39(2) “Minimum wage” means the wage established by the
40Industrial Welfare Commission as provided for in Chapter 1
P6 1(commencing with Section 1171) of Part 4 of Division 2 of the
2Labor Code.
3(3) “Targeted tax area expiration date” means the date the
4targeted tax area designation expires, is revoked, is no longer
5binding, or becomes inoperative.
6(4) (A) “Qualified employee” means an individual who meets
7all of the following requirements:
8(i) At least 90 percent of his or her services for the qualified
9taxpayer during the taxable year are directly related to the conduct
10of the qualified taxpayer’s trade or business located in a targeted
11tax area.
12(ii) Performs at least 50 percent of his or her services for the
13qualified taxpayer during the taxable year in a targeted tax area.
14(iii) Is hired by the qualified taxpayer after the date of original
15designation of
the area in which services were performed as a
16targeted tax area.
17(iv) Is any of the following:
18(I) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
19commencement of employment with the qualified taxpayer, was
20a person eligible for services under the federal Job Training
21Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. Sec. 1501 et seq.), or its successor,
22who is receiving, or is eligible to receive, subsidized employment,
23training, or services funded by the federal Job Training Partnership
24Act, or its successor.
25(II) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
26commencement of employment with the qualified taxpayer, was
27a person eligible to be a voluntary or mandatory registrant under
28the Greater Avenues for Independence Act of 1985 (GAIN)
29provided for pursuant to Article 3.2 (commencing with Section
3011320) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of
Division 9 of the Welfare and
31Institutions Code, or its successor.
32(III) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
33commencement of employment with the qualified taxpayer, was
34an economically disadvantaged individual 14 years of age or older.
35(IV) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
36commencement of employment with the qualified taxpayer, was
37a dislocated worker 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
P7 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
16disasters.
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 qualified taxpayer, was
32a disabled individual who is eligible for or enrolled
in, or has
33completed a state rehabilitation plan or is a service-connected
34disabled veteran, veteran of the Vietnam era, or veteran who is
35recently separated from military service.
36(VI) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
37commencement of employment with the qualified taxpayer, was
38an ex-offender. An individual shall be treated as convicted if he
39or she was placed on probation by a state court without a finding
40of guilty.
P8 1(VII) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
2commencement of employment with the qualified taxpayer, was
3a person eligible 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 qualified taxpayer, was
10a member of a federally recognized Indian tribe, band, or other
11group of Native American descent.
12(IX) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
13commencement of employment with the qualified taxpayer, was
14a resident of a targeted tax area.
15(X) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
16commencement of employment with the taxpayer, was a member
17of a targeted group as defined in Section 51(d) of the Internal
18Revenue Code, or its successor.
19(B) Priority for employment shall be provided to an
individual
20who is enrolled in a qualified program under the federal Job
21Training Partnership Act or the Greater Avenues for Independence
22Act of 1985 or who is eligible as a member of a targeted group
23under the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (Section 51 of the Internal
24Revenue Code), or its successor.
25(5) (A) “Qualified taxpayer” means a person or entity that meets
26both of the following:
27(i) Is engaged in a trade or business within a targeted tax area
28designated pursuant to Chapter 12.93 (commencing with Section
297097) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code.
30(ii) Is engaged in those lines of business described in Codes
312000 to 2099, inclusive; 2200 to 3999, inclusive; 4200 to 4299,
32inclusive; 4500 to 4599, inclusive; and 4700 to 5199, inclusive,
33of the Standard Industrial Classification
(SIC) Manual published
34by the United States Office of Management and Budget, 1987
35edition.
36(B) In the case of any passthrough 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 23634 shall be allowed to the passthrough entity and passed
40through to the partners or shareholders in accordance with
P9 1applicable provisions of this part or Part 11 (commencing with
2Section 23001). For purposes of this subdivision, the term
3“passthrough entity” means any partnership or S corporation.
4(C) “Qualified taxpayer” shall not include employers that
5provide temporary help services, as described in Code 561320 of
6the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
7(6) “Seasonal employment” means employment by a qualified
8taxpayer that has regular and predictable substantial reductions in
9trade or business operations.
10(c) If the qualified taxpayer is allowed a credit for qualified
11wages pursuant to this section, only one credit shall be allowed to
12the taxpayer under this part with respect to those qualified wages.
13(d) The qualified taxpayer shall do both of the following:
14(1) Obtain from the Employment Development Department, as
15permitted by federal law, the local county or city Job Training
16Partnership Act administrative entity, the local county GAIN office
17or social services agency, or the local government administering
18the targeted tax area, a certification that provides that a qualified
19employee meets the
eligibility requirements specified in clause
20(iv) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (4) of subdivision (b). The
21Employment Development Department may provide preliminary
22screening and referral to a certifying agency. The Department of
23Housing and Community Development shall develop regulations
24governing the issuance of certificates pursuant to subdivision (g)
25of Section 7097 of the Government Code, and shall develop forms
26for this purpose.
27(2) Retain a copy of the certification and provide itbegin delete upon requestend delete
28 to the Franchise Tax Boardbegin insert annuallyend insert.
29(e) (1) For purposes of this section:
30(A) All employees of trades
or businesses, which are not
31incorporated, that are under common control shall be treated as
32employed by a single taxpayer.
33(B) The credit, if any, allowable by this section with respect to
34each trade or business shall be determined by reference to its
35proportionate share of the expense of the qualified wages giving
36rise to the credit, and shall be allocated in that manner.
37(C) Principles that apply in the case of controlled groups of
38corporations, as specified in subdivision (d) of Section 23634,
39shall apply with respect to determining employment.
P10 1(2) If an employer acquires the major portion of a trade or
2business of another employer (hereinafter in this paragraph referred
3to as the “predecessor”) or the major portion of a separate unit of
4a trade or business of a predecessor, then, for purposes of applying
5this
section (other than subdivision (f)) for any calendar year ending
6after that acquisition, the employment relationship between a
7qualified employee and an employer shall not be treated as
8terminated if the employee continues to be employed in that trade
9or business.
10(f) (1) (A) If the employment, other than seasonal employment,
11of any qualified employee, with respect to whom qualified wages
12are taken into account under subdivision (a) is terminated by the
13qualified taxpayer at any time during the first 270 days of that
14employment (whether or not consecutive) or before the close of
15the 270th calendar day after the day in which that employee
16completes 90 days of employment with the qualified taxpayer, the
17tax imposed by this part for the taxable year in which that
18employment is terminated shall be increased by an amount equal
19to the credit allowed under subdivision (a) for that taxable year
20and all prior
taxable years attributable to qualified wages paid or
21incurred with respect to that employee.
22(B) If the seasonal employment of any qualified employee, with
23respect to whom qualified wages are taken into account under
24subdivision (a) is not continued by the qualified taxpayer for a
25period of 270 days of employment during the 60-month period
26beginning with the day the qualified employee commences seasonal
27employment with the qualified taxpayer, the tax imposed by this
28part, for the taxable year that includes the 60th month following
29the month in which the qualified employee commences seasonal
30employment with the qualified taxpayer, shall be increased by an
31amount equal to the credit allowed under subdivision (a) for that
32taxable year and all prior taxable years attributable to qualified
33wages paid or incurred with respect to that qualified employee.
34(2) (A) Subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) shall not apply to
35any of the following:
36(i) A termination of employment of a qualified employee who
37voluntarily leaves the employment of the qualified taxpayer.
38(ii) A termination of employment of a qualified employee who,
39before the close of the period referred to in subparagraph (A) of
40paragraph (1), becomes disabled and unable to perform the services
P11 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(iii) A termination of employment of a qualified employee, if
5it is determined that the termination was due to the misconduct (as
6defined in Sections 1256-30 to 1256-43, inclusive, of Title 22 of
7the California Code of Regulations) of that employee.
8(iv) A termination of employment of a qualified employee due
9to a substantial reduction in the trade or business operations of the
10qualified taxpayer.
11(v) A termination of employment of a qualified employee, if
12that employee is replaced by other qualified employees so as to
13create a net increase in both the number of employees and the
14hours of employment.
15(B) Subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) shall not apply to any
16of the following:
17(i) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
18employee who voluntarily fails to return to the seasonal
19employment of the qualified taxpayer.
20(ii) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
21employee who, before the close of the
period referred to in
22subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1), becomes disabled and unable
23to perform the services of that seasonal employment, unless that
24disability is removed before the close of that period and the
25qualified taxpayer fails to offer seasonal employment to that
26qualified employee.
27(iii) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
28employee, if it is determined that the failure to continue the
29seasonal employment was due to the misconduct (as defined in
30Sections 1256-30 to 1256-43, inclusive, of Title 22 of the California
31Code of Regulations) of that qualified employee.
32(iv) A failure to continue seasonal employment of a qualified
33employee due to a substantial reduction in the regular seasonal
34trade or business operations of the qualified taxpayer.
35(v) A failure to continue the seasonal
employment of a qualified
36employee, if that qualified employee is replaced by other qualified
37employees so as to create a net increase in both the number of
38seasonal employees and the hours of seasonal employment.
39(C) For purposes of paragraph (1), the employment relationship
40between the qualified taxpayer and a qualified employee shall not
P12 1be treated as terminated by reason of a mere change in the form
2of conducting the trade or business of the qualified taxpayer, if the
3qualified employee continues to be employed in that trade or
4business and the qualified taxpayer retains a substantial interest
5in that trade or business.
6(3) Any increase in tax under paragraph (1) shall not be treated
7as tax imposed by this part for purposes of determining the amount
8of any credit allowable under this part.
9(g) In the case of an estate or trust, both of the following apply:
10(1) The qualified wages for any taxable year shall be apportioned
11between the estate or trust and the beneficiaries on the basis of the
12income of the estate or trust allocable to each.
13(2) Any beneficiary to whom any qualified wages have been
14apportioned under paragraph (1) shall be treated, for purposes of
15this part, as the employer with respect to those wages.
16(h) For purposes of this section, “targeted tax area” means an
17area designated pursuant to Chapter 12.93 (commencing with
18Section 7097) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code.
19(i) In the case where the credit otherwise allowed under this
20section exceeds the “net tax” for the taxable year, that portion of
21the credit that exceeds the “net tax”
may be carried over and added
22to the credit, if any, in succeeding taxable years, until the credit is
23exhausted. The credit shall be applied first to the earliest taxable
24years possible.
25(j) (1) The amount of the credit otherwise allowed under this
26section and Section 17053.33, including any credit carryover from
27prior years, that may reduce the “net tax” for the taxable year shall
28not exceed the amount of tax that would be imposed on the
29qualified taxpayer’s business income attributable to the targeted
30tax area determined as if that attributable income represented all
31of the income of the qualified taxpayer subject to tax under this
32part.
33(2) Attributable income shall be that portion of the taxpayer’s
34California source business income that is apportioned to the
35targeted tax area. 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
39targeted tax area in accordance with Article 2 (commencing with
P13 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 targeted tax
4area by multiplying the total California business income of the
5taxpayer by a fraction, the numerator of which is the property
6factor plus the payroll factor, and the denominator of which is two.
7For purposes 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 targeted tax area 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 targeted tax area 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
21years, as if it were an amount exceeding the “net tax” for the
22taxable year, as provided in subdivision (h).
23(5) In the event that a credit carryover is allowable under
24subdivision (h) for any taxable year after the targeted tax area
25expiration date, the targeted tax area shall be
deemed to remain in
26existence for purposes of computing the limitation specified in
27this subdivision.
28(k) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1,
292013, and before January 1, 2019, the total aggregate amount of
30credits allowed pursuant to this section shall not exceed the total
31aggregate amount of credits claimed pursuant to this section in
32the taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2012, and before
33January 1, 2013, as determined by the Franchise Tax Board.
34(2) Upon receipt of a timely filed original return, the Franchise
35Tax Board shall allocate the credit to the qualified taxpayer on a
36first-come-first-served basis.
37(l) (1) The Franchise Tax Board shall compile the certifications
38submitted pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) and shall
39provide as a searchable database on its Internet Web site, for each
40taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and before
P14 1January 1, 2019, the employer names, amounts of tax credit
2claimed, and number of new jobs created for each taxable year
3pursuant to this section, Sections 17053.46, 17053.47, 17053.74,
423622.7, 23622.8, 23634, and 23646.
5(2) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe rules, guidelines,
6or procedures necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes
7of this section, including any guidelines
regarding the allocation
8of the credit allowed under this section.
9(m) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1,
102019, and as of that date is repealed.
begin insertSection 17053.46 of the end insertbegin insertRevenue and Taxation Codeend insert
12begin insert is amended to read:end insert
(a) begin insert(1)end insertbegin insert end insert For each taxable year beginning on or after
14January 1, 1995,begin insert and before January 1, 2013,end insert there shall be allowed
15as a credit against the “net tax” (as defined in Section 17039) to a
16qualified taxpayer for hiring a qualified disadvantaged individual
17or a qualified displaced employee during the taxable year for
18employment in the LAMBRA. The credit shall be equal to the sum
19of each of the following:
20(1)
end delete
21begin insert(A)end insert Fifty percent of the qualified wages in the first year of
22employment.
23(2)
end delete
24begin insert(B)end insert Forty percent of the qualified wages in the second year of
25employment.
26(3)
end delete
27begin insert(C)end insert Thirty
percent of the qualified wages in the third year of
28employment.
29(4)
end delete
30begin insert(D)end insert Twenty percent of the qualified wages in the fourth year of
31employment.
32(5)
end delete
33begin insert(E)end insert Ten percent of the qualified wages in the fifth year of
34employment.
35(2) (A) For each taxable year beginning on or after January
361, 2013, and before January 1, 2019, there shall be allowed as a
37credit against the “net tax,” as defined in Section 17039, to a
38qualified taxpayer for hiring a qualified disadvantaged individual
39or a qualified displaced employee during the taxable year for
P15 1employment in the LAMBRA. The credit shall be equal to the sum
2of each of the following:
3(i) Ten percent of qualified wages in the first year of
4employment.
