Bill Text: MN SF730 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Small business investment credit modification
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-05 - Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to Taxes [SF730 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-SF730-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Small business investment credit modification
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-05 - Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to Taxes [SF730 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-SF730-Introduced.html
1.2relating to economic development; modifying the small business investment
1.3credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116J.8737, subdivisions 1, 2,
1.45, 8.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116J.8737, subdivision 1, is amended to
1.7read:
1.8 Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms
1.9have the meanings given.
1.10(b) "Qualified small business" means a business that has been certified by the
1.11commissioner under subdivision 2.
1.12(c) "Qualified investor" means an investor who has been certified by the
1.13commissioner under subdivision 3.
1.14(d) "Qualified fund" means a pooled angel investment network fund that has been
1.15certified by the commissioner under subdivision 4.
1.16(e) "Qualified investment" means a cash investment in a qualified small business
1.17of a minimum of:
1.18(1) $10,000 in a calendar year by a qualified investor; or
1.19(2) $30,000 in a calendar year by a qualified fund.
1.20A qualified investment must be made in exchange for common stock, a partnership
1.21or membership interest, preferred stock,debt with mandatory conversion to equity, or an
1.22equivalent ownership interest as determined by the commissioner.
1.23(f) "Family" means a family member within the meaning of the Internal Revenue
1.24Code, section 267(c)(4).
2.1(g) "Pass-through entity" means a corporation that for the applicable taxable year is
2.2treated as an S corporation or a general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability
2.3partnership, trust, or limited liability company and which for the applicable taxable year is
2.4not taxed as a corporation under chapter 290.
2.5(h) "Intern" means a student of an accredited institution of higher education, or a
2.6former student who has graduated in the past six months from an accredited institution
2.7of higher education, who is employed by a qualified small business in a nonpermanent
2.8position for a duration of nine months or less that provides training and experience in the
2.9primary business activity of the business.
2.10(i) "Liquidation event" means a conversion of qualified investment for cash, cash
2.11and other consideration, or any other form of equity or debt interest.
2.12EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for qualified small businesses
2.13certified after June 30, 2013.
2.14 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116J.8737, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.15 Subd. 2. Certification of qualified small businesses. (a) Businesses may apply
2.16to the commissioner for certification as a qualified small business for a calendar year.
2.17The application must be in the form and be made under the procedures specified by the
2.18commissioner, accompanied by an application fee of $150. Application fees are deposited
2.19in the small business investment tax credit administration account in the special revenue
2.20fund. The application for certification for 2010 must be made available on the department's
2.21Web site by August 1, 2010. Applications for subsequent years' certification must be made
2.22available on the department's Web site by November 1 of the preceding year.
2.23(b) Within 30 days of receiving an application for certification under this subdivision,
2.24the commissioner must either certify the business as satisfying the conditions required of a
2.25qualified small business, request additional information from the business, or reject the
2.26application for certification. If the commissioner requests additional information from the
2.27business, the commissioner must either certify the business or reject the application within
2.2830 days of receiving the additional information. If the commissioner neither certifies the
2.29business nor rejects the application within 30 days of receiving the original application or
2.30within 30 days of receiving the additional information requested, whichever is later, then
2.31the application is deemed rejected, and the commissioner must refund the $150 application
2.32fee. A business that applies for certification and is rejected may reapply.
