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SC H4133

SC H4133
Community Development Corporations and Financial Institutions


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Introduced
02/27/2019
In Committee
04/09/2019
Crossed Over
04/05/2019
Passed
05/09/2019
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
06/05/2019

Introduced Session

123rd General Assembly

Bill Summary

Amend Section 12-6-3530, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To Community Development Tax Credits, So As To Allow A Tax Credit Of Fifty Percent Of Any Cash Donation To A Community Development Corporation Or Community Development Financial Institutions, To Increase An Aggregate Credit Provision, To Establish Tax Credit Reserve Accounts For The First Three Quarters Of Each Tax Year So As To Avoid The Depletion Of Credits By An Individual Taxpayer, To Delete The Pro-rata Distribution Of Tax Credits, To Allow Financial Institutions With Tax Liabilities In This State To Invest In Community Development Corporations For The Purpose Of Receiving A Tax Credit, And To Provide That Returns On Investments In Certified Community Development Corporations And Certified Community Development Financial Institutions May Not Exceed The Total Amount Of The Initial Investment; To Amend Section 4 Of Act 314 Of 2000, As Amended, Relating To Community Development Corporations And Financial Institutions, So As To Extend The Provisions Of The South Carolina Community Economic Development Act Until June 30, 2023; And By Adding Section 12-6-3775 So As To Provide For An Income Tax Credit To An Individual Or Business That Constructs, Purchases, Or Leases Certain Solar Energy Property And That Places It In Service In Certain Places In This State, And To Define Necessary Terms. - Ratified Title

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 12-6-3530 of the South Carolina Code to: 1. Allow a 50% tax credit for cash donations to certified community development corporations (CDCs) or community development financial institutions (CDFIs). 2. Increase the aggregate annual tax credit limit from $5 million to $6 million, with an additional $1 million limit for credits earned after 2018. 3. Establish a reserve account to hold 25% of the annual credits for the first three quarters of the year, to be allocated exclusively to small, rural-based CDCs. 4. Remove the pro-rata distribution of credits and allow financial institutions with tax liabilities in South Carolina to invest in CDCs for tax credits. 4. Limit the returns on investments in certified CDCs and CDFIs to the total amount of the initial investment. The bill also extends the provisions of the South Carolina Community Economic Development Act until June 30, 2023 and adds a new income tax credit for constructing, purchasing, or leasing certain solar energy property located on specified sites in the state.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (12)

Last Action

Act No. 77 (on 06/05/2019)

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