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1-Assembly Bill No. 194 CHAPTER 55An act to add Section 12419.3.3 to the Government Code, to amend Sections 17053.71, 17053.80, 17059.2, 17131.8, 23628, 23629, 23689, and 24308.6 of, to add Section 7102.1 to, to add and repeal Sections 6357.4, 17053.72.1, and 23627.1 of, and to repeal and add Section 19132.5 of, the Revenue and Taxation Code, and to amend Section 3 of Chapter 17 of the Statutes of 2021, relating to taxation, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, bill related to the budget. [ Approved by Governor June 30, 2022. Filed with Secretary of State June 30, 2022. ] LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 194, Committee on Budget. Taxation.(1) Existing sales and use tax laws impose taxes on retailers measured by the gross receipts from the sale of tangible personal property sold at retail in this state, or on the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of tangible personal property purchased from a retailer for storage, use, or other consumption in this state, and provides various exemptions from the taxes imposed by those laws. This bill would, on and after October 1, 2022, and before October 1, 2023, exempt from those taxes the gross receipts from the sale of, and the storage, use, or other consumption of, diesel fuel, as defined.Existing law imposes or dedicates certain state sales and use tax rates for local funding, including through the Local Revenue Fund 2011, and imposes certain additional state sales and use tax rates on the sale or use of diesel fuel. This bill would specify that this exemption does not apply to those state sales and use tax rates imposed or dedicated for local government funding, including those rates for which revenues are deposited into the Local Revenue Fund 2011, or to those certain additional state sales and use tax rates on the sale or use of diesel fuel.The Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law authorizes counties and cities to impose local sales and use taxes in conformity with the Sales and Use Tax Law, and existing laws authorize districts, as specified, to impose transactions and use taxes in accordance with the Transactions and Use Tax Law, which generally conforms to the Sales and Use Tax Law. Amendments to the Sales and Use Tax Law are automatically incorporated into the local tax laws.This bill would specify that this exemption does not apply to local sales and use taxes or transactions and use taxes.Existing law, pursuant to Proposition 116, as approved by the voters at the June 5, 1990, statewide general election, establishes the Public Transportation Account in the State Transportation Fund as a trust fund, with revenues derived from a portion of the sales tax on fuels to be used for mass transportation and transportation planning purposes authorized by the Legislature. This bill would, on and after April 1, 2023, and before April 1, 2024, require the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, with the concurrence of the Department of Finance, to estimate the amount of sales tax revenues foregone due to the above-described sales and use tax exemption, as described. The bill would require the Controller to transfer this estimated amount from the Retail Sales Tax Fund to the Public Transportation Account on a quarterly basis.(2) The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law, in conformity with federal income tax law, generally define gross income as income from whatever source derived, except as specifically excluded, and provide various exclusions from gross income. Existing law, in conformity with the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), and its subsequent amendments in the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020, and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, among other things, excludes any amounts of covered loans forgiven under the CARES Act from gross income for purposes of the Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019.This bill would exclude from gross income any covered loan amounts forgiven pursuant to the PPP Extension Act of 2021.(3) The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law authorize various credits against the taxes imposed by those laws, including a credit against the personal income and corporate income taxes for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, in an amount between $2,500 and $10,000, to a qualified taxpayer that employs an individual who is or recently was homeless, and who meets other specified requirements, as certified by a continuum of care or a community-based service provider, as provided. That credit also applies where the employee is receiving supportive services from a homeless services provider. This bill would expand the credit to include qualified taxpayers that employ a person who has recently received services from a homeless services provider. The bill would also allow a continuum of care or a community-based service provider to issue recertifications, as described.(4) The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law authorize a credit against the taxes imposed by those laws for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021, to a qualified small business employer that receives a tentative credit reservation, in an amount equal to $1,000 for each net increase in qualified employees, not to exceed $100,000 for any qualified small business employer. Existing law authorizes a qualified small business employer that received a tentative credit reservation to irrevocably elect to apply the credit against qualified sales and use taxes imposed on the qualified small business employer in reporting periods commencing on January 1, 2021, and until April 20, 2026, as specified. Existing law requires the qualified small business employer to submit an application to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration for a tentative credit reservation under these provisions, and requires the department to allocate the credit reservations on a first-come-first-served basis, not to cumulatively exceed $100,000,000. Existing law authorizes a credit under these provisions only for credits claimed on a timely filed original return, as specified. Existing law repealed these provisions on December 1, 2021. This bill, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021, would remove the limitation that the credit be claimed on a timely filed original return, as provided.The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law authorizes a 2nd credit against the personal income and corporate income taxes for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022, to a qualified small business employer that receives a tentative credit reservation, in an amount equal to $1,000 for each net increase in qualified employees, not to exceed $150,000 for any qualified small business employer. Existing law authorizes a qualified small business employer that received a tentative credit reservation to irrevocably elect to apply the credit against qualified sales and use taxes imposed on the qualified small business employer in reporting periods commencing on January 1, 2022, and until April 30, 2027, as specified. Existing law requires a qualified small business employer to submit an application to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration for a tentative credit reservation under these provisions, and requires the department to allocate the credit reservations on a first-come-first-served basis not to cumulatively exceed the amount equal to $70,000,000 plus any unallocated and available amount remaining from the prior credit described above. Existing law authorizes a credit under these provisions only for credits claimed on a timely filed original return, as specified. Existing law repeals these provisions on December 1, 2022.This bill, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022, would remove the limitation that the credit be claimed on a timely filed original return, as provided. The bill would extend the repeal date for these provisions to December 1, 2026.(5) Existing law requires the Controller to state an account with persons that receive funds or property belonging to the state and fail to properly render account thereof to the state, and persons that fail to pay to the State Treasury any money belonging to the state. Existing law requires the Controller to offset delinquent accounts against personal income tax refunds that have been certified by the Franchise Tax Board, subject to a specified priority. This bill, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2024, would prohibit the Controller from offsetting delinquent accounts against the personal income tax refunds of an individual who received the above-described earned income tax credit or the young child tax credit for the taxable year. The bill would specify that these provisions do not apply to delinquent accounts for the nonpayment of child or family support. (6) The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law allow a credit against the taxes imposed by those laws, known as the California Competes Tax Credit, for each taxable year beginning on and after January 1, 2014, and before January 1, 2030, in an amount allocated by GO-Biz through the 202223 fiscal year, and provided in a written agreement between GO-Biz and the taxpayer, approved by the California Competes Tax Credit Committee, and based on specified factors, including the number of jobs the taxpayer will create or retain in the state and the amount of investment in the state by the taxpayer. Existing law limits the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated in any fiscal year, including a limit of $180,000,000 for the 202223 fiscal year.This bill would extend the fiscal years for which GO-Biz can allocate credits to 202728, and would limit the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated to $180,000,000 for each fiscal year from 202324 to 202728, inclusive. The bill would also authorize GO-Biz to consider, when determining whether to enter into a written agreement with a taxpayer for the 202324 fiscal year, and each fiscal year thereafter, the taxpayers commitment to treating their workforce fairly and creating quality, full-time, wage and salary jobs in the state and the taxpayers willingness to relocate jobs into California from a state that, among other things, has enacted a law that authorizes or requires discrimination against same-sex couples or their families or discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression, or a law that denies or interferes with a womans right to choose to bear a child or to choose and obtain an abortion, as specified. The bill would make additional conforming changes related to these provisions.(7) Existing law imposes penalties when a taxpayer fails to timely file an income tax return or fails to timely pay the tax due as shown on, or as required to be shown on, the tax return, unless it is shown that the failure is due to reasonable cause and not due to willful neglect.This bill, for taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2022, would require the Franchise Tax Board, upon request by an individual taxpayer, to grant a onetime abatement of a failure-to-file or failure-to-pay timeliness penalty if the taxpayer was not previously required to file a California personal income tax return or has not previously been granted abatement under the bills provisions, the taxpayer has filed all required returns as of the date of the request for abatement, and the taxpayer has paid, or is in a current arrangement to pay, all tax currently due.(8) Existing law requires any bill authorizing a new tax expenditure to contain, among other things, specific goals, purposes, and objectives the tax expenditure will achieve, detailed performance indicators, and data collection requirements.This bill would provide findings to comply with the additional information requirement for any bill authorizing a new tax expenditure.(9) This bill would also make findings and declarations related to a gift of public funds.(10) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: YES Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 12419.3.3 is added to the Government Code, to read:12419.3.3. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2024, the Controller shall not offset delinquent accounts against the personal income tax refunds of an individual who received the earned income tax credit under Section 17052 of the Revenue and Taxation Code or the young child tax credit under Section 17052.1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code for the taxable year.(b) This section shall not apply to delinquent accounts for the nonpayment of child or family support.SEC. 2. Section 6357.4 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read:6357.4. (a) On and after October 1, 2022, and before October 1, 2023, there are exempted from the taxes imposed by this part the gross receipts from the sale of, and the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of, diesel fuel, as defined in Section 60022. (b) (1) Notwithstanding any provision of the Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law (Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 7200)) or the Transactions and Use Tax Law (Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251)), the exemption established by subdivision (a) does not apply with respect to any tax levied pursuant to, or in accordance with, either of those laws. (2) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the exemption established by this section shall not apply with respect to any tax levied pursuant to Section 6051.2, 6051.8, 6201.2, or 6201.8, pursuant to Section 35 of Article XIII of the California Constitution, or any tax levied pursuant to Section 6051 or 6201 that is deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Local Revenue Fund 2011 pursuant to Section 6051.15 or 6201.15. (c) This section shall become inoperative on October 1, 2023, and as of that date is repealed. SEC. 3. Section 7102.1 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read:7102.1. (a) On and after April 1, 2023, and before April 1, 2024, the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, with the concurrence of the Department of Finance, shall, on a quarterly basis, estimate the revenues, less refunds, that, if not for Section 6357.4, would have been derived under this part at the 43/4-percent rate, excluding the portion of the 43/4-percent rate that is deposited in the State Treasury and credited to the Local Revenue Fund 2011 pursuant to Section 6051.15 or 6201.15, from the imposition of sales and use taxes on fuel, as defined for purposes of the Diesel Fuel Tax Law (Part 31 (commencing with Section 60001)).(b) The Controller shall, on a quarterly basis, transfer the estimated amount from the Retail Sales Tax Fund to the Public Transportation Account, a trust fund in the State Transportation Fund.(c) The quarterly estimates required by subdivision (a) shall be based on taxable transactions from October 1, 2022, to September 30, 2023, inclusive.SEC. 4. Section 17053.71 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended to read:17053.71. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022, there shall be allowed a small business hiring credit against the net tax, as defined in Section 17039, to a qualified small business employer that receives a tentative credit reservation under Section 6902.10, in an amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (2).(2) The amount of the credit allowed by this subdivision shall be equal to the amount calculated pursuant to subparagraph (A) minus the amount calculated pursuant to subparagraph (B).(A) One thousand dollars ($1,000) for each net increase in qualified employees, as specified in subdivision (c), not to exceed one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000).(B) If the qualified small business employer received a tentative credit reservation amount pursuant to Section 6902.8, either of the following applies:(i) For a qualified small business employer that made an irrevocable election pursuant to Section 6902.8 to apply the credit against qualified sales and use taxes pursuant to Section 6902.7, the credit amounts allocated to the qualified small business employer pursuant to Sections 6902.7 and 6902.8.(ii) For a qualified small business employer that elected to apply the credit under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) or Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001), or both, the tentative credit reservation amount received by the qualified small business employer pursuant to Section 6902.8.(b) For purposes of this section:(1) Monthly full-time equivalent means either of the following:(A) For a qualified employee paid hourly qualified wages, monthly full-time equivalent means the total number of hours employed per month for the qualified small business employer by the qualified employee, not to exceed 167 hours per month per qualified employee, divided by 167.(B) In the case of a salaried qualified employee, monthly full-time equivalent means the total number of weeks employed per month for the qualified small business employer by the qualified employee divided by 4.33 multiplied by the time base the qualified employee was employed.(2) (A) Qualified employee means an employee who is paid qualified wages by a qualified small business employer.(B) Qualified employee shall not include an employee whose qualified wages are included in calculating any other credit allowed under this part, except for the credit allowed under Section 17053.72.(3) (A) Qualified small business employer means a taxpayer that as of December 31, 2020, employed a total of 500 or fewer qualified employees and meets one of the following requirements:(i) Has a decrease of 20 percent or more in gross receipts determined by comparing gross receipts for the period beginning on January 1, 2020, and ending on December 31, 2020, to the gross receipts for the period beginning on January 1, 2019, and ending on December 31, 2019.(ii) Is a fiscal year filer that has a decrease of 20 percent or more in gross receipts determined by comparing either of the following:(I) The gross receipts for fiscal year 201920 to the gross receipts from fiscal year 201819.(II) The average of gross receipts for fiscal year 201920 and fiscal year 202021 to the gross receipts from fiscal year 201819.(iii) For a taxpayer that first commences business after January 1, 2019, but on or before January 1, 2020, has a decrease of 20 percent or more in gross receipts in the second quarter of 2020 determined by comparing gross receipts from January 1, 2020, through February 28, 2020, multiplied by 1.5 to the gross receipts for the period beginning on April 1, 2020, and ending on June 30, 2020.(B) Qualified small business employer does not include a taxpayer required to be included in a combined report under Section 25101 or 25110 or authorized to be included in a combined report under Section 25101.15.(4) Qualified wages means wages subject to withholding under Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code.(5) Time base means the fraction of full-time employment that the qualified employee is employed.(6) Weeks employed means the total number of calendar days that a qualified employee was employed by the qualified small business employer during the month, divided by seven, not to exceed 4.33.(c) The net increase in qualified employees of a qualified small business employer shall be equal to the amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (2) minus the amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (1).(1) The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed during the three-month period beginning on April 1, 2020, and ending on June 30, 2020, by the qualified small business employer. The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees is determined by adding the total monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed by the qualified small business employer for all three months and dividing the total by three.(2) The lesser of either of the following:(A) The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed during the 12-month period beginning on July 1, 2020, and ending on June 30, 2021, by the qualified small business employer. The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees is determined by adding the total monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed by the qualified small business employer for all 12 months and dividing the total by 12.(B) The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed during the three-month period beginning on April 1, 2021, and ending on June 30, 2021, by the qualified small business employer. The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees is determined by adding the total monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed by the qualified small business employer for all three months and dividing the total by three.(d) If the credit allowed by this section exceeds the net tax, the excess may be carried over to reduce the net tax in the following year, and succeeding four years if necessary, until the credit is exhausted.(e) A deduction otherwise allowed under this part for qualified wages shall be reduced by the amount of the credit allowed under this section.(f) For purposes of this section all of the following shall apply:(1) All employees of the trades or businesses that are treated as related under Section 267, 318, or 707 of the Internal Revenue Code shall be treated as employed by a single qualified small business employer.(2) If a qualified small business employer changes its business form to a different entity type after receiving a tentative credit reservation under Section 6902.10 and continues operation, the new entity shall be allowed the credit, and the determination of the amount of the credit under this section with respect to qualified wages paid or incurred by the qualified small business employer shall apply to the new entity as if those qualified wages were paid or incurred by the new entity.(g) Notwithstanding Section 23803, an S corporation that makes the election under Section 6902.10 shall be allowed to apply the full credit amount against qualified sales and use tax, and no amount of credit shall be allowed to reduce the shareholders liability under this part.(h) A disallowance of a credit claimed due to the application of the limitation specified in Section 6902.10 shall be treated as a mathematical error appearing on the return. An amount of tax resulting from that disallowance may be assessed by the Franchise Tax Board in the same manner as provided by Section 19051.(i) (1) The Franchise Tax Board may adopt regulations necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section.(2) The Franchise Tax Board may adopt rules, guidelines, procedures, or other guidance to carry out the purposes of this section. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any regulation, rule, guideline, procedure, or other guidance adopted by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(j) Notwithstanding Section 19542, the Franchise Tax Board may provide to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, only to the extent allowed under federal law, information related to the credit allowed by Section 6902.9, this section, and Section 23628, including, but not limited to, the qualified small business employer names, amounts of tax credits allowed under each section, amount of gross receipts, and the net increase in qualified employees.(k) The amendments made by the act adding this subdivision shall apply for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022. (l) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2026, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 5. Section 17053.72.1 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read:17053.72.1. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to allow qualified small business employers that received a tentative credit reservation under Section 17053.72, as that section read on November 30, 2021, to amend their returns for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021, to claim the credit allowed under Section 17053.72, as that section read on November 30, 2021.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (g) of Section 17053.72, as that section read on November 30, 2021, a qualified small business employer that received a tentative credit reservation under Section 17053.72, as that section read on November 30, 2021, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021, shall not be required to claim that credit on a timely filed original return.(c) For the purposes of this section, a qualified small business employer has the same meaning as defined in Section 17053.72, as that section read on November 30, 2021. (d) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 6. Section 17053.80 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended to read:17053.80. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, there shall be allowed to a qualified taxpayer that employs an eligible individual a credit against the net tax, as defined in Section 17039, an amount as determined pursuant to paragraph (2), not to exceed thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) per taxpayer per taxable year.(2) A qualified taxpayer shall be allowed the credit pursuant to this section in the following amounts per taxable year:(A) Two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each eligible individual that works at least 500 hours, but fewer than 1,000 hours, for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(B) Five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each eligible individual that works at least 1,000 hours, but fewer than 1,500 hours, for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(C) Seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) for each eligible individual that works at least 1,500 hours, but fewer than 2,000 hours, for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(D) Ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each eligible individual that works at least 2,000 hours for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(b) For purposes of this section:(1) Continuum of care has the same meaning as in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(2) Coordinated entry system means a centralized or coordinated assessment system developed pursuant to Section 578.7 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations, designed to coordinate homelessness program participant intake, assessment, and provision of referrals.(3) Eligible employer means a taxpayer that meets all of the following requirements:(A) Pays wages subject to withholding under Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code.(B) Pays at least 120 percent of minimum wage.(C) Provides to the Franchise Tax Board, upon request, a copy of the certification received for each eligible individual for each tax year that the credit is claimed for that eligible individual by that eligible employer.(4) Eligible individual means a person who meets both of the following criteria:(A) The person is homeless or has received supportive services from a homeless services provider, as designated by a local continuum of care or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, on the date of the hire or anytime during the 180-day period immediately before the hire.(B) The person has been issued a certification pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (c), and that certification has not expired.(5) Homeless Management Information System has the same meaning as in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Homeless Management Information System includes the use of a comparable database by a victim services provider or legal services provider that is permitted by the federal government under Part 576 (commencing with Section 576.1) of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(6) Person is homeless means the same as homeless as defined in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(7) Minimum wage means the wage established pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1171) of Part 4 of Division 2 of the Labor Code.(8) Qualified taxpayer means an eligible employer that pays wages subject to withholding under Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code to an eligible individual.(c) (1) A credit shall not be allowed under this section unless the eligible employer submits to the Franchise Tax Board, upon request, a certification issued by a continuum of care, or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, or other program as specified by the Franchise Tax Board.(2) A continuum of care or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, shall issue certifications for eligible individuals.(3) The certification pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be issued in a form and manner prescribed by Franchise Tax Board.(4) A certification issued pursuant to this subdivision shall expire one year after issuance.(5) An eligible individual may receive a new certification pursuant to this subdivision if they are homeless or have received supportive services from a homeless services provider, as designated by a local continuum of care or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, on the date that the eligible individual receives a new certification or anytime during the 180-day period immediately before that date.(d) (1) The total aggregate amount of the credit that may be allocated by credit reservations per calendar year to all qualified taxpayers pursuant to this section and Section 23629 shall not exceed thirty million dollars ($30,000,000), plus the unallocated credit amount, if any, from the preceding calendar year.(2) (A) To be eligible for the credit allowed by this section with respect to an eligible individual, a qualified taxpayer shall request a credit reservation from the Franchise Tax Board, in the form and manner prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board, consistent with either of the following, as applicable:(i) Within 30 days of hiring an eligible individual.(ii) Within 60 days of receiving a new certification pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (c).(B) To obtain a credit reservation with respect to an eligible individual, the qualified taxpayer shall provide necessary information, as determined by the Franchise Tax Board, including the name, social security number, how many hours the eligible individual is expected to work for the next 12 months, and the start date of employment.(3) The Franchise Tax Board shall do both of the following:(A) Approve a tentative credit reservation with respect to an eligible individual.(B) Subject to the annual cap established as provided in paragraph (1), allocate an aggregate amount of credits under this section and Section 23629, and allocate any carryover of unallocated credits from prior years.(e) In the case where the credit allowed by this section exceeds the net tax, the excess may be carried over to reduce the net tax in the following taxable year, and succeeding two years if necessary, until the credit is exhausted.(f) If the credit allowed by this section is claimed by the qualified taxpayer, a deduction otherwise allowed under this part for any amount of wages paid or incurred by the qualified taxpayer as a trade or business expense to an eligible individual shall be reduced by the amount of the credit allowed by this section.(g) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe rules, guidelines, or procedures necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section, including any guidelines regarding the allocation of the credit allowed under this section. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any rule, guideline, or procedure prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(h) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 7. Section 17059.2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended to read:17059.2. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on and after January 1, 2014, and before January 1, 2030, there shall be allowed as a credit against the net tax, as defined in Section 17039, an amount as determined by the committee pursuant to paragraph (2) and approved pursuant to Section 18410.2.(2) The credit under this section shall be allocated by GO-Biz with respect to the 201314 fiscal year through and including the 202728 fiscal year. The amount of credit allocated to a taxpayer with respect to a fiscal year pursuant to this section shall be as set forth in a written agreement between GO-Biz and the taxpayer and shall be based on the following factors:(A) The number of jobs the taxpayer will create or retain in this state.(B) The compensation paid or proposed to be paid by the taxpayer to its employees, including wages and fringe benefits.(C) The amount of investment in this state by the taxpayer.(D) The extent of unemployment or poverty in the area according to the United States Census in which the taxpayers project or business is proposed or located.(E) The incentives available to the taxpayer in this state, including incentives from the state, local government, and other entities.(F) The incentives available to the taxpayer in other states.(G) The duration of the proposed project and the duration the taxpayer commits to remain in this state.(H) The overall economic impact in this state of the taxpayers project or business.(I) The strategic importance of the taxpayers project or business to the state, region, or locality.(J) The opportunity for future growth and expansion in this state by the taxpayers business.(K) The extent to which the anticipated benefit to the state exceeds the projected benefit to the taxpayer from the tax credit.(L) For a credit allocated beginning with the 201819 fiscal year, the training opportunities offered by the taxpayer to its employees.(3) The written agreement entered into pursuant to paragraph (2) shall include:(A) Terms and conditions that include the taxable year or years for which the credit allocated shall be allowed, a minimum compensation level, and a minimum job retention period.(B) Provisions indicating whether the credit is to be allocated in full upon approval or in increments based on mutually agreed upon milestones when satisfactorily met by the taxpayer.(C) Provisions that allow the committee to recapture the credit, in whole or in part, if the taxpayer fails to fulfill the terms and conditions of the written agreement.(b) For purposes of this section:(1) Committee means the California Competes Tax Credit Committee established pursuant to Section 18410.2.(2) GO-Biz means the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development.(c) For purposes of this section, GO-Biz shall do the following:(1) Give priority to a taxpayer whose project or business is located or proposed to be located in an area of high unemployment or poverty.(2) Negotiate with a taxpayer the terms and conditions of proposed written agreements that provide the credit allowed pursuant to this section to a taxpayer.(3) Provide the negotiated written agreement to the committee for its approval pursuant to Section 18410.2.(4) Inform the Franchise Tax Board of the terms and conditions of the written agreement upon approval of the written agreement by the committee.(5) Inform the Franchise Tax Board of any recapture, in whole or in part, of a previously allocated credit upon approval of the recapture by the committee.(6) Post on its internet website all of the following:(A) The name of each taxpayer allocated a credit pursuant to this section.(B) The estimated amount of the investment by each taxpayer.(C) The estimated number of jobs created or retained.(D) The amount of the credit allocated to the taxpayer.(E) The amount of the credit recaptured from the taxpayer, if applicable.(F) The primary location where the taxpayer has committed to increasing the net number of jobs or make investments. The primary location shall be listed by city or, in the case of unincorporated areas, by county.(G) Information that identifies each tax credit award that was given a priority for being located in a high unemployment or poverty area, pursuant to paragraph (1).(7) Consider the extent to which the credit will influence the taxpayers ability, willingness, or both, to create jobs in this state that might not otherwise be created in the state by the taxpayer or any other taxpayer. GO-Biz may also consider other factors, including, but not limited to, the following:(A) The financial solvency of the taxpayer and the taxpayers ability to finance its proposed expansion.(B) The taxpayers current and prior compliance with federal and state laws.(C) Current and prior litigation involving the taxpayer.(D) The reasonableness of the fee arrangement between the taxpayer and any third party providing any services related to the credit allowed pursuant to this section.(E) For allocation periods beginning with the 202324 fiscal year, the taxpayers willingness to relocate jobs into California from a state that has enacted a law that does any of the following:(i) Voids or repeals, or has the effect of voiding or repealing, existing state protections against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.(ii) Authorizes or requires discrimination against same-sex couples or their families, or discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.(iii) Creates an exemption to antidiscrimination laws in order to permit discrimination against same-sex couples or their families, or permits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.(iv) Denies or interferes with, or has the effect of denying or interfering with, a womans right to choose to bear a child or to choose and obtain an abortion, as provided by Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 123460) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code.(F) For allocation periods beginning with the 202324 fiscal year, the taxpayers commitment to treating their workforce fairly and creating quality, full-time, wage and salary jobs in the state, evidence of which may include, but not be limited to, the following:(i) Training, career ladder, apprenticeship, and preapprenticeship programs for nonsupervisorial employees.(ii) Joint labor-management letter of support.(iii) A high percentage of full-time wage and salary employees compared to part-time, temporary, and independent contractors.(iv) Little to no history of a bad safety record, or resolved or pending litigation, violations, citations, fines, or penalties relating to any state or federal environmental and labor laws within the last 10 years.(G) Any other factors GO-Biz deems necessary to ensure that the administration of the credit allowed pursuant to this section is a model of accountability and transparency and that the effective use of the limited amount of credit available is maximized.(8) (A) Implementation of subparagraphs (E) and (F) of paragraph (7) of this subdivision for the 202223 fiscal year is deemed an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, or general welfare and, therefore, the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development is hereby authorized to adopt emergency regulations to implement subparagraphs (E) and (F) of paragraph (7) of this subdivision during the 202223 fiscal year in accordance with the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(B) Nothing in this subdivision shall require the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development to approve emergency regulations.(d) For purposes of this section, the Franchise Tax Board shall do all of the following:(1) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), review the books and records of all taxpayers allocated a credit pursuant to this section to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the written agreement between the taxpayer and GO-Biz.(B) In the case of a taxpayer that is a small business, as defined in Section 17053.73, review the books and records of the taxpayer allocated a credit pursuant to this section to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the written agreement between the taxpayer and GO-Biz when, in the sole discretion of the Franchise Tax Board, a review of those books and records is appropriate or necessary in the best interests of the state.(2) Notwithstanding Section 19542, notify GO-Biz of a possible breach of the written agreement by a taxpayer and provide detailed information regarding the basis for that determination.(e) In the case where the credit allowed under this section exceeds the net tax, as defined in Section 17039, for a taxable year, the excess credit may be carried over to reduce the net tax in the following taxable year, and succeeding five taxable years, if necessary, until the credit has been exhausted.(f) Any recapture, in whole or in part, of a credit approved by the committee pursuant to Section 18410.2 shall be treated as a mathematical error appearing on the return. Any amount of tax resulting from that recapture shall be assessed by the Franchise Tax Board in the same manner as provided by Section 19051. The amount of tax resulting from the recapture shall be added to the tax otherwise due by the taxpayer for the taxable year in which the committees recapture determination occurred.(g) (1) The aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated in any fiscal year pursuant to this section and Section 23689 shall be an amount equal to the sum of subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), less the amount specified in subparagraphs (D) and (E):(A) Thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) for the 201314 fiscal year, one hundred fifty million dollars ($150,000,000) for the 201415 fiscal year, two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) for each fiscal year from 201516 to 201718, inclusive, one hundred eighty million dollars ($180,000,000) for each fiscal year from 201819 to 202021, inclusive, two hundred ninety million dollars ($290,000,000) for the 202122 fiscal year, and one hundred eighty million dollars ($180,000,000) for each fiscal year from 202223 to 202728, inclusive.(B) The unallocated credit amount, if any, from the preceding fiscal year.(C) The amount of any previously allocated credits that have been recaptured.(D) The amount estimated by the Director of Finance, in consultation with the Franchise Tax Board and the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, to be necessary to limit the aggregation of the estimated amount of exemptions claimed pursuant to Section 6377.1 and of the amounts estimated to be claimed pursuant to this section and Sections 17053.73, 23626, and 23689 to no more than seven hundred fifty million dollars ($750,000,000) for either the current fiscal year or the next fiscal year.(i) The Director of Finance shall notify the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee of the estimated annual allocation authorized by this paragraph. Any allocation pursuant to these provisions shall be made no sooner than 30 days after written notification has been provided to the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the chairpersons of the committees of each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations, or not sooner than whatever lesser time the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or the Chairpersons designee, may determine.(ii) In no event shall the amount estimated in this subparagraph be less than zero dollars ($0).(E) (i) For the 201516 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount of credit estimated by the Director of Finance to be allowed to all qualified taxpayers for that fiscal year pursuant to subparagraph (A) or subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 23636.(ii) If the amount available per fiscal year pursuant to this section and Section 23689 is less than the aggregate amount of credit estimated by the Director of Finance to be allowed to qualified taxpayers pursuant to subparagraph (A) or subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 23636, the aggregate amount allowed pursuant to Section 23636 shall not be reduced and, in addition to the reduction required by clause (i), the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 23689 for the next fiscal year shall be reduced by the amount of that deficit.(iii) It is the intent of the Legislature that the reductions specified in this subparagraph of the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 23689 shall continue if the repeal dates of the credits allowed by this section and Section 23689 are removed or extended.(2) (A) In addition to the other amounts determined pursuant to paragraph (1), the Director of Finance may increase the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 23689 by up to twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) per fiscal year through the 202728 fiscal year. The amount of any increase made pursuant to this paragraph, when combined with any increase made pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (g) of Section 23689, shall not exceed twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) per fiscal year through the 202728 fiscal year.(B) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Director of Finance increase the aggregate amount under subparagraph (A) in order to mitigate the reduction of the amount available due to the credit allowed to all qualified taxpayers pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 23636.(3) Each fiscal year through the 201718 fiscal year, 25 percent of the aggregate amount of the credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 23689 shall be reserved for small business, as defined in Section 17053.73 or 23626.(4) Each fiscal year, no more than 20 percent of the aggregate amount of the credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section shall be allocated to any one taxpayer.(h) GO-Biz may prescribe rules and regulations as necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. Any rule or regulation prescribed pursuant to this section may be by adoption of an emergency regulation in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(i) A written agreement between GO-Biz and a taxpayer with respect to the credit authorized by this section shall comply with existing law on the date the agreement is executed.(j) (1) Upon the effective date of this section, the Department of Finance shall estimate the total dollar amount of credits that will be claimed under this section with respect to each fiscal year from the 201314 fiscal year to the 202930 fiscal year, inclusive.(2) The Franchise Tax Board shall annually provide to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, by no later than March 1, a report of the total dollar amount of the credits claimed under this section with respect to the relevant fiscal year. The report shall compare the total dollar amount of credits claimed under this section with respect to that fiscal year with the departments estimate with respect to that same fiscal year. If the total dollar amount of credits claimed for the fiscal year is less than the estimate for that fiscal year, the report shall identify options for increasing annual claims of the credit so as to meet estimated amounts.(k) (1) Section 19542 shall apply to all information obtained by the Franchise Tax Board and GO-Biz for the purpose of administering the California Competes Tax Credit established under this section.(2) Notwithstanding Section 19542 and paragraph (1), the Franchise Tax Board may disclose information to GO-Biz and GO-Biz may disclose information to the Franchise Tax Board for administration of the California Competes Tax Credit established under this section. (l) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 8. Section 17131.8 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended to read:17131.8. (a) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, gross income does not include any covered loan amount forgiven pursuant to Section 1106 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (Public Law 116-139), pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-142), pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), or pursuant to the PPP Extension Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-6).(b) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, gross income does not include any advance grant amount issued pursuant to Section 1110(e) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), or pursuant to Section 331 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(c) (1) Notwithstanding Section 17280, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with For purposes of this part.(3) The provisions of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), relating to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (i) of Section 7A of the Small Business Act, shall not apply to an ineligible entity.(4) Paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall not apply.(d) (1) Notwithstanding Section 17280, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (b) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Subsection (b) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, in the case of any taxable year ending after the date of the enactment of this Act with For purposes of this part.(3) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall not apply to an ineligible entity.(e) (1) Notwithstanding Section 17280, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (a) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Subsection (a) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with For purposes of this part.(3) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall not apply to an ineligible entity.(f) (1) Notwithstanding Section 17280, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (b) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Subsection (b) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-120) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with For purposes of this part.(g) For purposes of this section, all of the following definitions shall apply:(1) Covered loan has the same meaning as in Section 1106 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), or pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(2) Advance grant amount means an emergency Economic Injury Disaster Loan grant pursuant to Section 1110(e) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), or a targeted Economic Injury Disaster Loan advance pursuant to Section 331 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(3) Ineligible entity means a taxpayer that either:(A) Is a publicly traded company.(B) Does not meet the reduction from the gross receipts requirements of Section 636(a)(37)(A)(iv)(bb) of Title 15 of the United States Code, as added by Section 311 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(4) Publicly traded company means a publicly traded entity as described in Section 342 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(h) The Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code) shall not apply to any standard, criterion, procedure, determination, rule, notice, guideline, or any other guidance established or issued by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(i) The amendments made by the act adding this subdivision shall be operative for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019.SEC. 9. Section 19132.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is repealed.SEC. 10. Section 19132.5 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read:19132.5. (a) (1) An individual taxpayer may elect to request a one-time abatement of a timeliness penalty under this section for a timeliness penalty that has been considered and rejected for abatement pursuant to the provisions of the section under which the penalty is imposed.(2) An individual taxpayer may, in lieu of requesting consideration for abatement pursuant to the section under which the timeliness penalty is imposed, instead request a one-time abatement of a timeliness penalty under this section.(b) If a taxpayer described in subdivision (a) requests, either orally or in writing, the abatement of a timeliness penalty pursuant to this section, the timeliness penalty shall be abated if all of the following apply:(1) The taxpayer has not previously been required to file a California personal income tax return under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) or has not previously been granted abatement under this section.(2) The taxpayer has filed all returns required under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) as of the date of the taxpayers request for abatement under this section.(3) Excluding the timeliness penalty that is the subject of the abatement request under this section, the taxpayer has paid in full, or arranged to pay pursuant to an installment agreement, any tax, penalties, fees, and interest due for the required returns pursuant to paragraph (2) and the taxpayer is current with all installment payments.(c) For purposes of this section, timeliness penalty means a penalty imposed under Section 19131 or 19132 for one taxable year with respect to a return filed by an individual for that taxable year.(d) For purposes of this section:(1) A timeliness penalty imposed and subsequently abated due to a determination of reasonable cause, or reasonable cause and not willful neglect, with respect to the taxpayer or the taxpayers spouse shall be considered to have not been imposed for purposes of determining eligibility for timeliness penalty abatement under this section.(2) A timeliness penalty shall be considered imposed on the original due date of the return for the taxable year for which the penalty is imposed.(e) Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any rule, guideline, or procedure prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(f) This section shall apply to requests for abatement made for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022.SEC. 11. Section 23627.1 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read:23627.1. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to allow qualified small business employers that received a tentative credit reservation under Section 23627, as that section read on November 30, 2021, to amend their returns for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021, to claim the credit allowed under Section 23627, as that section read on November 30, 2021.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (g) of Section 23627, as that section read on November 30, 2021, a qualified small business employer that received a tentative credit reservation under Section 23627, as that section read on November 30, 2021, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021, shall not be required to claim that credit on a timely filed original return.(c) For the purposes of this section, a qualified small business employer has the same meaning as defined in Section 23627, as that section read on November 30, 2021.(d) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 12. Section 23628 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended to read:23628. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022, there shall be allowed a small business hiring credit against the tax, as defined in Section 23036, to a qualified small business employer that receives a tentative credit reservation under Section 6902.10, in an amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (2).(2) The amount of credit determined by this subdivision shall be equal to the amount calculated pursuant to subparagraph (A) minus the amount calculated pursuant to subparagraph (B).(A) One thousand dollars ($1,000) for each net increase in qualified employees, as specified in subdivision (c), not to exceed one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000).(B) If the qualified small business employer received a tentative credit reservation amount pursuant to Section 6902.8, either of the following applies:(i) For a qualified small business employer that made an irrevocable election pursuant to Section 6902.8 to apply the credit against qualified sales and use taxes pursuant to Section 6902.7, the credit amounts allocated to the qualified small business employer pursuant to Sections 6902.7 and 6902.8.(ii) For a qualified small business employer that elected to apply the credit under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) or Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001), or both, the tentative credit reservation amount received by the qualified small business employer pursuant to Section 6902.8.(b) For purposes of this section:(1) Monthly full-time equivalent means either of the following:(A) In the case of a qualified employee paid hourly qualified wages, monthly full-time equivalent means the total number of hours employed per month for the qualified small business employer by the qualified employee, not to exceed 167 hours per month per qualified employee, divided by 167.(B) In the case of a salaried qualified employee, monthly full-time equivalent means the total number of weeks employed per month for the qualified small business employer by the qualified employee divided by 4.33 multiplied by the time base the qualified employee was employed.(2) (A) Qualified employee means an employee who is paid qualified wages by a qualified small business employer.(B) Qualified employee shall not include an employee whose qualified wages are included in calculating any other credit allowed under this part, except for the credit allowed under Section 23627.(3) (A) Qualified small business employer means a taxpayer that as of December 31, 2020, employed a total of 500 or fewer qualified employees and meets either of the following requirements:(i) Has a decrease of 20 percent or more in gross receipts determined by comparing gross receipts beginning on January 1, 2020, and ending on December 31, 2020, to the gross receipts beginning on January 1, 2019, and ending on December 31, 2019.(ii) Is a fiscal year filer that has a decrease of 20 percent or more in gross receipts determined by comparing either of the following:(I) The gross receipts for fiscal year 201920 to the gross receipts from fiscal year 201819.(II) The average of gross receipts for fiscal year 201920 and fiscal year 202021 to the gross receipts from fiscal year 201819.(iii) For a taxpayer that first commences business after January 1, 2019, but on or before January 1, 2020, has a decrease of 20 percent or more in gross receipts in the second quarter of 2020 determined by comparing gross receipts from January 1, 2020, through February 28, 2020, multiplied by 1.5 to the gross receipts for the period beginning on April 1, 2020, and ending on June 30, 2020.(B) Qualified small business employer does not include a taxpayer required to be included in a combined report under Section 25101 or 25110 or authorized to be included in a combined report under Section 25101.15.(4) Qualified wages means wages subject to withholding under Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code.(5) Time base means the fraction of full-time employment that the qualified employee is employed.(6) Weeks employed means the total number of calendar days that a qualified employee was employed by the qualified small business employer during the month, divided by seven, not to exceed 4.33.(c) The net increase in qualified employees of a qualified small business employer shall be equal to the amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (2) minus the amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (1).(1) The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed during the three-month period beginning on April 1, 2020, and ending on June 30, 2020, by the qualified small business employer. The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees is determined by adding the total monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed by the qualified small business employer for all three months and dividing the total by three.(2) The lesser of either of the following:(A) The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed during the 12-month period beginning on July 1, 2020 and ending on June 30, 2021, by the qualified small business employer. The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees is determined by adding the total monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed by the qualified small business employer for all 12 months and dividing the total by 12.(B) The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed during the three-month period beginning on April 1, 2021 and ending on June 30, 2021, by the qualified small business employer. The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees is determined by adding the total monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed by the qualified small business employer for all three months and dividing the total by three.(d) If the credit allowed by this section exceeds the tax, the excess may be carried over to reduce the tax in the following year, and succeeding four years if necessary, until the credit is exhausted.(e) A deduction otherwise allowed under this part for qualified wages shall be reduced by the amount of the credit allowed under this section.(f) For purposes of this section:(1) All employees of the trades or businesses that are treated as related under Section 267, 318, or 707 of the Internal Revenue Code shall be treated as employed by a single qualified small business employer.(2) If a qualified small business employer changes its business form to a different entity type after receiving a tentative credit reservation under Section 6902.10 and continues operation, the new entity shall be allowed the credit, and the determination of the amount of the credit under this section with respect to qualified wages paid or incurred by the qualified small business employer shall apply to the new entity as if those qualified wages were paid or incurred by the new entity.(g) Notwithstanding Section 23803, an S corporation that makes the election under Section 6902.10 shall be allowed to apply the full credit amount against qualified sales and use tax, and no amount of credit shall be allowed to reduce the shareholders liability under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001).(h) A disallowance of a credit claimed due to the application of the limitation specified in Section 6902.10 shall be treated as a mathematical error appearing on the return. An amount of tax resulting from that disallowance may be assessed by the Franchise Tax Board in the same manner as provided by Section 19051.(i) (1) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe any regulations necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section.(2) The Franchise Tax Board may adopt rules, guidelines, procedures, or other guidance to carry out the purposes of this section. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any regulation, rule, guideline, procedure, or other guidance adopted by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(j) Notwithstanding Section 19542, the Franchise Tax Board may provide to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, only to the extent allowed under federal law, information related to the credit allowed by Section 6902.9, this section, and Section 17053.71, including, but not limited to, the qualified small business employer names, amounts of tax credits allowed under each section, amount of gross receipts, and the net increase in qualified employees.(k) The amendments made by the act adding this subdivision shall apply for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022. (l) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2026, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 13. Section 23629 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended to read:23629. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, there shall be allowed to a qualified taxpayer that employs an eligible individual a credit against the tax, as defined in Section 23036, an amount as determined pursuant to paragraph (2), not to exceed thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) per taxpayer per taxable year.(2) A qualified taxpayer shall be allowed the credit pursuant to this section in the following amounts per taxable year:(A) Two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each eligible individual that works at least 500 hours, but fewer than 1,000 hours, for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(B) Five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each eligible individual that works at least 1,000 hours, but fewer than 1,500 hours, for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(C) Seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) for each eligible individual that works at least 1,500 hours, but fewer than 2,000 hours, for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(D) Ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each eligible individual that works at least 2,000 hours for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(b) For purposes of this section:(1) Continuum of care has the same meaning as in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(2) Coordinated entry system means a centralized or coordinated assessment system developed pursuant to Section 578.7 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations, designed to coordinate homelessness program participant intake, assessment, and provision of referrals.(3) Eligible employer means a taxpayer that meets all of the following requirements:(A) Pays wages subject to withholding under Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code.(B) Pays at least 120 percent of minimum wage.(C) Provides to the Franchise Tax Board, upon request, a copy of the certification received for each eligible individual for each tax year that the credit is claimed for that eligible individual by that eligible employer.(4) Eligible individual means a person who meets both of the following criteria:(A) The person is homeless or has received supportive services from a homeless services provider, as designated by a local continuum of care or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, on the date of the hire or anytime during the 180-day period immediately before the hire.(B) The person has been issued a certification pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (c), and that certification has not expired.(5) Homeless Management Information System has the same meaning as in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Homeless Management Information System includes the use of a comparable database by a victim services provider or legal services provider that is permitted by the federal government under Part 576 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(6) Person is homeless means the same as homeless as defined in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(7) Minimum wage means the wage established pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1171) of Part 4 of Division 2 of the Labor Code.(8) Qualified taxpayer means an eligible employer that pays wages subject to withholding under Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code to an eligible individual.(c) (1) A credit shall not be allowed under this section unless the eligible employer submits to the Franchise Tax Board, upon request, a certification issued by a continuum of care, or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, or other program as specified by the Franchise Tax Board.(2) A continuum of care or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, shall issue certifications for eligible individuals.(3) The certification pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be issued in a form and manner prescribed by Franchise Tax Board.(4) A certification issued pursuant to this subdivision shall expire one year after issuance.(5) An eligible individual may receive a new certification pursuant to this subdivision if they are homeless or have received supportive services from a homeless services provider, as designated by a local continuum of care or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, on the date that the eligible individual receives a new certification or anytime during the 180-day period immediately before that date.(d) (1) The total aggregate amount of the credit that may be allocated by credit reservations per calendar year to all qualified taxpayers pursuant to this section and Section 17053.80 shall not exceed thirty million dollars ($30,000,000), plus the unallocated credit amount, if any, from the preceding calendar year.(2) (A) To be eligible for the credit allowed by this section with respect to an eligible individual, a qualified taxpayer shall request a credit reservation from the Franchise Tax Board, in the form and manner prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board, consistent with either of the following, as applicable:(i) Within 30 days of hiring an eligible individual.(ii) Within 60 days of receiving a new certification pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (c).(B) To obtain a credit reservation with respect to an eligible individual, the qualified taxpayer shall provide necessary information, as determined by the Franchise Tax Board, including the name, social security number, how many hours the eligible individual is expected to work for the next 12 months, and the start date of employment.(3) The Franchise Tax Board shall do both of the following:(A) Approve a tentative credit reservation with respect to an eligible individual.(B) Subject to the annual cap established as provided in paragraph (1), allocate an aggregate amount of credits under this section and Section 17053.80, and allocate any carryover of unallocated credits from prior years.(e) In the case where the credit allowed by this section exceeds the tax, the excess may be carried over to reduce the tax in the following taxable year, and succeeding two years if necessary, until the credit is exhausted.(f) If the credit allowed by this section is claimed by the qualified taxpayer, a deduction otherwise allowed under this part for any amount of wages paid or incurred by the qualified taxpayer as a trade or business expense to an eligible individual shall be reduced by the amount of the credit allowed by this section.(g) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe rules, guidelines, or procedures necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section, including any guidelines regarding the allocation of the credit allowed under this section. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any rule, guideline, or procedure prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(h) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 14. Section 23689 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended to read:23689. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on and after January 1, 2014, and before January 1, 2030, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax, as defined in Section 23036, an amount as determined by the committee pursuant to paragraph (2) and approved pursuant to Section 18410.2.(2) The credit under this section shall be allocated by GO-Biz with respect to the 201314 fiscal year through and including the 202728 fiscal year. The amount of credit allocated to a taxpayer with respect to a fiscal year pursuant to this section shall be as set forth in a written agreement between GO-Biz and the taxpayer and shall be based on the following factors:(A) The number of jobs the taxpayer will create or retain in this state.(B) The compensation paid or proposed to be paid by the taxpayer to its employees, including wages and fringe benefits.(C) The amount of investment in this state by the taxpayer.(D) The extent of unemployment or poverty in the area according to the United States Census in which the taxpayers project or business is proposed or located.(E) The incentives available to the taxpayer in this state, including incentives from the state, local government, and other entities.(F) The incentives available to the taxpayer in other states.(G) The duration of the proposed project and the duration the taxpayer commits to remain in this state.(H) The overall economic impact in this state of the taxpayers project or business.(I) The strategic importance of the taxpayers project or business to the state, region, or locality.(J) The opportunity for future growth and expansion in this state by the taxpayers business.(K) The extent to which the anticipated benefit to the state exceeds the projected benefit to the taxpayer from the tax credit.(L) For a credit allocated beginning with the 201819 fiscal year, the training opportunities offered by the taxpayer to its employees.(3) The written agreement entered into pursuant to paragraph (2) shall include:(A) Terms and conditions that include the taxable year or years for which the credit allocated shall be allowed, a minimum compensation level, and a minimum job retention period.(B) Provisions indicating whether the credit is to be allocated in full upon approval or in increments based on mutually agreed upon milestones when satisfactorily met by the taxpayer.(C) Provisions that allow the committee to recapture the credit, in whole or in part, if the taxpayer fails to fulfill the terms and conditions of the written agreement.(b) For purposes of this section:(1) Committee means the California Competes Tax Credit Committee established pursuant to Section 18410.2.(2) GO-Biz means the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development.(c) For purposes of this section, GO-Biz shall do the following:(1) Give priority to a taxpayer whose project or business is located or proposed to be located in an area of high unemployment or poverty.(2) Negotiate with a taxpayer the terms and conditions of proposed written agreements that provide the credit allowed pursuant to this section to a taxpayer.(3) Provide the negotiated written agreement to the committee for its approval pursuant to Section 18410.2.(4) Inform the Franchise Tax Board of the terms and conditions of the written agreement upon approval of the written agreement by the committee.(5) Inform the Franchise Tax Board of any recapture, in whole or in part, of a previously allocated credit upon approval of the recapture by the committee.(6) Post on its internet website all of the following:(A) The name of each taxpayer allocated a credit pursuant to this section.(B) The estimated amount of the investment by each taxpayer.(C) The estimated number of jobs created or retained.(D) The amount of the credit allocated to the taxpayer.(E) The amount of the credit recaptured from the taxpayer, if applicable.(F) The primary location where the taxpayer has committed to increasing the net number of jobs or make investments. The primary location shall be listed by city or, in the case of unincorporated areas, by county.(G) Information that identifies each tax credit award that was given a priority for being located in a high unemployment or poverty area, pursuant to paragraph (1).(7) Consider the extent to which the credit will influence the taxpayers ability, willingness, or both, to create jobs in this state that might not otherwise be created in the state by the taxpayer or any other taxpayer. GO-Biz may also consider other factors, including, but not limited to, the following:(A) The financial solvency of the taxpayer and the taxpayers ability to finance its proposed expansion.(B) The taxpayers current and prior compliance with federal and state laws.(C) Current and prior litigation involving the taxpayer.(D) The reasonableness of the fee arrangement between the taxpayer and any third party providing any services related to the credit allowed pursuant to this section.(E) For allocation periods beginning with the 202324 fiscal year, the taxpayers willingness to relocate jobs into California from a state that has enacted a law that does any of the following:(i) Voids or repeals, or has the effect of voiding or repealing, existing state protections against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.(ii) Authorizes or requires discrimination against same-sex couples or their families, or discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.(iii) Creates an exemption to antidiscrimination laws in order to permit discrimination against same-sex couples or their families, or permits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.(iv) Denies or interferes with, or has the effect of denying or interfering with, a womans right to choose to bear a child or to choose and obtain an abortion, as provided by Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 123460) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code.(F) For allocation periods beginning with the 202324 fiscal year, the taxpayers commitment to treating their workforce fairly and creating quality, full-time, wage and salary jobs in the state, evidence of which may include, but not be limited to, the following:(i) Training, career ladder, apprenticeship, or preapprenticeship programs for nonsupervisorial employees.(ii) Joint labor-management letter of support.(iii) A high percentage of full-time wage and salary employees compared to part-time, temporary, and independent contractors.(iv) Little to no history of a bad safety record, or resolved or pending litigation, violations, citations, fines, or penalties relating to any state or federal environmental and labor laws within the last 10 years.(G) Any other factors GO-Biz deems necessary to ensure that the administration of the credit allowed pursuant to this section is a model of accountability and transparency and that the effective use of the limited amount of credit available is maximized.(8) (A) Implementation of subparagraphs (E) and (F) of paragraph (7) of this subdivision for the 202223 fiscal year is deemed an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, or general welfare and, therefore, the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development is hereby authorized to adopt emergency regulations to implement subparagraphs (E) and (F) of paragraph (7) of this subdivision during the 202223 fiscal year in accordance with the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(B) Nothing in this subdivision shall require the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development to approve emergency regulations.(d) For purposes of this section, the Franchise Tax Board shall do all of the following:(1) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), review the books and records of all taxpayers allocated a credit pursuant to this section to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the written agreement between the taxpayer and GO-Biz.(B) In the case of a taxpayer that is a small business, as defined in Section 23626, review the books and records of the taxpayer allocated a credit pursuant to this section to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the written agreement between the taxpayer and GO-Biz when, in the sole discretion of the Franchise Tax Board, a review of those books and records is appropriate or necessary in the best interests of the state.(2) Notwithstanding Section 19542, notify GO-Biz of a possible breach of the written agreement by a taxpayer and provide detailed information regarding the basis for that determination.(e) In the case where the credit allowed under this section exceeds the tax, as defined in Section 23036, for a taxable year, the excess credit may be carried over to reduce the tax in the following taxable year, and succeeding five taxable years, if necessary, until the credit has been exhausted.(f) Any recapture, in whole or in part, of a credit approved by the committee pursuant to Section 18410.2 shall be treated as a mathematical error appearing on the return. Any amount of tax resulting from that recapture shall be assessed by the Franchise Tax Board in the same manner as provided by Section 19051. The amount of tax resulting from the recapture shall be added to the tax otherwise due by the taxpayer for the taxable year in which the committees recapture determination occurred.(g) (1) The aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated in any fiscal year pursuant to this section and Section 17059.2 shall be an amount equal to the sum of subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), less the amount specified in subparagraphs (D) and (E):(A) Thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) for the 201314 fiscal year, one hundred fifty million dollars ($150,000,000) for the 201415 fiscal year, two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) for each fiscal year from 201516 to 201718, inclusive, one hundred eighty million dollars ($180,000,000) for each fiscal year from 201819 to 202021, inclusive, two hundred ninety million dollars ($290,000,000) for the 202122 fiscal year, and one hundred eighty million dollars ($180,000,000) for each fiscal year from 202223 to 202728, inclusive.(B) The unallocated credit amount, if any, from the preceding fiscal year.(C) The amount of any previously allocated credits that have been recaptured.(D) The amount estimated by the Director of Finance, in consultation with the Franchise Tax Board and the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, to be necessary to limit the aggregation of the estimated amount of exemptions claimed pursuant to Section 6377.1 and of the amounts estimated to be claimed pursuant to this section and Sections 17053.73, 17059.2, and 23626 to no more than seven hundred fifty million dollars ($750,000,000) for either the current fiscal year or the next fiscal year.(i) The Director of Finance shall notify the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee of the estimated annual allocation authorized by this paragraph. Any allocation pursuant to these provisions shall be made no sooner than 30 days after written notification has been provided to the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the chairpersons of the committees of each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations, or not sooner than whatever lesser time the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or the Chairpersons designee, may determine.(ii) In no event shall the amount estimated in this subparagraph be less than zero dollars ($0).(E) (i) For the 201516 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount of credit estimated by the Director of Finance to be allowed to all qualified taxpayers for that fiscal year pursuant to subparagraph (A) or subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 23636.(ii) If the amount available per fiscal year pursuant to this section and Section 17059.2 is less than the aggregate amount of credit estimated by the Director of Finance to be allowed to qualified taxpayers pursuant to subparagraph (A) or subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 23636, the aggregate amount allowed pursuant to Section 23636 shall not be reduced and, in addition to the reduction required by clause (i), the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 17059.2 for the next fiscal year shall be reduced by the amount of that deficit.(iii) It is the intent of the Legislature that the reductions specified in this subparagraph of the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 17059.2 shall continue if the repeal dates of the credits allowed by this section and Section 17059.2 are removed or extended.(2) (A) In addition to the other amounts determined pursuant to paragraph (1), the Director of Finance may increase the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 17059.2 by up to twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) per fiscal year through the 202728 fiscal year. The amount of any increase made pursuant to this paragraph, when combined with any increase made pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (g) of Section 17059.2, shall not exceed twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) per fiscal year through the 202728 fiscal year.(B) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Director of Finance increase the aggregate amount under subparagraph (A) in order to mitigate the reduction of the amount available due to the credit allowed to all qualified taxpayers pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 23636.(3) Each fiscal year through the 201718 fiscal year, 25 percent of the aggregate amount of the credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 17059.2 shall be reserved for small business, as defined in Section 17053.73 or 23626.(4) Each fiscal year, no more than 20 percent of the aggregate amount of the credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section shall be allocated to any one taxpayer.(h) GO-Biz may prescribe rules and regulations as necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. Any rule or regulation prescribed pursuant to this section may be by adoption of an emergency regulation in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(i) (1) A written agreement between GO-Biz and a taxpayer with respect to the credit authorized by this section shall not restrict, broaden, or otherwise alter the ability of the taxpayer to assign that credit or any portion thereof in accordance with Section 23663.(2) A written agreement between GO-Biz and a taxpayer with respect to the credit authorized by this section must comply with existing law on the date the agreement is executed.(j) (1) Upon the effective date of this section, the Department of Finance shall estimate the total dollar amount of credits that will be claimed under this section with respect to each fiscal year from the 201314 fiscal year to the 202930 fiscal year, inclusive.(2) The Franchise Tax Board shall annually provide to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, by no later than March 1, a report of the total dollar amount of the credits claimed under this section with respect to the relevant fiscal year. The report shall compare the total dollar amount of credits claimed under this section with respect to that fiscal year with the departments estimate with respect to that same fiscal year. If the total dollar amount of credits claimed for the fiscal year is less than the estimate for that fiscal year, the report shall identify options for increasing annual claims of the credit so as to meet estimated amounts.(k) (1) Section 19542 shall apply to all information obtained by the Franchise Tax Board and GO-Biz for the purpose of administering the California Competes Tax Credit established under this section.(2) Notwithstanding Section 19542 and paragraph (1), the Franchise Tax Board may disclose information to GO-Biz and GO-Biz may disclose information to the Franchise Tax Board for administration of the California Competes Tax Credit established under this section. (l) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 15. Section 24308.6 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended to read:24308.6. (a) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, gross income does not include any covered loan amount forgiven pursuant to Section 1106 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (Public Law 116-139), pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-142), pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), or pursuant to the PPP Extension Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-6).(b) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, gross income does not include any advance grant amount issued pursuant to Section 1110(e) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), or pursuant to Section 331 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(c) (1) Notwithstanding Section 24425, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with For purposes of this part.(3) The provisions of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), relating to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (i) of Section 7A of the Small Business Act, shall not apply to an ineligible entity.(4) Paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall not apply.(d) (1) Notwithstanding Section 24425, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (b) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Subsection (b) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, in the case of any taxable year ending after the date of the enactment of this Act with For purposes of this part.(3) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall not apply to an ineligible entity.(e) (1) Notwithstanding Section 24425, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (a) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Subsection (a) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with For purposes of this part.(3) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall not apply to an ineligible entity.(f) (1) Notwithstanding Section 24425, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (b) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Subsection (b) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-120) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with For purposes of this part.(g) For purposes of this section, all of the following definitions shall apply:(1) Covered loan has the same meaning as in Section 1106 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), or pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(2) Advance grant amount means an emergency Economic Injury Disaster Loan grant pursuant to Section 1110(e) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), or a targeted Economic Injury Disaster Loan advance pursuant to Section 331 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(3) Ineligible entity means a taxpayer that either:(A) Is a publicly traded company.(B) Does not meet the reduction from the gross receipts requirements of Section 636(a)(37)(A)(iv)(bb) of Title 15 of the United States Code, as added by Section 311 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(4) Publicly traded company means a publicly traded entity as described in Section 342 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(h) The Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code) shall not apply to any standard, criterion, procedure, determination, rule, notice, guideline, or any other guidance established or issued by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(i) The amendments made by the act adding this subdivision shall be operative for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019.SEC. 16. Section 3 of Chapter 17 of the Statutes of 2021 is amended to read:Sec. 3. For the purposes of complying with Section 41 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, with respect to Sections 17131.8 and 24308.6 of the Revenue and Taxation Code as amended by Chapter 17 of the Statutes of 2021 and the act amending this section (hereafter the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes), the Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) The specific goal, purpose, and objective that the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes will achieve is to provide assistance to small businesses operating in the state that have been harmed economically by the COVID-19 pandemic.(b) Detailed performance indicators for the Legislature to use in determining whether the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes meet the goal, purpose, and objective described in subdivision (a) is the extent to which the businesses that received the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) loans and subsequently used the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes reflect the industries, regions, and businesses by type of ownership that were most substantially harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and whether any particular industries, regions, or businesses by type of ownership in the business community were not able to participate in the PPP loans and the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes.(c) The Legislative Analysts Office shall collaborate with the Franchise Tax Board, as well as reviewing other publicly available data, to analyze whether the PPP loans and the tax benefits of the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes were distributed evenly over industries, regions, and businesses by type of ownership harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic and report by January 1, 2024, and in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, to the Legislature.(d) The data collection requirements for determining whether the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes meet, or fail to meet, the specific goal, purpose, and objective described in subdivision (a) are:(1) To assist the Legislature in determining whether the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes meet the specific goal, purpose, and objective described in subdivision (a), and in order to carry out its duties pursuant to subdivision (c), the Legislative Analysts Office may request information from the Franchise Tax Board.(2) (A) The Franchise Tax Board shall provide any available data requested by the Legislative Analysts Office pursuant to this subdivision.(B) The disclosure provisions of this paragraph shall be treated as an exception to Section 19542 under Article 2 (commencing with Section 19542) of Chapter 7 of Part 10.2 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.SEC. 17. (a) For purposes of complying with Section 41 of the Revenue and Taxation Code with respect to Section 6357.4 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, as added by this act, the Legislature finds and declares that the purpose of the exemption allowed by Section 6357.4 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is to provide financial relief to California businesses and residents that use diesel fuel.(b) The performance indicators for the Legislature to use in determining whether the exemption achieves its stated goals shall be the total gallons of diesel fuel that were partially exempted from sales tax pursuant to this act, and the total dollar value of taxable diesel sales that were partially exempted from sales tax pursuant to this act.(c) (1) The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration shall prepare a written report that includes both of the following:(A) The estimated total number of gallons of diesel fuel that were partially exempted from sales tax pursuant to this act.(B) The estimated total dollar value of taxable diesel sales that were partially exempted from sales tax pursuant to this act.(2) The disclosure provisions of this subdivision shall be treated as an exception to Section 7056.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.SEC. 18. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that allowing taxpayers with tentative credit reservations for the credits allowed under former Section 17053.72 and Section 23627 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, as those sections read on November 30, 2021, and under Sections 17053.71 and 23628 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, to claim those credits on an amended return pursuant to Sections 17053.72.1 and 23627.1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, as added by this act, and Sections 17053.71 and 23628 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, as amended by this act, allows more flexibility for those eligible taxpayers to claim reserved credits, thereby helping more small businesses that were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and does not constitute a gift of public funds within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XVI of the California Constitution. SEC. 19. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the tax benefits authorized by the amendments to Sections 17131.8 and 24308.6 of the Revenue and Taxation Code made by this act serve the public purpose of securing the financial condition of businesses that were economically harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic and do not constitute a gift of public funds within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XVI of the California Constitution.SEC. 20. This act is a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill within the meaning of subdivision (e) of Section 12 of Article IV of the California Constitution, has been identified as related to the budget in the Budget Bill, and shall take effect immediately.
