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The Committee on Community Affairs (Haridopolos) recommended the

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following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Delete everything after the enacting clause

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and insert:

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     Section 1.  Part XIII of chapter 288, Florida Statutes,

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consisting of section 288.991, is created to read:

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     288.991 New Markets Tax Credit.--

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     (1) PURPOSE.--The New Markets Tax Credit Program is

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established to encourage capital investment in rural and urban

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low-income communities by allowing state taxpayers to receive

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future credit against specified state taxes by investing in

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community development entities that make quality equity

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investments in qualified active low-income community businesses

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that create jobs by leveraging credit available from the federal

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New Markets Tax Credit Program.

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     (2) DEFINITIONS.--As used in this section, the term:

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     (a) "Adjusted purchase price" means the product of the

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amount paid at issuance for a qualified equity investment and a

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fraction of which:

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     1. The numerator is the dollar amount of qualified low-

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income community investments made in this state from the issuance

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of a qualified equity investment held by a qualified community

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development entity on the applicable credit allowance date; and

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     2. The denominator is the total dollar amount of qualified

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low-income community investments made from the issuance of a

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qualified equity investment held by a qualified community

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development entity on the applicable credit allowance date.

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     (b) "Credit allowance date" means:

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     1. The first anniversary of the date that a qualified

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equity investment is initially made; and

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     2. Each of the six subsequent anniversaries of that date.

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     (c) "Department" means the Department of Revenue.

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     (d) "Long-term debt security" means a debt instrument

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issued by a qualified community development entity, at par value

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or a premium, having an original maturity date of at least 7

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years from the date of issuance, with no acceleration for

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repayment, amortization, or prepayment features before its

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original maturity date and having no distribution, payment, or

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interest features related to the profitability of the qualified

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community development entity or the performance of the entity's

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investment portfolio. This paragraph does not limit the holder's

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ability to accelerate payments on the debt instrument in

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situations where the qualified community development entity has

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defaulted on covenants designed to ensure compliance with this

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section or s. 45D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as

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amended.

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     (e) "Low-income community" means any population census

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tract within the state where:

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     1. The federal individual poverty rate is at least 20

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percent; or

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     2. In the case of a tract that is:

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     a. Not located within a metropolitan area, the median

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family income does not exceed 80 percent of the statewide median

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family income; or

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     b. Located within a metropolitan area, the median family

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income does not exceed 80 percent of the greater of the statewide

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median family income or the metropolitan area median income.

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     (f) "Office" means the Office of Tourism, Trade, and

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Economic Development.

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     (g) "Qualified active low-income community business" has

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the same meaning as in s. 45D of the Internal Revenue Code of

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1986, as amended.

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     1. The term excludes any trade or business:

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     a. That derives or projects to derive 15 percent or more of

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its annual revenue from the rental or sale of real estate;

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     b. That engages predominantly in the development or holding

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of intangibles for sale or license;

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     c. That operates a private or commercial golf course,

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country club, massage parlor, hot tub facility, suntan facility,

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racetrack, or other facility used for gambling, or a store the

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principal business of which is the sale of alcoholic beverages

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for consumption off premises; or

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     d. In which the principal activity is farming if the sum of

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the aggregate unadjusted bases or the fair market value of the

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assets owned by the business which are used in such trade or

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business, whichever is greater, and the aggregate value of the

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assets leased by the business used in such trade or business

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exceeds $500,000. For the purposes of this subparagraph, two or

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more trades or businesses are treated as a single trade or

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business.

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     2. A business shall be considered a qualified active low-

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income community business for the duration of the qualified

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community development entity's investment in or loan to the

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business if the entity reasonably expects, at the time it makes

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the investment or loan that the business will continue to satisfy

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the requirements of being a qualified active low-income community

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business throughout the entire period of the investment or loan.

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The subsequent insolvency, including reorganization or

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liquidation in bankruptcy, receivership, winding up, or

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dissolution, of a business does not disqualify the business from

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being a qualified active low-income community business if all

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other requirements of this section continue to be met.

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     3. The office shall designate a comprehensive list of

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industries using the North American Industry Classification

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System, in consultation with Enterprise Florida, Inc., which will

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be used to direct investments for this program. The industries

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listed should lead to strong positive impacts on or benefits to

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the state, regional, and local economies. The office shall submit

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a copy of the list to the President of the Senate and the Speaker

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of the House of Representatives upon completion of the list and

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any further modifications. The office may waive the requirement

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to limit investments to only those industries included on the

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list if the office determines that an investment would have a

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positive impact on a community.

