Connecticut General Statutes 12-217cc – Tax credit for certain small businesses obtaining financing from federal Small Business Administration. For income years commencing prior to January 1, 2014
(a) As used in this section, “small business” means any business entity qualifying as a small business under 13 C.F.R. part 121 which has gross receipts of not more than five million dollars for the income year in which the credit is first allowed.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 12-217cc
- 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
- Paid: means "paid or accrued" or "paid or incurred" construed according to the method of accounting upon the basis of which net income is computed under this part. 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 any income year commencing prior to January 1, 2014, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter in any income year an amount equal to the amount paid during such income year by a small business to the federal Small Business Administration as a guaranty fee to obtain guaranteed financing from the federal Small Business Administration, provided the credit shall not reduce the tax in any income year below any minimum tax required under this chapter.
(c) If the amount of the credit allowable under this section exceeds the sum of any taxes paid by the small business after all other credits have first been applied, any such excess amount of the credit allowable under this section may be taken in any of the four succeeding income years.