PRINTER'S NO.  3019

  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  

HOUSE BILL

 

No.

2150

Session of

2012

  

  

INTRODUCED BY REED, DePASQUALE, CHRISTIANA, BENNINGHOFF, VULAKOVICH, AUMENT, BAKER, BOBACK, BOYD, CALTAGIRONE, CLYMER, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, DALEY, DUNBAR, D. EVANS, J. EVANS, EVERETT, FLECK, GEIST, GERGELY, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GROVE, HALUSKA, HARHART, HARPER, HARRIS, HELM, HENNESSEY, HESS, M. K. KELLER, KILLION, KNOWLES, MAJOR, MALONEY, MANN, MARSICO, MICOZZIE, MILLARD, MIRABITO, MOUL, MURPHY, OBERLANDER, O'NEILL, PAYNE, PETRI, PICKETT, QUIGLEY, QUINN, READSHAW, REESE, ROCK, SAYLOR, SIMMONS, S. H. SMITH, STEPHENS, STEVENSON, STURLA, SWANGER, TALLMAN, TOBASH, VEREB AND WATSON, JANUARY 26, 2012

  

  

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, JANUARY 26, 2012  

  

  

  

AN ACT

  

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Amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), entitled "An

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act relating to tax reform and State taxation by codifying

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and enumerating certain subjects of taxation and imposing

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taxes thereon; providing procedures for the payment,

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collection, administration and enforcement thereof; providing

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for tax credits in certain cases; conferring powers and

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imposing duties upon the Department of Revenue, certain

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employers, fiduciaries, individuals, persons, corporations

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and other entities; prescribing crimes, offenses and

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penalties," in corporate net income, further providing for

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definitions and for imposition of tax.

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The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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hereby enacts as follows:

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Section 1.  Section 401(3)2(a)(9) and 4(c) of the act of

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March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of

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1971, amended October 9, 2009 (P.L.451, No.48), are amended,

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clause (3)1 is amended by adding a paragraph and the section is

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amended by adding clauses to read:

 


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Section 401.  Definitions.--The following words, terms, and

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phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meaning

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ascribed to them in this section, except where the context

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clearly indicates a different meaning:

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(3)  "Taxable income."  1.  * * *

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(t)  For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012, no

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deduction shall be allowed for an intangible expense or cost

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paid, accrued or incurred in connection with one or more

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transactions with an affiliated entity. The following apply:

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(i)  The adjustment required by this term shall not apply to

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a transaction that was directly related to a valid business

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purpose.

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(ii)  In calculating taxable income, when the taxpayer is

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engaged in one or more transactions with an affiliated entity

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that was subject to tax in this Commonwealth or another state or

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possession of the United States on a tax base that included the

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intangible expense or cost paid, accrued or incurred by the

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taxpayer, the taxpayer shall receive a credit against tax due in

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this Commonwealth in an amount equal to the tax paid by the

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affiliated entity with respect to the portion of its income

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representing the intangible expense paid, accrued or incurred by

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the taxpayer multiplied by the apportionment factor of the

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taxpayer in this Commonwealth. The credit shall not exceed the

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taxpayer's liability in this Commonwealth attributable to the

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net income taxed as a result of the adjustment required by this

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term.

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2.  In case the entire business of any corporation, other

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than a corporation engaged in doing business as a regulated

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investment company as defined by the Internal Revenue Code of

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1986, is not transacted within this Commonwealth, the tax

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imposed by this article shall be based upon such portion of the

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taxable income of such corporation for the fiscal or calendar

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year, as defined in subclause 1 hereof, and may be determined as

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follows:

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(a)  Division of Income.

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(9)  (A)  Except as provided in subparagraph (B):

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(i)  For taxable years beginning before January 1, 2007, all

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business income shall be apportioned to this State by

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multiplying the income by a fraction, the numerator of which is

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the property factor plus the payroll factor plus three times the

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sales factor and the denominator of which is five.

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(ii)  For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2006,

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all business income shall be apportioned to this State by

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multiplying the income by a fraction, the numerator of which is

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the sum of fifteen times the property factor, fifteen times the

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payroll factor and seventy times the sales factor and the

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denominator of which is one hundred.

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(iii)  For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008,

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all business income shall be apportioned to this State by

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multiplying the income by a fraction, the numerator of which is

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the sum of eight and a half times the property factor, eight and

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a half times the payroll factor and eighty-three times the sales

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factor and the denominator of which is one hundred.

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(iv)  For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2009,

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all business income shall be apportioned to this State by

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multiplying the income by a fraction, the numerator of which is

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the sum of five times the property factor, five times the

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payroll factor and ninety times the sales factor and the

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denominator of which is one hundred.