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     4. Jobs created must pay an average wage of no less than

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115 percent of the federal poverty guideline for a family of four

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as defined by the United States Department of Health and Human

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Services' Federal Register.

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     (h) "Qualified community development entity" means an

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entity that is certified as a qualified community development

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entity by the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund

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of the United States Department of the Treasury pursuant to s.

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45D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and that

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has entered into an allocation agreement with the fund with

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respect to tax credits authorized by section 45D, and includes

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this state within the service area set forth in the agreement.

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     (i) "Qualified equity investment" means an equity

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investment or long-term debt security that is issued by a

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qualified community development entity and that:

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     1. Is acquired on or after July 1, 2008, solely in exchange

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for cash at the time of its original issuance;

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     2. Has at least 85 percent of its cash purchase price used

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by the qualified community development entity to make qualified

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low-income community investments within the 12-month period

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beginning on the date the cash is paid by the purchaser to the

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entity; and

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     3. Is certified by the Office of Tourism, Trade, and

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Economic Development as a qualified equity investment pursuant to

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this section.

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     (j) "Qualified low-income community investment" means a

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capital or equity investment in or loan to a qualified active

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low-income community business which is made after July 1, 2008.

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     (3) QUALIFIED EQUITY INVESTMENTS.--

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     (a) A qualified community development entity that seeks to

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have an equity investment or long-term debt security designated

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as a qualified equity investment and be eligible for tax credits

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under this section shall apply to the office. The qualified

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community development entity must submit an application on a form

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that the office provides, and that includes, but need not be

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limited to:

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     1. The name, address, tax identification number of the

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entity, and evidence of the entity's certification as a qualified

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community development entity;

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     2. A copy of the allocation agreement executed by the

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entity and the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund;

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     3. A certificate executed by an executive officer of the

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entity attesting that the allocation agreement remains in effect

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and has not been revoked or cancelled by the Community

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Development Financial Institutions Fund;

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     4. A description of the proposed amount, structure, and

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purchaser of the equity investment or long-term debt security;

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     5. The name and tax identification number of any taxpayer

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eligible to redeem tax credits earned as a result of the issuance

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of the qualified equity investment;

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     6. Information regarding the proposed use of proceeds from

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the issuance of a qualified equity investment, which must include

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the types of qualified active low-income community businesses

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that will be funded and an estimate of the percentage of

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qualified low-income community investments that will be made

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statewide;

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     7. A statement setting forth the entity's plans to invest

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in only those entities engaged in industries identified for this

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program by the office;

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8. A statement setting forth the entity's plans for the

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development of relationships with community-based organizations,

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local community development offices and organizations, and

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economic development organizations, as well as any steps the

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entity has taken to implement these relationships; and

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     9. A nonrefundable application fee for each application

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submitted. The office shall determine the amount of the

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application fee, which in total may not exceed the cost of

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administering the program.

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     (b) Within 30 days after receipt of a completed application

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containing the information necessary for the office to certify a

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potential qualified equity investment, including payment of the

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application fee, the office shall grant or deny the application

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in full or in part. If the office denies any part of the

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application, it shall inform the qualified community development

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entity of the grounds for the denial. If the qualified community

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development entity provides any additional information required

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by the office or otherwise completes its application within 15

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days after the notice of denial, the application shall be

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considered completed as of the original date of submission. If

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the qualified community development entity fails to provide the

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information or complete its application within the 15-day period,

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the application remains denied and must be resubmitted in full

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with a new submission date.

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     (c) If an application is deemed complete, the office may

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certify the proposed equity investment or long-term debt security

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as a qualified equity investment and eligible for tax credits

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under this section. The office shall provide written notice of

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the certification to the qualified community development entity

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and the department. The notice must include the maximum amount of

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tax credits that may be earned from the issuance of the qualified

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equity investment, which shall be calculated with reference to

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the estimate of the percentage of qualified low-income community

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investments made in this state by the qualified community

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development entity included in the application, and the names of

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those taxpayers who are eligible to redeem the credits and their

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respective credit amounts. The office shall certify qualified

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equity investments in the order applications are received.

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Applications received on the same day shall be deemed to have

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been received simultaneously. For applications received on the

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same day and deemed complete, the office shall certify,

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consistent with remaining tax credit authority, qualified equity

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investments in proportionate percentages based on the amount of

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qualified equity investment requested to be certified in each

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investment.

