17041-17061
REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE
SECTION 17041-17061
17041. (a) (1) There shall be imposed for each taxable year upon the entire taxable income of every resident of this state who is not a part-year resident, except the head of a household as defined in Section 17042, taxes in the following amounts and at the following rates upon the amount of taxable income computed for the taxable year as if the resident were a resident of this state for the entire taxable year and for all prior taxable years for any carryover items, deferred income, suspended losses, or suspended deductions: If the taxable income The tax is: is: Not over $3,650........ 1% of the taxable income Over $3,650 but $36.50 plus 2% of the not excess over $8,650............ over $3,650 Over $8,650 but $136.50 plus 4% of the not excess over $13,650........... over $8,650 Over $13,650 but $336.50 plus 6% of the not excess over $18,950........... over $13,650 Over $18,950 but $654.50 plus 8% of not the over $23,950........... excess over $18,950 $1,054.50 plus 9.3% of Over $23,950........... the excess over $23,950 (2) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2009, and before January 1, 2011, the percentages specified in the table in paragraph (1) shall be increased by adding 0.25 percent to each percentage. (b) (1) There shall be imposed for each taxable year upon the taxable income of every nonresident or part-year resident, except the head of a household as defined in Section 17042, a tax as calculated in paragraph (2). (2) The tax imposed under paragraph (1) shall be calculated by multiplying the "taxable income of a nonresident or part-year resident," as defined in subdivision (i), by a rate (expressed as a percentage) equal to the tax computed under subdivision (a) on the entire taxable income of the nonresident or part-year resident as if the nonresident or part-year resident were a resident of this state for the taxable year and as if the nonresident or part-year resident were a resident of this state for all prior taxable years for any carryover items, deferred income, suspended losses, or suspended deductions, divided by the amount of that income. (c) (1) There shall be imposed for each taxable year upon the entire taxable income of every resident of this state who is not a part-year resident for that taxable year, when the resident is the head of a household, as defined in Section 17042, taxes in the following amounts and at the following rates upon the amount of taxable income computed for the taxable year as if the resident were a resident of the state for the entire taxable year and for all prior taxable years for carryover items, deferred income, suspended losses, or suspended deductions: If the taxable income The tax is: is: Not over $7,300......... 1% of the taxable income Over $7,300 but $73 plus 2% of the not excess over $17,300............ over $7,300 Over $17,300 but $273 plus 4% of the not excess over $22,300............ over $17,300 Over $22,300 but $473 plus 6% of the not excess over $27,600............ over $22,300 Over $27,600 but $791 plus 8% of the not excess over $32,600............ over $27,600 $1,191 plus 9.3% of the Over $32,600............ excess over $32,600 (2) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2009, and before January 1, 2011, the percentages specified in the table in paragraph (1) shall be increased by adding 0.25 percent to each percentage. (d) (1) There shall be imposed for each taxable year upon the taxable income of every nonresident or part-year resident when the nonresident or part-year resident is the head of a household, as defined in Section 17042, a tax as calculated in paragraph (2). (2) The tax imposed under paragraph (1) shall be calculated by multiplying the "taxable income of a nonresident or part-year resident," as defined in subdivision (i), by a rate (expressed as a percentage) equal to the tax computed under subdivision (c) on the entire taxable income of the nonresident or part-year resident as if the nonresident or part-year resident were a resident of this state for the taxable year and as if the nonresident or part-year resident were a resident of this state for all prior taxable years for any carryover items, deferred income, suspended losses, or suspended deductions, divided by the amount of that income. (e) There shall be imposed for each taxable year upon the taxable income of every estate, trust, or common trust fund taxes equal to the amount computed under subdivision (a) for an individual having the same amount of taxable income. (f) The tax imposed by this part is not a surtax. (g) (1) Section 1(g) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to certain unearned income of children taxed as if parent's income, shall apply, except as otherwise provided. (2) Section 1(g)(7)(B)(ii)(II) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified, for purposes of this part, by substituting "1 percent" for "10 percent." (h) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 1988, the Franchise Tax Board shall recompute the income tax brackets prescribed in subdivisions (a) and (c). That computation shall be made as follows: (1) The California Department of Industrial Relations shall transmit annually to the Franchise Tax Board the percentage change in the California Consumer Price Index for all items from June of the prior calendar year to June of the current calendar year, no later than August 1 of the current calendar year. (2) The Franchise Tax Board shall do both of the following: (A) Compute an inflation adjustment factor by adding 100 percent to the percentage change figure that is furnished pursuant to paragraph (1) and dividing the result by 100. (B) Multiply the preceding taxable year income tax brackets by the inflation adjustment factor determined in subparagraph (A) and round off the resulting products to the nearest one dollar ($1). (i) (1) For purposes of this part, the term "taxable income of a nonresident or part-year resident" includes each of the following: (A) For any part of the taxable year during which the taxpayer was a resident of this state (as defined by Section 17014), all items of gross income and all deductions, regardless of source. (B) For any part of the taxable year during which the taxpayer was not a resident of this state, gross income and deductions derived from sources within this state, determined in accordance with Article 9 of Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 17301) and Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 17951). (2) For purposes of computing "taxable income of a nonresident or part-year resident" under paragraph (1), the amount of any net operating loss sustained in any taxable year during any part of which the taxpayer was not a resident of this state shall be limited to the sum of the following: (A) The amount of the loss attributable to the part of the taxable year in which the taxpayer was a resident. (B) The amount of the loss which, during the part of the taxable year the taxpayer is not a resident, is attributable to California source income and deductions allowable in arriving at taxable income of a nonresident or part-year resident. (3) For purposes of computing "taxable income of a nonresident or part-year resident" under paragraph (1), any carryover items, deferred income, suspended losses, or suspended deductions shall only be includable or allowable to the extent that the carryover item, deferred income, suspended loss, or suspended deduction was derived from sources within this state, calculated as if the nonresident or part-year resident, for the portion of the year he or she was a nonresident, had been a nonresident for all prior years. 17041.5. Notwithstanding any statute, ordinance, regulation, rule or decision to the contrary, no city, county, city and county, governmental subdivision, district, public and quasi-public corporation, municipal corporation, whether incorporated or not or whether chartered or not, shall levy or collect or cause to be levied or collected any tax upon the income, or any part thereof, of any person, resident or nonresident. This section shall not be construed so as to prohibit the levy or collection of any otherwise authorized license tax upon a business measured by or according to gross receipts. 