2.33(c) To receive certification, a business must satisfy all of the following conditions:
2.34(1) the business has its headquarters in Minnesota;
3.1(2) at least 51 percent of the business's employees are employed in Minnesota, and
3.251 percent of the business's total payroll is paid or incurred in the state;
3.3(3) the business is engaged in, or is committed to engage in, innovation in Minnesota
3.4in one of the following as its primary business activity:
3.5(i) using proprietary technology to add value to a product, process, or service in a
3.6qualified high-technology field;
3.7(ii) researching or developing a proprietary product, process, or service in a qualified
3.8high-technology field; or
3.9(iii) researching, developing, or producing a new proprietary technology for use in
3.10the fields of agriculture, tourism, forestry, mining, manufacturing, or transportation;
3.11(4) other than the activities specifically listed in clause (3), the business is not
3.12engaged in real estate development, insurance, banking, lending, lobbying, political
3.13consulting, information technology consulting, wholesale or retail trade, leisure,
3.14hospitality, transportation, construction, ethanol production from corn, or professional
3.15services provided by attorneys, accountants, business consultants, physicians, or health
3.16care consultants;
3.17(5) the business has fewer than 25 employees;
3.18(6) the business must pay its employees annual wages of at least 175 percent of the
3.19federal poverty guideline for the year for a family of four and must pay its interns annual
3.20wages of at least 175 percent of the federal minimum wage used for federally covered
3.21employers, except that this requirement must be reduced proportionately for employees
3.22and interns who work less than full-time, and does not apply to an executive, officer, or
3.23member of the board of the business, or to any employee who owns, controls, or holds
3.24power to vote more than 20 percent of the outstanding securities of the business;
3.25(7) the business has not been in operation for more than ten years;
3.26(8) the business has not previously received private equity investments of more
3.27than $4,000,000;and
3.28 (9) the business is not an entity disqualified under section80A.50 , paragraph (b),
3.29clause (3);
3.30 (10) the business has not issued securities that are traded on a public exchange; and
3.31 (11) the proprietary technology is not older than ten years.
3.32(d) In applying the limit under paragraph (c), clause (5), the employees in all members
3.33of the unitary business, as defined in section290.17, subdivision 4 , must be included.
3.34(e) In order for a qualified investment in a business to be eligible for tax credits,:
4.1 (1) the business must have applied for and received certification for the calendar
4.2year in which the investment was made prior to the date on which the qualified investment
4.3was made;
4.4(2) the business must not have issued securities that are traded on a public exchange;
4.5(3) the business must not issue securities that are traded on a public exchange within
4.6180 days after the date on which the qualified investment was made; and
4.7(4) the business must not have a liquidation event within 180 days after the date on
4.8which the qualified investment was made.
4.9(f) The commissioner must maintain a list of businesses certified under this
4.10subdivision for the calendar year and make the list accessible to the public on the
4.11department's Web site.
4.12(g) For purposes of this subdivision, the following terms have the meanings given:
4.13(1) "qualified high-technology field" includes aerospace, agricultural processing,
4.14renewable energy, energy efficiency and conservation, environmental engineering, food
4.15technology, cellulosic ethanol, information technology, materials science technology,
4.16nanotechnology, telecommunications, biotechnology, medical device products,
4.17pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, biologicals, chemistry, veterinary science, and similar
4.18fields; and
4.19(2) "proprietary technology" means the technical innovations that are unique and
4.20legally owned or licensed by a business and includes, without limitation, those innovations
4.21that are patented, patent pending, a subject of trade secrets, or copyrighted.
4.22EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for qualified small businesses
4.23certified after June 30, 2013.
4.24 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116J.8737, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
4.25 Subd. 5. Credit allowed. (a) A qualified investor or qualified fund is eligible for
4.26a credit equal to 25 percent of the qualified investment in a qualified small business.
4.27Investments made by a pass-through entity qualify for a credit only if the entity is a
4.28qualified fund. The commissioner must not allocate more than $11,000,000 in credits to
4.29qualified investors or qualified funds for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2009,
4.30and before January 1, 2011, and must not allocate more than $12,000,000 in credits per
4.31year for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2010, and before January 1, 2013,
4.32or more than $20,000,000 in credits per taxable year for taxable years beginning after
4.33December 31, 2012, and before January 1, 2015. Any portion of a taxable year's credits
4.34that is not allocated by the commissioner does not cancel and may be carried forward to
4.35subsequent taxable years until all credits have been allocated.