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     (d) Once the office has certified qualified equity

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investments that are eligible for tax credits, and on or after

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June 30, 2015, the office may not certify any more qualified

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equity investments. Tax credits subject to appropriations in any

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year must be approved and enacted by the Legislature. If a

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pending request cannot be fully certified, the office shall

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certify the portion that may be certified unless the qualified

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community development entity elects to withdraw its request

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rather than receive partial credit.

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     (e) Within 30 days after receiving notice of certification,

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the qualified community development entity shall issue the

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qualified equity investment and receive cash in the amount of the

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certified amount. The qualified community development entity must

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provide the office with evidence of the receipt of the cash

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investment within 10 business days after receipt. If the

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qualified community development entity does not receive the cash

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investment and issue the qualified equity investment within 30

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days following receipt of the certification notice, the

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certification lapses and the entity may not issue the qualified

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equity investment without reapplying to the office for

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certification. A certification that lapses reverts back to the

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office and must be reissued in accordance with the application

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process outlined in this subsection.

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     (4) TAX CREDITS.--

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     (a) A taxpayer that makes a qualified equity investment

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earns a vested tax credit against taxes imposed by s. 220.11 or

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s. 624.509. The taxpayer or a subsequent holder of the qualified

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equity investment on the credit allowance date of the qualified

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equity investment may use a portion of the vested tax credit

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equal to 6.5 percent of the adjusted purchase price of the

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qualified equity investment during the calendar year in which the

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credit allowance date falls.

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     (b) A taxpayer's cash investment in a qualified equity

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investment is considered a qualified low-income community

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investment only to the extent that the cash is invested within

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the 12-month period beginning on the date the cash is paid by the

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taxpayer to the community development entity.

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     (c) A taxpayer may not redeem any portion of a tax credit

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in a tax year in which the tax credit exceeds the taxpayer's

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state tax liability for the tax year. Such portion may be carried

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forward for use in a subsequent tax year; however, all unused tax

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credits expire on December 31, 2021.

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     (d) A tax credit authorized under this section is not

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refundable or transferable. However, if a qualified equity

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investment is transferred, any unused tax credits transfer with

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the investment. Tax credit amounts, including any carryover

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amounts, from credit allowance dates before the date of transfer

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do not transfer with the qualified equity investment. Tax credits

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earned by a partnership, limited liability company, S

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corporation, or other pass-through entity may be allocated to the

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partners, members, or shareholders of such entity for direct

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redemption in accordance with any agreement between the partners,

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members, or shareholders.

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     (e) Tax credits for taxpayers who are insurance companies

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subject to the insurance premium tax under s. 624.509 must be

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claimed against the insurance premium tax. An insurance company

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claiming a credit against the insurance premium tax is not

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required to pay any additional retaliatory tax levied pursuant to

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s. 624.5091. Because credits under this section are available to

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an insurance company, s. 624.5091 does not limit such credit in

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any manner.

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     (5) CALCULATION OF CREDIT.--

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     (a) Within 30 days after each credit allowance date, each

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qualified community development entity shall submit to the office

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the following with respect to each qualified equity investment

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issued by the entity:

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     1. A listing, certified by an executive officer of the

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entity, of all qualified low-income community investments made by

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the entity from the proceeds of a qualified equity investment and

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held as of the credit allowance date, which must include the name

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of each qualified active low-income community business funded,

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the location of the principal office of each such business, the

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type of business, the amount of the qualified low-income

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community investment in each business, and the total of qualified

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low-income community investments by all community development

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entities in each business;

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     2. Bank records, records of wire transfers of funds, or

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other similar documents that reflect the investments listed

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above;

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     3. A calculation, certified by the chief financial or

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accounting officer of the entity, of the amount of qualified low-

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income community investments made in this state using proceeds

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from the issuance of the qualified equity investment held by the

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entity as of the credit allowance date, and the total qualified

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low-income community investments made using proceeds of the

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issuance of the qualified equity investment held by the entity on

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the credit allowance date. In making this calculation, an

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investment shall be deemed to be held by a qualified community

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development entity even if the investment has been sold or repaid

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if the entity reinvests an amount equal to the capital returned

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to or recovered from the original investment, exclusive of any

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profits realized, in another qualified low-income community

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investment within 12 months after receipt of such capital. An

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entity is not required to reinvest capital returned from a

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qualified low-income community investment after the sixth

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anniversary of the issuance of the qualified equity investment

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for which the proceeds were used to make the qualified low-income

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community investment, and the qualified low-income community

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investment shall be deemed to be held by the entity through the

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seventh anniversary of the qualified equity investment's

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issuance;

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     4. An attestation from the entity's chief financial or

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accounting officer that no redemption or principal payment was

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made with respect to the qualified equity investment since the

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previous credit allowance date; and

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     5. Any information relating to the recapture of any federal

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tax credits available with respect to a qualified equity

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investment which the entity received since the prior credit

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allowance date.