17042. Section 2(b) and (c) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to definitions of head of household and certain married individuals living apart, respectively, shall apply, except as otherwise provided. 17043. (a) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2005, in addition to any other taxes imposed by this part, an additional tax shall be imposed at the rate of 1 percent on that portion of a taxpayer's taxable income in excess of one million dollars ($1,000,000). (b) For purposes of applying Part 10.2 (commencing with Section 18401) of Division 2, the tax imposed under this section shall be treated as if imposed under Section 17041. (c) The following shall not apply to the tax imposed by this section: (1) The provisions of Section 17039, relating to the allowance of credits. (2) The provisions of Section 17041, relating to filing status and recomputation of the income tax brackets. (3) The provisions of Section 17045, relating to joint returns. 17045. In the case of a joint return of a husband and wife under Section 18521, the tax imposed by Section 17041 shall be twice the tax which would be imposed if the taxable income were cut in half. For purposes of this section, a return of a surviving spouse (as defined in Section 17046) shall be treated as a joint return of a husband and wife. 17046. For purposes of this part, "surviving spouse" has the same meaning as that term is defined by Section 2(a) of the Internal Revenue Code. 17048. (a) In lieu of the tax imposed under Section 17041, individuals with taxable income of such amounts as prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board, shall compute their taxes under tax tables prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board. The tax tables shall reflect the tax imposed under Section 17041 in income progressions of not less than one hundred dollars ($100), giving effect to the marital or other status of the individual. For purposes of this part, the tax imposed by this section shall be treated as tax imposed by Section 17041. (b) Subdivision (a) shall not apply to any of the following: (1) An individual to whom subdivision (b) of Section 17504 (relating to the tax on lump-sum distributions) applies for the taxable year. (2) An individual making a return under Section 443(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code for a period of less than 12 months on account of a change in annual accounting period. (3) An estate or trust. 17049. (a) If an item of income was included in the gross income of an individual for a preceding taxable year or years because it appeared that the individual had an unrestricted right to that item, a deduction is allowable for the taxable year based on the repayment of the item by the individual during the taxable year, and the amount of that deduction exceeds three thousand dollars ($3,000), then the tax imposed by this part for the taxable year on that individual shall be the lesser of the following: (1) The tax for the taxable year computed with that deduction. (2) An amount equal to (A) the tax for the taxable year computed without that deduction, minus (B) the decrease in tax under this part for the preceding taxable year or years which would result solely from the exclusion of the item or portion thereof from the gross income required to be shown on the California return of that individual for the preceding taxable year or years. (b) If the decrease in tax determined under subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) for the preceding taxable year or years exceeds the tax imposed for the taxable year, computed without the deduction, that excess shall be considered to be a payment of tax on the last day prescribed for the payment of tax for the taxable year, and shall be refunded or credited in the same manner as if it were an overpayment for the taxable year. (c) Subdivision (a) does not apply to any deduction allowable with respect to an item which was included in gross income by reason of the sale or other disposition of stock in trade of the taxpayer, or other property of a kind which would properly have been included in the inventory of the taxpayer if on hand at the close of the prior taxable year, or property held by the taxpayer primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of his or her trade or business. (d) If the tax imposed by this part for the taxable year is the amount determined under paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), then the deduction referred to in subdivision (a) shall not be taken into account for any purpose of this part, or Part 10.2 (commencing with Section 18401), other than this section. (e) For purposes of determining whether paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) applies, in any case where the exclusion referred to in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) results in a net operating loss or capital loss for the prior taxable year, or years, that loss shall, for purposes of computing the decrease in tax for the prior taxable year, or years, under subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), be carried over to the same extent and in the same manner as is provided under Section 17276, 17276.1, 17276.2, 17276.4, 17276.5, or 17276.7, or Section 1212 of the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable for California purposes, except that no carryover beyond the taxable year shall be taken into account. (f) For purposes of this part, the net operating loss or capital loss described in subdivision (e) shall, after the application of paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (a) for the taxable year, be taken into account under Section 17276, 17276.1, 17276.2, 17276.4, 17276.5, or 17276.7, or Section 1212 of the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable for California purposes, for taxable years after the taxable year to the same extent and in the same manner as either of the following: (A) A net operating loss sustained for the taxable year, if paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) applied. (B) A net operating loss or capital loss sustained for the prior taxable year, or years, if paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) applied. (g) Regulations promulgated by the Secretary of the Treasury under Section 1341 of the Internal Revenue Code shall apply, except to the extent that those regulations conflict with this section, provisions of this part, or with regulations promulgated by the Franchise Tax Board. 17052.6. (a) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2000, there shall be allowed as a credit against the "net tax", as defined in Section 17039, an amount determined in accordance with Section 21 of the Internal Revenue Code, except that the amount of the credit shall be a percentage, as provided in subdivision (b) of the allowable federal credit without taking into account whether there is a federal tax liability. (b) For the purposes of subdivision (a), the percentage of the allowable federal credit shall be determined as follows: (1) For taxable years beginning before January 1, 2003: The percentage If the adjusted gross income of is: credit is: $40,000 or less.............. 63% Over $40,000 but not over 53% $70,000...................... Over $70,000 but not over 42% $100,000..................... Over $100,000................ 0% (2) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2003: The percentage If the adjusted gross income of is: credit is: $40,000 or less.............. 50% Over $40,000 but not over 43% $70,000...................... Over $70,000 but not over 34% $100,000..................... Over $100,000................ 