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SF 3515

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/20/2018 08:55am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
relating to taxation; individual income and corporate franchise; establishing a
refundable tax credit for certain qualified child care expenses, professionals, and
providers; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [290.0693] SCHOOL READINESS TAX CREDIT.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Credit allowed for payments to a qualifying child care facility. new text end

new text begin (a) In
addition to the credit allowed under section 290.067, an individual taxpayer is allowed a
credit against the tax due under this chapter equal to a percentage of amounts paid to a child
care facility on behalf of a dependent child.
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new text begin (b) The credit under paragraph (a) equals:
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new text begin (1) for a child care facility with a quality rating of four stars as of December 31 of the
taxable year, 150 percent of the amount paid to a child care facility on behalf of a dependent
child, up to $1,050 for one child and up to $2,100 for two or more children;
new text end

new text begin (2) for a child care facility with a quality rating of three stars as of December 31 of the
taxable year, 100 percent of the amount paid to a child care facility on behalf of a dependent
child, up to $850 for one child and up to $1,700 for two or more children;
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new text begin (3) for a child care facility with a quality rating of two stars as of December 31 of the
taxable year, 50 percent of the amount paid to a child care facility on behalf of a dependent
child, up to $650 for one child and up to $1,300 for two or more children; and
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new text begin (4) for a child care facility with a quality rating of one star as of December 31 of the
taxable year, 25 percent of the amount paid to a child care facility on behalf of a dependent
child, up to $500 for one child and up to $1,000 for two or more children.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Credit allowed for business-supported provider services. new text end

new text begin (a) To the extent
not deducted as a business expense, an individual taxpayer or corporation is allowed a credit
against the tax due under this chapter equal to a percentage of eligible business child care
expenses paid to a child care facility, or for a child care facility to which the expenses are
related.
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new text begin (b) The credit under paragraph (a) equals:
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new text begin (1) 20 percent of eligible business child care expenses to or for a child care facility with
a quality rating of four stars as of December 31 of the taxable year;
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new text begin (2) 15 percent of eligible business child care expenses to or for a child care facility with
a quality rating of three stars as of December 31 of the taxable year;
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new text begin (3) ten percent of eligible business child care expenses to or for a child care facility with
a quality rating of two stars as of December 31 of the taxable year; and
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new text begin (4) five percent of eligible business child care expenses to or for a child care facility
with a quality rating of one star as of December 31 of the taxable year.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Credit allowed for child care professionals. new text end

new text begin (a) An individual taxpayer who
qualifies as a child care professional is allowed a credit against the tax due in this chapter.
An individual claiming the credit under this subdivision may only claim a credit for
employment at one child care facility for the taxable year.
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new text begin (b) The credit under paragraph (a) equals:
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new text begin (1) $500 for a child care professional with a career lattice step level equivalent to a child
development associate as of December 31 of the taxable year;
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new text begin (2) $1,000 for a child care professional with a career lattice step level that represents an
associate's degree as of December 31 of the taxable year;
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new text begin (3) $2,000 for a child care professional with a career lattice step level that represents a
bachelor's degree as of December 31 of the taxable year; and
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new text begin (4) $3,000 for a child care professional with a career lattice step level that represents a
master's degree as of December 31 of the taxable year.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Credit allowed for contributions to REETAIN. new text end

new text begin To the extent not deducted
as a business expense or charitable contribution for either federal or Minnesota income tax
purposes, an individual taxpayer or corporation is allowed a credit against the tax due under
this chapter equal to … percent of the amount contributed to the REETAIN program, up to
$........
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Credit allowed for child care providers. new text end

new text begin (a) A taxpayer who qualifies as a
child care provider is allowed a credit against the tax due under this chapter.
new text end