5.1(b) The commissioner may not allocate more than a total maximum amount in credits
5.2for a taxable year to a qualified investor for the investor's cumulative qualified investments
5.3as an individual qualified investor and as an investor in a qualified fund; for married
5.4couples filing joint returns the maximum is $250,000, and for all other filers the maximum
5.5is $125,000. The commissioner may not allocate more than a total of $1,000,000 in credits
5.6over all taxable years for qualified investments in any one qualified small business.
5.7(c) The commissioner may not allocate a credit to a qualified investor either as an
5.8individual qualified investor or as an investor in a qualified fund if the investor receives
5.9more than 50 percent of the investor's gross annual income from the qualified small
5.10business in which the qualified investment is proposed. A member of the family of an
5.11individual disqualified by this paragraph is not eligible for a credit under this section. For
5.12a married couple filing a joint return, the limitations in this paragraph apply collectively
5.13to the investor and spouse. For purposes of determining the ownership interest of an
5.14investor under this paragraph, the rules under section 267(c) and 267(e) of the Internal
5.15Revenue Code apply.
5.16(d) Applications for tax credits for 2010 must be made available on the department's
5.17Web site by September 1, 2010, and the department must begin accepting applications
5.18by September 1, 2010. Applications for subsequent years must be made available by
5.19November 1 of the preceding year.
5.20(e) Qualified investors and qualified funds must apply to the commissioner for tax
5.21credits. Tax credits must be allocated to qualified investors or qualified funds in the order
5.22that the tax credit request applications are filed with the department. The commissioner
5.23must approve or reject tax credit request applications within 15 days of receiving the
5.24application. The investment specified in the application must be made within 60 days of
5.25the allocation of the credits. If the investment is not made within 60 days, the credit
5.26allocation is canceled and available for reallocation. A qualified investor or qualified fund
5.27that fails to invest as specified in the application, within 60 days of allocation of the
5.28credits, must notify the commissioner of the failure to invest within five business days of
5.29the expiration of the 60-day investment period.
5.30(f) All tax credit request applications filed with the department on the same day must
5.31be treated as having been filed contemporaneously. If two or more qualified investors or
5.32qualified funds file tax credit request applications on the same day, and the aggregate
5.33amount of credit allocation claims exceeds the aggregate limit of credits under this section
5.34or the lesser amount of credits that remain unallocated on that day, then the credits must
5.35be allocated among the qualified investors or qualified funds who filed on that day on a
5.36pro rata basis with respect to the amounts claimed. The pro rata allocation for any one
6.1qualified investor or qualified fund is the product obtained by multiplying a fraction,
6.2the numerator of which is the amount of the credit allocation claim filed on behalf of
6.3a qualified investor and the denominator of which is the total of all credit allocation
6.4claims filed on behalf of all applicants on that day, by the amount of credits that remain
6.5unallocated on that day for the taxable year.
6.6(g) A qualified investor or qualified fund, or a qualified small business acting on their
6.7behalf, must notify the commissioner when an investment for which credits were allocated
6.8has been made, and the taxable year in which the investment was made. A qualified fund
6.9must also provide the commissioner with a statement indicating the amount invested by
6.10each investor in the qualified fund based on each investor's share of the assets of the
6.11qualified fund at the time of the qualified investment. After receiving notification that the
6.12investment was made, the commissioner must issue credit certificates for the taxable year
6.13in which the investment was made to the qualified investor or, for an investment made by
6.14a qualified fund, to each qualified investor who is an investor in the fund. The certificate
6.15must state that the credit is subject to revocation if the qualified investor or qualified
6.16fund does not hold the investment in the qualified small business for at least three years,
6.17consisting of the calendar year in which the investment was made and the two following
6.18years. The three-year holding period does not apply if:
6.19(1) the investment by the qualified investor or qualified fund becomes worthless
6.20before the end of the three-year period;
6.21(2) 80 percent or more of the assets of the qualified small business is sold before
6.22the end of the three-year period;
6.23(3) the qualified small business is sold before the end of the three-year period; or
6.24(4) the qualified small business's common stock begins trading on a public exchange
6.25before the end of the three-year period.
