Bill Text: CA AB1973 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Income taxes: credits: qualified employees.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2010-08-12 - In committee: Held under submission. [AB1973 Detail]
Download: California-2009-AB1973-Amended.html
BILL NUMBER: AB 1973 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN SENATE JUNE 28, 2010
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 28, 2010
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 12, 2010
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 5, 2010
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Swanson
FEBRUARY 17, 2010
An act to repeal and amend Sections 17053.80 and 23623 of the
Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to taxation, to take effect
immediately, tax levy.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1973, as amended, Swanson. Income taxes: credits: qualified
employees: hires. employees.
The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law authorize
various credits against the taxes imposed by those laws, including a
credit for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2009, in
the amount of $3,000 for each full-time employee hired by a qualified
employer. Those laws define "qualified employer" as a taxpayer that
employed 20 or fewer employees as of the last day of the preceding
taxable year.
This bill would, under both laws, for taxable years
beginning on or after January 1, 2011, expand the definition of
"qualified employer" to mean a taxpayer that employed 30 or fewer
employees as of the last day of the preceding taxable year. This bill
would also, under both laws, for taxable years
beginning on or after January 1, 2011, authorize a credit in the
amount of $5,000 for each full-time employee who is either
an ex-offender, or a person who has been unemployed for 12 or
more consecutive months, as specified.
This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 17053.80 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, as
added by Section 3 of Chapter 10 of the Third Extraordinary Session
of the Statutes of 2009, is repealed.
SEC. 2. Section 17053.80 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, as
added by Section 3 of Chapter 17 of the Third Extraordinary Session
of the Statutes of 2009, is amended to read:
17053.80. (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), for each
taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2009, there shall be
allowed as a credit against the "net tax," as defined in Section
17039, three thousand dollars ($3,000) for each net increase in
qualified full-time employees, as specified in subdivision (c), hired
during the taxable year by a qualified employer.
(2) (A) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1,
2011, there shall be allowed as a credit against the "net tax," as
defined in Section 17039, five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each net
increase in qualified full-time employees, as specified in
subdivision (c), hired during the taxable year by a qualified
employer.
(B) For purposes of this paragraph, a "qualified full-time
employee" means an individual who meets the criteria of paragraph (2)
of subdivision (b) , and who is either an
ex-offender who was convicted of a felony , or a person who has
been unemployed for 12 or more consecutive months prior to being
hired by a qualified employer . A "qualified full-time employee"
shall not include a sex offender pursuant to Section 290 of the
Penal Code, or the equivalent in another state or territory, under
military law, or under federal law, or a person convicted of a
serious or violent felony, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section
667.5 and subdivision (c) of Section 1192.7 of the Penal Code.
(b) For purposes of this section:
(1) "Acquired" includes any gift, inheritance, transfer incident
to divorce, or any other transfer, whether or not for consideration.
(2) "Qualified full-time employee" means either of the
following :
(A) A qualified employee who was paid qualified wages by the
qualified employer for services of not less than an average of 35
hours per week.
(B) A qualified employee who was a salaried employee and was paid
compensation during the taxable year for full-time employment, within
the meaning of Section 515 of the Labor Code, by the qualified
employer.
(3) A "qualified employee" shall not include any of the following:
(A) An employee certified as a qualified employee in an enterprise
zone designated in accordance with Chapter 12.8 (commencing with
Section 7070) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code.
(B) An employee certified as a qualified disadvantaged individual
in a manufacturing enhancement area designated in accordance with
Section 7073.8 of the Government Code.
(C) An employee certified as a qualified employee in a targeted
tax area designated in accordance with Section 7097 of the Government
Code.
(D) An employee certified as a qualified disadvantaged individual
or a qualified displaced employee in a local agency military base
recovery area (LAMBRA) designated in accordance with Chapter 12.97
(commencing with Section 7105) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the
Government Code.
(E) An employee whose wages are included in calculating any other
credit allowed under this part.
(4) (A) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2009,
and before January 1, 2011,
(4) A "qualified employer" means
a taxpayer that, as of the last day of the preceding taxable year,
employed a total of 20 or fewer employees.
(B) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2011,
"qualified employer" means a taxpayer that, as of the last day of the
preceding taxable year, employed a total of 30 or fewer employees.
(5) "Qualified wages" means wages subject to Division 6
(commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code.
(6) "Annual full-time equivalent" means either of the following:
(A) In the case of a full-time employee paid hourly qualified
wages, "annual full-time equivalent" means the total number of hours
worked for the taxpayer by the employee (not to exceed 2,000 hours
per employee) divided by 2,000.
(B) In the case of a salaried full-time employee, "annual
full-time equivalent" means the total number of weeks worked for the
taxpayer by the employee divided by 52.