5(ii) Ten percent of qualified wages in the second year of
6employment.
7(iii) Thirty percent of qualified wages in the third year of
8employment.
9(iv) Forty percent of qualified wages in the fourth year of
10employment.
11(v) Fifty percent of qualified wages in the fifth year of
12employment.
13(B) The credit shall be allowed only with respect to qualified
14wages paid for each net increase in qualified employees. A net
15increase shall be determined by subtracting from the amount
16determined in clause (i) the amount determined in clause (ii). For
17purposes of this subparagraph, “qualified employees” means
18qualified disadvantaged individuals and qualified displaced
19employees.
20(i) The total number of qualified employees employed in the
21state in the preceding taxable year by the qualified taxpayer and
22by any trade or business acquired by the qualified taxpayer during
23the preceding taxable year.
24(ii) The total number of qualified employees employed in the
25state in the current taxable year by the qualified taxpayer and by
26any trade or business acquired by the qualified taxpayer during
27the current taxable year.
28(C) If a qualified taxpayer relocated to a targeted tax area from
29within the state during the taxable year for which the credit is
30claimed, the qualified taxpayer shall be allowed a credit with
31respect to qualified wages for each net increase in qualified
32employees only if the qualified taxpayer makes each employee at
33the previous location or locations a written bona fide offer of
34employment at the new location.
35(b) For purposes of this section:
36(1) “Qualified wages” means:
37(A) That portion of wages paid or incurred by the employer
38during the taxable year to qualified disadvantaged individuals or
39qualified displaced employees thatbegin delete does not exceed 150end deletebegin insert exceeds
P16 1200 percent of the minimum wage and does not exceed 500end insert percent
2of the minimum wage.
3(B) The total amount of qualified wages which may be taken
4into account for purposes of claiming the credit allowed under this
5section shall not exceed two million dollars ($2,000,000) per
6taxable year.
7(C) Wages received during the 60-month period beginning with
8the first day the individual commences employment with the
9taxpayer. Reemployment in connection with any
increase, including
10a regularly occurring seasonal increase, in the trade or business
11operations of the qualified taxpayer does not constitute
12commencement of employment for purposes of this section.
13(D) Qualified wages do not include any wages paid or incurred
14by the qualified taxpayer on or after the LAMBRA expiration date.
15However, wages paid or incurred with respect to qualified
16disadvantaged individuals or qualified displaced employees who
17are employed by the qualified taxpayer within the LAMBRA within
18the 60-month period prior to the LAMBRA expiration date shall
19continue to qualify for the credit under this section after the
20LAMBRA expiration date, in accordance with all provisions of
21this section applied as if the LAMBRA designation were still in
22existence and binding.
23(2) “Minimum wage” means the wage established by the
24Industrial Welfare Commission as provided for in
Chapter 1
25(commencing with Section 1171) of Part 4 of Division 2 of the
26Labor Code.
27(3) “LAMBRA” means a local agency military base recovery
28area designated in accordance with Section 7114 of the Government
29Code.
30(4) “Qualified disadvantaged individual” means an individual
31who satisfies all of the following requirements:
32(A) (i) At least 90 percent of whose services for the taxpayer
33during the taxable year are directly related to the conduct of the
34taxpayer’s trade or business located in a LAMBRA.
35(ii) Who performs at least 50 percent of his or her services for
36the taxpayer during the taxable year in the LAMBRA.
37(B) Who is hired by the employer after the designation
of the
38area as a LAMBRA in which the individual’s services were
39primarily performed.
P17 1(C) Who is any of the following immediately preceding the
2individual’s commencement of employment with the taxpayer:
3(i) An individual who has been determined eligible for services
4under the federal Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. Sec.
51501 et seq.).
6(ii) Any voluntary or mandatory registrant under the Greater
7Avenues for Independence Act of 1985 as provided pursuant to
8Article 3.2 (commencing with Section 11320) of Chapter 2 of Part
93 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
10(iii) An economically disadvantaged individual age 16 years or
11older.
12(iv) A dislocated worker who meets any of
the following
13conditions:
14(I) 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(II) 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(III) 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(IV) 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(V) 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(VI) 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(VII) Experiences chronic seasonal unemployment and
39underemployment in the agriculture industry, aggravated by
40continual advancements in
technology and mechanization.
P18 1(VIII) Has been terminated or laid off or has received a notice
2of termination or layoff as a consequence of compliance with the
3Clean Air Act.
4(v) An individual who is enrolled in or has completed a state
5rehabilitation plan or is a service-connected disabled veteran,
6veteran of the Vietnam era, or veteran who is recently separated
7from military service.
8(vi) An ex-offender. An individual shall be treated as convicted
9if he or she was placed on probation by a state court without a
10finding of guilty.
11(vii) A recipient of:
12(I) Federal Supplemental Security Income benefits.
13(II) Aid to Families with Dependent Children.
14(III) CalFresh benefits.
15(IV) State and local general assistance.
16(viii) Is a member of a federally recognized Indian tribe, band,
17or other group of Native American descent.
18(5) “Qualified taxpayer” means a taxpayer or partnership that
19conducts a trade or business within a LAMBRA and, for the first
20two taxable years, has a net increase in jobs (defined as 2,000 paid
21hours per employee per year) of one or more employees in the
22LAMBRA.
23(A) The net increase in the number of jobs shall be determined
24by subtracting the total number of full-time employees (defined
25as 2,000 paid hours per employee per year) the taxpayer employed
26in this state in the taxable year prior to
commencing business
27operations in the LAMBRA from the total number of full-time
28employees the taxpayer employed in this state during the second
29taxable year after commencing business operations in the
30LAMBRA. For taxpayers who commence doing business in this
31state with their LAMBRA business operation, the number of
32employees for the taxable year prior to commencing business
33operations in the LAMBRA shall be zero. If the taxpayer has a net
34increase in jobs in the state, the credit shall be allowed only if one
35or more full-time employees is employed within the LAMBRA.
36(B) The total number of employees employed in the LAMBRA
37shall equal the sum of both of the following:
38(i) The total number of hours worked in the LAMBRA for the
39taxpayer by employees (not to exceed 2,000 hours per employee)
40who are paid an hourly wage divided by 2,000.
P19 1(ii) The total number of months worked in the LAMBRA for
2the taxpayer by employees who are salaried employees divided
3by 12.
4(C) In the case of a taxpayer who first commences doing
5business in the LAMBRA during the taxable year, for purposes of
6clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, of subparagraph (B), the divisors
7“2,000” and “12” shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator
8of which is the number of months of the taxable year that the
9taxpayer was doing business in the LAMBRA and the denominator
10of which is 12.
11(D) “Qualified taxpayer” shall not include employers that
12provide temporary help services, as described in Code 561320 of
13the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
14(6) “Qualified displaced employee” means an individual who
15satisfies all of the following requirements:
16(A) Any civilian or military employee of a base or former base
17who has been displaced as a result of a federal base closure act.
18(B) (i) At least 90 percent of whose services for the taxpayer
19during the taxable year are directly related to the conduct of the
20taxpayer’s trade or business located in a LAMBRA.
21(ii) Who performs at least 50 percent of his or her services for
22the taxpayer during the taxable year in a LAMBRA.
23(C) Who is hired by the employer after the designation of the
24area in which services were performed as a LAMBRA.
25(7) “Seasonal employment” means employment by a qualified
26taxpayer that has regular and predictable substantial reductions in
27trade or business operations.
28(8) “LAMBRA expiration date” means the date the LAMBRA
29designation expires, is no longer binding, or becomes inoperative.
30(c) For qualified disadvantaged individuals or qualified displaced
31employees hired on or after January 1, 2001, the taxpayer shall do
32both of the following:
33(1) Obtain from the Employment Development Department, as
34permitted by federal law, the local county or city Job Training
35Partnership Act administrative entity, the local county GAIN office
36or social services agency, or the local government administering
37the LAMBRA, a certification that provides that a qualified
38disadvantaged
individual or qualified displaced employee meets
39the eligibility requirements specified in subparagraph (C) of
40paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) or subparagraph (A) of paragraph
P20 1(6) of subdivision (b). The Employment Development Department
2may provide preliminary screening and referral to a certifying
3agency. The Department of Housing and Community Development
4shall develop regulations governing the issuance of certificates
5pursuant to Section 7114.2 of the Government Code and shall
6develop forms for this purpose.
7(2) Retain a copy of the certification and provide itbegin delete upon requestend delete
8
to the Franchise Tax Boardbegin insert annuallyend insert.
9(d) (1) For purposes of this section, both of the following apply:
10(A) All employees of trades or businesses that are under
11common control shall be treated as employed by a single employer.
12(B) The credit (if any) allowable by this section with respect to
13each trade or business shall be determined by reference to its
14proportionate share of the qualified wages giving rise to the credit.
15The regulations prescribed under this paragraph shall be based
16on principles similar to the principles that apply in the case of
17controlled groups of corporations as specified in subdivision (e)
18of Section
23622.
19(2) If an employer acquires the major portion of a trade or
20business of another employer (hereinafter in this paragraph referred
21to as the “predecessor”) or the major portion of a separate unit of
22a trade or business of a predecessor, then, for purposes of applying
23this section (other than subdivision (d)) for any calendar year
24ending after that acquisition, the employment relationship between
25an employee and an employer shall not be treated as terminated if
26the employee continues to be employed in that trade or business.
27(e) (1) (A) If the employment, other than seasonal employment,
28of any employee, with respect to whom qualified wages are taken
29into account under subdivision (a), is terminated by the taxpayer
30at any time during the first 270 days of that employment (whether
31or not consecutive) or before the close of the 270th
calendar day
32after the day in which that employee completes 90 days of
33employment with the taxpayer, the tax imposed by this part for
34the taxable year in which that employment is terminated shall be
35increased by an amount (determined under those regulations) equal
36to the credit allowed under subdivision (a) for that taxable year
37and all prior taxable years attributable to qualified wages paid or
38incurred with respect to that employee.
39(B) If the seasonal employment of any qualified disadvantaged
40individual, with respect to whom qualified wages are taken into
P21 1account under subdivision (a), is not continued by the qualified
2taxpayer for a period of 270 days of employment during the
360-month period beginning with the day the qualified
4disadvantaged individual commences seasonal employment with
5the qualified taxpayer, the tax imposed by this part, for the taxable
6year that includes the 60th month following the month in which
7the qualified
disadvantaged individual commences seasonal
8employment with the qualified taxpayer, shall be increased by an
9amount equal to the credit allowed under subdivision (a) for that
10taxable year and all prior taxable years attributable to qualified
11wages paid or incurred with respect to that qualified disadvantaged
12individual.
13(2) (A) Subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) shall not apply to
14any of the following:
15(i) A termination of employment of an employee who voluntarily
16leaves the employment of the taxpayer.
17(ii) A termination of employment of an individual who, before
18the close of the period referred to in subparagraph (A) of paragraph
19(1), becomes disabled to perform the services of that employment,
20unless that disability is removed before the close of that period
21and the taxpayer fails to offer
reemployment to that individual.
22(iii) A termination of employment of an individual, if it is
23determined that the termination was due to the misconduct (as
24defined in Sections 1256-30 to 1256-43, inclusive, of Title 22 of
25the California Code of Regulations) of that individual.
26(iv) A termination of employment of an individual due to a
27substantial reduction in the trade or business operations of the
28taxpayer.
29(v) A termination of employment of an individual, if that
30individual is replaced by other qualified employees so as to create
31a net increase in both the number of employees and the hours of
32employment.
33(B) Subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) shall not apply to any
34of the following:
35(i) A
failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
36disadvantaged individual who voluntarily fails to return to the
37seasonal employment of the qualified taxpayer.
38(ii) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
39disadvantaged individual who, before the close of the period
40referred to in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1), becomes disabled
P22 1and unable to perform the services of that seasonal employment,
2unless that disability is removed before the close of that period
3and the qualified taxpayer fails to offer seasonal employment to
4that individual.
5(iii) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
6disadvantaged individual, if it is determined that the failure to
7continue the seasonal employment was due to the misconduct (as
8defined in Sections 1256-30 to 1256-43, inclusive, of Title 22 of
9the California Code of Regulations) of that qualified
disadvantaged
10individual.
11(iv) A failure to continue seasonal employment of a qualified
12disadvantaged individual due to a substantial reduction in the
13regular seasonal trade or business operations of the qualified
14taxpayer.
15(v) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
16disadvantaged individual, if that individual is replaced by other
17qualified displaced employees so as to create a net increase in both
18the number of seasonal employees and the hours of seasonal
19employment.
20(C) For purposes of paragraph (1), the employment relationship
21between the taxpayer and an employee shall not be treated as
22terminated by reason of a mere change in the form of conducting
23the trade or business of the taxpayer, if the employee continues to
24be employed in that trade or business and the taxpayer retains a
25substantial
interest in that trade or business.
26(3) Any increase in tax under paragraph (1) shall not be treated
27as tax imposed by this part for purposes of determining the amount
28of any credit allowable under this part.
29(4) At the close of the second taxable year, if the taxpayer has
30not increased the number of its employees as determined by
31paragraph (5) of subdivision (b), then the amount of the credit
32previously claimed shall be added to the taxpayer’s net tax for the
33taxpayer’s second taxable year.
34(f) In the case of an estate or trust, both of the following apply:
35(1) The qualified wages for any taxable year shall be apportioned
36between the estate or trust and the beneficiaries on the basis of the
37income of the estate or trust allocable to each.
38(2) Any beneficiary to whom any qualified wages have been
39apportioned under paragraph (1) shall be treated (for purposes of
40this part) as the employer with respect to those wages.
P23 1(g) The credit shall be reduced by the credit allowed under
2Section 17053.7. The credit shall also be reduced by the federal
3credit allowed under Section 51 of the Internal Revenue Code.
4In addition, any deduction otherwise allowed under this part for
5the wages or salaries paid or incurred by the taxpayer upon which
6the credit is based shall be reduced by the amount of the credit,
7prior to any reduction required by subdivision (h) or (i).