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(v)  For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012, all

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business income shall be apportioned to this State by

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multiplying the income by the sales factor.

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(B)  For purposes of apportionment of the capital stock -

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franchise tax as provided in section 602 of Article VI of this

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act, the apportionment fraction shall be the property factor

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plus the payroll factor plus the sales factor as the numerator,

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and the denominator shall be three.

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4.  * * *

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(c)  (1)  The net loss deduction shall be the lesser of:

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(A)  (I)  For taxable years beginning before January 1, 2007,

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two million dollars ($2,000,000);

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(II)  For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2006,

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the greater of twelve and one-half per cent of taxable income as

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determined under subclause 1 or, if applicable, subclause 2 or

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three million dollars ($3,000,000);

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(III)  For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008,

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the greater of fifteen per cent of taxable income as determined

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under subclause 1 or, if applicable, subclause 2 or three

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million dollars ($3,000,000);

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(IV)  For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2009,

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the greater of twenty per cent of taxable income as determined

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under subclause 1 or, if applicable, subclause 2 or three

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million dollars ($3,000,000); [or]

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(V)  For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013, the

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greater of twenty-nine per cent of taxable income as determined

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under subclause 1 or, if applicable, subclause 2 or four million

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dollars ($4,000,000);

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(VI)  For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014,

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the greater of thirty-eight per cent of taxable income as

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determined under subclause 1 or, if applicable, subclause 2 or

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five million dollars ($5,000,000);

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(VII)  For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015,

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the greater of forty-seven per cent of taxable income as

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determined under subclause 1 or, if applicable, subclause 2 or

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six million dollars ($6,000,000);

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(VIII)  For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016,

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the greater of fifty-six per cent of taxable income as

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determined under subclause 1 or, if applicable, subclause 2 or

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seven million dollars ($7,000,000);

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(IX)  For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017,

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the greater of sixty-four per cent of taxable income as

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determined under subclause 1 or, if applicable, subclause 2 or

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eight million dollars ($8,000,000);

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(X)  For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018, the

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greater of seventy-three per cent of taxable income as

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determined under subclause 1 or, if applicable, subclause 2 or

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nine million dollars ($9,000,000);

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(XI)  For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019,

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the greater of eighty-two per cent of taxable income as

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determined under subclause 1 or, if applicable, subclause 2 or

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ten million dollars ($10,000,000);

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(XII)  For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020,

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the greater of ninety-one per cent of taxable income as

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determined under subclause 1 or, if applicable, subclause 2 or

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eleven million dollars ($11,000,000);

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(XIII)  For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2021,

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taxable income as determined under subclause 1 or, if

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applicable, subclause 2; or

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(B)  The amount of the net loss or losses which may be

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carried over to the taxable year or taxable income as determined

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under subclause 1 or, if applicable, subclause 2.

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(1.1)  In no event shall the net loss deduction include more

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than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), in the aggregate,

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of net losses from taxable years 1988 through 1994.

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(2)  (A)  A net loss for a taxable year may only be carried

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over pursuant to the following schedule:

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Taxable Year

Carryover

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1981

1 taxable year

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1982

2 taxable years

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1983-1987

3 taxable years

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1988

  

  

  

2 taxable years plus 1 taxable year starting with the 1995 taxable year

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1989

  

  

  

1 taxable year plus 2 taxable years starting with the 1995 taxable year

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1990-1993

  

  

3 taxable years starting with the 1995 taxable year

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1994

1 taxable year

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1995-1997

10 taxable years

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1998 and thereafter

20 taxable years

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(B)  The earliest net loss shall be carried over to the

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earliest taxable year to which it may be carried under this

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schedule. The total net loss deduction allowed in any taxable

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year shall not exceed:

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(I)  Two million dollars ($2,000,000) for taxable years

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beginning before January 1, 2007.

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(II)  The greater of twelve and one-half per cent of the

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taxable income as determined under subclause 1 or, if

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applicable, subclause 2 or three million dollars ($3,000,000)

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for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2006.

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(III)  The greater of fifteen per cent of the taxable income

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as determined under subclause 1 or, if applicable, subclause 2

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or three million dollars ($3,000,000) for taxable years

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beginning after December 31, 2008.

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(IV)  The greater of twenty per cent of the taxable income as

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determined under subclause 1 or, if applicable, subclause 2 or

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three million dollars ($3,000,000) for taxable years beginning

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after December 31, 2009.

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(V)  The greater of twenty-nine per cent of taxable income as

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determined under subclause 1 or, if applicable, subclause 2 or

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four million dollars ($4,000,000) for taxable years beginning

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after December 31, 2013.

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(VI)  The greater of thirty-eight per cent of taxable income

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as determined under subclause 1 or, if applicable, subclause 2

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or five million dollars ($5,000,000) for taxable years beginning

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after December 31, 2014.