6.26(h) The commissioner must notify the commissioner of revenue of credit certificates
6.27issued under this section.
6.28EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for taxable years beginning after
6.29December 31, 2012.
6.30 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116J.8737, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
6.31 Subd. 8. Data privacy. (a) Data contained in an application submitted to the
6.32commissioner under subdivision 2, 3, or 4 are nonpublic data, or private data on
6.33individuals, as defined in section13.02, subdivision 9 or 12, except that the following
6.34data items are public:
7.1(1) the name, mailing address, telephone number, e-mail address, contact person's
7.2name, and industry type of a qualified small business upon approval of the application
7.3and certification by the commissioner under subdivision 2;
7.4(2) the name of a qualified investor upon approval of the application and certification
7.5by the commissioner under subdivision 3;
7.6(3) the name of a qualified fund upon approval of the application and certification
7.7by the commissioner under subdivision 4;
7.8(4) for credit certificates issued under subdivision 5, the amount of the credit
7.9certificate issued, amount of the qualifying investment, the name of the qualifying investor
7.10or qualifying fund that received the certificate, and the name of the qualifying small
7.11business in which the qualifying investment was made;
7.12(5) for credits revoked under subdivision 7, paragraph (a), the amount revoked and
7.13the name of the qualified investor or qualified fund; and
7.14(6) for credits revoked under subdivision 7, paragraphs (b) and (c), the amount
7.15revoked and the name of the qualified small business.
7.16(b) The following data, including data classified as nonpublic or private, must be
7.17provided to the consultant for use in conducting the program evaluation under subdivision
7.1810:
7.19(1) the commissioner of employment and economic development shall provide data
7.20contained in an application for certification received from a qualified small business,
7.21qualified investor, or qualified fund, and any annual reporting information received on a
7.22qualified small business, qualified investor, or qualified fund; and
7.23(2) the commissioner of revenue shall provide data contained in any applicable tax
7.24returns of a qualified small business, qualified investor, or qualified fund.
7.25EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
1.3credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116J.8737, subdivisions 1, 2,
1.45, 8.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116J.8737, subdivision 1, is amended to
1.7read:
1.8 Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms
1.9have the meanings given.
1.10(b) "Qualified small business" means a business that has been certified by the
1.11commissioner under subdivision 2.
1.12(c) "Qualified investor" means an investor who has been certified by the
1.13commissioner under subdivision 3.
1.14(d) "Qualified fund" means a pooled angel investment network fund that has been
1.15certified by the commissioner under subdivision 4.
1.16(e) "Qualified investment" means a cash investment in a qualified small business
1.17of a minimum of:
1.18(1) $10,000 in a calendar year by a qualified investor; or
1.19(2) $30,000 in a calendar year by a qualified fund.
1.20A qualified investment must be made in exchange for common stock, a partnership
1.21or membership interest, preferred stock,
1.22equivalent ownership interest as determined by the commissioner.
1.23(f) "Family" means a family member within the meaning of the Internal Revenue
1.24Code, section 267(c)(4).
2.1(g) "Pass-through entity" means a corporation that for the applicable taxable year is
2.2treated as an S corporation or a general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability
2.3partnership, trust, or limited liability company and which for the applicable taxable year is
2.4not taxed as a corporation under chapter 290.
2.5(h) "Intern" means a student of an accredited institution of higher education, or a
2.6former student who has graduated in the past six months from an accredited institution
2.7of higher education, who is employed by a qualified small business in a nonpermanent
2.8position for a duration of nine months or less that provides training and experience in the
2.9primary business activity of the business.
2.10(i) "Liquidation event" means a conversion of qualified investment for cash, cash
2.11and other consideration, or any other form of equity or debt interest.