8(h) In the case where the credit otherwise allowed under this
9section exceeds the “net tax” for the taxable year, that portion of
10the credit that exceeds the “net
tax” may be carried over and added
11to the credit, if any, in succeeding years, until the credit is
12exhausted. The credit shall be applied first to the earliest taxable
13years possible.
14(i) (1) The amount of credit otherwise allowed under this section
15and Section 17053.45, including prior year credit carryovers, that
16may reduce the “net tax” for the taxable year shall not exceed the
17amount of tax that would be imposed on the taxpayer’s business
18income attributed to a LAMBRA determined as if that attributed
19income represented all of the net income of the taxpayer subject
20to tax under this part.
21(2) Attributable income shall be that portion of the taxpayer’s
22California source business income that is apportioned to the
23LAMBRA. For that purpose, the taxpayer’s business income that
24is attributable to sources in this state first shall be determined in
25accordance with
Chapter 17 (commencing with Section 25101) of
26Part 11. That business income shall be further apportioned to the
27LAMBRA in accordance with Article 2 (commencing with Section
2825120) of Chapter 17 of Part 11, modified for purposes of this
29section in accordance with paragraph (3).
30(3) Income shall be apportioned to a LAMBRA by multiplying
31the total California business income of the taxpayer by a fraction,
32the numerator of which is the property factor plus the payroll factor,
33and the denominator of which is two. For purposes of this
34paragraph:
35(A) The property factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is
36the average value of the taxpayer’s real and tangible personal
37property owned or rented and used in the LAMBRA during the
38taxable year, and the denominator of which is the average value
39of all the taxpayer’s real and tangible personal property owned or
40rented and used in this state
during the taxable year.
P24 1(B) The payroll factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is
2the total amount paid by the taxpayer in the LAMBRA during the
3taxable year for compensation, and the denominator of which is
4the total compensation paid by the taxpayer in this state during the
5taxable year.
6(4) The portion of any credit remaining, if any, after application
7of this subdivision, shall be carried over to succeeding taxable
8years, as if it were an amount exceeding the “net tax” for the
9taxable year, as provided in subdivision (h).
10(j) If the taxpayer is allowed a credit pursuant to this section for
11qualified wages paid or incurred, only one credit shall be allowed
12to the taxpayer under this part with respect to any wage consisting
13in whole or in part of those qualified wages.
14(k) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1,
152013, and before January 1, 2019, the total aggregate amount of
16credits allowed pursuant to this section shall not exceed the total
17aggregate amount of credits claimed pursuant to this section in
18the taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2012, and before
19January 1, 2013, as determined by the Franchise Tax Board.
20(2) Upon receipt of a timely filed original return, the Franchise
21Tax Board shall allocate the credit to the qualified taxpayer on a
22first-come-first-served basis.
23(l) (1) The Franchise
Tax Board shall compile the certifications
24submitted pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) and shall
25provide as a searchable database on its Internet Web site, for each
26taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and before
27January 1, 2019, the employer names, amounts of tax credit
28claimed, and number of new jobs created for each taxable year
29pursuant to this section, Sections 17053.34, 17053.47, 17053.74,
3023622.7, 23622.8, 23634, and 23646.
31(2) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe rules, guidelines,
32or procedures necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes
33of this section, including any guidelines regarding the allocation
34of the credit allowed under this section.
35(m) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1,
362019, and as of that date is repealed.
begin insertSection 17053.47 of the end insertbegin insertRevenue and Taxation Codeend insert
38begin insert is amended to read:end insert
(a) begin insert(1)end insertbegin insert end insert For each taxable year beginning on or after
40January 1, 1998,begin insert and before January 1, 2013,end insert there shall be allowed
P25 1a credit against the “net tax” (as defined in Section 17039) to a
2qualified taxpayer for hiring a qualified disadvantaged individual
3during the taxable year for employment in the manufacturing
4enhancement area. The credit shall be equal to the sum of each of
5the following:
6(1)
end delete
7begin insert(A)end insert Fifty percent of the qualified wages in the first year of
8employment.
9(2)
end delete
10begin insert(B)end insert Forty percent of the qualified wages in the second year of
11employment.
12(3)
end delete
13begin insert(C)end insert Thirty
percent of the qualified wages in the third year of
14employment.
15(4)
end delete
16begin insert(D)end insert Twenty percent of the qualified wages in the fourth year of
17employment.
18(5)
end delete
19begin insert(E)end insert Ten percent of the qualified wages in the fifth year of
20employment.
21(2) (A) For each taxable year beginning on or after January
221, 2013, and before January 1, 2019, there shall be allowed as a
23credit against the “net tax,” as defined in Section 17039, to a
24qualified taxpayer for hiring a qualified disadvantaged individual
25during the taxable year for employment in the manufacturing
26enhancement area. The credit shall be equal to the sum of each of
27the following:
28(i) Ten percent of qualified wages in the first year of
29employment.
30(ii) Ten percent of qualified wages in the second year of
31employment.
32(iii) Thirty percent of qualified wages in the third year of
33employment.
34(iv) Forty percent of qualified wages in the fourth year of
35
employment.
36(v) Fifty percent of qualified wages in the fifth year of
37employment.
38(B) The credit shall be allowed only with respect to qualified
39wages paid for each net increase in qualified employees. A net
40increase shall be determined by subtracting from the amount
P26 1determined in clause (i) the amount determined in clause (ii). For
2purposes of this subparagraph, “qualified employee” means
3qualified disadvantaged individual.
4(i) The total number of qualified employees employed in the
5state in the preceding taxable year by the qualified taxpayer and
6by any trade or business acquired by the qualified taxpayer during
7the preceding taxable year.
8(ii) The total number of qualified employees employed in the
9state in the current taxable year by the qualified
taxpayer and by
10any trade or business acquired by the qualified taxpayer during
11the current taxable year.
12(C) If a qualified taxpayer relocated to a targeted tax area from
13within the state during the taxable year for which the credit is
14claimed, the qualified taxpayer shall be allowed a credit with
15respect to qualified wages for each net increase in qualified
16employees only if the qualified taxpayer makes each employee at
17the previous location or locations a written bona fide offer of
18employment at the new location.
19(b) For purposes of this section:
20(1) “Qualified wages” means:
21(A) That portion of wages paid or incurred by the qualified
22taxpayer during the taxable year to qualified disadvantaged
23individuals thatbegin delete does not exceed 150end deletebegin insert
exceeds 200 percent of the
24minimum wage and does not exceed 500end insert percent of the minimum
25wage.
26(B) The total amount of qualified wages which may be taken
27into account for purposes of claiming the credit allowed under this
28section shall not exceed two million dollars ($2,000,000) per
29taxable year.
30(C) Wages received during the 60-month period beginning with
31the first day the qualified disadvantaged individual commences
32employment with the qualified taxpayer. Reemployment in
33connection with any increase, including a regularly occurring
34seasonal increase, in the trade or business operations of the taxpayer
35does not constitute commencement of employment for purposes
36of this section.
37(D) Qualified wages do not include any wages paid or incurred
38by the qualified taxpayer on or after
the manufacturing
39enhancement area expiration date. However, wages paid or incurred
40with respect to qualified employees who are employed by the
P27 1qualified taxpayer within the manufacturing enhancement area
2within the 60-month period prior to the manufacturing enhancement
3area expiration date shall continue to qualify for the credit under
4this section after the manufacturing enhancement area expiration
5date, in accordance with all provisions of this section applied as
6if the manufacturing enhancement area designation were still in
7existence and binding.
8(2) “Minimum wage” means the wage established by the
9Industrial Welfare Commission as provided for in Chapter 1
10(commencing with Section 1171) of Part 4 of Division 2 of the
11Labor Code.
12(3) “Manufacturing enhancement area” means an area designated
13pursuant to Section 7073.8 of the Government Code according to
14the procedures of
Chapter 12.8 (commencing with Section 7070)
15of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code.
16(4) “Manufacturing enhancement area expiration date” means
17the date the manufacturing enhancement area designation expires,
18is no longer binding, or becomes inoperative.
19(5) “Qualified disadvantaged individual” means an individual
20who satisfies all of the following requirements:
21(A) (i) At least 90 percent of whose services for the qualified
22taxpayer during the taxable year are directly related to the conduct
23of the qualified taxpayer’s trade or business located in a
24manufacturing enhancement area.
25(ii) Who performs at least 50 percent of his or her services for
26the qualified taxpayer during the taxable year in the manufacturing
27enhancement
area.
28(B) Who is hired by the qualified taxpayer after the designation
29of the area as a manufacturing enhancement area in which the
30individual’s services were primarily performed.
31(C) Who is any of the following immediately preceding the
32individual’s commencement of employment with the qualified
33taxpayer:
34(i) An individual who has been determined eligible for services
35under the federal Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. Sec.
361501 et seq.), or its successor.
37(ii) Any voluntary or mandatory registrant under the Greater
38Avenues for Independence Act of 1985, or its successor, as
39provided pursuant to Article 3.2 (commencing with Section 11320)
P28 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) begin insert(A)end insertbegin insert end insert “Qualified taxpayer” means any taxpayer engaged in
8a trade or business within a manufacturing enhancement area
9designated pursuant to Section 7073.8 of the Government Code
10and who meets all of the following requirements:
11(A)
end delete
12begin insert(i)end insert Is engaged in those lines of business described in Codes 0211
13to 0291, inclusive, Code 0723, or in Codes 2011 to 3999, inclusive,
14of the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Manual published
15by the United States Office of Management and Budget, 1987
16edition.
17(B)
end delete
18begin insert(ii)end insert At least 50 percent of the qualified taxpayer’s workforce
19hired after the designation of the manufacturing enhancement area
20is composed of individuals who, at the time of hire, are residents
21of the county in which the manufacturing enhancement area is
22located.
23(C)
end delete
24begin insert(iii)end insert Of this percentage of local hires, at least 30 percent shall
25be qualified disadvantaged individuals.
26(B) “Qualified taxpayer” shall not include employers that
27provide temporary help services, as described in Code 561320 of
28the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
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.
P29 1(C) Principles that apply in the case of controlled groups of
2corporations, 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
7
unit 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
16qualified 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.
P30 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
20individual, 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.
P31 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
14
qualified 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 succeeding years, until the credit is
39exhausted. The credit shall be applied first to the earliest taxable
40years possible.
P32 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, as if it were an amount exceeding the “net tax” for the
38taxable year, as provided in subdivision (g).
39(i) If the taxpayer is allowed a credit pursuant to this section for
40qualified wages paid or incurred, only one credit shall be allowed
P33 1to the taxpayer under this part with respect to any wage consisting
2in whole or in part of those qualified wages.
3(j) The qualified taxpayer shall do both of the following:
4(1) Obtain from the Employment Development Department, as
5permitted by federal law, the local county or city Job Training
6Partnership Act administrative entity, the local county GAIN office
7or social services agency, or the local government administering
8the manufacturing enhancement area, a certification that provides
9that a qualified disadvantaged individual meets the eligibility
10requirements specified in paragraph (5) of subdivision (b). The
11Employment Development Department may provide preliminary
12screening and referral to a certifying agency. The Department of
13Housing and Community Development shall develop regulations
14governing the issuance of certificates pursuant to subdivision (d)
15of Section 7086 of the Government Code and shall develop forms
16for this purpose.
17(2) Retain a copy of the certification and provide itbegin delete upon requestend delete
18
to the Franchise Tax Boardbegin insert annuallyend insert.
19(k) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1,
202013, and before January 1, 2019, the total aggregate amount of
21credits allowed pursuant to this section shall not exceed the total
22aggregate amount of credits claimed pursuant to this section in
23the taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2012, and before
24January 1, 2013, as determined by the Franchise Tax Board.
25(2) Upon receipt of a timely filed original return, the Franchise
26Tax Board shall allocate the credit to the qualified taxpayer on a
27first-come-first-served basis.
28(l) (1) The Franchise Tax Board shall compile the certifications
29submitted pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (j) and shall
30provide as a searchable database on its Internet Web site, for each
31taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and before
32January 1, 2019, the employer names, amounts of tax credit
33claimed, and number of new jobs created for each taxable year
34pursuant to this section, Sections 17053.34, 17053.46, 17053.74,
3523622.7, 23622.8, 23634, and 23646.
36(2) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe rules, guidelines,
37or procedures necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes
38of this section, including any guidelines regarding the allocation
39of the credit allowed under this section.
P34 1(m) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1,
22019, and as of that date is repealed.
begin insertSection 17053.74 of the end insertbegin insertRevenue and Taxation Codeend insert
4begin insert is amended to read:end insert
(a) begin deleteThereend deletebegin insert(1)end insertbegin insert end insertbegin insertFor taxable years beginning before
6January 1, 2013, thereend insert shall be allowed a credit against the “net
7tax” (as defined in Section 17039) to a taxpayer who employs a
8qualified employee in an enterprise zone during the taxable year.
9The credit shall be equal to the sum of each of the following:
10(1)
end delete
11begin insert(A)end insert Fifty percent of qualified wages in the first year of
12employment.
13(2)
end delete
14begin insert(B)end insert Forty percent of qualified wages in the second year of
15employment.
16(3)
end delete
17begin insert(C)end insert Thirty percent of
qualified wages in the third year of
18employment.
19(4)
end delete
20begin insert(D)end insert Twenty percent of qualified wages in the fourth year of
21employment.
22(5)
end delete
23begin insert(E)end insert Ten percent of qualified wages in the fifth year of
24employment.
25(2) (A) For each taxable year beginning on or after January
261, 2013, and before January 1, 2019, there shall be allowed as a
27credit against the “net tax,” as defined in Section 17039, to a
28taxpayer who employs a qualified employee in an enterprise zone
29during the taxable year shall be equal to the sum of each of the
30following:
31(i) Ten percent of qualified wages in the first year of
32employment.
33(ii) Ten percent of qualified wages in the second year of
34employment.
35(iii) Thirty percent of qualified wages in the third year of
36employment.
37(iv) Forty percent of qualified wages in the fourth year of
38employment.