1+Enrolled June 29, 2022 Passed IN Senate June 29, 2022 Passed IN Assembly June 29, 2022 Amended IN Senate June 25, 2022 Amended IN Assembly February 18, 2021 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 194Introduced by Committee on Budget (Assembly Members Ting (Chair), Arambula, Bennett, Bloom, Carrillo, Cooper, Friedman, Cristina Garcia, Jones-Sawyer, Lee, McCarty, Medina, Mullin, Nazarian, ODonnell, Ramos, Reyes, Luz Rivas, Blanca Rubio, Stone, Wicks, and Wood)January 08, 2021An act to add Section 12419.3.3 to the Government Code, to amend Sections 17053.71, 17053.80, 17059.2, 17131.8, 23628, 23629, 23689, and 24308.6 of, to add Section 7102.1 to, to add and repeal Sections 6357.4, 17053.72.1, and 23627.1 of, and to repeal and add Section 19132.5 of, the Revenue and Taxation Code, and to amend Section 3 of Chapter 17 of the Statutes of 2021, relating to taxation, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, bill related to the budget.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 194, Committee on Budget. Taxation.(1) Existing sales and use tax laws impose taxes on retailers measured by the gross receipts from the sale of tangible personal property sold at retail in this state, or on the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of tangible personal property purchased from a retailer for storage, use, or other consumption in this state, and provides various exemptions from the taxes imposed by those laws. This bill would, on and after October 1, 2022, and before October 1, 2023, exempt from those taxes the gross receipts from the sale of, and the storage, use, or other consumption of, diesel fuel, as defined.Existing law imposes or dedicates certain state sales and use tax rates for local funding, including through the Local Revenue Fund 2011, and imposes certain additional state sales and use tax rates on the sale or use of diesel fuel. This bill would specify that this exemption does not apply to those state sales and use tax rates imposed or dedicated for local government funding, including those rates for which revenues are deposited into the Local Revenue Fund 2011, or to those certain additional state sales and use tax rates on the sale or use of diesel fuel.The Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law authorizes counties and cities to impose local sales and use taxes in conformity with the Sales and Use Tax Law, and existing laws authorize districts, as specified, to impose transactions and use taxes in accordance with the Transactions and Use Tax Law, which generally conforms to the Sales and Use Tax Law. Amendments to the Sales and Use Tax Law are automatically incorporated into the local tax laws.This bill would specify that this exemption does not apply to local sales and use taxes or transactions and use taxes.Existing law, pursuant to Proposition 116, as approved by the voters at the June 5, 1990, statewide general election, establishes the Public Transportation Account in the State Transportation Fund as a trust fund, with revenues derived from a portion of the sales tax on fuels to be used for mass transportation and transportation planning purposes authorized by the Legislature. This bill would, on and after April 1, 2023, and before April 1, 2024, require the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, with the concurrence of the Department of Finance, to estimate the amount of sales tax revenues foregone due to the above-described sales and use tax exemption, as described. The bill would require the Controller to transfer this estimated amount from the Retail Sales Tax Fund to the Public Transportation Account on a quarterly basis.(2) The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law, in conformity with federal income tax law, generally define gross income as income from whatever source derived, except as specifically excluded, and provide various exclusions from gross income. Existing law, in conformity with the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), and its subsequent amendments in the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020, and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, among other things, excludes any amounts of covered loans forgiven under the CARES Act from gross income for purposes of the Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019.This bill would exclude from gross income any covered loan amounts forgiven pursuant to the PPP Extension Act of 2021.(3) The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law authorize various credits against the taxes imposed by those laws, including a credit against the personal income and corporate income taxes for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, in an amount between $2,500 and $10,000, to a qualified taxpayer that employs an individual who is or recently was homeless, and who meets other specified requirements, as certified by a continuum of care or a community-based service provider, as provided. That credit also applies where the employee is receiving supportive services from a homeless services provider. This bill would expand the credit to include qualified taxpayers that employ a person who has recently received services from a homeless services provider. The bill would also allow a continuum of care or a community-based service provider to issue recertifications, as described.(4) The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law authorize a credit against the taxes imposed by those laws for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021, to a qualified small business employer that receives a tentative credit reservation, in an amount equal to $1,000 for each net increase in qualified employees, not to exceed $100,000 for any qualified small business employer. Existing law authorizes a qualified small business employer that received a tentative credit reservation to irrevocably elect to apply the credit against qualified sales and use taxes imposed on the qualified small business employer in reporting periods commencing on January 1, 2021, and until April 20, 2026, as specified. Existing law requires the qualified small business employer to submit an application to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration for a tentative credit reservation under these provisions, and requires the department to allocate the credit reservations on a first-come-first-served basis, not to cumulatively exceed $100,000,000. Existing law authorizes a credit under these provisions only for credits claimed on a timely filed original return, as specified. Existing law repealed these provisions on December 1, 2021. This bill, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021, would remove the limitation that the credit be claimed on a timely filed original return, as provided.The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law authorizes a 2nd credit against the personal income and corporate income taxes for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022, to a qualified small business employer that receives a tentative credit reservation, in an amount equal to $1,000 for each net increase in qualified employees, not to exceed $150,000 for any qualified small business employer. Existing law authorizes a qualified small business employer that received a tentative credit reservation to irrevocably elect to apply the credit against qualified sales and use taxes imposed on the qualified small business employer in reporting periods commencing on January 1, 2022, and until April 30, 2027, as specified. Existing law requires a qualified small business employer to submit an application to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration for a tentative credit reservation under these provisions, and requires the department to allocate the credit reservations on a first-come-first-served basis not to cumulatively exceed the amount equal to $70,000,000 plus any unallocated and available amount remaining from the prior credit described above. Existing law authorizes a credit under these provisions only for credits claimed on a timely filed original return, as specified. Existing law repeals these provisions on December 1, 2022.This bill, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022, would remove the limitation that the credit be claimed on a timely filed original return, as provided. The bill would extend the repeal date for these provisions to December 1, 2026.(5) Existing law requires the Controller to state an account with persons that receive funds or property belonging to the state and fail to properly render account thereof to the state, and persons that fail to pay to the State Treasury any money belonging to the state. Existing law requires the Controller to offset delinquent accounts against personal income tax refunds that have been certified by the Franchise Tax Board, subject to a specified priority. This bill, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2024, would prohibit the Controller from offsetting delinquent accounts against the personal income tax refunds of an individual who received the above-described earned income tax credit or the young child tax credit for the taxable year. The bill would specify that these provisions do not apply to delinquent accounts for the nonpayment of child or family support. (6) The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law allow a credit against the taxes imposed by those laws, known as the California Competes Tax Credit, for each taxable year beginning on and after January 1, 2014, and before January 1, 2030, in an amount allocated by GO-Biz through the 202223 fiscal year, and provided in a written agreement between GO-Biz and the taxpayer, approved by the California Competes Tax Credit Committee, and based on specified factors, including the number of jobs the taxpayer will create or retain in the state and the amount of investment in the state by the taxpayer. Existing law limits the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated in any fiscal year, including a limit of $180,000,000 for the 202223 fiscal year.This bill would extend the fiscal years for which GO-Biz can allocate credits to 202728, and would limit the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated to $180,000,000 for each fiscal year from 202324 to 202728, inclusive. The bill would also authorize GO-Biz to consider, when determining whether to enter into a written agreement with a taxpayer for the 202324 fiscal year, and each fiscal year thereafter, the taxpayers commitment to treating their workforce fairly and creating quality, full-time, wage and salary jobs in the state and the taxpayers willingness to relocate jobs into California from a state that, among other things, has enacted a law that authorizes or requires discrimination against same-sex couples or their families or discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression, or a law that denies or interferes with a womans right to choose to bear a child or to choose and obtain an abortion, as specified. The bill would make additional conforming changes related to these provisions.(7) Existing law imposes penalties when a taxpayer fails to timely file an income tax return or fails to timely pay the tax due as shown on, or as required to be shown on, the tax return, unless it is shown that the failure is due to reasonable cause and not due to willful neglect.This bill, for taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2022, would require the Franchise Tax Board, upon request by an individual taxpayer, to grant a onetime abatement of a failure-to-file or failure-to-pay timeliness penalty if the taxpayer was not previously required to file a California personal income tax return or has not previously been granted abatement under the bills provisions, the taxpayer has filed all required returns as of the date of the request for abatement, and the taxpayer has paid, or is in a current arrangement to pay, all tax currently due.(8) Existing law requires any bill authorizing a new tax expenditure to contain, among other things, specific goals, purposes, and objectives the tax expenditure will achieve, detailed performance indicators, and data collection requirements.This bill would provide findings to comply with the additional information requirement for any bill authorizing a new tax expenditure.(9) This bill would also make findings and declarations related to a gift of public funds.(10) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: YES Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 12419.3.3 is added to the Government Code, to read:12419.3.3. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2024, the Controller shall not offset delinquent accounts against the personal income tax refunds of an individual who received the earned income tax credit under Section 17052 of the Revenue and Taxation Code or the young child tax credit under Section 17052.1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code for the taxable year.(b) This section shall not apply to delinquent accounts for the nonpayment of child or family support.SEC. 2. Section 6357.4 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read:6357.4. (a) On and after October 1, 2022, and before October 1, 2023, there are exempted from the taxes imposed by this part the gross receipts from the sale of, and the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of, diesel fuel, as defined in Section 60022. (b) (1) Notwithstanding any provision of the Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law (Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 7200)) or the Transactions and Use Tax Law (Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251)), the exemption established by subdivision (a) does not apply with respect to any tax levied pursuant to, or in accordance with, either of those laws. (2) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the exemption established by this section shall not apply with respect to any tax levied pursuant to Section 6051.2, 6051.8, 6201.2, or 6201.8, pursuant to Section 35 of Article XIII of the California Constitution, or any tax levied pursuant to Section 6051 or 6201 that is deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Local Revenue Fund 2011 pursuant to Section 6051.15 or 6201.15. (c) This section shall become inoperative on October 1, 2023, and as of that date is repealed. SEC. 3. Section 7102.1 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read:7102.1. (a) On and after April 1, 2023, and before April 1, 2024, the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, with the concurrence of the Department of Finance, shall, on a quarterly basis, estimate the revenues, less refunds, that, if not for Section 6357.4, would have been derived under this part at the 43/4-percent rate, excluding the portion of the 43/4-percent rate that is deposited in the State Treasury and credited to the Local Revenue Fund 2011 pursuant to Section 6051.15 or 6201.15, from the imposition of sales and use taxes on fuel, as defined for purposes of the Diesel Fuel Tax Law (Part 31 (commencing with Section 60001)).(b) The Controller shall, on a quarterly basis, transfer the estimated amount from the Retail Sales Tax Fund to the Public Transportation Account, a trust fund in the State Transportation Fund.(c) The quarterly estimates required by subdivision (a) shall be based on taxable transactions from October 1, 2022, to September 30, 2023, inclusive.SEC. 4. Section 17053.71 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended to read:17053.71. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022, there shall be allowed a small business hiring credit against the net tax, as defined in Section 17039, to a qualified small business employer that receives a tentative credit reservation under Section 6902.10, in an amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (2).(2) The amount of the credit allowed by this subdivision shall be equal to the amount calculated pursuant to subparagraph (A) minus the amount calculated pursuant to subparagraph (B).(A) One thousand dollars ($1,000) for each net increase in qualified employees, as specified in subdivision (c), not to exceed one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000).(B) If the qualified small business employer received a tentative credit reservation amount pursuant to Section 6902.8, either of the following applies:(i) For a qualified small business employer that made an irrevocable election pursuant to Section 6902.8 to apply the credit against qualified sales and use taxes pursuant to Section 6902.7, the credit amounts allocated to the qualified small business employer pursuant to Sections 6902.7 and 6902.8.(ii) For a qualified small business employer that elected to apply the credit under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) or Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001), or both, the tentative credit reservation amount received by the qualified small business employer pursuant to Section 6902.8.(b) For purposes of this section:(1) Monthly full-time equivalent means either of the following:(A) For a qualified employee paid hourly qualified wages, monthly full-time equivalent means the total number of hours employed per month for the qualified small business employer by the qualified employee, not to exceed 167 hours per month per qualified employee, divided by 167.(B) In the case of a salaried qualified employee, monthly full-time equivalent means the total number of weeks employed per month for the qualified small business employer by the qualified employee divided by 4.33 multiplied by the time base the qualified employee was employed.(2) (A) Qualified employee means an employee who is paid qualified wages by a qualified small business employer.(B) Qualified employee shall not include an employee whose qualified wages are included in calculating any other credit allowed under this part, except for the credit allowed under Section 17053.72.(3) (A) Qualified small business employer means a taxpayer that as of December 31, 2020, employed a total of 500 or fewer qualified employees and meets one of the following requirements:(i) Has a decrease of 20 percent or more in gross receipts determined by comparing gross receipts for the period beginning on January 1, 2020, and ending on December 31, 2020, to the gross receipts for the period beginning on January 1, 2019, and ending on December 31, 2019.(ii) Is a fiscal year filer that has a decrease of 20 percent or more in gross receipts determined by comparing either of the following:(I) The gross receipts for fiscal year 201920 to the gross receipts from fiscal year 201819.(II) The average of gross receipts for fiscal year 201920 and fiscal year 202021 to the gross receipts from fiscal year 201819.(iii) For a taxpayer that first commences business after January 1, 2019, but on or before January 1, 2020, has a decrease of 20 percent or more in gross receipts in the second quarter of 2020 determined by comparing gross receipts from January 1, 2020, through February 28, 2020, multiplied by 1.5 to the gross receipts for the period beginning on April 1, 2020, and ending on June 30, 2020.(B) Qualified small business employer does not include a taxpayer required to be included in a combined report under Section 25101 or 25110 or authorized to be included in a combined report under Section 25101.15.(4) Qualified wages means wages subject to withholding under Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code.(5) Time base means the fraction of full-time employment that the qualified employee is employed.(6) Weeks employed means the total number of calendar days that a qualified employee was employed by the qualified small business employer during the month, divided by seven, not to exceed 4.33.(c) The net increase in qualified employees of a qualified small business employer shall be equal to the amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (2) minus the amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (1).(1) The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed during the three-month period beginning on April 1, 2020, and ending on June 30, 2020, by the qualified small business employer. The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees is determined by adding the total monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed by the qualified small business employer for all three months and dividing the total by three.(2) The lesser of either of the following:(A) The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed during the 12-month period beginning on July 1, 2020, and ending on June 30, 2021, by the qualified small business employer. The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees is determined by adding the total monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed by the qualified small business employer for all 12 months and dividing the total by 12.(B) The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed during the three-month period beginning on April 1, 2021, and ending on June 30, 2021, by the qualified small business employer. The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees is determined by adding the total monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed by the qualified small business employer for all three months and dividing the total by three.(d) If the credit allowed by this section exceeds the net tax, the excess may be carried over to reduce the net tax in the following year, and succeeding four years if necessary, until the credit is exhausted.(e) A deduction otherwise allowed under this part for qualified wages shall be reduced by the amount of the credit allowed under this section.(f) For purposes of this section all of the following shall apply:(1) All employees of the trades or businesses that are treated as related under Section 267, 318, or 707 of the Internal Revenue Code shall be treated as employed by a single qualified small business employer.(2) If a qualified small business employer changes its business form to a different entity type after receiving a tentative credit reservation under Section 6902.10 and continues operation, the new entity shall be allowed the credit, and the determination of the amount of the credit under this section with respect to qualified wages paid or incurred by the qualified small business employer shall apply to the new entity as if those qualified wages were paid or incurred by the new entity.(g) Notwithstanding Section 23803, an S corporation that makes the election under Section 6902.10 shall be allowed to apply the full credit amount against qualified sales and use tax, and no amount of credit shall be allowed to reduce the shareholders liability under this part.(h) A disallowance of a credit claimed due to the application of the limitation specified in Section 6902.10 shall be treated as a mathematical error appearing on the return. An amount of tax resulting from that disallowance may be assessed by the Franchise Tax Board in the same manner as provided by Section 19051.(i) (1) The Franchise Tax Board may adopt regulations necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section.(2) The Franchise Tax Board may adopt rules, guidelines, procedures, or other guidance to carry out the purposes of this section. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any regulation, rule, guideline, procedure, or other guidance adopted by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(j) Notwithstanding Section 19542, the Franchise Tax Board may provide to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, only to the extent allowed under federal law, information related to the credit allowed by Section 6902.9, this section, and Section 23628, including, but not limited to, the qualified small business employer names, amounts of tax credits allowed under each section, amount of gross receipts, and the net increase in qualified employees.(k) The amendments made by the act adding this subdivision shall apply for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022. (l) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2026, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 5. Section 17053.72.1 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read:17053.72.1. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to allow qualified small business employers that received a tentative credit reservation under Section 17053.72, as that section read on November 30, 2021, to amend their returns for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021, to claim the credit allowed under Section 17053.72, as that section read on November 30, 2021.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (g) of Section 17053.72, as that section read on November 30, 2021, a qualified small business employer that received a tentative credit reservation under Section 17053.72, as that section read on November 30, 2021, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021, shall not be required to claim that credit on a timely filed original return.(c) For the purposes of this section, a qualified small business employer has the same meaning as defined in Section 17053.72, as that section read on November 30, 2021. (d) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 6. Section 17053.80 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended to read:17053.80. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, there shall be allowed to a qualified taxpayer that employs an eligible individual a credit against the net tax, as defined in Section 17039, an amount as determined pursuant to paragraph (2), not to exceed thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) per taxpayer per taxable year.(2) A qualified taxpayer shall be allowed the credit pursuant to this section in the following amounts per taxable year:(A) Two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each eligible individual that works at least 500 hours, but fewer than 1,000 hours, for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(B) Five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each eligible individual that works at least 1,000 hours, but fewer than 1,500 hours, for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(C) Seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) for each eligible individual that works at least 1,500 hours, but fewer than 2,000 hours, for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(D) Ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each eligible individual that works at least 2,000 hours for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(b) For purposes of this section:(1) Continuum of care has the same meaning as in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(2) Coordinated entry system means a centralized or coordinated assessment system developed pursuant to Section 578.7 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations, designed to coordinate homelessness program participant intake, assessment, and provision of referrals.(3) Eligible employer means a taxpayer that meets all of the following requirements:(A) Pays wages subject to withholding under Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code.(B) Pays at least 120 percent of minimum wage.(C) Provides to the Franchise Tax Board, upon request, a copy of the certification received for each eligible individual for each tax year that the credit is claimed for that eligible individual by that eligible employer.(4) Eligible individual means a person who meets both of the following criteria:(A) The person is homeless or has received supportive services from a homeless services provider, as designated by a local continuum of care or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, on the date of the hire or anytime during the 180-day period immediately before the hire.(B) The person has been issued a certification pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (c), and that certification has not expired.(5) Homeless Management Information System has the same meaning as in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Homeless Management Information System includes the use of a comparable database by a victim services provider or legal services provider that is permitted by the federal government under Part 576 (commencing with Section 576.1) of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(6) Person is homeless means the same as homeless as defined in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(7) Minimum wage means the wage established pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1171) of Part 4 of Division 2 of the Labor Code.(8) Qualified taxpayer means an eligible employer that pays wages subject to withholding under Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code to an eligible individual.(c) (1) A credit shall not be allowed under this section unless the eligible employer submits to the Franchise Tax Board, upon request, a certification issued by a continuum of care, or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, or other program as specified by the Franchise Tax Board.(2) A continuum of care or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, shall issue certifications for eligible individuals.(3) The certification pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be issued in a form and manner prescribed by Franchise Tax Board.(4) A certification issued pursuant to this subdivision shall expire one year after issuance.(5) An eligible individual may receive a new certification pursuant to this subdivision if they are homeless or have received supportive services from a homeless services provider, as designated by a local continuum of care or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, on the date that the eligible individual receives a new certification or anytime during the 180-day period immediately before that date.(d) (1) The total aggregate amount of the credit that may be allocated by credit reservations per calendar year to all qualified taxpayers pursuant to this section and Section 23629 shall not exceed thirty million dollars ($30,000,000), plus the unallocated credit amount, if any, from the preceding calendar year.(2) (A) To be eligible for the credit allowed by this section with respect to an eligible individual, a qualified taxpayer shall request a credit reservation from the Franchise Tax Board, in the form and manner prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board, consistent with either of the following, as applicable:(i) Within 30 days of hiring an eligible individual.(ii) Within 60 days of receiving a new certification pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (c).(B) To obtain a credit reservation with respect to an eligible individual, the qualified taxpayer shall provide necessary information, as determined by the Franchise Tax Board, including the name, social security number, how many hours the eligible individual is expected to work for the next 12 months, and the start date of employment.(3) The Franchise Tax Board shall do both of the following:(A) Approve a tentative credit reservation with respect to an eligible individual.(B) Subject to the annual cap established as provided in paragraph (1), allocate an aggregate amount of credits under this section and Section 23629, and allocate any carryover of unallocated credits from prior years.(e) In the case where the credit allowed by this section exceeds the net tax, the excess may be carried over to reduce the net tax in the following taxable year, and succeeding two years if necessary, until the credit is exhausted.(f) If the credit allowed by this section is claimed by the qualified taxpayer, a deduction otherwise allowed under this part for any amount of wages paid or incurred by the qualified taxpayer as a trade or business expense to an eligible individual shall be reduced by the amount of the credit allowed by this section.(g) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe rules, guidelines, or procedures necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section, including any guidelines regarding the allocation of the credit allowed under this section. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any rule, guideline, or procedure prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(h) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 7. Section 17059.2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended to read:17059.2. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on and after January 1, 2014, and before January 1, 2030, there shall be allowed as a credit against the net tax, as defined in Section 17039, an amount as determined by the committee pursuant to paragraph (2) and approved pursuant to Section 18410.2.(2) The credit under this section shall be allocated by GO-Biz with respect to the 201314 fiscal year through and including the 202728 fiscal year. The amount of credit allocated to a taxpayer with respect to a fiscal year pursuant to this section shall be as set forth in a written agreement between GO-Biz and the taxpayer and shall be based on the following factors:(A) The number of jobs the taxpayer will create or retain in this state.(B) The compensation paid or proposed to be paid by the taxpayer to its employees, including wages and fringe benefits.(C) The amount of investment in this state by the taxpayer.(D) The extent of unemployment or poverty in the area according to the United States Census in which the taxpayers project or business is proposed or located.(E) The incentives available to the taxpayer in this state, including incentives from the state, local government, and other entities.(F) The incentives available to the taxpayer in other states.(G) The duration of the proposed project and the duration the taxpayer commits to remain in this state.(H) The overall economic impact in this state of the taxpayers project or business.(I) The strategic importance of the taxpayers project or business to the state, region, or locality.(J) The opportunity for future growth and expansion in this state by the taxpayers business.(K) The extent to which the anticipated benefit to the state exceeds the projected benefit to the taxpayer from the tax credit.(L) For a credit allocated beginning with the 201819 fiscal year, the training opportunities offered by the taxpayer to its employees.(3) The written agreement entered into pursuant to paragraph (2) shall include:(A) Terms and conditions that include the taxable year or years for which the credit allocated shall be allowed, a minimum compensation level, and a minimum job retention period.(B) Provisions indicating whether the credit is to be allocated in full upon approval or in increments based on mutually agreed upon milestones when satisfactorily met by the taxpayer.(C) Provisions that allow the committee to recapture the credit, in whole or in part, if the taxpayer fails to fulfill the terms and conditions of the written agreement.(b) For purposes of this section:(1) Committee means the California Competes Tax Credit Committee established pursuant to Section 18410.2.(2) GO-Biz means the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development.(c) For purposes of this section, GO-Biz shall do the following:(1) Give priority to a taxpayer whose project or business is located or proposed to be located in an area of high unemployment or poverty.(2) Negotiate with a taxpayer the terms and conditions of proposed written agreements that provide the credit allowed pursuant to this section to a taxpayer.(3) Provide the negotiated written agreement to the committee for its approval pursuant to Section 18410.2.(4) Inform the Franchise Tax Board of the terms and conditions of the written agreement upon approval of the written agreement by the committee.(5) Inform the Franchise Tax Board of any recapture, in whole or in part, of a previously allocated credit upon approval of the recapture by the committee.(6) Post on its internet website all of the following:(A) The name of each taxpayer allocated a credit pursuant to this section.(B) The estimated amount of the investment by each taxpayer.(C) The estimated number of jobs created or retained.(D) The amount of the credit allocated to the taxpayer.(E) The amount of the credit recaptured from the taxpayer, if applicable.(F) The primary location where the taxpayer has committed to increasing the net number of jobs or make investments. The primary location shall be listed by city or, in the case of unincorporated areas, by county.(G) Information that identifies each tax credit award that was given a priority for being located in a high unemployment or poverty area, pursuant to paragraph (1).(7) Consider the extent to which the credit will influence the taxpayers ability, willingness, or both, to create jobs in this state that might not otherwise be created in the state by the taxpayer or any other taxpayer. GO-Biz may also consider other factors, including, but not limited to, the following:(A) The financial solvency of the taxpayer and the taxpayers ability to finance its proposed expansion.(B) The taxpayers current and prior compliance with federal and state laws.(C) Current and prior litigation involving the taxpayer.(D) The reasonableness of the fee arrangement between the taxpayer and any third party providing any services related to the credit allowed pursuant to this section.(E) For allocation periods beginning with the 202324 fiscal year, the taxpayers willingness to relocate jobs into California from a state that has enacted a law that does any of the following:(i) Voids or repeals, or has the effect of voiding or repealing, existing state protections against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.(ii) Authorizes or requires discrimination against same-sex couples or their families, or discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.(iii) Creates an exemption to antidiscrimination laws in order to permit discrimination against same-sex couples or their families, or permits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.(iv) Denies or interferes with, or has the effect of denying or interfering with, a womans right to choose to bear a child or to choose and obtain an abortion, as provided by Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 123460) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code.(F) For allocation periods beginning with the 202324 fiscal year, the taxpayers commitment to treating their workforce fairly and creating quality, full-time, wage and salary jobs in the state, evidence of which may include, but not be limited to, the following:(i) Training, career ladder, apprenticeship, and preapprenticeship programs for nonsupervisorial employees.(ii) Joint labor-management letter of support.(iii) A high percentage of full-time wage and salary employees compared to part-time, temporary, and independent contractors.(iv) Little to no history of a bad safety record, or resolved or pending litigation, violations, citations, fines, or penalties relating to any state or federal environmental and labor laws within the last 10 years.(G) Any other factors GO-Biz deems necessary to ensure that the administration of the credit allowed pursuant to this section is a model of accountability and transparency and that the effective use of the limited amount of credit available is maximized.(8) (A) Implementation of subparagraphs (E) and (F) of paragraph (7) of this subdivision for the 202223 fiscal year is deemed an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, or general welfare and, therefore, the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development is hereby authorized to adopt emergency regulations to implement subparagraphs (E) and (F) of paragraph (7) of this subdivision during the 202223 fiscal year in accordance with the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(B) Nothing in this subdivision shall require the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development to approve emergency regulations.(d) For purposes of this section, the Franchise Tax Board shall do all of the following:(1) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), review the books and records of all taxpayers allocated a credit pursuant to this section to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the written agreement between the taxpayer and GO-Biz.(B) In the case of a taxpayer that is a small business, as defined in Section 17053.73, review the books and records of the taxpayer allocated a credit pursuant to this section to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the written agreement between the taxpayer and GO-Biz when, in the sole discretion of the Franchise Tax Board, a review of those books and records is appropriate or necessary in the best interests of the state.(2) Notwithstanding Section 19542, notify GO-Biz of a possible breach of the written agreement by a taxpayer and provide detailed information regarding the basis for that determination.(e) In the case where the credit allowed under this section exceeds the net tax, as defined in Section 17039, for a taxable year, the excess credit may be carried over to reduce the net tax in the following taxable year, and succeeding five taxable years, if necessary, until the credit has been exhausted.(f) Any recapture, in whole or in part, of a credit approved by the committee pursuant to Section 18410.2 shall be treated as a mathematical error appearing on the return. Any amount of tax resulting from that recapture shall be assessed by the Franchise Tax Board in the same manner as provided by Section 19051. The amount of tax resulting from the recapture shall be added to the tax otherwise due by the taxpayer for the taxable year in which the committees recapture determination occurred.(g) (1) The aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated in any fiscal year pursuant to this section and Section 23689 shall be an amount equal to the sum of subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), less the amount specified in subparagraphs (D) and (E):(A) Thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) for the 201314 fiscal year, one hundred fifty million dollars ($150,000,000) for the 201415 fiscal year, two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) for each fiscal year from 201516 to 201718, inclusive, one hundred eighty million dollars ($180,000,000) for each fiscal year from 201819 to 202021, inclusive, two hundred ninety million dollars ($290,000,000) for the 202122 fiscal year, and one hundred eighty million dollars ($180,000,000) for each fiscal year from 202223 to 202728, inclusive.(B) The unallocated credit amount, if any, from the preceding fiscal year.(C) The amount of any previously allocated credits that have been recaptured.(D) The amount estimated by the Director of Finance, in consultation with the Franchise Tax Board and the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, to be necessary to limit the aggregation of the estimated amount of exemptions claimed pursuant to Section 6377.1 and of the amounts estimated to be claimed pursuant to this section and Sections 17053.73, 23626, and 23689 to no more than seven hundred fifty million dollars ($750,000,000) for either the current fiscal year or the next fiscal year.(i) The Director of Finance shall notify the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee of the estimated annual allocation authorized by this paragraph. Any allocation pursuant to these provisions shall be made no sooner than 30 days after written notification has been provided to the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the chairpersons of the committees of each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations, or not sooner than whatever lesser time the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or the Chairpersons designee, may determine.(ii) In no event shall the amount estimated in this subparagraph be less than zero dollars ($0).(E) (i) For the 201516 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount of credit estimated by the Director of Finance to be allowed to all qualified taxpayers for that fiscal year pursuant to subparagraph (A) or subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 23636.(ii) If the amount available per fiscal year pursuant to this section and Section 23689 is less than the aggregate amount of credit estimated by the Director of Finance to be allowed to qualified taxpayers pursuant to subparagraph (A) or subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 23636, the aggregate amount allowed pursuant to Section 23636 shall not be reduced and, in addition to the reduction required by clause (i), the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 23689 for the next fiscal year shall be reduced by the amount of that deficit.(iii) It is the intent of the Legislature that the reductions specified in this subparagraph of the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 23689 shall continue if the repeal dates of the credits allowed by this section and Section 23689 are removed or extended.(2) (A) In addition to the other amounts determined pursuant to paragraph (1), the Director of Finance may increase the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 23689 by up to twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) per fiscal year through the 202728 fiscal year. The amount of any increase made pursuant to this paragraph, when combined with any increase made pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (g) of Section 23689, shall not exceed twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) per fiscal year through the 202728 fiscal year.(B) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Director of Finance increase the aggregate amount under subparagraph (A) in order to mitigate the reduction of the amount available due to the credit allowed to all qualified taxpayers pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 23636.(3) Each fiscal year through the 201718 fiscal year, 25 percent of the aggregate amount of the credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 23689 shall be reserved for small business, as defined in Section 17053.73 or 23626.(4) Each fiscal year, no more than 20 percent of the aggregate amount of the credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section shall be allocated to any one taxpayer.(h) GO-Biz may prescribe rules and regulations as necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. Any rule or regulation prescribed pursuant to this section may be by adoption of an emergency regulation in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(i) A written agreement between GO-Biz and a taxpayer with respect to the credit authorized by this section shall comply with existing law on the date the agreement is executed.(j) (1) Upon the effective date of this section, the Department of Finance shall estimate the total dollar amount of credits that will be claimed under this section with respect to each fiscal year from the 201314 fiscal year to the 202930 fiscal year, inclusive.(2) The Franchise Tax Board shall annually provide to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, by no later than March 1, a report of the total dollar amount of the credits claimed under this section with respect to the relevant fiscal year. The report shall compare the total dollar amount of credits claimed under this section with respect to that fiscal year with the departments estimate with respect to that same fiscal year. If the total dollar amount of credits claimed for the fiscal year is less than the estimate for that fiscal year, the report shall identify options for increasing annual claims of the credit so as to meet estimated amounts.(k) (1) Section 19542 shall apply to all information obtained by the Franchise Tax Board and GO-Biz for the purpose of administering the California Competes Tax Credit established under this section.(2) Notwithstanding Section 19542 and paragraph (1), the Franchise Tax Board may disclose information to GO-Biz and GO-Biz may disclose information to the Franchise Tax Board for administration of the California Competes Tax Credit established under this section. (l) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 8. Section 17131.8 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended to read:17131.8. (a) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, gross income does not include any covered loan amount forgiven pursuant to Section 1106 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (Public Law 116-139), pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-142), pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), or pursuant to the PPP Extension Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-6).(b) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, gross income does not include any advance grant amount issued pursuant to Section 1110(e) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), or pursuant to Section 331 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(c) (1) Notwithstanding Section 17280, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with For purposes of this part.(3) The provisions of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), relating to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (i) of Section 7A of the Small Business Act, shall not apply to an ineligible entity.(4) Paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall not apply.(d) (1) Notwithstanding Section 17280, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (b) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Subsection (b) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, in the case of any taxable year ending after the date of the enactment of this Act with For purposes of this part.(3) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall not apply to an ineligible entity.(e) (1) Notwithstanding Section 17280, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (a) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Subsection (a) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with For purposes of this part.(3) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall not apply to an ineligible entity.(f) (1) Notwithstanding Section 17280, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (b) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Subsection (b) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-120) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with For purposes of this part.(g) For purposes of this section, all of the following definitions shall apply:(1) Covered loan has the same meaning as in Section 1106 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), or pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(2) Advance grant amount means an emergency Economic Injury Disaster Loan grant pursuant to Section 1110(e) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), or a targeted Economic Injury Disaster Loan advance pursuant to Section 331 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(3) Ineligible entity means a taxpayer that either:(A) Is a publicly traded company.(B) Does not meet the reduction from the gross receipts requirements of Section 636(a)(37)(A)(iv)(bb) of Title 15 of the United States Code, as added by Section 311 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(4) Publicly traded company means a publicly traded entity as described in Section 342 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(h) The Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code) shall not apply to any standard, criterion, procedure, determination, rule, notice, guideline, or any other guidance established or issued by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(i) The amendments made by the act adding this subdivision shall be operative for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019.SEC. 9. Section 19132.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is repealed.SEC. 10. Section 19132.5 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read:19132.5. (a) (1) An individual taxpayer may elect to request a one-time abatement of a timeliness penalty under this section for a timeliness penalty that has been considered and rejected for abatement pursuant to the provisions of the section under which the penalty is imposed.(2) An individual taxpayer may, in lieu of requesting consideration for abatement pursuant to the section under which the timeliness penalty is imposed, instead request a one-time abatement of a timeliness penalty under this section.(b) If a taxpayer described in subdivision (a) requests, either orally or in writing, the abatement of a timeliness penalty pursuant to this section, the timeliness penalty shall be abated if all of the following apply:(1) The taxpayer has not previously been required to file a California personal income tax return under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) or has not previously been granted abatement under this section.(2) The taxpayer has filed all returns required under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) as of the date of the taxpayers request for abatement under this section.(3) Excluding the timeliness penalty that is the subject of the abatement request under this section, the taxpayer has paid in full, or arranged to pay pursuant to an installment agreement, any tax, penalties, fees, and interest due for the required returns pursuant to paragraph (2) and the taxpayer is current with all installment payments.(c) For purposes of this section, timeliness penalty means a penalty imposed under Section 19131 or 19132 for one taxable year with respect to a return filed by an individual for that taxable year.(d) For purposes of this section:(1) A timeliness penalty imposed and subsequently abated due to a determination of reasonable cause, or reasonable cause and not willful neglect, with respect to the taxpayer or the taxpayers spouse shall be considered to have not been imposed for purposes of determining eligibility for timeliness penalty abatement under this section.(2) A timeliness penalty shall be considered imposed on the original due date of the return for the taxable year for which the penalty is imposed.(e) Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any rule, guideline, or procedure prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(f) This section shall apply to requests for abatement made for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022.SEC. 11. Section 23627.1 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read:23627.1. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to allow qualified small business employers that received a tentative credit reservation under Section 23627, as that section read on November 30, 2021, to amend their returns for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021, to claim the credit allowed under Section 23627, as that section read on November 30, 2021.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (g) of Section 23627, as that section read on November 30, 2021, a qualified small business employer that received a tentative credit reservation under Section 23627, as that section read on November 30, 2021, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021, shall not be required to claim that credit on a timely filed original return.(c) For the purposes of this section, a qualified small business employer has the same meaning as defined in Section 23627, as that section read on November 30, 2021.(d) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 12. Section 23628 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended to read:23628. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022, there shall be allowed a small business hiring credit against the tax, as defined in Section 23036, to a qualified small business employer that receives a tentative credit reservation under Section 6902.10, in an amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (2).(2) The amount of credit determined by this subdivision shall be equal to the amount calculated pursuant to subparagraph (A) minus the amount calculated pursuant to subparagraph (B).(A) One thousand dollars ($1,000) for each net increase in qualified employees, as specified in subdivision (c), not to exceed one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000).(B) If the qualified small business employer received a tentative credit reservation amount pursuant to Section 6902.8, either of the following applies:(i) For a qualified small business employer that made an irrevocable election pursuant to Section 6902.8 to apply the credit against qualified sales and use taxes pursuant to Section 6902.7, the credit amounts allocated to the qualified small business employer pursuant to Sections 6902.7 and 6902.8.(ii) For a qualified small business employer that elected to apply the credit under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) or Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001), or both, the tentative credit reservation amount received by the qualified small business employer pursuant to Section 6902.8.(b) For purposes of this section:(1) Monthly full-time equivalent means either of the following:(A) In the case of a qualified employee paid hourly qualified wages, monthly full-time equivalent means the total number of hours employed per month for the qualified small business employer by the qualified employee, not to exceed 167 hours per month per qualified employee, divided by 167.(B) In the case of a salaried qualified employee, monthly full-time equivalent means the total number of weeks employed per month for the qualified small business employer by the qualified employee divided by 4.33 multiplied by the time base the qualified employee was employed.(2) (A) Qualified employee means an employee who is paid qualified wages by a qualified small business employer.(B) Qualified employee shall not include an employee whose qualified wages are included in calculating any other credit allowed under this part, except for the credit allowed under Section 23627.(3) (A) Qualified small business employer means a taxpayer that as of December 31, 2020, employed a total of 500 or fewer qualified employees and meets either of the following requirements:(i) Has a decrease of 20 percent or more in gross receipts determined by comparing gross receipts beginning on January 1, 2020, and ending on December 31, 2020, to the gross receipts beginning on January 1, 2019, and ending on December 31, 2019.(ii) Is a fiscal year filer that has a decrease of 20 percent or more in gross receipts determined by comparing either of the following:(I) The gross receipts for fiscal year 201920 to the gross receipts from fiscal year 201819.(II) The average of gross receipts for fiscal year 201920 and fiscal year 202021 to the gross receipts from fiscal year 201819.(iii) For a taxpayer that first commences business after January 1, 2019, but on or before January 1, 2020, has a decrease of 20 percent or more in gross receipts in the second quarter of 2020 determined by comparing gross receipts from January 1, 2020, through February 28, 2020, multiplied by 1.5 to the gross receipts for the period beginning on April 1, 2020, and ending on June 30, 2020.(B) Qualified small business employer does not include a taxpayer required to be included in a combined report under Section 25101 or 25110 or authorized to be included in a combined report under Section 25101.15.(4) Qualified wages means wages subject to withholding under Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code.(5) Time base means the fraction of full-time employment that the qualified employee is employed.(6) Weeks employed means the total number of calendar days that a qualified employee was employed by the qualified small business employer during the month, divided by seven, not to exceed 4.33.(c) The net increase in qualified employees of a qualified small business employer shall be equal to the amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (2) minus the amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (1).(1) The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed during the three-month period beginning on April 1, 2020, and ending on June 30, 2020, by the qualified small business employer. The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees is determined by adding the total monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed by the qualified small business employer for all three months and dividing the total by three.(2) The lesser of either of the following:(A) The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed during the 12-month period beginning on July 1, 2020 and ending on June 30, 2021, by the qualified small business employer. The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees is determined by adding the total monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed by the qualified small business employer for all 12 months and dividing the total by 12.(B) The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed during the three-month period beginning on April 1, 2021 and ending on June 30, 2021, by the qualified small business employer. The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees is determined by adding the total monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed by the qualified small business employer for all three months and dividing the total by three.(d) If the credit allowed by this section exceeds the tax, the excess may be carried over to reduce the tax in the following year, and succeeding four years if necessary, until the credit is exhausted.(e) A deduction otherwise allowed under this part for qualified wages shall be reduced by the amount of the credit allowed under this section.(f) For purposes of this section:(1) All employees of the trades or businesses that are treated as related under Section 267, 318, or 707 of the Internal Revenue Code shall be treated as employed by a single qualified small business employer.(2) If a qualified small business employer changes its business form to a different entity type after receiving a tentative credit reservation under Section 6902.10 and continues operation, the new entity shall be allowed the credit, and the determination of the amount of the credit under this section with respect to qualified wages paid or incurred by the qualified small business employer shall apply to the new entity as if those qualified wages were paid or incurred by the new entity.(g) Notwithstanding Section 23803, an S corporation that makes the election under Section 6902.10 shall be allowed to apply the full credit amount against qualified sales and use tax, and no amount of credit shall be allowed to reduce the shareholders liability under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001).(h) A disallowance of a credit claimed due to the application of the limitation specified in Section 6902.10 shall be treated as a mathematical error appearing on the return. An amount of tax resulting from that disallowance may be assessed by the Franchise Tax Board in the same manner as provided by Section 19051.(i) (1) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe any regulations necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section.(2) The Franchise Tax Board may adopt rules, guidelines, procedures, or other guidance to carry out the purposes of this section. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any regulation, rule, guideline, procedure, or other guidance adopted by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(j) Notwithstanding Section 19542, the Franchise Tax Board may provide to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, only to the extent allowed under federal law, information related to the credit allowed by Section 6902.9, this section, and Section 17053.71, including, but not limited to, the qualified small business employer names, amounts of tax credits allowed under each section, amount of gross receipts, and the net increase in qualified employees.(k) The amendments made by the act adding this subdivision shall apply for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022. (l) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2026, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 13. Section 23629 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended to read:23629. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, there shall be allowed to a qualified taxpayer that employs an eligible individual a credit against the tax, as defined in Section 23036, an amount as determined pursuant to paragraph (2), not to exceed thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) per taxpayer per taxable year.(2) A qualified taxpayer shall be allowed the credit pursuant to this section in the following amounts per taxable year:(A) Two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each eligible individual that works at least 500 hours, but fewer than 1,000 hours, for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(B) Five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each eligible individual that works at least 1,000 hours, but fewer than 1,500 hours, for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(C) Seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) for each eligible individual that works at least 1,500 hours, but fewer than 2,000 hours, for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(D) Ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each eligible individual that works at least 2,000 hours for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(b) For purposes of this section:(1) Continuum of care has the same meaning as in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(2) Coordinated entry system means a centralized or coordinated assessment system developed pursuant to Section 578.7 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations, designed to coordinate homelessness program participant intake, assessment, and provision of referrals.(3) Eligible employer means a taxpayer that meets all of the following requirements:(A) Pays wages subject to withholding under Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code.(B) Pays at least 120 percent of minimum wage.(C) Provides to the Franchise Tax Board, upon request, a copy of the certification received for each eligible individual for each tax year that the credit is claimed for that eligible individual by that eligible employer.(4) Eligible individual means a person who meets both of the following criteria:(A) The person is homeless or has received supportive services from a homeless services provider, as designated by a local continuum of care or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, on the date of the hire or anytime during the 180-day period immediately before the hire.(B) The person has been issued a certification pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (c), and that certification has not expired.(5) Homeless Management Information System has the same meaning as in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Homeless Management Information System includes the use of a comparable database by a victim services provider or legal services provider that is permitted by the federal government under Part 576 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(6) Person is homeless means the same as homeless as defined in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(7) Minimum wage means the wage established pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1171) of Part 4 of Division 2 of the Labor Code.(8) Qualified taxpayer means an eligible employer that pays wages subject to withholding under Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code to an eligible individual.(c) (1) A credit shall not be allowed under this section unless the eligible employer submits to the Franchise Tax Board, upon request, a certification issued by a continuum of care, or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, or other program as specified by the Franchise Tax Board.(2) A continuum of care or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, shall issue certifications for eligible individuals.(3) The certification pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be issued in a form and manner prescribed by Franchise Tax Board.(4) A certification issued pursuant to this subdivision shall expire one year after issuance.(5) An eligible individual may receive a new certification pursuant to this subdivision if they are homeless or have received supportive services from a homeless services provider, as designated by a local continuum of care or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, on the date that the eligible individual receives a new certification or anytime during the 180-day period immediately before that date.(d) (1) The total aggregate amount of the credit that may be allocated by credit reservations per calendar year to all qualified taxpayers pursuant to this section and Section 17053.80 shall not exceed thirty million dollars ($30,000,000), plus the unallocated credit amount, if any, from the preceding calendar year.(2) (A) To be eligible for the credit allowed by this section with respect to an eligible individual, a qualified taxpayer shall request a credit reservation from the Franchise Tax Board, in the form and manner prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board, consistent with either of the following, as applicable:(i) Within 30 days of hiring an eligible individual.(ii) Within 60 days of receiving a new certification pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (c).(B) To obtain a credit reservation with respect to an eligible individual, the qualified taxpayer shall provide necessary information, as determined by the Franchise Tax Board, including the name, social security number, how many hours the eligible individual is expected to work for the next 12 months, and the start date of employment.(3) The Franchise Tax Board shall do both of the following:(A) Approve a tentative credit reservation with respect to an eligible individual.(B) Subject to the annual cap established as provided in paragraph (1), allocate an aggregate amount of credits under this section and Section 17053.80, and allocate any carryover of unallocated credits from prior years.(e) In the case where the credit allowed by this section exceeds the tax, the excess may be carried over to reduce the tax in the following taxable year, and succeeding two years if necessary, until the credit is exhausted.(f) If the credit allowed by this section is claimed by the qualified taxpayer, a deduction otherwise allowed under this part for any amount of wages paid or incurred by the qualified taxpayer as a trade or business expense to an eligible individual shall be reduced by the amount of the credit allowed by this section.(g) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe rules, guidelines, or procedures necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section, including any guidelines regarding the allocation of the credit allowed under this section. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any rule, guideline, or procedure prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(h) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 14. Section 23689 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended to read:23689. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on and after January 1, 2014, and before January 1, 2030, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax, as defined in Section 23036, an amount as determined by the committee pursuant to paragraph (2) and approved pursuant to Section 18410.2.(2) The credit under this section shall be allocated by GO-Biz with respect to the 201314 fiscal year through and including the 202728 fiscal year. The amount of credit allocated to a taxpayer with respect to a fiscal year pursuant to this section shall be as set forth in a written agreement between GO-Biz and the taxpayer and shall be based on the following factors:(A) The number of jobs the taxpayer will create or retain in this state.(B) The compensation paid or proposed to be paid by the taxpayer to its employees, including wages and fringe benefits.(C) The amount of investment in this state by the taxpayer.(D) The extent of unemployment or poverty in the area according to the United States Census in which the taxpayers project or business is proposed or located.(E) The incentives available to the taxpayer in this state, including incentives from the state, local government, and other entities.(F) The incentives available to the taxpayer in other states.(G) The duration of the proposed project and the duration the taxpayer commits to remain in this state.(H) The overall economic impact in this state of the taxpayers project or business.(I) The strategic importance of the taxpayers project or business to the state, region, or locality.(J) The opportunity for future growth and expansion in this state by the taxpayers business.(K) The extent to which the anticipated benefit to the state exceeds the projected benefit to the taxpayer from the tax credit.(L) For a credit allocated beginning with the 201819 fiscal year, the training opportunities offered by the taxpayer to its employees.(3) The written agreement entered into pursuant to paragraph (2) shall include:(A) Terms and conditions that include the taxable year or years for which the credit allocated shall be allowed, a minimum compensation level, and a minimum job retention period.(B) Provisions indicating whether the credit is to be allocated in full upon approval or in increments based on mutually agreed upon milestones when satisfactorily met by the taxpayer.(C) Provisions that allow the committee to recapture the credit, in whole or in part, if the taxpayer fails to fulfill the terms and conditions of the written agreement.(b) For purposes of this section:(1) Committee means the California Competes Tax Credit Committee established pursuant to Section 18410.2.(2) GO-Biz means the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development.(c) For purposes of this section, GO-Biz shall do the following:(1) Give priority to a taxpayer whose project or business is located or proposed to be located in an area of high unemployment or poverty.(2) Negotiate with a taxpayer the terms and conditions of proposed written agreements that provide the credit allowed pursuant to this section to a taxpayer.(3) Provide the negotiated written agreement to the committee for its approval pursuant to Section 18410.2.(4) Inform the Franchise Tax Board of the terms and conditions of the written agreement upon approval of the written agreement by the committee.(5) Inform the Franchise Tax Board of any recapture, in whole or in part, of a previously allocated credit upon approval of the recapture by the committee.(6) Post on its internet website all of the following:(A) The name of each taxpayer allocated a credit pursuant to this section.(B) The estimated amount of the investment by each taxpayer.(C) The estimated number of jobs created or retained.(D) The amount of the credit allocated to the taxpayer.(E) The amount of the credit recaptured from the taxpayer, if applicable.(F) The primary location where the taxpayer has committed to increasing the net number of jobs or make investments. The primary location shall be listed by city or, in the case of unincorporated areas, by county.(G) Information that identifies each tax credit award that was given a priority for being located in a high unemployment or poverty area, pursuant to paragraph (1).(7) Consider the extent to which the credit will influence the taxpayers ability, willingness, or both, to create jobs in this state that might not otherwise be created in the state by the taxpayer or any other taxpayer. GO-Biz may also consider other factors, including, but not limited to, the following:(A) The financial solvency of the taxpayer and the taxpayers ability to finance its proposed expansion.(B) The taxpayers current and prior compliance with federal and state laws.(C) Current and prior litigation involving the taxpayer.(D) The reasonableness of the fee arrangement between the taxpayer and any third party providing any services related to the credit allowed pursuant to this section.(E) For allocation periods beginning with the 202324 fiscal year, the taxpayers willingness to relocate jobs into California from a state that has enacted a law that does any of the following:(i) Voids or repeals, or has the effect of voiding or repealing, existing state protections against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.(ii) Authorizes or requires discrimination against same-sex couples or their families, or discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.(iii) Creates an exemption to antidiscrimination laws in order to permit discrimination against same-sex couples or their families, or permits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.(iv) Denies or interferes with, or has the effect of denying or interfering with, a womans right to choose to bear a child or to choose and obtain an abortion, as provided by Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 123460) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code.(F) For allocation periods beginning with the 202324 fiscal year, the taxpayers commitment to treating their workforce fairly and creating quality, full-time, wage and salary jobs in the state, evidence of which may include, but not be limited to, the following:(i) Training, career ladder, apprenticeship, or preapprenticeship programs for nonsupervisorial employees.(ii) Joint labor-management letter of support.(iii) A high percentage of full-time wage and salary employees compared to part-time, temporary, and independent contractors.(iv) Little to no history of a bad safety record, or resolved or pending litigation, violations, citations, fines, or penalties relating to any state or federal environmental and labor laws within the last 10 years.(G) Any other factors GO-Biz deems necessary to ensure that the administration of the credit allowed pursuant to this section is a model of accountability and transparency and that the effective use of the limited amount of credit available is maximized.(8) (A) Implementation of subparagraphs (E) and (F) of paragraph (7) of this subdivision for the 202223 fiscal year is deemed an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, or general welfare and, therefore, the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development is hereby authorized to adopt emergency regulations to implement subparagraphs (E) and (F) of paragraph (7) of this subdivision during the 202223 fiscal year in accordance with the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(B) Nothing in this subdivision shall require the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development to approve emergency regulations.(d) For purposes of this section, the Franchise Tax Board shall do all of the following:(1) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), review the books and records of all taxpayers allocated a credit pursuant to this section to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the written agreement between the taxpayer and GO-Biz.(B) In the case of a taxpayer that is a small business, as defined in Section 23626, review the books and records of the taxpayer allocated a credit pursuant to this section to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the written agreement between the taxpayer and GO-Biz when, in the sole discretion of the Franchise Tax Board, a review of those books and records is appropriate or necessary in the best interests of the state.(2) Notwithstanding Section 19542, notify GO-Biz of a possible breach of the written agreement by a taxpayer and provide detailed information regarding the basis for that determination.(e) In the case where the credit allowed under this section exceeds the tax, as defined in Section 23036, for a taxable year, the excess credit may be carried over to reduce the tax in the following taxable year, and succeeding five taxable years, if necessary, until the credit has been exhausted.(f) Any recapture, in whole or in part, of a credit approved by the committee pursuant to Section 18410.2 shall be treated as a mathematical error appearing on the return. Any amount of tax resulting from that recapture shall be assessed by the Franchise Tax Board in the same manner as provided by Section 19051. The amount of tax resulting from the recapture shall be added to the tax otherwise due by the taxpayer for the taxable year in which the committees recapture determination occurred.(g) (1) The aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated in any fiscal year pursuant to this section and Section 17059.2 shall be an amount equal to the sum of subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), less the amount specified in subparagraphs (D) and (E):(A) Thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) for the 201314 fiscal year, one hundred fifty million dollars ($150,000,000) for the 201415 fiscal year, two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) for each fiscal year from 201516 to 201718, inclusive, one hundred eighty million dollars ($180,000,000) for each fiscal year from 201819 to 202021, inclusive, two hundred ninety million dollars ($290,000,000) for the 202122 fiscal year, and one hundred eighty million dollars ($180,000,000) for each fiscal year from 202223 to 202728, inclusive.(B) The unallocated credit amount, if any, from the preceding fiscal year.(C) The amount of any previously allocated credits that have been recaptured.(D) The amount estimated by the Director of Finance, in consultation with the Franchise Tax Board and the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, to be necessary to limit the aggregation of the estimated amount of exemptions claimed pursuant to Section 6377.1 and of the amounts estimated to be claimed pursuant to this section and Sections 17053.73, 17059.2, and 23626 to no more than seven hundred fifty million dollars ($750,000,000) for either the current fiscal year or the next fiscal year.(i) The Director of Finance shall notify the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee of the estimated annual allocation authorized by this paragraph. Any allocation pursuant to these provisions shall be made no sooner than 30 days after written notification has been provided to the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the chairpersons of the committees of each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations, or not sooner than whatever lesser time the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or the Chairpersons designee, may determine.(ii) In no event shall the amount estimated in this subparagraph be less than zero dollars ($0).(E) (i) For the 201516 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount of credit estimated by the Director of Finance to be allowed to all qualified taxpayers for that fiscal year pursuant to subparagraph (A) or subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 23636.(ii) If the amount available per fiscal year pursuant to this section and Section 17059.2 is less than the aggregate amount of credit estimated by the Director of Finance to be allowed to qualified taxpayers pursuant to subparagraph (A) or subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 23636, the aggregate amount allowed pursuant to Section 23636 shall not be reduced and, in addition to the reduction required by clause (i), the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 17059.2 for the next fiscal year shall be reduced by the amount of that deficit.(iii) It is the intent of the Legislature that the reductions specified in this subparagraph of the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 17059.2 shall continue if the repeal dates of the credits allowed by this section and Section 17059.2 are removed or extended.(2) (A) In addition to the other amounts determined pursuant to paragraph (1), the Director of Finance may increase the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 17059.2 by up to twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) per fiscal year through the 202728 fiscal year. The amount of any increase made pursuant to this paragraph, when combined with any increase made pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (g) of Section 17059.2, shall not exceed twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) per fiscal year through the 202728 fiscal year.(B) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Director of Finance increase the aggregate amount under subparagraph (A) in order to mitigate the reduction of the amount available due to the credit allowed to all qualified taxpayers pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 23636.(3) Each fiscal year through the 201718 fiscal year, 25 percent of the aggregate amount of the credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 17059.2 shall be reserved for small business, as defined in Section 17053.73 or 23626.(4) Each fiscal year, no more than 20 percent of the aggregate amount of the credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section shall be allocated to any one taxpayer.(h) GO-Biz may prescribe rules and regulations as necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. Any rule or regulation prescribed pursuant to this section may be by adoption of an emergency regulation in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(i) (1) A written agreement between GO-Biz and a taxpayer with respect to the credit authorized by this section shall not restrict, broaden, or otherwise alter the ability of the taxpayer to assign that credit or any portion thereof in accordance with Section 23663.(2) A written agreement between GO-Biz and a taxpayer with respect to the credit authorized by this section must comply with existing law on the date the agreement is executed.(j) (1) Upon the effective date of this section, the Department of Finance shall estimate the total dollar amount of credits that will be claimed under this section with respect to each fiscal year from the 201314 fiscal year to the 202930 fiscal year, inclusive.(2) The Franchise Tax Board shall annually provide to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, by no later than March 1, a report of the total dollar amount of the credits claimed under this section with respect to the relevant fiscal year. The report shall compare the total dollar amount of credits claimed under this section with respect to that fiscal year with the departments estimate with respect to that same fiscal year. If the total dollar amount of credits claimed for the fiscal year is less than the estimate for that fiscal year, the report shall identify options for increasing annual claims of the credit so as to meet estimated amounts.(k) (1) Section 19542 shall apply to all information obtained by the Franchise Tax Board and GO-Biz for the purpose of administering the California Competes Tax Credit established under this section.(2) Notwithstanding Section 19542 and paragraph (1), the Franchise Tax Board may disclose information to GO-Biz and GO-Biz may disclose information to the Franchise Tax Board for administration of the California Competes Tax Credit established under this section. (l) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 15. Section 24308.6 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended to read:24308.6. (a) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, gross income does not include any covered loan amount forgiven pursuant to Section 1106 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (Public Law 116-139), pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-142), pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), or pursuant to the PPP Extension Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-6).(b) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, gross income does not include any advance grant amount issued pursuant to Section 1110(e) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), or pursuant to Section 331 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(c) (1) Notwithstanding Section 24425, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with For purposes of this part.(3) The provisions of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), relating to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (i) of Section 7A of the Small Business Act, shall not apply to an ineligible entity.(4) Paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall not apply.(d) (1) Notwithstanding Section 24425, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (b) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Subsection (b) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, in the case of any taxable year ending after the date of the enactment of this Act with For purposes of this part.(3) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall not apply to an ineligible entity.(e) (1) Notwithstanding Section 24425, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (a) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Subsection (a) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with For purposes of this part.(3) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall not apply to an ineligible entity.(f) (1) Notwithstanding Section 24425, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (b) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Subsection (b) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-120) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with For purposes of this part.(g) For purposes of this section, all of the following definitions shall apply:(1) Covered loan has the same meaning as in Section 1106 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), or pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(2) Advance grant amount means an emergency Economic Injury Disaster Loan grant pursuant to Section 1110(e) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), or a targeted Economic Injury Disaster Loan advance pursuant to Section 331 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(3) Ineligible entity means a taxpayer that either:(A) Is a publicly traded company.(B) Does not meet the reduction from the gross receipts requirements of Section 636(a)(37)(A)(iv)(bb) of Title 15 of the United States Code, as added by Section 311 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(4) Publicly traded company means a publicly traded entity as described in Section 342 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(h) The Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code) shall not apply to any standard, criterion, procedure, determination, rule, notice, guideline, or any other guidance established or issued by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(i) The amendments made by the act adding this subdivision shall be operative for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019.SEC. 16. Section 3 of Chapter 17 of the Statutes of 2021 is amended to read:Sec. 3. For the purposes of complying with Section 41 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, with respect to Sections 17131.8 and 24308.6 of the Revenue and Taxation Code as amended by Chapter 17 of the Statutes of 2021 and the act amending this section (hereafter the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes), the Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) The specific goal, purpose, and objective that the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes will achieve is to provide assistance to small businesses operating in the state that have been harmed economically by the COVID-19 pandemic.(b) Detailed performance indicators for the Legislature to use in determining whether the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes meet the goal, purpose, and objective described in subdivision (a) is the extent to which the businesses that received the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) loans and subsequently used the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes reflect the industries, regions, and businesses by type of ownership that were most substantially harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and whether any particular industries, regions, or businesses by type of ownership in the business community were not able to participate in the PPP loans and the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes.(c) The Legislative Analysts Office shall collaborate with the Franchise Tax Board, as well as reviewing other publicly available data, to analyze whether the PPP loans and the tax benefits of the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes were distributed evenly over industries, regions, and businesses by type of ownership harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic and report by January 1, 2024, and in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, to the Legislature.(d) The data collection requirements for determining whether the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes meet, or fail to meet, the specific goal, purpose, and objective described in subdivision (a) are:(1) To assist the Legislature in determining whether the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes meet the specific goal, purpose, and objective described in subdivision (a), and in order to carry out its duties pursuant to subdivision (c), the Legislative Analysts Office may request information from the Franchise Tax Board.(2) (A) The Franchise Tax Board shall provide any available data requested by the Legislative Analysts Office pursuant to this subdivision.(B) The disclosure provisions of this paragraph shall be treated as an exception to Section 19542 under Article 2 (commencing with Section 19542) of Chapter 7 of Part 10.2 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.SEC. 17. (a) For purposes of complying with Section 41 of the Revenue and Taxation Code with respect to Section 6357.4 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, as added by this act, the Legislature finds and declares that the purpose of the exemption allowed by Section 6357.4 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is to provide financial relief to California businesses and residents that use diesel fuel.(b) The performance indicators for the Legislature to use in determining whether the exemption achieves its stated goals shall be the total gallons of diesel fuel that were partially exempted from sales tax pursuant to this act, and the total dollar value of taxable diesel sales that were partially exempted from sales tax pursuant to this act.(c) (1) The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration shall prepare a written report that includes both of the following:(A) The estimated total number of gallons of diesel fuel that were partially exempted from sales tax pursuant to this act.(B) The estimated total dollar value of taxable diesel sales that were partially exempted from sales tax pursuant to this act.(2) The disclosure provisions of this subdivision shall be treated as an exception to Section 7056.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.SEC. 18. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that allowing taxpayers with tentative credit reservations for the credits allowed under former Section 17053.72 and Section 23627 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, as those sections read on November 30, 2021, and under Sections 17053.71 and 23628 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, to claim those credits on an amended return pursuant to Sections 17053.72.1 and 23627.1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, as added by this act, and Sections 17053.71 and 23628 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, as amended by this act, allows more flexibility for those eligible taxpayers to claim reserved credits, thereby helping more small businesses that were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and does not constitute a gift of public funds within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XVI of the California Constitution. SEC. 19. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the tax benefits authorized by the amendments to Sections 17131.8 and 24308.6 of the Revenue and Taxation Code made by this act serve the public purpose of securing the financial condition of businesses that were economically harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic and do not constitute a gift of public funds within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XVI of the California Constitution.SEC. 20. This act is a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill within the meaning of subdivision (e) of Section 12 of Article IV of the California Constitution, has been identified as related to the budget in the Budget Bill, and shall take effect immediately.