2.12EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for qualified small businesses
2.13certified after June 30, 2013.
2.14 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116J.8737, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.15 Subd. 2. Certification of qualified small businesses. (a) Businesses may apply
2.16to the commissioner for certification as a qualified small business for a calendar year.
2.17The application must be in the form and be made under the procedures specified by the
2.18commissioner, accompanied by an application fee of $150. Application fees are deposited
2.19in the small business investment tax credit administration account in the special revenue
2.20fund. The application for certification for 2010 must be made available on the department's
2.21Web site by August 1, 2010. Applications for subsequent years' certification must be made
2.22available on the department's Web site by November 1 of the preceding year.
2.23(b) Within 30 days of receiving an application for certification under this subdivision,
2.24the commissioner must either certify the business as satisfying the conditions required of a
2.25qualified small business, request additional information from the business, or reject the
2.26application for certification. If the commissioner requests additional information from the
2.27business, the commissioner must either certify the business or reject the application within
2.2830 days of receiving the additional information. If the commissioner neither certifies the
2.29business nor rejects the application within 30 days of receiving the original application or
2.30within 30 days of receiving the additional information requested, whichever is later, then
2.31the application is deemed rejected, and the commissioner must refund the $150 application
2.32fee. A business that applies for certification and is rejected may reapply.
2.33(c) To receive certification, a business must satisfy all of the following conditions:
2.34(1) the business has its headquarters in Minnesota;
3.1(2) at least 51 percent of the business's employees are employed in Minnesota, and
3.251 percent of the business's total payroll is paid or incurred in the state;
3.3(3) the business is engaged in, or is committed to engage in, innovation in Minnesota
3.4in one of the following as its primary business activity:
3.5(i) using proprietary technology to add value to a product, process, or service in a
3.6qualified high-technology field;
3.7(ii) researching or developing a proprietary product, process, or service in a qualified
3.8high-technology field; or
3.9(iii) researching, developing, or producing a new proprietary technology for use in
3.10the fields of agriculture, tourism, forestry, mining, manufacturing, or transportation;
3.11(4) other than the activities specifically listed in clause (3), the business is not
3.12engaged in real estate development, insurance, banking, lending, lobbying, political
3.13consulting, information technology consulting, wholesale or retail trade, leisure,
3.14hospitality, transportation, construction, ethanol production from corn, or professional
3.15services provided by attorneys, accountants, business consultants, physicians, or health
3.16care consultants;
3.17(5) the business has fewer than 25 employees;
3.18(6) the business must pay its employees annual wages of at least 175 percent of the
3.19federal poverty guideline for the year for a family of four and must pay its interns annual
3.20wages of at least 175 percent of the federal minimum wage used for federally covered
3.21employers, except that this requirement must be reduced proportionately for employees
3.22and interns who work less than full-time, and does not apply to an executive, officer, or
3.23member of the board of the business, or to any employee who owns, controls, or holds
3.24power to vote more than 20 percent of the outstanding securities of the business;
3.25(7) the business has not been in operation for more than ten years;
3.26(8) the business has not previously received private equity investments of more
3.27than $4,000,000;
3.28 (9) the business is not an entity disqualified under section
3.29clause (3);
3.30 (10) the business has not issued securities that are traded on a public exchange; and
3.31 (11) the proprietary technology is not older than ten years.
3.32(d) In applying the limit under paragraph (c), clause (5), the employees in all members
3.33of the unitary business, as defined in section
3.34(e) In order for a qualified investment in a business to be eligible for tax credits
4.1 (1) the business must have applied for and received certification for the calendar
4.2year in which the investment was made prior to the date on which the qualified investment
4.3was made;
4.4(2) the business must not have issued securities that are traded on a public exchange;
4.5(3) the business must not issue securities that are traded on a public exchange within
4.6180 days after the date on which the qualified investment was made; and
4.7(4) the business must not have a liquidation event within 180 days after the date on
4.8which the qualified investment was made.