39(v) Fifty percent of qualified wages in the fifth
year of
40employment.
P35 1(B) The credit shall be allowed only with respect to qualified
2wages paid for each net increase in qualified employees. A net
3increase shall be determined by subtracting from the amount
4determined in clause (i) the amount determined in clause (ii).
5(i) The total number of qualified employees employed in the
6state in the preceding taxable year by the taxpayer and by any
7trade or business acquired by the taxpayer during the preceding
8taxable year.
9(ii) The total number of qualified employees employed in the
10state in the current taxable year by the taxpayer and by any trade
11or business acquired by the taxpayer during the current taxable
12year.
13(C) If a taxpayer relocated to a targeted tax area from within
14the state during the taxable
year for which the credit is claimed,
15the taxpayer shall be allowed a credit with respect to qualified
16wages for each net increase in qualified employees only if the
17taxpayer makes each employee at the previous location or locations
18a written bona fide offer of employment at the new location.
19(b) For purposes of this section:
20(1) “Qualified wages” means:
21(A) (i) Except as provided in clause (ii), that portion of wages
22paid or incurred by the taxpayer during the taxable year to qualified
23employees thatbegin delete does not exceed 150end deletebegin insert exceeds 200 percent of the
24minimum wage and does not exceed 500end insert
percent of the minimum
25wage.
26(ii) For up to 1,350 qualified employees who are employed by
27the taxpayer in the Long Beach Enterprise Zone in aircraft
28manufacturing activities described in Codes 3721 to 3728,
29inclusive, and Code 3812 of the Standard Industrial Classification
30(SIC) Manual published by the United States Office of
31Management and Budget, 1987 edition, “qualified wages” means
32that portion of hourly wages that does not exceed 202 percent of
33the minimum wage.
34(B) Wages received during the 60-month period beginning with
35the first day the employee commences employment with the
36taxpayer. Reemployment in connection with any increase, including
37a regularly occurring seasonal increase, in the trade or business
38operations of the taxpayer does not constitute commencement of
39employment for purposes of this section.
P36 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, or becomes
inoperative.
16(4) (A) “Qualified employee” means an individual who meets
17all of the following requirements:
18(i) At least 90 percent of whose services for the taxpayer during
19the taxable year are directly related to the conduct of the taxpayer’s
20trade or business located in an enterprise zone.
21(ii) Performs at least 50 percent of his or her services for the
22taxpayer during the taxable year in an enterprise zone.
23(iii) Is hired by the taxpayer after the date of original designation
24of the area in which services were performed as an enterprise zone.
25(iv) Is any of the following:
26(I) Immediately preceding the
qualified employee’s
27commencement of employment with the taxpayer, was a person
28eligible for services under the federal Job Training Partnership
29Act (29 U.S.C. Sec. 1501 et seq.), or its successor, who is receiving,
30or is eligible to receive, subsidized employment, training, or
31services funded by the federal Job Training Partnership Act, or its
32successor.
33(II) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
34commencement of employment with the taxpayer, was a person
35eligible to be a voluntary or mandatory registrant under the Greater
36Avenues for Independence Act of 1985 (GAIN) provided for
37pursuant to Article 3.2 (commencing with Section 11320) of
38Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions
39Code, or its successor.
P37 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
P38 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
5
commencement 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
18
of 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) begin insert(a)end insertbegin insert end insert “Taxpayer” means a person or entity engaged in a trade
38or business within an enterprise zone designated pursuant to
39Chapter 12.8 (commencing with Section 7070) of the Government
40Code.
P39 1(b) “Taxpayer” shall not include employers that provide
2temporary help services, as described in Code 561320 of the North
3
American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
4(6) “Seasonal employment” means employment by a taxpayer
5that has regular and predictable substantial reductions in trade or
6business operations.
7(c) The taxpayer shall do both of the following:
8(1) Obtain from the Employment Development Department, as
9permitted by federal law, the local county or city Job Training
10Partnership Act administrative entity, the local county GAIN office
11or social services agency, or the local government administering
12the enterprise zone, a certification which provides that a qualified
13employee meets the eligibility requirements specified in clause
14(iv) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (4) of subdivision (b). The
15Employment Development Department may provide preliminary
16screening and referral to a certifying agency.
The Employment
17Development Department shall develop a form for this purpose.
18The Department of Housing and Community Development shall
19develop regulations governing the issuance of certificates by local
20governments pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 7086 of the
21Government Code.
22(2) Retain a copy of the certification and provide itbegin delete upon requestend delete
23 to the Franchise Tax Boardbegin insert annuallyend insert.
24(d) (1) For purposes of this section:
25(A) All employees of trades or businesses, which are not
26incorporated, that are under common control shall be treated as
27employed by a single taxpayer.
28(B) The credit, if any, allowable by this section with respect to
29each trade or business shall be determined by reference to its
30proportionate share of the expense of the qualified wages giving
31rise to the credit, and shall be allocated in that manner.
32(C) Principles that apply in the case of controlled groups of
33corporations, as specified in subdivision (d) of Section 23622.7,
34shall apply with respect to determining employment.
35(2) If an employer acquires the major portion of a trade or
36business of another employer (hereinafter in this paragraph referred
37to as the “predecessor”) or the major portion of a separate unit of
38a trade or business of a predecessor, then, for purposes of applying
39this section (other than subdivision (e)) for any calendar year
40ending after that acquisition, the employment relationship between
P40 1a
qualified employee and an employer shall not be treated as
2terminated if the employee continues to be employed in that trade
3or business.
4(e) (1) (A) If the employment, other than seasonal employment,
5of any qualified employee, with respect to whom qualified wages
6are taken into account under subdivision (a), is terminated by the
7taxpayer at any time during the first 270 days of that employment
8(whether or not consecutive) or before the close of the 270th
9calendar day after the day in which that employee completes 90
10days of employment with the taxpayer, the tax imposed by this
11part for the taxable year in which that employment is terminated
12shall be increased by an amount equal to the credit allowed under
13subdivision (a) for that taxable year and all prior taxable years
14attributable to qualified wages paid or incurred with respect to that
15employee.
16(B) If the seasonal employment of any qualified employee, with
17respect to whom qualified wages are taken into account under
18subdivision (a), is not continued by the taxpayer for a period of
19270 days of employment during the 60-month period beginning
20with the day the qualified employee commences seasonal
21employment with the taxpayer, the tax imposed by this part, for
22the taxable year that includes the 60th month following the month
23in which the qualified employee commences seasonal employment
24with the taxpayer, shall be increased by an amount equal to the
25credit allowed under subdivision (a) for that taxable year and all
26prior taxable years attributable to qualified wages paid or incurred
27with respect to that qualified employee.
28(2) (A) Subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) shall not apply to
29any of the following:
30(i) A termination of employment of a
qualified employee who
31voluntarily leaves the employment of the taxpayer.
32(ii) A termination of employment of a qualified employee who,
33before the close of the period referred to in paragraph (1), becomes
34disabled and unable to perform the services of that employment,
35unless that disability is removed before the close of that period
36and the taxpayer fails to offer reemployment to that employee.
37(iii) A termination of employment of a qualified employee, if
38it is determined that the termination was due to the misconduct (as
39defined in Sections 1256-30 to 1256-43, inclusive, of Title 22 of
40the California Code of Regulations) of that employee.
P41 1(iv) A termination of employment of a qualified employee due
2to a substantial reduction in the trade or business operations of the
3taxpayer.
4(v) A termination of employment of a qualified employee, if
5that employee is replaced by other qualified employees so as to
6create a net increase in both the number of employees and the
7hours of employment.
8(B) Subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) shall not apply to any
9of the following:
10(i) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
11employee who voluntarily fails to return to the seasonal
12employment of the taxpayer.
13(ii) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
14employee who, before the close of the period referred to in
15subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1), becomes disabled and unable
16to perform the services of that seasonal employment, unless that
17disability is removed before the close of that period and the
18taxpayer fails
to offer seasonal employment to that qualified
19employee.
20(iii) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
21employee, if it is determined that the failure to continue the
22seasonal employment was due to the misconduct (as defined in
23Sections 1256-30 to 1256-43, inclusive, of Title 22 of the California
24Code of Regulations) of that qualified employee.
25(iv) A failure to continue seasonal employment of a qualified
26employee due to a substantial reduction in the regular seasonal
27trade or business operations of the taxpayer.
28(v) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
29employee, if that qualified employee is replaced by other qualified
30employees so as to create a net increase in both the number of
31seasonal employees and the hours of seasonal employment.
32(C) For purposes of paragraph (1), the employment relationship
33between the taxpayer and a qualified employee shall not be treated
34as terminated by reason of a mere change in the form of conducting
35the trade or business of the taxpayer, if the qualified employee
36continues to be employed in that trade or business and the taxpayer
37retains a substantial interest in that trade or business.
38(3) Any increase in tax under paragraph (1) shall not be treated
39as tax imposed by this part for purposes of determining the amount
40of any credit allowable under this part.
P42 1(f) In the case of an estate or trust, both of the following apply:
2(1) The qualified wages for any taxable year shall be apportioned
3between the estate or trust and the beneficiaries on the basis of the
4
income of the estate or trust allocable to each.
5(2) Any beneficiary to whom any qualified wages have been
6apportioned under paragraph (1) shall be treated, for purposes of
7this part, as the employer with respect to those wages.
8(g) For purposes of this section, “enterprise zone” means an
9area designated as an enterprise zone pursuant to Chapter 12.8
10(commencing with Section 7070) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the
11Government Code.
12(h) The credit allowable under this section shall be reduced by
13the credit allowed under Sections 17053.10, 17053.17, and
1417053.46 claimed for the same employee. The credit shall also be
15reduced by the federal credit allowed under Section 51 of the
16Internal Revenue Code.
17In addition, any deduction otherwise allowed under this part for
18the wages or
salaries paid or incurred by the taxpayer upon which
19the credit is based shall be reduced by the amount of the credit,
20prior to any reduction required by subdivision (i) or (j).
21(i) In the case where the credit otherwise allowed under this
22section exceeds the “net tax” for the taxable year, that portion of
23the credit that exceeds the “net tax” may be carried over and added
24to the credit, if any, in succeeding taxable years, until the credit is
25exhausted. The credit shall be applied first to the earliest taxable
26years possible.
27(j) (1) The amount of the credit otherwise allowed under this
28section and Section 17053.70, including any credit carryover from
29prior years, that may reduce the “net tax” for the taxable year shall
30not exceed the amount of tax which would be imposed on the
31taxpayer’s business income attributable to the enterprise zone
32determined as if
that attributable income represented all of the
33income of the taxpayer subject to tax under this part.
34(2) Attributable income shall be that portion of the taxpayer’s
35California source business income that is apportioned to the
36enterprise zone. For that purpose, the taxpayer’s business income
37attributable to sources in this state first shall be determined in
38accordance with Chapter 17 (commencing with Section 25101) of
39Part 11. That business income shall be further apportioned to the
40enterprise zone in accordance with Article 2 (commencing with
P43 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
21years, as if it were an amount exceeding the “net tax” for the
22taxable year, as provided in subdivision (i).
23(k) The changes made to this section bybegin delete the act adding this begin insert Chapter 609 by the Statutes of 1997end insert shall apply to
24subdivisionend delete
25taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1997.
26(l) The Franchise Tax Board shall compile the certifications
27submitted pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) and shall
28provide as a searchable database on its Internet Web site, for each
29taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and before
30January 1, 2019, the employer names,
amounts of tax credit
31claimed, and number of new jobs created for each taxable year
32pursuant to this section, Sections 17053.34, 17053.46, 17053.47,
3323622.7, 23622.8, 23634, and 23646.
34(m) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1,
352019, and as of that date is repealed.
begin insertSection 23622.7 of the end insertbegin insertRevenue and Taxation Codeend insertbegin insert is
37amended to read:end insert
(a) begin deleteThereend deletebegin insert(1)end insertbegin insert end insertbegin insertFor taxable years before January 1,
392013, thereend insert shall be allowed a credit against the “tax” (as defined
40by Section 23036) to a taxpayer who employs a qualified employee
P44 1in an enterprise zone during the taxable year. The credit shall be
2equal to the sum of each of the following:
3(1)
end delete
4begin insert(A)end insert Fifty percent of qualified wages in the first year of
5employment.
6(2)
end delete
7begin insert(B)end insert Forty percent of qualified wages in the second year of
8employment.
9(3)
end delete
10begin insert(C)end insert Thirty percent of qualified wages in the third year of
11employment.
12(4)
end delete
13begin insert(D)end insert Twenty percent of qualified wages in the fourth year of
14employment.
15(5)
end delete
16begin insert(E)end insert Ten percent of qualified wages in the fifth year of
17employment.
18(2) (A) For each taxable year beginning on or after January
191, 2013, and before January 1, 2019, there shall be allowed as a
20credit against the “net tax,” as defined in Section 23036, to a
21taxpayer
who employs a qualified employee in an enterprise zone
22during the taxable year shall be equal to the sum of each of the
23following:
24(i) Ten percent of qualified wages in the first year of
25employment.
26(ii) Ten percent of qualified wages in the second year of
27employment.
28(iii) Thirty percent of qualified wages in the third year of
29employment.
30(iv) Forty percent of qualified wages in the fourth year of
31employment.
32(v) Fifty percent of qualified wages in the fifth year of
33employment.
34(B) The credit shall be allowed only with respect to qualified
35wages paid for each net increase in qualified employees. A net
36increase shall be
determined by subtracting from the amount
37determined in clause (i) the amount determined in clause (ii).
38(i) The total number of qualified employees employed in the
39state in the preceding taxable year by the taxpayer and by any
P45 1trade or business acquired by the taxpayer during the preceding
2taxable year.
3(ii) The total number of qualified employees employed in the
4state in the current taxable year by the taxpayer and by any trade
5or business acquired by the taxpayer during the current taxable
6year.