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3- Assembly Bill No. 194 CHAPTER 55An act to add Section 12419.3.3 to the Government Code, to amend Sections 17053.71, 17053.80, 17059.2, 17131.8, 23628, 23629, 23689, and 24308.6 of, to add Section 7102.1 to, to add and repeal Sections 6357.4, 17053.72.1, and 23627.1 of, and to repeal and add Section 19132.5 of, the Revenue and Taxation Code, and to amend Section 3 of Chapter 17 of the Statutes of 2021, relating to taxation, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, bill related to the budget. [ Approved by Governor June 30, 2022. Filed with Secretary of State June 30, 2022. ] LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 194, Committee on Budget. Taxation.(1) Existing sales and use tax laws impose taxes on retailers measured by the gross receipts from the sale of tangible personal property sold at retail in this state, or on the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of tangible personal property purchased from a retailer for storage, use, or other consumption in this state, and provides various exemptions from the taxes imposed by those laws. This bill would, on and after October 1, 2022, and before October 1, 2023, exempt from those taxes the gross receipts from the sale of, and the storage, use, or other consumption of, diesel fuel, as defined.Existing law imposes or dedicates certain state sales and use tax rates for local funding, including through the Local Revenue Fund 2011, and imposes certain additional state sales and use tax rates on the sale or use of diesel fuel. This bill would specify that this exemption does not apply to those state sales and use tax rates imposed or dedicated for local government funding, including those rates for which revenues are deposited into the Local Revenue Fund 2011, or to those certain additional state sales and use tax rates on the sale or use of diesel fuel.The Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law authorizes counties and cities to impose local sales and use taxes in conformity with the Sales and Use Tax Law, and existing laws authorize districts, as specified, to impose transactions and use taxes in accordance with the Transactions and Use Tax Law, which generally conforms to the Sales and Use Tax Law. Amendments to the Sales and Use Tax Law are automatically incorporated into the local tax laws.This bill would specify that this exemption does not apply to local sales and use taxes or transactions and use taxes.Existing law, pursuant to Proposition 116, as approved by the voters at the June 5, 1990, statewide general election, establishes the Public Transportation Account in the State Transportation Fund as a trust fund, with revenues derived from a portion of the sales tax on fuels to be used for mass transportation and transportation planning purposes authorized by the Legislature. This bill would, on and after April 1, 2023, and before April 1, 2024, require the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, with the concurrence of the Department of Finance, to estimate the amount of sales tax revenues foregone due to the above-described sales and use tax exemption, as described. The bill would require the Controller to transfer this estimated amount from the Retail Sales Tax Fund to the Public Transportation Account on a quarterly basis.(2) The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law, in conformity with federal income tax law, generally define gross income as income from whatever source derived, except as specifically excluded, and provide various exclusions from gross income. Existing law, in conformity with the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), and its subsequent amendments in the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020, and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, among other things, excludes any amounts of covered loans forgiven under the CARES Act from gross income for purposes of the Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019.This bill would exclude from gross income any covered loan amounts forgiven pursuant to the PPP Extension Act of 2021.(3) The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law authorize various credits against the taxes imposed by those laws, including a credit against the personal income and corporate income taxes for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, in an amount between $2,500 and $10,000, to a qualified taxpayer that employs an individual who is or recently was homeless, and who meets other specified requirements, as certified by a continuum of care or a community-based service provider, as provided. That credit also applies where the employee is receiving supportive services from a homeless services provider. This bill would expand the credit to include qualified taxpayers that employ a person who has recently received services from a homeless services provider. The bill would also allow a continuum of care or a community-based service provider to issue recertifications, as described.(4) The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law authorize a credit against the taxes imposed by those laws for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021, to a qualified small business employer that receives a tentative credit reservation, in an amount equal to $1,000 for each net increase in qualified employees, not to exceed $100,000 for any qualified small business employer. Existing law authorizes a qualified small business employer that received a tentative credit reservation to irrevocably elect to apply the credit against qualified sales and use taxes imposed on the qualified small business employer in reporting periods commencing on January 1, 2021, and until April 20, 2026, as specified. Existing law requires the qualified small business employer to submit an application to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration for a tentative credit reservation under these provisions, and requires the department to allocate the credit reservations on a first-come-first-served basis, not to cumulatively exceed $100,000,000. Existing law authorizes a credit under these provisions only for credits claimed on a timely filed original return, as specified. Existing law repealed these provisions on December 1, 2021. This bill, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021, would remove the limitation that the credit be claimed on a timely filed original return, as provided.The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law authorizes a 2nd credit against the personal income and corporate income taxes for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022, to a qualified small business employer that receives a tentative credit reservation, in an amount equal to $1,000 for each net increase in qualified employees, not to exceed $150,000 for any qualified small business employer. Existing law authorizes a qualified small business employer that received a tentative credit reservation to irrevocably elect to apply the credit against qualified sales and use taxes imposed on the qualified small business employer in reporting periods commencing on January 1, 2022, and until April 30, 2027, as specified. Existing law requires a qualified small business employer to submit an application to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration for a tentative credit reservation under these provisions, and requires the department to allocate the credit reservations on a first-come-first-served basis not to cumulatively exceed the amount equal to $70,000,000 plus any unallocated and available amount remaining from the prior credit described above. Existing law authorizes a credit under these provisions only for credits claimed on a timely filed original return, as specified. Existing law repeals these provisions on December 1, 2022.This bill, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022, would remove the limitation that the credit be claimed on a timely filed original return, as provided. The bill would extend the repeal date for these provisions to December 1, 2026.(5) Existing law requires the Controller to state an account with persons that receive funds or property belonging to the state and fail to properly render account thereof to the state, and persons that fail to pay to the State Treasury any money belonging to the state. Existing law requires the Controller to offset delinquent accounts against personal income tax refunds that have been certified by the Franchise Tax Board, subject to a specified priority. This bill, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2024, would prohibit the Controller from offsetting delinquent accounts against the personal income tax refunds of an individual who received the above-described earned income tax credit or the young child tax credit for the taxable year. The bill would specify that these provisions do not apply to delinquent accounts for the nonpayment of child or family support. (6) The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law allow a credit against the taxes imposed by those laws, known as the California Competes Tax Credit, for each taxable year beginning on and after January 1, 2014, and before January 1, 2030, in an amount allocated by GO-Biz through the 202223 fiscal year, and provided in a written agreement between GO-Biz and the taxpayer, approved by the California Competes Tax Credit Committee, and based on specified factors, including the number of jobs the taxpayer will create or retain in the state and the amount of investment in the state by the taxpayer. Existing law limits the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated in any fiscal year, including a limit of $180,000,000 for the 202223 fiscal year.This bill would extend the fiscal years for which GO-Biz can allocate credits to 202728, and would limit the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated to $180,000,000 for each fiscal year from 202324 to 202728, inclusive. The bill would also authorize GO-Biz to consider, when determining whether to enter into a written agreement with a taxpayer for the 202324 fiscal year, and each fiscal year thereafter, the taxpayers commitment to treating their workforce fairly and creating quality, full-time, wage and salary jobs in the state and the taxpayers willingness to relocate jobs into California from a state that, among other things, has enacted a law that authorizes or requires discrimination against same-sex couples or their families or discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression, or a law that denies or interferes with a womans right to choose to bear a child or to choose and obtain an abortion, as specified. The bill would make additional conforming changes related to these provisions.(7) Existing law imposes penalties when a taxpayer fails to timely file an income tax return or fails to timely pay the tax due as shown on, or as required to be shown on, the tax return, unless it is shown that the failure is due to reasonable cause and not due to willful neglect.This bill, for taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2022, would require the Franchise Tax Board, upon request by an individual taxpayer, to grant a onetime abatement of a failure-to-file or failure-to-pay timeliness penalty if the taxpayer was not previously required to file a California personal income tax return or has not previously been granted abatement under the bills provisions, the taxpayer has filed all required returns as of the date of the request for abatement, and the taxpayer has paid, or is in a current arrangement to pay, all tax currently due.(8) Existing law requires any bill authorizing a new tax expenditure to contain, among other things, specific goals, purposes, and objectives the tax expenditure will achieve, detailed performance indicators, and data collection requirements.This bill would provide findings to comply with the additional information requirement for any bill authorizing a new tax expenditure.(9) This bill would also make findings and declarations related to a gift of public funds.(10) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: YES Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
3+ Enrolled June 29, 2022 Passed IN Senate June 29, 2022 Passed IN Assembly June 29, 2022 Amended IN Senate June 25, 2022 Amended IN Assembly February 18, 2021 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 194Introduced by Committee on Budget (Assembly Members Ting (Chair), Arambula, Bennett, Bloom, Carrillo, Cooper, Friedman, Cristina Garcia, Jones-Sawyer, Lee, McCarty, Medina, Mullin, Nazarian, ODonnell, Ramos, Reyes, Luz Rivas, Blanca Rubio, Stone, Wicks, and Wood)January 08, 2021An act to add Section 12419.3.3 to the Government Code, to amend Sections 17053.71, 17053.80, 17059.2, 17131.8, 23628, 23629, 23689, and 24308.6 of, to add Section 7102.1 to, to add and repeal Sections 6357.4, 17053.72.1, and 23627.1 of, and to repeal and add Section 19132.5 of, the Revenue and Taxation Code, and to amend Section 3 of Chapter 17 of the Statutes of 2021, relating to taxation, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, bill related to the budget.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 194, Committee on Budget. Taxation.(1) Existing sales and use tax laws impose taxes on retailers measured by the gross receipts from the sale of tangible personal property sold at retail in this state, or on the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of tangible personal property purchased from a retailer for storage, use, or other consumption in this state, and provides various exemptions from the taxes imposed by those laws. This bill would, on and after October 1, 2022, and before October 1, 2023, exempt from those taxes the gross receipts from the sale of, and the storage, use, or other consumption of, diesel fuel, as defined.Existing law imposes or dedicates certain state sales and use tax rates for local funding, including through the Local Revenue Fund 2011, and imposes certain additional state sales and use tax rates on the sale or use of diesel fuel. This bill would specify that this exemption does not apply to those state sales and use tax rates imposed or dedicated for local government funding, including those rates for which revenues are deposited into the Local Revenue Fund 2011, or to those certain additional state sales and use tax rates on the sale or use of diesel fuel.The Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law authorizes counties and cities to impose local sales and use taxes in conformity with the Sales and Use Tax Law, and existing laws authorize districts, as specified, to impose transactions and use taxes in accordance with the Transactions and Use Tax Law, which generally conforms to the Sales and Use Tax Law. Amendments to the Sales and Use Tax Law are automatically incorporated into the local tax laws.This bill would specify that this exemption does not apply to local sales and use taxes or transactions and use taxes.Existing law, pursuant to Proposition 116, as approved by the voters at the June 5, 1990, statewide general election, establishes the Public Transportation Account in the State Transportation Fund as a trust fund, with revenues derived from a portion of the sales tax on fuels to be used for mass transportation and transportation planning purposes authorized by the Legislature. This bill would, on and after April 1, 2023, and before April 1, 2024, require the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, with the concurrence of the Department of Finance, to estimate the amount of sales tax revenues foregone due to the above-described sales and use tax exemption, as described. The bill would require the Controller to transfer this estimated amount from the Retail Sales Tax Fund to the Public Transportation Account on a quarterly basis.(2) The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law, in conformity with federal income tax law, generally define gross income as income from whatever source derived, except as specifically excluded, and provide various exclusions from gross income. Existing law, in conformity with the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), and its subsequent amendments in the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020, and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, among other things, excludes any amounts of covered loans forgiven under the CARES Act from gross income for purposes of the Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019.This bill would exclude from gross income any covered loan amounts forgiven pursuant to the PPP Extension Act of 2021.(3) The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law authorize various credits against the taxes imposed by those laws, including a credit against the personal income and corporate income taxes for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, in an amount between $2,500 and $10,000, to a qualified taxpayer that employs an individual who is or recently was homeless, and who meets other specified requirements, as certified by a continuum of care or a community-based service provider, as provided. That credit also applies where the employee is receiving supportive services from a homeless services provider. This bill would expand the credit to include qualified taxpayers that employ a person who has recently received services from a homeless services provider. The bill would also allow a continuum of care or a community-based service provider to issue recertifications, as described.(4) The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law authorize a credit against the taxes imposed by those laws for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021, to a qualified small business employer that receives a tentative credit reservation, in an amount equal to $1,000 for each net increase in qualified employees, not to exceed $100,000 for any qualified small business employer. Existing law authorizes a qualified small business employer that received a tentative credit reservation to irrevocably elect to apply the credit against qualified sales and use taxes imposed on the qualified small business employer in reporting periods commencing on January 1, 2021, and until April 20, 2026, as specified. Existing law requires the qualified small business employer to submit an application to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration for a tentative credit reservation under these provisions, and requires the department to allocate the credit reservations on a first-come-first-served basis, not to cumulatively exceed $100,000,000. Existing law authorizes a credit under these provisions only for credits claimed on a timely filed original return, as specified. Existing law repealed these provisions on December 1, 2021. This bill, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021, would remove the limitation that the credit be claimed on a timely filed original return, as provided.The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law authorizes a 2nd credit against the personal income and corporate income taxes for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022, to a qualified small business employer that receives a tentative credit reservation, in an amount equal to $1,000 for each net increase in qualified employees, not to exceed $150,000 for any qualified small business employer. Existing law authorizes a qualified small business employer that received a tentative credit reservation to irrevocably elect to apply the credit against qualified sales and use taxes imposed on the qualified small business employer in reporting periods commencing on January 1, 2022, and until April 30, 2027, as specified. Existing law requires a qualified small business employer to submit an application to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration for a tentative credit reservation under these provisions, and requires the department to allocate the credit reservations on a first-come-first-served basis not to cumulatively exceed the amount equal to $70,000,000 plus any unallocated and available amount remaining from the prior credit described above. Existing law authorizes a credit under these provisions only for credits claimed on a timely filed original return, as specified. Existing law repeals these provisions on December 1, 2022.This bill, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022, would remove the limitation that the credit be claimed on a timely filed original return, as provided. The bill would extend the repeal date for these provisions to December 1, 2026.(5) Existing law requires the Controller to state an account with persons that receive funds or property belonging to the state and fail to properly render account thereof to the state, and persons that fail to pay to the State Treasury any money belonging to the state. Existing law requires the Controller to offset delinquent accounts against personal income tax refunds that have been certified by the Franchise Tax Board, subject to a specified priority. This bill, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2024, would prohibit the Controller from offsetting delinquent accounts against the personal income tax refunds of an individual who received the above-described earned income tax credit or the young child tax credit for the taxable year. The bill would specify that these provisions do not apply to delinquent accounts for the nonpayment of child or family support. (6) The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law allow a credit against the taxes imposed by those laws, known as the California Competes Tax Credit, for each taxable year beginning on and after January 1, 2014, and before January 1, 2030, in an amount allocated by GO-Biz through the 202223 fiscal year, and provided in a written agreement between GO-Biz and the taxpayer, approved by the California Competes Tax Credit Committee, and based on specified factors, including the number of jobs the taxpayer will create or retain in the state and the amount of investment in the state by the taxpayer. Existing law limits the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated in any fiscal year, including a limit of $180,000,000 for the 202223 fiscal year.This bill would extend the fiscal years for which GO-Biz can allocate credits to 202728, and would limit the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated to $180,000,000 for each fiscal year from 202324 to 202728, inclusive. The bill would also authorize GO-Biz to consider, when determining whether to enter into a written agreement with a taxpayer for the 202324 fiscal year, and each fiscal year thereafter, the taxpayers commitment to treating their workforce fairly and creating quality, full-time, wage and salary jobs in the state and the taxpayers willingness to relocate jobs into California from a state that, among other things, has enacted a law that authorizes or requires discrimination against same-sex couples or their families or discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression, or a law that denies or interferes with a womans right to choose to bear a child or to choose and obtain an abortion, as specified. The bill would make additional conforming changes related to these provisions.(7) Existing law imposes penalties when a taxpayer fails to timely file an income tax return or fails to timely pay the tax due as shown on, or as required to be shown on, the tax return, unless it is shown that the failure is due to reasonable cause and not due to willful neglect.This bill, for taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2022, would require the Franchise Tax Board, upon request by an individual taxpayer, to grant a onetime abatement of a failure-to-file or failure-to-pay timeliness penalty if the taxpayer was not previously required to file a California personal income tax return or has not previously been granted abatement under the bills provisions, the taxpayer has filed all required returns as of the date of the request for abatement, and the taxpayer has paid, or is in a current arrangement to pay, all tax currently due.(8) Existing law requires any bill authorizing a new tax expenditure to contain, among other things, specific goals, purposes, and objectives the tax expenditure will achieve, detailed performance indicators, and data collection requirements.This bill would provide findings to comply with the additional information requirement for any bill authorizing a new tax expenditure.(9) This bill would also make findings and declarations related to a gift of public funds.(10) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: YES Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
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1124 An act to add Section 12419.3.3 to the Government Code, to amend Sections 17053.71, 17053.80, 17059.2, 17131.8, 23628, 23629, 23689, and 24308.6 of, to add Section 7102.1 to, to add and repeal Sections 6357.4, 17053.72.1, and 23627.1 of, and to repeal and add Section 19132.5 of, the Revenue and Taxation Code, and to amend Section 3 of Chapter 17 of the Statutes of 2021, relating to taxation, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, bill related to the budget.
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2132 (1) Existing sales and use tax laws impose taxes on retailers measured by the gross receipts from the sale of tangible personal property sold at retail in this state, or on the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of tangible personal property purchased from a retailer for storage, use, or other consumption in this state, and provides various exemptions from the taxes imposed by those laws. This bill would, on and after October 1, 2022, and before October 1, 2023, exempt from those taxes the gross receipts from the sale of, and the storage, use, or other consumption of, diesel fuel, as defined.Existing law imposes or dedicates certain state sales and use tax rates for local funding, including through the Local Revenue Fund 2011, and imposes certain additional state sales and use tax rates on the sale or use of diesel fuel. This bill would specify that this exemption does not apply to those state sales and use tax rates imposed or dedicated for local government funding, including those rates for which revenues are deposited into the Local Revenue Fund 2011, or to those certain additional state sales and use tax rates on the sale or use of diesel fuel.The Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law authorizes counties and cities to impose local sales and use taxes in conformity with the Sales and Use Tax Law, and existing laws authorize districts, as specified, to impose transactions and use taxes in accordance with the Transactions and Use Tax Law, which generally conforms to the Sales and Use Tax Law. Amendments to the Sales and Use Tax Law are automatically incorporated into the local tax laws.This bill would specify that this exemption does not apply to local sales and use taxes or transactions and use taxes.Existing law, pursuant to Proposition 116, as approved by the voters at the June 5, 1990, statewide general election, establishes the Public Transportation Account in the State Transportation Fund as a trust fund, with revenues derived from a portion of the sales tax on fuels to be used for mass transportation and transportation planning purposes authorized by the Legislature. This bill would, on and after April 1, 2023, and before April 1, 2024, require the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, with the concurrence of the Department of Finance, to estimate the amount of sales tax revenues foregone due to the above-described sales and use tax exemption, as described. The bill would require the Controller to transfer this estimated amount from the Retail Sales Tax Fund to the Public Transportation Account on a quarterly basis.(2) The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law, in conformity with federal income tax law, generally define gross income as income from whatever source derived, except as specifically excluded, and provide various exclusions from gross income. Existing law, in conformity with the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), and its subsequent amendments in the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020, and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, among other things, excludes any amounts of covered loans forgiven under the CARES Act from gross income for purposes of the Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019.This bill would exclude from gross income any covered loan amounts forgiven pursuant to the PPP Extension Act of 2021.(3) The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law authorize various credits against the taxes imposed by those laws, including a credit against the personal income and corporate income taxes for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, in an amount between $2,500 and $10,000, to a qualified taxpayer that employs an individual who is or recently was homeless, and who meets other specified requirements, as certified by a continuum of care or a community-based service provider, as provided. That credit also applies where the employee is receiving supportive services from a homeless services provider. This bill would expand the credit to include qualified taxpayers that employ a person who has recently received services from a homeless services provider. The bill would also allow a continuum of care or a community-based service provider to issue recertifications, as described.(4) The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law authorize a credit against the taxes imposed by those laws for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021, to a qualified small business employer that receives a tentative credit reservation, in an amount equal to $1,000 for each net increase in qualified employees, not to exceed $100,000 for any qualified small business employer. Existing law authorizes a qualified small business employer that received a tentative credit reservation to irrevocably elect to apply the credit against qualified sales and use taxes imposed on the qualified small business employer in reporting periods commencing on January 1, 2021, and until April 20, 2026, as specified. Existing law requires the qualified small business employer to submit an application to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration for a tentative credit reservation under these provisions, and requires the department to allocate the credit reservations on a first-come-first-served basis, not to cumulatively exceed $100,000,000. Existing law authorizes a credit under these provisions only for credits claimed on a timely filed original return, as specified. Existing law repealed these provisions on December 1, 2021. This bill, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021, would remove the limitation that the credit be claimed on a timely filed original return, as provided.The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law authorizes a 2nd credit against the personal income and corporate income taxes for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022, to a qualified small business employer that receives a tentative credit reservation, in an amount equal to $1,000 for each net increase in qualified employees, not to exceed $150,000 for any qualified small business employer. Existing law authorizes a qualified small business employer that received a tentative credit reservation to irrevocably elect to apply the credit against qualified sales and use taxes imposed on the qualified small business employer in reporting periods commencing on January 1, 2022, and until April 30, 2027, as specified. Existing law requires a qualified small business employer to submit an application to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration for a tentative credit reservation under these provisions, and requires the department to allocate the credit reservations on a first-come-first-served basis not to cumulatively exceed the amount equal to $70,000,000 plus any unallocated and available amount remaining from the prior credit described above. Existing law authorizes a credit under these provisions only for credits claimed on a timely filed original return, as specified. Existing law repeals these provisions on December 1, 2022.This bill, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022, would remove the limitation that the credit be claimed on a timely filed original return, as provided. The bill would extend the repeal date for these provisions to December 1, 2026.(5) Existing law requires the Controller to state an account with persons that receive funds or property belonging to the state and fail to properly render account thereof to the state, and persons that fail to pay to the State Treasury any money belonging to the state. Existing law requires the Controller to offset delinquent accounts against personal income tax refunds that have been certified by the Franchise Tax Board, subject to a specified priority. This bill, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2024, would prohibit the Controller from offsetting delinquent accounts against the personal income tax refunds of an individual who received the above-described earned income tax credit or the young child tax credit for the taxable year. The bill would specify that these provisions do not apply to delinquent accounts for the nonpayment of child or family support. (6) The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law allow a credit against the taxes imposed by those laws, known as the California Competes Tax Credit, for each taxable year beginning on and after January 1, 2014, and before January 1, 2030, in an amount allocated by GO-Biz through the 202223 fiscal year, and provided in a written agreement between GO-Biz and the taxpayer, approved by the California Competes Tax Credit Committee, and based on specified factors, including the number of jobs the taxpayer will create or retain in the state and the amount of investment in the state by the taxpayer. Existing law limits the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated in any fiscal year, including a limit of $180,000,000 for the 202223 fiscal year.This bill would extend the fiscal years for which GO-Biz can allocate credits to 202728, and would limit the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated to $180,000,000 for each fiscal year from 202324 to 202728, inclusive. The bill would also authorize GO-Biz to consider, when determining whether to enter into a written agreement with a taxpayer for the 202324 fiscal year, and each fiscal year thereafter, the taxpayers commitment to treating their workforce fairly and creating quality, full-time, wage and salary jobs in the state and the taxpayers willingness to relocate jobs into California from a state that, among other things, has enacted a law that authorizes or requires discrimination against same-sex couples or their families or discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression, or a law that denies or interferes with a womans right to choose to bear a child or to choose and obtain an abortion, as specified. The bill would make additional conforming changes related to these provisions.(7) Existing law imposes penalties when a taxpayer fails to timely file an income tax return or fails to timely pay the tax due as shown on, or as required to be shown on, the tax return, unless it is shown that the failure is due to reasonable cause and not due to willful neglect.This bill, for taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2022, would require the Franchise Tax Board, upon request by an individual taxpayer, to grant a onetime abatement of a failure-to-file or failure-to-pay timeliness penalty if the taxpayer was not previously required to file a California personal income tax return or has not previously been granted abatement under the bills provisions, the taxpayer has filed all required returns as of the date of the request for abatement, and the taxpayer has paid, or is in a current arrangement to pay, all tax currently due.(8) Existing law requires any bill authorizing a new tax expenditure to contain, among other things, specific goals, purposes, and objectives the tax expenditure will achieve, detailed performance indicators, and data collection requirements.This bill would provide findings to comply with the additional information requirement for any bill authorizing a new tax expenditure.(9) This bill would also make findings and declarations related to a gift of public funds.(10) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill.
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2334 (1) Existing sales and use tax laws impose taxes on retailers measured by the gross receipts from the sale of tangible personal property sold at retail in this state, or on the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of tangible personal property purchased from a retailer for storage, use, or other consumption in this state, and provides various exemptions from the taxes imposed by those laws.
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2536 This bill would, on and after October 1, 2022, and before October 1, 2023, exempt from those taxes the gross receipts from the sale of, and the storage, use, or other consumption of, diesel fuel, as defined.
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2738 Existing law imposes or dedicates certain state sales and use tax rates for local funding, including through the Local Revenue Fund 2011, and imposes certain additional state sales and use tax rates on the sale or use of diesel fuel.
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2940 This bill would specify that this exemption does not apply to those state sales and use tax rates imposed or dedicated for local government funding, including those rates for which revenues are deposited into the Local Revenue Fund 2011, or to those certain additional state sales and use tax rates on the sale or use of diesel fuel.
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3142 The Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law authorizes counties and cities to impose local sales and use taxes in conformity with the Sales and Use Tax Law, and existing laws authorize districts, as specified, to impose transactions and use taxes in accordance with the Transactions and Use Tax Law, which generally conforms to the Sales and Use Tax Law. Amendments to the Sales and Use Tax Law are automatically incorporated into the local tax laws.
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3546 Existing law, pursuant to Proposition 116, as approved by the voters at the June 5, 1990, statewide general election, establishes the Public Transportation Account in the State Transportation Fund as a trust fund, with revenues derived from a portion of the sales tax on fuels to be used for mass transportation and transportation planning purposes authorized by the Legislature.
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3748 This bill would, on and after April 1, 2023, and before April 1, 2024, require the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, with the concurrence of the Department of Finance, to estimate the amount of sales tax revenues foregone due to the above-described sales and use tax exemption, as described. The bill would require the Controller to transfer this estimated amount from the Retail Sales Tax Fund to the Public Transportation Account on a quarterly basis.
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3950 (2) The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law, in conformity with federal income tax law, generally define gross income as income from whatever source derived, except as specifically excluded, and provide various exclusions from gross income. Existing law, in conformity with the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), and its subsequent amendments in the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020, and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, among other things, excludes any amounts of covered loans forgiven under the CARES Act from gross income for purposes of the Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019.
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4152 This bill would exclude from gross income any covered loan amounts forgiven pursuant to the PPP Extension Act of 2021.
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4354 (3) The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law authorize various credits against the taxes imposed by those laws, including a credit against the personal income and corporate income taxes for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, in an amount between $2,500 and $10,000, to a qualified taxpayer that employs an individual who is or recently was homeless, and who meets other specified requirements, as certified by a continuum of care or a community-based service provider, as provided. That credit also applies where the employee is receiving supportive services from a homeless services provider.
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4556 This bill would expand the credit to include qualified taxpayers that employ a person who has recently received services from a homeless services provider. The bill would also allow a continuum of care or a community-based service provider to issue recertifications, as described.
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4758 (4) The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law authorize a credit against the taxes imposed by those laws for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021, to a qualified small business employer that receives a tentative credit reservation, in an amount equal to $1,000 for each net increase in qualified employees, not to exceed $100,000 for any qualified small business employer. Existing law authorizes a qualified small business employer that received a tentative credit reservation to irrevocably elect to apply the credit against qualified sales and use taxes imposed on the qualified small business employer in reporting periods commencing on January 1, 2021, and until April 20, 2026, as specified. Existing law requires the qualified small business employer to submit an application to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration for a tentative credit reservation under these provisions, and requires the department to allocate the credit reservations on a first-come-first-served basis, not to cumulatively exceed $100,000,000. Existing law authorizes a credit under these provisions only for credits claimed on a timely filed original return, as specified. Existing law repealed these provisions on December 1, 2021.
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4960 This bill, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021, would remove the limitation that the credit be claimed on a timely filed original return, as provided.
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5162 The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law authorizes a 2nd credit against the personal income and corporate income taxes for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022, to a qualified small business employer that receives a tentative credit reservation, in an amount equal to $1,000 for each net increase in qualified employees, not to exceed $150,000 for any qualified small business employer. Existing law authorizes a qualified small business employer that received a tentative credit reservation to irrevocably elect to apply the credit against qualified sales and use taxes imposed on the qualified small business employer in reporting periods commencing on January 1, 2022, and until April 30, 2027, as specified. Existing law requires a qualified small business employer to submit an application to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration for a tentative credit reservation under these provisions, and requires the department to allocate the credit reservations on a first-come-first-served basis not to cumulatively exceed the amount equal to $70,000,000 plus any unallocated and available amount remaining from the prior credit described above. Existing law authorizes a credit under these provisions only for credits claimed on a timely filed original return, as specified. Existing law repeals these provisions on December 1, 2022.
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5364 This bill, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022, would remove the limitation that the credit be claimed on a timely filed original return, as provided. The bill would extend the repeal date for these provisions to December 1, 2026.
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5566 (5) Existing law requires the Controller to state an account with persons that receive funds or property belonging to the state and fail to properly render account thereof to the state, and persons that fail to pay to the State Treasury any money belonging to the state. Existing law requires the Controller to offset delinquent accounts against personal income tax refunds that have been certified by the Franchise Tax Board, subject to a specified priority.
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5768 This bill, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2024, would prohibit the Controller from offsetting delinquent accounts against the personal income tax refunds of an individual who received the above-described earned income tax credit or the young child tax credit for the taxable year. The bill would specify that these provisions do not apply to delinquent accounts for the nonpayment of child or family support.
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5970 (6) The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law allow a credit against the taxes imposed by those laws, known as the California Competes Tax Credit, for each taxable year beginning on and after January 1, 2014, and before January 1, 2030, in an amount allocated by GO-Biz through the 202223 fiscal year, and provided in a written agreement between GO-Biz and the taxpayer, approved by the California Competes Tax Credit Committee, and based on specified factors, including the number of jobs the taxpayer will create or retain in the state and the amount of investment in the state by the taxpayer. Existing law limits the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated in any fiscal year, including a limit of $180,000,000 for the 202223 fiscal year.
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6172 This bill would extend the fiscal years for which GO-Biz can allocate credits to 202728, and would limit the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated to $180,000,000 for each fiscal year from 202324 to 202728, inclusive. The bill would also authorize GO-Biz to consider, when determining whether to enter into a written agreement with a taxpayer for the 202324 fiscal year, and each fiscal year thereafter, the taxpayers commitment to treating their workforce fairly and creating quality, full-time, wage and salary jobs in the state and the taxpayers willingness to relocate jobs into California from a state that, among other things, has enacted a law that authorizes or requires discrimination against same-sex couples or their families or discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression, or a law that denies or interferes with a womans right to choose to bear a child or to choose and obtain an abortion, as specified. The bill would make additional conforming changes related to these provisions.
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6374 (7) Existing law imposes penalties when a taxpayer fails to timely file an income tax return or fails to timely pay the tax due as shown on, or as required to be shown on, the tax return, unless it is shown that the failure is due to reasonable cause and not due to willful neglect.
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6576 This bill, for taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2022, would require the Franchise Tax Board, upon request by an individual taxpayer, to grant a onetime abatement of a failure-to-file or failure-to-pay timeliness penalty if the taxpayer was not previously required to file a California personal income tax return or has not previously been granted abatement under the bills provisions, the taxpayer has filed all required returns as of the date of the request for abatement, and the taxpayer has paid, or is in a current arrangement to pay, all tax currently due.
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6778 (8) Existing law requires any bill authorizing a new tax expenditure to contain, among other things, specific goals, purposes, and objectives the tax expenditure will achieve, detailed performance indicators, and data collection requirements.
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6980 This bill would provide findings to comply with the additional information requirement for any bill authorizing a new tax expenditure.
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7182 (9) This bill would also make findings and declarations related to a gift of public funds.
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7384 (10) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill.
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7990 The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 12419.3.3 is added to the Government Code, to read:12419.3.3. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2024, the Controller shall not offset delinquent accounts against the personal income tax refunds of an individual who received the earned income tax credit under Section 17052 of the Revenue and Taxation Code or the young child tax credit under Section 17052.1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code for the taxable year.(b) This section shall not apply to delinquent accounts for the nonpayment of child or family support.SEC. 2. Section 6357.4 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read:6357.4. (a) On and after October 1, 2022, and before October 1, 2023, there are exempted from the taxes imposed by this part the gross receipts from the sale of, and the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of, diesel fuel, as defined in Section 60022. (b) (1) Notwithstanding any provision of the Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law (Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 7200)) or the Transactions and Use Tax Law (Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251)), the exemption established by subdivision (a) does not apply with respect to any tax levied pursuant to, or in accordance with, either of those laws. (2) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the exemption established by this section shall not apply with respect to any tax levied pursuant to Section 6051.2, 6051.8, 6201.2, or 6201.8, pursuant to Section 35 of Article XIII of the California Constitution, or any tax levied pursuant to Section 6051 or 6201 that is deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Local Revenue Fund 2011 pursuant to Section 6051.15 or 6201.15. (c) This section shall become inoperative on October 1, 2023, and as of that date is repealed. SEC. 3. Section 7102.1 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read:7102.1. (a) On and after April 1, 2023, and before April 1, 2024, the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, with the concurrence of the Department of Finance, shall, on a quarterly basis, estimate the revenues, less refunds, that, if not for Section 6357.4, would have been derived under this part at the 43/4-percent rate, excluding the portion of the 43/4-percent rate that is deposited in the State Treasury and credited to the Local Revenue Fund 2011 pursuant to Section 6051.15 or 6201.15, from the imposition of sales and use taxes on fuel, as defined for purposes of the Diesel Fuel Tax Law (Part 31 (commencing with Section 60001)).(b) The Controller shall, on a quarterly basis, transfer the estimated amount from the Retail Sales Tax Fund to the Public Transportation Account, a trust fund in the State Transportation Fund.(c) The quarterly estimates required by subdivision (a) shall be based on taxable transactions from October 1, 2022, to September 30, 2023, inclusive.SEC. 4. Section 17053.71 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended to read:17053.71. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022, there shall be allowed a small business hiring credit against the net tax, as defined in Section 17039, to a qualified small business employer that receives a tentative credit reservation under Section 6902.10, in an amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (2).(2) The amount of the credit allowed by this subdivision shall be equal to the amount calculated pursuant to subparagraph (A) minus the amount calculated pursuant to subparagraph (B).(A) One thousand dollars ($1,000) for each net increase in qualified employees, as specified in subdivision (c), not to exceed one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000).(B) If the qualified small business employer received a tentative credit reservation amount pursuant to Section 6902.8, either of the following applies:(i) For a qualified small business employer that made an irrevocable election pursuant to Section 6902.8 to apply the credit against qualified sales and use taxes pursuant to Section 6902.7, the credit amounts allocated to the qualified small business employer pursuant to Sections 6902.7 and 6902.8.(ii) For a qualified small business employer that elected to apply the credit under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) or Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001), or both, the tentative credit reservation amount received by the qualified small business employer pursuant to Section 6902.8.(b) For purposes of this section:(1) Monthly full-time equivalent means either of the following:(A) For a qualified employee paid hourly qualified wages, monthly full-time equivalent means the total number of hours employed per month for the qualified small business employer by the qualified employee, not to exceed 167 hours per month per qualified employee, divided by 167.(B) In the case of a salaried qualified employee, monthly full-time equivalent means the total number of weeks employed per month for the qualified small business employer by the qualified employee divided by 4.33 multiplied by the time base the qualified employee was employed.(2) (A) Qualified employee means an employee who is paid qualified wages by a qualified small business employer.(B) Qualified employee shall not include an employee whose qualified wages are included in calculating any other credit allowed under this part, except for the credit allowed under Section 17053.72.(3) (A) Qualified small business employer means a taxpayer that as of December 31, 2020, employed a total of 500 or fewer qualified employees and meets one of the following requirements:(i) Has a decrease of 20 percent or more in gross receipts determined by comparing gross receipts for the period beginning on January 1, 2020, and ending on December 31, 2020, to the gross receipts for the period beginning on January 1, 2019, and ending on December 31, 2019.(ii) Is a fiscal year filer that has a decrease of 20 percent or more in gross receipts determined by comparing either of the following:(I) The gross receipts for fiscal year 201920 to the gross receipts from fiscal year 201819.(II) The average of gross receipts for fiscal year 201920 and fiscal year 202021 to the gross receipts from fiscal year 201819.(iii) For a taxpayer that first commences business after January 1, 2019, but on or before January 1, 2020, has a decrease of 20 percent or more in gross receipts in the second quarter of 2020 determined by comparing gross receipts from January 1, 2020, through February 28, 2020, multiplied by 1.5 to the gross receipts for the period beginning on April 1, 2020, and ending on June 30, 2020.(B) Qualified small business employer does not include a taxpayer required to be included in a combined report under Section 25101 or 25110 or authorized to be included in a combined report under Section 25101.15.(4) Qualified wages means wages subject to withholding under Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code.(5) Time base means the fraction of full-time employment that the qualified employee is employed.(6) Weeks employed means the total number of calendar days that a qualified employee was employed by the qualified small business employer during the month, divided by seven, not to exceed 4.33.(c) The net increase in qualified employees of a qualified small business employer shall be equal to the amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (2) minus the amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (1).(1) The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed during the three-month period beginning on April 1, 2020, and ending on June 30, 2020, by the qualified small business employer. The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees is determined by adding the total monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed by the qualified small business employer for all three months and dividing the total by three.(2) The lesser of either of the following:(A) The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed during the 12-month period beginning on July 1, 2020, and ending on June 30, 2021, by the qualified small business employer. The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees is determined by adding the total monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed by the qualified small business employer for all 12 months and dividing the total by 12.(B) The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed during the three-month period beginning on April 1, 2021, and ending on June 30, 2021, by the qualified small business employer. The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees is determined by adding the total monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed by the qualified small business employer for all three months and dividing the total by three.(d) If the credit allowed by this section exceeds the net tax, the excess may be carried over to reduce the net tax in the following year, and succeeding four years if necessary, until the credit is exhausted.(e) A deduction otherwise allowed under this part for qualified wages shall be reduced by the amount of the credit allowed under this section.(f) For purposes of this section all of the following shall apply:(1) All employees of the trades or businesses that are treated as related under Section 267, 318, or 707 of the Internal Revenue Code shall be treated as employed by a single qualified small business employer.(2) If a qualified small business employer changes its business form to a different entity type after receiving a tentative credit reservation under Section 6902.10 and continues operation, the new entity shall be allowed the credit, and the determination of the amount of the credit under this section with respect to qualified wages paid or incurred by the qualified small business employer shall apply to the new entity as if those qualified wages were paid or incurred by the new entity.(g) Notwithstanding Section 23803, an S corporation that makes the election under Section 6902.10 shall be allowed to apply the full credit amount against qualified sales and use tax, and no amount of credit shall be allowed to reduce the shareholders liability under this part.(h) A disallowance of a credit claimed due to the application of the limitation specified in Section 6902.10 shall be treated as a mathematical error appearing on the return. An amount of tax resulting from that disallowance may be assessed by the Franchise Tax Board in the same manner as provided by Section 19051.(i) (1) The Franchise Tax Board may adopt regulations necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section.(2) The Franchise Tax Board may adopt rules, guidelines, procedures, or other guidance to carry out the purposes of this section. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any regulation, rule, guideline, procedure, or other guidance adopted by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(j) Notwithstanding Section 19542, the Franchise Tax Board may provide to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, only to the extent allowed under federal law, information related to the credit allowed by Section 6902.9, this section, and Section 23628, including, but not limited to, the qualified small business employer names, amounts of tax credits allowed under each section, amount of gross receipts, and the net increase in qualified employees.(k) The amendments made by the act adding this subdivision shall apply for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022. (l) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2026, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 5. Section 17053.72.1 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read:17053.72.1. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to allow qualified small business employers that received a tentative credit reservation under Section 17053.72, as that section read on November 30, 2021, to amend their returns for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021, to claim the credit allowed under Section 17053.72, as that section read on November 30, 2021.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (g) of Section 17053.72, as that section read on November 30, 2021, a qualified small business employer that received a tentative credit reservation under Section 17053.72, as that section read on November 30, 2021, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021, shall not be required to claim that credit on a timely filed original return.(c) For the purposes of this section, a qualified small business employer has the same meaning as defined in Section 17053.72, as that section read on November 30, 2021. (d) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 6. Section 17053.80 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended to read:17053.80. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, there shall be allowed to a qualified taxpayer that employs an eligible individual a credit against the net tax, as defined in Section 17039, an amount as determined pursuant to paragraph (2), not to exceed thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) per taxpayer per taxable year.(2) A qualified taxpayer shall be allowed the credit pursuant to this section in the following amounts per taxable year:(A) Two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each eligible individual that works at least 500 hours, but fewer than 1,000 hours, for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(B) Five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each eligible individual that works at least 1,000 hours, but fewer than 1,500 hours, for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(C) Seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) for each eligible individual that works at least 1,500 hours, but fewer than 2,000 hours, for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(D) Ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each eligible individual that works at least 2,000 hours for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(b) For purposes of this section:(1) Continuum of care has the same meaning as in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(2) Coordinated entry system means a centralized or coordinated assessment system developed pursuant to Section 578.7 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations, designed to coordinate homelessness program participant intake, assessment, and provision of referrals.(3) Eligible employer means a taxpayer that meets all of the following requirements:(A) Pays wages subject to withholding under Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code.(B) Pays at least 120 percent of minimum wage.(C) Provides to the Franchise Tax Board, upon request, a copy of the certification received for each eligible individual for each tax year that the credit is claimed for that eligible individual by that eligible employer.(4) Eligible individual means a person who meets both of the following criteria:(A) The person is homeless or has received supportive services from a homeless services provider, as designated by a local continuum of care or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, on the date of the hire or anytime during the 180-day period immediately before the hire.(B) The person has been issued a certification pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (c), and that certification has not expired.(5) Homeless Management Information System has the same meaning as in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Homeless Management Information System includes the use of a comparable database by a victim services provider or legal services provider that is permitted by the federal government under Part 576 (commencing with Section 576.1) of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(6) Person is homeless means the same as homeless as defined in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(7) Minimum wage means the wage established pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1171) of Part 4 of Division 2 of the Labor Code.(8) Qualified taxpayer means an eligible employer that pays wages subject to withholding under Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code to an eligible individual.(c) (1) A credit shall not be allowed under this section unless the eligible employer submits to the Franchise Tax Board, upon request, a certification issued by a continuum of care, or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, or other program as specified by the Franchise Tax Board.(2) A continuum of care or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, shall issue certifications for eligible individuals.(3) The certification pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be issued in a form and manner prescribed by Franchise Tax Board.(4) A certification issued pursuant to this subdivision shall expire one year after issuance.(5) An eligible individual may receive a new certification pursuant to this subdivision if they are homeless or have received supportive services from a homeless services provider, as designated by a local continuum of care or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, on the date that the eligible individual receives a new certification or anytime during the 180-day period immediately before that date.(d) (1) The total aggregate amount of the credit that may be allocated by credit reservations per calendar year to all qualified taxpayers pursuant to this section and Section 23629 shall not exceed thirty million dollars ($30,000,000), plus the unallocated credit amount, if any, from the preceding calendar year.(2) (A) To be eligible for the credit allowed by this section with respect to an eligible individual, a qualified taxpayer shall request a credit reservation from the Franchise Tax Board, in the form and manner prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board, consistent with either of the following, as applicable:(i) Within 30 days of hiring an eligible individual.(ii) Within 60 days of receiving a new certification pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (c).(B) To obtain a credit reservation with respect to an eligible individual, the qualified taxpayer shall provide necessary information, as determined by the Franchise Tax Board, including the name, social security number, how many hours the eligible individual is expected to work for the next 12 months, and the start date of employment.(3) The Franchise Tax Board shall do both of the following:(A) Approve a tentative credit reservation with respect to an eligible individual.(B) Subject to the annual cap established as provided in paragraph (1), allocate an aggregate amount of credits under this section and Section 23629, and allocate any carryover of unallocated credits from prior years.(e) In the case where the credit allowed by this section exceeds the net tax, the excess may be carried over to reduce the net tax in the following taxable year, and succeeding two years if necessary, until the credit is exhausted.(f) If the credit allowed by this section is claimed by the qualified taxpayer, a deduction otherwise allowed under this part for any amount of wages paid or incurred by the qualified taxpayer as a trade or business expense to an eligible individual shall be reduced by the amount of the credit allowed by this section.(g) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe rules, guidelines, or procedures necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section, including any guidelines regarding the allocation of the credit allowed under this section. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any rule, guideline, or procedure prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(h) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 7. Section 17059.2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended to read:17059.2. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on and after January 1, 2014, and before January 1, 2030, there shall be allowed as a credit against the net tax, as defined in Section 17039, an amount as determined by the committee pursuant to paragraph (2) and approved pursuant to Section 18410.2.(2) The credit under this section shall be allocated by GO-Biz with respect to the 201314 fiscal year through and including the 202728 fiscal year. The amount of credit allocated to a taxpayer with respect to a fiscal year pursuant to this section shall be as set forth in a written agreement between GO-Biz and the taxpayer and shall be based on the following factors:(A) The number of jobs the taxpayer will create or retain in this state.(B) The compensation paid or proposed to be paid by the taxpayer to its employees, including wages and fringe benefits.(C) The amount of investment in this state by the taxpayer.(D) The extent of unemployment or poverty in the area according to the United States Census in which the taxpayers project or business is proposed or located.(E) The incentives available to the taxpayer in this state, including incentives from the state, local government, and other entities.(F) The incentives available to the taxpayer in other states.(G) The duration of the proposed project and the duration the taxpayer commits to remain in this state.(H) The overall economic impact in this state of the taxpayers project or business.(I) The strategic importance of the taxpayers project or business to the state, region, or locality.(J) The opportunity for future growth and expansion in this state by the taxpayers business.(K) The extent to which the anticipated benefit to the state exceeds the projected benefit to the taxpayer from the tax credit.(L) For a credit allocated beginning with the 201819 fiscal year, the training opportunities offered by the taxpayer to its employees.(3) The written agreement entered into pursuant to paragraph (2) shall include:(A) Terms and conditions that include the taxable year or years for which the credit allocated shall be allowed, a minimum compensation level, and a minimum job retention period.(B) Provisions indicating whether the credit is to be allocated in full upon approval or in increments based on mutually agreed upon milestones when satisfactorily met by the taxpayer.(C) Provisions that allow the committee to recapture the credit, in whole or in part, if the taxpayer fails to fulfill the terms and conditions of the written agreement.(b) For purposes of this section:(1) Committee means the California Competes Tax Credit Committee established pursuant to Section 18410.2.(2) GO-Biz means the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development.(c) For purposes of this section, GO-Biz shall do the following:(1) Give priority to a taxpayer whose project or business is located or proposed to be located in an area of high unemployment or poverty.(2) Negotiate with a taxpayer the terms and conditions of proposed written agreements that provide the credit allowed pursuant to this section to a taxpayer.(3) Provide the negotiated written agreement to the committee for its approval pursuant to Section 18410.2.(4) Inform the Franchise Tax Board of the terms and conditions of the written agreement upon approval of the written agreement by the committee.(5) Inform the Franchise Tax Board of any recapture, in whole or in part, of a previously allocated credit upon approval of the recapture by the committee.(6) Post on its internet website all of the following:(A) The name of each taxpayer allocated a credit pursuant to this section.(B) The estimated amount of the investment by each taxpayer.(C) The estimated number of jobs created or retained.(D) The amount of the credit allocated to the taxpayer.(E) The amount of the credit recaptured from the taxpayer, if applicable.(F) The primary location where the taxpayer has committed to increasing the net number of jobs or make investments. The primary location shall be listed by city or, in the case of unincorporated areas, by county.(G) Information that identifies each tax credit award that was given a priority for being located in a high unemployment or poverty area, pursuant to paragraph (1).(7) Consider the extent to which the credit will influence the taxpayers ability, willingness, or both, to create jobs in this state that might not otherwise be created in the state by the taxpayer or any other taxpayer. GO-Biz may also consider other factors, including, but not limited to, the following:(A) The financial solvency of the taxpayer and the taxpayers ability to finance its proposed expansion.(B) The taxpayers current and prior compliance with federal and state laws.(C) Current and prior litigation involving the taxpayer.(D) The reasonableness of the fee arrangement between the taxpayer and any third party providing any services related to the credit allowed pursuant to this section.(E) For allocation periods beginning with the 202324 fiscal year, the taxpayers willingness to relocate jobs into California from a state that has enacted a law that does any of the following:(i) Voids or repeals, or has the effect of voiding or repealing, existing state protections against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.(ii) Authorizes or requires discrimination against same-sex couples or their families, or discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.(iii) Creates an exemption to antidiscrimination laws in order to permit discrimination against same-sex couples or their families, or permits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.(iv) Denies or interferes with, or has the effect of denying or interfering with, a womans right to choose to bear a child or to choose and obtain an abortion, as provided by Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 123460) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code.(F) For allocation periods beginning with the 202324 fiscal year, the taxpayers commitment to treating their workforce fairly and creating quality, full-time, wage and salary jobs in the state, evidence of which may include, but not be limited to, the following:(i) Training, career ladder, apprenticeship, and preapprenticeship programs for nonsupervisorial employees.(ii) Joint labor-management letter of support.(iii) A high percentage of full-time wage and salary employees compared to part-time, temporary, and independent contractors.(iv) Little to no history of a bad safety record, or resolved or pending litigation, violations, citations, fines, or penalties relating to any state or federal environmental and labor laws within the last 10 years.(G) Any other factors GO-Biz deems necessary to ensure that the administration of the credit allowed pursuant to this section is a model of accountability and transparency and that the effective use of the limited amount of credit available is maximized.(8) (A) Implementation of subparagraphs (E) and (F) of paragraph (7) of this subdivision for the 202223 fiscal year is deemed an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, or general welfare and, therefore, the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development is hereby authorized to adopt emergency regulations to implement subparagraphs (E) and (F) of paragraph (7) of this subdivision during the 202223 fiscal year in accordance with the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(B) Nothing in this subdivision shall require the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development to approve emergency regulations.(d) For purposes of this section, the Franchise Tax Board shall do all of the following:(1) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), review the books and records of all taxpayers allocated a credit pursuant to this section to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the written agreement between the taxpayer and GO-Biz.(B) In the case of a taxpayer that is a small business, as defined in Section 17053.73, review the books and records of the taxpayer allocated a credit pursuant to this section to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the written agreement between the taxpayer and GO-Biz when, in the sole discretion of the Franchise Tax Board, a review of those books and records is appropriate or necessary in the best interests of the state.(2) Notwithstanding Section 19542, notify GO-Biz of a possible breach of the written agreement by a taxpayer and provide detailed information regarding the basis for that determination.(e) In the case where the credit allowed under this section exceeds the net tax, as defined in Section 17039, for a taxable year, the excess credit may be carried over to reduce the net tax in the following taxable year, and succeeding five taxable years, if necessary, until the credit has been exhausted.(f) Any recapture, in whole or in part, of a credit approved by the committee pursuant to Section 18410.2 shall be treated as a mathematical error appearing on the return. Any amount of tax resulting from that recapture shall be assessed by the Franchise Tax Board in the same manner as provided by Section 19051. The amount of tax resulting from the recapture shall be added to the tax otherwise due by the taxpayer for the taxable year in which the committees recapture determination occurred.(g) (1) The aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated in any fiscal year pursuant to this section and Section 23689 shall be an amount equal to the sum of subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), less the amount specified in subparagraphs (D) and (E):(A) Thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) for the 201314 fiscal year, one hundred fifty million dollars ($150,000,000) for the 201415 fiscal year, two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) for each fiscal year from 201516 to 201718, inclusive, one hundred eighty million dollars ($180,000,000) for each fiscal year from 201819 to 202021, inclusive, two hundred ninety million dollars ($290,000,000) for the 202122 fiscal year, and one hundred eighty million dollars ($180,000,000) for each fiscal year from 202223 to 202728, inclusive.(B) The unallocated credit amount, if any, from the preceding fiscal year.(C) The amount of any previously allocated credits that have been recaptured.(D) The amount estimated by the Director of Finance, in consultation with the Franchise Tax Board and the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, to be necessary to limit the aggregation of the estimated amount of exemptions claimed pursuant to Section 6377.1 and of the amounts estimated to be claimed pursuant to this section and Sections 17053.73, 23626, and 23689 to no more than seven hundred fifty million dollars ($750,000,000) for either the current fiscal year or the next fiscal year.(i) The Director of Finance shall notify the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee of the estimated annual allocation authorized by this paragraph. Any allocation pursuant to these provisions shall be made no sooner than 30 days after written notification has been provided to the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the chairpersons of the committees of each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations, or not sooner than whatever lesser time the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or the Chairpersons designee, may determine.(ii) In no event shall the amount estimated in this subparagraph be less than zero dollars ($0).(E) (i) For the 201516 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount of credit estimated by the Director of Finance to be allowed to all qualified taxpayers for that fiscal year pursuant to subparagraph (A) or subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 23636.(ii) If the amount available per fiscal year pursuant to this section and Section 23689 is less than the aggregate amount of credit estimated by the Director of Finance to be allowed to qualified taxpayers pursuant to subparagraph (A) or subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 23636, the aggregate amount allowed pursuant to Section 23636 shall not be reduced and, in addition to the reduction required by clause (i), the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 23689 for the next fiscal year shall be reduced by the amount of that deficit.(iii) It is the intent of the Legislature that the reductions specified in this subparagraph of the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 23689 shall continue if the repeal dates of the credits allowed by this section and Section 23689 are removed or extended.(2) (A) In addition to the other amounts determined pursuant to paragraph (1), the Director of Finance may increase the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 23689 by up to twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) per fiscal year through the 202728 fiscal year. The amount of any increase made pursuant to this paragraph, when combined with any increase made pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (g) of Section 23689, shall not exceed twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) per fiscal year through the 202728 fiscal year.(B) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Director of Finance increase the aggregate amount under subparagraph (A) in order to mitigate the reduction of the amount available due to the credit allowed to all qualified taxpayers pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 23636.(3) Each fiscal year through the 201718 fiscal year, 25 percent of the aggregate amount of the credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 23689 shall be reserved for small business, as defined in Section 17053.73 or 23626.(4) Each fiscal year, no more than 20 percent of the aggregate amount of the credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section shall be allocated to any one taxpayer.(h) GO-Biz may prescribe rules and regulations as necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. Any rule or regulation prescribed pursuant to this section may be by adoption of an emergency regulation in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(i) A written agreement between GO-Biz and a taxpayer with respect to the credit authorized by this section shall comply with existing law on the date the agreement is executed.(j) (1) Upon the effective date of this section, the Department of Finance shall estimate the total dollar amount of credits that will be claimed under this section with respect to each fiscal year from the 201314 fiscal year to the 202930 fiscal year, inclusive.(2) The Franchise Tax Board shall annually provide to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, by no later than March 1, a report of the total dollar amount of the credits claimed under this section with respect to the relevant fiscal year. The report shall compare the total dollar amount of credits claimed under this section with respect to that fiscal year with the departments estimate with respect to that same fiscal year. If the total dollar amount of credits claimed for the fiscal year is less than the estimate for that fiscal year, the report shall identify options for increasing annual claims of the credit so as to meet estimated amounts.(k) (1) Section 19542 shall apply to all information obtained by the Franchise Tax Board and GO-Biz for the purpose of administering the California Competes Tax Credit established under this section.(2) Notwithstanding Section 19542 and paragraph (1), the Franchise Tax Board may disclose information to GO-Biz and GO-Biz may disclose information to the Franchise Tax Board for administration of the California Competes Tax Credit established under this section. (l) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 8. Section 17131.8 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended to read:17131.8. (a) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, gross income does not include any covered loan amount forgiven pursuant to Section 1106 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (Public Law 116-139), pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-142), pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), or pursuant to the PPP Extension Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-6).(b) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, gross income does not include any advance grant amount issued pursuant to Section 1110(e) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), or pursuant to Section 331 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(c) (1) Notwithstanding Section 17280, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with For purposes of this part.(3) The provisions of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), relating to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (i) of Section 7A of the Small Business Act, shall not apply to an ineligible entity.(4) Paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall not apply.(d) (1) Notwithstanding Section 17280, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (b) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Subsection (b) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, in the case of any taxable year ending after the date of the enactment of this Act with For purposes of this part.(3) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall not apply to an ineligible entity.(e) (1) Notwithstanding Section 17280, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (a) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Subsection (a) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with For purposes of this part.(3) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall not apply to an ineligible entity.(f) (1) Notwithstanding Section 17280, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (b) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Subsection (b) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-120) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with For purposes of this part.(g) For purposes of this section, all of the following definitions shall apply:(1) Covered loan has the same meaning as in Section 1106 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), or pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(2) Advance grant amount means an emergency Economic Injury Disaster Loan grant pursuant to Section 1110(e) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), or a targeted Economic Injury Disaster Loan advance pursuant to Section 331 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(3) Ineligible entity means a taxpayer that either:(A) Is a publicly traded company.(B) Does not meet the reduction from the gross receipts requirements of Section 636(a)(37)(A)(iv)(bb) of Title 15 of the United States Code, as added by Section 311 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(4) Publicly traded company means a publicly traded entity as described in Section 342 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(h) The Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code) shall not apply to any standard, criterion, procedure, determination, rule, notice, guideline, or any other guidance established or issued by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(i) The amendments made by the act adding this subdivision shall be operative for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019.SEC. 9. Section 19132.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is repealed.SEC. 10. Section 19132.5 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read:19132.5. (a) (1) An individual taxpayer may elect to request a one-time abatement of a timeliness penalty under this section for a timeliness penalty that has been considered and rejected for abatement pursuant to the provisions of the section under which the penalty is imposed.(2) An individual taxpayer may, in lieu of requesting consideration for abatement pursuant to the section under which the timeliness penalty is imposed, instead request a one-time abatement of a timeliness penalty under this section.(b) If a taxpayer described in subdivision (a) requests, either orally or in writing, the abatement of a timeliness penalty pursuant to this section, the timeliness penalty shall be abated if all of the following apply:(1) The taxpayer has not previously been required to file a California personal income tax return under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) or has not previously been granted abatement under this section.(2) The taxpayer has filed all returns required under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) as of the date of the taxpayers request for abatement under this section.(3) Excluding the timeliness penalty that is the subject of the abatement request under this section, the taxpayer has paid in full, or arranged to pay pursuant to an installment agreement, any tax, penalties, fees, and interest due for the required returns pursuant to paragraph (2) and the taxpayer is current with all installment payments.(c) For purposes of this section, timeliness penalty means a penalty imposed under Section 19131 or 19132 for one taxable year with respect to a return filed by an individual for that taxable year.(d) For purposes of this section:(1) A timeliness penalty imposed and subsequently abated due to a determination of reasonable cause, or reasonable cause and not willful neglect, with respect to the taxpayer or the taxpayers spouse shall be considered to have not been imposed for purposes of determining eligibility for timeliness penalty abatement under this section.(2) A timeliness penalty shall be considered imposed on the original due date of the return for the taxable year for which the penalty is imposed.(e) Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any rule, guideline, or procedure prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(f) This section shall apply to requests for abatement made for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022.SEC. 11. Section 23627.1 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read:23627.1. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to allow qualified small business employers that received a tentative credit reservation under Section 23627, as that section read on November 30, 2021, to amend their returns for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021, to claim the credit allowed under Section 23627, as that section read on November 30, 2021.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (g) of Section 23627, as that section read on November 30, 2021, a qualified small business employer that received a tentative credit reservation under Section 23627, as that section read on November 30, 2021, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021, shall not be required to claim that credit on a timely filed original return.