new text begin (b) The credit under paragraph (a) equals the average monthly number of children in a
taxable year who are attending a child care facility or facilities operated by the child care
provider, and either participate in the ….. program administered by the Department of
Human Services or who are foster children in the custody of the Department of Human
Services, multiplied by an amount based upon the quality rating of each child care facility
operated by the child care provider as follows:
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new text begin (1) $....... per child for a child care facility with a quality rating of four stars;
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new text begin (2) $....... per child for a child care facility with a quality rating of three stars;
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new text begin (3) $....... per child for a child care facility with a quality rating of two stars; and
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new text begin (4) $....... per child for a child care facility with a quality rating of one star.
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new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the
meanings given them.
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new text begin (b) "Career lattice step" means the qualification level assigned to develop Minnesota's
professional development registry for child care professionals.
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new text begin (c) "Child" or "children" means individuals up to and including five years of age.
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new text begin (d) "Child care facility" means any entity with a quality rating of at least one star during
the taxable year for which the credit under this section is claimed.
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new text begin (e) "Child care professional" means an individual who has:
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new text begin (1) obtained a career lattice step level of six or greater on the Develop childhood
workforce professional registry; and
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new text begin (2) been employed at the same child care facility for at least six months of the taxable
year in which the credit is claimed.
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new text begin (f) "Child care provider" means an individual or corporate taxpayer who owns or operates
a child care facility or facilities.
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new text begin (g) "Eligible business child care expenses" means the total of the following expenses
for the year in which the expenses are incurred:
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new text begin (1) payments for the construction, renovation, expansion, or major repair of a child care
facility, the purchase of equipment for a child care facility, or the maintenance and operation
of a child care facility, not to exceed $50,000;
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new text begin (2) payments made to a child care facility on behalf of the taxpayer's employees, not to
exceed $5,000 per child; and
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new text begin (3) payments for the purchase of child care slots at child care facilities actually provided
or reserved for children of the taxpayer's employees, not to exceed $50,000.
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new text begin (h) "Quality rating" means the rating awarded to a child care facility by the Department
of Human Services pursuant to section 124D.142.
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new text begin (i) "REETAIN" means the retaining early educators through attaining incentives now
program administered under Child Care Aware of Minnesota.
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new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Required documentation. new text end

new text begin A taxpayer claiming a credit under this section must
provide documentation of eligibility for the credit in a form and manner prescribed by the
commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of human services.
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new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Allocation for nonresidents and part-year residents. new text end

new text begin For a nonresident or
part-year resident, the credit determined under this section must be allocated based on the
percentage calculated under section 290.06, subdivision 2c, paragraph (e).
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new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Credit refundable for child care professionals; carryforward provisions.
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new text begin (a) If the amount of total credits that a child care professional is eligible to receive under
subdivision 3 exceeds the claimant's tax liability under this chapter, the commissioner must
refund the excess to the claimant.
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new text begin (b) For all other taxpayers claiming a credit under this section, if the amount of total
credits that the claimant is eligible to receive under this section exceeds the claimant's tax
liability under this chapter, the excess is a credit carryforward for up to five years. The entire
amount of the carryforward is carried over to the earliest tax year to which the carryforward
may be carried, and then to each succeeding year to which the carryforward may be carried.
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new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Partnerships; multiple owners. new text end

new text begin (a) Credits allowed under subdivision 2 or
5 to a partnership, limited liability company taxed as a partnership, corporation, or multiple
owners of property are passed through to the partners, members, shareholders, or owners,
respectively, pro rata to each partner, member, shareholder, or owner based on that person's
share of the entity's income for the taxable year.
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new text begin (b) For a corporation that is a partner in a partnership, the credit allowed for the taxable
year is limited to the lesser of the amount determined under subdivision 2 or 5 for the taxable
year or an amount, separately computed with respect to the corporation's interest in the
trade, business, or entity, equal to the amount of tax attributable to that portion of taxable
income that is allocable or apportionable to the corporation's interest in the trade, business,
or entity.
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new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin Appropriation. new text end

new text begin An amount sufficient to pay the refunds authorized under
this section is appropriated to the commissioner from the general fund.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for taxable years beginning after December
31, 2017.
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