0% (c) In the case of a taxpayer whose credits provided under this section exceed the taxpayer's tax liability computed under this part, the excess shall be credited against other amounts due, if any, from the taxpayer and the balance, if any, shall be paid from the Tax Relief and Refund Account and refunded to the taxpayer. (d) For purposes of this section, "adjusted gross income" means adjusted gross income as computed for purposes of paragraph (2) of subdivision (h) of Section 17024.5. (e) The credit authorized by this section shall be limited, as follows: (1) Employment-related expenses, within the meaning of Section 21 of the Internal Revenue Code, shall be limited to expenses for household services and care provided in this state. (2) Earned income, within the meaning of Section 21(d) of the Internal Revenue Code, shall be limited to earned income subject to tax under this part. For purposes of this paragraph, compensation received by a member of the armed forces for active services as a member of the armed forces, other than pensions or retired pay, shall be considered earned income subject to tax under this part, whether or not the member is domiciled in this state. (f) For purposes of this section, Section 21(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to a qualifying individual, is modified to additionally provide that a child, as defined in Section 151(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, shall be treated, for purposes of Section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable for purposes of this section, as receiving over one-half of his or her support during the calendar year from the parent having custody for a greater portion of the calendar year, that parent shall be treated as a "custodial parent," within the meaning of Section 152(e) of the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable for purposes of this section, and the child shall be treated as a qualifying individual under Section 21(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable for purposes of this section, if both of the following apply: (1) The child receives over one-half of his or her support during the calendar year from his or her parents who never married each other and who lived apart at all times during the last six months of the calendar year. (2) The child is in the custody of one or both of his or her parents for more than one-half of the calendar year. (g) The amendments to this section made by Section 1.5 of Chapter 824 of the Statutes of 2002 shall apply only to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2002. 17052.8. For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 1996, there shall be allowed as a credit against the "net tax" (as defined by Section 17039) an amount determined as follows: (a) (1) (A) The amount of the credit shall be equal to one-third of the federal credit computed in accordance with Section 43 of the Internal Revenue Code. (B) If a taxpayer elects, under Section 43(e) of the Internal Revenue Code, not to apply Section 43 for federal tax purposes, this election is binding and irrevocable for state purposes, and for purposes of subparagraph (A), the federal credit shall be zero. (2) "Qualified enhanced oil recovery project" shall include only projects located within California. (3) The credit allowed under this subdivision shall not be allowed to any taxpayer for whom a depletion allowance is not permitted to be computed under Section 613 of the Internal Revenue Code by reason of paragraphs (2), (3), or (4) of subsection (d) of Section 613A of the Internal Revenue Code. (b) Section 43(d) of the Internal Revenue Code shall apply. (c) In the case where the credit allowed by this section exceeds the "net tax," the excess may be carried over to reduce the "net tax" for the succeeding 15 years. (d) In the case where property which qualifies as part of the taxpayer's "qualified enhanced oil recovery costs" also qualifies for a credit under any other section in this part, the taxpayer shall make an election on its original return as to which section applies to all costs allocable to that item of qualified property. Any election made under this section, and any specification contained in that election, may not be revoked except with the consent of the Franchise Tax Board. (e) No deduction shall be allowed as otherwise provided in this part for that portion of any costs paid or incurred for the taxable year which is equal to the amount of the credit allowed under this section attributable to those costs. (f) The basis of any property for which a credit is allowed under this section shall be reduced by the amount of the credit attributable to the property. The basis adjustment shall be made for the taxable year for which the credit is allowed. (g) No credit may be claimed under this section with respect to any amount for which any other credit has been claimed under this part. 17052.12. For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 1987, there shall be allowed as a credit against the "net tax" (as defined by Section 17039) for the taxable year an amount determined in accordance with Section 41 of the Internal Revenue Code, except as follows: (a) For each taxable year beginning before January 1, 1997, the reference to "20 percent" in Section 41(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified to read "8 percent." (b) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 1997, and before January 1, 1999, the reference to "20 percent" in Section 41(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified to read "11 percent." (2) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 1999, and before January 1, 2000, the reference to "20 percent" in Section 41(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified to read "12 percent." (3) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2000, the reference to "20 percent" in Section 41(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified to read "15 percent." (c) Section 41(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code shall not apply. (d) "Qualified research" shall include only research conducted in California. (e) In the case where the credit allowed under this section exceeds the "net tax," the excess may be carried over to reduce the "net tax" in the following year, and succeeding years if necessary, until the credit has been exhausted. (f) (1) With respect to any expense paid or incurred after the operative date of Section 6378, Section 41(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified to exclude from the definition of "qualified research expense" any amount paid or incurred for tangible personal property that is eligible for the exemption from sales or use tax provided by Section 6378. (2) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 1998, the reference to "Section 501(a)" in Section 41(b)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to contract research expenses, is modified to read "this part or Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001)." (g) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2000: (A) The reference to "3 percent" in Section 41(c)(4)(A)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified to read "one and forty-nine hundredths of one percent." (B) The reference to "4 percent" in Section 41(c)(4)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified to read "one and ninety-eight hundredths of one percent." (C) The reference to "5 percent" in Section 41(c)(4)(A)(iii) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified to read "two and forty-eight hundredths of one percent." (2) Section 41(c)(4)(B) shall not apply and in lieu thereof an election under Section 41(c)(4)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code may be made for any taxable year of the taxpayer beginning on or after January 1, 1998. That election shall apply to the taxable year for which made and all succeeding taxable years unless revoked with the consent of the Franchise Tax Board. (3) Section 41(c)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to gross receipts, is