(c) For the purposes of this section, a qualified small business employer has the same meaning as defined in Section 23627, as that section read on November 30, 2021.(d) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 12. Section 23628 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended to read:23628. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022, there shall be allowed a small business hiring credit against the tax, as defined in Section 23036, to a qualified small business employer that receives a tentative credit reservation under Section 6902.10, in an amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (2).(2) The amount of credit determined by this subdivision shall be equal to the amount calculated pursuant to subparagraph (A) minus the amount calculated pursuant to subparagraph (B).(A) One thousand dollars ($1,000) for each net increase in qualified employees, as specified in subdivision (c), not to exceed one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000).(B) If the qualified small business employer received a tentative credit reservation amount pursuant to Section 6902.8, either of the following applies:(i) For a qualified small business employer that made an irrevocable election pursuant to Section 6902.8 to apply the credit against qualified sales and use taxes pursuant to Section 6902.7, the credit amounts allocated to the qualified small business employer pursuant to Sections 6902.7 and 6902.8.(ii) For a qualified small business employer that elected to apply the credit under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) or Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001), or both, the tentative credit reservation amount received by the qualified small business employer pursuant to Section 6902.8.(b) For purposes of this section:(1) Monthly full-time equivalent means either of the following:(A) In the case of a qualified employee paid hourly qualified wages, monthly full-time equivalent means the total number of hours employed per month for the qualified small business employer by the qualified employee, not to exceed 167 hours per month per qualified employee, divided by 167.(B) In the case of a salaried qualified employee, monthly full-time equivalent means the total number of weeks employed per month for the qualified small business employer by the qualified employee divided by 4.33 multiplied by the time base the qualified employee was employed.(2) (A) Qualified employee means an employee who is paid qualified wages by a qualified small business employer.(B) Qualified employee shall not include an employee whose qualified wages are included in calculating any other credit allowed under this part, except for the credit allowed under Section 23627.(3) (A) Qualified small business employer means a taxpayer that as of December 31, 2020, employed a total of 500 or fewer qualified employees and meets either of the following requirements:(i) Has a decrease of 20 percent or more in gross receipts determined by comparing gross receipts beginning on January 1, 2020, and ending on December 31, 2020, to the gross receipts beginning on January 1, 2019, and ending on December 31, 2019.(ii) Is a fiscal year filer that has a decrease of 20 percent or more in gross receipts determined by comparing either of the following:(I) The gross receipts for fiscal year 201920 to the gross receipts from fiscal year 201819.(II) The average of gross receipts for fiscal year 201920 and fiscal year 202021 to the gross receipts from fiscal year 201819.(iii) For a taxpayer that first commences business after January 1, 2019, but on or before January 1, 2020, has a decrease of 20 percent or more in gross receipts in the second quarter of 2020 determined by comparing gross receipts from January 1, 2020, through February 28, 2020, multiplied by 1.5 to the gross receipts for the period beginning on April 1, 2020, and ending on June 30, 2020.(B) Qualified small business employer does not include a taxpayer required to be included in a combined report under Section 25101 or 25110 or authorized to be included in a combined report under Section 25101.15.(4) Qualified wages means wages subject to withholding under Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code.(5) Time base means the fraction of full-time employment that the qualified employee is employed.(6) Weeks employed means the total number of calendar days that a qualified employee was employed by the qualified small business employer during the month, divided by seven, not to exceed 4.33.(c) The net increase in qualified employees of a qualified small business employer shall be equal to the amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (2) minus the amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (1).(1) The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed during the three-month period beginning on April 1, 2020, and ending on June 30, 2020, by the qualified small business employer. The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees is determined by adding the total monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed by the qualified small business employer for all three months and dividing the total by three.(2) The lesser of either of the following:(A) The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed during the 12-month period beginning on July 1, 2020 and ending on June 30, 2021, by the qualified small business employer. The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees is determined by adding the total monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed by the qualified small business employer for all 12 months and dividing the total by 12.(B) The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed during the three-month period beginning on April 1, 2021 and ending on June 30, 2021, by the qualified small business employer. The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees is determined by adding the total monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed by the qualified small business employer for all three months and dividing the total by three.(d) If the credit allowed by this section exceeds the tax, the excess may be carried over to reduce the tax in the following year, and succeeding four years if necessary, until the credit is exhausted.(e) A deduction otherwise allowed under this part for qualified wages shall be reduced by the amount of the credit allowed under this section.(f) For purposes of this section:(1) All employees of the trades or businesses that are treated as related under Section 267, 318, or 707 of the Internal Revenue Code shall be treated as employed by a single qualified small business employer.(2) If a qualified small business employer changes its business form to a different entity type after receiving a tentative credit reservation under Section 6902.10 and continues operation, the new entity shall be allowed the credit, and the determination of the amount of the credit under this section with respect to qualified wages paid or incurred by the qualified small business employer shall apply to the new entity as if those qualified wages were paid or incurred by the new entity.(g) Notwithstanding Section 23803, an S corporation that makes the election under Section 6902.10 shall be allowed to apply the full credit amount against qualified sales and use tax, and no amount of credit shall be allowed to reduce the shareholders liability under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001).(h) A disallowance of a credit claimed due to the application of the limitation specified in Section 6902.10 shall be treated as a mathematical error appearing on the return. An amount of tax resulting from that disallowance may be assessed by the Franchise Tax Board in the same manner as provided by Section 19051.(i) (1) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe any regulations necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section.(2) The Franchise Tax Board may adopt rules, guidelines, procedures, or other guidance to carry out the purposes of this section. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any regulation, rule, guideline, procedure, or other guidance adopted by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(j) Notwithstanding Section 19542, the Franchise Tax Board may provide to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, only to the extent allowed under federal law, information related to the credit allowed by Section 6902.9, this section, and Section 17053.71, including, but not limited to, the qualified small business employer names, amounts of tax credits allowed under each section, amount of gross receipts, and the net increase in qualified employees.(k) The amendments made by the act adding this subdivision shall apply for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022. (l) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2026, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 13. Section 23629 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended to read:23629. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, there shall be allowed to a qualified taxpayer that employs an eligible individual a credit against the tax, as defined in Section 23036, an amount as determined pursuant to paragraph (2), not to exceed thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) per taxpayer per taxable year.(2) A qualified taxpayer shall be allowed the credit pursuant to this section in the following amounts per taxable year:(A) Two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each eligible individual that works at least 500 hours, but fewer than 1,000 hours, for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(B) Five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each eligible individual that works at least 1,000 hours, but fewer than 1,500 hours, for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(C) Seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) for each eligible individual that works at least 1,500 hours, but fewer than 2,000 hours, for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(D) Ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each eligible individual that works at least 2,000 hours for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(b) For purposes of this section:(1) Continuum of care has the same meaning as in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(2) Coordinated entry system means a centralized or coordinated assessment system developed pursuant to Section 578.7 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations, designed to coordinate homelessness program participant intake, assessment, and provision of referrals.(3) Eligible employer means a taxpayer that meets all of the following requirements:(A) Pays wages subject to withholding under Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code.(B) Pays at least 120 percent of minimum wage.(C) Provides to the Franchise Tax Board, upon request, a copy of the certification received for each eligible individual for each tax year that the credit is claimed for that eligible individual by that eligible employer.(4) Eligible individual means a person who meets both of the following criteria:(A) The person is homeless or has received supportive services from a homeless services provider, as designated by a local continuum of care or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, on the date of the hire or anytime during the 180-day period immediately before the hire.(B) The person has been issued a certification pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (c), and that certification has not expired.(5) Homeless Management Information System has the same meaning as in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Homeless Management Information System includes the use of a comparable database by a victim services provider or legal services provider that is permitted by the federal government under Part 576 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(6) Person is homeless means the same as homeless as defined in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(7) Minimum wage means the wage established pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1171) of Part 4 of Division 2 of the Labor Code.(8) Qualified taxpayer means an eligible employer that pays wages subject to withholding under Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code to an eligible individual.(c) (1) A credit shall not be allowed under this section unless the eligible employer submits to the Franchise Tax Board, upon request, a certification issued by a continuum of care, or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, or other program as specified by the Franchise Tax Board.(2) A continuum of care or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, shall issue certifications for eligible individuals.(3) The certification pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be issued in a form and manner prescribed by Franchise Tax Board.(4) A certification issued pursuant to this subdivision shall expire one year after issuance.(5) An eligible individual may receive a new certification pursuant to this subdivision if they are homeless or have received supportive services from a homeless services provider, as designated by a local continuum of care or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, on the date that the eligible individual receives a new certification or anytime during the 180-day period immediately before that date.(d) (1) The total aggregate amount of the credit that may be allocated by credit reservations per calendar year to all qualified taxpayers pursuant to this section and Section 17053.80 shall not exceed thirty million dollars ($30,000,000), plus the unallocated credit amount, if any, from the preceding calendar year.(2) (A) To be eligible for the credit allowed by this section with respect to an eligible individual, a qualified taxpayer shall request a credit reservation from the Franchise Tax Board, in the form and manner prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board, consistent with either of the following, as applicable:(i) Within 30 days of hiring an eligible individual.(ii) Within 60 days of receiving a new certification pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (c).(B) To obtain a credit reservation with respect to an eligible individual, the qualified taxpayer shall provide necessary information, as determined by the Franchise Tax Board, including the name, social security number, how many hours the eligible individual is expected to work for the next 12 months, and the start date of employment.(3) The Franchise Tax Board shall do both of the following:(A) Approve a tentative credit reservation with respect to an eligible individual.(B) Subject to the annual cap established as provided in paragraph (1), allocate an aggregate amount of credits under this section and Section 17053.80, and allocate any carryover of unallocated credits from prior years.(e) In the case where the credit allowed by this section exceeds the tax, the excess may be carried over to reduce the tax in the following taxable year, and succeeding two years if necessary, until the credit is exhausted.(f) If the credit allowed by this section is claimed by the qualified taxpayer, a deduction otherwise allowed under this part for any amount of wages paid or incurred by the qualified taxpayer as a trade or business expense to an eligible individual shall be reduced by the amount of the credit allowed by this section.(g) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe rules, guidelines, or procedures necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section, including any guidelines regarding the allocation of the credit allowed under this section. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any rule, guideline, or procedure prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(h) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 14. Section 23689 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended to read:23689. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on and after January 1, 2014, and before January 1, 2030, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax, as defined in Section 23036, an amount as determined by the committee pursuant to paragraph (2) and approved pursuant to Section 18410.2.(2) The credit under this section shall be allocated by GO-Biz with respect to the 201314 fiscal year through and including the 202728 fiscal year. The amount of credit allocated to a taxpayer with respect to a fiscal year pursuant to this section shall be as set forth in a written agreement between GO-Biz and the taxpayer and shall be based on the following factors:(A) The number of jobs the taxpayer will create or retain in this state.(B) The compensation paid or proposed to be paid by the taxpayer to its employees, including wages and fringe benefits.(C) The amount of investment in this state by the taxpayer.(D) The extent of unemployment or poverty in the area according to the United States Census in which the taxpayers project or business is proposed or located.(E) The incentives available to the taxpayer in this state, including incentives from the state, local government, and other entities.(F) The incentives available to the taxpayer in other states.(G) The duration of the proposed project and the duration the taxpayer commits to remain in this state.(H) The overall economic impact in this state of the taxpayers project or business.(I) The strategic importance of the taxpayers project or business to the state, region, or locality.(J) The opportunity for future growth and expansion in this state by the taxpayers business.(K) The extent to which the anticipated benefit to the state exceeds the projected benefit to the taxpayer from the tax credit.(L) For a credit allocated beginning with the 201819 fiscal year, the training opportunities offered by the taxpayer to its employees.(3) The written agreement entered into pursuant to paragraph (2) shall include:(A) Terms and conditions that include the taxable year or years for which the credit allocated shall be allowed, a minimum compensation level, and a minimum job retention period.(B) Provisions indicating whether the credit is to be allocated in full upon approval or in increments based on mutually agreed upon milestones when satisfactorily met by the taxpayer.(C) Provisions that allow the committee to recapture the credit, in whole or in part, if the taxpayer fails to fulfill the terms and conditions of the written agreement.(b) For purposes of this section:(1) Committee means the California Competes Tax Credit Committee established pursuant to Section 18410.2.(2) GO-Biz means the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development.(c) For purposes of this section, GO-Biz shall do the following:(1) Give priority to a taxpayer whose project or business is located or proposed to be located in an area of high unemployment or poverty.(2) Negotiate with a taxpayer the terms and conditions of proposed written agreements that provide the credit allowed pursuant to this section to a taxpayer.(3) Provide the negotiated written agreement to the committee for its approval pursuant to Section 18410.2.(4) Inform the Franchise Tax Board of the terms and conditions of the written agreement upon approval of the written agreement by the committee.(5) Inform the Franchise Tax Board of any recapture, in whole or in part, of a previously allocated credit upon approval of the recapture by the committee.(6) Post on its internet website all of the following:(A) The name of each taxpayer allocated a credit pursuant to this section.(B) The estimated amount of the investment by each taxpayer.(C) The estimated number of jobs created or retained.(D) The amount of the credit allocated to the taxpayer.(E) The amount of the credit recaptured from the taxpayer, if applicable.(F) The primary location where the taxpayer has committed to increasing the net number of jobs or make investments. The primary location shall be listed by city or, in the case of unincorporated areas, by county.(G) Information that identifies each tax credit award that was given a priority for being located in a high unemployment or poverty area, pursuant to paragraph (1).(7) Consider the extent to which the credit will influence the taxpayers ability, willingness, or both, to create jobs in this state that might not otherwise be created in the state by the taxpayer or any other taxpayer. GO-Biz may also consider other factors, including, but not limited to, the following:(A) The financial solvency of the taxpayer and the taxpayers ability to finance its proposed expansion.(B) The taxpayers current and prior compliance with federal and state laws.(C) Current and prior litigation involving the taxpayer.(D) The reasonableness of the fee arrangement between the taxpayer and any third party providing any services related to the credit allowed pursuant to this section.(E) For allocation periods beginning with the 202324 fiscal year, the taxpayers willingness to relocate jobs into California from a state that has enacted a law that does any of the following:(i) Voids or repeals, or has the effect of voiding or repealing, existing state protections against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.(ii) Authorizes or requires discrimination against same-sex couples or their families, or discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.(iii) Creates an exemption to antidiscrimination laws in order to permit discrimination against same-sex couples or their families, or permits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.(iv) Denies or interferes with, or has the effect of denying or interfering with, a womans right to choose to bear a child or to choose and obtain an abortion, as provided by Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 123460) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code.(F) For allocation periods beginning with the 202324 fiscal year, the taxpayers commitment to treating their workforce fairly and creating quality, full-time, wage and salary jobs in the state, evidence of which may include, but not be limited to, the following:(i) Training, career ladder, apprenticeship, or preapprenticeship programs for nonsupervisorial employees.(ii) Joint labor-management letter of support.(iii) A high percentage of full-time wage and salary employees compared to part-time, temporary, and independent contractors.(iv) Little to no history of a bad safety record, or resolved or pending litigation, violations, citations, fines, or penalties relating to any state or federal environmental and labor laws within the last 10 years.(G) Any other factors GO-Biz deems necessary to ensure that the administration of the credit allowed pursuant to this section is a model of accountability and transparency and that the effective use of the limited amount of credit available is maximized.(8) (A) Implementation of subparagraphs (E) and (F) of paragraph (7) of this subdivision for the 202223 fiscal year is deemed an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, or general welfare and, therefore, the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development is hereby authorized to adopt emergency regulations to implement subparagraphs (E) and (F) of paragraph (7) of this subdivision during the 202223 fiscal year in accordance with the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(B) Nothing in this subdivision shall require the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development to approve emergency regulations.(d) For purposes of this section, the Franchise Tax Board shall do all of the following:(1) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), review the books and records of all taxpayers allocated a credit pursuant to this section to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the written agreement between the taxpayer and GO-Biz.(B) In the case of a taxpayer that is a small business, as defined in Section 23626, review the books and records of the taxpayer allocated a credit pursuant to this section to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the written agreement between the taxpayer and GO-Biz when, in the sole discretion of the Franchise Tax Board, a review of those books and records is appropriate or necessary in the best interests of the state.(2) Notwithstanding Section 19542, notify GO-Biz of a possible breach of the written agreement by a taxpayer and provide detailed information regarding the basis for that determination.(e) In the case where the credit allowed under this section exceeds the tax, as defined in Section 23036, for a taxable year, the excess credit may be carried over to reduce the tax in the following taxable year, and succeeding five taxable years, if necessary, until the credit has been exhausted.(f) Any recapture, in whole or in part, of a credit approved by the committee pursuant to Section 18410.2 shall be treated as a mathematical error appearing on the return. Any amount of tax resulting from that recapture shall be assessed by the Franchise Tax Board in the same manner as provided by Section 19051. The amount of tax resulting from the recapture shall be added to the tax otherwise due by the taxpayer for the taxable year in which the committees recapture determination occurred.(g) (1) The aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated in any fiscal year pursuant to this section and Section 17059.2 shall be an amount equal to the sum of subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), less the amount specified in subparagraphs (D) and (E):(A) Thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) for the 201314 fiscal year, one hundred fifty million dollars ($150,000,000) for the 201415 fiscal year, two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) for each fiscal year from 201516 to 201718, inclusive, one hundred eighty million dollars ($180,000,000) for each fiscal year from 201819 to 202021, inclusive, two hundred ninety million dollars ($290,000,000) for the 202122 fiscal year, and one hundred eighty million dollars ($180,000,000) for each fiscal year from 202223 to 202728, inclusive.(B) The unallocated credit amount, if any, from the preceding fiscal year.(C) The amount of any previously allocated credits that have been recaptured.(D) The amount estimated by the Director of Finance, in consultation with the Franchise Tax Board and the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, to be necessary to limit the aggregation of the estimated amount of exemptions claimed pursuant to Section 6377.1 and of the amounts estimated to be claimed pursuant to this section and Sections 17053.73, 17059.2, and 23626 to no more than seven hundred fifty million dollars ($750,000,000) for either the current fiscal year or the next fiscal year.(i) The Director of Finance shall notify the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee of the estimated annual allocation authorized by this paragraph. Any allocation pursuant to these provisions shall be made no sooner than 30 days after written notification has been provided to the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the chairpersons of the committees of each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations, or not sooner than whatever lesser time the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or the Chairpersons designee, may determine.(ii) In no event shall the amount estimated in this subparagraph be less than zero dollars ($0).(E) (i) For the 201516 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount of credit estimated by the Director of Finance to be allowed to all qualified taxpayers for that fiscal year pursuant to subparagraph (A) or subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 23636.(ii) If the amount available per fiscal year pursuant to this section and Section 17059.2 is less than the aggregate amount of credit estimated by the Director of Finance to be allowed to qualified taxpayers pursuant to subparagraph (A) or subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 23636, the aggregate amount allowed pursuant to Section 23636 shall not be reduced and, in addition to the reduction required by clause (i), the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 17059.2 for the next fiscal year shall be reduced by the amount of that deficit.(iii) It is the intent of the Legislature that the reductions specified in this subparagraph of the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 17059.2 shall continue if the repeal dates of the credits allowed by this section and Section 17059.2 are removed or extended.(2) (A) In addition to the other amounts determined pursuant to paragraph (1), the Director of Finance may increase the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 17059.2 by up to twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) per fiscal year through the 202728 fiscal year. The amount of any increase made pursuant to this paragraph, when combined with any increase made pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (g) of Section 17059.2, shall not exceed twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) per fiscal year through the 202728 fiscal year.(B) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Director of Finance increase the aggregate amount under subparagraph (A) in order to mitigate the reduction of the amount available due to the credit allowed to all qualified taxpayers pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 23636.(3) Each fiscal year through the 201718 fiscal year, 25 percent of the aggregate amount of the credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 17059.2 shall be reserved for small business, as defined in Section 17053.73 or 23626.(4) Each fiscal year, no more than 20 percent of the aggregate amount of the credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section shall be allocated to any one taxpayer.(h) GO-Biz may prescribe rules and regulations as necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. Any rule or regulation prescribed pursuant to this section may be by adoption of an emergency regulation in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(i) (1) A written agreement between GO-Biz and a taxpayer with respect to the credit authorized by this section shall not restrict, broaden, or otherwise alter the ability of the taxpayer to assign that credit or any portion thereof in accordance with Section 23663.(2) A written agreement between GO-Biz and a taxpayer with respect to the credit authorized by this section must comply with existing law on the date the agreement is executed.(j) (1) Upon the effective date of this section, the Department of Finance shall estimate the total dollar amount of credits that will be claimed under this section with respect to each fiscal year from the 201314 fiscal year to the 202930 fiscal year, inclusive.(2) The Franchise Tax Board shall annually provide to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, by no later than March 1, a report of the total dollar amount of the credits claimed under this section with respect to the relevant fiscal year. The report shall compare the total dollar amount of credits claimed under this section with respect to that fiscal year with the departments estimate with respect to that same fiscal year. If the total dollar amount of credits claimed for the fiscal year is less than the estimate for that fiscal year, the report shall identify options for increasing annual claims of the credit so as to meet estimated amounts.(k) (1) Section 19542 shall apply to all information obtained by the Franchise Tax Board and GO-Biz for the purpose of administering the California Competes Tax Credit established under this section.(2) Notwithstanding Section 19542 and paragraph (1), the Franchise Tax Board may disclose information to GO-Biz and GO-Biz may disclose information to the Franchise Tax Board for administration of the California Competes Tax Credit established under this section. (l) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 15. Section 24308.6 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended to read:24308.6. (a) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, gross income does not include any covered loan amount forgiven pursuant to Section 1106 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (Public Law 116-139), pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-142), pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), or pursuant to the PPP Extension Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-6).(b) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, gross income does not include any advance grant amount issued pursuant to Section 1110(e) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), or pursuant to Section 331 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(c) (1) Notwithstanding Section 24425, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with For purposes of this part.(3) The provisions of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), relating to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (i) of Section 7A of the Small Business Act, shall not apply to an ineligible entity.(4) Paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall not apply.(d) (1) Notwithstanding Section 24425, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (b) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Subsection (b) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, in the case of any taxable year ending after the date of the enactment of this Act with For purposes of this part.(3) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall not apply to an ineligible entity.(e) (1) Notwithstanding Section 24425, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (a) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Subsection (a) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with For purposes of this part.(3) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall not apply to an ineligible entity.(f) (1) Notwithstanding Section 24425, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (b) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Subsection (b) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-120) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with For purposes of this part.(g) For purposes of this section, all of the following definitions shall apply:(1) Covered loan has the same meaning as in Section 1106 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), or pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(2) Advance grant amount means an emergency Economic Injury Disaster Loan grant pursuant to Section 1110(e) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), or a targeted Economic Injury Disaster Loan advance pursuant to Section 331 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(3) Ineligible entity means a taxpayer that either:(A) Is a publicly traded company.(B) Does not meet the reduction from the gross receipts requirements of Section 636(a)(37)(A)(iv)(bb) of Title 15 of the United States Code, as added by Section 311 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(4) Publicly traded company means a publicly traded entity as described in Section 342 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(h) The Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code) shall not apply to any standard, criterion, procedure, determination, rule, notice, guideline, or any other guidance established or issued by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(i) The amendments made by the act adding this subdivision shall be operative for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019.SEC. 16. Section 3 of Chapter 17 of the Statutes of 2021 is amended to read:Sec. 3. For the purposes of complying with Section 41 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, with respect to Sections 17131.8 and 24308.6 of the Revenue and Taxation Code as amended by Chapter 17 of the Statutes of 2021 and the act amending this section (hereafter the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes), the Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) The specific goal, purpose, and objective that the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes will achieve is to provide assistance to small businesses operating in the state that have been harmed economically by the COVID-19 pandemic.(b) Detailed performance indicators for the Legislature to use in determining whether the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes meet the goal, purpose, and objective described in subdivision (a) is the extent to which the businesses that received the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) loans and subsequently used the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes reflect the industries, regions, and businesses by type of ownership that were most substantially harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and whether any particular industries, regions, or businesses by type of ownership in the business community were not able to participate in the PPP loans and the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes.(c) The Legislative Analysts Office shall collaborate with the Franchise Tax Board, as well as reviewing other publicly available data, to analyze whether the PPP loans and the tax benefits of the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes were distributed evenly over industries, regions, and businesses by type of ownership harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic and report by January 1, 2024, and in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, to the Legislature.(d) The data collection requirements for determining whether the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes meet, or fail to meet, the specific goal, purpose, and objective described in subdivision (a) are:(1) To assist the Legislature in determining whether the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes meet the specific goal, purpose, and objective described in subdivision (a), and in order to carry out its duties pursuant to subdivision (c), the Legislative Analysts Office may request information from the Franchise Tax Board.(2) (A) The Franchise Tax Board shall provide any available data requested by the Legislative Analysts Office pursuant to this subdivision.(B) The disclosure provisions of this paragraph shall be treated as an exception to Section 19542 under Article 2 (commencing with Section 19542) of Chapter 7 of Part 10.2 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.SEC. 17. (a) For purposes of complying with Section 41 of the Revenue and Taxation Code with respect to Section 6357.4 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, as added by this act, the Legislature finds and declares that the purpose of the exemption allowed by Section 6357.4 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is to provide financial relief to California businesses and residents that use diesel fuel.(b) The performance indicators for the Legislature to use in determining whether the exemption achieves its stated goals shall be the total gallons of diesel fuel that were partially exempted from sales tax pursuant to this act, and the total dollar value of taxable diesel sales that were partially exempted from sales tax pursuant to this act.(c) (1) The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration shall prepare a written report that includes both of the following:(A) The estimated total number of gallons of diesel fuel that were partially exempted from sales tax pursuant to this act.(B) The estimated total dollar value of taxable diesel sales that were partially exempted from sales tax pursuant to this act.(2) The disclosure provisions of this subdivision shall be treated as an exception to Section 7056.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.SEC. 18. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that allowing taxpayers with tentative credit reservations for the credits allowed under former Section 17053.72 and Section 23627 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, as those sections read on November 30, 2021, and under Sections 17053.71 and 23628 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, to claim those credits on an amended return pursuant to Sections 17053.72.1 and 23627.1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, as added by this act, and Sections 17053.71 and 23628 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, as amended by this act, allows more flexibility for those eligible taxpayers to claim reserved credits, thereby helping more small businesses that were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and does not constitute a gift of public funds within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XVI of the California Constitution. SEC. 19. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the tax benefits authorized by the amendments to Sections 17131.8 and 24308.6 of the Revenue and Taxation Code made by this act serve the public purpose of securing the financial condition of businesses that were economically harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic and do not constitute a gift of public funds within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XVI of the California Constitution.SEC. 20. This act is a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill within the meaning of subdivision (e) of Section 12 of Article IV of the California Constitution, has been identified as related to the budget in the Budget Bill, and shall take effect immediately.
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8192 The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
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8596 SECTION 1. Section 12419.3.3 is added to the Government Code, to read:12419.3.3. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2024, the Controller shall not offset delinquent accounts against the personal income tax refunds of an individual who received the earned income tax credit under Section 17052 of the Revenue and Taxation Code or the young child tax credit under Section 17052.1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code for the taxable year.(b) This section shall not apply to delinquent accounts for the nonpayment of child or family support.
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8798 SECTION 1. Section 12419.3.3 is added to the Government Code, to read:
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91102 12419.3.3. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2024, the Controller shall not offset delinquent accounts against the personal income tax refunds of an individual who received the earned income tax credit under Section 17052 of the Revenue and Taxation Code or the young child tax credit under Section 17052.1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code for the taxable year.(b) This section shall not apply to delinquent accounts for the nonpayment of child or family support.
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93104 12419.3.3. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2024, the Controller shall not offset delinquent accounts against the personal income tax refunds of an individual who received the earned income tax credit under Section 17052 of the Revenue and Taxation Code or the young child tax credit under Section 17052.1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code for the taxable year.(b) This section shall not apply to delinquent accounts for the nonpayment of child or family support.
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95106 12419.3.3. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2024, the Controller shall not offset delinquent accounts against the personal income tax refunds of an individual who received the earned income tax credit under Section 17052 of the Revenue and Taxation Code or the young child tax credit under Section 17052.1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code for the taxable year.(b) This section shall not apply to delinquent accounts for the nonpayment of child or family support.
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99110 12419.3.3. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2024, the Controller shall not offset delinquent accounts against the personal income tax refunds of an individual who received the earned income tax credit under Section 17052 of the Revenue and Taxation Code or the young child tax credit under Section 17052.1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code for the taxable year.
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101112 (b) This section shall not apply to delinquent accounts for the nonpayment of child or family support.
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103114 SEC. 2. Section 6357.4 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read:6357.4. (a) On and after October 1, 2022, and before October 1, 2023, there are exempted from the taxes imposed by this part the gross receipts from the sale of, and the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of, diesel fuel, as defined in Section 60022. (b) (1) Notwithstanding any provision of the Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law (Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 7200)) or the Transactions and Use Tax Law (Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251)), the exemption established by subdivision (a) does not apply with respect to any tax levied pursuant to, or in accordance with, either of those laws. (2) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the exemption established by this section shall not apply with respect to any tax levied pursuant to Section 6051.2, 6051.8, 6201.2, or 6201.8, pursuant to Section 35 of Article XIII of the California Constitution, or any tax levied pursuant to Section 6051 or 6201 that is deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Local Revenue Fund 2011 pursuant to Section 6051.15 or 6201.15. (c) This section shall become inoperative on October 1, 2023, and as of that date is repealed.
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105116 SEC. 2. Section 6357.4 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read:
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109120 6357.4. (a) On and after October 1, 2022, and before October 1, 2023, there are exempted from the taxes imposed by this part the gross receipts from the sale of, and the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of, diesel fuel, as defined in Section 60022. (b) (1) Notwithstanding any provision of the Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law (Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 7200)) or the Transactions and Use Tax Law (Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251)), the exemption established by subdivision (a) does not apply with respect to any tax levied pursuant to, or in accordance with, either of those laws. (2) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the exemption established by this section shall not apply with respect to any tax levied pursuant to Section 6051.2, 6051.8, 6201.2, or 6201.8, pursuant to Section 35 of Article XIII of the California Constitution, or any tax levied pursuant to Section 6051 or 6201 that is deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Local Revenue Fund 2011 pursuant to Section 6051.15 or 6201.15. (c) This section shall become inoperative on October 1, 2023, and as of that date is repealed.
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111122 6357.4. (a) On and after October 1, 2022, and before October 1, 2023, there are exempted from the taxes imposed by this part the gross receipts from the sale of, and the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of, diesel fuel, as defined in Section 60022. (b) (1) Notwithstanding any provision of the Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law (Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 7200)) or the Transactions and Use Tax Law (Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251)), the exemption established by subdivision (a) does not apply with respect to any tax levied pursuant to, or in accordance with, either of those laws. (2) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the exemption established by this section shall not apply with respect to any tax levied pursuant to Section 6051.2, 6051.8, 6201.2, or 6201.8, pursuant to Section 35 of Article XIII of the California Constitution, or any tax levied pursuant to Section 6051 or 6201 that is deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Local Revenue Fund 2011 pursuant to Section 6051.15 or 6201.15. (c) This section shall become inoperative on October 1, 2023, and as of that date is repealed.
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113124 6357.4. (a) On and after October 1, 2022, and before October 1, 2023, there are exempted from the taxes imposed by this part the gross receipts from the sale of, and the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of, diesel fuel, as defined in Section 60022. (b) (1) Notwithstanding any provision of the Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law (Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 7200)) or the Transactions and Use Tax Law (Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251)), the exemption established by subdivision (a) does not apply with respect to any tax levied pursuant to, or in accordance with, either of those laws. (2) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the exemption established by this section shall not apply with respect to any tax levied pursuant to Section 6051.2, 6051.8, 6201.2, or 6201.8, pursuant to Section 35 of Article XIII of the California Constitution, or any tax levied pursuant to Section 6051 or 6201 that is deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Local Revenue Fund 2011 pursuant to Section 6051.15 or 6201.15. (c) This section shall become inoperative on October 1, 2023, and as of that date is repealed.
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117128 6357.4. (a) On and after October 1, 2022, and before October 1, 2023, there are exempted from the taxes imposed by this part the gross receipts from the sale of, and the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of, diesel fuel, as defined in Section 60022.
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119130 (b) (1) Notwithstanding any provision of the Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law (Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 7200)) or the Transactions and Use Tax Law (Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251)), the exemption established by subdivision (a) does not apply with respect to any tax levied pursuant to, or in accordance with, either of those laws.
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121132 (2) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the exemption established by this section shall not apply with respect to any tax levied pursuant to Section 6051.2, 6051.8, 6201.2, or 6201.8, pursuant to Section 35 of Article XIII of the California Constitution, or any tax levied pursuant to Section 6051 or 6201 that is deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Local Revenue Fund 2011 pursuant to Section 6051.15 or 6201.15.
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123134 (c) This section shall become inoperative on October 1, 2023, and as of that date is repealed.
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125136 SEC. 3. Section 7102.1 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read:7102.1. (a) On and after April 1, 2023, and before April 1, 2024, the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, with the concurrence of the Department of Finance, shall, on a quarterly basis, estimate the revenues, less refunds, that, if not for Section 6357.4, would have been derived under this part at the 43/4-percent rate, excluding the portion of the 43/4-percent rate that is deposited in the State Treasury and credited to the Local Revenue Fund 2011 pursuant to Section 6051.15 or 6201.15, from the imposition of sales and use taxes on fuel, as defined for purposes of the Diesel Fuel Tax Law (Part 31 (commencing with Section 60001)).(b) The Controller shall, on a quarterly basis, transfer the estimated amount from the Retail Sales Tax Fund to the Public Transportation Account, a trust fund in the State Transportation Fund.(c) The quarterly estimates required by subdivision (a) shall be based on taxable transactions from October 1, 2022, to September 30, 2023, inclusive.
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127138 SEC. 3. Section 7102.1 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read:
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131142 7102.1. (a) On and after April 1, 2023, and before April 1, 2024, the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, with the concurrence of the Department of Finance, shall, on a quarterly basis, estimate the revenues, less refunds, that, if not for Section 6357.4, would have been derived under this part at the 43/4-percent rate, excluding the portion of the 43/4-percent rate that is deposited in the State Treasury and credited to the Local Revenue Fund 2011 pursuant to Section 6051.15 or 6201.15, from the imposition of sales and use taxes on fuel, as defined for purposes of the Diesel Fuel Tax Law (Part 31 (commencing with Section 60001)).(b) The Controller shall, on a quarterly basis, transfer the estimated amount from the Retail Sales Tax Fund to the Public Transportation Account, a trust fund in the State Transportation Fund.(c) The quarterly estimates required by subdivision (a) shall be based on taxable transactions from October 1, 2022, to September 30, 2023, inclusive.
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133144 7102.1. (a) On and after April 1, 2023, and before April 1, 2024, the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, with the concurrence of the Department of Finance, shall, on a quarterly basis, estimate the revenues, less refunds, that, if not for Section 6357.4, would have been derived under this part at the 43/4-percent rate, excluding the portion of the 43/4-percent rate that is deposited in the State Treasury and credited to the Local Revenue Fund 2011 pursuant to Section 6051.15 or 6201.15, from the imposition of sales and use taxes on fuel, as defined for purposes of the Diesel Fuel Tax Law (Part 31 (commencing with Section 60001)).(b) The Controller shall, on a quarterly basis, transfer the estimated amount from the Retail Sales Tax Fund to the Public Transportation Account, a trust fund in the State Transportation Fund.(c) The quarterly estimates required by subdivision (a) shall be based on taxable transactions from October 1, 2022, to September 30, 2023, inclusive.
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135146 7102.1. (a) On and after April 1, 2023, and before April 1, 2024, the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, with the concurrence of the Department of Finance, shall, on a quarterly basis, estimate the revenues, less refunds, that, if not for Section 6357.4, would have been derived under this part at the 43/4-percent rate, excluding the portion of the 43/4-percent rate that is deposited in the State Treasury and credited to the Local Revenue Fund 2011 pursuant to Section 6051.15 or 6201.15, from the imposition of sales and use taxes on fuel, as defined for purposes of the Diesel Fuel Tax Law (Part 31 (commencing with Section 60001)).(b) The Controller shall, on a quarterly basis, transfer the estimated amount from the Retail Sales Tax Fund to the Public Transportation Account, a trust fund in the State Transportation Fund.(c) The quarterly estimates required by subdivision (a) shall be based on taxable transactions from October 1, 2022, to September 30, 2023, inclusive.
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139150 7102.1. (a) On and after April 1, 2023, and before April 1, 2024, the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, with the concurrence of the Department of Finance, shall, on a quarterly basis, estimate the revenues, less refunds, that, if not for Section 6357.4, would have been derived under this part at the 43/4-percent rate, excluding the portion of the 43/4-percent rate that is deposited in the State Treasury and credited to the Local Revenue Fund 2011 pursuant to Section 6051.15 or 6201.15, from the imposition of sales and use taxes on fuel, as defined for purposes of the Diesel Fuel Tax Law (Part 31 (commencing with Section 60001)).
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141152 (b) The Controller shall, on a quarterly basis, transfer the estimated amount from the Retail Sales Tax Fund to the Public Transportation Account, a trust fund in the State Transportation Fund.
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143154 (c) The quarterly estimates required by subdivision (a) shall be based on taxable transactions from October 1, 2022, to September 30, 2023, inclusive.
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145156 SEC. 4. Section 17053.71 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended to read:17053.71. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022, there shall be allowed a small business hiring credit against the net tax, as defined in Section 17039, to a qualified small business employer that receives a tentative credit reservation under Section 6902.10, in an amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (2).(2) The amount of the credit allowed by this subdivision shall be equal to the amount calculated pursuant to subparagraph (A) minus the amount calculated pursuant to subparagraph (B).(A) One thousand dollars ($1,000) for each net increase in qualified employees, as specified in subdivision (c), not to exceed one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000).(B) If the qualified small business employer received a tentative credit reservation amount pursuant to Section 6902.8, either of the following applies:(i) For a qualified small business employer that made an irrevocable election pursuant to Section 6902.8 to apply the credit against qualified sales and use taxes pursuant to Section 6902.7, the credit amounts allocated to the qualified small business employer pursuant to Sections 6902.7 and 6902.8.(ii) For a qualified small business employer that elected to apply the credit under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) or Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001), or both, the tentative credit reservation amount received by the qualified small business employer pursuant to Section 6902.8.(b) For purposes of this section:(1) Monthly full-time equivalent means either of the following:(A) For a qualified employee paid hourly qualified wages, monthly full-time equivalent means the total number of hours employed per month for the qualified small business employer by the qualified employee, not to exceed 167 hours per month per qualified employee, divided by 167.(B) In the case of a salaried qualified employee, monthly full-time equivalent means the total number of weeks employed per month for the qualified small business employer by the qualified employee divided by 4.33 multiplied by the time base the qualified employee was employed.(2) (A) Qualified employee means an employee who is paid qualified wages by a qualified small business employer.(B) Qualified employee shall not include an employee whose qualified wages are included in calculating any other credit allowed under this part, except for the credit allowed under Section 17053.72.(3) (A) Qualified small business employer means a taxpayer that as of December 31, 2020, employed a total of 500 or fewer qualified employees and meets one of the following requirements:(i) Has a decrease of 20 percent or more in gross receipts determined by comparing gross receipts for the period beginning on January 1, 2020, and ending on December 31, 2020, to the gross receipts for the period beginning on January 1, 2019, and ending on December 31, 2019.(ii) Is a fiscal year filer that has a decrease of 20 percent or more in gross receipts determined by comparing either of the following:(I) The gross receipts for fiscal year 201920 to the gross receipts from fiscal year 201819.(II) The average of gross receipts for fiscal year 201920 and fiscal year 202021 to the gross receipts from fiscal year 201819.(iii) For a taxpayer that first commences business after January 1, 2019, but on or before January 1, 2020, has a decrease of 20 percent or more in gross receipts in the second quarter of 2020 determined by comparing gross receipts from January 1, 2020, through February 28, 2020, multiplied by 1.5 to the gross receipts for the period beginning on April 1, 2020, and ending on June 30, 2020.(B) Qualified small business employer does not include a taxpayer required to be included in a combined report under Section 25101 or 25110 or authorized to be included in a combined report under Section 25101.15.(4) Qualified wages means wages subject to withholding under Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code.(5) Time base means the fraction of full-time employment that the qualified employee is employed.(6) Weeks employed means the total number of calendar days that a qualified employee was employed by the qualified small business employer during the month, divided by seven, not to exceed 4.33.(c) The net increase in qualified employees of a qualified small business employer shall be equal to the amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (2) minus the amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (1).(1) The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed during the three-month period beginning on April 1, 2020, and ending on June 30, 2020, by the qualified small business employer. The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees is determined by adding the total monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed by the qualified small business employer for all three months and dividing the total by three.(2) The lesser of either of the following:(A) The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed during the 12-month period beginning on July 1, 2020, and ending on June 30, 2021, by the qualified small business employer. The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees is determined by adding the total monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed by the qualified small business employer for all 12 months and dividing the total by 12.(B) The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed during the three-month period beginning on April 1, 2021, and ending on June 30, 2021, by the qualified small business employer. The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees is determined by adding the total monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed by the qualified small business employer for all three months and dividing the total by three.(d) If the credit allowed by this section exceeds the net tax, the excess may be carried over to reduce the net tax in the following year, and succeeding four years if necessary, until the credit is exhausted.(e) A deduction otherwise allowed under this part for qualified wages shall be reduced by the amount of the credit allowed under this section.(f) For purposes of this section all of the following shall apply:(1) All employees of the trades or businesses that are treated as related under Section 267, 318, or 707 of the Internal Revenue Code shall be treated as employed by a single qualified small business employer.(2) If a qualified small business employer changes its business form to a different entity type after receiving a tentative credit reservation under Section 6902.10 and continues operation, the new entity shall be allowed the credit, and the determination of the amount of the credit under this section with respect to qualified wages paid or incurred by the qualified small business employer shall apply to the new entity as if those qualified wages were paid or incurred by the new entity.(g) Notwithstanding Section 23803, an S corporation that makes the election under Section 6902.10 shall be allowed to apply the full credit amount against qualified sales and use tax, and no amount of credit shall be allowed to reduce the shareholders liability under this part.(h) A disallowance of a credit claimed due to the application of the limitation specified in Section 6902.10 shall be treated as a mathematical error appearing on the return. An amount of tax resulting from that disallowance may be assessed by the Franchise Tax Board in the same manner as provided by Section 19051.(i) (1) The Franchise Tax Board may adopt regulations necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section.(2) The Franchise Tax Board may adopt rules, guidelines, procedures, or other guidance to carry out the purposes of this section. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any regulation, rule, guideline, procedure, or other guidance adopted by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(j) Notwithstanding Section 19542, the Franchise Tax Board may provide to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, only to the extent allowed under federal law, information related to the credit allowed by Section 6902.9, this section, and Section 23628, including, but not limited to, the qualified small business employer names, amounts of tax credits allowed under each section, amount of gross receipts, and the net increase in qualified employees.(k) The amendments made by the act adding this subdivision shall apply for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022. (l) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2026, and as of that date is repealed.
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147158 SEC. 4. Section 17053.71 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended to read:
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151162 17053.71. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022, there shall be allowed a small business hiring credit against the net tax, as defined in Section 17039, to a qualified small business employer that receives a tentative credit reservation under Section 6902.10, in an amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (2).(2) The amount of the credit allowed by this subdivision shall be equal to the amount calculated pursuant to subparagraph (A) minus the amount calculated pursuant to subparagraph (B).(A) One thousand dollars ($1,000) for each net increase in qualified employees, as specified in subdivision (c), not to exceed one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000).(B) If the qualified small business employer received a tentative credit reservation amount pursuant to Section 6902.8, either of the following applies:(i) For a qualified small business employer that made an irrevocable election pursuant to Section 6902.8 to apply the credit against qualified sales and use taxes pursuant to Section 6902.7, the credit amounts allocated to the qualified small business employer pursuant to Sections 6902.7 and 6902.8.(ii) For a qualified small business employer that elected to apply the credit under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) or Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001), or both, the tentative credit reservation amount received by the qualified small business employer pursuant to Section 6902.8.(b) For purposes of this section:(1) Monthly full-time equivalent means either of the following:(A) For a qualified employee paid hourly qualified wages, monthly full-time equivalent means the total number of hours employed per month for the qualified small business employer by the qualified employee, not to exceed 167 hours per month per qualified employee, divided by 167.(B) In the case of a salaried qualified employee, monthly full-time equivalent means the total number of weeks employed per month for the qualified small business employer by the qualified employee divided by 4.33 multiplied by the time base the qualified employee was employed.(2) (A) Qualified employee means an employee who is paid qualified wages by a qualified small business employer.(B) Qualified employee shall not include an employee whose qualified wages are included in calculating any other credit allowed under this part, except for the credit allowed under Section 17053.72.(3) (A) Qualified small business employer means a taxpayer that as of December 31, 2020, employed a total of 500 or fewer qualified employees and meets one of the following requirements:(i) Has a decrease of 20 percent or more in gross receipts determined by comparing gross receipts for the period beginning on January 1, 2020, and ending on December 31, 2020, to the gross receipts for the period beginning on January 1, 2019, and ending on December 31, 2019.(ii) Is a fiscal year filer that has a decrease of 20 percent or more in gross receipts determined by comparing either of the following:(I) The gross receipts for fiscal year 201920 to the gross receipts from fiscal year 201819.(II) The average of gross receipts for fiscal year 201920 and fiscal year 202021 to the gross receipts from fiscal year 201819.(iii) For a taxpayer that first commences business after January 1, 2019, but on or before January 1, 2020, has a decrease of 20 percent or more in gross receipts in the second quarter of 2020 determined by comparing gross receipts from January 1, 2020, through February 28, 2020, multiplied by 1.5 to the gross receipts for the period beginning on April 1, 2020, and ending on June 30, 2020.(B) Qualified small business employer does not include a taxpayer required to be included in a combined report under Section 25101 or 25110 or authorized to be included in a combined report under Section 25101.15.(4) Qualified wages means wages subject to withholding under Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code.(5) Time base means the fraction of full-time employment that the qualified employee is employed.(6) Weeks employed means the total number of calendar days that a qualified employee was employed by the qualified small business employer during the month, divided by seven, not to exceed 4.33.(c) The net increase in qualified employees of a qualified small business employer shall be equal to the amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (2) minus the amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (1).(1) The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed during the three-month period beginning on April 1, 2020, and ending on June 30, 2020, by the qualified small business employer. The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees is determined by adding the total monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed by the qualified small business employer for all three months and dividing the total by three.(2) The lesser of either of the following:(A) The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed during the 12-month period beginning on July 1, 2020, and ending on June 30, 2021, by the qualified small business employer. The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees is determined by adding the total monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed by the qualified small business employer for all 12 months and dividing the total by 12.(B) The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed during the three-month period beginning on April 1, 2021, and ending on June 30, 2021, by the qualified small business employer. The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees is determined by adding the total monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed by the qualified small business employer for all three months and dividing the total by three.(d) If the credit allowed by this section exceeds the net tax, the excess may be carried over to reduce the net tax in the following year, and succeeding four years if necessary, until the credit is exhausted.(e) A deduction otherwise allowed under this part for qualified wages shall be reduced by the amount of the credit allowed under this section.(f) For purposes of this section all of the following shall apply:(1) All employees of the trades or businesses that are treated as related under Section 267, 318, or 707 of the Internal Revenue Code shall be treated as employed by a single qualified small business employer.(2) If a qualified small business employer changes its business form to a different entity type after receiving a tentative credit reservation under Section 6902.10 and continues operation, the new entity shall be allowed the credit, and the determination of the amount of the credit under this section with respect to qualified wages paid or incurred by the qualified small business employer shall apply to the new entity as if those qualified wages were paid or incurred by the new entity.(g) Notwithstanding Section 23803, an S corporation that makes the election under Section 6902.10 shall be allowed to apply the full credit amount against qualified sales and use tax, and no amount of credit shall be allowed to reduce the shareholders liability under this part.(h) A disallowance of a credit claimed due to the application of the limitation specified in Section 6902.10 shall be treated as a mathematical error appearing on the return. An amount of tax resulting from that disallowance may be assessed by the Franchise Tax Board in the same manner as provided by Section 19051.(i) (1) The Franchise Tax Board may adopt regulations necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section.(2) The Franchise Tax Board may adopt rules, guidelines, procedures, or other guidance to carry out the purposes of this section. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any regulation, rule, guideline, procedure, or other guidance adopted by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(j) Notwithstanding Section 19542, the Franchise Tax Board may provide to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, only to the extent allowed under federal law, information related to the credit allowed by Section 6902.9, this section, and Section 23628, including, but not limited to, the qualified small business employer names, amounts of tax credits allowed under each section, amount of gross receipts, and the net increase in qualified employees.(k) The amendments made by the act adding this subdivision shall apply for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022. (l) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2026, and as of that date is repealed.
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153164 17053.71. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022, there shall be allowed a small business hiring credit against the net tax, as defined in Section 17039, to a qualified small business employer that receives a tentative credit reservation under Section 6902.10, in an amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (2).(2) The amount of the credit allowed by this subdivision shall be equal to the amount calculated pursuant to subparagraph (A) minus the amount calculated pursuant to subparagraph (B).(A) One thousand dollars ($1,000) for each net increase in qualified employees, as specified in subdivision (c), not to exceed one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000).(B) If the qualified small business employer received a tentative credit reservation amount pursuant to Section 6902.8, either of the following applies:(i) For a qualified small business employer that made an irrevocable election pursuant to Section 6902.8 to apply the credit against qualified sales and use taxes pursuant to Section 6902.7, the credit amounts allocated to the qualified small business employer pursuant to Sections 6902.7 and 6902.8.(ii) For a qualified small business employer that elected to apply the credit under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) or Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001), or both, the tentative credit reservation amount received by the qualified small business employer pursuant to Section 6902.8.(b) For purposes of this section:(1) Monthly full-time equivalent means either of the following:(A) For a qualified employee paid hourly qualified wages, monthly full-time equivalent means the total number of hours employed per month for the qualified small business employer by the qualified employee, not to exceed 167 hours per month per qualified employee, divided by 167.(B) In the case of a salaried qualified employee, monthly full-time equivalent means the total number of weeks employed per month for the qualified small business employer by the qualified employee divided by 4.33 multiplied by the time base the qualified employee was employed.(2) (A) Qualified employee means an employee who is paid qualified wages by a qualified small business employer.(B) Qualified employee shall not include an employee whose qualified wages are included in calculating any other credit allowed under this part, except for the credit allowed under Section 17053.72.(3) (A) Qualified small business employer means a taxpayer that as of December 31, 2020, employed a total of 500 or fewer qualified employees and meets one of the following requirements:(i) Has a decrease of 20 percent or more in gross receipts determined by comparing gross receipts for the period beginning on January 1, 2020, and ending on December 31, 2020, to the gross receipts for the period beginning on January 1, 2019, and ending on December 31, 2019.(ii) Is a fiscal year filer that has a decrease of 20 percent or more in gross receipts determined by comparing either of the following:(I) The gross receipts for fiscal year 201920 to the gross receipts from fiscal year 201819.(II) The average of gross receipts for fiscal year 201920 and fiscal year 202021 to the gross receipts from fiscal year 201819.(iii) For a taxpayer that first commences business after January 1, 2019, but on or before January 1, 2020, has a decrease of 20 percent or more in gross receipts in the second quarter of 2020 determined by comparing gross receipts from January 1, 2020, through February 28, 2020, multiplied by 1.5 to the gross receipts for the period beginning on April 1, 2020, and ending on June 30, 2020.(B) Qualified small business employer does not include a taxpayer required to be included in a combined report under Section 25101 or 25110 or authorized to be included in a combined report under Section 25101.15.(4) Qualified wages means wages subject to withholding under Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code.(5) Time base means the fraction of full-time employment that the qualified employee is employed.(6) Weeks employed means the total number of calendar days that a qualified employee was employed by the qualified small business employer during the month, divided by seven, not to exceed 4.33.(c) The net increase in qualified employees of a qualified small business employer shall be equal to the amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (2) minus the amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (1).(1) The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed during the three-month period beginning on April 1, 2020, and ending on June 30, 2020, by the qualified small business employer. The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees is determined by adding the total monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed by the qualified small business employer for all three months and dividing the total by three.(2) The lesser of either of the following:(A) The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed during the 12-month period beginning on July 1, 2020, and ending on June 30, 2021, by the qualified small business employer. The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees is determined by adding the total monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed by the qualified small business employer for all 12 months and dividing the total by 12.(B) The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed during the three-month period beginning on April 1, 2021, and ending on June 30, 2021, by the qualified small business employer. The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees is determined by adding the total monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed by the qualified small business employer for all three months and dividing the total by three.(d) If the credit allowed by this section exceeds the net tax, the excess may be carried over to reduce the net tax in the following year, and succeeding four years if necessary, until the credit is exhausted.(e) A deduction otherwise allowed under this part for qualified wages shall be reduced by the amount of the credit allowed under this section.(f) For purposes of this section all of the following shall apply:(1) All employees of the trades or businesses that are treated as related under Section 267, 318, or 707 of the Internal Revenue Code shall be treated as employed by a single qualified small business employer.(2) If a qualified small business employer changes its business form to a different entity type after receiving a tentative credit reservation under Section 6902.10 and continues operation, the new entity shall be allowed the credit, and the determination of the amount of the credit under this section with respect to qualified wages paid or incurred by the qualified small business employer shall apply to the new entity as if those qualified wages were paid or incurred by the new entity.(g) Notwithstanding Section 23803, an S corporation that makes the election under Section 6902.10 shall be allowed to apply the full credit amount against qualified sales and use tax, and no amount of credit shall be allowed to reduce the shareholders liability under this part.(h) A disallowance of a credit claimed due to the application of the limitation specified in Section 6902.10 shall be treated as a mathematical error appearing on the return. An amount of tax resulting from that disallowance may be assessed by the Franchise Tax Board in the same manner as provided by Section 19051.(i) (1) The Franchise Tax Board may adopt regulations necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section.(2) The Franchise Tax Board may adopt rules, guidelines, procedures, or other guidance to carry out the purposes of this section. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any regulation, rule, guideline, procedure, or other guidance adopted by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(j) Notwithstanding Section 19542, the Franchise Tax Board may provide to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, only to the extent allowed under federal law, information related to the credit allowed by Section 6902.9, this section, and Section 23628, including, but not limited to, the qualified small business employer names, amounts of tax credits allowed under each section, amount of gross receipts, and the net increase in qualified employees.(k) The amendments made by the act adding this subdivision shall apply for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022. (l) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2026, and as of that date is repealed.
154165
155166 17053.71. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022, there shall be allowed a small business hiring credit against the net tax, as defined in Section 17039, to a qualified small business employer that receives a tentative credit reservation under Section 6902.10, in an amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (2).(2) The amount of the credit allowed by this subdivision shall be equal to the amount calculated pursuant to subparagraph (A) minus the amount calculated pursuant to subparagraph (B).(A) One thousand dollars ($1,000) for each net increase in qualified employees, as specified in subdivision (c), not to exceed one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000).(B) If the qualified small business employer received a tentative credit reservation amount pursuant to Section 6902.8, either of the following applies:(i) For a qualified small business employer that made an irrevocable election pursuant to Section 6902.8 to apply the credit against qualified sales and use taxes pursuant to Section 6902.7, the credit amounts allocated to the qualified small business employer pursuant to Sections 6902.7 and 6902.8.(ii) For a qualified small business employer that elected to apply the credit under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) or Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001), or both, the tentative credit reservation amount received by the qualified small business employer pursuant to Section 6902.8.(b) For purposes of this section:(1) Monthly full-time equivalent means either of the following:(A) For a qualified employee paid hourly qualified wages, monthly full-time equivalent means the total number of hours employed per month for the qualified small business employer by the qualified employee, not to exceed 167 hours per month per qualified employee, divided by 167.(B) In the case of a salaried qualified employee, monthly full-time equivalent means the total number of weeks employed per month for the qualified small business employer by the qualified employee divided by 4.33 multiplied by the time base the qualified employee was employed.(2) (A) Qualified employee means an employee who is paid qualified wages by a qualified small business employer.(B) Qualified employee shall not include an employee whose qualified wages are included in calculating any other credit allowed under this part, except for the credit allowed under Section 17053.72.(3) (A) Qualified small business employer means a taxpayer that as of December 31, 2020, employed a total of 500 or fewer qualified employees and meets one of the following requirements:(i) Has a decrease of 20 percent or more in gross receipts determined by comparing gross receipts for the period beginning on January 1, 2020, and ending on December 31, 2020, to the gross receipts for the period beginning on January 1, 2019, and ending on December 31, 2019.(ii) Is a fiscal year filer that has a decrease of 20 percent or more in gross receipts determined by comparing either of the following:(I) The gross receipts for fiscal year 201920 to the gross receipts from fiscal year 201819.(II) The average of gross receipts for fiscal year 201920 and fiscal year 202021 to the gross receipts from fiscal year 201819.(iii) For a taxpayer that first commences business after January 1, 2019, but on or before January 1, 2020, has a decrease of 20 percent or more in gross receipts in the second quarter of 2020 determined by comparing gross receipts from January 1, 2020, through February 28, 2020, multiplied by 1.5 to the gross receipts for the period beginning on April 1, 2020, and ending on June 30, 2020.(B) Qualified small business employer does not include a taxpayer required to be included in a combined report under Section 25101 or 25110 or authorized to be included in a combined report under Section 25101.15.(4) Qualified wages means wages subject to withholding under Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code.(5) Time base means the fraction of full-time employment that the qualified employee is employed.(6) Weeks employed means the total number of calendar days that a qualified employee was employed by the qualified small business employer during the month, divided by seven, not to exceed 4.33.(c) The net increase in qualified employees of a qualified small business employer shall be equal to the amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (2) minus the amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (1).(1) The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed during the three-month period beginning on April 1, 2020, and ending on June 30, 2020, by the qualified small business employer. The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees is determined by adding the total monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed by the qualified small business employer for all three months and dividing the total by three.(2) The lesser of either of the following:(A) The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed during the 12-month period beginning on July 1, 2020, and ending on June 30, 2021, by the qualified small business employer. The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees is determined by adding the total monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed by the qualified small business employer for all 12 months and dividing the total by 12.(B) The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed during the three-month period beginning on April 1, 2021, and ending on June 30, 2021, by the qualified small business employer. The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees is determined by adding the total monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed by the qualified small business employer for all three months and dividing the total by three.(d) If the credit allowed by this section exceeds the net tax, the excess may be carried over to reduce the net tax in the following year, and succeeding four years if necessary, until the credit is exhausted.(e) A deduction otherwise allowed under this part for qualified wages shall be reduced by the amount of the credit allowed under this section.(f) For purposes of this section all of the following shall apply:(1) All employees of the trades or businesses that are treated as related under Section 267, 318, or 707 of the Internal Revenue Code shall be treated as employed by a single qualified small business employer.(2) If a qualified small business employer changes its business form to a different entity type after receiving a tentative credit reservation under Section 6902.10 and continues operation, the new entity shall be allowed the credit, and the determination of the amount of the credit under this section with respect to qualified wages paid or incurred by the qualified small business employer shall apply to the new entity as if those qualified wages were paid or incurred by the new entity.(g) Notwithstanding Section 23803, an S corporation that makes the election under Section 6902.10 shall be allowed to apply the full credit amount against qualified sales and use tax, and no amount of credit shall be allowed to reduce the shareholders liability under this part.(h) A disallowance of a credit claimed due to the application of the limitation specified in Section 6902.10 shall be treated as a mathematical error appearing on the return. An amount of tax resulting from that disallowance may be assessed by the Franchise Tax Board in the same manner as provided by Section 19051.(i) (1) The Franchise Tax Board may adopt regulations necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section.(2) The Franchise Tax Board may adopt rules, guidelines, procedures, or other guidance to carry out the purposes of this section. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any regulation, rule, guideline, procedure, or other guidance adopted by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(j) Notwithstanding Section 19542, the Franchise Tax Board may provide to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, only to the extent allowed under federal law, information related to the credit allowed by Section 6902.9, this section, and Section 23628, including, but not limited to, the qualified small business employer names, amounts of tax credits allowed under each section, amount of gross receipts, and the net increase in qualified employees.(k) The amendments made by the act adding this subdivision shall apply for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022. (l) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2026, and as of that date is repealed.
