Income tax subtractions and credits for investments in technology businesses. (HB1806)

Introduced By

Sen. John Bell (D-Chantilly) with support from co-patrons Del. Paul Krizek (D-Alexandria), Del. Ken Plum (D-Reston), Del. Marcus Simon (D-Falls Church), and Sen. Jennifer Boysko (D-Herndon)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Income tax subtractions and credits for investments in technology businesses. Modifies the qualified equity and subordinated debt investments tax credit by (i) increasing the maximum amount of credits that can be issued each year from $5 million to $7.5 million, (ii) allocating the $2.5 million annual increase in credits to cybersecurity businesses, and (iii) allowing credit for investments in technology businesses with no more than 50 full-time employees. Currently, credit is allowed for an equity or debt investment in a technology business if the business (a) has annual gross revenues of no more than $3 million in its most recent fiscal year, (b) has its principal office or facility in the Commonwealth, (c) is engaged in business primarily in or does substantially all of its production in the Commonwealth, and (d) has not obtained during its existence more than $3 million in aggregate gross cash proceeds from the issuance of its equity or debt investments. Under the bill, in lieu of having no more than $3 million in annual gross revenues for its most recent fiscal year, a business can be a qualifying business if it has no more than 50 full-time employees for such year. The bill also modifies an income tax subtraction that is similar to the tax credit by allowing the subtraction for an investment in a technology business if the business had no more than 50 full-time employees in its most recent fiscal year. The bill is effective beginning with taxable year 2017. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/09/2017Committee
01/09/2017Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102085D
01/09/2017Referred to Committee on Finance
01/15/2017Impact statement from TAX (HB1806)
01/17/2017Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #2
01/25/2017Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (4-Y 6-N)
02/07/2017Left in Finance