7(C) If a taxpayer relocated to a targeted tax area from within
8the state during the taxable year for which the credit is claimed,
9the taxpayer shall be allowed a credit with respect to qualified
10wages for each net increase in qualified employees only if the
11taxpayer makes each employee at the previous location or locations
12
a written bona fide offer of employment at the new location.
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 thatbegin delete does not exceed 150end deletebegin insert
exceeds 200 percent of the
18minimum wage and does not exceed 500end insert percent of the minimum
19wage.
20(ii) For up to 1,350 qualified employees who are employed by
21the taxpayer in the Long Beach Enterprise Zone in aircraft
22manufacturing activities described in Codes 3721 to 3728,
23inclusive, and Code 3812 of the Standard Industrial Classification
24(SIC) Manual published by the United States Office of
25Management and Budget, 1987 edition, “qualified wages” means
26that portion of hourly wages that does not exceed 202 percent of
27the minimum wage.
28(B) Wages received during the 60-month period beginning with
29the first day the employee commences employment with the
30taxpayer. Reemployment in connection with any increase, including
31a regularly occurring seasonal increase, in the trade or business
32operations of the taxpayer does not constitute commencement of
33
employment for purposes of this section.
34(C) Qualified wages do not include any wages paid or incurred
35by the taxpayer on or after the zone expiration date. However,
36wages paid or incurred with respect to qualified employees who
37are employed by the taxpayer within the enterprise zone within
38the 60-month period prior to the zone expiration date shall continue
39to qualify for the credit under this section after the zone expiration
40date, in accordance with all provisions of this section applied as
P46 1if the enterprise zone designation were still in existence and
2binding.
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) “Zone expiration date” means the date the enterprise zone
8
designation expires, is no longer binding, or becomes inoperative.
9(4) (A) “Qualified employee” means an individual who meets
10all of the following requirements:
11(i) At least 90 percent of whose services for the taxpayer during
12the taxable year are directly related to the conduct of the taxpayer’s
13trade or business located in an enterprise zone.
14(ii) Performs at least 50 percent of his or her services for the
15taxpayer during the taxable year in an enterprise zone.
16(iii) Is hired by the taxpayer after the date of original designation
17of the area in which services were performed as an enterprise zone.
18(iv) Is any of the following:
19(I) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
20commencement of employment with the taxpayer, was a person
21eligible for services under the federal Job Training Partnership
22Act (29 U.S.C. Sec. 1501 et seq.), or its successor, who is receiving,
23or is eligible to receive, subsidized employment, training, or
24services funded by the federal Job Training Partnership Act, or its
25successor.
26(II) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
27commencement of employment with the taxpayer, was a person
28eligible to be a voluntary or mandatory registrant under the Greater
29Avenues for Independence Act of 1985 (GAIN) provided for
30pursuant to Article 3.2 (commencing with Section 11320) of
31Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions
32Code, or its successor.
33(III) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
34
commencement of employment with the taxpayer, was an
35economically disadvantaged individual 14 years of age or older.
36(IV) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
37commencement of employment with the taxpayer, was a dislocated
38worker who meets any of the following:
39(aa) Has been terminated or laid off or who has received a notice
40of termination or layoff from employment, is eligible for or has
P47 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
16disasters.
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.
P48 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
27under the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (Section 51 of the Internal
28Revenue Code), or its successor.
29(5) begin insert(a)end insertbegin insert end insert “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(b) “Taxpayer” shall not include employers that provide
34temporary help services, as described in Code 561320 of the North
35American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
36(6) “Seasonal employment” means employment by a taxpayer
37that has regular and predictable substantial reductions in trade or
38business operations.
39(c) The taxpayer shall do both of the following:
P49 1(1) Obtain from the Employment Development Department, as
2permitted by federal law, the local county or city Job Training
3Partnership Act administrative entity, the local county GAIN office
4or social services agency, or the local government administering
5the enterprise zone, a certification that provides that a qualified
6employee meets the eligibility requirements specified
in clause
7(iv) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (4) of subdivision (b). The
8Employment Development Department may provide preliminary
9screening and referral to a certifying agency. The Employment
10Development Department shall develop a form for this purpose.
11The Department of Housing and Community Development shall
12develop regulations governing the issuance of certificates by local
13governments pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 7086 of the
14Government Code.
15(2) Retain a copy of the certification and provide itbegin delete upon requestend delete
16
to the Franchise Tax Boardbegin insert annuallyend insert.
17(d) (1) For purposes of this section:
18(A) All employees of all corporations which are members of
19the same controlled group of corporations shall be treated as
20employed by a single taxpayer.
21(B) The credit, if any, allowable by this section to each member
22shall be determined by reference to its proportionate share of the
23expense of the qualified wages giving rise to the credit, and shall
24be allocated in that manner.
25(C) For purposes of this subdivision, “controlled group of
26corporations” means “controlled group of corporations” as defined
27in Section 1563(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code, except that:
28(i) “More than 50 percent” shall be substituted for “at least 80
29percent” each place it appears in Section 1563(a)(1) of the Internal
30Revenue Code.
31(ii) The determination shall be made without regard to
32subsections (a)(4) and (e)(3)(C) of Section 1563 of the Internal
33Revenue Code.
34(2) If an employer acquires the major portion of a trade or
35business of another employer (hereinafter in this paragraph referred
36to as the “predecessor”) or the major portion of a separate unit of
37a trade or business of a predecessor, then, for purposes of applying
38this section (other than subdivision (e)) for any calendar year
39ending after that acquisition, the employment relationship between
40a qualified employee and an employer shall not be treated as
P50 1terminated if the employee continues to be employed in that
trade
2or business.
3(e) (1) (A) If the employment, other than seasonal employment,
4of any qualified employee with respect to whom qualified wages
5are taken into account under subdivision (a) is terminated by the
6taxpayer at any time during the first 270 days of that employment,
7whether or not consecutive, or before the close of the 270th
8calendar day after the day in which that employee completes 90
9days of employment with the taxpayer, the tax imposed by this
10part for the taxable year in which that employment is terminated
11shall be increased by an amount equal to the credit allowed under
12subdivision (a) for that taxable year and all prior taxable years
13attributable to qualified wages paid or incurred with respect to that
14employee.
15(B) If the seasonal employment of any qualified employee, with
16respect to whom qualified wages are taken
into account under
17subdivision (a) is not continued by the taxpayer for a period of
18270 days of employment during the 60-month period beginning
19with the day the qualified employee commences seasonal
20employment with the taxpayer, the tax imposed by this part, for
21the taxable year that includes the 60th month following the month
22in which the qualified employee commences seasonal employment
23with the taxpayer, shall be increased by an amount equal to the
24credit allowed under subdivision (a) for that taxable year and all
25prior taxable years attributable to qualified wages paid or incurred
26with respect to that qualified employee.
27(2) (A) Subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) shall not apply to
28any of the following:
29(i) A termination of employment of a qualified employee who
30voluntarily leaves the employment of the taxpayer.
31(ii) A termination of employment of a qualified employee who,
32before the close of the period referred to in subparagraph (A) of
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 taxpayer fails to offer reemployment
36to that employee.
37(iii) A termination of employment of a qualified employee, if
38it is determined that the termination was due to the misconduct (as
39defined in Sections 1256-30 to 1256-43, inclusive, of Title 22 of
40the California Code of Regulations) of that employee.
P51 1(iv) A termination of employment of a qualified employee due
2to a substantial reduction in the trade or business operations of the
3taxpayer.
4(v) A termination of employment of
a qualified employee, if
5that employee is replaced by other qualified employees so as to
6create a net increase in both the number of employees and the
7hours of employment.
8(B) Subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) shall not apply to any
9of the following:
10(i) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
11employee who voluntarily fails to return to the seasonal
12employment of the taxpayer.
13(ii) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
14employee who, before the close of the period referred to in
15subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1), becomes disabled and unable
16to perform the services of that seasonal employment, unless that
17disability is removed before the close of that period and the
18taxpayer fails to offer seasonal employment to that qualified
19employee.
20(iii) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
21employee, if it is determined that the failure to continue the
22seasonal employment was due to the misconduct (as defined in
23Sections 1256-30 to 1256-43, inclusive, of Title 22 of the California
24Code of Regulations) of that qualified employee.
25(iv) A failure to continue seasonal employment of a qualified
26employee due to a substantial reduction in the regular seasonal
27trade or business operations of the taxpayer.
28(v) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
29employee, if that qualified employee is replaced by other qualified
30employees so as to create a net increase in both the number of
31seasonal employees and the hours of seasonal employment.
32(C) For purposes of paragraph
(1), the employment relationship
33between the taxpayer and a qualified employee shall not be treated
34as terminated by either of the following:
35(i) By a transaction to which Section 381(a) of the Internal
36Revenue Code applies, if the qualified employee continues to be
37employed by the acquiring corporation.
38(ii) By reason of a mere change in the form of conducting the
39trade or business of the taxpayer, if the qualified employee
P52 1continues to be employed in that trade or business and the taxpayer
2retains a substantial 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(f) Rules similar to the rules
provided in Section 46(e) and (h)
7of the Internal Revenue Code shall apply to both of the following:
8(1) An organization to which Section 593 of the Internal
9Revenue Code applies.
10(2) A regulated investment company or a real estate investment
11trust subject to taxation under this part.
12(g) For purposes of this section, “enterprise zone” means an
13area designated as an enterprise zone pursuant to Chapter 12.8
14(commencing with Section 7070) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the
15Government Code.
16(h) The credit allowable under this section shall be reduced by
17the credit allowed under Sections 23623.5, 23625, and 23646
18claimed for the same employee. The credit shall also be reduced
19by the federal credit allowed under Section 51 of the Internal
20Revenue 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 (i) or (j).
25(i) 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 succeeding taxable years, until the credit is
29exhausted. The credit shall be applied first to the earliest taxable
30years possible.
31(j) (1) The amount of the credit otherwise allowed under this
32section and Section 23612.2, 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
39California source business income that is apportioned to the
40enterprise zone. For that purpose, the taxpayer’s business
P53 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
14property owned or rented and used in the enterprise zone during
15the income 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 income 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 income year for compensation, and the denominator of which
21is the total compensation paid by the taxpayer in this state during
22the income year.
23(4) The portion of any credit
remaining, if any, after application
24of this subdivision, shall be carried over to succeeding taxable
25years, as if it were an amount exceeding the “tax” for the taxable
26year, as provided in subdivision (i).
27(k) The changes made to this section bybegin delete the act adding this begin insert
Chapter 609 by the Statutes of 1997end insert shall apply to
28subdivisionend delete
29taxable years on or after January 1, 1997.
30(l) The Franchise Tax Board shall compile the certifications
31submitted pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) and shall
32provide as a searchable database on its Internet Web site, for each
33taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and before
34January 1, 2019, the employer names, amounts of tax credit
35claimed, and number of new jobs created for each taxable year
36pursuant to this section, Sections 17053.34, 17053.45, 17053.46,
3717053.47, 23622.8, 23634, and 23646.
38(m) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1,
392019, and as of that date is repealed.
begin insertSection 23622.8 of the end insertbegin insertRevenue and Taxation Codeend insertbegin insert is
2amended to read:end insert
(a) begin insert(1)end insertbegin insert end insert For each taxable year beginning on or after
4January 1, 1998,begin insert and before January 1, 2013,end insert there shall be allowed
5a credit against the “tax” (as defined in Section 23036) to a
6qualified taxpayer for hiring a qualified disadvantaged individual
7during the taxable year for employment in the manufacturing
8enhancement area. The credit shall be equal to the sum of each of
9the following:
10(1)
end delete
11begin insert(A)end insert Fifty percent of the qualified wages in the first year of
12employment.
13(2)
end delete
14begin insert(B)end insert Forty percent of the qualified wages in the second year of
15employment.
16(3)
end delete
17begin insert(C)end insert Thirty
percent of the qualified wages in the third year of
18employment.
19(4)
end delete
20begin insert(D)end insert Twenty percent of the qualified wages in the fourth year of
21employment.
22(5)
end delete
23begin insert(E)end insert Ten percent of the qualified wages in the fifth year of
24employment.
25(2) (A) For each taxable year beginning on or after January
261, 2013, and before January 1, 2019, there shall be allowed as a
27credit against the “net tax,” as defined in Section 23036, to a
28qualified taxpayer for hiring a qualified disadvantaged individual
29during the taxable year for employment in the manufacturing
30enhancement area. The credit shall be equal to the sum of each of
31the following:
32(i) Ten percent of qualified wages in the first year of
33employment.
34(ii) Ten percent of qualified wages in the second year of
35employment.
36(iii) Thirty percent of qualified wages in the third year of
37employment.
38(iv) Forty percent of qualified wages in the fourth year of
39
employment.
P55 1(v) Fifty percent of qualified wages in the fifth year of
2employment.
3(B) The credit shall be allowed only with respect to qualified
4wages paid for each net increase in qualified employees. A net
5increase shall be determined by subtracting from the amount
6determined in clause (i) the amount determined in clause (ii). For
7purposes of this subparagraph, “qualified employee” means
8qualified disadvantaged individual.
9(i) The total number of qualified employees employed in the
10state in the preceding taxable year by the qualified taxpayer and
11by any trade or business acquired by the qualified taxpayer during
12the preceding taxable year.
13(ii) The total number of qualified employees employed in the
14state in the current taxable year by the qualified
taxpayer and by
15any trade or business acquired by the qualified taxpayer during
16the current taxable year.
17(C) If a qualified taxpayer relocated to a targeted tax area from
18within the state during the taxable year for which the credit is
19claimed, the qualified taxpayer shall be allowed a credit with
20respect to qualified wages for each net increase in qualified
21employees only if the qualified taxpayer makes each employee at
22the previous location or locations a written bona fide offer of
23employment at the new location.
24(b) For purposes of this section:
25(1) “Qualified wages” means:
26(A) That portion of wages paid or incurred by the qualified
27taxpayer during the taxable year to qualified disadvantaged
28individuals thatbegin delete does not exceed 150end deletebegin insert
exceeds 200 percent of the
29minimum wage and does not exceed 500end insert percent of the minimum
30wage.