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157168
158169
159170 17053.71. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022, there shall be allowed a small business hiring credit against the net tax, as defined in Section 17039, to a qualified small business employer that receives a tentative credit reservation under Section 6902.10, in an amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (2).
160171
161172 (2) The amount of the credit allowed by this subdivision shall be equal to the amount calculated pursuant to subparagraph (A) minus the amount calculated pursuant to subparagraph (B).
162173
163174 (A) One thousand dollars ($1,000) for each net increase in qualified employees, as specified in subdivision (c), not to exceed one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000).
164175
165176 (B) If the qualified small business employer received a tentative credit reservation amount pursuant to Section 6902.8, either of the following applies:
166177
167178 (i) For a qualified small business employer that made an irrevocable election pursuant to Section 6902.8 to apply the credit against qualified sales and use taxes pursuant to Section 6902.7, the credit amounts allocated to the qualified small business employer pursuant to Sections 6902.7 and 6902.8.
168179
169180 (ii) For a qualified small business employer that elected to apply the credit under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) or Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001), or both, the tentative credit reservation amount received by the qualified small business employer pursuant to Section 6902.8.
170181
171182 (b) For purposes of this section:
172183
173184 (1) Monthly full-time equivalent means either of the following:
174185
175186 (A) For a qualified employee paid hourly qualified wages, monthly full-time equivalent means the total number of hours employed per month for the qualified small business employer by the qualified employee, not to exceed 167 hours per month per qualified employee, divided by 167.
176187
177188 (B) In the case of a salaried qualified employee, monthly full-time equivalent means the total number of weeks employed per month for the qualified small business employer by the qualified employee divided by 4.33 multiplied by the time base the qualified employee was employed.
178189
179190 (2) (A) Qualified employee means an employee who is paid qualified wages by a qualified small business employer.
180191
181192 (B) Qualified employee shall not include an employee whose qualified wages are included in calculating any other credit allowed under this part, except for the credit allowed under Section 17053.72.
182193
183194 (3) (A) Qualified small business employer means a taxpayer that as of December 31, 2020, employed a total of 500 or fewer qualified employees and meets one of the following requirements:
184195
185196 (i) Has a decrease of 20 percent or more in gross receipts determined by comparing gross receipts for the period beginning on January 1, 2020, and ending on December 31, 2020, to the gross receipts for the period beginning on January 1, 2019, and ending on December 31, 2019.
186197
187198 (ii) Is a fiscal year filer that has a decrease of 20 percent or more in gross receipts determined by comparing either of the following:
188199
189200 (I) The gross receipts for fiscal year 201920 to the gross receipts from fiscal year 201819.
190201
191202 (II) The average of gross receipts for fiscal year 201920 and fiscal year 202021 to the gross receipts from fiscal year 201819.
192203
193204 (iii) For a taxpayer that first commences business after January 1, 2019, but on or before January 1, 2020, has a decrease of 20 percent or more in gross receipts in the second quarter of 2020 determined by comparing gross receipts from January 1, 2020, through February 28, 2020, multiplied by 1.5 to the gross receipts for the period beginning on April 1, 2020, and ending on June 30, 2020.
194205
195206 (B) Qualified small business employer does not include a taxpayer required to be included in a combined report under Section 25101 or 25110 or authorized to be included in a combined report under Section 25101.15.
196207
197208 (4) Qualified wages means wages subject to withholding under Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code.
198209
199210 (5) Time base means the fraction of full-time employment that the qualified employee is employed.
200211
201212 (6) Weeks employed means the total number of calendar days that a qualified employee was employed by the qualified small business employer during the month, divided by seven, not to exceed 4.33.
202213
203214 (c) The net increase in qualified employees of a qualified small business employer shall be equal to the amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (2) minus the amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (1).
204215
205216 (1) The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed during the three-month period beginning on April 1, 2020, and ending on June 30, 2020, by the qualified small business employer. The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees is determined by adding the total monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed by the qualified small business employer for all three months and dividing the total by three.
206217
207218 (2) The lesser of either of the following:
208219
209220 (A) The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed during the 12-month period beginning on July 1, 2020, and ending on June 30, 2021, by the qualified small business employer. The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees is determined by adding the total monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed by the qualified small business employer for all 12 months and dividing the total by 12.
210221
211222 (B) The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed during the three-month period beginning on April 1, 2021, and ending on June 30, 2021, by the qualified small business employer. The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees is determined by adding the total monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed by the qualified small business employer for all three months and dividing the total by three.
212223
213224 (d) If the credit allowed by this section exceeds the net tax, the excess may be carried over to reduce the net tax in the following year, and succeeding four years if necessary, until the credit is exhausted.
214225
215226 (e) A deduction otherwise allowed under this part for qualified wages shall be reduced by the amount of the credit allowed under this section.
216227
217228 (f) For purposes of this section all of the following shall apply:
218229
219230 (1) All employees of the trades or businesses that are treated as related under Section 267, 318, or 707 of the Internal Revenue Code shall be treated as employed by a single qualified small business employer.
220231
221232 (2) If a qualified small business employer changes its business form to a different entity type after receiving a tentative credit reservation under Section 6902.10 and continues operation, the new entity shall be allowed the credit, and the determination of the amount of the credit under this section with respect to qualified wages paid or incurred by the qualified small business employer shall apply to the new entity as if those qualified wages were paid or incurred by the new entity.
222233
223234 (g) Notwithstanding Section 23803, an S corporation that makes the election under Section 6902.10 shall be allowed to apply the full credit amount against qualified sales and use tax, and no amount of credit shall be allowed to reduce the shareholders liability under this part.
224235
225236 (h) A disallowance of a credit claimed due to the application of the limitation specified in Section 6902.10 shall be treated as a mathematical error appearing on the return. An amount of tax resulting from that disallowance may be assessed by the Franchise Tax Board in the same manner as provided by Section 19051.
226237
227238 (i) (1) The Franchise Tax Board may adopt regulations necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section.
228239
229240 (2) The Franchise Tax Board may adopt rules, guidelines, procedures, or other guidance to carry out the purposes of this section. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any regulation, rule, guideline, procedure, or other guidance adopted by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.
230241
231242 (j) Notwithstanding Section 19542, the Franchise Tax Board may provide to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, only to the extent allowed under federal law, information related to the credit allowed by Section 6902.9, this section, and Section 23628, including, but not limited to, the qualified small business employer names, amounts of tax credits allowed under each section, amount of gross receipts, and the net increase in qualified employees.
232243
233244 (k) The amendments made by the act adding this subdivision shall apply for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022.
234245
235246 (l) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2026, and as of that date is repealed.
236247
237248 SEC. 5. Section 17053.72.1 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read:17053.72.1. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to allow qualified small business employers that received a tentative credit reservation under Section 17053.72, as that section read on November 30, 2021, to amend their returns for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021, to claim the credit allowed under Section 17053.72, as that section read on November 30, 2021.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (g) of Section 17053.72, as that section read on November 30, 2021, a qualified small business employer that received a tentative credit reservation under Section 17053.72, as that section read on November 30, 2021, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021, shall not be required to claim that credit on a timely filed original return.(c) For the purposes of this section, a qualified small business employer has the same meaning as defined in Section 17053.72, as that section read on November 30, 2021. (d) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed.
238249
239250 SEC. 5. Section 17053.72.1 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read:
240251
241252 ### SEC. 5.
242253
243254 17053.72.1. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to allow qualified small business employers that received a tentative credit reservation under Section 17053.72, as that section read on November 30, 2021, to amend their returns for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021, to claim the credit allowed under Section 17053.72, as that section read on November 30, 2021.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (g) of Section 17053.72, as that section read on November 30, 2021, a qualified small business employer that received a tentative credit reservation under Section 17053.72, as that section read on November 30, 2021, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021, shall not be required to claim that credit on a timely filed original return.(c) For the purposes of this section, a qualified small business employer has the same meaning as defined in Section 17053.72, as that section read on November 30, 2021. (d) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed.
244255
245256 17053.72.1. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to allow qualified small business employers that received a tentative credit reservation under Section 17053.72, as that section read on November 30, 2021, to amend their returns for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021, to claim the credit allowed under Section 17053.72, as that section read on November 30, 2021.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (g) of Section 17053.72, as that section read on November 30, 2021, a qualified small business employer that received a tentative credit reservation under Section 17053.72, as that section read on November 30, 2021, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021, shall not be required to claim that credit on a timely filed original return.(c) For the purposes of this section, a qualified small business employer has the same meaning as defined in Section 17053.72, as that section read on November 30, 2021. (d) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed.
246257
247258 17053.72.1. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to allow qualified small business employers that received a tentative credit reservation under Section 17053.72, as that section read on November 30, 2021, to amend their returns for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021, to claim the credit allowed under Section 17053.72, as that section read on November 30, 2021.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (g) of Section 17053.72, as that section read on November 30, 2021, a qualified small business employer that received a tentative credit reservation under Section 17053.72, as that section read on November 30, 2021, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021, shall not be required to claim that credit on a timely filed original return.(c) For the purposes of this section, a qualified small business employer has the same meaning as defined in Section 17053.72, as that section read on November 30, 2021. (d) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed.
248259
249260
250261
251262 17053.72.1. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to allow qualified small business employers that received a tentative credit reservation under Section 17053.72, as that section read on November 30, 2021, to amend their returns for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021, to claim the credit allowed under Section 17053.72, as that section read on November 30, 2021.
252263
253264 (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (g) of Section 17053.72, as that section read on November 30, 2021, a qualified small business employer that received a tentative credit reservation under Section 17053.72, as that section read on November 30, 2021, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021, shall not be required to claim that credit on a timely filed original return.
254265
255266 (c) For the purposes of this section, a qualified small business employer has the same meaning as defined in Section 17053.72, as that section read on November 30, 2021.
256267
257268 (d) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed.
258269
259270 SEC. 6. Section 17053.80 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended to read:17053.80. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, there shall be allowed to a qualified taxpayer that employs an eligible individual a credit against the net tax, as defined in Section 17039, an amount as determined pursuant to paragraph (2), not to exceed thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) per taxpayer per taxable year.(2) A qualified taxpayer shall be allowed the credit pursuant to this section in the following amounts per taxable year:(A) Two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each eligible individual that works at least 500 hours, but fewer than 1,000 hours, for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(B) Five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each eligible individual that works at least 1,000 hours, but fewer than 1,500 hours, for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(C) Seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) for each eligible individual that works at least 1,500 hours, but fewer than 2,000 hours, for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(D) Ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each eligible individual that works at least 2,000 hours for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(b) For purposes of this section:(1) Continuum of care has the same meaning as in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(2) Coordinated entry system means a centralized or coordinated assessment system developed pursuant to Section 578.7 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations, designed to coordinate homelessness program participant intake, assessment, and provision of referrals.(3) Eligible employer means a taxpayer that meets all of the following requirements:(A) Pays wages subject to withholding under Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code.(B) Pays at least 120 percent of minimum wage.(C) Provides to the Franchise Tax Board, upon request, a copy of the certification received for each eligible individual for each tax year that the credit is claimed for that eligible individual by that eligible employer.(4) Eligible individual means a person who meets both of the following criteria:(A) The person is homeless or has received supportive services from a homeless services provider, as designated by a local continuum of care or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, on the date of the hire or anytime during the 180-day period immediately before the hire.(B) The person has been issued a certification pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (c), and that certification has not expired.(5) Homeless Management Information System has the same meaning as in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Homeless Management Information System includes the use of a comparable database by a victim services provider or legal services provider that is permitted by the federal government under Part 576 (commencing with Section 576.1) of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(6) Person is homeless means the same as homeless as defined in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(7) Minimum wage means the wage established pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1171) of Part 4 of Division 2 of the Labor Code.(8) Qualified taxpayer means an eligible employer that pays wages subject to withholding under Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code to an eligible individual.(c) (1) A credit shall not be allowed under this section unless the eligible employer submits to the Franchise Tax Board, upon request, a certification issued by a continuum of care, or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, or other program as specified by the Franchise Tax Board.(2) A continuum of care or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, shall issue certifications for eligible individuals.(3) The certification pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be issued in a form and manner prescribed by Franchise Tax Board.(4) A certification issued pursuant to this subdivision shall expire one year after issuance.(5) An eligible individual may receive a new certification pursuant to this subdivision if they are homeless or have received supportive services from a homeless services provider, as designated by a local continuum of care or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, on the date that the eligible individual receives a new certification or anytime during the 180-day period immediately before that date.(d) (1) The total aggregate amount of the credit that may be allocated by credit reservations per calendar year to all qualified taxpayers pursuant to this section and Section 23629 shall not exceed thirty million dollars ($30,000,000), plus the unallocated credit amount, if any, from the preceding calendar year.(2) (A) To be eligible for the credit allowed by this section with respect to an eligible individual, a qualified taxpayer shall request a credit reservation from the Franchise Tax Board, in the form and manner prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board, consistent with either of the following, as applicable:(i) Within 30 days of hiring an eligible individual.(ii) Within 60 days of receiving a new certification pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (c).(B) To obtain a credit reservation with respect to an eligible individual, the qualified taxpayer shall provide necessary information, as determined by the Franchise Tax Board, including the name, social security number, how many hours the eligible individual is expected to work for the next 12 months, and the start date of employment.(3) The Franchise Tax Board shall do both of the following:(A) Approve a tentative credit reservation with respect to an eligible individual.(B) Subject to the annual cap established as provided in paragraph (1), allocate an aggregate amount of credits under this section and Section 23629, and allocate any carryover of unallocated credits from prior years.(e) In the case where the credit allowed by this section exceeds the net tax, the excess may be carried over to reduce the net tax in the following taxable year, and succeeding two years if necessary, until the credit is exhausted.(f) If the credit allowed by this section is claimed by the qualified taxpayer, a deduction otherwise allowed under this part for any amount of wages paid or incurred by the qualified taxpayer as a trade or business expense to an eligible individual shall be reduced by the amount of the credit allowed by this section.(g) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe rules, guidelines, or procedures necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section, including any guidelines regarding the allocation of the credit allowed under this section. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any rule, guideline, or procedure prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(h) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.
260271
261272 SEC. 6. Section 17053.80 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended to read:
262273
263274 ### SEC. 6.
264275
265276 17053.80. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, there shall be allowed to a qualified taxpayer that employs an eligible individual a credit against the net tax, as defined in Section 17039, an amount as determined pursuant to paragraph (2), not to exceed thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) per taxpayer per taxable year.(2) A qualified taxpayer shall be allowed the credit pursuant to this section in the following amounts per taxable year:(A) Two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each eligible individual that works at least 500 hours, but fewer than 1,000 hours, for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(B) Five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each eligible individual that works at least 1,000 hours, but fewer than 1,500 hours, for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(C) Seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) for each eligible individual that works at least 1,500 hours, but fewer than 2,000 hours, for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(D) Ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each eligible individual that works at least 2,000 hours for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(b) For purposes of this section:(1) Continuum of care has the same meaning as in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(2) Coordinated entry system means a centralized or coordinated assessment system developed pursuant to Section 578.7 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations, designed to coordinate homelessness program participant intake, assessment, and provision of referrals.(3) Eligible employer means a taxpayer that meets all of the following requirements:(A) Pays wages subject to withholding under Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code.(B) Pays at least 120 percent of minimum wage.(C) Provides to the Franchise Tax Board, upon request, a copy of the certification received for each eligible individual for each tax year that the credit is claimed for that eligible individual by that eligible employer.(4) Eligible individual means a person who meets both of the following criteria:(A) The person is homeless or has received supportive services from a homeless services provider, as designated by a local continuum of care or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, on the date of the hire or anytime during the 180-day period immediately before the hire.(B) The person has been issued a certification pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (c), and that certification has not expired.(5) Homeless Management Information System has the same meaning as in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Homeless Management Information System includes the use of a comparable database by a victim services provider or legal services provider that is permitted by the federal government under Part 576 (commencing with Section 576.1) of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(6) Person is homeless means the same as homeless as defined in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(7) Minimum wage means the wage established pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1171) of Part 4 of Division 2 of the Labor Code.(8) Qualified taxpayer means an eligible employer that pays wages subject to withholding under Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code to an eligible individual.(c) (1) A credit shall not be allowed under this section unless the eligible employer submits to the Franchise Tax Board, upon request, a certification issued by a continuum of care, or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, or other program as specified by the Franchise Tax Board.(2) A continuum of care or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, shall issue certifications for eligible individuals.(3) The certification pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be issued in a form and manner prescribed by Franchise Tax Board.(4) A certification issued pursuant to this subdivision shall expire one year after issuance.(5) An eligible individual may receive a new certification pursuant to this subdivision if they are homeless or have received supportive services from a homeless services provider, as designated by a local continuum of care or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, on the date that the eligible individual receives a new certification or anytime during the 180-day period immediately before that date.(d) (1) The total aggregate amount of the credit that may be allocated by credit reservations per calendar year to all qualified taxpayers pursuant to this section and Section 23629 shall not exceed thirty million dollars ($30,000,000), plus the unallocated credit amount, if any, from the preceding calendar year.(2) (A) To be eligible for the credit allowed by this section with respect to an eligible individual, a qualified taxpayer shall request a credit reservation from the Franchise Tax Board, in the form and manner prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board, consistent with either of the following, as applicable:(i) Within 30 days of hiring an eligible individual.(ii) Within 60 days of receiving a new certification pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (c).(B) To obtain a credit reservation with respect to an eligible individual, the qualified taxpayer shall provide necessary information, as determined by the Franchise Tax Board, including the name, social security number, how many hours the eligible individual is expected to work for the next 12 months, and the start date of employment.(3) The Franchise Tax Board shall do both of the following:(A) Approve a tentative credit reservation with respect to an eligible individual.(B) Subject to the annual cap established as provided in paragraph (1), allocate an aggregate amount of credits under this section and Section 23629, and allocate any carryover of unallocated credits from prior years.(e) In the case where the credit allowed by this section exceeds the net tax, the excess may be carried over to reduce the net tax in the following taxable year, and succeeding two years if necessary, until the credit is exhausted.(f) If the credit allowed by this section is claimed by the qualified taxpayer, a deduction otherwise allowed under this part for any amount of wages paid or incurred by the qualified taxpayer as a trade or business expense to an eligible individual shall be reduced by the amount of the credit allowed by this section.(g) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe rules, guidelines, or procedures necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section, including any guidelines regarding the allocation of the credit allowed under this section. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any rule, guideline, or procedure prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(h) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.
266277
267278 17053.80. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, there shall be allowed to a qualified taxpayer that employs an eligible individual a credit against the net tax, as defined in Section 17039, an amount as determined pursuant to paragraph (2), not to exceed thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) per taxpayer per taxable year.(2) A qualified taxpayer shall be allowed the credit pursuant to this section in the following amounts per taxable year:(A) Two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each eligible individual that works at least 500 hours, but fewer than 1,000 hours, for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(B) Five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each eligible individual that works at least 1,000 hours, but fewer than 1,500 hours, for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(C) Seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) for each eligible individual that works at least 1,500 hours, but fewer than 2,000 hours, for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(D) Ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each eligible individual that works at least 2,000 hours for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(b) For purposes of this section:(1) Continuum of care has the same meaning as in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(2) Coordinated entry system means a centralized or coordinated assessment system developed pursuant to Section 578.7 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations, designed to coordinate homelessness program participant intake, assessment, and provision of referrals.(3) Eligible employer means a taxpayer that meets all of the following requirements:(A) Pays wages subject to withholding under Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code.(B) Pays at least 120 percent of minimum wage.(C) Provides to the Franchise Tax Board, upon request, a copy of the certification received for each eligible individual for each tax year that the credit is claimed for that eligible individual by that eligible employer.(4) Eligible individual means a person who meets both of the following criteria:(A) The person is homeless or has received supportive services from a homeless services provider, as designated by a local continuum of care or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, on the date of the hire or anytime during the 180-day period immediately before the hire.(B) The person has been issued a certification pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (c), and that certification has not expired.(5) Homeless Management Information System has the same meaning as in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Homeless Management Information System includes the use of a comparable database by a victim services provider or legal services provider that is permitted by the federal government under Part 576 (commencing with Section 576.1) of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(6) Person is homeless means the same as homeless as defined in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(7) Minimum wage means the wage established pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1171) of Part 4 of Division 2 of the Labor Code.(8) Qualified taxpayer means an eligible employer that pays wages subject to withholding under Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code to an eligible individual.(c) (1) A credit shall not be allowed under this section unless the eligible employer submits to the Franchise Tax Board, upon request, a certification issued by a continuum of care, or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, or other program as specified by the Franchise Tax Board.(2) A continuum of care or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, shall issue certifications for eligible individuals.(3) The certification pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be issued in a form and manner prescribed by Franchise Tax Board.(4) A certification issued pursuant to this subdivision shall expire one year after issuance.(5) An eligible individual may receive a new certification pursuant to this subdivision if they are homeless or have received supportive services from a homeless services provider, as designated by a local continuum of care or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, on the date that the eligible individual receives a new certification or anytime during the 180-day period immediately before that date.(d) (1) The total aggregate amount of the credit that may be allocated by credit reservations per calendar year to all qualified taxpayers pursuant to this section and Section 23629 shall not exceed thirty million dollars ($30,000,000), plus the unallocated credit amount, if any, from the preceding calendar year.(2) (A) To be eligible for the credit allowed by this section with respect to an eligible individual, a qualified taxpayer shall request a credit reservation from the Franchise Tax Board, in the form and manner prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board, consistent with either of the following, as applicable:(i) Within 30 days of hiring an eligible individual.(ii) Within 60 days of receiving a new certification pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (c).(B) To obtain a credit reservation with respect to an eligible individual, the qualified taxpayer shall provide necessary information, as determined by the Franchise Tax Board, including the name, social security number, how many hours the eligible individual is expected to work for the next 12 months, and the start date of employment.(3) The Franchise Tax Board shall do both of the following:(A) Approve a tentative credit reservation with respect to an eligible individual.(B) Subject to the annual cap established as provided in paragraph (1), allocate an aggregate amount of credits under this section and Section 23629, and allocate any carryover of unallocated credits from prior years.(e) In the case where the credit allowed by this section exceeds the net tax, the excess may be carried over to reduce the net tax in the following taxable year, and succeeding two years if necessary, until the credit is exhausted.(f) If the credit allowed by this section is claimed by the qualified taxpayer, a deduction otherwise allowed under this part for any amount of wages paid or incurred by the qualified taxpayer as a trade or business expense to an eligible individual shall be reduced by the amount of the credit allowed by this section.(g) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe rules, guidelines, or procedures necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section, including any guidelines regarding the allocation of the credit allowed under this section. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any rule, guideline, or procedure prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(h) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.
268279
269280 17053.80. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, there shall be allowed to a qualified taxpayer that employs an eligible individual a credit against the net tax, as defined in Section 17039, an amount as determined pursuant to paragraph (2), not to exceed thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) per taxpayer per taxable year.(2) A qualified taxpayer shall be allowed the credit pursuant to this section in the following amounts per taxable year:(A) Two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each eligible individual that works at least 500 hours, but fewer than 1,000 hours, for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(B) Five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each eligible individual that works at least 1,000 hours, but fewer than 1,500 hours, for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(C) Seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) for each eligible individual that works at least 1,500 hours, but fewer than 2,000 hours, for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(D) Ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each eligible individual that works at least 2,000 hours for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(b) For purposes of this section:(1) Continuum of care has the same meaning as in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(2) Coordinated entry system means a centralized or coordinated assessment system developed pursuant to Section 578.7 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations, designed to coordinate homelessness program participant intake, assessment, and provision of referrals.(3) Eligible employer means a taxpayer that meets all of the following requirements:(A) Pays wages subject to withholding under Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code.(B) Pays at least 120 percent of minimum wage.(C) Provides to the Franchise Tax Board, upon request, a copy of the certification received for each eligible individual for each tax year that the credit is claimed for that eligible individual by that eligible employer.(4) Eligible individual means a person who meets both of the following criteria:(A) The person is homeless or has received supportive services from a homeless services provider, as designated by a local continuum of care or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, on the date of the hire or anytime during the 180-day period immediately before the hire.(B) The person has been issued a certification pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (c), and that certification has not expired.(5) Homeless Management Information System has the same meaning as in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Homeless Management Information System includes the use of a comparable database by a victim services provider or legal services provider that is permitted by the federal government under Part 576 (commencing with Section 576.1) of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(6) Person is homeless means the same as homeless as defined in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(7) Minimum wage means the wage established pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1171) of Part 4 of Division 2 of the Labor Code.(8) Qualified taxpayer means an eligible employer that pays wages subject to withholding under Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code to an eligible individual.(c) (1) A credit shall not be allowed under this section unless the eligible employer submits to the Franchise Tax Board, upon request, a certification issued by a continuum of care, or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, or other program as specified by the Franchise Tax Board.(2) A continuum of care or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, shall issue certifications for eligible individuals.(3) The certification pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be issued in a form and manner prescribed by Franchise Tax Board.(4) A certification issued pursuant to this subdivision shall expire one year after issuance.(5) An eligible individual may receive a new certification pursuant to this subdivision if they are homeless or have received supportive services from a homeless services provider, as designated by a local continuum of care or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, on the date that the eligible individual receives a new certification or anytime during the 180-day period immediately before that date.(d) (1) The total aggregate amount of the credit that may be allocated by credit reservations per calendar year to all qualified taxpayers pursuant to this section and Section 23629 shall not exceed thirty million dollars ($30,000,000), plus the unallocated credit amount, if any, from the preceding calendar year.(2) (A) To be eligible for the credit allowed by this section with respect to an eligible individual, a qualified taxpayer shall request a credit reservation from the Franchise Tax Board, in the form and manner prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board, consistent with either of the following, as applicable:(i) Within 30 days of hiring an eligible individual.(ii) Within 60 days of receiving a new certification pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (c).(B) To obtain a credit reservation with respect to an eligible individual, the qualified taxpayer shall provide necessary information, as determined by the Franchise Tax Board, including the name, social security number, how many hours the eligible individual is expected to work for the next 12 months, and the start date of employment.(3) The Franchise Tax Board shall do both of the following:(A) Approve a tentative credit reservation with respect to an eligible individual.(B) Subject to the annual cap established as provided in paragraph (1), allocate an aggregate amount of credits under this section and Section 23629, and allocate any carryover of unallocated credits from prior years.(e) In the case where the credit allowed by this section exceeds the net tax, the excess may be carried over to reduce the net tax in the following taxable year, and succeeding two years if necessary, until the credit is exhausted.(f) If the credit allowed by this section is claimed by the qualified taxpayer, a deduction otherwise allowed under this part for any amount of wages paid or incurred by the qualified taxpayer as a trade or business expense to an eligible individual shall be reduced by the amount of the credit allowed by this section.(g) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe rules, guidelines, or procedures necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section, including any guidelines regarding the allocation of the credit allowed under this section. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any rule, guideline, or procedure prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(h) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.
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271282
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273284 17053.80. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, there shall be allowed to a qualified taxpayer that employs an eligible individual a credit against the net tax, as defined in Section 17039, an amount as determined pursuant to paragraph (2), not to exceed thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) per taxpayer per taxable year.
274285
275286 (2) A qualified taxpayer shall be allowed the credit pursuant to this section in the following amounts per taxable year:
276287
277288 (A) Two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each eligible individual that works at least 500 hours, but fewer than 1,000 hours, for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.
278289
279290 (B) Five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each eligible individual that works at least 1,000 hours, but fewer than 1,500 hours, for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.
280291
281292 (C) Seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) for each eligible individual that works at least 1,500 hours, but fewer than 2,000 hours, for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.
282293
283294 (D) Ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each eligible individual that works at least 2,000 hours for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.
284295
285296 (b) For purposes of this section:
286297
287298 (1) Continuum of care has the same meaning as in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
288299
289300 (2) Coordinated entry system means a centralized or coordinated assessment system developed pursuant to Section 578.7 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations, designed to coordinate homelessness program participant intake, assessment, and provision of referrals.
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291302 (3) Eligible employer means a taxpayer that meets all of the following requirements:
292303
293304 (A) Pays wages subject to withholding under Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code.
294305
295306 (B) Pays at least 120 percent of minimum wage.
296307
297308 (C) Provides to the Franchise Tax Board, upon request, a copy of the certification received for each eligible individual for each tax year that the credit is claimed for that eligible individual by that eligible employer.
298309
299310 (4) Eligible individual means a person who meets both of the following criteria:
300311
301312 (A) The person is homeless or has received supportive services from a homeless services provider, as designated by a local continuum of care or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, on the date of the hire or anytime during the 180-day period immediately before the hire.
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303314 (B) The person has been issued a certification pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (c), and that certification has not expired.
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305316 (5) Homeless Management Information System has the same meaning as in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Homeless Management Information System includes the use of a comparable database by a victim services provider or legal services provider that is permitted by the federal government under Part 576 (commencing with Section 576.1) of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
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307318 (6) Person is homeless means the same as homeless as defined in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
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309320 (7) Minimum wage means the wage established pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1171) of Part 4 of Division 2 of the Labor Code.
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311322 (8) Qualified taxpayer means an eligible employer that pays wages subject to withholding under Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code to an eligible individual.
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313324 (c) (1) A credit shall not be allowed under this section unless the eligible employer submits to the Franchise Tax Board, upon request, a certification issued by a continuum of care, or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, or other program as specified by the Franchise Tax Board.
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315326 (2) A continuum of care or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, shall issue certifications for eligible individuals.
316327
317328 (3) The certification pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be issued in a form and manner prescribed by Franchise Tax Board.
318329
319330 (4) A certification issued pursuant to this subdivision shall expire one year after issuance.
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321332 (5) An eligible individual may receive a new certification pursuant to this subdivision if they are homeless or have received supportive services from a homeless services provider, as designated by a local continuum of care or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, on the date that the eligible individual receives a new certification or anytime during the 180-day period immediately before that date.
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323334 (d) (1) The total aggregate amount of the credit that may be allocated by credit reservations per calendar year to all qualified taxpayers pursuant to this section and Section 23629 shall not exceed thirty million dollars ($30,000,000), plus the unallocated credit amount, if any, from the preceding calendar year.
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325336 (2) (A) To be eligible for the credit allowed by this section with respect to an eligible individual, a qualified taxpayer shall request a credit reservation from the Franchise Tax Board, in the form and manner prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board, consistent with either of the following, as applicable:
326337
327338 (i) Within 30 days of hiring an eligible individual.
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329340 (ii) Within 60 days of receiving a new certification pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (c).
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331342 (B) To obtain a credit reservation with respect to an eligible individual, the qualified taxpayer shall provide necessary information, as determined by the Franchise Tax Board, including the name, social security number, how many hours the eligible individual is expected to work for the next 12 months, and the start date of employment.
332343
333344 (3) The Franchise Tax Board shall do both of the following:
334345
335346 (A) Approve a tentative credit reservation with respect to an eligible individual.
336347
337348 (B) Subject to the annual cap established as provided in paragraph (1), allocate an aggregate amount of credits under this section and Section 23629, and allocate any carryover of unallocated credits from prior years.
338349
339350 (e) In the case where the credit allowed by this section exceeds the net tax, the excess may be carried over to reduce the net tax in the following taxable year, and succeeding two years if necessary, until the credit is exhausted.
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341352 (f) If the credit allowed by this section is claimed by the qualified taxpayer, a deduction otherwise allowed under this part for any amount of wages paid or incurred by the qualified taxpayer as a trade or business expense to an eligible individual shall be reduced by the amount of the credit allowed by this section.
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343354 (g) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe rules, guidelines, or procedures necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section, including any guidelines regarding the allocation of the credit allowed under this section. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any rule, guideline, or procedure prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.
344355
345356 (h) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.
346357
347358 SEC. 7. Section 17059.2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended to read:17059.2. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on and after January 1, 2014, and before January 1, 2030, there shall be allowed as a credit against the net tax, as defined in Section 17039, an amount as determined by the committee pursuant to paragraph (2) and approved pursuant to Section 18410.2.(2) The credit under this section shall be allocated by GO-Biz with respect to the 201314 fiscal year through and including the 202728 fiscal year. The amount of credit allocated to a taxpayer with respect to a fiscal year pursuant to this section shall be as set forth in a written agreement between GO-Biz and the taxpayer and shall be based on the following factors:(A) The number of jobs the taxpayer will create or retain in this state.(B) The compensation paid or proposed to be paid by the taxpayer to its employees, including wages and fringe benefits.(C) The amount of investment in this state by the taxpayer.(D) The extent of unemployment or poverty in the area according to the United States Census in which the taxpayers project or business is proposed or located.(E) The incentives available to the taxpayer in this state, including incentives from the state, local government, and other entities.(F) The incentives available to the taxpayer in other states.(G) The duration of the proposed project and the duration the taxpayer commits to remain in this state.(H) The overall economic impact in this state of the taxpayers project or business.(I) The strategic importance of the taxpayers project or business to the state, region, or locality.(J) The opportunity for future growth and expansion in this state by the taxpayers business.(K) The extent to which the anticipated benefit to the state exceeds the projected benefit to the taxpayer from the tax credit.(L) For a credit allocated beginning with the 201819 fiscal year, the training opportunities offered by the taxpayer to its employees.(3) The written agreement entered into pursuant to paragraph (2) shall include:(A) Terms and conditions that include the taxable year or years for which the credit allocated shall be allowed, a minimum compensation level, and a minimum job retention period.(B) Provisions indicating whether the credit is to be allocated in full upon approval or in increments based on mutually agreed upon milestones when satisfactorily met by the taxpayer.(C) Provisions that allow the committee to recapture the credit, in whole or in part, if the taxpayer fails to fulfill the terms and conditions of the written agreement.(b) For purposes of this section:(1) Committee means the California Competes Tax Credit Committee established pursuant to Section 18410.2.(2) GO-Biz means the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development.(c) For purposes of this section, GO-Biz shall do the following:(1) Give priority to a taxpayer whose project or business is located or proposed to be located in an area of high unemployment or poverty.(2) Negotiate with a taxpayer the terms and conditions of proposed written agreements that provide the credit allowed pursuant to this section to a taxpayer.(3) Provide the negotiated written agreement to the committee for its approval pursuant to Section 18410.2.(4) Inform the Franchise Tax Board of the terms and conditions of the written agreement upon approval of the written agreement by the committee.(5) Inform the Franchise Tax Board of any recapture, in whole or in part, of a previously allocated credit upon approval of the recapture by the committee.(6) Post on its internet website all of the following:(A) The name of each taxpayer allocated a credit pursuant to this section.(B) The estimated amount of the investment by each taxpayer.(C) The estimated number of jobs created or retained.(D) The amount of the credit allocated to the taxpayer.(E) The amount of the credit recaptured from the taxpayer, if applicable.(F) The primary location where the taxpayer has committed to increasing the net number of jobs or make investments. The primary location shall be listed by city or, in the case of unincorporated areas, by county.(G) Information that identifies each tax credit award that was given a priority for being located in a high unemployment or poverty area, pursuant to paragraph (1).(7) Consider the extent to which the credit will influence the taxpayers ability, willingness, or both, to create jobs in this state that might not otherwise be created in the state by the taxpayer or any other taxpayer. GO-Biz may also consider other factors, including, but not limited to, the following:(A) The financial solvency of the taxpayer and the taxpayers ability to finance its proposed expansion.(B) The taxpayers current and prior compliance with federal and state laws.(C) Current and prior litigation involving the taxpayer.(D) The reasonableness of the fee arrangement between the taxpayer and any third party providing any services related to the credit allowed pursuant to this section.(E) For allocation periods beginning with the 202324 fiscal year, the taxpayers willingness to relocate jobs into California from a state that has enacted a law that does any of the following:(i) Voids or repeals, or has the effect of voiding or repealing, existing state protections against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.(ii) Authorizes or requires discrimination against same-sex couples or their families, or discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.(iii) Creates an exemption to antidiscrimination laws in order to permit discrimination against same-sex couples or their families, or permits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.(iv) Denies or interferes with, or has the effect of denying or interfering with, a womans right to choose to bear a child or to choose and obtain an abortion, as provided by Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 123460) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code.(F) For allocation periods beginning with the 202324 fiscal year, the taxpayers commitment to treating their workforce fairly and creating quality, full-time, wage and salary jobs in the state, evidence of which may include, but not be limited to, the following:(i) Training, career ladder, apprenticeship, and preapprenticeship programs for nonsupervisorial employees.(ii) Joint labor-management letter of support.(iii) A high percentage of full-time wage and salary employees compared to part-time, temporary, and independent contractors.(iv) Little to no history of a bad safety record, or resolved or pending litigation, violations, citations, fines, or penalties relating to any state or federal environmental and labor laws within the last 10 years.(G) Any other factors GO-Biz deems necessary to ensure that the administration of the credit allowed pursuant to this section is a model of accountability and transparency and that the effective use of the limited amount of credit available is maximized.(8) (A) Implementation of subparagraphs (E) and (F) of paragraph (7) of this subdivision for the 202223 fiscal year is deemed an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, or general welfare and, therefore, the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development is hereby authorized to adopt emergency regulations to implement subparagraphs (E) and (F) of paragraph (7) of this subdivision during the 202223 fiscal year in accordance with the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(B) Nothing in this subdivision shall require the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development to approve emergency regulations.(d) For purposes of this section, the Franchise Tax Board shall do all of the following:(1) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), review the books and records of all taxpayers allocated a credit pursuant to this section to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the written agreement between the taxpayer and GO-Biz.(B) In the case of a taxpayer that is a small business, as defined in Section 17053.73, review the books and records of the taxpayer allocated a credit pursuant to this section to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the written agreement between the taxpayer and GO-Biz when, in the sole discretion of the Franchise Tax Board, a review of those books and records is appropriate or necessary in the best interests of the state.(2) Notwithstanding Section 19542, notify GO-Biz of a possible breach of the written agreement by a taxpayer and provide detailed information regarding the basis for that determination.(e) In the case where the credit allowed under this section exceeds the net tax, as defined in Section 17039, for a taxable year, the excess credit may be carried over to reduce the net tax in the following taxable year, and succeeding five taxable years, if necessary, until the credit has been exhausted.(f) Any recapture, in whole or in part, of a credit approved by the committee pursuant to Section 18410.2 shall be treated as a mathematical error appearing on the return. Any amount of tax resulting from that recapture shall be assessed by the Franchise Tax Board in the same manner as provided by Section 19051. The amount of tax resulting from the recapture shall be added to the tax otherwise due by the taxpayer for the taxable year in which the committees recapture determination occurred.(g) (1) The aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated in any fiscal year pursuant to this section and Section 23689 shall be an amount equal to the sum of subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), less the amount specified in subparagraphs (D) and (E):(A) Thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) for the 201314 fiscal year, one hundred fifty million dollars ($150,000,000) for the 201415 fiscal year, two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) for each fiscal year from 201516 to 201718, inclusive, one hundred eighty million dollars ($180,000,000) for each fiscal year from 201819 to 202021, inclusive, two hundred ninety million dollars ($290,000,000) for the 202122 fiscal year, and one hundred eighty million dollars ($180,000,000) for each fiscal year from 202223 to 202728, inclusive.(B) The unallocated credit amount, if any, from the preceding fiscal year.(C) The amount of any previously allocated credits that have been recaptured.(D) The amount estimated by the Director of Finance, in consultation with the Franchise Tax Board and the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, to be necessary to limit the aggregation of the estimated amount of exemptions claimed pursuant to Section 6377.1 and of the amounts estimated to be claimed pursuant to this section and Sections 17053.73, 23626, and 23689 to no more than seven hundred fifty million dollars ($750,000,000) for either the current fiscal year or the next fiscal year.(i) The Director of Finance shall notify the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee of the estimated annual allocation authorized by this paragraph. Any allocation pursuant to these provisions shall be made no sooner than 30 days after written notification has been provided to the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the chairpersons of the committees of each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations, or not sooner than whatever lesser time the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or the Chairpersons designee, may determine.(ii) In no event shall the amount estimated in this subparagraph be less than zero dollars ($0).(E) (i) For the 201516 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount of credit estimated by the Director of Finance to be allowed to all qualified taxpayers for that fiscal year pursuant to subparagraph (A) or subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 23636.(ii) If the amount available per fiscal year pursuant to this section and Section 23689 is less than the aggregate amount of credit estimated by the Director of Finance to be allowed to qualified taxpayers pursuant to subparagraph (A) or subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 23636, the aggregate amount allowed pursuant to Section 23636 shall not be reduced and, in addition to the reduction required by clause (i), the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 23689 for the next fiscal year shall be reduced by the amount of that deficit.(iii) It is the intent of the Legislature that the reductions specified in this subparagraph of the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 23689 shall continue if the repeal dates of the credits allowed by this section and Section 23689 are removed or extended.(2) (A) In addition to the other amounts determined pursuant to paragraph (1), the Director of Finance may increase the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 23689 by up to twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) per fiscal year through the 202728 fiscal year. The amount of any increase made pursuant to this paragraph, when combined with any increase made pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (g) of Section 23689, shall not exceed twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) per fiscal year through the 202728 fiscal year.(B) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Director of Finance increase the aggregate amount under subparagraph (A) in order to mitigate the reduction of the amount available due to the credit allowed to all qualified taxpayers pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 23636.(3) Each fiscal year through the 201718 fiscal year, 25 percent of the aggregate amount of the credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 23689 shall be reserved for small business, as defined in Section 17053.73 or 23626.(4) Each fiscal year, no more than 20 percent of the aggregate amount of the credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section shall be allocated to any one taxpayer.(h) GO-Biz may prescribe rules and regulations as necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. Any rule or regulation prescribed pursuant to this section may be by adoption of an emergency regulation in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(i) A written agreement between GO-Biz and a taxpayer with respect to the credit authorized by this section shall comply with existing law on the date the agreement is executed.(j) (1) Upon the effective date of this section, the Department of Finance shall estimate the total dollar amount of credits that will be claimed under this section with respect to each fiscal year from the 201314 fiscal year to the 202930 fiscal year, inclusive.(2) The Franchise Tax Board shall annually provide to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, by no later than March 1, a report of the total dollar amount of the credits claimed under this section with respect to the relevant fiscal year. The report shall compare the total dollar amount of credits claimed under this section with respect to that fiscal year with the departments estimate with respect to that same fiscal year. If the total dollar amount of credits claimed for the fiscal year is less than the estimate for that fiscal year, the report shall identify options for increasing annual claims of the credit so as to meet estimated amounts.(k) (1) Section 19542 shall apply to all information obtained by the Franchise Tax Board and GO-Biz for the purpose of administering the California Competes Tax Credit established under this section.(2) Notwithstanding Section 19542 and paragraph (1), the Franchise Tax Board may disclose information to GO-Biz and GO-Biz may disclose information to the Franchise Tax Board for administration of the California Competes Tax Credit established under this section. (l) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.
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349360 SEC. 7. Section 17059.2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended to read:
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353364 17059.2. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on and after January 1, 2014, and before January 1, 2030, there shall be allowed as a credit against the net tax, as defined in Section 17039, an amount as determined by the committee pursuant to paragraph (2) and approved pursuant to Section 18410.2.(2) The credit under this section shall be allocated by GO-Biz with respect to the 201314 fiscal year through and including the 202728 fiscal year. The amount of credit allocated to a taxpayer with respect to a fiscal year pursuant to this section shall be as set forth in a written agreement between GO-Biz and the taxpayer and shall be based on the following factors:(A) The number of jobs the taxpayer will create or retain in this state.(B) The compensation paid or proposed to be paid by the taxpayer to its employees, including wages and fringe benefits.(C) The amount of investment in this state by the taxpayer.(D) The extent of unemployment or poverty in the area according to the United States Census in which the taxpayers project or business is proposed or located.(E) The incentives available to the taxpayer in this state, including incentives from the state, local government, and other entities.(F) The incentives available to the taxpayer in other states.(G) The duration of the proposed project and the duration the taxpayer commits to remain in this state.(H) The overall economic impact in this state of the taxpayers project or business.(I) The strategic importance of the taxpayers project or business to the state, region, or locality.(J) The opportunity for future growth and expansion in this state by the taxpayers business.(K) The extent to which the anticipated benefit to the state exceeds the projected benefit to the taxpayer from the tax credit.(L) For a credit allocated beginning with the 201819 fiscal year, the training opportunities offered by the taxpayer to its employees.(3) The written agreement entered into pursuant to paragraph (2) shall include:(A) Terms and conditions that include the taxable year or years for which the credit allocated shall be allowed, a minimum compensation level, and a minimum job retention period.(B) Provisions indicating whether the credit is to be allocated in full upon approval or in increments based on mutually agreed upon milestones when satisfactorily met by the taxpayer.(C) Provisions that allow the committee to recapture the credit, in whole or in part, if the taxpayer fails to fulfill the terms and conditions of the written agreement.(b) For purposes of this section:(1) Committee means the California Competes Tax Credit Committee established pursuant to Section 18410.2.(2) GO-Biz means the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development.(c) For purposes of this section, GO-Biz shall do the following:(1) Give priority to a taxpayer whose project or business is located or proposed to be located in an area of high unemployment or poverty.(2) Negotiate with a taxpayer the terms and conditions of proposed written agreements that provide the credit allowed pursuant to this section to a taxpayer.(3) Provide the negotiated written agreement to the committee for its approval pursuant to Section 18410.2.(4) Inform the Franchise Tax Board of the terms and conditions of the written agreement upon approval of the written agreement by the committee.(5) Inform the Franchise Tax Board of any recapture, in whole or in part, of a previously allocated credit upon approval of the recapture by the committee.(6) Post on its internet website all of the following:(A) The name of each taxpayer allocated a credit pursuant to this section.(B) The estimated amount of the investment by each taxpayer.(C) The estimated number of jobs created or retained.(D) The amount of the credit allocated to the taxpayer.(E) The amount of the credit recaptured from the taxpayer, if applicable.(F) The primary location where the taxpayer has committed to increasing the net number of jobs or make investments. The primary location shall be listed by city or, in the case of unincorporated areas, by county.(G) Information that identifies each tax credit award that was given a priority for being located in a high unemployment or poverty area, pursuant to paragraph (1).(7) Consider the extent to which the credit will influence the taxpayers ability, willingness, or both, to create jobs in this state that might not otherwise be created in the state by the taxpayer or any other taxpayer. GO-Biz may also consider other factors, including, but not limited to, the following:(A) The financial solvency of the taxpayer and the taxpayers ability to finance its proposed expansion.(B) The taxpayers current and prior compliance with federal and state laws.(C) Current and prior litigation involving the taxpayer.(D) The reasonableness of the fee arrangement between the taxpayer and any third party providing any services related to the credit allowed pursuant to this section.(E) For allocation periods beginning with the 202324 fiscal year, the taxpayers willingness to relocate jobs into California from a state that has enacted a law that does any of the following:(i) Voids or repeals, or has the effect of voiding or repealing, existing state protections against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.(ii) Authorizes or requires discrimination against same-sex couples or their families, or discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.(iii) Creates an exemption to antidiscrimination laws in order to permit discrimination against same-sex couples or their families, or permits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.(iv) Denies or interferes with, or has the effect of denying or interfering with, a womans right to choose to bear a child or to choose and obtain an abortion, as provided by Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 123460) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code.(F) For allocation periods beginning with the 202324 fiscal year, the taxpayers commitment to treating their workforce fairly and creating quality, full-time, wage and salary jobs in the state, evidence of which may include, but not be limited to, the following:(i) Training, career ladder, apprenticeship, and preapprenticeship programs for nonsupervisorial employees.(ii) Joint labor-management letter of support.(iii) A high percentage of full-time wage and salary employees compared to part-time, temporary, and independent contractors.(iv) Little to no history of a bad safety record, or resolved or pending litigation, violations, citations, fines, or penalties relating to any state or federal environmental and labor laws within the last 10 years.(G) Any other factors GO-Biz deems necessary to ensure that the administration of the credit allowed pursuant to this section is a model of accountability and transparency and that the effective use of the limited amount of credit available is maximized.(8) (A) Implementation of subparagraphs (E) and (F) of paragraph (7) of this subdivision for the 202223 fiscal year is deemed an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, or general welfare and, therefore, the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development is hereby authorized to adopt emergency regulations to implement subparagraphs (E) and (F) of paragraph (7) of this subdivision during the 202223 fiscal year in accordance with the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(B) Nothing in this subdivision shall require the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development to approve emergency regulations.(d) For purposes of this section, the Franchise Tax Board shall do all of the following:(1) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), review the books and records of all taxpayers allocated a credit pursuant to this section to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the written agreement between the taxpayer and GO-Biz.(B) In the case of a taxpayer that is a small business, as defined in Section 17053.73, review the books and records of the taxpayer allocated a credit pursuant to this section to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the written agreement between the taxpayer and GO-Biz when, in the sole discretion of the Franchise Tax Board, a review of those books and records is appropriate or necessary in the best interests of the state.(2) Notwithstanding Section 19542, notify GO-Biz of a possible breach of the written agreement by a taxpayer and provide detailed information regarding the basis for that determination.(e) In the case where the credit allowed under this section exceeds the net tax, as defined in Section 17039, for a taxable year, the excess credit may be carried over to reduce the net tax in the following taxable year, and succeeding five taxable years, if necessary, until the credit has been exhausted.(f) Any recapture, in whole or in part, of a credit approved by the committee pursuant to Section 18410.2 shall be treated as a mathematical error appearing on the return. Any amount of tax resulting from that recapture shall be assessed by the Franchise Tax Board in the same manner as provided by Section 19051. The amount of tax resulting from the recapture shall be added to the tax otherwise due by the taxpayer for the taxable year in which the committees recapture determination occurred.(g) (1) The aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated in any fiscal year pursuant to this section and Section 23689 shall be an amount equal to the sum of subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), less the amount specified in subparagraphs (D) and (E):(A) Thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) for the 201314 fiscal year, one hundred fifty million dollars ($150,000,000) for the 201415 fiscal year, two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) for each fiscal year from 201516 to 201718, inclusive, one hundred eighty million dollars ($180,000,000) for each fiscal year from 201819 to 202021, inclusive, two hundred ninety million dollars ($290,000,000) for the 202122 fiscal year, and one hundred eighty million dollars ($180,000,000) for each fiscal year from 202223 to 202728, inclusive.(B) The unallocated credit amount, if any, from the preceding fiscal year.(C) The amount of any previously allocated credits that have been recaptured.(D) The amount estimated by the Director of Finance, in consultation with the Franchise Tax Board and the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, to be necessary to limit the aggregation of the estimated amount of exemptions claimed pursuant to Section 6377.1 and of the amounts estimated to be claimed pursuant to this section and Sections 17053.73, 23626, and 23689 to no more than seven hundred fifty million dollars ($750,000,000) for either the current fiscal year or the next fiscal year.(i) The Director of Finance shall notify the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee of the estimated annual allocation authorized by this paragraph. Any allocation pursuant to these provisions shall be made no sooner than 30 days after written notification has been provided to the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the chairpersons of the committees of each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations, or not sooner than whatever lesser time the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or the Chairpersons designee, may determine.(ii) In no event shall the amount estimated in this subparagraph be less than zero dollars ($0).(E) (i) For the 201516 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount of credit estimated by the Director of Finance to be allowed to all qualified taxpayers for that fiscal year pursuant to subparagraph (A) or subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 23636.(ii) If the amount available per fiscal year pursuant to this section and Section 23689 is less than the aggregate amount of credit estimated by the Director of Finance to be allowed to qualified taxpayers pursuant to subparagraph (A) or subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 23636, the aggregate amount allowed pursuant to Section 23636 shall not be reduced and, in addition to the reduction required by clause (i), the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 23689 for the next fiscal year shall be reduced by the amount of that deficit.(iii) It is the intent of the Legislature that the reductions specified in this subparagraph of the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 23689 shall continue if the repeal dates of the credits allowed by this section and Section 23689 are removed or extended.(2) (A) In addition to the other amounts determined pursuant to paragraph (1), the Director of Finance may increase the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 23689 by up to twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) per fiscal year through the 202728 fiscal year. The amount of any increase made pursuant to this paragraph, when combined with any increase made pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (g) of Section 23689, shall not exceed twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) per fiscal year through the 202728 fiscal year.(B) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Director of Finance increase the aggregate amount under subparagraph (A) in order to mitigate the reduction of the amount available due to the credit allowed to all qualified taxpayers pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 23636.(3) Each fiscal year through the 201718 fiscal year, 25 percent of the aggregate amount of the credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 23689 shall be reserved for small business, as defined in Section 17053.73 or 23626.(4) Each fiscal year, no more than 20 percent of the aggregate amount of the credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section shall be allocated to any one taxpayer.(h) GO-Biz may prescribe rules and regulations as necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. Any rule or regulation prescribed pursuant to this section may be by adoption of an emergency regulation in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(i) A written agreement between GO-Biz and a taxpayer with respect to the credit authorized by this section shall comply with existing law on the date the agreement is executed.(j) (1) Upon the effective date of this section, the Department of Finance shall estimate the total dollar amount of credits that will be claimed under this section with respect to each fiscal year from the 201314 fiscal year to the 202930 fiscal year, inclusive.(2) The Franchise Tax Board shall annually provide to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, by no later than March 1, a report of the total dollar amount of the credits claimed under this section with respect to the relevant fiscal year. The report shall compare the total dollar amount of credits claimed under this section with respect to that fiscal year with the departments estimate with respect to that same fiscal year. If the total dollar amount of credits claimed for the fiscal year is less than the estimate for that fiscal year, the report shall identify options for increasing annual claims of the credit so as to meet estimated amounts.(k) (1) Section 19542 shall apply to all information obtained by the Franchise Tax Board and GO-Biz for the purpose of administering the California Competes Tax Credit established under this section.(2) Notwithstanding Section 19542 and paragraph (1), the Franchise Tax Board may disclose information to GO-Biz and GO-Biz may disclose information to the Franchise Tax Board for administration of the California Competes Tax Credit established under this section. (l) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.
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355366 17059.2. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on and after January 1, 2014, and before January 1, 2030, there shall be allowed as a credit against the net tax, as defined in Section 17039, an amount as determined by the committee pursuant to paragraph (2) and approved pursuant to Section 18410.2.(2) The credit under this section shall be allocated by GO-Biz with respect to the 201314 fiscal year through and including the 202728 fiscal year. The amount of credit allocated to a taxpayer with respect to a fiscal year pursuant to this section shall be as set forth in a written agreement between GO-Biz and the taxpayer and shall be based on the following factors:(A) The number of jobs the taxpayer will create or retain in this state.(B) The compensation paid or proposed to be paid by the taxpayer to its employees, including wages and fringe benefits.(C) The amount of investment in this state by the taxpayer.(D) The extent of unemployment or poverty in the area according to the United States Census in which the taxpayers project or business is proposed or located.(E) The incentives available to the taxpayer in this state, including incentives from the state, local government, and other entities.(F) The incentives available to the taxpayer in other states.(G) The duration of the proposed project and the duration the taxpayer commits to remain in this state.(H) The overall economic impact in this state of the taxpayers project or business.(I) The strategic importance of the taxpayers project or business to the state, region, or locality.(J) The opportunity for future growth and expansion in this state by the taxpayers business.(K) The extent to which the anticipated benefit to the state exceeds the projected benefit to the taxpayer from the tax credit.(L) For a credit allocated beginning with the 201819 fiscal year, the training opportunities offered by the taxpayer to its employees.(3) The written agreement entered into pursuant to paragraph (2) shall include:(A) Terms and conditions that include the taxable year or years for which the credit allocated shall be allowed, a minimum compensation level, and a minimum job retention period.(B) Provisions indicating whether the credit is to be allocated in full upon approval or in increments based on mutually agreed upon milestones when satisfactorily met by the taxpayer.(C) Provisions that allow the committee to recapture the credit, in whole or in part, if the taxpayer fails to fulfill the terms and conditions of the written agreement.(b) For purposes of this section:(1) Committee means the California Competes Tax Credit Committee established pursuant to Section 18410.2.(2) GO-Biz means the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development.(c) For purposes of this section, GO-Biz shall do the following:(1) Give priority to a taxpayer whose project or business is located or proposed to be located in an area of high unemployment or poverty.(2) Negotiate with a taxpayer the terms and conditions of proposed written agreements that provide the credit allowed pursuant to this section to a taxpayer.(3) Provide the negotiated written agreement to the committee for its approval pursuant to Section 18410.2.(4) Inform the Franchise Tax Board of the terms and conditions of the written agreement upon approval of the written agreement by the committee.(5) Inform the Franchise Tax Board of any recapture, in whole or in part, of a previously allocated credit upon approval of the recapture by the committee.(6) Post on its internet website all of the following:(A) The name of each taxpayer allocated a credit pursuant to this section.(B) The estimated amount of the investment by each taxpayer.(C) The estimated number of jobs created or retained.(D) The amount of the credit allocated to the taxpayer.(E) The amount of the credit recaptured from the taxpayer, if applicable.(F) The primary location where the taxpayer has committed to increasing the net number of jobs or make investments. The primary location shall be listed by city or, in the case of unincorporated areas, by county.(G) Information that identifies each tax credit award that was given a priority for being located in a high unemployment or poverty area, pursuant to paragraph (1).(7) Consider the extent to which the credit will influence the taxpayers ability, willingness, or both, to create jobs in this state that might not otherwise be created in the state by the taxpayer or any other taxpayer. GO-Biz may also consider other factors, including, but not limited to, the following:(A) The financial solvency of the taxpayer and the taxpayers ability to finance its proposed expansion.(B) The taxpayers current and prior compliance with federal and state laws.(C) Current and prior litigation involving the taxpayer.(D) The reasonableness of the fee arrangement between the taxpayer and any third party providing any services related to the credit allowed pursuant to this section.(E) For allocation periods beginning with the 202324 fiscal year, the taxpayers willingness to relocate jobs into California from a state that has enacted a law that does any of the following:(i) Voids or repeals, or has the effect of voiding or repealing, existing state protections against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.(ii) Authorizes or requires discrimination against same-sex couples or their families, or discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.(iii) Creates an exemption to antidiscrimination laws in order to permit discrimination against same-sex couples or their families, or permits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.(iv) Denies or interferes with, or has the effect of denying or interfering with, a womans right to choose to bear a child or to choose and obtain an abortion, as provided by Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 123460) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code.(F) For allocation periods beginning with the 202324 fiscal year, the taxpayers commitment to treating their workforce fairly and creating quality, full-time, wage and salary jobs in the state, evidence of which may include, but not be limited to, the following:(i) Training, career ladder, apprenticeship, and preapprenticeship programs for nonsupervisorial employees.(ii) Joint labor-management letter of support.(iii) A high percentage of full-time wage and salary employees compared to part-time, temporary, and independent contractors.(iv) Little to no history of a bad safety record, or resolved or pending litigation, violations, citations, fines, or penalties relating to any state or federal environmental and labor laws within the last 10 years.(G) Any other factors GO-Biz deems necessary to ensure that the administration of the credit allowed pursuant to this section is a model of accountability and transparency and that the effective use of the limited amount of credit available is maximized.(8) (A) Implementation of subparagraphs (E) and (F) of paragraph (7) of this subdivision for the 202223 fiscal year is deemed an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, or general welfare and, therefore, the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development is hereby authorized to adopt emergency regulations to implement subparagraphs (E) and (F) of paragraph (7) of this subdivision during the 202223 fiscal year in accordance with the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(B) Nothing in this subdivision shall require the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development to approve emergency regulations.(d) For purposes of this section, the Franchise Tax Board shall do all of the following:(1) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), review the books and records of all taxpayers allocated a credit pursuant to this section to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the written agreement between the taxpayer and GO-Biz.(B) In the case of a taxpayer that is a small business, as defined in Section 17053.73, review the books and records of the taxpayer allocated a credit pursuant to this section to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the written agreement between the taxpayer and GO-Biz when, in the sole discretion of the Franchise Tax Board, a review of those books and records is appropriate or necessary in the best interests of the state.(2) Notwithstanding Section 19542, notify GO-Biz of a possible breach of the written agreement by a taxpayer and provide detailed information regarding the basis for that determination.(e) In the case where the credit allowed under this section exceeds the net tax, as defined in Section 17039, for a taxable year, the excess credit may be carried over to reduce the net tax in the following taxable year, and succeeding five taxable years, if necessary, until the credit has been exhausted.(f) Any recapture, in whole or in part, of a credit approved by the committee pursuant to Section 18410.2 shall be treated as a mathematical error appearing on the return. Any amount of tax resulting from that recapture shall be assessed by the Franchise Tax Board in the same manner as provided by Section 19051. The amount of tax resulting from the recapture shall be added to the tax otherwise due by the taxpayer for the taxable year in which the committees recapture determination occurred.(g) (1) The aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated in any fiscal year pursuant to this section and Section 23689 shall be an amount equal to the sum of subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), less the amount specified in subparagraphs (D) and (E):(A) Thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) for the 201314 fiscal year, one hundred fifty million dollars ($150,000,000) for the 201415 fiscal year, two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) for each fiscal year from 201516 to 201718, inclusive, one hundred eighty million dollars ($180,000,000) for each fiscal year from 201819 to 202021, inclusive, two hundred ninety million dollars ($290,000,000) for the 202122 fiscal year, and one hundred eighty million dollars ($180,000,000) for each fiscal year from 202223 to 202728, inclusive.(B) The unallocated credit amount, if any, from the preceding fiscal year.(C) The amount of any previously allocated credits that have been recaptured.(D) The amount estimated by the Director of Finance, in consultation with the Franchise Tax Board and the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, to be necessary to limit the aggregation of the estimated amount of exemptions claimed pursuant to Section 6377.1 and of the amounts estimated to be claimed pursuant to this section and Sections 17053.73, 23626, and 23689 to no more than seven hundred fifty million dollars ($750,000,000) for either the current fiscal year or the next fiscal year.(i) The Director of Finance shall notify the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee of the estimated annual allocation authorized by this paragraph. Any allocation pursuant to these provisions shall be made no sooner than 30 days after written notification has been provided to the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the chairpersons of the committees of each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations, or not sooner than whatever lesser time the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or the Chairpersons designee, may determine.(ii) In no event shall the amount estimated in this subparagraph be less than zero dollars ($0).(E) (i) For the 201516 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount of credit estimated by the Director of Finance to be allowed to all qualified taxpayers for that fiscal year pursuant to subparagraph (A) or subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 23636.(ii) If the amount available per fiscal year pursuant to this section and Section 23689 is less than the aggregate amount of credit estimated by the Director of Finance to be allowed to qualified taxpayers pursuant to subparagraph (A) or subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 23636, the aggregate amount allowed pursuant to Section 23636 shall not be reduced and, in addition to the reduction required by clause (i), the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 23689 for the next fiscal year shall be reduced by the amount of that deficit.(iii) It is the intent of the Legislature that the reductions specified in this subparagraph of the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 23689 shall continue if the repeal dates of the credits allowed by this section and Section 23689 are removed or extended.(2) (A) In addition to the other amounts determined pursuant to paragraph (1), the Director of Finance may increase the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 23689 by up to twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) per fiscal year through the 202728 fiscal year. The amount of any increase made pursuant to this paragraph, when combined with any increase made pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (g) of Section 23689, shall not exceed twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) per fiscal year through the 202728 fiscal year.(B) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Director of Finance increase the aggregate amount under subparagraph (A) in order to mitigate the reduction of the amount available due to the credit allowed to all qualified taxpayers pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 23636.(3) Each fiscal year through the 201718 fiscal year, 25 percent of the aggregate amount of the credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 23689 shall be reserved for small business, as defined in Section 17053.73 or 23626.(4) Each fiscal year, no more than 20 percent of the aggregate amount of the credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section shall be allocated to any one taxpayer.(h) GO-Biz may prescribe rules and regulations as necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. Any rule or regulation prescribed pursuant to this section may be by adoption of an emergency regulation in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(i) A written agreement between GO-Biz and a taxpayer with respect to the credit authorized by this section shall comply with existing law on the date the agreement is executed.(j) (1) Upon the effective date of this section, the Department of Finance shall estimate the total dollar amount of credits that will be claimed under this section with respect to each fiscal year from the 201314 fiscal year to the 202930 fiscal year, inclusive.(2) The Franchise Tax Board shall annually provide to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, by no later than March 1, a report of the total dollar amount of the credits claimed under this section with respect to the relevant fiscal year. The report shall compare the total dollar amount of credits claimed under this section with respect to that fiscal year with the departments estimate with respect to that same fiscal year. If the total dollar amount of credits claimed for the fiscal year is less than the estimate for that fiscal year, the report shall identify options for increasing annual claims of the credit so as to meet estimated amounts.(k) (1) Section 19542 shall apply to all information obtained by the Franchise Tax Board and GO-Biz for the purpose of administering the California Competes Tax Credit established under this section.(2) Notwithstanding Section 19542 and paragraph (1), the Franchise Tax Board may disclose information to GO-Biz and GO-Biz may disclose information to the Franchise Tax Board for administration of the California Competes Tax Credit established under this section. (l) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.
