(a) Except as otherwise provided in § 12-217t and subsection (c) of this section, whenever a company is eligible to claim more than one corporation business tax credit, the credits shall be claimed for the income year in the following order: (1) Any credit that may be carried backward to a preceding income year or years shall first be claimed (A) with any credit carry-back that will expire first being claimed before any credit carry-back that will expire later or will not expire at all, and (B) if the credit carry-backs will expire at the same time, in the order in which the company may receive the maximum benefit; (2) any credit that may not be carried backward to a preceding income year or years and that may not be carried forward to a succeeding income year or years shall next be claimed, in the order in which the company may receive the maximum benefit; and (3) any credit that may be carried forward to a succeeding income year or years shall next be claimed (A) with any credit carry-forward that will expire first being claimed before any credit carry-forward that will expire later or will not expire at all, and (B) if the credit carry-forwards will expire at the same time, in the order in which the company may receive the maximum benefit.

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 12-217aa

  • company: means any person, partnership, association, company, limited liability company or corporation, except an incorporated municipality. See Connecticut General Statutes 12-1
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Income year: means the calendar year upon the basis of which net income is computed under this part, unless a fiscal year other than the calendar year has been established for federal income tax purposes, in which case it means the fiscal year so established or a period of less than twelve months ending as of the date on which liability under this chapter ceases to accrue by reason of dissolution, forfeiture, withdrawal, merger or consolidation. See Connecticut General Statutes 12-213
  • succeeding: when used by way of reference to any section or sections, mean the section or sections next preceding, next following or next succeeding, unless some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1

(b) In no event shall any credit be claimed more than once.

(c) The rebate allowed pursuant to § 32-7t shall be claimed after all other credits have been claimed.