modified to take into account only those gross receipts from the sale of property held primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of the taxpayer's trade or business that is delivered or shipped to a purchaser within this state, regardless of f.o.b. point or any other condition of the sale. (4) Section 41(c)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to election of alternative simplified credit, shall not apply. (h) Section 41(h) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to termination, shall not apply. (i) Section 41(g) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to special rule for passthrough of credit, is modified by each of the following: (1) The last sentence shall not apply. (2) If the amount determined under Section 41(a) of the Internal Revenue Code for any taxable year exceeds the limitation of Section 41(g) of the Internal Revenue Code, that amount may be carried over to other taxable years under the rules of subdivision (e); except that the limitation of Section 41(g) of the Internal Revenue Code shall be taken into account in each subsequent taxable year. (j) Section 41(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code shall not apply. (k) Section 41(b)(3)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to amounts paid to eligible small businesses, universities, and federal laboratories, shall not apply. (l) Section 41(f)(6), relating to energy research consortium, shall not apply. 17052.17. (a) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 1988, and before January 1, 2012, there shall be allowed as a credit against the "net tax" (as defined by Section 17039) an amount equal to the amount determined in subdivision (b). (b) (1) The amount of the credit allowed by this section shall be 30 percent of any of the following: (A) The cost paid or incurred by the taxpayer on or after September 23, 1988, for the startup expenses of establishing a child care program or constructing a child care facility in California, to be used primarily by the children of the taxpayer's employees. (B) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 1993, the cost paid or incurred by the taxpayer for the startup expenses of establishing a child care program or constructing a child care facility in California, to be used primarily by the children of employees of tenants leasing commercial or office space in a building owned by the taxpayer. (C) The cost paid or incurred by the taxpayer on or after September 23, 1988, for contributions to California child care information and referral services, including, but not limited to, those that identify local child care services, offer information describing these resources to the taxpayer's employees, and make referrals of the taxpayer's employees to child care services where there are vacancies. In the case of a child care facility established by two or more taxpayers, the credit shall be allowed to each taxpayer if the facility is to be used primarily by the children of the employees of each of the taxpayers or the children of the employees of the tenants of each of the taxpayers. (2) The amount of the credit allowed by this section shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for any taxable year. (c) For purposes of this section, "startup expenses" include, but are not limited to, feasibility studies, site preparation, and construction, renovation or acquisition of facilities for purposes of establishing or expanding onsite or nearsite centers by one or more employers or one or more building owners leasing space to employers. (d) If two or more taxpayers share in the costs eligible for the credit provided by this section, each taxpayer shall be eligible to receive a tax credit with respect to his, her, or its respective share of the costs paid or incurred. (e) (1) In the case where the credit allowed and limited under subdivision (b) exceeds the "net tax," the excess may be carried over to reduce the "net tax" in the following year, and succeeding years if necessary, until the credit has been exhausted. However, the excess from any one year shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). (2) If the credit carryovers from preceding taxable years allowed under paragraph (1) plus the credit allowed for the taxable year under subdivision (b) would exceed an aggregate total of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), then the credit allowed to reduce the "net tax" under this section for the taxable year shall be limited to fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) and the amount in excess of the fifty thousand dollar ($50,000) limit may be carried over and applied against the "net tax" in the following year, and succeeding years if necessary, in an amount which, when added to the credit allowed under subdivision (b) for that succeeding taxable year, does not exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). (f) No deduction shall be allowed as otherwise provided in this part for that portion of expenses paid or incurred for the taxable year which is equal to the amount of the credit allowed under this section attributable to those expenses. (g) In lieu of claiming the tax credit provided by this section, the taxpayer may elect to take depreciation pursuant to Section 17250. In addition, the taxpayer may take depreciation pursuant to that section for the cost of a facility in excess of the amount of the tax credit claimed under this section. (h) The basis for any child care facility for which a credit is allowed shall be reduced by the amount of the credit attributable to the facility. The basis adjustment shall be made for the taxable year for which the credit is allowed. (i) No credit shall be allowed under subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) in the case of any taxpayer that is required by any local ordinance or regulation to provide a child care facility. (j) (1) In order to be eligible for the credit allowed under subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b), the taxpayer shall submit to the Franchise Tax Board upon request a statement certifying that the costs for which the credit is claimed are incurred with respect to the startup expenses of establishing a child care program or constructing a child care facility in California to be used primarily by the children of the taxpayer's employees or the children of the employees of tenants leasing commercial or office space in a building owned by the taxpayer and which will be in operation for at least 60 consecutive months after completion. (2) If the child care center for which a credit is claimed pursuant to this section is disposed of or ceases to operate within 60 months after completion, that portion of the credit claimed which represents the remaining portion of the 60-month period shall be added to the taxpayer's tax liability in the taxable year of that disposition or nonuse. (k) In order to be allowed the credit under subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b), the taxpayer shall indicate, in the form and manner prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board, the number of children that the child care program or facility will be able to legally accommodate. (l) On or before January 1, 2011, the Franchise Tax Board shall submit to the Legislature a report on the following: (1) The dollar amount of credits claimed annually. (2) The number of child care facilities established or constructed by taxpayers claiming the credit. (3) The number of children served by these facilities. (m) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2012, and as of that date is repealed. 