Provides for credit against local taxes when tangible personal property is brought into this state under certain circumstances. (1/1/13) (OR DECREASE LF RV See Note)
Creates the Competitive Projects Payroll Incentive Program which grants rebates of up to 15% of qualifying payroll to certain businesses and rebates of sales tax or capital expenditures if DED determines it will result in significant positive economic benefit to the state. (7/1/12) (EG DECREASE GF RV See Note)
Provides relative to changes of liability for payment of taxes during the redemptive period after a tax sale. (8/1/12) (RE SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)
Authorizes DEQ to once again grant transferable credits for the investigation or remediation of hazardous waste "brownfields" sites on and after July 1, 2011 through December 31, 2013, clarifies that the credit may be granted to any public or private "entity" whether taxable or non-taxable, and specifically authorizes credits for the remediation of public parks, playgrounds and other recreational areas. (7/1/11) (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)
Changes the research and development tax credit program to a "rebate"; decreases the program from December 31, 2013 to June 30, 2013; reduces the amount of the rebate by requiring all employees to be counted in the size of the business, rather than only resident employees; and changes it calculation. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE GF RV See Note)
Extends employer's non-refundable apprenticeship tax credit against income tax and corporation franchise tax to taxable periods ending prior to January 1, 2015. (gov sig) (EN -$500,000 GF RV See Note)
Temporarily exempts from tobacco tax cigars and smoking tobacco sampled during the Convention of the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers. (8/15/11) (EN -$50,000 GF RV See Note)
Provides for donations of tax refunds to the Louisiana Bicentennial Commission through a check-off box on state income tax returns. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT GF RV See Note)