(c) The net increase in qualified full-time employees of a
qualified employer shall be determined as provided by this
subdivision:
(1) (A) The net increase in qualified full-time employees shall be
determined on an annual full-time equivalent basis by subtracting
from the amount determined in subparagraph (C) the amount determined
in subparagraph (B).
(B) The total number of qualified full-time employees employed in
the preceding taxable year by the taxpayer and by any trade or
business acquired by the taxpayer during the preceding taxable year.
(C) The total number of full-time employees employed in the
current taxable year by the taxpayer and by any trade or business
acquired during the current taxable year.
(2) For taxpayers who first commence doing business in this state
during the taxable year, the number of full-time employees for the
immediately preceding prior taxable year shall be zero.
(d) 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 year, and the succeeding seven years if necessary,
until the credit is exhausted.
(e) Any deduction otherwise allowed under this part for qualified
wages shall not 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 either Section 267, 318, or 707 of the Internal Revenue
Code shall be treated as employed by a single taxpayer.
(2) In determining whether the taxpayer has first commenced doing
business in this state during the taxable year, the provisions of
subdivision (f) of Section 17276, without application of paragraph
(7) of that subdivision, shall apply.
(g) (1) (A) Credit under this section and Section 23623 shall be
allowed only for credits claimed on timely filed original returns
received by the Franchise Tax Board on or before the cutoff date
established by the Franchise Tax Board.
(B) For purposes of this paragraph, the cutoff date shall be the
last day of the calendar quarter within which the Franchise Tax Board
estimates it will have received timely filed original returns
claiming credits under this section and Section 23623 that
cumulatively total four hundred million dollars ($400,000,000) for
all taxable years.
(2) The date a return is received shall be determined by the
Franchise Tax Board.
(3) (A) The determinations of the Franchise Tax Board with respect
to the cutoff date, the date a return is received, and whether a
return has been timely filed for purposes of this subdivision may not
be reviewed in any administrative or judicial proceeding.
(B) Any disallowance of a credit claimed due to a determination
under this subdivision, including the application of the limitation
specified in paragraph (1), shall be treated as a mathematical error
appearing on the return. Any amount of tax resulting from such
disallowance may be assessed by the Franchise Tax Board in the same
manner as provided by Section 19051.
(4) The Franchise Tax Board shall periodically provide notice on
its Internet Web site with respect to the amount of credit
under this section and Section 23623 claimed on timely filed original
returns received by the Franchise Tax Board.
(h) (1) 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 limitation on
total credits allowable under this section and Section 23623 and
guidelines necessary to avoid the application of paragraph (2) of
subdivision (f) through splitups, shell corporations, partnerships,
tiered ownership structures, or otherwise.
(2) Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of
Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code does not apply to any
standard, criterion, procedure, determination, rule, notice, or
guideline established or issued by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant
to this section.
(i) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1 of
the calendar year after the year of the cutoff date, and as of that
December 1 is repealed.
SEC. 3. Section 23623 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, as added
by Section 8 of Chapter 10 of the Third Extraordinary Session of the
Statutes of 2009, is repealed.
SEC. 4. Section 23623 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, as added
by Section 8 of Chapter 17 of the Third Extraordinary Session of the
Statutes of 2009, is amended to read:
23623. (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), for each
taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2009, there shall be
allowed as a credit against the "tax," as defined in Section 23036,
three thousand dollars ($3,000) for each net increase in qualified
full-time employees, as specified in subdivision (c), hired during
the taxable year by a qualified employer.
(2) (A) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1,
2011, there shall be allowed as a credit against the "tax," as
defined in Section 23036, five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each net
increase in qualified full-time employees, as specified in
subdivision (c), hired during the taxable year by a qualified
employer.
(B) For purposes of this paragraph, a "qualified full-time
employee" means an individual who meets the criteria of paragraph (2)
of subdivision (b) , and who is either an
ex-offender who was convicted of a felony , or a person who has
been unemployed for 12 or more consecutive months prior to being
hired by a qualified employer . A "qualified full-time employee"
shall not include a sex offender pursuant to Section 290 of the
Penal Code, or the equivalent in another state or territory, under
military law, or under federal law, or a person convicted of a
serious or violent felony, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section
667.5 and subdivision (c) of Section 1192.7 of the Penal Code.
(b) For purposes of this section:
(1) "Acquired" includes any gift, inheritance, transfer incident
to divorce, or any other transfer, whether or not for consideration.
(2) "Qualified full-time employee" means:
(A) A qualified employee who was paid qualified wages during the
taxable year by the qualified employer for services of not less than
an average of 35 hours per week.