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     (b) Within 20 days after receipt of the information listed

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in paragraph (a), the office shall certify in writing to the

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qualified community development entity and to the department the

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amount of credit that is eligible for use for the credit

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allowance date. The notice must include a listing of those

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taxpayers that are eligible to redeem the tax credit for the

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credit allowance date.

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     (6) AUDIT AND RECAPTURE.--

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     (a) A qualified community development entity that receives

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an annual allocation of tax credits shall be treated as a

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recipient and required to participate in a state single audit

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pursuant to s. 215.97. The office shall be deemed the state

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awarding agency and coordinating agency. In addition to the

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required financial reporting package, the audit must attest to

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the entity's adherence to the performance conditions enumerated

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in this section as they relate to the recapture of the tax credit

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under paragraph (b). Taxpayers that are not qualified community

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development entities may not be treated as subrecipients or

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otherwise required to participate in the state single audit

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program since such persons do not control adherence to the

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performance standards of this program.

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     (c) The office shall disqualify a qualified community

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development entity from receiving additional Florida markets tax

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credits if more than 50 percent of qualified equity investments

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during the first three years of operation become insolvent,

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reorganized or liquidated in bankruptcy, receivership, winding

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up, or dissolved. In addition, the office shall recapture 50

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percent of all credits issued to such qualified community

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development entity.

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     (b) The office shall order the department to recapture any

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tax credit authorized under this section with respect to a

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qualified equity investment if:

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     1. Any amount of any federal tax credit which is eligible

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for a tax credit under this section is recaptured under s. 45D of

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the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;

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     2. The qualified community development entity is not deemed

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to be a qualified community development entity under the federal

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New Markets Tax Credit Program;

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3. The qualified community development entity redeems or

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makes a principal repayment before the seventh anniversary of the

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issuance of the qualified equity investment;

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     4. The qualified community development entity fails to make

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qualified low-income community investments in qualified active

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low-income community businesses;

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5. The qualified community development entity fails to

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maintain at least 85 percent of the proceeds of the qualified

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equity investment in qualified low-income community investments

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at any time before the seventh anniversary of the issuance of the

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qualified equity investment and remains in compliance with

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subparagraph (2)(i)2.;

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     6. The qualified community development entity fails to

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provide to the office and the department any of the information

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or reports required by this section; or

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     7. The office determines as a result of a state single

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audit or an examination by the office that a taxpayer received

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tax credits pursuant to this section to which the taxpayer was

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not entitled.

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     (c) The office shall provide notice to the qualified

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community development entity and to the department of any

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proposed recapture of tax credits pursuant to this subsection.

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The entity shall have 90 days to cure any deficiency indicated in

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the office's original recapture notice and avoid such recapture.

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If the entity fails or is unable to cure such deficiency within

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the 90-day period, the office shall provide the entity and the

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department with a final order of recapture. The qualified

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community development entity is responsible for providing copies

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of the final order of recapture to taxpayers owning the tax

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credits at issue.

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     (d) Any tax credit for which a final recapture order has

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been issued shall be recaptured by the department from the

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taxpayer who claimed the tax credit on a tax return, or in the

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case of multiple succeeding entities, in the order of tax-credit

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succession, and such funds shall be paid into the General Revenue

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Fund. Such action by the department does not constitute an audit

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or otherwise alter the department's ability to audit the

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taxpayer.

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     (7) ANNUAL REPORTING.--

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     (a) Within 120 days after the end of a calendar year that

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includes a credit allowance date, each community development

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entity that has an equity investment or long-term debt security

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certified as a qualified equity investment under this section

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shall provide the office with:

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     1. The entity's annual financial statements for the

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immediately preceding calendar year, audited by an independent

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certified public accountant;

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     2. Using the North American Industry Classification System

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Code, the types of businesses funded, the counties where the

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qualified active low-income community businesses are located, the

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dollars invested, and the number of jobs created and retained by

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qualified active low-income community businesses funded in a form

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satisfactory to the office;

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     3. A statement describing the relationships that the entity

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has established with community-based organizations, local

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community development offices and organizations, and economic

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development organizations, and a summary of the outcomes

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resulting from those relationships; and

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     4. Other information as prescribed by the office and

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documentation to demonstrate continued certification by the

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federal program.