17052.18. (a) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 1995, and before January 1, 2012, there shall be allowed as a credit against the "net tax" (as defined by Section 17039) an amount equal to the amount determined in subdivision (b). (b) (1) The amount of the credit allowed by this section shall be 30 percent of the cost paid or incurred by the taxpayer for contributions to a qualified care plan made on behalf of any qualified dependent of the taxpayer's qualified employee. (2) The amount of the credit allowed by this section in any taxable year shall not exceed three hundred sixty dollars ($360) for each qualified dependent. (c) For purposes of this section: (1) "Qualified care plan" means a plan providing qualified care. (2) "Qualified care" includes, but is not limited to, onsite service, center-based service, in-home care or home-provider care, and a dependent care center as defined by Section 21(b)(2)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code that is a specialized center with respect to short-term illnesses of an employee's dependents. "Qualified care" must be provided in this state under the authority of a license when required by California law. (3) "Specialized center" means a facility that provides care to mildly ill children and that may do all of the following: (A) Be staffed by pediatric nurses and day care workers. (B) Admit children suffering from common childhood ailments (including colds, flu, and chickenpox). (C) Make special arrangements for well children with minor problems associated with diabetes, asthma, breaks or sprains, and recuperation from surgery. (D) Separate children according to their illness and symptoms in order to protect them from cross-infection. (4) "Contributions" include direct payments to child care programs or providers. "Contributions" do not include amounts contributed to a qualified care plan pursuant to a salary reduction agreement to provide benefits under a dependent care assistance program within the meaning of Section 129 of the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable, for purposes of Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001) and this part. (5) "Qualified employee" means any employee of the taxpayer who is performing services for the taxpayer in this state, within the meaning of Section 25133, during the period in which the qualified care is performed. (6) "Employee" includes an individual who is an employee within the meaning of Section 401(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code (relating to self-employed individuals). (7) "Qualified dependent" means any dependent of a qualified employee who is under the age of 12 years. (d) If an employer makes contributions to a qualified care plan and also collects fees from parents to support a child care facility owned and operated by the employer, no credit shall be allowed under this section for contributions in the amount, if any, by which the sum of the contributions and fees exceed the total cost of providing care. The Franchise Tax Board may require information about fees collected from parents of children. (e) If the duration of the child care received is less than 42 weeks, the employer shall claim a prorated portion of the allowable credit. The employer shall prorate the credit using the ratio of the number of weeks of care received divided by 42 weeks. (f) If the credit allowed by this section exceeds the "net tax," the excess may be carried over to reduce the "net tax" in the following year, and succeeding years if necessary until the credit has been exhausted. (g) The credit shall not be available to an employer if the care provided on behalf of an employee is provided by an individual who: (1) Qualifies as a dependent of that employee or that employee's spouse under subdivision (d) of Section 17054. (2) Is (within the meaning of Section 17056) a son, stepson, daughter, or stepdaughter of that employee and is under the age of 19 at the close of that taxable year. (h) The contributions to a qualified care plan shall not discriminate in favor of employees who are officers, owners, or highly compensated, or their dependents. (i) No deduction shall be allowed as otherwise provided in this part for that portion of expenses paid or incurred for the taxable year that is equal to the amount of the credit allowed under this section. (j) If the credit is taken by an employer for contributions to a qualified care plan that is used at a facility owned by the employer, the basis of that facility shall be reduced by the amount of the credit. The basis adjustment shall be made for the taxable year for which the credit is allowed. (k) In order to be allowed the credit authorized under this section the taxpayer shall indicate, in the form and manner prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board, the number of children of employers served by the qualified child care plan. (l) On or before January 1, 2011, the Franchise Tax Board shall submit to the Legislature a report on the following: (1) The dollar amount of credits claimed annually. (2) The number of children of employees served by the qualified child care plan for which the taxpayer claimed a credit. (m) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2012, and as of that date is repealed. 17052.25. (a) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 1994, there shall be allowed as a credit against the "net tax," as defined in Section 17039, an amount equal to 50 percent of the costs paid or incurred by a taxpayer for the adoption of any minor child who is a citizen or legal resident of the United States and was in the custody of a public agency of either this state or a political subdivision of this state. The credit shall not exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) per minor child. (b) "Costs" eligible for the credit pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include the following: (1) Fees for required services of either the Department of Social Services or a licensed adoption agency. (2) Travel and related expenses for the adoptive family that are directly related to the adoption process. (3) Medical fees and expenses that are not reimbursed by insurance and are directly related to the adoption process. (c) The credit authorized by this section shall be claimed for the taxable year in which the decree or order of adoption is entered pursuant to Section 8612 of the Family Code. However, the allowable credit claimed may include any costs of that adoption paid or incurred in any prior taxable year. (d) In the case where the credit allowed by this section exceeds the "net tax," the excess may be carried over to reduce the "net tax" in the following year, and succeeding years if necessary, until the total credit of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) per minor child is exhausted. (e) Any deduction otherwise allowed under this part for any amount paid or incurred by the taxpayer upon which the credit is based shall be reduced by the amount of the credit allowed under this section. 17053.5. (a) (1) For a qualified renter, there shall be allowed a credit against his or her "net tax," as defined in Section 17039. The amount of the credit shall be as follows: (A) For married couples filing joint returns, heads of household, and surviving spouses, as defined in Section 17046, the credit shall be equal to one hundred twenty dollars ($120) if adjusted gross income is fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or less. (B) For other individuals, the credit shall be equal to sixty dollars ($60) if adjusted gross income is twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or less. (2) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a husband and wife shall receive but one credit under this section. If the husband and wife file separate returns, the credit may be taken by either or equally divided between them, except as follows: (A) If one spouse was a resident for the entire taxable year and the other spouse was a nonresident for part or all of the taxable year, the resident spouse shall be allowed one-half the credit allowed to married persons and the nonresident spouse shall be permitted one-half the credit allowed to married persons, prorated as provided in subdivision (e). (B) If both spouses were nonresidents for part of the taxable year, the credit allowed to married persons shall be divided equally between them subject