House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda

NEW!

Subscribe to receive notifications of new Co-Sponsorship Memos circulated

By Member | By Date | Keyword Search

House of Representatives
Session of 2017 - 2018 Regular Session

MEMORANDUM

Posted:	May 25, 2017 11:18 AM
From:	Representative Warren Kampf and Rep. Tim Briggs
To:	All House members
Subject:	21st Century Manufacturing Innovation and Reinvestment Deduction Act

In the near future, we plan to introduce legislation amending Article IV of the Tax Reform Code to provide an incentive to Pennsylvania manufacturers that make large scale investments to increase or establish manufacturing capacity within the Commonwealth. The 21st Century Manufacturing Innovation and Reinvestment Deduction Act will permit manufacturers making capital investments in excess of $50 million to claim a deduction against their taxable income. This proposal will permit manufacturers to enter into an agreement with the Commonwealth in advance of a capital project. Upon the completion of the project, the Department of Community and Economic Development is required to execute a satisfaction determination that would permit the taxpayer to claim a deduction against its taxable income. This incentive is not like a tax credit that can be deferred for tax planning purposes or assigned to another entity. The incentive/deduction can only be utilized by an entity that actually has a Corporate Net Income Tax liability and at no time can a taxpayer’s deduction reduce a taxpayer’s liability by more than 50%. This is a new concept that will permit Pennsylvania to provide an incentive to attract capital investment in our manufacturing facilities now without any negative impact on our budget process or revenue collections. Please join us in co-sponsoring this important legislation. If you have any questions, please call our offices 260-6166 (Rep. Kampf) or 705-7011 (Rep. Briggs). Thank you in advance for your consideration.

---