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     (b) The office shall prepare an annual report of all

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qualified low-income community investments made in this state

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from the proceeds of qualified equity investments, which includes

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relevant statistics from the North American Industry

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Classification System Code, the county or counties where the

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qualified low-income community investments are located, the

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dollars invested, the number of jobs created and retained by

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business in which qualified low-income community investments have

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been made, and the value of applicable state tax credits claimed

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for the latest year for which such information is available. The

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office shall submit a copy to the Governor, the President of the

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Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives each July

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1, beginning in 2010, and may post the annual report on the

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office's website.

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     (8) EXAMINATION.--

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     (a) The office may conduct examinations to verify that tax

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credits under this section have been received and applied

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according to the requirements of this section and to verify

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information provided by qualified community development entities

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to the office.

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     (b) The office may revoke or modify any written decision

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qualifying, certifying, or otherwise granting eligibility for tax

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credits under this section if it is discovered that the qualified

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community development entity submitted any false statement,

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representation, or certification in any application, record,

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report, plan, or other document filed in an attempt to receive

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the tax credits.

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     (c) A qualified community development entity that submits

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information under this section which includes fraudulent

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information is liable for reimbursement of the reasonable costs

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and fees associated with the review, processing, investigation,

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and prosecution of the fraudulent claim plus a penalty in an

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amount double the credit amount certified and claimed by the

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holders of the entity's qualified equity investments, which

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penalty is in addition to any criminal penalty to which the

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taxpayer is liable for the same acts.

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     (9) RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.--

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     (a) The office may adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1)

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and 120.54 to administer this section.

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     (b) The department may adopt rules pursuant to ss.

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120.536(1) and 120.54 to administer this section.

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     (10) EXPIRATION.--This section expires December 31, 2021.

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     Section 2.  Subsection (8) of section 220.02, Florida

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Statutes, is amended to read:

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     220.02  Legislative intent.--

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     (8)  It is the intent of the Legislature that credits

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against either the corporate income tax or the franchise tax be

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applied in the following order: those enumerated in s. 631.828,

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those enumerated in s. 220.191, those enumerated in s. 220.181,

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those enumerated in s. 220.183, those enumerated in s. 220.182,

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those enumerated in s. 220.1895, those enumerated in s. 221.02,

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those enumerated in s. 220.184, those enumerated in s. 220.186,

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those enumerated in s. 220.1845, those enumerated in s. 220.19,

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those enumerated in s. 220.185, those enumerated in s. 220.187,

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those enumerated in s. 220.192, and those enumerated in s.

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220.193, and those enumerated in s. 288.991.

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     Section 3.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section

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220.13, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

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     220.13  "Adjusted federal income" defined.--

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     (1)  The term "adjusted federal income" means an amount

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equal to the taxpayer's taxable income as defined in subsection

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(2), or such taxable income of more than one taxpayer as provided

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in s. 220.131, for the taxable year, adjusted as follows:

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     (a)  Additions.--There shall be added to such taxable

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income:

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     1.  The amount of any tax upon or measured by income,

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excluding taxes based on gross receipts or revenues, paid or

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accrued as a liability to the District of Columbia or any state

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of the United States which is deductible from gross income in the

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computation of taxable income for the taxable year.

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     2.  The amount of interest which is excluded from taxable

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income under s. 103(a) of the Internal Revenue Code or any other

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federal law, less the associated expenses disallowed in the

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computation of taxable income under s. 265 of the Internal

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Revenue Code or any other law, excluding 60 percent of any

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amounts included in alternative minimum taxable income, as

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defined in s. 55(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code, if the

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taxpayer pays tax under s. 220.11(3).

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     3.  In the case of a regulated investment company or real

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estate investment trust, an amount equal to the excess of the net

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long-term capital gain for the taxable year over the amount of

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the capital gain dividends attributable to the taxable year.

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     4.  That portion of the wages or salaries paid or incurred

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for the taxable year which is equal to the amount of the credit

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allowable for the taxable year under s. 220.181. This

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subparagraph shall expire on the date specified in s. 290.016 for

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the expiration of the Florida Enterprise Zone Act.

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     5.  That portion of the ad valorem school taxes paid or

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incurred for the taxable year which is equal to the amount of the

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credit allowable for the taxable year under s. 220.182. This

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subparagraph shall expire on the date specified in s. 290.016 for

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the expiration of the Florida Enterprise Zone Act.