31(B) The total amount of qualified wages which may be taken
32into account for purposes of claiming the credit allowed under this
33section shall not exceed two million dollars ($2,000,000) per
34taxable year.
35(C) Wages received during the 60-month period beginning with
36the first day the qualified disadvantaged individual commences
37employment with the qualified taxpayer. Reemployment in
38connection with any increase, including a regularly occurring
39seasonal increase, in the trade or business operations of the
P56 1qualified taxpayer does not constitute commencement of
2employment for purposes of 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
11date, 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, or becomes inoperative.
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
38individual’s commencement of employment with the qualified
39taxpayer:
P57 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) begin insert(A)end insertbegin insert end insert “Qualified taxpayer” means any corporation engaged
14in a trade or business within a manufacturing enhancement area
15designated pursuant to Section 7073.8 of the Government Code
16and that meets all of the following requirements:
17(A)
end delete
18begin insert(i)end insert Is engaged in those lines of business described in Codes 0211
19to 0291, inclusive, Code 0723, or in Codes 2011 to 3999, inclusive,
20of the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Manual published
21by the United States Office of Management and Budget, 1987
22edition.
23(B)
end delete
24begin insert(ii)end insert At least 50 percent of the qualified taxpayer’s workforce
25hired after the designation of the manufacturing enhancement area
26is composed of individuals who, at the time of hire, are residents
27of the county in which the manufacturing enhancement area is
28located.
29(C)
end delete
30begin insert(iii)end insert Of this percentage of local hires, at least 30 percent shall
31be qualified disadvantaged individuals.
32(B) “Qualified taxpayer” shall not include employers that
33provide temporary help services, as described in Code 561320 of
34the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
35(7) “Seasonal employment” means employment by a qualified
36taxpayer that has regular and predictable substantial reductions in
37trade or business operations.
38(c) (1) For purposes of this section, all of the following apply:
P58 1(A) All employees of all corporations that are members of the
2same controlled group of corporations shall be treated as employed
3by a single qualified taxpayer.
4(B) The credit (if any) allowable by this section with respect to
5each member shall be determined by reference to its proportionate
6share of the expenses of the qualified wages giving rise to the
7credit and shall be allocated in that manner.
8(C) Principles that apply in the case of controlled groups of
9corporations, as specified in subdivision (d) of Section 23622.7,
10shall apply with respect to determining employment.
11(2) If a qualified taxpayer acquires the major portion of a trade
12or business of another employer (hereinafter in this paragraph
13referred to as the “predecessor”) or the major portion
of a separate
14unit of a trade or business of a predecessor, then, for purposes of
15applying this section (other than subdivision (d)) for any calendar
16year ending after that acquisition, the employment relationship
17between a qualified disadvantaged individual and a qualified
18taxpayer shall not be treated as terminated if the qualified
19disadvantaged individual continues to be employed in that trade
20or business.
21(d) (1) (A) If the employment, other than seasonal employment,
22of any qualified disadvantaged individual, with respect to whom
23qualified wages are taken into account under subdivision (b) is
24terminated by the qualified taxpayer at any time during the first
25270 days of that employment (whether or not consecutive) or before
26the close of the 270th calendar day after the day in which that
27qualified disadvantaged individual completes 90 days of
28employment with the qualified taxpayer, the tax imposed
by this
29part for the taxable year in which that employment is terminated
30shall be increased by an amount equal to the credit allowed under
31subdivision (a) for that taxable year and all prior taxable years
32attributable to qualified wages paid or incurred with respect to that
33qualified disadvantaged individual.
34(B) If the seasonal employment of any qualified disadvantaged
35individual, with respect to whom qualified wages are taken into
36account under subdivision (a) is not continued by the qualified
37taxpayer for a period of 270 days of employment during the
3860-month period beginning with the day the qualified
39disadvantaged individual commences seasonal employment with
40the qualified taxpayer, the tax imposed by this part, for the income
P59 1year that includes the 60th month following the month in which
2the qualified disadvantaged individual 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 disadvantaged
7individual.
8(2) (A) Subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) does not apply to
9any of the following:
10(i) A termination of employment of a qualified disadvantaged
11individual who voluntarily leaves the employment of the qualified
12taxpayer.
13(ii) A termination of employment of a qualified disadvantaged
14individual who, before the close of the period referred to in
15subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1), becomes disabled to perform
16the services of that employment, unless that disability is removed
17before the close of that period and the qualified taxpayer fails to
18offer reemployment to that individual.
19(iii) A termination of employment of a qualified disadvantaged
20individual, if it is determined that the termination was due to the
21misconduct (as defined in Sections 1256-30 to 1256-43, inclusive,
22of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations) of that individual.
23(iv) A termination of employment of a qualified disadvantaged
24individual due to a substantial reduction in the trade or business
25operations of the qualified taxpayer.
26(v) A termination of employment of a qualified disadvantaged
27individual, if that individual is replaced by other qualified
28disadvantaged individuals so as to create a net increase in both the
29number of employees and the hours of employment.
30(B) Subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) shall not apply to any
31of the following:
32(i) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
33disadvantaged individual who voluntarily fails to return to the
34seasonal employment of the qualified taxpayer.
35(ii) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
36disadvantaged individual who, before the close of the period
37referred to in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1), becomes disabled
38and unable to perform the services of that seasonal employment,
39unless that disability is removed before the close of that period
P60 1and the qualified taxpayer fails to offer seasonal employment to
2that qualified disadvantaged individual.
3(iii) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
4disadvantaged individual, if it is determined that the failure to
5continue the seasonal employment was due to the misconduct (as
6defined in Sections 1256-30
to 1256-43, inclusive, of Title 22 of
7the California Code of Regulations) of that qualified disadvantaged
8individual.
9(iv) A failure to continue seasonal employment of a qualified
10disadvantaged individual due to a substantial reduction in the
11regular seasonal trade or business operations of the qualified
12taxpayer.
13(v) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
14disadvantaged individual, if that qualified disadvantaged individual
15is replaced by other qualified disadvantaged individuals so as to
16create a net increase in both the number of seasonal employees
17and the hours of seasonal employment.
18(C) For purposes of paragraph (1), the employment relationship
19between the qualified taxpayer and a qualified disadvantaged
20individual shall not be treated as terminated by either of the
21following:
22(i) By a transaction to which Section 381(a) of the Internal
23Revenue Code applies, if the qualified disadvantaged individual
24continues to be employed by the acquiring corporation.
25(ii) By reason of a mere change in the form of conducting the
26trade or business of the qualified taxpayer, if the qualified
27disadvantaged individual continues to be employed in that trade
28or business and the qualified taxpayer retains a substantial interest
29in that trade or business.
30(3) Any increase in tax under paragraph (1) shall not be treated
31as tax imposed by this part for purposes of determining the amount
32of any credit allowable under this part.
33(e) The credit shall be reduced by the credit allowed under
34Section 23621. The credit shall also be reduced by the federal
35
credit allowed under Section 51 of the Internal Revenue Code.
36In addition, any deduction otherwise allowed under this part for
37the wages or salaries paid or incurred by the qualified taxpayer
38upon which the credit is based shall be reduced by the amount of
39the credit, prior to any reduction required by subdivision (f) or (g).
P61 1(f) In the case where the credit otherwise allowed under this
2section exceeds the “tax” for the taxable year, that portion of the
3credit that exceeds the “tax” may be carried over and added to the
4credit, if any, in succeeding years, until the credit is exhausted.
5The credit shall be applied first to the earliest taxable years
6possible.
7(g) (1) The amount of credit otherwise allowed under this
8section, including prior year credit carryovers, that may reduce
9the “tax” for the taxable year shall
not exceed the amount of tax
10that would be imposed on the qualified taxpayer’s business income
11attributed to a manufacturing enhancement area determined as if
12that attributed income represented all of the net income of the
13qualified taxpayer subject to tax under this part.
14(2) Attributable income is that portion of the taxpayer’s
15California source business income that is apportioned to the
16manufacturing enhancement area. For that purpose, the taxpayer’s
17business income attributable to sources in this state first shall be
18determined in accordance with Chapter 17 (commencing with
19Section 25101). That business income shall be further apportioned
20to the manufacturing enhancement area in accordance with Article
212 (commencing with Section 25120) of Chapter 17, modified for
22purposes of this section in accordance with paragraph (3).
23(3) Income shall be apportioned to a manufacturing
enhancement
24area by multiplying the total California business income of the
25taxpayer by a fraction, the numerator of which is the property
26factor plus the payroll factor, and the denominator of which is two.
27For the purposes of this paragraph:
28(A) The property factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is
29the average value of the taxpayer’s real and tangible personal
30property owned or rented and used in the manufacturing
31enhancement area during the taxable year, and the denominator
32of which is the average value of all the taxpayer’s real and tangible
33personal property owned or rented and used in this state during
34the taxable year.
35(B) The payroll factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is
36the total amount paid by the taxpayer in the manufacturing
37enhancement area during the taxable year for compensation, and
38the denominator of which is the total compensation paid by the
39
taxpayer in this state during the taxable year.
P62 1(4) The portion of any credit remaining, if any, after application
2of this subdivision, shall be carried over to succeeding taxable
3years, as if it were an amount exceeding the “tax” for the taxable
4year, as provided in subdivision (g).
5(h) If the taxpayer is allowed a credit pursuant to this section
6for qualified wages paid or incurred, only one credit shall be
7allowed to the taxpayer under this part with respect to any wage
8consisting in whole or in part of those qualified wages.
9(i) 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 itbegin delete upon requestend delete
24 to the Franchise Tax Boardbegin insert annuallyend insert.
25(j) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1,
262013, and before January 1, 2019, the total aggregate amount of
27credits allowed pursuant to this section shall not exceed the total
28aggregate amount of credits claimed pursuant to this section in
29the taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2012, and before
30January 1, 2013, as determined by the Franchise Tax Board.
31(2) Upon receipt of a timely filed original return, the Franchise
32Tax Board shall allocate the credit to the qualified taxpayer on a
33first-come-first-served basis.
34(k) (1) The Franchise Tax Board shall compile the certifications
35submitted pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (i) and shall
36provide as a searchable database on its Internet Web site, for each
37taxable year beginning on or after
January 1, 2013, and before
38January 1, 2019, the employer names, amounts of tax credit
39claimed, and number of new jobs created for each taxable year
P63 1pursuant to this section, Sections 17053.34, 17053.46, 17053.47,
217053.74, 23622.7, 23634, and 23646.
3(2) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe rules, guidelines,
4or procedures necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes
5of this section, including any guidelines regarding the allocation
6of the credit allowed under this section.
7(l) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1,
82019, and as of that date is repealed.
begin insertSection 23634 of the end insertbegin insertRevenue and Taxation Codeend insertbegin insert is
10amended to read:end insert
(a) begin insert(1)end insertbegin insert end insert For each taxable year beginning on or after
12January 1, 1998,begin insert and before January 1, 2013,end insert there shall be allowed
13a credit against the “tax” (as defined by Section 23036) to a
14qualified taxpayer who employs a qualified employee in a targeted
15tax area during the taxable year. The credit shall be equal to the
16sum of each of the following:
17(1)
end delete
18begin insert(A)end insert Fifty percent of qualified wages in the first year of
19employment.
20(2)
end delete
21begin insert(B)end insert Forty percent of qualified wages in the second year of
22employment.
23(3)
end delete
24begin insert(C)end insert Thirty percent of
qualified wages in the third year of
25employment.
26(4)
end delete
27begin insert(D)end insert Twenty percent of qualified wages in the fourth year of
28employment.
29(5)
end delete
30begin insert(E)end insert Ten percent of qualified wages in the fifth year of
31employment.
32(2) (A) For each taxable year beginning on or after January
331, 2013, and before January 1, 2019, there shall be allowed a
34credit against the “net tax,” as defined in Section 23036, to a
35qualified taxpayer who employs a qualified employee in a targeted
36tax area during the taxable year. The credit shall be equal to the
37sum of each of the following:
38(i) Ten percent of qualified wages in the first year of
39employment.
P64 1(ii) Ten percent of qualified wages in the second year of
2employment.
3(iii) Thirty percent of qualified wages in the third year of
4employment.
5(iv) Forty percent of qualified wages in the fourth year of
6employment.
7(v) Fifty percent of qualified wages in the fifth year of
8employment.
9(B) The credit shall be allowed only with respect to qualified
10wages paid for each net increase in qualified employees. A net
11increase shall be determined by subtracting from the amount
12determined in clause (i) the amount determined in clause (ii).
13(i) The total number of qualified employees employed in the
14state in the preceding taxable year by the qualified taxpayer and
15by any trade or business acquired by the qualified taxpayer during
16the preceding taxable year.
17(ii) The total number of qualified employees employed in the
18state in the current taxable year by the qualified taxpayer and by
19any trade or business acquired by the qualified taxpayer during
20the current taxable year.
21(C) If a qualified taxpayer relocated to a targeted tax area from
22within the state during the taxable year for which the credit is
23claimed, the qualified taxpayer shall be allowed a credit with
24respect to qualified wages for each net increase in qualified
25employees only if the qualified taxpayer makes each
employee at
26the previous location or locations a written bona fide offer of
27employment at the new location.
28(b) For purposes of this section:
29(1) “Qualified wages” means:
30(A) That portion of wages paid or incurred by the qualified
31taxpayer during the taxable year to qualified employees thatbegin delete does begin insert exceeds 200 percent of the minimum wage and
32not exceed 150end delete
33does not exceed 500end insert percent of the minimum wage.
34(B) Wages received during the 60-month period beginning with
35the first day the employee commences employment with the
36qualified taxpayer.
Reemployment in connection with any increase,
37including a regularly occurring seasonal increase, in the trade or
38business operations of the qualified taxpayer does not constitute
39commencement of employment for purposes of this section.