356367
357368 17059.2. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on and after January 1, 2014, and before January 1, 2030, there shall be allowed as a credit against the net tax, as defined in Section 17039, an amount as determined by the committee pursuant to paragraph (2) and approved pursuant to Section 18410.2.(2) The credit under this section shall be allocated by GO-Biz with respect to the 201314 fiscal year through and including the 202728 fiscal year. The amount of credit allocated to a taxpayer with respect to a fiscal year pursuant to this section shall be as set forth in a written agreement between GO-Biz and the taxpayer and shall be based on the following factors:(A) The number of jobs the taxpayer will create or retain in this state.(B) The compensation paid or proposed to be paid by the taxpayer to its employees, including wages and fringe benefits.(C) The amount of investment in this state by the taxpayer.(D) The extent of unemployment or poverty in the area according to the United States Census in which the taxpayers project or business is proposed or located.(E) The incentives available to the taxpayer in this state, including incentives from the state, local government, and other entities.(F) The incentives available to the taxpayer in other states.(G) The duration of the proposed project and the duration the taxpayer commits to remain in this state.(H) The overall economic impact in this state of the taxpayers project or business.(I) The strategic importance of the taxpayers project or business to the state, region, or locality.(J) The opportunity for future growth and expansion in this state by the taxpayers business.(K) The extent to which the anticipated benefit to the state exceeds the projected benefit to the taxpayer from the tax credit.(L) For a credit allocated beginning with the 201819 fiscal year, the training opportunities offered by the taxpayer to its employees.(3) The written agreement entered into pursuant to paragraph (2) shall include:(A) Terms and conditions that include the taxable year or years for which the credit allocated shall be allowed, a minimum compensation level, and a minimum job retention period.(B) Provisions indicating whether the credit is to be allocated in full upon approval or in increments based on mutually agreed upon milestones when satisfactorily met by the taxpayer.(C) Provisions that allow the committee to recapture the credit, in whole or in part, if the taxpayer fails to fulfill the terms and conditions of the written agreement.(b) For purposes of this section:(1) Committee means the California Competes Tax Credit Committee established pursuant to Section 18410.2.(2) GO-Biz means the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development.(c) For purposes of this section, GO-Biz shall do the following:(1) Give priority to a taxpayer whose project or business is located or proposed to be located in an area of high unemployment or poverty.(2) Negotiate with a taxpayer the terms and conditions of proposed written agreements that provide the credit allowed pursuant to this section to a taxpayer.(3) Provide the negotiated written agreement to the committee for its approval pursuant to Section 18410.2.(4) Inform the Franchise Tax Board of the terms and conditions of the written agreement upon approval of the written agreement by the committee.(5) Inform the Franchise Tax Board of any recapture, in whole or in part, of a previously allocated credit upon approval of the recapture by the committee.(6) Post on its internet website all of the following:(A) The name of each taxpayer allocated a credit pursuant to this section.(B) The estimated amount of the investment by each taxpayer.(C) The estimated number of jobs created or retained.(D) The amount of the credit allocated to the taxpayer.(E) The amount of the credit recaptured from the taxpayer, if applicable.(F) The primary location where the taxpayer has committed to increasing the net number of jobs or make investments. The primary location shall be listed by city or, in the case of unincorporated areas, by county.(G) Information that identifies each tax credit award that was given a priority for being located in a high unemployment or poverty area, pursuant to paragraph (1).(7) Consider the extent to which the credit will influence the taxpayers ability, willingness, or both, to create jobs in this state that might not otherwise be created in the state by the taxpayer or any other taxpayer. GO-Biz may also consider other factors, including, but not limited to, the following:(A) The financial solvency of the taxpayer and the taxpayers ability to finance its proposed expansion.(B) The taxpayers current and prior compliance with federal and state laws.(C) Current and prior litigation involving the taxpayer.(D) The reasonableness of the fee arrangement between the taxpayer and any third party providing any services related to the credit allowed pursuant to this section.(E) For allocation periods beginning with the 202324 fiscal year, the taxpayers willingness to relocate jobs into California from a state that has enacted a law that does any of the following:(i) Voids or repeals, or has the effect of voiding or repealing, existing state protections against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.(ii) Authorizes or requires discrimination against same-sex couples or their families, or discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.(iii) Creates an exemption to antidiscrimination laws in order to permit discrimination against same-sex couples or their families, or permits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.(iv) Denies or interferes with, or has the effect of denying or interfering with, a womans right to choose to bear a child or to choose and obtain an abortion, as provided by Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 123460) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code.(F) For allocation periods beginning with the 202324 fiscal year, the taxpayers commitment to treating their workforce fairly and creating quality, full-time, wage and salary jobs in the state, evidence of which may include, but not be limited to, the following:(i) Training, career ladder, apprenticeship, and preapprenticeship programs for nonsupervisorial employees.(ii) Joint labor-management letter of support.(iii) A high percentage of full-time wage and salary employees compared to part-time, temporary, and independent contractors.(iv) Little to no history of a bad safety record, or resolved or pending litigation, violations, citations, fines, or penalties relating to any state or federal environmental and labor laws within the last 10 years.(G) Any other factors GO-Biz deems necessary to ensure that the administration of the credit allowed pursuant to this section is a model of accountability and transparency and that the effective use of the limited amount of credit available is maximized.(8) (A) Implementation of subparagraphs (E) and (F) of paragraph (7) of this subdivision for the 202223 fiscal year is deemed an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, or general welfare and, therefore, the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development is hereby authorized to adopt emergency regulations to implement subparagraphs (E) and (F) of paragraph (7) of this subdivision during the 202223 fiscal year in accordance with the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(B) Nothing in this subdivision shall require the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development to approve emergency regulations.(d) For purposes of this section, the Franchise Tax Board shall do all of the following:(1) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), review the books and records of all taxpayers allocated a credit pursuant to this section to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the written agreement between the taxpayer and GO-Biz.(B) In the case of a taxpayer that is a small business, as defined in Section 17053.73, review the books and records of the taxpayer allocated a credit pursuant to this section to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the written agreement between the taxpayer and GO-Biz when, in the sole discretion of the Franchise Tax Board, a review of those books and records is appropriate or necessary in the best interests of the state.(2) Notwithstanding Section 19542, notify GO-Biz of a possible breach of the written agreement by a taxpayer and provide detailed information regarding the basis for that determination.(e) In the case where the credit allowed under this section exceeds the net tax, as defined in Section 17039, for a taxable year, the excess credit may be carried over to reduce the net tax in the following taxable year, and succeeding five taxable years, if necessary, until the credit has been exhausted.(f) Any recapture, in whole or in part, of a credit approved by the committee pursuant to Section 18410.2 shall be treated as a mathematical error appearing on the return. Any amount of tax resulting from that recapture shall be assessed by the Franchise Tax Board in the same manner as provided by Section 19051. The amount of tax resulting from the recapture shall be added to the tax otherwise due by the taxpayer for the taxable year in which the committees recapture determination occurred.(g) (1) The aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated in any fiscal year pursuant to this section and Section 23689 shall be an amount equal to the sum of subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), less the amount specified in subparagraphs (D) and (E):(A) Thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) for the 201314 fiscal year, one hundred fifty million dollars ($150,000,000) for the 201415 fiscal year, two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) for each fiscal year from 201516 to 201718, inclusive, one hundred eighty million dollars ($180,000,000) for each fiscal year from 201819 to 202021, inclusive, two hundred ninety million dollars ($290,000,000) for the 202122 fiscal year, and one hundred eighty million dollars ($180,000,000) for each fiscal year from 202223 to 202728, inclusive.(B) The unallocated credit amount, if any, from the preceding fiscal year.(C) The amount of any previously allocated credits that have been recaptured.(D) The amount estimated by the Director of Finance, in consultation with the Franchise Tax Board and the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, to be necessary to limit the aggregation of the estimated amount of exemptions claimed pursuant to Section 6377.1 and of the amounts estimated to be claimed pursuant to this section and Sections 17053.73, 23626, and 23689 to no more than seven hundred fifty million dollars ($750,000,000) for either the current fiscal year or the next fiscal year.(i) The Director of Finance shall notify the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee of the estimated annual allocation authorized by this paragraph. Any allocation pursuant to these provisions shall be made no sooner than 30 days after written notification has been provided to the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the chairpersons of the committees of each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations, or not sooner than whatever lesser time the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or the Chairpersons designee, may determine.(ii) In no event shall the amount estimated in this subparagraph be less than zero dollars ($0).(E) (i) For the 201516 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount of credit estimated by the Director of Finance to be allowed to all qualified taxpayers for that fiscal year pursuant to subparagraph (A) or subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 23636.(ii) If the amount available per fiscal year pursuant to this section and Section 23689 is less than the aggregate amount of credit estimated by the Director of Finance to be allowed to qualified taxpayers pursuant to subparagraph (A) or subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 23636, the aggregate amount allowed pursuant to Section 23636 shall not be reduced and, in addition to the reduction required by clause (i), the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 23689 for the next fiscal year shall be reduced by the amount of that deficit.(iii) It is the intent of the Legislature that the reductions specified in this subparagraph of the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 23689 shall continue if the repeal dates of the credits allowed by this section and Section 23689 are removed or extended.(2) (A) In addition to the other amounts determined pursuant to paragraph (1), the Director of Finance may increase the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 23689 by up to twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) per fiscal year through the 202728 fiscal year. The amount of any increase made pursuant to this paragraph, when combined with any increase made pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (g) of Section 23689, shall not exceed twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) per fiscal year through the 202728 fiscal year.(B) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Director of Finance increase the aggregate amount under subparagraph (A) in order to mitigate the reduction of the amount available due to the credit allowed to all qualified taxpayers pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 23636.(3) Each fiscal year through the 201718 fiscal year, 25 percent of the aggregate amount of the credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 23689 shall be reserved for small business, as defined in Section 17053.73 or 23626.(4) Each fiscal year, no more than 20 percent of the aggregate amount of the credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section shall be allocated to any one taxpayer.(h) GO-Biz may prescribe rules and regulations as necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. Any rule or regulation prescribed pursuant to this section may be by adoption of an emergency regulation in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(i) A written agreement between GO-Biz and a taxpayer with respect to the credit authorized by this section shall comply with existing law on the date the agreement is executed.(j) (1) Upon the effective date of this section, the Department of Finance shall estimate the total dollar amount of credits that will be claimed under this section with respect to each fiscal year from the 201314 fiscal year to the 202930 fiscal year, inclusive.(2) The Franchise Tax Board shall annually provide to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, by no later than March 1, a report of the total dollar amount of the credits claimed under this section with respect to the relevant fiscal year. The report shall compare the total dollar amount of credits claimed under this section with respect to that fiscal year with the departments estimate with respect to that same fiscal year. If the total dollar amount of credits claimed for the fiscal year is less than the estimate for that fiscal year, the report shall identify options for increasing annual claims of the credit so as to meet estimated amounts.(k) (1) Section 19542 shall apply to all information obtained by the Franchise Tax Board and GO-Biz for the purpose of administering the California Competes Tax Credit established under this section.(2) Notwithstanding Section 19542 and paragraph (1), the Franchise Tax Board may disclose information to GO-Biz and GO-Biz may disclose information to the Franchise Tax Board for administration of the California Competes Tax Credit established under this section. (l) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.
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359370
360371
361372 17059.2. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on and after January 1, 2014, and before January 1, 2030, there shall be allowed as a credit against the net tax, as defined in Section 17039, an amount as determined by the committee pursuant to paragraph (2) and approved pursuant to Section 18410.2.
362373
363374 (2) The credit under this section shall be allocated by GO-Biz with respect to the 201314 fiscal year through and including the 202728 fiscal year. The amount of credit allocated to a taxpayer with respect to a fiscal year pursuant to this section shall be as set forth in a written agreement between GO-Biz and the taxpayer and shall be based on the following factors:
364375
365376 (A) The number of jobs the taxpayer will create or retain in this state.
366377
367378 (B) The compensation paid or proposed to be paid by the taxpayer to its employees, including wages and fringe benefits.
368379
369380 (C) The amount of investment in this state by the taxpayer.
370381
371382 (D) The extent of unemployment or poverty in the area according to the United States Census in which the taxpayers project or business is proposed or located.
372383
373384 (E) The incentives available to the taxpayer in this state, including incentives from the state, local government, and other entities.
374385
375386 (F) The incentives available to the taxpayer in other states.
376387
377388 (G) The duration of the proposed project and the duration the taxpayer commits to remain in this state.
378389
379390 (H) The overall economic impact in this state of the taxpayers project or business.
380391
381392 (I) The strategic importance of the taxpayers project or business to the state, region, or locality.
382393
383394 (J) The opportunity for future growth and expansion in this state by the taxpayers business.
384395
385396 (K) The extent to which the anticipated benefit to the state exceeds the projected benefit to the taxpayer from the tax credit.
386397
387398 (L) For a credit allocated beginning with the 201819 fiscal year, the training opportunities offered by the taxpayer to its employees.
388399
389400 (3) The written agreement entered into pursuant to paragraph (2) shall include:
390401
391402 (A) Terms and conditions that include the taxable year or years for which the credit allocated shall be allowed, a minimum compensation level, and a minimum job retention period.
392403
393404 (B) Provisions indicating whether the credit is to be allocated in full upon approval or in increments based on mutually agreed upon milestones when satisfactorily met by the taxpayer.
394405
395406 (C) Provisions that allow the committee to recapture the credit, in whole or in part, if the taxpayer fails to fulfill the terms and conditions of the written agreement.
396407
397408 (b) For purposes of this section:
398409
399410 (1) Committee means the California Competes Tax Credit Committee established pursuant to Section 18410.2.
400411
401412 (2) GO-Biz means the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development.
402413
403414 (c) For purposes of this section, GO-Biz shall do the following:
404415
405416 (1) Give priority to a taxpayer whose project or business is located or proposed to be located in an area of high unemployment or poverty.
406417
407418 (2) Negotiate with a taxpayer the terms and conditions of proposed written agreements that provide the credit allowed pursuant to this section to a taxpayer.
408419
409420 (3) Provide the negotiated written agreement to the committee for its approval pursuant to Section 18410.2.
410421
411422 (4) Inform the Franchise Tax Board of the terms and conditions of the written agreement upon approval of the written agreement by the committee.
412423
413424 (5) Inform the Franchise Tax Board of any recapture, in whole or in part, of a previously allocated credit upon approval of the recapture by the committee.
414425
415426 (6) Post on its internet website all of the following:
416427
417428 (A) The name of each taxpayer allocated a credit pursuant to this section.
418429
419430 (B) The estimated amount of the investment by each taxpayer.
420431
421432 (C) The estimated number of jobs created or retained.
422433
423434 (D) The amount of the credit allocated to the taxpayer.
424435
425436 (E) The amount of the credit recaptured from the taxpayer, if applicable.
426437
427438 (F) The primary location where the taxpayer has committed to increasing the net number of jobs or make investments. The primary location shall be listed by city or, in the case of unincorporated areas, by county.
428439
429440 (G) Information that identifies each tax credit award that was given a priority for being located in a high unemployment or poverty area, pursuant to paragraph (1).
430441
431442 (7) Consider the extent to which the credit will influence the taxpayers ability, willingness, or both, to create jobs in this state that might not otherwise be created in the state by the taxpayer or any other taxpayer. GO-Biz may also consider other factors, including, but not limited to, the following:
432443
433444 (A) The financial solvency of the taxpayer and the taxpayers ability to finance its proposed expansion.
434445
435446 (B) The taxpayers current and prior compliance with federal and state laws.
436447
437448 (C) Current and prior litigation involving the taxpayer.
438449
439450 (D) The reasonableness of the fee arrangement between the taxpayer and any third party providing any services related to the credit allowed pursuant to this section.
440451
441452 (E) For allocation periods beginning with the 202324 fiscal year, the taxpayers willingness to relocate jobs into California from a state that has enacted a law that does any of the following:
442453
443454 (i) Voids or repeals, or has the effect of voiding or repealing, existing state protections against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
444455
445456 (ii) Authorizes or requires discrimination against same-sex couples or their families, or discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
446457
447458 (iii) Creates an exemption to antidiscrimination laws in order to permit discrimination against same-sex couples or their families, or permits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
448459
449460 (iv) Denies or interferes with, or has the effect of denying or interfering with, a womans right to choose to bear a child or to choose and obtain an abortion, as provided by Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 123460) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code.
450461
451462 (F) For allocation periods beginning with the 202324 fiscal year, the taxpayers commitment to treating their workforce fairly and creating quality, full-time, wage and salary jobs in the state, evidence of which may include, but not be limited to, the following:
452463
453464 (i) Training, career ladder, apprenticeship, and preapprenticeship programs for nonsupervisorial employees.
454465
455466 (ii) Joint labor-management letter of support.
456467
457468 (iii) A high percentage of full-time wage and salary employees compared to part-time, temporary, and independent contractors.
458469
459470 (iv) Little to no history of a bad safety record, or resolved or pending litigation, violations, citations, fines, or penalties relating to any state or federal environmental and labor laws within the last 10 years.
460471
461472 (G) Any other factors GO-Biz deems necessary to ensure that the administration of the credit allowed pursuant to this section is a model of accountability and transparency and that the effective use of the limited amount of credit available is maximized.
462473
463474 (8) (A) Implementation of subparagraphs (E) and (F) of paragraph (7) of this subdivision for the 202223 fiscal year is deemed an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, or general welfare and, therefore, the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development is hereby authorized to adopt emergency regulations to implement subparagraphs (E) and (F) of paragraph (7) of this subdivision during the 202223 fiscal year in accordance with the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).
464475
465476 (B) Nothing in this subdivision shall require the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development to approve emergency regulations.
466477
467478 (d) For purposes of this section, the Franchise Tax Board shall do all of the following:
468479
469480 (1) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), review the books and records of all taxpayers allocated a credit pursuant to this section to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the written agreement between the taxpayer and GO-Biz.
470481
471482 (B) In the case of a taxpayer that is a small business, as defined in Section 17053.73, review the books and records of the taxpayer allocated a credit pursuant to this section to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the written agreement between the taxpayer and GO-Biz when, in the sole discretion of the Franchise Tax Board, a review of those books and records is appropriate or necessary in the best interests of the state.
472483
473484 (2) Notwithstanding Section 19542, notify GO-Biz of a possible breach of the written agreement by a taxpayer and provide detailed information regarding the basis for that determination.
474485
475486 (e) In the case where the credit allowed under this section exceeds the net tax, as defined in Section 17039, for a taxable year, the excess credit may be carried over to reduce the net tax in the following taxable year, and succeeding five taxable years, if necessary, until the credit has been exhausted.
476487
477488 (f) Any recapture, in whole or in part, of a credit approved by the committee pursuant to Section 18410.2 shall be treated as a mathematical error appearing on the return. Any amount of tax resulting from that recapture shall be assessed by the Franchise Tax Board in the same manner as provided by Section 19051. The amount of tax resulting from the recapture shall be added to the tax otherwise due by the taxpayer for the taxable year in which the committees recapture determination occurred.
478489
479490 (g) (1) The aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated in any fiscal year pursuant to this section and Section 23689 shall be an amount equal to the sum of subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), less the amount specified in subparagraphs (D) and (E):
480491
481492 (A) Thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) for the 201314 fiscal year, one hundred fifty million dollars ($150,000,000) for the 201415 fiscal year, two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) for each fiscal year from 201516 to 201718, inclusive, one hundred eighty million dollars ($180,000,000) for each fiscal year from 201819 to 202021, inclusive, two hundred ninety million dollars ($290,000,000) for the 202122 fiscal year, and one hundred eighty million dollars ($180,000,000) for each fiscal year from 202223 to 202728, inclusive.
482493
483494 (B) The unallocated credit amount, if any, from the preceding fiscal year.
484495
485496 (C) The amount of any previously allocated credits that have been recaptured.
486497
487498 (D) The amount estimated by the Director of Finance, in consultation with the Franchise Tax Board and the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, to be necessary to limit the aggregation of the estimated amount of exemptions claimed pursuant to Section 6377.1 and of the amounts estimated to be claimed pursuant to this section and Sections 17053.73, 23626, and 23689 to no more than seven hundred fifty million dollars ($750,000,000) for either the current fiscal year or the next fiscal year.
488499
489500 (i) The Director of Finance shall notify the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee of the estimated annual allocation authorized by this paragraph. Any allocation pursuant to these provisions shall be made no sooner than 30 days after written notification has been provided to the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the chairpersons of the committees of each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations, or not sooner than whatever lesser time the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or the Chairpersons designee, may determine.
490501
491502 (ii) In no event shall the amount estimated in this subparagraph be less than zero dollars ($0).
492503
493504 (E) (i) For the 201516 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount of credit estimated by the Director of Finance to be allowed to all qualified taxpayers for that fiscal year pursuant to subparagraph (A) or subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 23636.
494505
495506 (ii) If the amount available per fiscal year pursuant to this section and Section 23689 is less than the aggregate amount of credit estimated by the Director of Finance to be allowed to qualified taxpayers pursuant to subparagraph (A) or subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 23636, the aggregate amount allowed pursuant to Section 23636 shall not be reduced and, in addition to the reduction required by clause (i), the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 23689 for the next fiscal year shall be reduced by the amount of that deficit.
496507
497508 (iii) It is the intent of the Legislature that the reductions specified in this subparagraph of the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 23689 shall continue if the repeal dates of the credits allowed by this section and Section 23689 are removed or extended.
498509
499510 (2) (A) In addition to the other amounts determined pursuant to paragraph (1), the Director of Finance may increase the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 23689 by up to twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) per fiscal year through the 202728 fiscal year. The amount of any increase made pursuant to this paragraph, when combined with any increase made pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (g) of Section 23689, shall not exceed twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) per fiscal year through the 202728 fiscal year.
500511
501512 (B) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Director of Finance increase the aggregate amount under subparagraph (A) in order to mitigate the reduction of the amount available due to the credit allowed to all qualified taxpayers pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 23636.
502513
503514 (3) Each fiscal year through the 201718 fiscal year, 25 percent of the aggregate amount of the credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 23689 shall be reserved for small business, as defined in Section 17053.73 or 23626.
504515
505516 (4) Each fiscal year, no more than 20 percent of the aggregate amount of the credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section shall be allocated to any one taxpayer.
506517
507518 (h) GO-Biz may prescribe rules and regulations as necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. Any rule or regulation prescribed pursuant to this section may be by adoption of an emergency regulation in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
508519
509520 (i) A written agreement between GO-Biz and a taxpayer with respect to the credit authorized by this section shall comply with existing law on the date the agreement is executed.
510521
511522 (j) (1) Upon the effective date of this section, the Department of Finance shall estimate the total dollar amount of credits that will be claimed under this section with respect to each fiscal year from the 201314 fiscal year to the 202930 fiscal year, inclusive.
512523
513524 (2) The Franchise Tax Board shall annually provide to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, by no later than March 1, a report of the total dollar amount of the credits claimed under this section with respect to the relevant fiscal year. The report shall compare the total dollar amount of credits claimed under this section with respect to that fiscal year with the departments estimate with respect to that same fiscal year. If the total dollar amount of credits claimed for the fiscal year is less than the estimate for that fiscal year, the report shall identify options for increasing annual claims of the credit so as to meet estimated amounts.
514525
515526 (k) (1) Section 19542 shall apply to all information obtained by the Franchise Tax Board and GO-Biz for the purpose of administering the California Competes Tax Credit established under this section.
516527
517528 (2) Notwithstanding Section 19542 and paragraph (1), the Franchise Tax Board may disclose information to GO-Biz and GO-Biz may disclose information to the Franchise Tax Board for administration of the California Competes Tax Credit established under this section.
518529
519530 (l) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.
520531
521532 SEC. 8. Section 17131.8 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended to read:17131.8. (a) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, gross income does not include any covered loan amount forgiven pursuant to Section 1106 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (Public Law 116-139), pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-142), pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), or pursuant to the PPP Extension Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-6).(b) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, gross income does not include any advance grant amount issued pursuant to Section 1110(e) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), or pursuant to Section 331 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(c) (1) Notwithstanding Section 17280, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with For purposes of this part.(3) The provisions of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), relating to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (i) of Section 7A of the Small Business Act, shall not apply to an ineligible entity.(4) Paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall not apply.(d) (1) Notwithstanding Section 17280, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (b) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Subsection (b) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, in the case of any taxable year ending after the date of the enactment of this Act with For purposes of this part.(3) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall not apply to an ineligible entity.(e) (1) Notwithstanding Section 17280, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (a) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Subsection (a) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with For purposes of this part.(3) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall not apply to an ineligible entity.(f) (1) Notwithstanding Section 17280, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (b) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Subsection (b) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-120) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with For purposes of this part.(g) For purposes of this section, all of the following definitions shall apply:(1) Covered loan has the same meaning as in Section 1106 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), or pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(2) Advance grant amount means an emergency Economic Injury Disaster Loan grant pursuant to Section 1110(e) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), or a targeted Economic Injury Disaster Loan advance pursuant to Section 331 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(3) Ineligible entity means a taxpayer that either:(A) Is a publicly traded company.(B) Does not meet the reduction from the gross receipts requirements of Section 636(a)(37)(A)(iv)(bb) of Title 15 of the United States Code, as added by Section 311 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(4) Publicly traded company means a publicly traded entity as described in Section 342 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(h) The Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code) shall not apply to any standard, criterion, procedure, determination, rule, notice, guideline, or any other guidance established or issued by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(i) The amendments made by the act adding this subdivision shall be operative for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019.
522533
523534 SEC. 8. Section 17131.8 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended to read:
524535
525536 ### SEC. 8.
526537
527538 17131.8. (a) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, gross income does not include any covered loan amount forgiven pursuant to Section 1106 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (Public Law 116-139), pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-142), pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), or pursuant to the PPP Extension Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-6).(b) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, gross income does not include any advance grant amount issued pursuant to Section 1110(e) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), or pursuant to Section 331 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(c) (1) Notwithstanding Section 17280, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with For purposes of this part.(3) The provisions of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), relating to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (i) of Section 7A of the Small Business Act, shall not apply to an ineligible entity.(4) Paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall not apply.(d) (1) Notwithstanding Section 17280, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (b) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Subsection (b) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, in the case of any taxable year ending after the date of the enactment of this Act with For purposes of this part.(3) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall not apply to an ineligible entity.(e) (1) Notwithstanding Section 17280, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (a) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Subsection (a) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with For purposes of this part.(3) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall not apply to an ineligible entity.(f) (1) Notwithstanding Section 17280, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (b) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Subsection (b) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-120) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with For purposes of this part.(g) For purposes of this section, all of the following definitions shall apply:(1) Covered loan has the same meaning as in Section 1106 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), or pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(2) Advance grant amount means an emergency Economic Injury Disaster Loan grant pursuant to Section 1110(e) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), or a targeted Economic Injury Disaster Loan advance pursuant to Section 331 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(3) Ineligible entity means a taxpayer that either:(A) Is a publicly traded company.(B) Does not meet the reduction from the gross receipts requirements of Section 636(a)(37)(A)(iv)(bb) of Title 15 of the United States Code, as added by Section 311 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(4) Publicly traded company means a publicly traded entity as described in Section 342 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(h) The Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code) shall not apply to any standard, criterion, procedure, determination, rule, notice, guideline, or any other guidance established or issued by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(i) The amendments made by the act adding this subdivision shall be operative for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019.
528539
529540 17131.8. (a) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, gross income does not include any covered loan amount forgiven pursuant to Section 1106 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (Public Law 116-139), pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-142), pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), or pursuant to the PPP Extension Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-6).(b) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, gross income does not include any advance grant amount issued pursuant to Section 1110(e) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), or pursuant to Section 331 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(c) (1) Notwithstanding Section 17280, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with For purposes of this part.(3) The provisions of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), relating to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (i) of Section 7A of the Small Business Act, shall not apply to an ineligible entity.(4) Paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall not apply.(d) (1) Notwithstanding Section 17280, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (b) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Subsection (b) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, in the case of any taxable year ending after the date of the enactment of this Act with For purposes of this part.(3) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall not apply to an ineligible entity.(e) (1) Notwithstanding Section 17280, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (a) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Subsection (a) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with For purposes of this part.(3) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall not apply to an ineligible entity.(f) (1) Notwithstanding Section 17280, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (b) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Subsection (b) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-120) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with For purposes of this part.(g) For purposes of this section, all of the following definitions shall apply:(1) Covered loan has the same meaning as in Section 1106 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), or pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(2) Advance grant amount means an emergency Economic Injury Disaster Loan grant pursuant to Section 1110(e) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), or a targeted Economic Injury Disaster Loan advance pursuant to Section 331 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(3) Ineligible entity means a taxpayer that either:(A) Is a publicly traded company.(B) Does not meet the reduction from the gross receipts requirements of Section 636(a)(37)(A)(iv)(bb) of Title 15 of the United States Code, as added by Section 311 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(4) Publicly traded company means a publicly traded entity as described in Section 342 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(h) The Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code) shall not apply to any standard, criterion, procedure, determination, rule, notice, guideline, or any other guidance established or issued by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(i) The amendments made by the act adding this subdivision shall be operative for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019.
530541
531542 17131.8. (a) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, gross income does not include any covered loan amount forgiven pursuant to Section 1106 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (Public Law 116-139), pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-142), pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), or pursuant to the PPP Extension Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-6).(b) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, gross income does not include any advance grant amount issued pursuant to Section 1110(e) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), or pursuant to Section 331 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(c) (1) Notwithstanding Section 17280, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with For purposes of this part.(3) The provisions of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), relating to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (i) of Section 7A of the Small Business Act, shall not apply to an ineligible entity.(4) Paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall not apply.(d) (1) Notwithstanding Section 17280, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (b) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Subsection (b) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, in the case of any taxable year ending after the date of the enactment of this Act with For purposes of this part.(3) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall not apply to an ineligible entity.(e) (1) Notwithstanding Section 17280, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (a) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Subsection (a) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with For purposes of this part.(3) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall not apply to an ineligible entity.(f) (1) Notwithstanding Section 17280, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (b) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Subsection (b) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-120) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with For purposes of this part.(g) For purposes of this section, all of the following definitions shall apply:(1) Covered loan has the same meaning as in Section 1106 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), or pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(2) Advance grant amount means an emergency Economic Injury Disaster Loan grant pursuant to Section 1110(e) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), or a targeted Economic Injury Disaster Loan advance pursuant to Section 331 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(3) Ineligible entity means a taxpayer that either:(A) Is a publicly traded company.(B) Does not meet the reduction from the gross receipts requirements of Section 636(a)(37)(A)(iv)(bb) of Title 15 of the United States Code, as added by Section 311 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(4) Publicly traded company means a publicly traded entity as described in Section 342 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(h) The Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code) shall not apply to any standard, criterion, procedure, determination, rule, notice, guideline, or any other guidance established or issued by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(i) The amendments made by the act adding this subdivision shall be operative for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019.
532543
533544
534545
535546 17131.8. (a) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, gross income does not include any covered loan amount forgiven pursuant to Section 1106 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (Public Law 116-139), pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-142), pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), or pursuant to the PPP Extension Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-6).
536547
537548 (b) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, gross income does not include any advance grant amount issued pursuant to Section 1110(e) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), or pursuant to Section 331 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).
538549
539550 (c) (1) Notwithstanding Section 17280, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.
540551
541552 (2) Paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with For purposes of this part.
542553
543554 (3) The provisions of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), relating to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (i) of Section 7A of the Small Business Act, shall not apply to an ineligible entity.
544555
545556 (4) Paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall not apply.
546557
547558 (d) (1) Notwithstanding Section 17280, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (b) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.
548559
549560 (2) Subsection (b) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, in the case of any taxable year ending after the date of the enactment of this Act with For purposes of this part.
550561
551562 (3) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall not apply to an ineligible entity.
552563
553564 (e) (1) Notwithstanding Section 17280, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (a) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.
554565
555566 (2) Subsection (a) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with For purposes of this part.
556567
557568 (3) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall not apply to an ineligible entity.
558569
559570 (f) (1) Notwithstanding Section 17280, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (b) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.
560571
561572 (2) Subsection (b) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-120) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with For purposes of this part.
562573
563574 (g) For purposes of this section, all of the following definitions shall apply:
564575
565576 (1) Covered loan has the same meaning as in Section 1106 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), or pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).
566577
567578 (2) Advance grant amount means an emergency Economic Injury Disaster Loan grant pursuant to Section 1110(e) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), or a targeted Economic Injury Disaster Loan advance pursuant to Section 331 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).
568579
569580 (3) Ineligible entity means a taxpayer that either:
570581
571582 (A) Is a publicly traded company.
572583
573584 (B) Does not meet the reduction from the gross receipts requirements of Section 636(a)(37)(A)(iv)(bb) of Title 15 of the United States Code, as added by Section 311 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).
574585
575586 (4) Publicly traded company means a publicly traded entity as described in Section 342 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).
576587
577588 (h) The Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code) shall not apply to any standard, criterion, procedure, determination, rule, notice, guideline, or any other guidance established or issued by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.
578589
579590 (i) The amendments made by the act adding this subdivision shall be operative for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019.
580591
581592 SEC. 9. Section 19132.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is repealed.
582593
583594 SEC. 9. Section 19132.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is repealed.
584595
585596 ### SEC. 9.
586597
587598
588599
589600 SEC. 10. Section 19132.5 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read:19132.5. (a) (1) An individual taxpayer may elect to request a one-time abatement of a timeliness penalty under this section for a timeliness penalty that has been considered and rejected for abatement pursuant to the provisions of the section under which the penalty is imposed.(2) An individual taxpayer may, in lieu of requesting consideration for abatement pursuant to the section under which the timeliness penalty is imposed, instead request a one-time abatement of a timeliness penalty under this section.(b) If a taxpayer described in subdivision (a) requests, either orally or in writing, the abatement of a timeliness penalty pursuant to this section, the timeliness penalty shall be abated if all of the following apply:(1) The taxpayer has not previously been required to file a California personal income tax return under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) or has not previously been granted abatement under this section.(2) The taxpayer has filed all returns required under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) as of the date of the taxpayers request for abatement under this section.(3) Excluding the timeliness penalty that is the subject of the abatement request under this section, the taxpayer has paid in full, or arranged to pay pursuant to an installment agreement, any tax, penalties, fees, and interest due for the required returns pursuant to paragraph (2) and the taxpayer is current with all installment payments.(c) For purposes of this section, timeliness penalty means a penalty imposed under Section 19131 or 19132 for one taxable year with respect to a return filed by an individual for that taxable year.(d) For purposes of this section:(1) A timeliness penalty imposed and subsequently abated due to a determination of reasonable cause, or reasonable cause and not willful neglect, with respect to the taxpayer or the taxpayers spouse shall be considered to have not been imposed for purposes of determining eligibility for timeliness penalty abatement under this section.(2) A timeliness penalty shall be considered imposed on the original due date of the return for the taxable year for which the penalty is imposed.(e) Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any rule, guideline, or procedure prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(f) This section shall apply to requests for abatement made for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022.
590601
591602 SEC. 10. Section 19132.5 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read:
592603
593604 ### SEC. 10.
594605
595606 19132.5. (a) (1) An individual taxpayer may elect to request a one-time abatement of a timeliness penalty under this section for a timeliness penalty that has been considered and rejected for abatement pursuant to the provisions of the section under which the penalty is imposed.(2) An individual taxpayer may, in lieu of requesting consideration for abatement pursuant to the section under which the timeliness penalty is imposed, instead request a one-time abatement of a timeliness penalty under this section.(b) If a taxpayer described in subdivision (a) requests, either orally or in writing, the abatement of a timeliness penalty pursuant to this section, the timeliness penalty shall be abated if all of the following apply:(1) The taxpayer has not previously been required to file a California personal income tax return under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) or has not previously been granted abatement under this section.(2) The taxpayer has filed all returns required under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) as of the date of the taxpayers request for abatement under this section.(3) Excluding the timeliness penalty that is the subject of the abatement request under this section, the taxpayer has paid in full, or arranged to pay pursuant to an installment agreement, any tax, penalties, fees, and interest due for the required returns pursuant to paragraph (2) and the taxpayer is current with all installment payments.(c) For purposes of this section, timeliness penalty means a penalty imposed under Section 19131 or 19132 for one taxable year with respect to a return filed by an individual for that taxable year.(d) For purposes of this section:(1) A timeliness penalty imposed and subsequently abated due to a determination of reasonable cause, or reasonable cause and not willful neglect, with respect to the taxpayer or the taxpayers spouse shall be considered to have not been imposed for purposes of determining eligibility for timeliness penalty abatement under this section.(2) A timeliness penalty shall be considered imposed on the original due date of the return for the taxable year for which the penalty is imposed.(e) Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any rule, guideline, or procedure prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(f) This section shall apply to requests for abatement made for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022.
596607
597608 19132.5. (a) (1) An individual taxpayer may elect to request a one-time abatement of a timeliness penalty under this section for a timeliness penalty that has been considered and rejected for abatement pursuant to the provisions of the section under which the penalty is imposed.(2) An individual taxpayer may, in lieu of requesting consideration for abatement pursuant to the section under which the timeliness penalty is imposed, instead request a one-time abatement of a timeliness penalty under this section.(b) If a taxpayer described in subdivision (a) requests, either orally or in writing, the abatement of a timeliness penalty pursuant to this section, the timeliness penalty shall be abated if all of the following apply:(1) The taxpayer has not previously been required to file a California personal income tax return under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) or has not previously been granted abatement under this section.(2) The taxpayer has filed all returns required under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) as of the date of the taxpayers request for abatement under this section.(3) Excluding the timeliness penalty that is the subject of the abatement request under this section, the taxpayer has paid in full, or arranged to pay pursuant to an installment agreement, any tax, penalties, fees, and interest due for the required returns pursuant to paragraph (2) and the taxpayer is current with all installment payments.(c) For purposes of this section, timeliness penalty means a penalty imposed under Section 19131 or 19132 for one taxable year with respect to a return filed by an individual for that taxable year.(d) For purposes of this section:(1) A timeliness penalty imposed and subsequently abated due to a determination of reasonable cause, or reasonable cause and not willful neglect, with respect to the taxpayer or the taxpayers spouse shall be considered to have not been imposed for purposes of determining eligibility for timeliness penalty abatement under this section.(2) A timeliness penalty shall be considered imposed on the original due date of the return for the taxable year for which the penalty is imposed.(e) Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any rule, guideline, or procedure prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(f) This section shall apply to requests for abatement made for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022.
598609
599610 19132.5. (a) (1) An individual taxpayer may elect to request a one-time abatement of a timeliness penalty under this section for a timeliness penalty that has been considered and rejected for abatement pursuant to the provisions of the section under which the penalty is imposed.(2) An individual taxpayer may, in lieu of requesting consideration for abatement pursuant to the section under which the timeliness penalty is imposed, instead request a one-time abatement of a timeliness penalty under this section.(b) If a taxpayer described in subdivision (a) requests, either orally or in writing, the abatement of a timeliness penalty pursuant to this section, the timeliness penalty shall be abated if all of the following apply:(1) The taxpayer has not previously been required to file a California personal income tax return under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) or has not previously been granted abatement under this section.(2) The taxpayer has filed all returns required under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) as of the date of the taxpayers request for abatement under this section.(3) Excluding the timeliness penalty that is the subject of the abatement request under this section, the taxpayer has paid in full, or arranged to pay pursuant to an installment agreement, any tax, penalties, fees, and interest due for the required returns pursuant to paragraph (2) and the taxpayer is current with all installment payments.(c) For purposes of this section, timeliness penalty means a penalty imposed under Section 19131 or 19132 for one taxable year with respect to a return filed by an individual for that taxable year.(d) For purposes of this section:(1) A timeliness penalty imposed and subsequently abated due to a determination of reasonable cause, or reasonable cause and not willful neglect, with respect to the taxpayer or the taxpayers spouse shall be considered to have not been imposed for purposes of determining eligibility for timeliness penalty abatement under this section.(2) A timeliness penalty shall be considered imposed on the original due date of the return for the taxable year for which the penalty is imposed.(e) Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any rule, guideline, or procedure prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(f) This section shall apply to requests for abatement made for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022.
600611
601612
602613
603614 19132.5. (a) (1) An individual taxpayer may elect to request a one-time abatement of a timeliness penalty under this section for a timeliness penalty that has been considered and rejected for abatement pursuant to the provisions of the section under which the penalty is imposed.
604615
605616 (2) An individual taxpayer may, in lieu of requesting consideration for abatement pursuant to the section under which the timeliness penalty is imposed, instead request a one-time abatement of a timeliness penalty under this section.
606617
607618 (b) If a taxpayer described in subdivision (a) requests, either orally or in writing, the abatement of a timeliness penalty pursuant to this section, the timeliness penalty shall be abated if all of the following apply:
608619
609620 (1) The taxpayer has not previously been required to file a California personal income tax return under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) or has not previously been granted abatement under this section.
610621
611622 (2) The taxpayer has filed all returns required under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) as of the date of the taxpayers request for abatement under this section.
612623
613624 (3) Excluding the timeliness penalty that is the subject of the abatement request under this section, the taxpayer has paid in full, or arranged to pay pursuant to an installment agreement, any tax, penalties, fees, and interest due for the required returns pursuant to paragraph (2) and the taxpayer is current with all installment payments.
614625
615626 (c) For purposes of this section, timeliness penalty means a penalty imposed under Section 19131 or 19132 for one taxable year with respect to a return filed by an individual for that taxable year.
616627
617628 (d) For purposes of this section:
618629
619630 (1) A timeliness penalty imposed and subsequently abated due to a determination of reasonable cause, or reasonable cause and not willful neglect, with respect to the taxpayer or the taxpayers spouse shall be considered to have not been imposed for purposes of determining eligibility for timeliness penalty abatement under this section.
620631
621632 (2) A timeliness penalty shall be considered imposed on the original due date of the return for the taxable year for which the penalty is imposed.
622633
623634 (e) Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any rule, guideline, or procedure prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.
624635
625636 (f) This section shall apply to requests for abatement made for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022.
626637
627638 SEC. 11. Section 23627.1 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read:23627.1. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to allow qualified small business employers that received a tentative credit reservation under Section 23627, as that section read on November 30, 2021, to amend their returns for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021, to claim the credit allowed under Section 23627, as that section read on November 30, 2021.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (g) of Section 23627, as that section read on November 30, 2021, a qualified small business employer that received a tentative credit reservation under Section 23627, as that section read on November 30, 2021, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021, shall not be required to claim that credit on a timely filed original return.(c) For the purposes of this section, a qualified small business employer has the same meaning as defined in Section 23627, as that section read on November 30, 2021.(d) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed.
628639
629640 SEC. 11. Section 23627.1 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read:
630641
631642 ### SEC. 11.
632643
633644 23627.1. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to allow qualified small business employers that received a tentative credit reservation under Section 23627, as that section read on November 30, 2021, to amend their returns for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021, to claim the credit allowed under Section 23627, as that section read on November 30, 2021.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (g) of Section 23627, as that section read on November 30, 2021, a qualified small business employer that received a tentative credit reservation under Section 23627, as that section read on November 30, 2021, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021, shall not be required to claim that credit on a timely filed original return.(c) For the purposes of this section, a qualified small business employer has the same meaning as defined in Section 23627, as that section read on November 30, 2021.(d) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed.
634645
635646 23627.1. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to allow qualified small business employers that received a tentative credit reservation under Section 23627, as that section read on November 30, 2021, to amend their returns for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021, to claim the credit allowed under Section 23627, as that section read on November 30, 2021.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (g) of Section 23627, as that section read on November 30, 2021, a qualified small business employer that received a tentative credit reservation under Section 23627, as that section read on November 30, 2021, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021, shall not be required to claim that credit on a timely filed original return.(c) For the purposes of this section, a qualified small business employer has the same meaning as defined in Section 23627, as that section read on November 30, 2021.(d) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed.
636647
637648 23627.1. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to allow qualified small business employers that received a tentative credit reservation under Section 23627, as that section read on November 30, 2021, to amend their returns for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021, to claim the credit allowed under Section 23627, as that section read on November 30, 2021.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (g) of Section 23627, as that section read on November 30, 2021, a qualified small business employer that received a tentative credit reservation under Section 23627, as that section read on November 30, 2021, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021, shall not be required to claim that credit on a timely filed original return.(c) For the purposes of this section, a qualified small business employer has the same meaning as defined in Section 23627, as that section read on November 30, 2021.(d) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed.
638649
639650
640651
641652 23627.1. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to allow qualified small business employers that received a tentative credit reservation under Section 23627, as that section read on November 30, 2021, to amend their returns for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021, to claim the credit allowed under Section 23627, as that section read on November 30, 2021.
642653
643654 (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (g) of Section 23627, as that section read on November 30, 2021, a qualified small business employer that received a tentative credit reservation under Section 23627, as that section read on November 30, 2021, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021, shall not be required to claim that credit on a timely filed original return.
644655
645656 (c) For the purposes of this section, a qualified small business employer has the same meaning as defined in Section 23627, as that section read on November 30, 2021.
646657
647658 (d) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed.
648659
649660 SEC. 12. Section 23628 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended to read:23628. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022, there shall be allowed a small business hiring credit against the tax, as defined in Section 23036, to a qualified small business employer that receives a tentative credit reservation under Section 6902.10, in an amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (2).(2) The amount of credit determined by this subdivision shall be equal to the amount calculated pursuant to subparagraph (A) minus the amount calculated pursuant to subparagraph (B).(A) One thousand dollars ($1,000) for each net increase in qualified employees, as specified in subdivision (c), not to exceed one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000).(B) If the qualified small business employer received a tentative credit reservation amount pursuant to Section 6902.8, either of the following applies:(i) For a qualified small business employer that made an irrevocable election pursuant to Section 6902.8 to apply the credit against qualified sales and use taxes pursuant to Section 6902.7, the credit amounts allocated to the qualified small business employer pursuant to Sections 6902.7 and 6902.8.(ii) For a qualified small business employer that elected to apply the credit under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) or Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001), or both, the tentative credit reservation amount received by the qualified small business employer pursuant to Section 6902.8.(b) For purposes of this section:(1) Monthly full-time equivalent means either of the following:(A) In the case of a qualified employee paid hourly qualified wages, monthly full-time equivalent means the total number of hours employed per month for the qualified small business employer by the qualified employee, not to exceed 167 hours per month per qualified employee, divided by 167.(B) In the case of a salaried qualified employee, monthly full-time equivalent means the total number of weeks employed per month for the qualified small business employer by the qualified employee divided by 4.33 multiplied by the time base the qualified employee was employed.(2) (A) Qualified employee means an employee who is paid qualified wages by a qualified small business employer.(B) Qualified employee shall not include an employee whose qualified wages are included in calculating any other credit allowed under this part, except for the credit allowed under Section 23627.(3) (A) Qualified small business employer means a taxpayer that as of December 31, 2020, employed a total of 500 or fewer qualified employees and meets either of the following requirements:(i) Has a decrease of 20 percent or more in gross receipts determined by comparing gross receipts beginning on January 1, 2020, and ending on December 31, 2020, to the gross receipts beginning on January 1, 2019, and ending on December 31, 2019.(ii) Is a fiscal year filer that has a decrease of 20 percent or more in gross receipts determined by comparing either of the following:(I) The gross receipts for fiscal year 201920 to the gross receipts from fiscal year 201819.(II) The average of gross receipts for fiscal year 201920 and fiscal year 202021 to the gross receipts from fiscal year 201819.(iii) For a taxpayer that first commences business after January 1, 2019, but on or before January 1, 2020, has a decrease of 20 percent or more in gross receipts in the second quarter of 2020 determined by comparing gross receipts from January 1, 2020, through February 28, 2020, multiplied by 1.5 to the gross receipts for the period beginning on April 1, 2020, and ending on June 30, 2020.(B) Qualified small business employer does not include a taxpayer required to be included in a combined report under Section 25101 or 25110 or authorized to be included in a combined report under Section 25101.15.(4) Qualified wages means wages subject to withholding under Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code.(5) Time base means the fraction of full-time employment that the qualified employee is employed.(6) Weeks employed means the total number of calendar days that a qualified employee was employed by the qualified small business employer during the month, divided by seven, not to exceed 4.33.(c) The net increase in qualified employees of a qualified small business employer shall be equal to the amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (2) minus the amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (1).(1) The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed during the three-month period beginning on April 1, 2020, and ending on June 30, 2020, by the qualified small business employer. The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees is determined by adding the total monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed by the qualified small business employer for all three months and dividing the total by three.(2) The lesser of either of the following:(A) The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed during the 12-month period beginning on July 1, 2020 and ending on June 30, 2021, by the qualified small business employer. The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees is determined by adding the total monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed by the qualified small business employer for all 12 months and dividing the total by 12.(B) The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed during the three-month period beginning on April 1, 2021 and ending on June 30, 2021, by the qualified small business employer. The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees is determined by adding the total monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed by the qualified small business employer for all three months and dividing the total by three.(d) If the credit allowed by this section exceeds the tax, the excess may be carried over to reduce the tax in the following year, and succeeding four years if necessary, until the credit is exhausted.(e) A deduction otherwise allowed under this part for qualified wages shall be reduced by the amount of the credit allowed under this section.(f) For purposes of this section:(1) All employees of the trades or businesses that are treated as related under Section 267, 318, or 707 of the Internal Revenue Code shall be treated as employed by a single qualified small business employer.(2) If a qualified small business employer changes its business form to a different entity type after receiving a tentative credit reservation under Section 6902.10 and continues operation, the new entity shall be allowed the credit, and the determination of the amount of the credit under this section with respect to qualified wages paid or incurred by the qualified small business employer shall apply to the new entity as if those qualified wages were paid or incurred by the new entity.(g) Notwithstanding Section 23803, an S corporation that makes the election under Section 6902.10 shall be allowed to apply the full credit amount against qualified sales and use tax, and no amount of credit shall be allowed to reduce the shareholders liability under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001).(h) A disallowance of a credit claimed due to the application of the limitation specified in Section 6902.10 shall be treated as a mathematical error appearing on the return. An amount of tax resulting from that disallowance may be assessed by the Franchise Tax Board in the same manner as provided by Section 19051.(i) (1) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe any regulations necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section.(2) The Franchise Tax Board may adopt rules, guidelines, procedures, or other guidance to carry out the purposes of this section. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any regulation, rule, guideline, procedure, or other guidance adopted by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(j) Notwithstanding Section 19542, the Franchise Tax Board may provide to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, only to the extent allowed under federal law, information related to the credit allowed by Section 6902.9, this section, and Section 17053.71, including, but not limited to, the qualified small business employer names, amounts of tax credits allowed under each section, amount of gross receipts, and the net increase in qualified employees.(k) The amendments made by the act adding this subdivision shall apply for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022. (l) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2026, and as of that date is repealed.
650661
651662 SEC. 12. Section 23628 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended to read:
652663
653664 ### SEC. 12.
654665
655666 23628. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022, there shall be allowed a small business hiring credit against the tax, as defined in Section 23036, to a qualified small business employer that receives a tentative credit reservation under Section 6902.10, in an amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (2).(2) The amount of credit determined by this subdivision shall be equal to the amount calculated pursuant to subparagraph (A) minus the amount calculated pursuant to subparagraph (B).(A) One thousand dollars ($1,000) for each net increase in qualified employees, as specified in subdivision (c), not to exceed one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000).(B) If the qualified small business employer received a tentative credit reservation amount pursuant to Section 6902.8, either of the following applies:(i) For a qualified small business employer that made an irrevocable election pursuant to Section 6902.8 to apply the credit against qualified sales and use taxes pursuant to Section 6902.7, the credit amounts allocated to the qualified small business employer pursuant to Sections 6902.7 and 6902.8.(ii) For a qualified small business employer that elected to apply the credit under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) or Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001), or both, the tentative credit reservation amount received by the qualified small business employer pursuant to Section 6902.8.(b) For purposes of this section:(1) Monthly full-time equivalent means either of the following:(A) In the case of a qualified employee paid hourly qualified wages, monthly full-time equivalent means the total number of hours employed per month for the qualified small business employer by the qualified employee, not to exceed 167 hours per month per qualified employee, divided by 167.(B) In the case of a salaried qualified employee, monthly full-time equivalent means the total number of weeks employed per month for the qualified small business employer by the qualified employee divided by 4.33 multiplied by the time base the qualified employee was employed.(2) (A) Qualified employee means an employee who is paid qualified wages by a qualified small business employer.(B) Qualified employee shall not include an employee whose qualified wages are included in calculating any other credit allowed under this part, except for the credit allowed under Section 23627.(3) (A) Qualified small business employer means a taxpayer that as of December 31, 2020, employed a total of 500 or fewer qualified employees and meets either of the following requirements:(i) Has a decrease of 20 percent or more in gross receipts determined by comparing gross receipts beginning on January 1, 2020, and ending on December 31, 2020, to the gross receipts beginning on January 1, 2019, and ending on December 31, 2019.(ii) Is a fiscal year filer that has a decrease of 20 percent or more in gross receipts determined by comparing either of the following:(I) The gross receipts for fiscal year 201920 to the gross receipts from fiscal year 201819.(II) The average of gross receipts for fiscal year 201920 and fiscal year 202021 to the gross receipts from fiscal year 201819.(iii) For a taxpayer that first commences business after January 1, 2019, but on or before January 1, 2020, has a decrease of 20 percent or more in gross receipts in the second quarter of 2020 determined by comparing gross receipts from January 1, 2020, through February 28, 2020, multiplied by 1.5 to the gross receipts for the period beginning on April 1, 2020, and ending on June 30, 2020.(B) Qualified small business employer does not include a taxpayer required to be included in a combined report under Section 25101 or 25110 or authorized to be included in a combined report under Section 25101.15.(4) Qualified wages means wages subject to withholding under Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code.(5) Time base means the fraction of full-time employment that the qualified employee is employed.(6) Weeks employed means the total number of calendar days that a qualified employee was employed by the qualified small business employer during the month, divided by seven, not to exceed 4.33.(c) The net increase in qualified employees of a qualified small business employer shall be equal to the amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (2) minus the amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (1).(1) The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed during the three-month period beginning on April 1, 2020, and ending on June 30, 2020, by the qualified small business employer. The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees is determined by adding the total monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed by the qualified small business employer for all three months and dividing the total by three.(2) The lesser of either of the following:(A) The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed during the 12-month period beginning on July 1, 2020 and ending on June 30, 2021, by the qualified small business employer. The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees is determined by adding the total monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed by the qualified small business employer for all 12 months and dividing the total by 12.(B) The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed during the three-month period beginning on April 1, 2021 and ending on June 30, 2021, by the qualified small business employer. The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees is determined by adding the total monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed by the qualified small business employer for all three months and dividing the total by three.(d) If the credit allowed by this section exceeds the tax, the excess may be carried over to reduce the tax in the following year, and succeeding four years if necessary, until the credit is exhausted.(e) A deduction otherwise allowed under this part for qualified wages shall be reduced by the amount of the credit allowed under this section.(f) For purposes of this section:(1) All employees of the trades or businesses that are treated as related under Section 267, 318, or 707 of the Internal Revenue Code shall be treated as employed by a single qualified small business employer.(2) If a qualified small business employer changes its business form to a different entity type after receiving a tentative credit reservation under Section 6902.10 and continues operation, the new entity shall be allowed the credit, and the determination of the amount of the credit under this section with respect to qualified wages paid or incurred by the qualified small business employer shall apply to the new entity as if those qualified wages were paid or incurred by the new entity.(g) Notwithstanding Section 23803, an S corporation that makes the election under Section 6902.10 shall be allowed to apply the full credit amount against qualified sales and use tax, and no amount of credit shall be allowed to reduce the shareholders liability under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001).(h) A disallowance of a credit claimed due to the application of the limitation specified in Section 6902.10 shall be treated as a mathematical error appearing on the return. An amount of tax resulting from that disallowance may be assessed by the Franchise Tax Board in the same manner as provided by Section 19051.(i) (1) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe any regulations necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section.(2) The Franchise Tax Board may adopt rules, guidelines, procedures, or other guidance to carry out the purposes of this section. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any regulation, rule, guideline, procedure, or other guidance adopted by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(j) Notwithstanding Section 19542, the Franchise Tax Board may provide to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, only to the extent allowed under federal law, information related to the credit allowed by Section 6902.9, this section, and Section 17053.71, including, but not limited to, the qualified small business employer names, amounts of tax credits allowed under each section, amount of gross receipts, and the net increase in qualified employees.(k) The amendments made by the act adding this subdivision shall apply for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022. (l) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2026, and as of that date is repealed.