4.9(f) The commissioner must maintain a list of businesses certified under this
4.10subdivision for the calendar year and make the list accessible to the public on the
4.11department's Web site.
4.12(g) For purposes of this subdivision, the following terms have the meanings given:
4.13(1) "qualified high-technology field" includes aerospace, agricultural processing,
4.14renewable energy, energy efficiency and conservation, environmental engineering, food
4.15technology, cellulosic ethanol, information technology, materials science technology,
4.16nanotechnology, telecommunications, biotechnology, medical device products,
4.17pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, biologicals, chemistry, veterinary science, and similar
4.18fields; and
4.19(2) "proprietary technology" means the technical innovations that are unique and
4.20legally owned or licensed by a business and includes, without limitation, those innovations
4.21that are patented, patent pending, a subject of trade secrets, or copyrighted.
4.22EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for qualified small businesses
4.23certified after June 30, 2013.
4.24 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116J.8737, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
4.25 Subd. 5. Credit allowed. (a) A qualified investor or qualified fund is eligible for
4.26a credit equal to 25 percent of the qualified investment in a qualified small business.
4.27Investments made by a pass-through entity qualify for a credit only if the entity is a
4.28qualified fund. The commissioner must not allocate more than $11,000,000 in credits to
4.29qualified investors or qualified funds for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2009,
4.30and before January 1, 2011, and must not allocate more than $12,000,000 in credits per
4.31year for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2010, and before January 1, 2013,
4.32or more than $20,000,000 in credits per taxable year for taxable years beginning after
4.33December 31, 2012, and before January 1, 2015. Any portion of a taxable year's credits
4.34that is not allocated by the commissioner does not cancel and may be carried forward to
4.35subsequent taxable years until all credits have been allocated.
5.1(b) The commissioner may not allocate more than a total maximum amount in credits
5.2for a taxable year to a qualified investor for the investor's cumulative qualified investments
5.3as an individual qualified investor and as an investor in a qualified fund; for married
5.4couples filing joint returns the maximum is $250,000, and for all other filers the maximum
5.5is $125,000. The commissioner may not allocate more than a total of $1,000,000 in credits
5.6over all taxable years for qualified investments in any one qualified small business.
5.7(c) The commissioner may not allocate a credit to a qualified investor either as an
5.8individual qualified investor or as an investor in a qualified fund if the investor receives
5.9more than 50 percent of the investor's gross annual income from the qualified small
5.10business in which the qualified investment is proposed. A member of the family of an
5.11individual disqualified by this paragraph is not eligible for a credit under this section. For
5.12a married couple filing a joint return, the limitations in this paragraph apply collectively
5.13to the investor and spouse. For purposes of determining the ownership interest of an
5.14investor under this paragraph, the rules under section 267(c) and 267(e) of the Internal
5.15Revenue Code apply.
5.16(d) Applications for tax credits for 2010 must be made available on the department's
5.17Web site by September 1, 2010, and the department must begin accepting applications
5.18by September 1, 2010. Applications for subsequent years must be made available by
5.19November 1 of the preceding year.
5.20(e) Qualified investors and qualified funds must apply to the commissioner for tax
5.21credits. Tax credits must be allocated to qualified investors or qualified funds in the order
5.22that the tax credit request applications are filed with the department. The commissioner
5.23must approve or reject tax credit request applications within 15 days of receiving the
5.24application. The investment specified in the application must be made within 60 days of
5.25the allocation of the credits. If the investment is not made within 60 days, the credit
5.26allocation is canceled and available for reallocation. A qualified investor or qualified fund
5.27that fails to invest as specified in the application, within 60 days of allocation of the
5.28credits, must notify the commissioner of the failure to invest within five business days of
5.29the expiration of the 60-day investment period.