P65 1(C) Qualified wages do not include any wages paid or incurred
2by the qualified taxpayer on or after the targeted tax area expiration
3date. However, wages paid or incurred with respect to qualified
4employees who are employed by the qualified taxpayer within the
5targeted tax area within the 60-month period prior to the targeted
6tax area expiration date shall continue to qualify for the credit
7under this section after the targeted tax area expiration date, in
8accordance with all provisions of this section applied as if the
9targeted tax area designation were still in existence and binding.
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) “Targeted tax area expiration date” means the date the
15targeted tax area designation expires, is revoked, is no longer
16binding, or becomes inoperative.
17(4) (A) “Qualified employee” means an individual who meets
18all of the following requirements:
19(i) At least 90 percent of his or her services for the qualified
20taxpayer during the taxable year are directly related to the conduct
21of the qualified taxpayer’s trade or business located in a targeted
22tax area.
23(ii) Performs at least 50 percent of his or her services for the
24qualified taxpayer during the taxable year in a targeted tax area.
25(iii) Is hired by the qualified taxpayer after the date of original
26designation of the area in which services were performed as a
27targeted tax area.
28(iv) Is any of the following:
29(I) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
30commencement of employment with the qualified taxpayer, was
31a person eligible for services under the federal Job Training
32Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. Sec. 1501 et seq.), or its successor,
33who is receiving, or is eligible to receive, subsidized employment,
34training, or services funded by the federal Job Training Partnership
35Act, or its successor.
36(II) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
37commencement of employment with the qualified taxpayer, was
38a person eligible to be a voluntary or mandatory registrant under
39the Greater
Avenues for Independence Act of 1985 (GAIN)
40provided for pursuant to Article 3.2 (commencing with Section
P66 111320) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and
2Institutions Code, or its successor.
3(III) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
4commencement of employment with the qualified taxpayer, was
5an economically disadvantaged individual 14 years of age or older.
6(IV) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
7commencement of employment with the qualified taxpayer, was
8a dislocated worker who meets any of the following:
9(aa) Has been terminated or laid off or who has received a notice
10of termination or layoff from employment, is eligible for or has
11exhausted entitlement to unemployment insurance benefits, and
12is unlikely to return to his or her previous industry or occupation.
13(bb) Has been terminated or has received a notice of termination
14of employment as a result of any permanent closure or any
15substantial layoff at a plant, facility, or enterprise, including an
16individual who has not received written notification but whose
17employer has made a public announcement of the closure or layoff.
18(cc) Is long-term unemployed and has limited opportunities for
19employment or reemployment in the same or a similar occupation
20in the area in which the individual resides, including an individual
2155 years of age or older who may have substantial barriers to
22employment by reason of age.
23(dd) Was self-employed (including farmers and ranchers) and
24is unemployed as a result of general economic conditions in the
25community in which he or she resides or because of natural
26disasters.
27(ee) Was a civilian employee of the Department of Defense
28employed at a military installation being closed or realigned under
29the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990.
30(ff) Was an active member of the Armed Forces or National
31Guard as of September 30, 1990, and was either involuntarily
32separated or separated pursuant to a special benefits program.
33(gg) Is a seasonal or migrant worker who experiences chronic
34seasonal unemployment and underemployment in the agriculture
35industry, aggravated by continual advancements in technology and
36mechanization.
37(hh) Has been terminated or laid off, or has received a notice
38of termination or layoff, as a consequence of compliance with the
39Clean Air Act.
P67 1(V) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
2commencement of employment with the qualified taxpayer, was
3a disabled individual who is eligible for or enrolled in, or has
4completed a state rehabilitation plan or is a service-connected
5disabled veteran, veteran of the Vietnam era, or veteran who is
6recently separated from military service.
7(VI) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
8commencement of employment with the qualified taxpayer, was
9an ex-offender. An individual shall be treated as convicted if he
10or she was placed on probation by a state court without a finding
11of guilt.
12(VII) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
13commencement of employment with the qualified taxpayer, was
14a person eligible for or a recipient of any of the following:
15(aa) Federal Supplemental Security Income benefits.
16(bb) Aid to Families with Dependent Children.
17(cc) CalFresh benefits.
18(dd) State and local general assistance.
19(VIII) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
20commencement of employment with the qualified taxpayer, was
21a member of a federally recognized Indian tribe, band, or other
22group of Native American descent.
23(IX) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
24commencement of employment with the qualified taxpayer, was
25a resident of a targeted tax area.
26(X) Immediately preceding the qualified employee’s
27commencement of employment with the taxpayer, was a member
28of a targeted group, as defined in
Section 51(d) of the Internal
29Revenue Code, or its successor.
30(B) Priority for employment shall be provided to an individual
31who is enrolled in a qualified program under the federal Job
32Training Partnership Act or the Greater Avenues for Independence
33Act of 1985 or who is eligible as a member of a targeted group
34under the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (Section 51 of the Internal
35Revenue Code), or its successor.
36(5) (A) “Qualified taxpayer” means a person or entity that meets
37both of the following:
38(i) 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.
P68 1(ii) 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.
7(B) In the case of any passthrough entity, the determination of
8whether a taxpayer is a qualified taxpayer under this section shall
9be made at the entity level and any credit under this section or
10Section 17053.34 shall be allowed to the passthrough entity and
11passed through to the partners or shareholders in accordance with
12applicable provisions of this part or Part 10 (commencing with
13Section 17001). For purposes of this subparagraph, the term
14“passthrough entity” means any partnership or S corporation.
15(C) “Qualified taxpayer” shall
not include employers that
16provide temporary help services, as described in Code 561320 of
17the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
18(6) “Seasonal employment” means employment by a qualified
19taxpayer that has regular and predictable substantial reductions in
20trade or business operations.
21(c) If the qualified taxpayer is allowed a credit for qualified
22wages pursuant to this section, only one credit shall be allowed to
23the taxpayer under this part with respect to those qualified wages.
24(d) The qualified taxpayer shall do both of the following:
25(1) Obtain from the Employment Development Department, as
26permitted by federal law, the local county or city Job Training
27Partnership Act administrative entity, the local
county GAIN office
28or social services agency, or the local government administering
29the targeted tax area, a certification that provides that a qualified
30employee meets the eligibility requirements specified in clause
31(iv) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (4) of subdivision (b). The
32Employment Development Department may provide preliminary
33screening and referral to a certifying agency. The Department of
34Housing and Community Development shall develop regulations
35for the issuance of certificates pursuant to subdivision (g) of
36Section 7097 of the Government Code, and shall develop forms
37for this purpose.
38(2) Retain a copy of the certification and provide itbegin delete upon requestend delete
39 to the Franchise Tax Boardbegin insert annuallyend insert.
40(e) (1) For purposes of this section:
P69 1(A) All employees of all corporations that are members of the
2same controlled group of corporations shall be treated as employed
3by a single taxpayer.
4(B) The credit, if any, allowable by this section to each member
5shall be determined by reference to its proportionate share of the
6expense of the qualified wages giving rise to the credit, and shall
7be allocated in that manner.
8(C) For purposes of this subdivision, “controlled group of
9corporations” means “controlled group of corporations” as defined
10in Section 1563(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, except that:
11(i) “More than 50 percent” shall be substituted for “at least 80
12percent” each place it appears in Section 1563(a)(1) of
the Internal
13Revenue Code.
14(ii) The determination shall be made without regard to
15subsections (a)(4) and (e)(3)(C) of Section 1563 of the Internal
16Revenue Code.
17(2) If an employer acquires the major portion of a trade or
18business of another employer (hereinafter in this paragraph referred
19to as the “predecessor”) or the major portion of a separate unit of
20a trade or business of a predecessor, then, for purposes of applying
21this section (other than subdivision (f)) for any calendar year ending
22after that acquisition, the employment relationship between a
23qualified employee and an employer shall not be treated as
24terminated if the employee continues to be employed in that trade
25or business.
26(f) (1) (A) If the employment, other than seasonal employment,
27of any qualified
employee with respect to whom qualified wages
28are taken into account under subdivision (a) is terminated by the
29qualified taxpayer at any time during the first 270 days of that
30employment (whether or not consecutive) or before the close of
31the 270th calendar day after the day in which that employee
32completes 90 days of employment with the qualified taxpayer, the
33tax imposed by this part for the taxable year in which that
34employment is terminated shall be increased by an amount equal
35to the credit allowed under subdivision (a) for that taxable year
36and all prior taxable years attributable to qualified wages paid or
37incurred with respect to that employee.
38(B) If the seasonal employment of any qualified employee, with
39respect to whom qualified wages are taken into account under
40subdivision (a) is not continued by the qualified taxpayer for a
P70 1period of 270 days of employment during the 60-month period
2beginning with the day the qualified employee
commences seasonal
3employment with the qualified taxpayer, the tax imposed by this
4part, for the taxable year that includes the 60th month following
5the month in which the qualified employee commences seasonal
6employment with the qualified taxpayer, shall be increased by an
7amount equal to the credit allowed under subdivision (a) for that
8taxable year and all prior taxable years attributable to qualified
9wages paid or incurred with respect to that qualified employee.
10(2) (A) Subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) shall not apply to
11any of the following:
12(i) A termination of employment of a qualified employee who
13voluntarily leaves the employment of the qualified taxpayer.
14(ii) A termination of employment of a qualified employee who,
15before the close of the period referred to in subparagraph (A) of
16
paragraph (1), becomes disabled and unable to perform the services
17of that employment, unless that disability is removed before the
18close of that period and the qualified taxpayer fails to offer
19reemployment to that employee.
20(iii) A termination of employment of a qualified employee, if
21it is determined that the termination was due to the misconduct (as
22defined in Sections 1256-30 to 1256-43, inclusive, of Title 22 of
23the California Code of Regulations) of that employee.
24(iv) A termination of employment of a qualified employee due
25to a substantial reduction in the trade or business operations of the
26taxpayer.
27(v) A termination of employment of a qualified employee, if
28that employee is replaced by other qualified employees so as to
29create a net increase in both the number of employees and the
30hours of employment.
31(B) Subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) shall not apply to any
32of the following:
33(i) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
34employee who voluntarily fails to return to the seasonal
35employment of the qualified taxpayer.
36(ii) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
37employee who, before the close of the period referred to in
38subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1), becomes disabled and unable
39to perform the services of that seasonal employment, unless that
40disability is removed before the close of that period and the
P71 1qualified taxpayer fails to offer seasonal employment to that
2qualified employee.
3(iii) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
4employee, if it is determined that the failure to continue the
5
seasonal employment was due to the misconduct (as defined in
6Sections 1256-30 to 1256-43, inclusive, of Title 22 of the California
7Code of Regulations) of that qualified employee.
8(iv) A failure to continue seasonal employment of a qualified
9employee due to a substantial reduction in the regular seasonal
10trade or business operations of the qualified taxpayer.
11(v) A failure to continue the seasonal employment of a qualified
12employee, if that qualified employee is replaced by other qualified
13employees so as to create a net increase in both the number of
14seasonal employees and the hours of seasonal employment.
15(C) For purposes of paragraph (1), the employment relationship
16between the qualified taxpayer and a qualified employee shall not
17be treated as terminated by either of the following:
18(i) By a transaction to which Section 381(a) of the Internal
19Revenue Code applies, if the qualified employee continues to be
20employed by the acquiring corporation.
21(ii) By reason of a mere change in the form of conducting the
22trade or business of the qualified taxpayer, if the qualified
23employee continues to be employed in that trade or business and
24the qualified taxpayer retains a substantial interest in that trade or
25business.
26(3) Any increase in tax under paragraph (1) shall not be treated
27as tax imposed by this part for purposes of determining the amount
28of any credit allowable under this part.
29(g) Rules similar to the rules provided in Sections 46(e) and (h)
30of the Internal Revenue Code shall apply to both of the following:
31(1) An organization to which Section 593 of the Internal
32Revenue Code applies.
33(2) A regulated investment company or a real estate investment
34trust subject to taxation under this part.
35(h) For purposes of this section, “targeted tax area” means an
36area designated pursuant to Chapter 12.93 (commencing with
37Section 7097) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code.
38(i) In the case where the credit otherwise allowed under this
39section exceeds the “tax” for the taxable year, that portion of the
40credit that exceeds the “tax” may be carried over and added to the
P72 1credit, if any, in succeeding taxable years, until the credit is
2exhausted. The credit shall be applied first to the earliest taxable
3years possible.
4(j) (1) The amount of the credit otherwise allowed under this
5section and Section 23633, including any credit carryover from
6prior years, that may reduce the “tax” for the taxable year shall
7not exceed the amount of tax that would be imposed on the
8qualified taxpayer’s business income attributable to the targeted
9tax area determined as if that attributable income represented all
10of the income of the qualified taxpayer subject to tax under this
11part.
12(2) Attributable income shall be that portion of the taxpayer’s
13California source business income that is apportioned to the
14targeted tax area. For that purpose, the taxpayer’s business income
15attributable to sources in this state first shall be determined in
16accordance with Chapter 17 (commencing with Section 25101).
17That business income shall be further apportioned to the targeted
18tax area in accordance with Article 2
(commencing with Section
1925120) of Chapter 17, modified for purposes of this section in
20accordance with paragraph (3).
21(3) Business income shall be apportioned to the targeted tax
22area by multiplying the total California business income of the
23taxpayer by a fraction, the numerator of which is the property
24factor plus the payroll factor, and the denominator of which is two.
25For purposes of this paragraph:
26(A) The property factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is
27the average value of the taxpayer’s real and tangible personal
28property owned or rented and used in the targeted tax area during
29the taxable year, and the denominator of which is the average value
30of all the taxpayer’s real and tangible personal property owned or
31rented and used in this state during the taxable year.
32(B) The payroll factor is a
fraction, the numerator of which is
33the total amount paid by the taxpayer in the targeted tax area during
34the taxable year for compensation, and the denominator of which
35is the total compensation paid by the taxpayer in this state during
36the taxable year.
37(4) The portion of any credit remaining, if any, after application
38of this subdivision, shall be carried over to succeeding taxable
39years, as if it were an amount exceeding the “tax” for the taxable
40year, as provided in subdivision (h).