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(VII)  The greater of forty-seven per cent of taxable income

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as determined under subclause 1 or, if applicable, subclause 2

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or six million dollars ($6,000,000) for taxable years beginning

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after December 31, 2015.

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(VIII)  The greater of fifty-six per cent of taxable income

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as determined under subclause 1 or, if applicable, subclause 2

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or seven million dollars ($7,000,000) for taxable years

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beginning after December 31, 2016.

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(IX)  The greater of sixty-four per cent of taxable income as

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determined under subclause 1 or, if applicable, subclause 2 or

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eight million dollars ($8,000,000) for taxable years beginning

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after December 31, 2017.

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(X)  The greater of seventy-three per cent of taxable income

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as determined under subclause 1 or, if applicable, subclause 2

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or nine million dollars ($9,000,000) for taxable years beginning

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after December 31, 2018.

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(XI)  The greater of eighty-two per cent of taxable income as

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determined under subclause 1 or, if applicable, subclause 2 or

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ten million dollars ($10,000,000) for taxable years beginning

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after December 31, 2019.

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(XII)  The greater of ninety-one per cent of taxable income

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as determined under subclause 1 or, if applicable, subclause 2

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or eleven million dollars ($11,000,000) for taxable years

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beginning after December 31, 2020.

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(XIII)  For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2021,

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taxable income as determined under subclause 1 or, if

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applicable, subclause 2.

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(8)  "Intangible expense or cost."  Royalties, licenses or

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fees paid for the acquisition, use, maintenance, management,

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ownership, sale, exchange or other disposition of patents,

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patent applications, trade names, trademarks, service marks,

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copyrights, mask works or other similar expenses or costs.

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(9)  "Affiliated entity."  A person with a relationship to

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the taxpayer during all or any portion of the taxable year that

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is any of the following:

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(i)  a stockholder who is an individual, or a member of the

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stockholder's family as set forth in section 318 of the Internal

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Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. § 318), if the stockholder and

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the members of the stockholder's family own, directly,

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indirectly, beneficially or constructively, in the aggregate, at

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least fifty per cent of the value of the taxpayer's outstanding

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stock;

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(ii)  a stockholder, or a stockholder's partnership, limited

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liability company, estate, trust or corporation, if the

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stockholder and the stockholder's partnerships, limited

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liability companies, estates, trusts and corporations own

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directly, indirectly, beneficially or constructively, in the

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aggregate, at least fifty per cent of the value of the

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taxpayer's outstanding stock;

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(iii)  a corporation, or a party related to the corporation

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in a manner that would require an attribution of stock from the

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corporation to the party or from the party to the corporation

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under the attribution rules of the Internal Revenue Code of

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1986, if the taxpayer owns, directly, indirectly, beneficially

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or constructively, at least fifty per cent of the value of the

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corporation's outstanding stock. The attribution rules of

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section 318 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall apply for

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purposes of determining whether the ownership requirements of

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this definition have been met;

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(iv)  a component member as defined in section 1563(b) of the

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Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or

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(v)  a person to or from whom there is attribution of stock

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ownership in accordance with section 1563(e) of the Internal

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Revenue Code of 1986.

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(10)  "Valid business purpose."  A purpose, other than the

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avoidance or reduction of taxation, which alone or in

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combination with other purposes constitute the primary

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motivation for a business activity or transaction which changes

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in a meaningful way, apart from a reduction of taxation, the

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economic position of a taxpayer. The economic position of the

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taxpayer includes an increase in the market share of the

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taxpayer or the entry of the taxpayer into new business markets.

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A transaction done at arm's length shall be presumed to be

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directly related to a valid business purpose.

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Section 2.  Section 402(b) of the act, amended June 29, 2002

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(P.L.559, No.89), is amended to read:

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Section 402.  Imposition of Tax.--* * *

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(b)  The annual rate of tax on corporate net income imposed

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by subsection (a) for taxable years beginning for the calendar

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year or fiscal year on or after the dates set forth shall be as

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follows:

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Taxable Year

Tax Rate

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[January 1, 1995, and each

taxable year thereafter

  

9.99%]

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January 1, 1995, and each

taxable year through December

31, 2013

  

  

9.99%

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January 1, 2014, through

December 31, 2014

  

9.49%

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January 1, 2015, through

December 31, 2015

  

8.99%

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January 1, 2016, through

December 31, 2016

  

8.49%

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January 1, 2017, through

December 31, 2017

  

7.99%

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January 1, 2018, through

  

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December 31, 2018

7.49%

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January 1, 2019, and each

taxable year thereafter

  

6.99%

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Section 3.  This act shall take effect immediately.

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