Bill Text: IA HF304 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: A bill for an act creating a used electric vehicle tax credit available against the individual and corporate income taxes, and including applicability provisions.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-02-15 - Introduced, referred to Ways and Means. H.J. 313. [HF304 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2023-HF304-Introduced.html
House File 304 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 304 BY KURTH , CROKEN , STAED , LEVIN , BAGNIEWSKI , JAMES , and WILBURN A BILL FOR An Act creating a used electric vehicle tax credit available 1 against the individual and corporate income taxes, and 2 including applicability provisions. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2064YH (2) 90 jm/jh
H.F. 304 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 321.116A Used electric vehicle tax 1 credit. 2 1. As used in this section, “electric vehicle” means the 3 same as “battery electric motor vehicle” as defined in section 4 321.116, subsection 1. 5 2. A taxpayer who paid a registration fee pursuant to 6 section 321.116, upon the purchase of a used electric vehicle, 7 may claim a tax credit in an amount equal to five hundred 8 dollars. 9 3. The tax credit shall be allowed against the taxes imposed 10 under chapter 422, subchapters II and III. 11 4. An individual may claim a tax credit under this section 12 of a partnership, limited liability company, S corporation, 13 estate, or trust electing to have income taxed directly to 14 the individual. The amount claimed by the individual shall 15 be based upon the pro rata share of the individual’s earnings 16 from the partnership, limited liability company, S corporation, 17 estate, or trust. 18 5. Any credit in excess of the taxpayer’s liability for 19 the tax year is not refundable but may be credited to the tax 20 liability for the following five years or until depleted, 21 whichever is earlier. 22 6. A taxpayer claiming the tax credit shall provide 23 documentation supporting the tax credit claim in a form and 24 manner prescribed by the department. 25 7. Tax credits issued under this section are not 26 transferable to any person. 27 8. The department of revenue shall adopt rules pursuant to 28 chapter 17A to administer this section. 29 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION . 422.12P Used electric vehicle tax 30 credit. 31 The taxes imposed under this subchapter, less the credits 32 allowed under section 422.12, shall be reduced by a used 33 electric vehicle tax credit allowed under section 321.116A. 34 Sec. 3. Section 422.33, Code 2023, is amended by adding the 35 -1- LSB 2064YH (2) 90 jm/jh 1/ 2
H.F. 304 following new subsection: 1 NEW SUBSECTION . 33. The taxes imposed under this subchapter 2 shall be reduced by a used electric vehicle tax credit allowed 3 under section 321.116A. 4 Sec. 4. APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to used electric 5 vehicles purchased on or after January 1, 2024. 6 Sec. 5. APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to tax years 7 beginning on or after January 1, 2024. 8 EXPLANATION 9 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 10 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 11 This bill creates a used electric vehicle tax credit 12 available against the individual and corporate income taxes. 13 Under the bill, a taxpayer who paid a registration fee 14 pursuant to Code section 321.116 (battery electric and plug-in 15 hybrid electric motor vehicle fees), upon the purchase of a 16 used electric vehicle, may claim a tax credit in an amount 17 equal to $500. 18 The bill defines “electric vehicle” to mean the same as 19 “battery electric motor vehicle” as defined in Code section 20 321.116. 21 Any credit in excess of the taxpayer’s liability for the tax 22 year is not refundable but may be credited to the tax liability 23 for the following five years or until depleted, whichever is 24 earlier. 25 A taxpayer claiming the tax credit shall provide 26 documentation supporting the tax credit claim in a form and 27 manner prescribed by the department of revenue. 28 A tax credit issued under the bill is not transferable to any 29 person. 30 The bill applies to used electric vehicles purchased on or 31 after January 1, 2024, for tax years occurring on or after that 32 date. 33 -2- LSB 2064YH (2) 90 jm/jh 2/ 2
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