P73 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) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1,
72013, and before January 1, 2019, the total aggregate amount of
8credits allowed pursuant to this section shall not exceed the total
9aggregate amount of credits claimed pursuant to this section in
10the taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2012, and before
11January 1, 2013, as determined by the Franchise Tax Board.
12(2) Upon receipt of a timely filed original return, the Franchise
13Tax Board shall allocate the credit to the qualified taxpayer on a
14first-come-first-served basis.
15(l) (1) The Franchise Tax Board shall compile the certifications
16submitted pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) and shall
17provide as a searchable database on its Internet Web site, for each
18taxable year beginning on or after January
1, 2013, and before
19January 1, 2019, the employer names, amounts of tax credit
20claimed, and number of new jobs created for each taxable year
21pursuant to this section, Sections 17053.34, 17053.46, 17053.47,
2217053.74, 23622.7, 23622.8, and 23646.
23(2) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe rules, guidelines,
24or procedures necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes
25of this section, including any guidelines regarding the allocation
26of the credit allowed under this section.
27(m) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1,
282019, and as of that date is repealed.
begin insertSection 23646 of the end insertbegin insertRevenue and Taxation Codeend insertbegin insert is
30amended to read:end insert
(a) begin insert(1)end insertbegin insert end insert For each taxable year beginning on or after
32January 1, 1995,begin insert and before January 1, 2013,end insert there shall be allowed
33as a credit against the “tax” (as defined in Section 23036) to a
34qualified taxpayer for hiring a qualified disadvantaged individual
35or a qualified displaced employee during the taxable year for
36employment in the LAMBRA. The credit shall be equal to the sum
37of each of the following:
38(1)
end delete
39begin insert(A)end insert Fifty percent of the qualified wages in the first year of
40employment.
P74 1(2)
end delete
2begin insert(B)end insert Forty percent of the qualified wages in the second year of
3employment.
4(3)
end delete
5begin insert(C)end insert Thirty
percent of the qualified wages in the third year of
6employment.
7(4)
end delete
8begin insert(D)end insert Twenty percent of the qualified wages in the fourth year of
9employment.
10(5)
end delete
11begin insert(E)end insert Ten percent of the qualified wages in the fifth year of
12employment.
13(2) (A) For each taxable year beginning on or after January
141, 2013, and before January 1, 2019, there shall be allowed as a
15credit against the “net tax,” as defined in Section 17039, to a
16qualified taxpayer for hiring a qualified disadvantaged individual
17or a qualified displaced employee during the taxable year for
18employment in the LAMBRA. The credit shall be equal to the sum
19of each of the following:
20(i) Ten percent of qualified wages in the first year of
21employment.
22(ii) Ten percent of qualified wages in the second year of
23employment.
24(iii) Thirty percent of qualified wages in the third year of
25employment.
26(iv) Forty percent of qualified wages in the fourth year of
27
employment.
28(v) Fifty percent of qualified wages in the fifth year of
29employment.
30(B) The credit shall be allowed only with respect to qualified
31wages paid for each net increase in qualified employees. A net
32increase shall be determined by subtracting from the amount
33determined in clause (i) the amount determined in clause (ii). For
34purposes of this subparagraph, “qualified employees” means
35qualified disadvantaged individuals and qualified displaced
36employees.
37(i) The total number of qualified employees employed in the
38state in the preceding taxable year by the qualified taxpayer and
39by any trade or business acquired by the qualified taxpayer during
40the preceding taxable year.
P75 1(ii) The total number of qualified employees employed in the
2state in the
current taxable year by the qualified taxpayer and by
3any trade or business acquired by the qualified taxpayer during
4the current taxable year.
5(C) If a qualified taxpayer relocated to a targeted tax area from
6within the state during the taxable year for which the credit is
7claimed, the qualified taxpayer shall be allowed a credit with
8respect to qualified wages for each net increase in qualified
9employees only if the qualified taxpayer makes each employee at
10the previous location or locations a written bona fide offer of
11employment at the new location.
12(b) For purposes of this section:
13(1) “Qualified wages” means:
14(A) That portion of wages paid or incurred by the employer
15during the taxable year to qualified disadvantaged
individuals or
16qualified displaced employees thatbegin delete does not exceed 150end deletebegin insert exceeds
17200 percent of the minimum wage and does not exceed 500end insert percent
18of the minimum wage.
19(B) The total amount of qualified wages which may be taken
20into account for purposes of claiming the credit allowed under this
21section shall not exceed two million dollars ($2,000,000) per
22taxable year.
23(C) Wages received during the 60-month period beginning with
24the first day the individual commences employment with the
25taxpayer. Reemployment in connection with any increase, including
26a regularly occurring seasonal increase, in the trade or business
27operation of the qualified taxpayer does not constitute
28commencement of employment
for purposes of this section.
29(D) Qualified wages do not include any wages paid or incurred
30by the qualified taxpayer on or after the LAMBRA expiration date.
31However, wages paid or incurred with respect to qualified
32disadvantaged individuals or qualified displaced employees who
33are employed by the qualified taxpayer within the LAMBRA within
34the 60-month period prior to the LAMBRA expiration date shall
35continue to qualify for the credit under this section after the
36LAMBRA expiration date, in accordance with all provisions of
37this section applied as if the LAMBRA designation were still in
38existence and binding.
39(2) “Minimum wage” means the wage established by the
40Industrial Welfare Commission as provided for in Chapter 1
P76 1(commencing with Section 1171) of Part 4 of Division 2 of the
2Labor Code.
3(3) “LAMBRA” means a
local agency military base recovery
4area designated in accordance with the provisions of Section 7114
5of the Government Code.
6(4) “Qualified disadvantaged individual” means an individual
7who satisfies all of the following requirements:
8(A) (i) At least 90 percent of whose services for the taxpayer
9during the taxable year are directly related to the conduct of the
10taxpayer’s trade or business located in a LAMBRA.
11(ii) Who performs at least 50 percent of his or her services for
12the taxpayer during the taxable year in the LAMBRA.
13(B) Who is hired by the employer after the designation of the
14area as a LAMBRA in which the individual’s services were
15primarily performed.
16(C) Who is any of the following immediately preceding the
17individual’s commencement of employment with the taxpayer:
18(i) An individual who has been determined eligible for services
19under the federal Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. Sec.
201501 et seq.), or its successor.
21(ii) Any voluntary or mandatory registrant under the Greater
22Avenues for Independence Act of 1985 provided for pursuant to
23Article 3.2 (commencing with Section 11320) of Chapter 2 of Part
243 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
25(iii) An economically disadvantaged individual 16 years of age
26or older.
27(iv) A dislocated worker who meets any of the following
28conditions:
29(I) Has been terminated
or laid off or who has received a notice
30of termination or layoff from employment, is eligible for or has
31exhausted entitlement to unemployment insurance benefits, and
32is unlikely to return to his or her previous industry or occupation.
33(II) Has been terminated or has received a notice of termination
34of employment as a result of any permanent closure or any
35substantial layoff at a plant, facility, or enterprise, including an
36individual who has not received written notification but whose
37employer has made a public announcement of the closure or layoff.
38(III) Is long-term unemployed and has limited opportunities for
39employment or reemployment in the same or a similar occupation
40in the area in which the individual resides, including an individual
P77 155 years of age or older who may have substantial barriers to
2employment by reason of age.
3(IV) Was self-employed (including farmers and ranchers) and
4is unemployed as a result of general economic conditions in the
5community in which he or she resides or because of natural
6disasters.
7(V) Was a civilian employee of the Department of Defense
8employed at a military installation being closed or realigned under
9the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990.
10(VI) Was an active member of the Armed Forces or National
11Guard as of September 30, 1990, and was either involuntarily
12separated or separated pursuant to a special benefits program.
13(VII) Experiences chronic seasonal unemployment and
14underemployment in the agriculture industry, aggravated by
15continual advancements in technology and mechanization.
16(VIII) Has been terminated or laid off or has received a notice
17of termination or layoff as a consequence of compliance with the
18Clean Air Act.
19(v) An individual who is enrolled in or has completed a state
20rehabilitation plan or is a service-connected disabled veteran,
21veteran of the Vietnam era, or veteran who is recently separated
22from military service.
23(vi) An ex-offender. An individual shall be treated as convicted
24if he or she was placed on probation by a state court without a
25finding of guilty.
26(vii) A recipient of:
27(I) Federal Supplemental Security Income benefits.
28(II) Aid to Families with Dependent Children.
29(III) CalFresh benefits.
30(IV) State and local general assistance.
31(viii) Is a member of a federally recognized Indian tribe, band,
32or other group of Native American descent.
33(5) “Qualified taxpayer” means a corporation that conducts a
34trade or business within a LAMBRA and, for the first two taxable
35years, has a net increase in jobs (defined as 2,000 paid hours per
36employee per year) of one or more employees as determined below
37in the LAMBRA.
38(A) The net increase in the number of jobs shall be determined
39by subtracting the total number of full-time employees (defined
40as 2,000 paid hours per employee per year) the taxpayer employed
P78 1in this state in the taxable year prior to commencing business
2
operations in the LAMBRA from the total number of full-time
3employees the taxpayer employed in this state during the second
4taxable year after commencing business operations in the
5LAMBRA. For taxpayers who commence doing business in this
6state with their LAMBRA business operation, the number of
7employees for the taxable year prior to commencing business
8operations in the LAMBRA shall be zero. If the taxpayer has a net
9increase in jobs in the state, the credit shall be allowed only if one
10or more full-time employees is employed within the LAMBRA.
11(B) The total number of employees employed in the LAMBRA
12shall equal the sum of both of the following:
13(i) The total number of hours worked in the LAMBRA for the
14taxpayer by employees (not to exceed 2,000 hours per employee)
15who are paid an hourly wage divided by 2,000.
16(ii) The total number of months worked in the LAMBRA for
17the taxpayer by employees who are salaried employees divided
18by 12.
19(C) In the case of a qualified taxpayer that first commences
20doing business in the LAMBRA during the taxable year, for
21purposes of clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, of subparagraph (B)
22the divisors “2,000” and “12” shall be multiplied by a fraction, the
23numerator of which is the number of months of the taxable year
24that the taxpayer was doing business in the LAMBRA and the
25denominator of which is 12.
26(D) “Qualified taxpayer” shall not include employers that
27provide temporary help services, as described in Code 561320 of
28the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
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.
P79 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, or becomes inoperative.
6(c) For qualified disadvantaged individuals or qualified displaced
7employees hired on or after January 1, 2001, the taxpayer shall do
8both of the following:
9(1) Obtain from the Employment Development Department, as
10permitted by federal law, the administrative entity of the local
11county or city for the federal Job Training Partnership Act, or its
12successor, the local county GAIN office or social services agency,
13or the local government administering the LAMBRA, a
14certification that provides that a qualified disadvantaged individual
15or qualified displaced
employee meets the eligibility requirements
16specified in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (4) of subdivision (b)
17or subparagraph (A) of paragraph (6) of subdivision (b). The
18Employment Development Department may provide preliminary
19screening and referral to a certifying agency. The Department of
20Housing and Community Development shall develop regulations
21governing the issuance of certificates pursuant to Section 7114.2
22of the Government Code and shall develop forms for this purpose.
23(2) Retain a copy of the certification and provide itbegin delete upon requestend delete
24
to the Franchise Tax Boardbegin insert annuallyend insert.
25(d) (1) For purposes of this section, both of the following apply:
26(A) All employees of all corporations that are members of the
27same controlled group of corporations shall be treated as employed
28by a single employer.
29(B) The credit (if any) allowable by this section to each member
30shall be determined by reference to its proportionate share of the
31qualified wages giving rise to the credit.
32(2) For purposes of this subdivision, “controlled group of
33corporations” has the meaning given to that term by Section
341563(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, except that both of the
35
following apply:
36(A) “More than 50 percent” shall be substituted for “at least 80
37percent” each place it appears in Section 1563(a)(1) of the Internal
38Revenue Code.
P80 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:
P81 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
16
individual 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.
P82 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 succeeding years, until the credit is exhausted.
P83 1The credit shall be applied first to the earliest taxable years
2possible.
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
8
represented 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, as if it were an amount exceeding the “tax”
for the taxable
38year, as provided in subdivision (h).
39(j) If the taxpayer is allowed a credit pursuant to this section for
40qualified wages paid or incurred, only one credit shall be allowed
P84 1to the taxpayer under this part with respect to any wage consisting
2in whole or in part of those qualified wages.
3(k) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1,
42013, and before January 1, 2019, the total aggregate amount of
5credits allowed pursuant to this section shall not exceed the total
6aggregate amount of credits claimed pursuant to this section in
7the taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2012, and before
8January 1, 2013, as determined by the Franchise Tax Board.
9(2) Upon receipt of a timely filed
original return, the Franchise
10Tax Board shall allocate the credit to the qualified taxpayer on a
11first-come-first-served basis.
12(l) (1) The Franchise Tax Board shall compile the certifications
13submitted pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) and shall
14provide as a searchable database on its Internet Web site, for each
15taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and before
16January 1, 2019, the employer names, amounts of tax credit
17claimed, and number of new jobs created for each taxable year
18pursuant to this section, Sections 17053.34, 17053.46, 17053.47,
1917053.74, 23622.7, 23622.8, and 23634.
20(2) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe rules, guidelines,
21or procedures necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes
22of this section, including any guidelines regarding the allocation
23of the credit allowed under this section.
24(m) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1,
252019, and as of that date is repealed.
No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant
27to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because
28the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school
29district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or
30infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty
31for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of
32the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within
33the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California
34Constitution.
This act provides for a tax levy within the meaning
36of Article IV of the Constitution and shall go into immediate effect.
Section 17010 of the Revenue and Taxation Code
38 is amended to read:
“Taxable year” means either the calendar year or the
40fiscal year upon the basis of which the taxable income is computed
P85 1under this part. If no fiscal year has been established, “taxable
2year” means the calendar year.
3“Taxable year” means, in the case of a return made for a
4fractional part of a year under this part or under regulations
5prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board, the period for which the
6return is made.
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