to the proration provided in subdivision (e). (b) For a husband and wife, if each spouse maintained a separate place of residence and resided in this state during the entire taxable year, each spouse will be allowed one-half the full credit allowed to married persons provided in subdivision (a). (c) For purposes of this section, a "qualified renter" means an individual who satisfies both of the following: (1) Was a resident of this state, as defined in Section 17014. (2) Rented and occupied premises in this state which constituted his or her principal place of residence during at least 50 percent of the taxable year. (d) "Qualified renter" does not include any of the following: (1) An individual who for more than 50 percent of the taxable year rented and occupied premises that were exempt from property taxes, except that an individual, otherwise qualified, is deemed a qualified renter if he or she or his or her landlord pays possessory interest taxes, or the owner of those premises makes payments in lieu of property taxes that are substantially equivalent to property taxes paid on properties of comparable market value. (2) An individual whose principal place of residence for more than 50 percent of the taxable year is with another person who claimed that individual as a dependent for income tax purposes. (3) An individual who has been granted or whose spouse has been granted the homeowners' property tax exemption during the taxable year. This paragraph does not apply to an individual whose spouse has been granted the homeowners' property tax exemption if each spouse maintained a separate residence for the entire taxable year. (e) An otherwise qualified renter who is a nonresident for any portion of the taxable year shall claim the credits set forth in subdivision (a) at the rate of one-twelfth of those credits for each full month that individual resided within this state during the taxable year. (f) A person claiming the credit provided in this section shall, as part of that claim, and under penalty of perjury, furnish that information as the Franchise Tax Board prescribes on a form supplied by the board. (g) The credit provided in this section shall be claimed on returns in the form as the Franchise Tax Board may from time to time prescribe. (h) For purposes of this section, "premises" means a house or a dwelling unit used to provide living accommodations in a building or structure and the land incidental thereto, but does not include land only, unless the dwelling unit is a mobilehome. The credit is not allowed for any taxable year for the rental of land upon which a mobilehome is located if the mobilehome has been granted a homeowners' exemption under Section 218 in that year. (i) This section shall become operative on January 1, 1998, and applies to any taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 1998. (j) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 1999, the Franchise Tax Board shall recompute the adjusted gross income amounts set forth in subdivision (a). The computation shall be made as follows: (1) The Department of Industrial Relations shall transmit annually to the Franchise Tax Board the percentage change in the California Consumer Price Index for all items from June of the prior calendar year to June of the current year, no later than August 1 of the current calendar year. (2) The Franchise Tax Board shall compute an inflation adjustment factor by adding 100 percent to the portion of the percentage change figure which is furnished pursuant to paragraph (1) and dividing the result by 100. (3) The Franchise Tax Board shall multiply the amount in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) for the preceding taxable year by the inflation adjustment factor determined in paragraph (2), and round off the resulting products to the nearest one dollar ($1). (4) In computing the amounts pursuant to this subdivision, the amounts provided in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) shall be twice the amount provided in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a). 17053.6. (a) There shall be allowed as a credit against the "net tax" (as defined by Section 17039) an amount equal to 10 percent of the amount of wages paid or incurred during the taxable year to each prisoner who is employed in a joint venture program established pursuant to Article 1.5 of Chapter 5 of Title 1 of Part 3 of the Penal Code, through agreement with the Director of Corrections. (b) The Department of Corrections shall forward annually to the Franchise Tax Board a list of all employers certified by the Department of Corrections as active participants in a joint venture program pursuant to Article 1.5 (commencing with Section 2717.1) of Chapter 5 of Title 1 of Part 3 of the Penal Code. The list shall include the certified participant's federal employer identification number. 17053.7. (a) There shall be allowed as a credit against the "net tax" (as defined by Section 17039) an amount equal to 10 percent of the amount of wages paid to each employee who is certified by the Employment Development Department to meet the requirements of Section 328 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. The credit under this section shall not apply to an individual unless, on or before the day on which that individual begins work for the employer, the employer: (1) Has received a certification from the Employment Development Department, or (2) Has requested in writing that certification from the Employment Development Department. For the purposes of this subdivision, if on or before the day on which the individual begins work for the employer, the individual has received from the Employment Development Department a written preliminary determination that he or she is a member of a targeted group, then the requirement of paragraph (1) or (2) shall be applicable on or before the fifth day on which the individual begins work for the employer. (b) The credit under this section shall not apply to wages paid in excess of three thousand dollars ($3,000) during a taxable year by a taxpayer to the same individual. With respect to each qualified employee, the aggregate credit under this section shall not exceed six hundred dollars ($600). (c) The credit under this section shall not apply to wages paid to an individual: (1) Who bears any of the relationships described in paragraphs (1) to (8), inclusive, of Section 152(a) of the Internal Revenue Code to the taxpayer; or (2) Who, if the taxpayer is an estate or trust, is a grantor, beneficiary, or fiduciary of the estate or trust, or is an individual who bears any of the relationships described in paragraphs (1) to (8), inclusive, of Section 152(a) of the Internal Revenue Code to a grantor, beneficiary, or fiduciary of the estate or trust; or (3) Who is a dependent (as described in Section 152(a)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code) of the taxpayer, or, if the taxpayer is an estate or trust, of a grantor, beneficiary, or a fiduciary of the estate or trust. (d) The credit under this section shall not apply to wages paid to an individual if, prior to the hiring date of that individual, that individual has been employed by the employer at any time during which he or she was not certified by the Employment Development Department to meet the requirements of Section 328 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. (e) If the certification of an employment has been revoked pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 328 of the Unemployment Insurance Code, the credit under this section shall not apply to wages paid by the employer after the date on which notice of revocation is received by the employer. (f) The credit under this section shall be in addition to any deduction under this part to which the taxpayer may be entitled, if any. (g) The credit provided by this section shall be applied to wages paid to each qualifying employee during the 24-month period beginning on the date the employee begins working for the taxpayer. (h) (1) A