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657668 23628. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022, there shall be allowed a small business hiring credit against the tax, as defined in Section 23036, to a qualified small business employer that receives a tentative credit reservation under Section 6902.10, in an amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (2).(2) The amount of credit determined by this subdivision shall be equal to the amount calculated pursuant to subparagraph (A) minus the amount calculated pursuant to subparagraph (B).(A) One thousand dollars ($1,000) for each net increase in qualified employees, as specified in subdivision (c), not to exceed one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000).(B) If the qualified small business employer received a tentative credit reservation amount pursuant to Section 6902.8, either of the following applies:(i) For a qualified small business employer that made an irrevocable election pursuant to Section 6902.8 to apply the credit against qualified sales and use taxes pursuant to Section 6902.7, the credit amounts allocated to the qualified small business employer pursuant to Sections 6902.7 and 6902.8.(ii) For a qualified small business employer that elected to apply the credit under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) or Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001), or both, the tentative credit reservation amount received by the qualified small business employer pursuant to Section 6902.8.(b) For purposes of this section:(1) Monthly full-time equivalent means either of the following:(A) In the case of a qualified employee paid hourly qualified wages, monthly full-time equivalent means the total number of hours employed per month for the qualified small business employer by the qualified employee, not to exceed 167 hours per month per qualified employee, divided by 167.(B) In the case of a salaried qualified employee, monthly full-time equivalent means the total number of weeks employed per month for the qualified small business employer by the qualified employee divided by 4.33 multiplied by the time base the qualified employee was employed.(2) (A) Qualified employee means an employee who is paid qualified wages by a qualified small business employer.(B) Qualified employee shall not include an employee whose qualified wages are included in calculating any other credit allowed under this part, except for the credit allowed under Section 23627.(3) (A) Qualified small business employer means a taxpayer that as of December 31, 2020, employed a total of 500 or fewer qualified employees and meets either of the following requirements:(i) Has a decrease of 20 percent or more in gross receipts determined by comparing gross receipts beginning on January 1, 2020, and ending on December 31, 2020, to the gross receipts beginning on January 1, 2019, and ending on December 31, 2019.(ii) Is a fiscal year filer that has a decrease of 20 percent or more in gross receipts determined by comparing either of the following:(I) The gross receipts for fiscal year 201920 to the gross receipts from fiscal year 201819.(II) The average of gross receipts for fiscal year 201920 and fiscal year 202021 to the gross receipts from fiscal year 201819.(iii) For a taxpayer that first commences business after January 1, 2019, but on or before January 1, 2020, has a decrease of 20 percent or more in gross receipts in the second quarter of 2020 determined by comparing gross receipts from January 1, 2020, through February 28, 2020, multiplied by 1.5 to the gross receipts for the period beginning on April 1, 2020, and ending on June 30, 2020.(B) Qualified small business employer does not include a taxpayer required to be included in a combined report under Section 25101 or 25110 or authorized to be included in a combined report under Section 25101.15.(4) Qualified wages means wages subject to withholding under Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code.(5) Time base means the fraction of full-time employment that the qualified employee is employed.(6) Weeks employed means the total number of calendar days that a qualified employee was employed by the qualified small business employer during the month, divided by seven, not to exceed 4.33.(c) The net increase in qualified employees of a qualified small business employer shall be equal to the amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (2) minus the amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (1).(1) The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed during the three-month period beginning on April 1, 2020, and ending on June 30, 2020, by the qualified small business employer. The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees is determined by adding the total monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed by the qualified small business employer for all three months and dividing the total by three.(2) The lesser of either of the following:(A) The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed during the 12-month period beginning on July 1, 2020 and ending on June 30, 2021, by the qualified small business employer. The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees is determined by adding the total monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed by the qualified small business employer for all 12 months and dividing the total by 12.(B) The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed during the three-month period beginning on April 1, 2021 and ending on June 30, 2021, by the qualified small business employer. The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees is determined by adding the total monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed by the qualified small business employer for all three months and dividing the total by three.(d) If the credit allowed by this section exceeds the tax, the excess may be carried over to reduce the tax in the following year, and succeeding four years if necessary, until the credit is exhausted.(e) A deduction otherwise allowed under this part for qualified wages shall be reduced by the amount of the credit allowed under this section.(f) For purposes of this section:(1) All employees of the trades or businesses that are treated as related under Section 267, 318, or 707 of the Internal Revenue Code shall be treated as employed by a single qualified small business employer.(2) If a qualified small business employer changes its business form to a different entity type after receiving a tentative credit reservation under Section 6902.10 and continues operation, the new entity shall be allowed the credit, and the determination of the amount of the credit under this section with respect to qualified wages paid or incurred by the qualified small business employer shall apply to the new entity as if those qualified wages were paid or incurred by the new entity.(g) Notwithstanding Section 23803, an S corporation that makes the election under Section 6902.10 shall be allowed to apply the full credit amount against qualified sales and use tax, and no amount of credit shall be allowed to reduce the shareholders liability under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001).(h) A disallowance of a credit claimed due to the application of the limitation specified in Section 6902.10 shall be treated as a mathematical error appearing on the return. An amount of tax resulting from that disallowance may be assessed by the Franchise Tax Board in the same manner as provided by Section 19051.(i) (1) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe any regulations necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section.(2) The Franchise Tax Board may adopt rules, guidelines, procedures, or other guidance to carry out the purposes of this section. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any regulation, rule, guideline, procedure, or other guidance adopted by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(j) Notwithstanding Section 19542, the Franchise Tax Board may provide to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, only to the extent allowed under federal law, information related to the credit allowed by Section 6902.9, this section, and Section 17053.71, including, but not limited to, the qualified small business employer names, amounts of tax credits allowed under each section, amount of gross receipts, and the net increase in qualified employees.(k) The amendments made by the act adding this subdivision shall apply for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022. (l) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2026, and as of that date is repealed.
658669
659670 23628. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022, there shall be allowed a small business hiring credit against the tax, as defined in Section 23036, to a qualified small business employer that receives a tentative credit reservation under Section 6902.10, in an amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (2).(2) The amount of credit determined by this subdivision shall be equal to the amount calculated pursuant to subparagraph (A) minus the amount calculated pursuant to subparagraph (B).(A) One thousand dollars ($1,000) for each net increase in qualified employees, as specified in subdivision (c), not to exceed one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000).(B) If the qualified small business employer received a tentative credit reservation amount pursuant to Section 6902.8, either of the following applies:(i) For a qualified small business employer that made an irrevocable election pursuant to Section 6902.8 to apply the credit against qualified sales and use taxes pursuant to Section 6902.7, the credit amounts allocated to the qualified small business employer pursuant to Sections 6902.7 and 6902.8.(ii) For a qualified small business employer that elected to apply the credit under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) or Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001), or both, the tentative credit reservation amount received by the qualified small business employer pursuant to Section 6902.8.(b) For purposes of this section:(1) Monthly full-time equivalent means either of the following:(A) In the case of a qualified employee paid hourly qualified wages, monthly full-time equivalent means the total number of hours employed per month for the qualified small business employer by the qualified employee, not to exceed 167 hours per month per qualified employee, divided by 167.(B) In the case of a salaried qualified employee, monthly full-time equivalent means the total number of weeks employed per month for the qualified small business employer by the qualified employee divided by 4.33 multiplied by the time base the qualified employee was employed.(2) (A) Qualified employee means an employee who is paid qualified wages by a qualified small business employer.(B) Qualified employee shall not include an employee whose qualified wages are included in calculating any other credit allowed under this part, except for the credit allowed under Section 23627.(3) (A) Qualified small business employer means a taxpayer that as of December 31, 2020, employed a total of 500 or fewer qualified employees and meets either of the following requirements:(i) Has a decrease of 20 percent or more in gross receipts determined by comparing gross receipts beginning on January 1, 2020, and ending on December 31, 2020, to the gross receipts beginning on January 1, 2019, and ending on December 31, 2019.(ii) Is a fiscal year filer that has a decrease of 20 percent or more in gross receipts determined by comparing either of the following:(I) The gross receipts for fiscal year 201920 to the gross receipts from fiscal year 201819.(II) The average of gross receipts for fiscal year 201920 and fiscal year 202021 to the gross receipts from fiscal year 201819.(iii) For a taxpayer that first commences business after January 1, 2019, but on or before January 1, 2020, has a decrease of 20 percent or more in gross receipts in the second quarter of 2020 determined by comparing gross receipts from January 1, 2020, through February 28, 2020, multiplied by 1.5 to the gross receipts for the period beginning on April 1, 2020, and ending on June 30, 2020.(B) Qualified small business employer does not include a taxpayer required to be included in a combined report under Section 25101 or 25110 or authorized to be included in a combined report under Section 25101.15.(4) Qualified wages means wages subject to withholding under Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code.(5) Time base means the fraction of full-time employment that the qualified employee is employed.(6) Weeks employed means the total number of calendar days that a qualified employee was employed by the qualified small business employer during the month, divided by seven, not to exceed 4.33.(c) The net increase in qualified employees of a qualified small business employer shall be equal to the amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (2) minus the amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (1).(1) The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed during the three-month period beginning on April 1, 2020, and ending on June 30, 2020, by the qualified small business employer. The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees is determined by adding the total monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed by the qualified small business employer for all three months and dividing the total by three.(2) The lesser of either of the following:(A) The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed during the 12-month period beginning on July 1, 2020 and ending on June 30, 2021, by the qualified small business employer. The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees is determined by adding the total monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed by the qualified small business employer for all 12 months and dividing the total by 12.(B) The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed during the three-month period beginning on April 1, 2021 and ending on June 30, 2021, by the qualified small business employer. The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees is determined by adding the total monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed by the qualified small business employer for all three months and dividing the total by three.(d) If the credit allowed by this section exceeds the tax, the excess may be carried over to reduce the tax in the following year, and succeeding four years if necessary, until the credit is exhausted.(e) A deduction otherwise allowed under this part for qualified wages shall be reduced by the amount of the credit allowed under this section.(f) For purposes of this section:(1) All employees of the trades or businesses that are treated as related under Section 267, 318, or 707 of the Internal Revenue Code shall be treated as employed by a single qualified small business employer.(2) If a qualified small business employer changes its business form to a different entity type after receiving a tentative credit reservation under Section 6902.10 and continues operation, the new entity shall be allowed the credit, and the determination of the amount of the credit under this section with respect to qualified wages paid or incurred by the qualified small business employer shall apply to the new entity as if those qualified wages were paid or incurred by the new entity.(g) Notwithstanding Section 23803, an S corporation that makes the election under Section 6902.10 shall be allowed to apply the full credit amount against qualified sales and use tax, and no amount of credit shall be allowed to reduce the shareholders liability under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001).(h) A disallowance of a credit claimed due to the application of the limitation specified in Section 6902.10 shall be treated as a mathematical error appearing on the return. An amount of tax resulting from that disallowance may be assessed by the Franchise Tax Board in the same manner as provided by Section 19051.(i) (1) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe any regulations necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section.(2) The Franchise Tax Board may adopt rules, guidelines, procedures, or other guidance to carry out the purposes of this section. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any regulation, rule, guideline, procedure, or other guidance adopted by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(j) Notwithstanding Section 19542, the Franchise Tax Board may provide to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, only to the extent allowed under federal law, information related to the credit allowed by Section 6902.9, this section, and Section 17053.71, including, but not limited to, the qualified small business employer names, amounts of tax credits allowed under each section, amount of gross receipts, and the net increase in qualified employees.(k) The amendments made by the act adding this subdivision shall apply for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022. (l) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2026, and as of that date is repealed.
660671
661672
662673
663674 23628. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022, there shall be allowed a small business hiring credit against the tax, as defined in Section 23036, to a qualified small business employer that receives a tentative credit reservation under Section 6902.10, in an amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (2).
664675
665676 (2) The amount of credit determined by this subdivision shall be equal to the amount calculated pursuant to subparagraph (A) minus the amount calculated pursuant to subparagraph (B).
666677
667678 (A) One thousand dollars ($1,000) for each net increase in qualified employees, as specified in subdivision (c), not to exceed one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000).
668679
669680 (B) If the qualified small business employer received a tentative credit reservation amount pursuant to Section 6902.8, either of the following applies:
670681
671682 (i) For a qualified small business employer that made an irrevocable election pursuant to Section 6902.8 to apply the credit against qualified sales and use taxes pursuant to Section 6902.7, the credit amounts allocated to the qualified small business employer pursuant to Sections 6902.7 and 6902.8.
672683
673684 (ii) For a qualified small business employer that elected to apply the credit under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) or Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001), or both, the tentative credit reservation amount received by the qualified small business employer pursuant to Section 6902.8.
674685
675686 (b) For purposes of this section:
676687
677688 (1) Monthly full-time equivalent means either of the following:
678689
679690 (A) In the case of a qualified employee paid hourly qualified wages, monthly full-time equivalent means the total number of hours employed per month for the qualified small business employer by the qualified employee, not to exceed 167 hours per month per qualified employee, divided by 167.
680691
681692 (B) In the case of a salaried qualified employee, monthly full-time equivalent means the total number of weeks employed per month for the qualified small business employer by the qualified employee divided by 4.33 multiplied by the time base the qualified employee was employed.
682693
683694 (2) (A) Qualified employee means an employee who is paid qualified wages by a qualified small business employer.
684695
685696 (B) Qualified employee shall not include an employee whose qualified wages are included in calculating any other credit allowed under this part, except for the credit allowed under Section 23627.
686697
687698 (3) (A) Qualified small business employer means a taxpayer that as of December 31, 2020, employed a total of 500 or fewer qualified employees and meets either of the following requirements:
688699
689700 (i) Has a decrease of 20 percent or more in gross receipts determined by comparing gross receipts beginning on January 1, 2020, and ending on December 31, 2020, to the gross receipts beginning on January 1, 2019, and ending on December 31, 2019.
690701
691702 (ii) Is a fiscal year filer that has a decrease of 20 percent or more in gross receipts determined by comparing either of the following:
692703
693704 (I) The gross receipts for fiscal year 201920 to the gross receipts from fiscal year 201819.
694705
695706 (II) The average of gross receipts for fiscal year 201920 and fiscal year 202021 to the gross receipts from fiscal year 201819.
696707
697708 (iii) For a taxpayer that first commences business after January 1, 2019, but on or before January 1, 2020, has a decrease of 20 percent or more in gross receipts in the second quarter of 2020 determined by comparing gross receipts from January 1, 2020, through February 28, 2020, multiplied by 1.5 to the gross receipts for the period beginning on April 1, 2020, and ending on June 30, 2020.
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699710 (B) Qualified small business employer does not include a taxpayer required to be included in a combined report under Section 25101 or 25110 or authorized to be included in a combined report under Section 25101.15.
700711
701712 (4) Qualified wages means wages subject to withholding under Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code.
702713
703714 (5) Time base means the fraction of full-time employment that the qualified employee is employed.
704715
705716 (6) Weeks employed means the total number of calendar days that a qualified employee was employed by the qualified small business employer during the month, divided by seven, not to exceed 4.33.
706717
707718 (c) The net increase in qualified employees of a qualified small business employer shall be equal to the amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (2) minus the amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (1).
708719
709720 (1) The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed during the three-month period beginning on April 1, 2020, and ending on June 30, 2020, by the qualified small business employer. The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees is determined by adding the total monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed by the qualified small business employer for all three months and dividing the total by three.
710721
711722 (2) The lesser of either of the following:
712723
713724 (A) The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed during the 12-month period beginning on July 1, 2020 and ending on June 30, 2021, by the qualified small business employer. The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees is determined by adding the total monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed by the qualified small business employer for all 12 months and dividing the total by 12.
714725
715726 (B) The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed during the three-month period beginning on April 1, 2021 and ending on June 30, 2021, by the qualified small business employer. The average monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees is determined by adding the total monthly full-time equivalent qualified employees employed by the qualified small business employer for all three months and dividing the total by three.
716727
717728 (d) If the credit allowed by this section exceeds the tax, the excess may be carried over to reduce the tax in the following year, and succeeding four years if necessary, until the credit is exhausted.
718729
719730 (e) A deduction otherwise allowed under this part for qualified wages shall be reduced by the amount of the credit allowed under this section.
720731
721732 (f) For purposes of this section:
722733
723734 (1) All employees of the trades or businesses that are treated as related under Section 267, 318, or 707 of the Internal Revenue Code shall be treated as employed by a single qualified small business employer.
724735
725736 (2) If a qualified small business employer changes its business form to a different entity type after receiving a tentative credit reservation under Section 6902.10 and continues operation, the new entity shall be allowed the credit, and the determination of the amount of the credit under this section with respect to qualified wages paid or incurred by the qualified small business employer shall apply to the new entity as if those qualified wages were paid or incurred by the new entity.
726737
727738 (g) Notwithstanding Section 23803, an S corporation that makes the election under Section 6902.10 shall be allowed to apply the full credit amount against qualified sales and use tax, and no amount of credit shall be allowed to reduce the shareholders liability under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001).
728739
729740 (h) A disallowance of a credit claimed due to the application of the limitation specified in Section 6902.10 shall be treated as a mathematical error appearing on the return. An amount of tax resulting from that disallowance may be assessed by the Franchise Tax Board in the same manner as provided by Section 19051.
730741
731742 (i) (1) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe any regulations necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section.
732743
733744 (2) The Franchise Tax Board may adopt rules, guidelines, procedures, or other guidance to carry out the purposes of this section. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any regulation, rule, guideline, procedure, or other guidance adopted by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.
734745
735746 (j) Notwithstanding Section 19542, the Franchise Tax Board may provide to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, only to the extent allowed under federal law, information related to the credit allowed by Section 6902.9, this section, and Section 17053.71, including, but not limited to, the qualified small business employer names, amounts of tax credits allowed under each section, amount of gross receipts, and the net increase in qualified employees.
736747
737748 (k) The amendments made by the act adding this subdivision shall apply for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022.
738749
739750 (l) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2026, and as of that date is repealed.
740751
741752 SEC. 13. Section 23629 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended to read:23629. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, there shall be allowed to a qualified taxpayer that employs an eligible individual a credit against the tax, as defined in Section 23036, an amount as determined pursuant to paragraph (2), not to exceed thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) per taxpayer per taxable year.(2) A qualified taxpayer shall be allowed the credit pursuant to this section in the following amounts per taxable year:(A) Two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each eligible individual that works at least 500 hours, but fewer than 1,000 hours, for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(B) Five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each eligible individual that works at least 1,000 hours, but fewer than 1,500 hours, for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(C) Seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) for each eligible individual that works at least 1,500 hours, but fewer than 2,000 hours, for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(D) Ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each eligible individual that works at least 2,000 hours for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(b) For purposes of this section:(1) Continuum of care has the same meaning as in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(2) Coordinated entry system means a centralized or coordinated assessment system developed pursuant to Section 578.7 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations, designed to coordinate homelessness program participant intake, assessment, and provision of referrals.(3) Eligible employer means a taxpayer that meets all of the following requirements:(A) Pays wages subject to withholding under Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code.(B) Pays at least 120 percent of minimum wage.(C) Provides to the Franchise Tax Board, upon request, a copy of the certification received for each eligible individual for each tax year that the credit is claimed for that eligible individual by that eligible employer.(4) Eligible individual means a person who meets both of the following criteria:(A) The person is homeless or has received supportive services from a homeless services provider, as designated by a local continuum of care or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, on the date of the hire or anytime during the 180-day period immediately before the hire.(B) The person has been issued a certification pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (c), and that certification has not expired.(5) Homeless Management Information System has the same meaning as in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Homeless Management Information System includes the use of a comparable database by a victim services provider or legal services provider that is permitted by the federal government under Part 576 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(6) Person is homeless means the same as homeless as defined in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(7) Minimum wage means the wage established pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1171) of Part 4 of Division 2 of the Labor Code.(8) Qualified taxpayer means an eligible employer that pays wages subject to withholding under Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code to an eligible individual.(c) (1) A credit shall not be allowed under this section unless the eligible employer submits to the Franchise Tax Board, upon request, a certification issued by a continuum of care, or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, or other program as specified by the Franchise Tax Board.(2) A continuum of care or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, shall issue certifications for eligible individuals.(3) The certification pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be issued in a form and manner prescribed by Franchise Tax Board.(4) A certification issued pursuant to this subdivision shall expire one year after issuance.(5) An eligible individual may receive a new certification pursuant to this subdivision if they are homeless or have received supportive services from a homeless services provider, as designated by a local continuum of care or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, on the date that the eligible individual receives a new certification or anytime during the 180-day period immediately before that date.(d) (1) The total aggregate amount of the credit that may be allocated by credit reservations per calendar year to all qualified taxpayers pursuant to this section and Section 17053.80 shall not exceed thirty million dollars ($30,000,000), plus the unallocated credit amount, if any, from the preceding calendar year.(2) (A) To be eligible for the credit allowed by this section with respect to an eligible individual, a qualified taxpayer shall request a credit reservation from the Franchise Tax Board, in the form and manner prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board, consistent with either of the following, as applicable:(i) Within 30 days of hiring an eligible individual.(ii) Within 60 days of receiving a new certification pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (c).(B) To obtain a credit reservation with respect to an eligible individual, the qualified taxpayer shall provide necessary information, as determined by the Franchise Tax Board, including the name, social security number, how many hours the eligible individual is expected to work for the next 12 months, and the start date of employment.(3) The Franchise Tax Board shall do both of the following:(A) Approve a tentative credit reservation with respect to an eligible individual.(B) Subject to the annual cap established as provided in paragraph (1), allocate an aggregate amount of credits under this section and Section 17053.80, and allocate any carryover of unallocated credits from prior years.(e) In the case where the credit allowed by this section exceeds the tax, the excess may be carried over to reduce the tax in the following taxable year, and succeeding two years if necessary, until the credit is exhausted.(f) If the credit allowed by this section is claimed by the qualified taxpayer, a deduction otherwise allowed under this part for any amount of wages paid or incurred by the qualified taxpayer as a trade or business expense to an eligible individual shall be reduced by the amount of the credit allowed by this section.(g) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe rules, guidelines, or procedures necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section, including any guidelines regarding the allocation of the credit allowed under this section. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any rule, guideline, or procedure prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(h) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.
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743754 SEC. 13. Section 23629 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended to read:
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745756 ### SEC. 13.
746757
747758 23629. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, there shall be allowed to a qualified taxpayer that employs an eligible individual a credit against the tax, as defined in Section 23036, an amount as determined pursuant to paragraph (2), not to exceed thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) per taxpayer per taxable year.(2) A qualified taxpayer shall be allowed the credit pursuant to this section in the following amounts per taxable year:(A) Two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each eligible individual that works at least 500 hours, but fewer than 1,000 hours, for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(B) Five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each eligible individual that works at least 1,000 hours, but fewer than 1,500 hours, for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(C) Seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) for each eligible individual that works at least 1,500 hours, but fewer than 2,000 hours, for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(D) Ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each eligible individual that works at least 2,000 hours for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(b) For purposes of this section:(1) Continuum of care has the same meaning as in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(2) Coordinated entry system means a centralized or coordinated assessment system developed pursuant to Section 578.7 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations, designed to coordinate homelessness program participant intake, assessment, and provision of referrals.(3) Eligible employer means a taxpayer that meets all of the following requirements:(A) Pays wages subject to withholding under Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code.(B) Pays at least 120 percent of minimum wage.(C) Provides to the Franchise Tax Board, upon request, a copy of the certification received for each eligible individual for each tax year that the credit is claimed for that eligible individual by that eligible employer.(4) Eligible individual means a person who meets both of the following criteria:(A) The person is homeless or has received supportive services from a homeless services provider, as designated by a local continuum of care or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, on the date of the hire or anytime during the 180-day period immediately before the hire.(B) The person has been issued a certification pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (c), and that certification has not expired.(5) Homeless Management Information System has the same meaning as in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Homeless Management Information System includes the use of a comparable database by a victim services provider or legal services provider that is permitted by the federal government under Part 576 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(6) Person is homeless means the same as homeless as defined in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(7) Minimum wage means the wage established pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1171) of Part 4 of Division 2 of the Labor Code.(8) Qualified taxpayer means an eligible employer that pays wages subject to withholding under Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code to an eligible individual.(c) (1) A credit shall not be allowed under this section unless the eligible employer submits to the Franchise Tax Board, upon request, a certification issued by a continuum of care, or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, or other program as specified by the Franchise Tax Board.(2) A continuum of care or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, shall issue certifications for eligible individuals.(3) The certification pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be issued in a form and manner prescribed by Franchise Tax Board.(4) A certification issued pursuant to this subdivision shall expire one year after issuance.(5) An eligible individual may receive a new certification pursuant to this subdivision if they are homeless or have received supportive services from a homeless services provider, as designated by a local continuum of care or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, on the date that the eligible individual receives a new certification or anytime during the 180-day period immediately before that date.(d) (1) The total aggregate amount of the credit that may be allocated by credit reservations per calendar year to all qualified taxpayers pursuant to this section and Section 17053.80 shall not exceed thirty million dollars ($30,000,000), plus the unallocated credit amount, if any, from the preceding calendar year.(2) (A) To be eligible for the credit allowed by this section with respect to an eligible individual, a qualified taxpayer shall request a credit reservation from the Franchise Tax Board, in the form and manner prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board, consistent with either of the following, as applicable:(i) Within 30 days of hiring an eligible individual.(ii) Within 60 days of receiving a new certification pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (c).(B) To obtain a credit reservation with respect to an eligible individual, the qualified taxpayer shall provide necessary information, as determined by the Franchise Tax Board, including the name, social security number, how many hours the eligible individual is expected to work for the next 12 months, and the start date of employment.(3) The Franchise Tax Board shall do both of the following:(A) Approve a tentative credit reservation with respect to an eligible individual.(B) Subject to the annual cap established as provided in paragraph (1), allocate an aggregate amount of credits under this section and Section 17053.80, and allocate any carryover of unallocated credits from prior years.(e) In the case where the credit allowed by this section exceeds the tax, the excess may be carried over to reduce the tax in the following taxable year, and succeeding two years if necessary, until the credit is exhausted.(f) If the credit allowed by this section is claimed by the qualified taxpayer, a deduction otherwise allowed under this part for any amount of wages paid or incurred by the qualified taxpayer as a trade or business expense to an eligible individual shall be reduced by the amount of the credit allowed by this section.(g) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe rules, guidelines, or procedures necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section, including any guidelines regarding the allocation of the credit allowed under this section. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any rule, guideline, or procedure prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(h) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.
748759
749760 23629. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, there shall be allowed to a qualified taxpayer that employs an eligible individual a credit against the tax, as defined in Section 23036, an amount as determined pursuant to paragraph (2), not to exceed thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) per taxpayer per taxable year.(2) A qualified taxpayer shall be allowed the credit pursuant to this section in the following amounts per taxable year:(A) Two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each eligible individual that works at least 500 hours, but fewer than 1,000 hours, for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(B) Five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each eligible individual that works at least 1,000 hours, but fewer than 1,500 hours, for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(C) Seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) for each eligible individual that works at least 1,500 hours, but fewer than 2,000 hours, for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(D) Ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each eligible individual that works at least 2,000 hours for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(b) For purposes of this section:(1) Continuum of care has the same meaning as in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(2) Coordinated entry system means a centralized or coordinated assessment system developed pursuant to Section 578.7 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations, designed to coordinate homelessness program participant intake, assessment, and provision of referrals.(3) Eligible employer means a taxpayer that meets all of the following requirements:(A) Pays wages subject to withholding under Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code.(B) Pays at least 120 percent of minimum wage.(C) Provides to the Franchise Tax Board, upon request, a copy of the certification received for each eligible individual for each tax year that the credit is claimed for that eligible individual by that eligible employer.(4) Eligible individual means a person who meets both of the following criteria:(A) The person is homeless or has received supportive services from a homeless services provider, as designated by a local continuum of care or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, on the date of the hire or anytime during the 180-day period immediately before the hire.(B) The person has been issued a certification pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (c), and that certification has not expired.(5) Homeless Management Information System has the same meaning as in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Homeless Management Information System includes the use of a comparable database by a victim services provider or legal services provider that is permitted by the federal government under Part 576 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(6) Person is homeless means the same as homeless as defined in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(7) Minimum wage means the wage established pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1171) of Part 4 of Division 2 of the Labor Code.(8) Qualified taxpayer means an eligible employer that pays wages subject to withholding under Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code to an eligible individual.(c) (1) A credit shall not be allowed under this section unless the eligible employer submits to the Franchise Tax Board, upon request, a certification issued by a continuum of care, or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, or other program as specified by the Franchise Tax Board.(2) A continuum of care or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, shall issue certifications for eligible individuals.(3) The certification pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be issued in a form and manner prescribed by Franchise Tax Board.(4) A certification issued pursuant to this subdivision shall expire one year after issuance.(5) An eligible individual may receive a new certification pursuant to this subdivision if they are homeless or have received supportive services from a homeless services provider, as designated by a local continuum of care or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, on the date that the eligible individual receives a new certification or anytime during the 180-day period immediately before that date.(d) (1) The total aggregate amount of the credit that may be allocated by credit reservations per calendar year to all qualified taxpayers pursuant to this section and Section 17053.80 shall not exceed thirty million dollars ($30,000,000), plus the unallocated credit amount, if any, from the preceding calendar year.(2) (A) To be eligible for the credit allowed by this section with respect to an eligible individual, a qualified taxpayer shall request a credit reservation from the Franchise Tax Board, in the form and manner prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board, consistent with either of the following, as applicable:(i) Within 30 days of hiring an eligible individual.(ii) Within 60 days of receiving a new certification pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (c).(B) To obtain a credit reservation with respect to an eligible individual, the qualified taxpayer shall provide necessary information, as determined by the Franchise Tax Board, including the name, social security number, how many hours the eligible individual is expected to work for the next 12 months, and the start date of employment.(3) The Franchise Tax Board shall do both of the following:(A) Approve a tentative credit reservation with respect to an eligible individual.(B) Subject to the annual cap established as provided in paragraph (1), allocate an aggregate amount of credits under this section and Section 17053.80, and allocate any carryover of unallocated credits from prior years.(e) In the case where the credit allowed by this section exceeds the tax, the excess may be carried over to reduce the tax in the following taxable year, and succeeding two years if necessary, until the credit is exhausted.(f) If the credit allowed by this section is claimed by the qualified taxpayer, a deduction otherwise allowed under this part for any amount of wages paid or incurred by the qualified taxpayer as a trade or business expense to an eligible individual shall be reduced by the amount of the credit allowed by this section.(g) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe rules, guidelines, or procedures necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section, including any guidelines regarding the allocation of the credit allowed under this section. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any rule, guideline, or procedure prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(h) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.
750761
751762 23629. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, there shall be allowed to a qualified taxpayer that employs an eligible individual a credit against the tax, as defined in Section 23036, an amount as determined pursuant to paragraph (2), not to exceed thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) per taxpayer per taxable year.(2) A qualified taxpayer shall be allowed the credit pursuant to this section in the following amounts per taxable year:(A) Two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each eligible individual that works at least 500 hours, but fewer than 1,000 hours, for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(B) Five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each eligible individual that works at least 1,000 hours, but fewer than 1,500 hours, for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(C) Seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) for each eligible individual that works at least 1,500 hours, but fewer than 2,000 hours, for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(D) Ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each eligible individual that works at least 2,000 hours for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.(b) For purposes of this section:(1) Continuum of care has the same meaning as in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(2) Coordinated entry system means a centralized or coordinated assessment system developed pursuant to Section 578.7 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations, designed to coordinate homelessness program participant intake, assessment, and provision of referrals.(3) Eligible employer means a taxpayer that meets all of the following requirements:(A) Pays wages subject to withholding under Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code.(B) Pays at least 120 percent of minimum wage.(C) Provides to the Franchise Tax Board, upon request, a copy of the certification received for each eligible individual for each tax year that the credit is claimed for that eligible individual by that eligible employer.(4) Eligible individual means a person who meets both of the following criteria:(A) The person is homeless or has received supportive services from a homeless services provider, as designated by a local continuum of care or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, on the date of the hire or anytime during the 180-day period immediately before the hire.(B) The person has been issued a certification pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (c), and that certification has not expired.(5) Homeless Management Information System has the same meaning as in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Homeless Management Information System includes the use of a comparable database by a victim services provider or legal services provider that is permitted by the federal government under Part 576 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(6) Person is homeless means the same as homeless as defined in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(7) Minimum wage means the wage established pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1171) of Part 4 of Division 2 of the Labor Code.(8) Qualified taxpayer means an eligible employer that pays wages subject to withholding under Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code to an eligible individual.(c) (1) A credit shall not be allowed under this section unless the eligible employer submits to the Franchise Tax Board, upon request, a certification issued by a continuum of care, or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, or other program as specified by the Franchise Tax Board.(2) A continuum of care or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, shall issue certifications for eligible individuals.(3) The certification pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be issued in a form and manner prescribed by Franchise Tax Board.(4) A certification issued pursuant to this subdivision shall expire one year after issuance.(5) An eligible individual may receive a new certification pursuant to this subdivision if they are homeless or have received supportive services from a homeless services provider, as designated by a local continuum of care or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, on the date that the eligible individual receives a new certification or anytime during the 180-day period immediately before that date.(d) (1) The total aggregate amount of the credit that may be allocated by credit reservations per calendar year to all qualified taxpayers pursuant to this section and Section 17053.80 shall not exceed thirty million dollars ($30,000,000), plus the unallocated credit amount, if any, from the preceding calendar year.(2) (A) To be eligible for the credit allowed by this section with respect to an eligible individual, a qualified taxpayer shall request a credit reservation from the Franchise Tax Board, in the form and manner prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board, consistent with either of the following, as applicable:(i) Within 30 days of hiring an eligible individual.(ii) Within 60 days of receiving a new certification pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (c).(B) To obtain a credit reservation with respect to an eligible individual, the qualified taxpayer shall provide necessary information, as determined by the Franchise Tax Board, including the name, social security number, how many hours the eligible individual is expected to work for the next 12 months, and the start date of employment.(3) The Franchise Tax Board shall do both of the following:(A) Approve a tentative credit reservation with respect to an eligible individual.(B) Subject to the annual cap established as provided in paragraph (1), allocate an aggregate amount of credits under this section and Section 17053.80, and allocate any carryover of unallocated credits from prior years.(e) In the case where the credit allowed by this section exceeds the tax, the excess may be carried over to reduce the tax in the following taxable year, and succeeding two years if necessary, until the credit is exhausted.(f) If the credit allowed by this section is claimed by the qualified taxpayer, a deduction otherwise allowed under this part for any amount of wages paid or incurred by the qualified taxpayer as a trade or business expense to an eligible individual shall be reduced by the amount of the credit allowed by this section.(g) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe rules, guidelines, or procedures necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section, including any guidelines regarding the allocation of the credit allowed under this section. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any rule, guideline, or procedure prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(h) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.
752763
753764
754765
755766 23629. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, there shall be allowed to a qualified taxpayer that employs an eligible individual a credit against the tax, as defined in Section 23036, an amount as determined pursuant to paragraph (2), not to exceed thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) per taxpayer per taxable year.
756767
757768 (2) A qualified taxpayer shall be allowed the credit pursuant to this section in the following amounts per taxable year:
758769
759770 (A) Two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each eligible individual that works at least 500 hours, but fewer than 1,000 hours, for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.
760771
761772 (B) Five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each eligible individual that works at least 1,000 hours, but fewer than 1,500 hours, for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.
762773
763774 (C) Seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) for each eligible individual that works at least 1,500 hours, but fewer than 2,000 hours, for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.
764775
765776 (D) Ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each eligible individual that works at least 2,000 hours for the eligible employer during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.
766777
767778 (b) For purposes of this section:
768779
769780 (1) Continuum of care has the same meaning as in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
770781
771782 (2) Coordinated entry system means a centralized or coordinated assessment system developed pursuant to Section 578.7 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations, designed to coordinate homelessness program participant intake, assessment, and provision of referrals.
772783
773784 (3) Eligible employer means a taxpayer that meets all of the following requirements:
774785
775786 (A) Pays wages subject to withholding under Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code.
776787
777788 (B) Pays at least 120 percent of minimum wage.
778789
779790 (C) Provides to the Franchise Tax Board, upon request, a copy of the certification received for each eligible individual for each tax year that the credit is claimed for that eligible individual by that eligible employer.
780791
781792 (4) Eligible individual means a person who meets both of the following criteria:
782793
783794 (A) The person is homeless or has received supportive services from a homeless services provider, as designated by a local continuum of care or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, on the date of the hire or anytime during the 180-day period immediately before the hire.
784795
785796 (B) The person has been issued a certification pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (c), and that certification has not expired.
786797
787798 (5) Homeless Management Information System has the same meaning as in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Homeless Management Information System includes the use of a comparable database by a victim services provider or legal services provider that is permitted by the federal government under Part 576 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
788799
789800 (6) Person is homeless means the same as homeless as defined in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
790801
791802 (7) Minimum wage means the wage established pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1171) of Part 4 of Division 2 of the Labor Code.
792803
793804 (8) Qualified taxpayer means an eligible employer that pays wages subject to withholding under Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code to an eligible individual.
794805
795806 (c) (1) A credit shall not be allowed under this section unless the eligible employer submits to the Franchise Tax Board, upon request, a certification issued by a continuum of care, or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, or other program as specified by the Franchise Tax Board.
796807
797808 (2) A continuum of care or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, shall issue certifications for eligible individuals.
798809
799810 (3) The certification pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be issued in a form and manner prescribed by Franchise Tax Board.
800811
801812 (4) A certification issued pursuant to this subdivision shall expire one year after issuance.
802813
803814 (5) An eligible individual may receive a new certification pursuant to this subdivision if they are homeless or have received supportive services from a homeless services provider, as designated by a local continuum of care or a community-based service provider that is connected to the local coordinated entry system or to a local Homeless Management Information System, on the date that the eligible individual receives a new certification or anytime during the 180-day period immediately before that date.
804815
805816 (d) (1) The total aggregate amount of the credit that may be allocated by credit reservations per calendar year to all qualified taxpayers pursuant to this section and Section 17053.80 shall not exceed thirty million dollars ($30,000,000), plus the unallocated credit amount, if any, from the preceding calendar year.
806817
807818 (2) (A) To be eligible for the credit allowed by this section with respect to an eligible individual, a qualified taxpayer shall request a credit reservation from the Franchise Tax Board, in the form and manner prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board, consistent with either of the following, as applicable:
808819
809820 (i) Within 30 days of hiring an eligible individual.
810821
811822 (ii) Within 60 days of receiving a new certification pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (c).
812823
813824 (B) To obtain a credit reservation with respect to an eligible individual, the qualified taxpayer shall provide necessary information, as determined by the Franchise Tax Board, including the name, social security number, how many hours the eligible individual is expected to work for the next 12 months, and the start date of employment.
814825
815826 (3) The Franchise Tax Board shall do both of the following:
816827
817828 (A) Approve a tentative credit reservation with respect to an eligible individual.
818829
819830 (B) Subject to the annual cap established as provided in paragraph (1), allocate an aggregate amount of credits under this section and Section 17053.80, and allocate any carryover of unallocated credits from prior years.
820831
821832 (e) In the case where the credit allowed by this section exceeds the tax, the excess may be carried over to reduce the tax in the following taxable year, and succeeding two years if necessary, until the credit is exhausted.
822833
823834 (f) If the credit allowed by this section is claimed by the qualified taxpayer, a deduction otherwise allowed under this part for any amount of wages paid or incurred by the qualified taxpayer as a trade or business expense to an eligible individual shall be reduced by the amount of the credit allowed by this section.
824835
825836 (g) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe rules, guidelines, or procedures necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section, including any guidelines regarding the allocation of the credit allowed under this section. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any rule, guideline, or procedure prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.
826837
827838 (h) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.
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829840 SEC. 14. Section 23689 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended to read:23689. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on and after January 1, 2014, and before January 1, 2030, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax, as defined in Section 23036, an amount as determined by the committee pursuant to paragraph (2) and approved pursuant to Section 18410.2.(2) The credit under this section shall be allocated by GO-Biz with respect to the 201314 fiscal year through and including the 202728 fiscal year. The amount of credit allocated to a taxpayer with respect to a fiscal year pursuant to this section shall be as set forth in a written agreement between GO-Biz and the taxpayer and shall be based on the following factors:(A) The number of jobs the taxpayer will create or retain in this state.(B) The compensation paid or proposed to be paid by the taxpayer to its employees, including wages and fringe benefits.(C) The amount of investment in this state by the taxpayer.(D) The extent of unemployment or poverty in the area according to the United States Census in which the taxpayers project or business is proposed or located.(E) The incentives available to the taxpayer in this state, including incentives from the state, local government, and other entities.(F) The incentives available to the taxpayer in other states.(G) The duration of the proposed project and the duration the taxpayer commits to remain in this state.(H) The overall economic impact in this state of the taxpayers project or business.(I) The strategic importance of the taxpayers project or business to the state, region, or locality.(J) The opportunity for future growth and expansion in this state by the taxpayers business.(K) The extent to which the anticipated benefit to the state exceeds the projected benefit to the taxpayer from the tax credit.(L) For a credit allocated beginning with the 201819 fiscal year, the training opportunities offered by the taxpayer to its employees.(3) The written agreement entered into pursuant to paragraph (2) shall include:(A) Terms and conditions that include the taxable year or years for which the credit allocated shall be allowed, a minimum compensation level, and a minimum job retention period.(B) Provisions indicating whether the credit is to be allocated in full upon approval or in increments based on mutually agreed upon milestones when satisfactorily met by the taxpayer.(C) Provisions that allow the committee to recapture the credit, in whole or in part, if the taxpayer fails to fulfill the terms and conditions of the written agreement.(b) For purposes of this section:(1) Committee means the California Competes Tax Credit Committee established pursuant to Section 18410.2.(2) GO-Biz means the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development.(c) For purposes of this section, GO-Biz shall do the following:(1) Give priority to a taxpayer whose project or business is located or proposed to be located in an area of high unemployment or poverty.(2) Negotiate with a taxpayer the terms and conditions of proposed written agreements that provide the credit allowed pursuant to this section to a taxpayer.(3) Provide the negotiated written agreement to the committee for its approval pursuant to Section 18410.2.(4) Inform the Franchise Tax Board of the terms and conditions of the written agreement upon approval of the written agreement by the committee.(5) Inform the Franchise Tax Board of any recapture, in whole or in part, of a previously allocated credit upon approval of the recapture by the committee.(6) Post on its internet website all of the following:(A) The name of each taxpayer allocated a credit pursuant to this section.(B) The estimated amount of the investment by each taxpayer.(C) The estimated number of jobs created or retained.(D) The amount of the credit allocated to the taxpayer.(E) The amount of the credit recaptured from the taxpayer, if applicable.(F) The primary location where the taxpayer has committed to increasing the net number of jobs or make investments. The primary location shall be listed by city or, in the case of unincorporated areas, by county.(G) Information that identifies each tax credit award that was given a priority for being located in a high unemployment or poverty area, pursuant to paragraph (1).(7) Consider the extent to which the credit will influence the taxpayers ability, willingness, or both, to create jobs in this state that might not otherwise be created in the state by the taxpayer or any other taxpayer. GO-Biz may also consider other factors, including, but not limited to, the following:(A) The financial solvency of the taxpayer and the taxpayers ability to finance its proposed expansion.(B) The taxpayers current and prior compliance with federal and state laws.(C) Current and prior litigation involving the taxpayer.(D) The reasonableness of the fee arrangement between the taxpayer and any third party providing any services related to the credit allowed pursuant to this section.(E) For allocation periods beginning with the 202324 fiscal year, the taxpayers willingness to relocate jobs into California from a state that has enacted a law that does any of the following:(i) Voids or repeals, or has the effect of voiding or repealing, existing state protections against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.(ii) Authorizes or requires discrimination against same-sex couples or their families, or discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.(iii) Creates an exemption to antidiscrimination laws in order to permit discrimination against same-sex couples or their families, or permits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.(iv) Denies or interferes with, or has the effect of denying or interfering with, a womans right to choose to bear a child or to choose and obtain an abortion, as provided by Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 123460) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code.(F) For allocation periods beginning with the 202324 fiscal year, the taxpayers commitment to treating their workforce fairly and creating quality, full-time, wage and salary jobs in the state, evidence of which may include, but not be limited to, the following:(i) Training, career ladder, apprenticeship, or preapprenticeship programs for nonsupervisorial employees.(ii) Joint labor-management letter of support.(iii) A high percentage of full-time wage and salary employees compared to part-time, temporary, and independent contractors.(iv) Little to no history of a bad safety record, or resolved or pending litigation, violations, citations, fines, or penalties relating to any state or federal environmental and labor laws within the last 10 years.(G) Any other factors GO-Biz deems necessary to ensure that the administration of the credit allowed pursuant to this section is a model of accountability and transparency and that the effective use of the limited amount of credit available is maximized.(8) (A) Implementation of subparagraphs (E) and (F) of paragraph (7) of this subdivision for the 202223 fiscal year is deemed an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, or general welfare and, therefore, the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development is hereby authorized to adopt emergency regulations to implement subparagraphs (E) and (F) of paragraph (7) of this subdivision during the 202223 fiscal year in accordance with the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(B) Nothing in this subdivision shall require the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development to approve emergency regulations.(d) For purposes of this section, the Franchise Tax Board shall do all of the following:(1) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), review the books and records of all taxpayers allocated a credit pursuant to this section to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the written agreement between the taxpayer and GO-Biz.(B) In the case of a taxpayer that is a small business, as defined in Section 23626, review the books and records of the taxpayer allocated a credit pursuant to this section to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the written agreement between the taxpayer and GO-Biz when, in the sole discretion of the Franchise Tax Board, a review of those books and records is appropriate or necessary in the best interests of the state.(2) Notwithstanding Section 19542, notify GO-Biz of a possible breach of the written agreement by a taxpayer and provide detailed information regarding the basis for that determination.(e) In the case where the credit allowed under this section exceeds the tax, as defined in Section 23036, for a taxable year, the excess credit may be carried over to reduce the tax in the following taxable year, and succeeding five taxable years, if necessary, until the credit has been exhausted.(f) Any recapture, in whole or in part, of a credit approved by the committee pursuant to Section 18410.2 shall be treated as a mathematical error appearing on the return. Any amount of tax resulting from that recapture shall be assessed by the Franchise Tax Board in the same manner as provided by Section 19051. The amount of tax resulting from the recapture shall be added to the tax otherwise due by the taxpayer for the taxable year in which the committees recapture determination occurred.(g) (1) The aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated in any fiscal year pursuant to this section and Section 17059.2 shall be an amount equal to the sum of subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), less the amount specified in subparagraphs (D) and (E):(A) Thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) for the 201314 fiscal year, one hundred fifty million dollars ($150,000,000) for the 201415 fiscal year, two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) for each fiscal year from 201516 to 201718, inclusive, one hundred eighty million dollars ($180,000,000) for each fiscal year from 201819 to 202021, inclusive, two hundred ninety million dollars ($290,000,000) for the 202122 fiscal year, and one hundred eighty million dollars ($180,000,000) for each fiscal year from 202223 to 202728, inclusive.(B) The unallocated credit amount, if any, from the preceding fiscal year.(C) The amount of any previously allocated credits that have been recaptured.(D) The amount estimated by the Director of Finance, in consultation with the Franchise Tax Board and the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, to be necessary to limit the aggregation of the estimated amount of exemptions claimed pursuant to Section 6377.1 and of the amounts estimated to be claimed pursuant to this section and Sections 17053.73, 17059.2, and 23626 to no more than seven hundred fifty million dollars ($750,000,000) for either the current fiscal year or the next fiscal year.(i) The Director of Finance shall notify the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee of the estimated annual allocation authorized by this paragraph. Any allocation pursuant to these provisions shall be made no sooner than 30 days after written notification has been provided to the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the chairpersons of the committees of each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations, or not sooner than whatever lesser time the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or the Chairpersons designee, may determine.(ii) In no event shall the amount estimated in this subparagraph be less than zero dollars ($0).(E) (i) For the 201516 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount of credit estimated by the Director of Finance to be allowed to all qualified taxpayers for that fiscal year pursuant to subparagraph (A) or subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 23636.(ii) If the amount available per fiscal year pursuant to this section and Section 17059.2 is less than the aggregate amount of credit estimated by the Director of Finance to be allowed to qualified taxpayers pursuant to subparagraph (A) or subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 23636, the aggregate amount allowed pursuant to Section 23636 shall not be reduced and, in addition to the reduction required by clause (i), the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 17059.2 for the next fiscal year shall be reduced by the amount of that deficit.(iii) It is the intent of the Legislature that the reductions specified in this subparagraph of the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 17059.2 shall continue if the repeal dates of the credits allowed by this section and Section 17059.2 are removed or extended.(2) (A) In addition to the other amounts determined pursuant to paragraph (1), the Director of Finance may increase the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 17059.2 by up to twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) per fiscal year through the 202728 fiscal year. The amount of any increase made pursuant to this paragraph, when combined with any increase made pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (g) of Section 17059.2, shall not exceed twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) per fiscal year through the 202728 fiscal year.(B) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Director of Finance increase the aggregate amount under subparagraph (A) in order to mitigate the reduction of the amount available due to the credit allowed to all qualified taxpayers pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 23636.(3) Each fiscal year through the 201718 fiscal year, 25 percent of the aggregate amount of the credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 17059.2 shall be reserved for small business, as defined in Section 17053.73 or 23626.(4) Each fiscal year, no more than 20 percent of the aggregate amount of the credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section shall be allocated to any one taxpayer.(h) GO-Biz may prescribe rules and regulations as necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. Any rule or regulation prescribed pursuant to this section may be by adoption of an emergency regulation in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(i) (1) A written agreement between GO-Biz and a taxpayer with respect to the credit authorized by this section shall not restrict, broaden, or otherwise alter the ability of the taxpayer to assign that credit or any portion thereof in accordance with Section 23663.(2) A written agreement between GO-Biz and a taxpayer with respect to the credit authorized by this section must comply with existing law on the date the agreement is executed.(j) (1) Upon the effective date of this section, the Department of Finance shall estimate the total dollar amount of credits that will be claimed under this section with respect to each fiscal year from the 201314 fiscal year to the 202930 fiscal year, inclusive.(2) The Franchise Tax Board shall annually provide to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, by no later than March 1, a report of the total dollar amount of the credits claimed under this section with respect to the relevant fiscal year. The report shall compare the total dollar amount of credits claimed under this section with respect to that fiscal year with the departments estimate with respect to that same fiscal year. If the total dollar amount of credits claimed for the fiscal year is less than the estimate for that fiscal year, the report shall identify options for increasing annual claims of the credit so as to meet estimated amounts.(k) (1) Section 19542 shall apply to all information obtained by the Franchise Tax Board and GO-Biz for the purpose of administering the California Competes Tax Credit established under this section.(2) Notwithstanding Section 19542 and paragraph (1), the Franchise Tax Board may disclose information to GO-Biz and GO-Biz may disclose information to the Franchise Tax Board for administration of the California Competes Tax Credit established under this section. (l) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.
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831842 SEC. 14. Section 23689 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended to read:
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833844 ### SEC. 14.
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835846 23689. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on and after January 1, 2014, and before January 1, 2030, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax, as defined in Section 23036, an amount as determined by the committee pursuant to paragraph (2) and approved pursuant to Section 18410.2.(2) The credit under this section shall be allocated by GO-Biz with respect to the 201314 fiscal year through and including the 202728 fiscal year. The amount of credit allocated to a taxpayer with respect to a fiscal year pursuant to this section shall be as set forth in a written agreement between GO-Biz and the taxpayer and shall be based on the following factors:(A) The number of jobs the taxpayer will create or retain in this state.(B) The compensation paid or proposed to be paid by the taxpayer to its employees, including wages and fringe benefits.(C) The amount of investment in this state by the taxpayer.(D) The extent of unemployment or poverty in the area according to the United States Census in which the taxpayers project or business is proposed or located.(E) The incentives available to the taxpayer in this state, including incentives from the state, local government, and other entities.(F) The incentives available to the taxpayer in other states.(G) The duration of the proposed project and the duration the taxpayer commits to remain in this state.(H) The overall economic impact in this state of the taxpayers project or business.(I) The strategic importance of the taxpayers project or business to the state, region, or locality.(J) The opportunity for future growth and expansion in this state by the taxpayers business.(K) The extent to which the anticipated benefit to the state exceeds the projected benefit to the taxpayer from the tax credit.(L) For a credit allocated beginning with the 201819 fiscal year, the training opportunities offered by the taxpayer to its employees.(3) The written agreement entered into pursuant to paragraph (2) shall include:(A) Terms and conditions that include the taxable year or years for which the credit allocated shall be allowed, a minimum compensation level, and a minimum job retention period.(B) Provisions indicating whether the credit is to be allocated in full upon approval or in increments based on mutually agreed upon milestones when satisfactorily met by the taxpayer.(C) Provisions that allow the committee to recapture the credit, in whole or in part, if the taxpayer fails to fulfill the terms and conditions of the written agreement.(b) For purposes of this section:(1) Committee means the California Competes Tax Credit Committee established pursuant to Section 18410.2.(2) GO-Biz means the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development.(c) For purposes of this section, GO-Biz shall do the following:(1) Give priority to a taxpayer whose project or business is located or proposed to be located in an area of high unemployment or poverty.(2) Negotiate with a taxpayer the terms and conditions of proposed written agreements that provide the credit allowed pursuant to this section to a taxpayer.(3) Provide the negotiated written agreement to the committee for its approval pursuant to Section 18410.2.(4) Inform the Franchise Tax Board of the terms and conditions of the written agreement upon approval of the written agreement by the committee.(5) Inform the Franchise Tax Board of any recapture, in whole or in part, of a previously allocated credit upon approval of the recapture by the committee.(6) Post on its internet website all of the following:(A) The name of each taxpayer allocated a credit pursuant to this section.(B) The estimated amount of the investment by each taxpayer.(C) The estimated number of jobs created or retained.(D) The amount of the credit allocated to the taxpayer.(E) The amount of the credit recaptured from the taxpayer, if applicable.(F) The primary location where the taxpayer has committed to increasing the net number of jobs or make investments. The primary location shall be listed by city or, in the case of unincorporated areas, by county.(G) Information that identifies each tax credit award that was given a priority for being located in a high unemployment or poverty area, pursuant to paragraph (1).(7) Consider the extent to which the credit will influence the taxpayers ability, willingness, or both, to create jobs in this state that might not otherwise be created in the state by the taxpayer or any other taxpayer. GO-Biz may also consider other factors, including, but not limited to, the following:(A) The financial solvency of the taxpayer and the taxpayers ability to finance its proposed expansion.(B) The taxpayers current and prior compliance with federal and state laws.(C) Current and prior litigation involving the taxpayer.(D) The reasonableness of the fee arrangement between the taxpayer and any third party providing any services related to the credit allowed pursuant to this section.(E) For allocation periods beginning with the 202324 fiscal year, the taxpayers willingness to relocate jobs into California from a state that has enacted a law that does any of the following:(i) Voids or repeals, or has the effect of voiding or repealing, existing state protections against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.(ii) Authorizes or requires discrimination against same-sex couples or their families, or discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.(iii) Creates an exemption to antidiscrimination laws in order to permit discrimination against same-sex couples or their families, or permits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.(iv) Denies or interferes with, or has the effect of denying or interfering with, a womans right to choose to bear a child or to choose and obtain an abortion, as provided by Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 123460) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code.(F) For allocation periods beginning with the 202324 fiscal year, the taxpayers commitment to treating their workforce fairly and creating quality, full-time, wage and salary jobs in the state, evidence of which may include, but not be limited to, the following:(i) Training, career ladder, apprenticeship, or preapprenticeship programs for nonsupervisorial employees.(ii) Joint labor-management letter of support.(iii) A high percentage of full-time wage and salary employees compared to part-time, temporary, and independent contractors.(iv) Little to no history of a bad safety record, or resolved or pending litigation, violations, citations, fines, or penalties relating to any state or federal environmental and labor laws within the last 10 years.(G) Any other factors GO-Biz deems necessary to ensure that the administration of the credit allowed pursuant to this section is a model of accountability and transparency and that the effective use of the limited amount of credit available is maximized.(8) (A) Implementation of subparagraphs (E) and (F) of paragraph (7) of this subdivision for the 202223 fiscal year is deemed an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, or general welfare and, therefore, the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development is hereby authorized to adopt emergency regulations to implement subparagraphs (E) and (F) of paragraph (7) of this subdivision during the 202223 fiscal year in accordance with the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(B) Nothing in this subdivision shall require the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development to approve emergency regulations.(d) For purposes of this section, the Franchise Tax Board shall do all of the following:(1) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), review the books and records of all taxpayers allocated a credit pursuant to this section to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the written agreement between the taxpayer and GO-Biz.(B) In the case of a taxpayer that is a small business, as defined in Section 23626, review the books and records of the taxpayer allocated a credit pursuant to this section to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the written agreement between the taxpayer and GO-Biz when, in the sole discretion of the Franchise Tax Board, a review of those books and records is appropriate or necessary in the best interests of the state.(2) Notwithstanding Section 19542, notify GO-Biz of a possible breach of the written agreement by a taxpayer and provide detailed information regarding the basis for that determination.(e) In the case where the credit allowed under this section exceeds the tax, as defined in Section 23036, for a taxable year, the excess credit may be carried over to reduce the tax in the following taxable year, and succeeding five taxable years, if necessary, until the credit has been exhausted.(f) Any recapture, in whole or in part, of a credit approved by the committee pursuant to Section 18410.2 shall be treated as a mathematical error appearing on the return. Any amount of tax resulting from that recapture shall be assessed by the Franchise Tax Board in the same manner as provided by Section 19051. The amount of tax resulting from the recapture shall be added to the tax otherwise due by the taxpayer for the taxable year in which the committees recapture determination occurred.(g) (1) The aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated in any fiscal year pursuant to this section and Section 17059.2 shall be an amount equal to the sum of subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), less the amount specified in subparagraphs (D) and (E):(A) Thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) for the 201314 fiscal year, one hundred fifty million dollars ($150,000,000) for the 201415 fiscal year, two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) for each fiscal year from 201516 to 201718, inclusive, one hundred eighty million dollars ($180,000,000) for each fiscal year from 201819 to 202021, inclusive, two hundred ninety million dollars ($290,000,000) for the 202122 fiscal year, and one hundred eighty million dollars ($180,000,000) for each fiscal year from 202223 to 202728, inclusive.(B) The unallocated credit amount, if any, from the preceding fiscal year.(C) The amount of any previously allocated credits that have been recaptured.(D) The amount estimated by the Director of Finance, in consultation with the Franchise Tax Board and the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, to be necessary to limit the aggregation of the estimated amount of exemptions claimed pursuant to Section 6377.1 and of the amounts estimated to be claimed pursuant to this section and Sections 17053.73, 17059.2, and 23626 to no more than seven hundred fifty million dollars ($750,000,000) for either the current fiscal year or the next fiscal year.(i) The Director of Finance shall notify the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee of the estimated annual allocation authorized by this paragraph. Any allocation pursuant to these provisions shall be made no sooner than 30 days after written notification has been provided to the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the chairpersons of the committees of each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations, or not sooner than whatever lesser time the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or the Chairpersons designee, may determine.(ii) In no event shall the amount estimated in this subparagraph be less than zero dollars ($0).(E) (i) For the 201516 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount of credit estimated by the Director of Finance to be allowed to all qualified taxpayers for that fiscal year pursuant to subparagraph (A) or subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 23636.(ii) If the amount available per fiscal year pursuant to this section and Section 17059.2 is less than the aggregate amount of credit estimated by the Director of Finance to be allowed to qualified taxpayers pursuant to subparagraph (A) or subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 23636, the aggregate amount allowed pursuant to Section 23636 shall not be reduced and, in addition to the reduction required by clause (i), the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 17059.2 for the next fiscal year shall be reduced by the amount of that deficit.(iii) It is the intent of the Legislature that the reductions specified in this subparagraph of the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 17059.2 shall continue if the repeal dates of the credits allowed by this section and Section 17059.2 are removed or extended.(2) (A) In addition to the other amounts determined pursuant to paragraph (1), the Director of Finance may increase the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 17059.2 by up to twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) per fiscal year through the 202728 fiscal year. The amount of any increase made pursuant to this paragraph, when combined with any increase made pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (g) of Section 17059.2, shall not exceed twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) per fiscal year through the 202728 fiscal year.(B) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Director of Finance increase the aggregate amount under subparagraph (A) in order to mitigate the reduction of the amount available due to the credit allowed to all qualified taxpayers pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 23636.(3) Each fiscal year through the 201718 fiscal year, 25 percent of the aggregate amount of the credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 17059.2 shall be reserved for small business, as defined in Section 17053.73 or 23626.(4) Each fiscal year, no more than 20 percent of the aggregate amount of the credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section shall be allocated to any one taxpayer.(h) GO-Biz may prescribe rules and regulations as necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. Any rule or regulation prescribed pursuant to this section may be by adoption of an emergency regulation in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(i) (1) A written agreement between GO-Biz and a taxpayer with respect to the credit authorized by this section shall not restrict, broaden, or otherwise alter the ability of the taxpayer to assign that credit or any portion thereof in accordance with Section 23663.(2) A written agreement between GO-Biz and a taxpayer with respect to the credit authorized by this section must comply with existing law on the date the agreement is executed.(j) (1) Upon the effective date of this section, the Department of Finance shall estimate the total dollar amount of credits that will be claimed under this section with respect to each fiscal year from the 201314 fiscal year to the 202930 fiscal year, inclusive.(2) The Franchise Tax Board shall annually provide to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, by no later than March 1, a report of the total dollar amount of the credits claimed under this section with respect to the relevant fiscal year. The report shall compare the total dollar amount of credits claimed under this section with respect to that fiscal year with the departments estimate with respect to that same fiscal year. If the total dollar amount of credits claimed for the fiscal year is less than the estimate for that fiscal year, the report shall identify options for increasing annual claims of the credit so as to meet estimated amounts.(k) (1) Section 19542 shall apply to all information obtained by the Franchise Tax Board and GO-Biz for the purpose of administering the California Competes Tax Credit established under this section.(2) Notwithstanding Section 19542 and paragraph (1), the Franchise Tax Board may disclose information to GO-Biz and GO-Biz may disclose information to the Franchise Tax Board for administration of the California Competes Tax Credit established under this section. (l) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.