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     6.  The amount of emergency excise tax paid or accrued as a

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liability to this state under chapter 221 which tax is deductible

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from gross income in the computation of taxable income for the

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taxable year.

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     7.  That portion of assessments to fund a guaranty

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association incurred for the taxable year which is equal to the

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amount of the credit allowable for the taxable year.

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     8.  In the case of a nonprofit corporation which holds a

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pari-mutuel permit and which is exempt from federal income tax as

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a farmers' cooperative, an amount equal to the excess of the

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gross income attributable to the pari-mutuel operations over the

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attributable expenses for the taxable year.

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     9.  The amount taken as a credit for the taxable year under

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s. 220.1895.

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     10.  Up to nine percent of the eligible basis of any

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designated project which is equal to the credit allowable for the

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taxable year under s. 220.185.

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     11.  The amount taken as a credit for the taxable year under

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s. 220.187.

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     12.  The amount taken as a credit for the taxable year under

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s. 220.192.

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     13.  The amount taken as a credit for the taxable year under

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s. 220.193.

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     14. Any portion of a qualified equity investment, as

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defined in s. 288.991, which is claimed as a deduction by the

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taxpayer for the purpose of calculating the taxpayer's net

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income.

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     Section 4.  Subsection (19) is added to section 213.053,

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Florida Statutes, to read:

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     213.053  Confidentiality and information sharing.--

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     (19) Information relative to tax credits taken by a

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taxpayer under s. 288.991 may be disclosed to the Office of

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Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development or its employees or

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agents that have been identified in writing by the office to the

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department for use in performance of their official duties. All

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information so obtained is subject to the same confidentiality as

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imposed on the department.

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     Section 5.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2008, and

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applies to tax years ending after December 31, 2008.

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     Delete everything before the enacting clause

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and insert:

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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to corporate income tax credits; creating

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part XIII of ch. 288, F.S., consisting of s. 288.991,

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F.S.; creating the New Markets Tax Credit Program;

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providing definitions; authorizing the Office of Tourism,

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Trade, and Economic Development to develop a list of

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industries, in consultation with Enterprise Florida, Inc.,

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in which equity investments can be made; qualify certain

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equity investments as eligible for tax credits; providing

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an application process; requiring an application fee;

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providing for the certification of an investment;

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providing for notice to the applicant and the Department

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of Revenue; providing for a limit on the amount of

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investments the office may certify; requiring the

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certified equity investments to be issued within a certain

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timeframe; providing that a taxpayer who holds a qualified

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equity investment in a qualified low-income business on

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the credit allowance date of the investment is entitled to

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a nonrefundable, nontransferable tax credit for the

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taxable year in which the credit allowance date falls;

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limiting the amount of the tax credit that may be redeemed

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in a fiscal year; authorizing a taxpayer to carry over any

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amount of the tax credit that the taxpayer is prohibited

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from redeeming in a taxable year to a subsequent taxable

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year; providing for the redemption of tax credits earned

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by certain business entities and by the partners, members,

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or shareholders of those entities; specifying how tax

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credits may be claimed by insurance companies; providing

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how the amount of tax credits available to the taxpayer

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will be calculated; requiring the calculations to be

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certified and accompanied by audited financial statements

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and notarized affidavits; requiring the office to

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disqualify community development entities under certain

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circumstances; requiring the department to recapture tax

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credits from certain taxpayers under certain

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circumstances; requiring notice; requiring community

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development entities that have certified investments to

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report certain information to the office; requiring the

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office to prepare annual reports on low-income community

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investments made in this state; authorizing the department

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to conduct examinations to verify receipt and application

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of tax credits; authorizing the department to pursue

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recovery of certain funds; authorizing the office to

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revoke or modify certain decisions relating to eligibility

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for tax credits under certain circumstances; providing for

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applicant liability for costs and fees relating to

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investigations of fraudulent claims; providing for

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taxpayer liability for reimbursement of fraudulently

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claimed tax credits; providing a penalty; authorizing the

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office and the department to adopt rules; providing for

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future repeal of the tax credit program; amending s.

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220.02, F.S.; revising legislative intent with respect to

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the order of tax credits to include the New Markets Tax

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Credit; amending s. 220.13, F.S.; revising a definition;

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amending s. 213.053, F.S.; authorizing the Department of

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Revenue to share confidential taxpayer information with

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the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development;

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providing for application of the tax credit; providing an

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effective date.

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