taxpayer may elect to have this section not apply for any taxable year. (2) An election under paragraph (1) for any taxable year may be made (or revoked) at any time before the expiration of the four-year period beginning on the last date prescribed by law for filing the return for that taxable year (determined without regard to extensions). (3) An election under paragraph (1) (or revocation thereof) shall be made in any manner which the Franchise Tax Board may prescribe. (i) (1) In the case of a successor employer referred to in Section 3306(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, the determination of the amount of the credit under this section with respect to wages paid by that successor employer shall be made in the same manner as if those wages were paid by the predecessor employer referred to in that section. (2) No credit shall be determined under this section with respect to remuneration paid by an employer to an employee for services performed by that employee for another person, unless the amount reasonably expected to be received by the employer for those services from that other person exceeds the remuneration paid by the employer to that employee for those services. (j) The term "wages" shall not include either of the following: (1) Payments defined in Section 51(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to payments for services during labor disputes. (2) Any amounts paid or incurred to an individual who begins work for the employer after December 31, 1993. 17053.12. (a) In the case of a taxpayer who transports any agricultural product donated in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 58501) of Part 1 of Division 21 of the Food and Agricultural Code, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1996, there shall be allowed as a credit against the "net tax" (as defined by Section 17039), an amount equal to 50 percent of the transportation costs paid or incurred by the taxpayer in connection with the transportation of that donated agricultural product. (b) If any credit allowed by this section is claimed by the taxpayer, any deduction otherwise allowed under this part for that amount of the cost paid or incurred by the taxpayer which is eligible for the credit that is claimed shall be reduced by the amount of the credit allowed. (c) Upon delivery of the donated agricultural product by a taxpayer authorized to claim a credit pursuant to subdivision (a), the nonprofit charitable organization shall provide a certificate to the taxpayer who transported the agricultural product. The certificate shall contain a statement signed and dated by a person authorized by that organization that the product is donated under Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 58501) of Part 1 of Division 21 of the Food and Agricultural Code. The certificate shall also contain the following information: the type and quantity of product donated, the distance transported, the name of the transporter, the name of the taxpayer donor, and the name and address of the donee. Upon the request of the Franchise Tax Board, the taxpayer shall provide a copy of the certification to the Franchise Tax Board. (d) In the case where any credit allowed by this section exceeds the "net tax," the excess may be carried over to reduce the "net tax" in the following year, and succeeding years if necessary, until the credit has been exhausted. 17053.30. (a) There shall be allowed as a credit against the "net tax," as defined in Section 17039, an amount equal to 55 percent of the fair market value of any qualified contribution made on or after January 1, 2000, and not later than June 30, 2008, and on or after January 1, 2010, and not later than June 30, 2015, by the taxpayer during the taxable year to the state, any local government, or any designated nonprofit organization, pursuant to Division 28 (commencing with Section 37000) of the Public Resources Code. (b) For purposes of this section, "qualified contribution" means a contribution of property, as defined in Section 37002 of the Public Resources Code, that has been approved for acceptance by the Wildlife Conservation Board pursuant to Division 28 (commencing with Section 37000) of the Public Resources Code. (c) In the case of any passthrough entity, the fair market value of any qualified contribution approved for acceptance under Division 28 (commencing with Section 37000) of the Public Resources Code shall be passed through to the partners or shareholders of the passthrough entity in accordance with their interest in the passthrough entity as of the date of the qualified contribution. For purposes of this subdivision, the term "passthrough entity" means any partnership, "S" corporation, or limited liability company treated as a partnership. (d) If the credit allowed by this section exceeds the "net tax," the excess may be carried over to reduce the "net tax" in the following year, and the succeeding seven years if necessary, until the credit is exhausted. (e) This credit shall be in lieu of any other credit or deduction which the taxpayer may otherwise claim pursuant to this part with respect to the property or any interest therein that is contributed. 17053.33. (a) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 1998, there shall be allowed as a credit against the "net tax" (as defined in Section 17039) for the taxable year an amount equal to the sales or use tax paid or incurred during the taxable year by the qualified taxpayer in connection with the qualified taxpayer's purchase of qualified property. (b) For purposes of this section: (1) "Qualified property" means property that meets all of the following requirements: (A) Is any of the following: (i) Machinery and machinery parts used for fabricating, processing, assembling, and manufacturing. (ii) Machinery and machinery parts used for the production of renewable energy resources. (iii) Machinery and machinery parts used for either of the following: (I) Air pollution control mechanisms. (II) Water pollution control mechanisms. (iv) Data processing and communications equipment, such as computers, computer-automated drafting systems, copy machines, telephone systems, and faxes. (v) Motion picture manufacturing equipment central to production and post production, such as cameras, audio recorders, and digital image and sound processing equipment. (B) The total cost of qualified property purchased and placed in service in any taxable year that may be taken into account by any qualified taxpayer for purposes of claiming this credit shall not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000). (C) The qualified property is used by the qualified taxpayer exclusively in a targeted tax area. (D) The qualified property is purchased and placed in service before the date the targeted tax area designation expires, is revoked, is no longer binding, or becomes inoperative. (2) (A) "Qualified taxpayer" means a person or entity that meets both of the following: (i) Is engaged in a trade or business within a targeted tax area designated pursuant to Chapter 12.93 (commencing with Section 7097) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code. (ii) Is engaged in those lines of business described in Codes 2000 to 2099, inclusive; 2200 to 3999, inclusive; 4200 to 4299, inclusive; 4500 to 4599, inclusive; and 4700 to 5199, inclusive, of the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Manual published by the United States Office of Management and Budget, 1987 edition. (B) In the case of any pass-through entity, the determination of whether a taxpayer is a qualified taxpayer under this section shall be made at the entity level and any credit under this section or Section 23633 shall be allowed to the pass-through entity and passed through to the partners or shareholders in accordance with applicable provisions of this part or Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001). For purposes of this subparagraph, the term "pass-through entity" means any partnership or S corporation. (3) "Targeted tax