(B) A qualified employee who was a salaried employee and was paid
compensation during the taxable year for full-time employment, within
the meaning of Section 515 of the Labor Code, by the qualified
employer.
(3) A "qualified employee" shall not include any of the following:
(A) An employee certified as a qualified employee in an enterprise
zone designated in accordance with Chapter 12.8 (commencing with
Section 7070) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code.
(B) An employee certified as a qualified disadvantaged individual
in a manufacturing enhancement area designated in accordance with
Section 7073.8 of the Government Code.
(C) An employee certified as a qualified employee in a targeted
tax area designated in accordance with Section 7097 of the Government
Code.
(D) An employee certified as a qualified disadvantaged individual
or a qualified displaced employee in a local agency military base
recovery area (LAMBRA) designated in accordance with Chapter 12.97
(commencing with Section 7105) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the
Government Code.
(E) An employee whose wages are included in calculating any other
credit allowed under this part.
(4) (A) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2009,
and before January 1, 2011,
(4) A "qualified employer" means
a taxpayer that, as of the last day of the preceding taxable year,
employed a total of 20 or fewer employees.
(B) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2011,
"qualified employer" means a taxpayer that, as of the last day of the
preceding taxable year, employed a total of 30 or fewer employees.
(5) "Qualified wages" means wages subject to Division 6
(commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code.
(6) "Annual full-time equivalent" means either of the following:
(A) In the case of a full-time employee paid hourly qualified
wages, "annual full-time equivalent" means the total number of hours
worked for the taxpayer by the employee (not to exceed 2,000 hours
per employee) divided by 2,000.
(B) In the case of a salaried full-time employee, "annual
full-time equivalent" means the total number of weeks worked for the
taxpayer by the employee divided by 52.
(c) The net increase in qualified full-time employees of a
qualified employer shall be determined as provided by this
subdivision:
(1) (A) The net increase in qualified full-time employees shall be
determined on an annual full-time equivalent basis by subtracting
from the amount determined in subparagraph (C) the amount determined
in subparagraph (B).
(B) The total number of qualified full-time employees employed in
the preceding taxable year by the taxpayer and by any trade or
business acquired by the taxpayer during the preceding taxable year.
(C) The total number of full-time employees employed in the
current taxable year by the taxpayer and by any trade or business
acquired during the current taxable year.
(2) For taxpayers who first commence doing business in this state
during the taxable year, the number of full-time employees for the
immediately preceding prior taxable year shall be zero.
(d) 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 year, and the succeeding seven years if necessary, until
the credit is exhausted.
(e) Any deduction otherwise allowed under this part for qualified
wages shall not 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 either Section 267, 318, or 707 of the Internal Revenue
Code shall be treated as employed by a single taxpayer.
(2) In determining whether the taxpayer has first commenced doing
business in this state during the taxable year, the provisions of
subdivision (f) of Section 17276, without application of paragraph
(7) of that subdivision, shall apply.
(g) (1) (A) Credit under this section and Section 17053.80 shall
be allowed only for credits claimed on timely filed original returns
received by the Franchise Tax Board on or before the cutoff date
established by the Franchise Tax Board.
(B) For purposes of this paragraph, the cutoff date shall be the
last day of the calendar quarter within which the Franchise Tax Board
estimates it will have received timely filed original returns
claiming credits under this section and Section 17053.80 that
cumulatively total four hundred million dollars ($400,000,000) for
all taxable years.
(2) The date a return is received shall be determined by the
Franchise Tax Board.
(3) (A) The determinations of the Franchise Tax Board with respect
to the cutoff date, the date a return is received, and whether a
return has been timely filed for purposes of this subdivision may not
be reviewed in any administrative or judicial proceeding.
(B) Any disallowance of a credit claimed due to a determination
under this subdivision, including the application of the limitation
specified in paragraph (1), shall be treated as a mathematical error
appearing on the return. Any amount of tax resulting from such
disallowance may be assessed by the Franchise Tax Board in the same
manner as provided by Section 19051.
(4) The Franchise Tax Board shall periodically provide notice on
its Internet Web site with respect to the amount of credit
under this section and Section 17053.80 claimed on timely filed
original returns received by the Franchise Tax Board.
(h) (1) 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 limitation on
total credits allowable under this section and Section 17053.80 and
guidelines necessary to avoid the application of paragraph (2) of
subdivision (f) through splitups, shell corporations, partnerships,
tiered ownership structures, or otherwise.
(2) Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of
Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code does not apply to any
standard, criterion, procedure, determination, rule, notice, or
guideline established or issued by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant
to this section.
(i) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1 of
the calendar year after the year of the cutoff date, and as of that
December 1 is repealed.
SEC. 5. This act provides for a tax levy within the meaning of
Article IV of the Constitution and shall go into immediate effect.
