HB 0219CS

CHAMBER ACTION




2The Committee on Commerce recommends the following:
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4     Committee Substitute
5     Remove the entire bill and insert:
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A bill to be entitled
7An act relating to the corporate income tax; providing a
8credit against the tax for contributions to nonprofit
9cultural organizations; providing legislative purpose;
10defining terms; providing limitations on individual
11credits; providing that the unused amount of a credit may
12not be carried forward; prohibiting conveying, assigning,
13or transferring the credit to another entity except as
14specified; providing for administration by the Department
15of Revenue and the Division of Cultural Affairs of the
16Department of State; requiring the department and the
17division to adopt rules; providing a tax credit for
18donations to the Cultural Institutions Trust Fund;
19providing that the unused amount of a credit may not be
20carried forward; prohibiting conveying, assigning, or
21transferring the credit to another entity, except as
22specified; providing application procedures; providing for
23rulemaking by the Department of Revenue and the Department
24of State; providing legislative intent with respect to the
25order in which credits may be applied; providing for an
26addition to taxable income for purposes of computing
27adjusted federal income, to conform; specifying the
28maximum amount of annual tax credits which may be granted
29under the act; providing for future repeal of the act;
30providing an effective date.
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32Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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34     Section 1.  Credits for contributions to nonprofit cultural
35organizations.--
36     (1)  PURPOSE.--The purpose of this section is to encourage
37private, voluntary contributions to organizations that promote
38cultural activities by encouraging the talents of creative
39individuals or by helping to provide an audience for cultural
40activities.
41     (2)  DEFINITIONS.--As used in this section, the term:
42     (a)  "Cultural" means the disciplines of dance, music,
43theater, visual arts, literature, media arts, interdisciplinary
44and multidisciplinary, and programs of museums.
45     (b)  "Department" means the Department of Revenue.
46     (c)  "Division" means the Division of Cultural Affairs of
47the Department of State.
48     (d)  "Eligible contribution" means a monetary contribution
49from a taxpayer, subject to the restrictions provided in this
50section, to an eligible cultural organization.
51     (e)  "Eligible cultural organization" means a nonprofit
52cultural organization that is exempt from federal income tax
53under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
54amended, and that is engaged in cultural activities in this
55state. The term includes educational institutions that are also
56presenters or producers of cultural activities in this state.
57     (3)  AUTHORIZATION TO GRANT CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS TAX
58CREDITS; LIMITATIONS ON INDIVIDUAL CREDITS.--
59     (a)  There is allowed a credit of 50 percent of the amount
60of an eligible contribution, which contribution is in the amount
61of $60,000 or more, against any tax due for a taxable year under
62chapter 220, Florida Statutes. However, such a credit is
63inapplicable to a particular corporation after the aggregate
64amount of the contributions to eligible cultural organizations
65given by the corporation in any one taxable year exceeds
66$600,000.
67     (b)  A taxpayer who files a Florida consolidated return as
68a member of an affiliated group pursuant to s. 220.131(1),
69Florida Statutes, may be allowed the credit on a consolidated
70return basis; however, the total credit taken by the affiliated
71group is subject to the limitation established under paragraph
72(a).
73     (4)  ADMINISTRATION; RULES.--
74     (a)  If the credit granted under this section is not fully
75used in any one year, the unused amount may not be carried
76forward. A taxpayer may not convey, assign, or transfer the
77credit authorized by this section to another entity unless all
78of the assets of the taxpayer are conveyed, assigned, or
79transferred in the same transaction.
80     (b)  An application for a tax credit pursuant to this
81section must be submitted to the division on forms established
82by rule of the division. Applications shall be accepted on a
83first-come, first-served basis beginning July 1, 2004.
84     (c)  A taxpayer must submit a separate application for the
85tax credit for each individual contribution that the taxpayer
86makes to an eligible cultural organization.
87     (d)  The granting of tax credit by the division must be in
88writing and state the maximum credit allowable to the business
89firm. A copy of the granting of tax credit shall be transmitted
90to the executive director of the Department of Revenue, who
91shall apply such credit to the tax liability of the business
92firm.
93     (e)  The department shall adopt rules necessary to
94administer this section, including rules establishing
95application forms and procedures.
96     (f)  The division shall adopt rules necessary to determine
97the eligibility of nonprofit cultural organizations.
98     Section 2.  Cultural contributions tax credit.--
99     (1)  AUTHORIZATION TO GRANT CULTURAL CONTRIBUTIONS TAX
100CREDITS; LIMITATIONS ON INDIVIDUAL CREDITS.--
101     (a)  There shall be allowed a credit of 50 percent of
102monetary contribution made to the Division of Cultural Affairs
103of the Department of State for deposit into the Cultural
104Institutions Trust Fund against any tax due for a taxable year
105under chapter 220, Florida Statutes.
106     (b)  All proposals for the granting of the tax credit shall
107require the prior approval of the Division of Cultural Affairs
108of the Department of State.
109     (c)  If the credit granted pursuant to this section is not
110fully used in any one year, the unused amount may not be carried
111forward. A taxpayer may not convey, assign, or transfer the
112credit authorized by this section to another entity unless all
113of the assets of the taxpayer are conveyed, assigned, or
114transferred in the same transaction.
115     (2)  APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.--
116     (a)  Any business wishing to participate in this program
117must submit an application for the tax credit to the Division of
118Cultural Affairs of the Department of State on forms established
119by rule of the division. Applications shall be accepted on a
120first-come, first-served basis beginning July 1, 2004.
121     (b)  The business firm must submit a separate application
122for tax credit for each individual contribution that the firm
123makes to the Cultural Institutions Trust Fund.
124     (3)  ADMINISTRATION.--
125     (a)  The Division of Cultural Affairs of the Department of
126State may adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54,
127Florida Statutes, to administer this section.
128     (b)  The granting of tax credit by the Division of Cultural
129Affairs of the Department of State must be in writing and state
130the maximum credit allowable to the business firm. A copy of the
131granting of tax credit shall be transmitted to the executive
132director of the Department of Revenue, who shall apply such
133credit to the tax liability of the business firm.
134     (c)  The Department of Revenue may adopt rules pursuant to
135ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54, Florida Statutes, to administer this
136section.
137     Section 3.  It is the intent of the Legislature that
138credits against the corporate income tax granted under section 1
139or section 2 be applied subsequent to those enumerated in s.
140220.187, Florida Statutes.
141     Section 4.  In computing adjusted federal income under s.
142220.13, Florida Statutes, there shall be added to such taxable
143income the amount taken as a credit for the taxable year under
144sections 1 and 2.
145     Section 5.  The total amount of tax credit which may be
146granted for all programs approved under sections 1 and 2 is $5
147million annually.
148     Section 6.  This act is repealed June 30, 2005.
149     Section 7.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2004.


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