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837848 23689. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on and after January 1, 2014, and before January 1, 2030, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax, as defined in Section 23036, an amount as determined by the committee pursuant to paragraph (2) and approved pursuant to Section 18410.2.(2) The credit under this section shall be allocated by GO-Biz with respect to the 201314 fiscal year through and including the 202728 fiscal year. The amount of credit allocated to a taxpayer with respect to a fiscal year pursuant to this section shall be as set forth in a written agreement between GO-Biz and the taxpayer and shall be based on the following factors:(A) The number of jobs the taxpayer will create or retain in this state.(B) The compensation paid or proposed to be paid by the taxpayer to its employees, including wages and fringe benefits.(C) The amount of investment in this state by the taxpayer.(D) The extent of unemployment or poverty in the area according to the United States Census in which the taxpayers project or business is proposed or located.(E) The incentives available to the taxpayer in this state, including incentives from the state, local government, and other entities.(F) The incentives available to the taxpayer in other states.(G) The duration of the proposed project and the duration the taxpayer commits to remain in this state.(H) The overall economic impact in this state of the taxpayers project or business.(I) The strategic importance of the taxpayers project or business to the state, region, or locality.(J) The opportunity for future growth and expansion in this state by the taxpayers business.(K) The extent to which the anticipated benefit to the state exceeds the projected benefit to the taxpayer from the tax credit.(L) For a credit allocated beginning with the 201819 fiscal year, the training opportunities offered by the taxpayer to its employees.(3) The written agreement entered into pursuant to paragraph (2) shall include:(A) Terms and conditions that include the taxable year or years for which the credit allocated shall be allowed, a minimum compensation level, and a minimum job retention period.(B) Provisions indicating whether the credit is to be allocated in full upon approval or in increments based on mutually agreed upon milestones when satisfactorily met by the taxpayer.(C) Provisions that allow the committee to recapture the credit, in whole or in part, if the taxpayer fails to fulfill the terms and conditions of the written agreement.(b) For purposes of this section:(1) Committee means the California Competes Tax Credit Committee established pursuant to Section 18410.2.(2) GO-Biz means the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development.(c) For purposes of this section, GO-Biz shall do the following:(1) Give priority to a taxpayer whose project or business is located or proposed to be located in an area of high unemployment or poverty.(2) Negotiate with a taxpayer the terms and conditions of proposed written agreements that provide the credit allowed pursuant to this section to a taxpayer.(3) Provide the negotiated written agreement to the committee for its approval pursuant to Section 18410.2.(4) Inform the Franchise Tax Board of the terms and conditions of the written agreement upon approval of the written agreement by the committee.(5) Inform the Franchise Tax Board of any recapture, in whole or in part, of a previously allocated credit upon approval of the recapture by the committee.(6) Post on its internet website all of the following:(A) The name of each taxpayer allocated a credit pursuant to this section.(B) The estimated amount of the investment by each taxpayer.(C) The estimated number of jobs created or retained.(D) The amount of the credit allocated to the taxpayer.(E) The amount of the credit recaptured from the taxpayer, if applicable.(F) The primary location where the taxpayer has committed to increasing the net number of jobs or make investments. The primary location shall be listed by city or, in the case of unincorporated areas, by county.(G) Information that identifies each tax credit award that was given a priority for being located in a high unemployment or poverty area, pursuant to paragraph (1).(7) Consider the extent to which the credit will influence the taxpayers ability, willingness, or both, to create jobs in this state that might not otherwise be created in the state by the taxpayer or any other taxpayer. GO-Biz may also consider other factors, including, but not limited to, the following:(A) The financial solvency of the taxpayer and the taxpayers ability to finance its proposed expansion.(B) The taxpayers current and prior compliance with federal and state laws.(C) Current and prior litigation involving the taxpayer.(D) The reasonableness of the fee arrangement between the taxpayer and any third party providing any services related to the credit allowed pursuant to this section.(E) For allocation periods beginning with the 202324 fiscal year, the taxpayers willingness to relocate jobs into California from a state that has enacted a law that does any of the following:(i) Voids or repeals, or has the effect of voiding or repealing, existing state protections against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.(ii) Authorizes or requires discrimination against same-sex couples or their families, or discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.(iii) Creates an exemption to antidiscrimination laws in order to permit discrimination against same-sex couples or their families, or permits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.(iv) Denies or interferes with, or has the effect of denying or interfering with, a womans right to choose to bear a child or to choose and obtain an abortion, as provided by Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 123460) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code.(F) For allocation periods beginning with the 202324 fiscal year, the taxpayers commitment to treating their workforce fairly and creating quality, full-time, wage and salary jobs in the state, evidence of which may include, but not be limited to, the following:(i) Training, career ladder, apprenticeship, or preapprenticeship programs for nonsupervisorial employees.(ii) Joint labor-management letter of support.(iii) A high percentage of full-time wage and salary employees compared to part-time, temporary, and independent contractors.(iv) Little to no history of a bad safety record, or resolved or pending litigation, violations, citations, fines, or penalties relating to any state or federal environmental and labor laws within the last 10 years.(G) Any other factors GO-Biz deems necessary to ensure that the administration of the credit allowed pursuant to this section is a model of accountability and transparency and that the effective use of the limited amount of credit available is maximized.(8) (A) Implementation of subparagraphs (E) and (F) of paragraph (7) of this subdivision for the 202223 fiscal year is deemed an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, or general welfare and, therefore, the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development is hereby authorized to adopt emergency regulations to implement subparagraphs (E) and (F) of paragraph (7) of this subdivision during the 202223 fiscal year in accordance with the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(B) Nothing in this subdivision shall require the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development to approve emergency regulations.(d) For purposes of this section, the Franchise Tax Board shall do all of the following:(1) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), review the books and records of all taxpayers allocated a credit pursuant to this section to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the written agreement between the taxpayer and GO-Biz.(B) In the case of a taxpayer that is a small business, as defined in Section 23626, review the books and records of the taxpayer allocated a credit pursuant to this section to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the written agreement between the taxpayer and GO-Biz when, in the sole discretion of the Franchise Tax Board, a review of those books and records is appropriate or necessary in the best interests of the state.(2) Notwithstanding Section 19542, notify GO-Biz of a possible breach of the written agreement by a taxpayer and provide detailed information regarding the basis for that determination.(e) In the case where the credit allowed under this section exceeds the tax, as defined in Section 23036, for a taxable year, the excess credit may be carried over to reduce the tax in the following taxable year, and succeeding five taxable years, if necessary, until the credit has been exhausted.(f) Any recapture, in whole or in part, of a credit approved by the committee pursuant to Section 18410.2 shall be treated as a mathematical error appearing on the return. Any amount of tax resulting from that recapture shall be assessed by the Franchise Tax Board in the same manner as provided by Section 19051. The amount of tax resulting from the recapture shall be added to the tax otherwise due by the taxpayer for the taxable year in which the committees recapture determination occurred.(g) (1) The aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated in any fiscal year pursuant to this section and Section 17059.2 shall be an amount equal to the sum of subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), less the amount specified in subparagraphs (D) and (E):(A) Thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) for the 201314 fiscal year, one hundred fifty million dollars ($150,000,000) for the 201415 fiscal year, two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) for each fiscal year from 201516 to 201718, inclusive, one hundred eighty million dollars ($180,000,000) for each fiscal year from 201819 to 202021, inclusive, two hundred ninety million dollars ($290,000,000) for the 202122 fiscal year, and one hundred eighty million dollars ($180,000,000) for each fiscal year from 202223 to 202728, inclusive.(B) The unallocated credit amount, if any, from the preceding fiscal year.(C) The amount of any previously allocated credits that have been recaptured.(D) The amount estimated by the Director of Finance, in consultation with the Franchise Tax Board and the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, to be necessary to limit the aggregation of the estimated amount of exemptions claimed pursuant to Section 6377.1 and of the amounts estimated to be claimed pursuant to this section and Sections 17053.73, 17059.2, and 23626 to no more than seven hundred fifty million dollars ($750,000,000) for either the current fiscal year or the next fiscal year.(i) The Director of Finance shall notify the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee of the estimated annual allocation authorized by this paragraph. Any allocation pursuant to these provisions shall be made no sooner than 30 days after written notification has been provided to the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the chairpersons of the committees of each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations, or not sooner than whatever lesser time the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or the Chairpersons designee, may determine.(ii) In no event shall the amount estimated in this subparagraph be less than zero dollars ($0).(E) (i) For the 201516 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount of credit estimated by the Director of Finance to be allowed to all qualified taxpayers for that fiscal year pursuant to subparagraph (A) or subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 23636.(ii) If the amount available per fiscal year pursuant to this section and Section 17059.2 is less than the aggregate amount of credit estimated by the Director of Finance to be allowed to qualified taxpayers pursuant to subparagraph (A) or subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 23636, the aggregate amount allowed pursuant to Section 23636 shall not be reduced and, in addition to the reduction required by clause (i), the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 17059.2 for the next fiscal year shall be reduced by the amount of that deficit.(iii) It is the intent of the Legislature that the reductions specified in this subparagraph of the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 17059.2 shall continue if the repeal dates of the credits allowed by this section and Section 17059.2 are removed or extended.(2) (A) In addition to the other amounts determined pursuant to paragraph (1), the Director of Finance may increase the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 17059.2 by up to twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) per fiscal year through the 202728 fiscal year. The amount of any increase made pursuant to this paragraph, when combined with any increase made pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (g) of Section 17059.2, shall not exceed twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) per fiscal year through the 202728 fiscal year.(B) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Director of Finance increase the aggregate amount under subparagraph (A) in order to mitigate the reduction of the amount available due to the credit allowed to all qualified taxpayers pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 23636.(3) Each fiscal year through the 201718 fiscal year, 25 percent of the aggregate amount of the credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 17059.2 shall be reserved for small business, as defined in Section 17053.73 or 23626.(4) Each fiscal year, no more than 20 percent of the aggregate amount of the credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section shall be allocated to any one taxpayer.(h) GO-Biz may prescribe rules and regulations as necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. Any rule or regulation prescribed pursuant to this section may be by adoption of an emergency regulation in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(i) (1) A written agreement between GO-Biz and a taxpayer with respect to the credit authorized by this section shall not restrict, broaden, or otherwise alter the ability of the taxpayer to assign that credit or any portion thereof in accordance with Section 23663.(2) A written agreement between GO-Biz and a taxpayer with respect to the credit authorized by this section must comply with existing law on the date the agreement is executed.(j) (1) Upon the effective date of this section, the Department of Finance shall estimate the total dollar amount of credits that will be claimed under this section with respect to each fiscal year from the 201314 fiscal year to the 202930 fiscal year, inclusive.(2) The Franchise Tax Board shall annually provide to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, by no later than March 1, a report of the total dollar amount of the credits claimed under this section with respect to the relevant fiscal year. The report shall compare the total dollar amount of credits claimed under this section with respect to that fiscal year with the departments estimate with respect to that same fiscal year. If the total dollar amount of credits claimed for the fiscal year is less than the estimate for that fiscal year, the report shall identify options for increasing annual claims of the credit so as to meet estimated amounts.(k) (1) Section 19542 shall apply to all information obtained by the Franchise Tax Board and GO-Biz for the purpose of administering the California Competes Tax Credit established under this section.(2) Notwithstanding Section 19542 and paragraph (1), the Franchise Tax Board may disclose information to GO-Biz and GO-Biz may disclose information to the Franchise Tax Board for administration of the California Competes Tax Credit established under this section. (l) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.
838849
839850 23689. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on and after January 1, 2014, and before January 1, 2030, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax, as defined in Section 23036, an amount as determined by the committee pursuant to paragraph (2) and approved pursuant to Section 18410.2.(2) The credit under this section shall be allocated by GO-Biz with respect to the 201314 fiscal year through and including the 202728 fiscal year. The amount of credit allocated to a taxpayer with respect to a fiscal year pursuant to this section shall be as set forth in a written agreement between GO-Biz and the taxpayer and shall be based on the following factors:(A) The number of jobs the taxpayer will create or retain in this state.(B) The compensation paid or proposed to be paid by the taxpayer to its employees, including wages and fringe benefits.(C) The amount of investment in this state by the taxpayer.(D) The extent of unemployment or poverty in the area according to the United States Census in which the taxpayers project or business is proposed or located.(E) The incentives available to the taxpayer in this state, including incentives from the state, local government, and other entities.(F) The incentives available to the taxpayer in other states.(G) The duration of the proposed project and the duration the taxpayer commits to remain in this state.(H) The overall economic impact in this state of the taxpayers project or business.(I) The strategic importance of the taxpayers project or business to the state, region, or locality.(J) The opportunity for future growth and expansion in this state by the taxpayers business.(K) The extent to which the anticipated benefit to the state exceeds the projected benefit to the taxpayer from the tax credit.(L) For a credit allocated beginning with the 201819 fiscal year, the training opportunities offered by the taxpayer to its employees.(3) The written agreement entered into pursuant to paragraph (2) shall include:(A) Terms and conditions that include the taxable year or years for which the credit allocated shall be allowed, a minimum compensation level, and a minimum job retention period.(B) Provisions indicating whether the credit is to be allocated in full upon approval or in increments based on mutually agreed upon milestones when satisfactorily met by the taxpayer.(C) Provisions that allow the committee to recapture the credit, in whole or in part, if the taxpayer fails to fulfill the terms and conditions of the written agreement.(b) For purposes of this section:(1) Committee means the California Competes Tax Credit Committee established pursuant to Section 18410.2.(2) GO-Biz means the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development.(c) For purposes of this section, GO-Biz shall do the following:(1) Give priority to a taxpayer whose project or business is located or proposed to be located in an area of high unemployment or poverty.(2) Negotiate with a taxpayer the terms and conditions of proposed written agreements that provide the credit allowed pursuant to this section to a taxpayer.(3) Provide the negotiated written agreement to the committee for its approval pursuant to Section 18410.2.(4) Inform the Franchise Tax Board of the terms and conditions of the written agreement upon approval of the written agreement by the committee.(5) Inform the Franchise Tax Board of any recapture, in whole or in part, of a previously allocated credit upon approval of the recapture by the committee.(6) Post on its internet website all of the following:(A) The name of each taxpayer allocated a credit pursuant to this section.(B) The estimated amount of the investment by each taxpayer.(C) The estimated number of jobs created or retained.(D) The amount of the credit allocated to the taxpayer.(E) The amount of the credit recaptured from the taxpayer, if applicable.(F) The primary location where the taxpayer has committed to increasing the net number of jobs or make investments. The primary location shall be listed by city or, in the case of unincorporated areas, by county.(G) Information that identifies each tax credit award that was given a priority for being located in a high unemployment or poverty area, pursuant to paragraph (1).(7) Consider the extent to which the credit will influence the taxpayers ability, willingness, or both, to create jobs in this state that might not otherwise be created in the state by the taxpayer or any other taxpayer. GO-Biz may also consider other factors, including, but not limited to, the following:(A) The financial solvency of the taxpayer and the taxpayers ability to finance its proposed expansion.(B) The taxpayers current and prior compliance with federal and state laws.(C) Current and prior litigation involving the taxpayer.(D) The reasonableness of the fee arrangement between the taxpayer and any third party providing any services related to the credit allowed pursuant to this section.(E) For allocation periods beginning with the 202324 fiscal year, the taxpayers willingness to relocate jobs into California from a state that has enacted a law that does any of the following:(i) Voids or repeals, or has the effect of voiding or repealing, existing state protections against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.(ii) Authorizes or requires discrimination against same-sex couples or their families, or discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.(iii) Creates an exemption to antidiscrimination laws in order to permit discrimination against same-sex couples or their families, or permits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.(iv) Denies or interferes with, or has the effect of denying or interfering with, a womans right to choose to bear a child or to choose and obtain an abortion, as provided by Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 123460) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code.(F) For allocation periods beginning with the 202324 fiscal year, the taxpayers commitment to treating their workforce fairly and creating quality, full-time, wage and salary jobs in the state, evidence of which may include, but not be limited to, the following:(i) Training, career ladder, apprenticeship, or preapprenticeship programs for nonsupervisorial employees.(ii) Joint labor-management letter of support.(iii) A high percentage of full-time wage and salary employees compared to part-time, temporary, and independent contractors.(iv) Little to no history of a bad safety record, or resolved or pending litigation, violations, citations, fines, or penalties relating to any state or federal environmental and labor laws within the last 10 years.(G) Any other factors GO-Biz deems necessary to ensure that the administration of the credit allowed pursuant to this section is a model of accountability and transparency and that the effective use of the limited amount of credit available is maximized.(8) (A) Implementation of subparagraphs (E) and (F) of paragraph (7) of this subdivision for the 202223 fiscal year is deemed an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, or general welfare and, therefore, the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development is hereby authorized to adopt emergency regulations to implement subparagraphs (E) and (F) of paragraph (7) of this subdivision during the 202223 fiscal year in accordance with the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(B) Nothing in this subdivision shall require the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development to approve emergency regulations.(d) For purposes of this section, the Franchise Tax Board shall do all of the following:(1) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), review the books and records of all taxpayers allocated a credit pursuant to this section to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the written agreement between the taxpayer and GO-Biz.(B) In the case of a taxpayer that is a small business, as defined in Section 23626, review the books and records of the taxpayer allocated a credit pursuant to this section to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the written agreement between the taxpayer and GO-Biz when, in the sole discretion of the Franchise Tax Board, a review of those books and records is appropriate or necessary in the best interests of the state.(2) Notwithstanding Section 19542, notify GO-Biz of a possible breach of the written agreement by a taxpayer and provide detailed information regarding the basis for that determination.(e) In the case where the credit allowed under this section exceeds the tax, as defined in Section 23036, for a taxable year, the excess credit may be carried over to reduce the tax in the following taxable year, and succeeding five taxable years, if necessary, until the credit has been exhausted.(f) Any recapture, in whole or in part, of a credit approved by the committee pursuant to Section 18410.2 shall be treated as a mathematical error appearing on the return. Any amount of tax resulting from that recapture shall be assessed by the Franchise Tax Board in the same manner as provided by Section 19051. The amount of tax resulting from the recapture shall be added to the tax otherwise due by the taxpayer for the taxable year in which the committees recapture determination occurred.(g) (1) The aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated in any fiscal year pursuant to this section and Section 17059.2 shall be an amount equal to the sum of subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), less the amount specified in subparagraphs (D) and (E):(A) Thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) for the 201314 fiscal year, one hundred fifty million dollars ($150,000,000) for the 201415 fiscal year, two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) for each fiscal year from 201516 to 201718, inclusive, one hundred eighty million dollars ($180,000,000) for each fiscal year from 201819 to 202021, inclusive, two hundred ninety million dollars ($290,000,000) for the 202122 fiscal year, and one hundred eighty million dollars ($180,000,000) for each fiscal year from 202223 to 202728, inclusive.(B) The unallocated credit amount, if any, from the preceding fiscal year.(C) The amount of any previously allocated credits that have been recaptured.(D) The amount estimated by the Director of Finance, in consultation with the Franchise Tax Board and the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, to be necessary to limit the aggregation of the estimated amount of exemptions claimed pursuant to Section 6377.1 and of the amounts estimated to be claimed pursuant to this section and Sections 17053.73, 17059.2, and 23626 to no more than seven hundred fifty million dollars ($750,000,000) for either the current fiscal year or the next fiscal year.(i) The Director of Finance shall notify the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee of the estimated annual allocation authorized by this paragraph. Any allocation pursuant to these provisions shall be made no sooner than 30 days after written notification has been provided to the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the chairpersons of the committees of each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations, or not sooner than whatever lesser time the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or the Chairpersons designee, may determine.(ii) In no event shall the amount estimated in this subparagraph be less than zero dollars ($0).(E) (i) For the 201516 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount of credit estimated by the Director of Finance to be allowed to all qualified taxpayers for that fiscal year pursuant to subparagraph (A) or subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 23636.(ii) If the amount available per fiscal year pursuant to this section and Section 17059.2 is less than the aggregate amount of credit estimated by the Director of Finance to be allowed to qualified taxpayers pursuant to subparagraph (A) or subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 23636, the aggregate amount allowed pursuant to Section 23636 shall not be reduced and, in addition to the reduction required by clause (i), the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 17059.2 for the next fiscal year shall be reduced by the amount of that deficit.(iii) It is the intent of the Legislature that the reductions specified in this subparagraph of the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 17059.2 shall continue if the repeal dates of the credits allowed by this section and Section 17059.2 are removed or extended.(2) (A) In addition to the other amounts determined pursuant to paragraph (1), the Director of Finance may increase the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 17059.2 by up to twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) per fiscal year through the 202728 fiscal year. The amount of any increase made pursuant to this paragraph, when combined with any increase made pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (g) of Section 17059.2, shall not exceed twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) per fiscal year through the 202728 fiscal year.(B) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Director of Finance increase the aggregate amount under subparagraph (A) in order to mitigate the reduction of the amount available due to the credit allowed to all qualified taxpayers pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 23636.(3) Each fiscal year through the 201718 fiscal year, 25 percent of the aggregate amount of the credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 17059.2 shall be reserved for small business, as defined in Section 17053.73 or 23626.(4) Each fiscal year, no more than 20 percent of the aggregate amount of the credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section shall be allocated to any one taxpayer.(h) GO-Biz may prescribe rules and regulations as necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. Any rule or regulation prescribed pursuant to this section may be by adoption of an emergency regulation in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(i) (1) A written agreement between GO-Biz and a taxpayer with respect to the credit authorized by this section shall not restrict, broaden, or otherwise alter the ability of the taxpayer to assign that credit or any portion thereof in accordance with Section 23663.(2) A written agreement between GO-Biz and a taxpayer with respect to the credit authorized by this section must comply with existing law on the date the agreement is executed.(j) (1) Upon the effective date of this section, the Department of Finance shall estimate the total dollar amount of credits that will be claimed under this section with respect to each fiscal year from the 201314 fiscal year to the 202930 fiscal year, inclusive.(2) The Franchise Tax Board shall annually provide to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, by no later than March 1, a report of the total dollar amount of the credits claimed under this section with respect to the relevant fiscal year. The report shall compare the total dollar amount of credits claimed under this section with respect to that fiscal year with the departments estimate with respect to that same fiscal year. If the total dollar amount of credits claimed for the fiscal year is less than the estimate for that fiscal year, the report shall identify options for increasing annual claims of the credit so as to meet estimated amounts.(k) (1) Section 19542 shall apply to all information obtained by the Franchise Tax Board and GO-Biz for the purpose of administering the California Competes Tax Credit established under this section.(2) Notwithstanding Section 19542 and paragraph (1), the Franchise Tax Board may disclose information to GO-Biz and GO-Biz may disclose information to the Franchise Tax Board for administration of the California Competes Tax Credit established under this section. (l) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.
840851
841852
842853
843854 23689. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on and after January 1, 2014, and before January 1, 2030, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax, as defined in Section 23036, an amount as determined by the committee pursuant to paragraph (2) and approved pursuant to Section 18410.2.
844855
845856 (2) The credit under this section shall be allocated by GO-Biz with respect to the 201314 fiscal year through and including the 202728 fiscal year. The amount of credit allocated to a taxpayer with respect to a fiscal year pursuant to this section shall be as set forth in a written agreement between GO-Biz and the taxpayer and shall be based on the following factors:
846857
847858 (A) The number of jobs the taxpayer will create or retain in this state.
848859
849860 (B) The compensation paid or proposed to be paid by the taxpayer to its employees, including wages and fringe benefits.
850861
851862 (C) The amount of investment in this state by the taxpayer.
852863
853864 (D) The extent of unemployment or poverty in the area according to the United States Census in which the taxpayers project or business is proposed or located.
854865
855866 (E) The incentives available to the taxpayer in this state, including incentives from the state, local government, and other entities.
856867
857868 (F) The incentives available to the taxpayer in other states.
858869
859870 (G) The duration of the proposed project and the duration the taxpayer commits to remain in this state.
860871
861872 (H) The overall economic impact in this state of the taxpayers project or business.
862873
863874 (I) The strategic importance of the taxpayers project or business to the state, region, or locality.
864875
865876 (J) The opportunity for future growth and expansion in this state by the taxpayers business.
866877
867878 (K) The extent to which the anticipated benefit to the state exceeds the projected benefit to the taxpayer from the tax credit.
868879
869880 (L) For a credit allocated beginning with the 201819 fiscal year, the training opportunities offered by the taxpayer to its employees.
870881
871882 (3) The written agreement entered into pursuant to paragraph (2) shall include:
872883
873884 (A) Terms and conditions that include the taxable year or years for which the credit allocated shall be allowed, a minimum compensation level, and a minimum job retention period.
874885
875886 (B) Provisions indicating whether the credit is to be allocated in full upon approval or in increments based on mutually agreed upon milestones when satisfactorily met by the taxpayer.
876887
877888 (C) Provisions that allow the committee to recapture the credit, in whole or in part, if the taxpayer fails to fulfill the terms and conditions of the written agreement.
878889
879890 (b) For purposes of this section:
880891
881892 (1) Committee means the California Competes Tax Credit Committee established pursuant to Section 18410.2.
882893
883894 (2) GO-Biz means the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development.
884895
885896 (c) For purposes of this section, GO-Biz shall do the following:
886897
887898 (1) Give priority to a taxpayer whose project or business is located or proposed to be located in an area of high unemployment or poverty.
888899
889900 (2) Negotiate with a taxpayer the terms and conditions of proposed written agreements that provide the credit allowed pursuant to this section to a taxpayer.
890901
891902 (3) Provide the negotiated written agreement to the committee for its approval pursuant to Section 18410.2.
892903
893904 (4) Inform the Franchise Tax Board of the terms and conditions of the written agreement upon approval of the written agreement by the committee.
894905
895906 (5) Inform the Franchise Tax Board of any recapture, in whole or in part, of a previously allocated credit upon approval of the recapture by the committee.
896907
897908 (6) Post on its internet website all of the following:
898909
899910 (A) The name of each taxpayer allocated a credit pursuant to this section.
900911
901912 (B) The estimated amount of the investment by each taxpayer.
902913
903914 (C) The estimated number of jobs created or retained.
904915
905916 (D) The amount of the credit allocated to the taxpayer.
906917
907918 (E) The amount of the credit recaptured from the taxpayer, if applicable.
908919
909920 (F) The primary location where the taxpayer has committed to increasing the net number of jobs or make investments. The primary location shall be listed by city or, in the case of unincorporated areas, by county.
910921
911922 (G) Information that identifies each tax credit award that was given a priority for being located in a high unemployment or poverty area, pursuant to paragraph (1).
912923
913924 (7) Consider the extent to which the credit will influence the taxpayers ability, willingness, or both, to create jobs in this state that might not otherwise be created in the state by the taxpayer or any other taxpayer. GO-Biz may also consider other factors, including, but not limited to, the following:
914925
915926 (A) The financial solvency of the taxpayer and the taxpayers ability to finance its proposed expansion.
916927
917928 (B) The taxpayers current and prior compliance with federal and state laws.
918929
919930 (C) Current and prior litigation involving the taxpayer.
920931
921932 (D) The reasonableness of the fee arrangement between the taxpayer and any third party providing any services related to the credit allowed pursuant to this section.
922933
923934 (E) For allocation periods beginning with the 202324 fiscal year, the taxpayers willingness to relocate jobs into California from a state that has enacted a law that does any of the following:
924935
925936 (i) Voids or repeals, or has the effect of voiding or repealing, existing state protections against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
926937
927938 (ii) Authorizes or requires discrimination against same-sex couples or their families, or discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
928939
929940 (iii) Creates an exemption to antidiscrimination laws in order to permit discrimination against same-sex couples or their families, or permits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
930941
931942 (iv) Denies or interferes with, or has the effect of denying or interfering with, a womans right to choose to bear a child or to choose and obtain an abortion, as provided by Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 123460) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code.
932943
933944 (F) For allocation periods beginning with the 202324 fiscal year, the taxpayers commitment to treating their workforce fairly and creating quality, full-time, wage and salary jobs in the state, evidence of which may include, but not be limited to, the following:
934945
935946 (i) Training, career ladder, apprenticeship, or preapprenticeship programs for nonsupervisorial employees.
936947
937948 (ii) Joint labor-management letter of support.
938949
939950 (iii) A high percentage of full-time wage and salary employees compared to part-time, temporary, and independent contractors.
940951
941952 (iv) Little to no history of a bad safety record, or resolved or pending litigation, violations, citations, fines, or penalties relating to any state or federal environmental and labor laws within the last 10 years.
942953
943954 (G) Any other factors GO-Biz deems necessary to ensure that the administration of the credit allowed pursuant to this section is a model of accountability and transparency and that the effective use of the limited amount of credit available is maximized.
944955
945956 (8) (A) Implementation of subparagraphs (E) and (F) of paragraph (7) of this subdivision for the 202223 fiscal year is deemed an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, or general welfare and, therefore, the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development is hereby authorized to adopt emergency regulations to implement subparagraphs (E) and (F) of paragraph (7) of this subdivision during the 202223 fiscal year in accordance with the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).
946957
947958 (B) Nothing in this subdivision shall require the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development to approve emergency regulations.
948959
949960 (d) For purposes of this section, the Franchise Tax Board shall do all of the following:
950961
951962 (1) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), review the books and records of all taxpayers allocated a credit pursuant to this section to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the written agreement between the taxpayer and GO-Biz.
952963
953964 (B) In the case of a taxpayer that is a small business, as defined in Section 23626, review the books and records of the taxpayer allocated a credit pursuant to this section to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the written agreement between the taxpayer and GO-Biz when, in the sole discretion of the Franchise Tax Board, a review of those books and records is appropriate or necessary in the best interests of the state.
954965
955966 (2) Notwithstanding Section 19542, notify GO-Biz of a possible breach of the written agreement by a taxpayer and provide detailed information regarding the basis for that determination.
956967
957968 (e) In the case where the credit allowed under this section exceeds the tax, as defined in Section 23036, for a taxable year, the excess credit may be carried over to reduce the tax in the following taxable year, and succeeding five taxable years, if necessary, until the credit has been exhausted.
958969
959970 (f) Any recapture, in whole or in part, of a credit approved by the committee pursuant to Section 18410.2 shall be treated as a mathematical error appearing on the return. Any amount of tax resulting from that recapture shall be assessed by the Franchise Tax Board in the same manner as provided by Section 19051. The amount of tax resulting from the recapture shall be added to the tax otherwise due by the taxpayer for the taxable year in which the committees recapture determination occurred.
960971
961972 (g) (1) The aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated in any fiscal year pursuant to this section and Section 17059.2 shall be an amount equal to the sum of subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), less the amount specified in subparagraphs (D) and (E):
962973
963974 (A) Thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) for the 201314 fiscal year, one hundred fifty million dollars ($150,000,000) for the 201415 fiscal year, two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) for each fiscal year from 201516 to 201718, inclusive, one hundred eighty million dollars ($180,000,000) for each fiscal year from 201819 to 202021, inclusive, two hundred ninety million dollars ($290,000,000) for the 202122 fiscal year, and one hundred eighty million dollars ($180,000,000) for each fiscal year from 202223 to 202728, inclusive.
964975
965976 (B) The unallocated credit amount, if any, from the preceding fiscal year.
966977
967978 (C) The amount of any previously allocated credits that have been recaptured.
968979
969980 (D) The amount estimated by the Director of Finance, in consultation with the Franchise Tax Board and the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, to be necessary to limit the aggregation of the estimated amount of exemptions claimed pursuant to Section 6377.1 and of the amounts estimated to be claimed pursuant to this section and Sections 17053.73, 17059.2, and 23626 to no more than seven hundred fifty million dollars ($750,000,000) for either the current fiscal year or the next fiscal year.
970981
971982 (i) The Director of Finance shall notify the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee of the estimated annual allocation authorized by this paragraph. Any allocation pursuant to these provisions shall be made no sooner than 30 days after written notification has been provided to the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the chairpersons of the committees of each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations, or not sooner than whatever lesser time the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or the Chairpersons designee, may determine.
972983
973984 (ii) In no event shall the amount estimated in this subparagraph be less than zero dollars ($0).
974985
975986 (E) (i) For the 201516 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount of credit estimated by the Director of Finance to be allowed to all qualified taxpayers for that fiscal year pursuant to subparagraph (A) or subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 23636.
976987
977988 (ii) If the amount available per fiscal year pursuant to this section and Section 17059.2 is less than the aggregate amount of credit estimated by the Director of Finance to be allowed to qualified taxpayers pursuant to subparagraph (A) or subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 23636, the aggregate amount allowed pursuant to Section 23636 shall not be reduced and, in addition to the reduction required by clause (i), the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 17059.2 for the next fiscal year shall be reduced by the amount of that deficit.
978989
979990 (iii) It is the intent of the Legislature that the reductions specified in this subparagraph of the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 17059.2 shall continue if the repeal dates of the credits allowed by this section and Section 17059.2 are removed or extended.
980991
981992 (2) (A) In addition to the other amounts determined pursuant to paragraph (1), the Director of Finance may increase the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 17059.2 by up to twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) per fiscal year through the 202728 fiscal year. The amount of any increase made pursuant to this paragraph, when combined with any increase made pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (g) of Section 17059.2, shall not exceed twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) per fiscal year through the 202728 fiscal year.
982993
983994 (B) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Director of Finance increase the aggregate amount under subparagraph (A) in order to mitigate the reduction of the amount available due to the credit allowed to all qualified taxpayers pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 23636.
984995
985996 (3) Each fiscal year through the 201718 fiscal year, 25 percent of the aggregate amount of the credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 17059.2 shall be reserved for small business, as defined in Section 17053.73 or 23626.
986997
987998 (4) Each fiscal year, no more than 20 percent of the aggregate amount of the credit that may be allocated pursuant to this section shall be allocated to any one taxpayer.
988999
9891000 (h) GO-Biz may prescribe rules and regulations as necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. Any rule or regulation prescribed pursuant to this section may be by adoption of an emergency regulation in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
9901001
9911002 (i) (1) A written agreement between GO-Biz and a taxpayer with respect to the credit authorized by this section shall not restrict, broaden, or otherwise alter the ability of the taxpayer to assign that credit or any portion thereof in accordance with Section 23663.
9921003
9931004 (2) A written agreement between GO-Biz and a taxpayer with respect to the credit authorized by this section must comply with existing law on the date the agreement is executed.
9941005
9951006 (j) (1) Upon the effective date of this section, the Department of Finance shall estimate the total dollar amount of credits that will be claimed under this section with respect to each fiscal year from the 201314 fiscal year to the 202930 fiscal year, inclusive.
9961007
9971008 (2) The Franchise Tax Board shall annually provide to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, by no later than March 1, a report of the total dollar amount of the credits claimed under this section with respect to the relevant fiscal year. The report shall compare the total dollar amount of credits claimed under this section with respect to that fiscal year with the departments estimate with respect to that same fiscal year. If the total dollar amount of credits claimed for the fiscal year is less than the estimate for that fiscal year, the report shall identify options for increasing annual claims of the credit so as to meet estimated amounts.
9981009
9991010 (k) (1) Section 19542 shall apply to all information obtained by the Franchise Tax Board and GO-Biz for the purpose of administering the California Competes Tax Credit established under this section.
10001011
10011012 (2) Notwithstanding Section 19542 and paragraph (1), the Franchise Tax Board may disclose information to GO-Biz and GO-Biz may disclose information to the Franchise Tax Board for administration of the California Competes Tax Credit established under this section.
10021013
10031014 (l) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.
10041015
10051016 SEC. 15. Section 24308.6 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended to read:24308.6. (a) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, gross income does not include any covered loan amount forgiven pursuant to Section 1106 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (Public Law 116-139), pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-142), pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), or pursuant to the PPP Extension Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-6).(b) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, gross income does not include any advance grant amount issued pursuant to Section 1110(e) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), or pursuant to Section 331 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(c) (1) Notwithstanding Section 24425, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with For purposes of this part.(3) The provisions of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), relating to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (i) of Section 7A of the Small Business Act, shall not apply to an ineligible entity.(4) Paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall not apply.(d) (1) Notwithstanding Section 24425, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (b) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Subsection (b) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, in the case of any taxable year ending after the date of the enactment of this Act with For purposes of this part.(3) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall not apply to an ineligible entity.(e) (1) Notwithstanding Section 24425, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (a) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Subsection (a) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with For purposes of this part.(3) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall not apply to an ineligible entity.(f) (1) Notwithstanding Section 24425, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (b) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Subsection (b) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-120) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with For purposes of this part.(g) For purposes of this section, all of the following definitions shall apply:(1) Covered loan has the same meaning as in Section 1106 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), or pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(2) Advance grant amount means an emergency Economic Injury Disaster Loan grant pursuant to Section 1110(e) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), or a targeted Economic Injury Disaster Loan advance pursuant to Section 331 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(3) Ineligible entity means a taxpayer that either:(A) Is a publicly traded company.(B) Does not meet the reduction from the gross receipts requirements of Section 636(a)(37)(A)(iv)(bb) of Title 15 of the United States Code, as added by Section 311 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(4) Publicly traded company means a publicly traded entity as described in Section 342 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(h) The Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code) shall not apply to any standard, criterion, procedure, determination, rule, notice, guideline, or any other guidance established or issued by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(i) The amendments made by the act adding this subdivision shall be operative for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019.
10061017
10071018 SEC. 15. Section 24308.6 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended to read:
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10091020 ### SEC. 15.
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10111022 24308.6. (a) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, gross income does not include any covered loan amount forgiven pursuant to Section 1106 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (Public Law 116-139), pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-142), pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), or pursuant to the PPP Extension Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-6).(b) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, gross income does not include any advance grant amount issued pursuant to Section 1110(e) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), or pursuant to Section 331 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(c) (1) Notwithstanding Section 24425, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with For purposes of this part.(3) The provisions of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), relating to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (i) of Section 7A of the Small Business Act, shall not apply to an ineligible entity.(4) Paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall not apply.(d) (1) Notwithstanding Section 24425, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (b) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Subsection (b) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, in the case of any taxable year ending after the date of the enactment of this Act with For purposes of this part.(3) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall not apply to an ineligible entity.(e) (1) Notwithstanding Section 24425, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (a) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Subsection (a) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with For purposes of this part.(3) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall not apply to an ineligible entity.(f) (1) Notwithstanding Section 24425, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (b) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Subsection (b) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-120) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with For purposes of this part.(g) For purposes of this section, all of the following definitions shall apply:(1) Covered loan has the same meaning as in Section 1106 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), or pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(2) Advance grant amount means an emergency Economic Injury Disaster Loan grant pursuant to Section 1110(e) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), or a targeted Economic Injury Disaster Loan advance pursuant to Section 331 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(3) Ineligible entity means a taxpayer that either:(A) Is a publicly traded company.(B) Does not meet the reduction from the gross receipts requirements of Section 636(a)(37)(A)(iv)(bb) of Title 15 of the United States Code, as added by Section 311 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(4) Publicly traded company means a publicly traded entity as described in Section 342 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(h) The Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code) shall not apply to any standard, criterion, procedure, determination, rule, notice, guideline, or any other guidance established or issued by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(i) The amendments made by the act adding this subdivision shall be operative for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019.
10121023
10131024 24308.6. (a) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, gross income does not include any covered loan amount forgiven pursuant to Section 1106 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (Public Law 116-139), pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-142), pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), or pursuant to the PPP Extension Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-6).(b) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, gross income does not include any advance grant amount issued pursuant to Section 1110(e) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), or pursuant to Section 331 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(c) (1) Notwithstanding Section 24425, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with For purposes of this part.(3) The provisions of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), relating to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (i) of Section 7A of the Small Business Act, shall not apply to an ineligible entity.(4) Paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall not apply.(d) (1) Notwithstanding Section 24425, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (b) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Subsection (b) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, in the case of any taxable year ending after the date of the enactment of this Act with For purposes of this part.(3) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall not apply to an ineligible entity.(e) (1) Notwithstanding Section 24425, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (a) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Subsection (a) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with For purposes of this part.(3) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall not apply to an ineligible entity.(f) (1) Notwithstanding Section 24425, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (b) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Subsection (b) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-120) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with For purposes of this part.(g) For purposes of this section, all of the following definitions shall apply:(1) Covered loan has the same meaning as in Section 1106 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), or pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(2) Advance grant amount means an emergency Economic Injury Disaster Loan grant pursuant to Section 1110(e) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), or a targeted Economic Injury Disaster Loan advance pursuant to Section 331 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(3) Ineligible entity means a taxpayer that either:(A) Is a publicly traded company.(B) Does not meet the reduction from the gross receipts requirements of Section 636(a)(37)(A)(iv)(bb) of Title 15 of the United States Code, as added by Section 311 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(4) Publicly traded company means a publicly traded entity as described in Section 342 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(h) The Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code) shall not apply to any standard, criterion, procedure, determination, rule, notice, guideline, or any other guidance established or issued by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(i) The amendments made by the act adding this subdivision shall be operative for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019.
10141025
10151026 24308.6. (a) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, gross income does not include any covered loan amount forgiven pursuant to Section 1106 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (Public Law 116-139), pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-142), pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), or pursuant to the PPP Extension Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-6).(b) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, gross income does not include any advance grant amount issued pursuant to Section 1110(e) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), or pursuant to Section 331 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(c) (1) Notwithstanding Section 24425, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with For purposes of this part.(3) The provisions of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), relating to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (i) of Section 7A of the Small Business Act, shall not apply to an ineligible entity.(4) Paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall not apply.(d) (1) Notwithstanding Section 24425, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (b) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Subsection (b) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, in the case of any taxable year ending after the date of the enactment of this Act with For purposes of this part.(3) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall not apply to an ineligible entity.(e) (1) Notwithstanding Section 24425, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (a) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Subsection (a) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with For purposes of this part.(3) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall not apply to an ineligible entity.(f) (1) Notwithstanding Section 24425, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (b) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.(2) Subsection (b) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-120) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with For purposes of this part.(g) For purposes of this section, all of the following definitions shall apply:(1) Covered loan has the same meaning as in Section 1106 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), or pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(2) Advance grant amount means an emergency Economic Injury Disaster Loan grant pursuant to Section 1110(e) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), or a targeted Economic Injury Disaster Loan advance pursuant to Section 331 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(3) Ineligible entity means a taxpayer that either:(A) Is a publicly traded company.(B) Does not meet the reduction from the gross receipts requirements of Section 636(a)(37)(A)(iv)(bb) of Title 15 of the United States Code, as added by Section 311 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(4) Publicly traded company means a publicly traded entity as described in Section 342 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).(h) The Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code) shall not apply to any standard, criterion, procedure, determination, rule, notice, guideline, or any other guidance established or issued by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(i) The amendments made by the act adding this subdivision shall be operative for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019.
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10171028
10181029
10191030 24308.6. (a) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, gross income does not include any covered loan amount forgiven pursuant to Section 1106 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (Public Law 116-139), pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-142), pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), or pursuant to the PPP Extension Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-6).
10201031
10211032 (b) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, gross income does not include any advance grant amount issued pursuant to Section 1110(e) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), or pursuant to Section 331 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).
10221033
10231034 (c) (1) Notwithstanding Section 24425, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.
10241035
10251036 (2) Paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with For purposes of this part.
10261037
10271038 (3) The provisions of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), relating to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (i) of Section 7A of the Small Business Act, shall not apply to an ineligible entity.
10281039
10291040 (4) Paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall not apply.
10301041
10311042 (d) (1) Notwithstanding Section 24425, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (b) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.
10321043
10331044 (2) Subsection (b) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, in the case of any taxable year ending after the date of the enactment of this Act with For purposes of this part.
10341045
10351046 (3) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b) of Section 276 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall not apply to an ineligible entity.
10361047
10371048 (e) (1) Notwithstanding Section 24425, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (a) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.
10381049
10391050 (2) Subsection (a) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with For purposes of this part.
10401051
10411052 (3) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall not apply to an ineligible entity.
10421053
10431054 (f) (1) Notwithstanding Section 24425, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, subsection (b) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) shall apply, except as provided.
10441055
10451056 (2) Subsection (b) of Section 278 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-120) is modified by substituting the phrase For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with For purposes of this part.
10461057
10471058 (g) For purposes of this section, all of the following definitions shall apply:
10481059
10491060 (1) Covered loan has the same meaning as in Section 1106 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), or pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).
10501061
10511062 (2) Advance grant amount means an emergency Economic Injury Disaster Loan grant pursuant to Section 1110(e) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), or a targeted Economic Injury Disaster Loan advance pursuant to Section 331 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).
10521063
10531064 (3) Ineligible entity means a taxpayer that either:
10541065
10551066 (A) Is a publicly traded company.
10561067
10571068 (B) Does not meet the reduction from the gross receipts requirements of Section 636(a)(37)(A)(iv)(bb) of Title 15 of the United States Code, as added by Section 311 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).
10581069
10591070 (4) Publicly traded company means a publicly traded entity as described in Section 342 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).
10601071
10611072 (h) The Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code) shall not apply to any standard, criterion, procedure, determination, rule, notice, guideline, or any other guidance established or issued by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.
10621073
10631074 (i) The amendments made by the act adding this subdivision shall be operative for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019.
10641075
10651076 SEC. 16. Section 3 of Chapter 17 of the Statutes of 2021 is amended to read:Sec. 3. For the purposes of complying with Section 41 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, with respect to Sections 17131.8 and 24308.6 of the Revenue and Taxation Code as amended by Chapter 17 of the Statutes of 2021 and the act amending this section (hereafter the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes), the Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) The specific goal, purpose, and objective that the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes will achieve is to provide assistance to small businesses operating in the state that have been harmed economically by the COVID-19 pandemic.(b) Detailed performance indicators for the Legislature to use in determining whether the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes meet the goal, purpose, and objective described in subdivision (a) is the extent to which the businesses that received the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) loans and subsequently used the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes reflect the industries, regions, and businesses by type of ownership that were most substantially harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and whether any particular industries, regions, or businesses by type of ownership in the business community were not able to participate in the PPP loans and the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes.(c) The Legislative Analysts Office shall collaborate with the Franchise Tax Board, as well as reviewing other publicly available data, to analyze whether the PPP loans and the tax benefits of the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes were distributed evenly over industries, regions, and businesses by type of ownership harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic and report by January 1, 2024, and in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, to the Legislature.(d) The data collection requirements for determining whether the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes meet, or fail to meet, the specific goal, purpose, and objective described in subdivision (a) are:(1) To assist the Legislature in determining whether the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes meet the specific goal, purpose, and objective described in subdivision (a), and in order to carry out its duties pursuant to subdivision (c), the Legislative Analysts Office may request information from the Franchise Tax Board.(2) (A) The Franchise Tax Board shall provide any available data requested by the Legislative Analysts Office pursuant to this subdivision.(B) The disclosure provisions of this paragraph shall be treated as an exception to Section 19542 under Article 2 (commencing with Section 19542) of Chapter 7 of Part 10.2 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
10661077
10671078 SEC. 16. Section 3 of Chapter 17 of the Statutes of 2021 is amended to read:
10681079
10691080 ### SEC. 16.
10701081
10711082 Sec. 3. For the purposes of complying with Section 41 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, with respect to Sections 17131.8 and 24308.6 of the Revenue and Taxation Code as amended by Chapter 17 of the Statutes of 2021 and the act amending this section (hereafter the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes), the Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) The specific goal, purpose, and objective that the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes will achieve is to provide assistance to small businesses operating in the state that have been harmed economically by the COVID-19 pandemic.(b) Detailed performance indicators for the Legislature to use in determining whether the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes meet the goal, purpose, and objective described in subdivision (a) is the extent to which the businesses that received the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) loans and subsequently used the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes reflect the industries, regions, and businesses by type of ownership that were most substantially harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and whether any particular industries, regions, or businesses by type of ownership in the business community were not able to participate in the PPP loans and the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes.(c) The Legislative Analysts Office shall collaborate with the Franchise Tax Board, as well as reviewing other publicly available data, to analyze whether the PPP loans and the tax benefits of the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes were distributed evenly over industries, regions, and businesses by type of ownership harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic and report by January 1, 2024, and in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, to the Legislature.(d) The data collection requirements for determining whether the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes meet, or fail to meet, the specific goal, purpose, and objective described in subdivision (a) are:(1) To assist the Legislature in determining whether the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes meet the specific goal, purpose, and objective described in subdivision (a), and in order to carry out its duties pursuant to subdivision (c), the Legislative Analysts Office may request information from the Franchise Tax Board.(2) (A) The Franchise Tax Board shall provide any available data requested by the Legislative Analysts Office pursuant to this subdivision.(B) The disclosure provisions of this paragraph shall be treated as an exception to Section 19542 under Article 2 (commencing with Section 19542) of Chapter 7 of Part 10.2 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
10721083
10731084 Sec. 3. For the purposes of complying with Section 41 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, with respect to Sections 17131.8 and 24308.6 of the Revenue and Taxation Code as amended by Chapter 17 of the Statutes of 2021 and the act amending this section (hereafter the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes), the Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) The specific goal, purpose, and objective that the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes will achieve is to provide assistance to small businesses operating in the state that have been harmed economically by the COVID-19 pandemic.(b) Detailed performance indicators for the Legislature to use in determining whether the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes meet the goal, purpose, and objective described in subdivision (a) is the extent to which the businesses that received the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) loans and subsequently used the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes reflect the industries, regions, and businesses by type of ownership that were most substantially harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and whether any particular industries, regions, or businesses by type of ownership in the business community were not able to participate in the PPP loans and the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes.(c) The Legislative Analysts Office shall collaborate with the Franchise Tax Board, as well as reviewing other publicly available data, to analyze whether the PPP loans and the tax benefits of the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes were distributed evenly over industries, regions, and businesses by type of ownership harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic and report by January 1, 2024, and in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, to the Legislature.(d) The data collection requirements for determining whether the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes meet, or fail to meet, the specific goal, purpose, and objective described in subdivision (a) are:(1) To assist the Legislature in determining whether the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes meet the specific goal, purpose, and objective described in subdivision (a), and in order to carry out its duties pursuant to subdivision (c), the Legislative Analysts Office may request information from the Franchise Tax Board.(2) (A) The Franchise Tax Board shall provide any available data requested by the Legislative Analysts Office pursuant to this subdivision.(B) The disclosure provisions of this paragraph shall be treated as an exception to Section 19542 under Article 2 (commencing with Section 19542) of Chapter 7 of Part 10.2 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
10741085
10751086 Sec. 3. For the purposes of complying with Section 41 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, with respect to Sections 17131.8 and 24308.6 of the Revenue and Taxation Code as amended by Chapter 17 of the Statutes of 2021 and the act amending this section (hereafter the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes), the Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) The specific goal, purpose, and objective that the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes will achieve is to provide assistance to small businesses operating in the state that have been harmed economically by the COVID-19 pandemic.(b) Detailed performance indicators for the Legislature to use in determining whether the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes meet the goal, purpose, and objective described in subdivision (a) is the extent to which the businesses that received the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) loans and subsequently used the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes reflect the industries, regions, and businesses by type of ownership that were most substantially harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and whether any particular industries, regions, or businesses by type of ownership in the business community were not able to participate in the PPP loans and the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes.(c) The Legislative Analysts Office shall collaborate with the Franchise Tax Board, as well as reviewing other publicly available data, to analyze whether the PPP loans and the tax benefits of the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes were distributed evenly over industries, regions, and businesses by type of ownership harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic and report by January 1, 2024, and in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, to the Legislature.(d) The data collection requirements for determining whether the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes meet, or fail to meet, the specific goal, purpose, and objective described in subdivision (a) are:(1) To assist the Legislature in determining whether the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes meet the specific goal, purpose, and objective described in subdivision (a), and in order to carry out its duties pursuant to subdivision (c), the Legislative Analysts Office may request information from the Franchise Tax Board.(2) (A) The Franchise Tax Board shall provide any available data requested by the Legislative Analysts Office pursuant to this subdivision.(B) The disclosure provisions of this paragraph shall be treated as an exception to Section 19542 under Article 2 (commencing with Section 19542) of Chapter 7 of Part 10.2 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
10761087
10771088 Sec. 3. For the purposes of complying with Section 41 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, with respect to Sections 17131.8 and 24308.6 of the Revenue and Taxation Code as amended by Chapter 17 of the Statutes of 2021 and the act amending this section (hereafter the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes), the Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
10781089
10791090 ### Sec. 3.
10801091
10811092 (a) The specific goal, purpose, and objective that the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes will achieve is to provide assistance to small businesses operating in the state that have been harmed economically by the COVID-19 pandemic.
10821093
10831094 (b) Detailed performance indicators for the Legislature to use in determining whether the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes meet the goal, purpose, and objective described in subdivision (a) is the extent to which the businesses that received the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) loans and subsequently used the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes reflect the industries, regions, and businesses by type of ownership that were most substantially harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and whether any particular industries, regions, or businesses by type of ownership in the business community were not able to participate in the PPP loans and the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes.
10841095
10851096 (c) The Legislative Analysts Office shall collaborate with the Franchise Tax Board, as well as reviewing other publicly available data, to analyze whether the PPP loans and the tax benefits of the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes were distributed evenly over industries, regions, and businesses by type of ownership harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic and report by January 1, 2024, and in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, to the Legislature.
10861097
10871098 (d) The data collection requirements for determining whether the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes meet, or fail to meet, the specific goal, purpose, and objective described in subdivision (a) are:
10881099
10891100 (1) To assist the Legislature in determining whether the deductions, tax basis, and other attributes meet the specific goal, purpose, and objective described in subdivision (a), and in order to carry out its duties pursuant to subdivision (c), the Legislative Analysts Office may request information from the Franchise Tax Board.
10901101
10911102 (2) (A) The Franchise Tax Board shall provide any available data requested by the Legislative Analysts Office pursuant to this subdivision.
10921103
10931104 (B) The disclosure provisions of this paragraph shall be treated as an exception to Section 19542 under Article 2 (commencing with Section 19542) of Chapter 7 of Part 10.2 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
10941105
10951106 SEC. 17. (a) For purposes of complying with Section 41 of the Revenue and Taxation Code with respect to Section 6357.4 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, as added by this act, the Legislature finds and declares that the purpose of the exemption allowed by Section 6357.4 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is to provide financial relief to California businesses and residents that use diesel fuel.(b) The performance indicators for the Legislature to use in determining whether the exemption achieves its stated goals shall be the total gallons of diesel fuel that were partially exempted from sales tax pursuant to this act, and the total dollar value of taxable diesel sales that were partially exempted from sales tax pursuant to this act.(c) (1) The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration shall prepare a written report that includes both of the following:(A) The estimated total number of gallons of diesel fuel that were partially exempted from sales tax pursuant to this act.(B) The estimated total dollar value of taxable diesel sales that were partially exempted from sales tax pursuant to this act.(2) The disclosure provisions of this subdivision shall be treated as an exception to Section 7056.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
10961107
10971108 SEC. 17. (a) For purposes of complying with Section 41 of the Revenue and Taxation Code with respect to Section 6357.4 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, as added by this act, the Legislature finds and declares that the purpose of the exemption allowed by Section 6357.4 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is to provide financial relief to California businesses and residents that use diesel fuel.(b) The performance indicators for the Legislature to use in determining whether the exemption achieves its stated goals shall be the total gallons of diesel fuel that were partially exempted from sales tax pursuant to this act, and the total dollar value of taxable diesel sales that were partially exempted from sales tax pursuant to this act.(c) (1) The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration shall prepare a written report that includes both of the following:(A) The estimated total number of gallons of diesel fuel that were partially exempted from sales tax pursuant to this act.(B) The estimated total dollar value of taxable diesel sales that were partially exempted from sales tax pursuant to this act.(2) The disclosure provisions of this subdivision shall be treated as an exception to Section 7056.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
10981109
10991110 SEC. 17. (a) For purposes of complying with Section 41 of the Revenue and Taxation Code with respect to Section 6357.4 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, as added by this act, the Legislature finds and declares that the purpose of the exemption allowed by Section 6357.4 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is to provide financial relief to California businesses and residents that use diesel fuel.
11001111
11011112 ### SEC. 17.
11021113
11031114 (b) The performance indicators for the Legislature to use in determining whether the exemption achieves its stated goals shall be the total gallons of diesel fuel that were partially exempted from sales tax pursuant to this act, and the total dollar value of taxable diesel sales that were partially exempted from sales tax pursuant to this act.
11041115
11051116 (c) (1) The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration shall prepare a written report that includes both of the following:
11061117
11071118 (A) The estimated total number of gallons of diesel fuel that were partially exempted from sales tax pursuant to this act.
11081119
11091120 (B) The estimated total dollar value of taxable diesel sales that were partially exempted from sales tax pursuant to this act.
11101121
11111122 (2) The disclosure provisions of this subdivision shall be treated as an exception to Section 7056.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
11121123
11131124 SEC. 18. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that allowing taxpayers with tentative credit reservations for the credits allowed under former Section 17053.72 and Section 23627 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, as those sections read on November 30, 2021, and under Sections 17053.71 and 23628 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, to claim those credits on an amended return pursuant to Sections 17053.72.1 and 23627.1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, as added by this act, and Sections 17053.71 and 23628 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, as amended by this act, allows more flexibility for those eligible taxpayers to claim reserved credits, thereby helping more small businesses that were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and does not constitute a gift of public funds within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XVI of the California Constitution.
11141125
11151126 SEC. 18. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that allowing taxpayers with tentative credit reservations for the credits allowed under former Section 17053.72 and Section 23627 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, as those sections read on November 30, 2021, and under Sections 17053.71 and 23628 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, to claim those credits on an amended return pursuant to Sections 17053.72.1 and 23627.1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, as added by this act, and Sections 17053.71 and 23628 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, as amended by this act, allows more flexibility for those eligible taxpayers to claim reserved credits, thereby helping more small businesses that were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and does not constitute a gift of public funds within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XVI of the California Constitution.
11161127
11171128 SEC. 18. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that allowing taxpayers with tentative credit reservations for the credits allowed under former Section 17053.72 and Section 23627 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, as those sections read on November 30, 2021, and under Sections 17053.71 and 23628 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, to claim those credits on an amended return pursuant to Sections 17053.72.1 and 23627.1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, as added by this act, and Sections 17053.71 and 23628 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, as amended by this act, allows more flexibility for those eligible taxpayers to claim reserved credits, thereby helping more small businesses that were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and does not constitute a gift of public funds within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XVI of the California Constitution.
11181129
11191130 ### SEC. 18.
11201131
11211132 SEC. 19. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the tax benefits authorized by the amendments to Sections 17131.8 and 24308.6 of the Revenue and Taxation Code made by this act serve the public purpose of securing the financial condition of businesses that were economically harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic and do not constitute a gift of public funds within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XVI of the California Constitution.
11221133
11231134 SEC. 19. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the tax benefits authorized by the amendments to Sections 17131.8 and 24308.6 of the Revenue and Taxation Code made by this act serve the public purpose of securing the financial condition of businesses that were economically harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic and do not constitute a gift of public funds within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XVI of the California Constitution.
11241135
11251136 SEC. 19. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the tax benefits authorized by the amendments to Sections 17131.8 and 24308.6 of the Revenue and Taxation Code made by this act serve the public purpose of securing the financial condition of businesses that were economically harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic and do not constitute a gift of public funds within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XVI of the California Constitution.
11261137
11271138 ### SEC. 19.
11281139
11291140 SEC. 20. This act is a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill within the meaning of subdivision (e) of Section 12 of Article IV of the California Constitution, has been identified as related to the budget in the Budget Bill, and shall take effect immediately.
11301141
11311142 SEC. 20. This act is a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill within the meaning of subdivision (e) of Section 12 of Article IV of the California Constitution, has been identified as related to the budget in the Budget Bill, and shall take effect immediately.
11321143
11331144 SEC. 20. This act is a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill within the meaning of subdivision (e) of Section 12 of Article IV of the California Constitution, has been identified as related to the budget in the Budget Bill, and shall take effect immediately.
11341145
11351146 ### SEC. 20.