area" means the area designated pursuant to Chapter 12.93 (commencing with Section 7097) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code. (c) If the qualified taxpayer is allowed a credit for qualified property pursuant to this section, only one credit shall be allowed to the taxpayer under this part with respect to that qualified property. (d) If the qualified taxpayer has purchased property upon which a use tax has been paid or incurred, the credit provided by this section shall be allowed only if qualified property of a comparable quality and price is not timely available for purchase in this state. (e) In the case where the credit otherwise allowed under this section exceeds the "net tax" for the taxable year, that portion of the credit that exceeds the "net tax" may be carried over and added to the credit, if any, in the following year, and succeeding years if necessary, until the credit is exhausted. The credit shall be applied first to the earliest taxable years possible. (f) Any qualified taxpayer who elects to be subject to this section shall not be entitled to increase the basis of the qualified property as otherwise required by Section 164(a) of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to sales or use tax paid or incurred in connection with the qualified taxpayer's purchase of qualified property. (g) (1) The amount of the credit otherwise allowed under this section and Section 17053.34, including any credit carryover from prior years, that may reduce the "net tax" for the taxable year shall not exceed the amount of tax that would be imposed on the qualified taxpayer's business income attributable to the targeted tax area determined as if that attributable income represented all of the income of the qualified taxpayer subject to tax under this part. (2) Attributable income shall be that portion of the taxpayer's California source business income that is apportioned to the targeted tax area . For that purpose, the taxpayer's business income attributable to sources in this state first shall be determined in accordance with Chapter 17 (commencing with Section 25101) of Part 11. That business income shall be further apportioned to the targeted tax area in accordance with Article 2 (commencing with Section 25120) of Chapter 17 of Part 11, modified for purposes of this section in accordance with paragraph (3). (3) Business income shall be apportioned to the targeted tax area by multiplying the total California business income of the taxpayer by a fraction, the numerator of which is the property factor plus the payroll factor, and the denominator of which is two. For purposes of this paragraph: (A) The property factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is the average value of the taxpayer's real and tangible personal property owned or rented and used in the targeted tax area during the taxable year, and the denominator of which is the average value of all the taxpayer's real and tangible personal property owned or rented and used in this state during the taxable year. (B) The payroll factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is the total amount paid by the taxpayer in the targeted tax area during the taxable year for compensation, and the denominator of which is the total compensation paid by the taxpayer in this state during the taxable year. (4) The portion of any credit remaining, if any, after application of this subdivision, shall be carried over to succeeding taxable years, as if it were an amount exceeding the "net tax" for the taxable year, as provided in subdivision (e). (5) In the event that a credit carryover is allowable under subdivision (e) for any taxable year after the targeted tax area designation has expired, has been revoked, is no longer binding, or has become inoperative, the targeted tax area shall be deemed to remain in existence for purposes of computing the limitation specified in this subdivision. (h) The amendments made to this section by the act adding this subdivision shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1998. 17053.34. (a) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 1998, there shall be allowed a credit against the "net tax" (as defined in Section 17039) to a qualified taxpayer who employs a qualified employee in a targeted tax area during the taxable year. The credit shall be equal to the sum of each of the following: (1) Fifty percent of qualified wages in the first year of employment. (2) Forty percent of qualified wages in the second year of employment. (3) Thirty percent of qualified wages in the third year of employment. (4) Twenty percent of qualified wages in the fourth year of employment. (5) Ten percent of qualified wages in the fifth year of employment. (b) For purposes of this section: (1) "Qualified wages" means: (A) That portion of wages paid or incurred by the qualified taxpayer during the taxable year to qualified employees that does not exceed 150 percent of the minimum wage. (B) Wages received during the 60-month period beginning with the first day the employee commences employment with the qualified taxpayer. Reemployment in connection with any increase, including a regularly occurring seasonal increase, in the trade or business operations of the qualified taxpayer does not constitute commencement of employment for purposes of this section. (C) Qualified wages do not include any wages paid or incurred by the qualified taxpayer on or after the targeted tax area expiration date. However, wages paid or incurred with respect to qualified employees who are employed by the qualified taxpayer within the targeted tax area within the 60-month period prior to the targeted tax area expiration date shall continue to qualify for the credit under this section after the targeted tax area expiration date, in accordance with all provisions of this section applied as if the targeted tax area designation were still in existence and binding. (2) "Minimum wage" means the wage established by the Industrial Welfare Commission as provided for in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1171) of Part 4 of Division 2 of the Labor Code. (3) "Targeted tax area expiration date" means the date the targeted tax area designation expires, is revoked, is no longer binding, or becomes inoperative. (4) (A) "Qualified employee" means an individual who meets all of the following requirements: (i) At least 90 percent of his or her services for the qualified taxpayer during the taxable year are directly related to the conduct of the qualified taxpayer's trade or business located in a targeted tax area. (ii) Performs at least 50 percent of his or her services for the qualified taxpayer during the taxable year in a targeted tax area. (iii) Is hired by the qualified taxpayer after the date of original designation of the area in which services were performed as a targeted tax area. (iv) Is any of the following: (I) Immediately preceding the qualified employee's commencement of employment with the qualified taxpayer, was a person eligible for services under the federal Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. Sec. 1501 et seq.), or its successor, who is receiving, or is eligible to receive, subsidized employment, training, or services funded by the federal Job Training Partnership Act, or its successor. (II) Immediately preceding the qualified employee's commencement of employment with the qualified taxpayer, was a person eligible to be a voluntary or mandatory registrant under the Greater Avenues for Independence Act of 1985 (GAIN) provided for pursuant to Article 3.2 (commencing with Section 11320) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, or its successor. (III) Immediately preceding the qualified employee's commencement of employment with the qualified taxpayer, was an economically disadvantaged individual 14 years of age or older. (IV) Immediately preceding the qualified employee's commencement of employment with the qualified taxpayer, was a dislocated worker who meets any of the following: (aa) Has b