5.30(f) All tax credit request applications filed with the department on the same day must
5.31be treated as having been filed contemporaneously. If two or more qualified investors or
5.32qualified funds file tax credit request applications on the same day, and the aggregate
5.33amount of credit allocation claims exceeds the aggregate limit of credits under this section
5.34or the lesser amount of credits that remain unallocated on that day, then the credits must
5.35be allocated among the qualified investors or qualified funds who filed on that day on a
5.36pro rata basis with respect to the amounts claimed. The pro rata allocation for any one
6.1qualified investor or qualified fund is the product obtained by multiplying a fraction,
6.2the numerator of which is the amount of the credit allocation claim filed on behalf of
6.3a qualified investor and the denominator of which is the total of all credit allocation
6.4claims filed on behalf of all applicants on that day, by the amount of credits that remain
6.5unallocated on that day for the taxable year.
6.6(g) A qualified investor or qualified fund, or a qualified small business acting on their
6.7behalf, must notify the commissioner when an investment for which credits were allocated
6.8has been made, and the taxable year in which the investment was made. A qualified fund
6.9must also provide the commissioner with a statement indicating the amount invested by
6.10each investor in the qualified fund based on each investor's share of the assets of the
6.11qualified fund at the time of the qualified investment. After receiving notification that the
6.12investment was made, the commissioner must issue credit certificates for the taxable year
6.13in which the investment was made to the qualified investor or, for an investment made by
6.14a qualified fund, to each qualified investor who is an investor in the fund. The certificate
6.15must state that the credit is subject to revocation if the qualified investor or qualified
6.16fund does not hold the investment in the qualified small business for at least three years,
6.17consisting of the calendar year in which the investment was made and the two following
6.18years. The three-year holding period does not apply if:
6.19(1) the investment by the qualified investor or qualified fund becomes worthless
6.20before the end of the three-year period;
6.21(2) 80 percent or more of the assets of the qualified small business is sold before
6.22the end of the three-year period;
6.23(3) the qualified small business is sold before the end of the three-year period; or
6.24(4) the qualified small business's common stock begins trading on a public exchange
6.25before the end of the three-year period.
6.26(h) The commissioner must notify the commissioner of revenue of credit certificates
6.27issued under this section.
6.28EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for taxable years beginning after
6.29December 31, 2012.
6.30 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116J.8737, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
6.31 Subd. 8. Data privacy. (a) Data contained in an application submitted to the
6.32commissioner under subdivision 2, 3, or 4 are nonpublic data, or private data on
6.33individuals, as defined in section
6.34data items are public:
7.1(1) the name, mailing address, telephone number, e-mail address, contact person's
7.2name, and industry type of a qualified small business upon approval of the application
7.3and certification by the commissioner under subdivision 2;
7.4(2) the name of a qualified investor upon approval of the application and certification
7.5by the commissioner under subdivision 3;
7.6(3) the name of a qualified fund upon approval of the application and certification
7.7by the commissioner under subdivision 4;
7.8(4) for credit certificates issued under subdivision 5, the amount of the credit
7.9certificate issued, amount of the qualifying investment, the name of the qualifying investor
7.10or qualifying fund that received the certificate, and the name of the qualifying small
7.11business in which the qualifying investment was made;
7.12(5) for credits revoked under subdivision 7, paragraph (a), the amount revoked and
7.13the name of the qualified investor or qualified fund; and
7.14(6) for credits revoked under subdivision 7, paragraphs (b) and (c), the amount
7.15revoked and the name of the qualified small business.
7.16(b) The following data, including data classified as nonpublic or private, must be
7.17provided to the consultant for use in conducting the program evaluation under subdivision
7.1810:
7.19(1) the commissioner of employment and economic development shall provide data
7.20contained in an application for certification received from a qualified small business,
7.21qualified investor, or qualified fund, and any annual reporting information received on a
7.22qualified small business, qualified investor, or qualified fund; and
7.23(2) the commissioner of revenue shall provide data contained in any applicable tax
7.24returns of a qualified small business, qualified investor, or qualified fund.
7.25EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
