(a) The aggregate amount of such tax credits approved for all sponsor and new business firms shall not exceed $3,000,000 in any state fiscal year.

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 30 Sec. 2097

  • Credit: means a reduction of the final balance for tax reported due by a certified sponsor firm or a certified new business firm on a tax or information return pursuant to the Business Finder's Fee Program. See Delaware Code Title 30 Sec. 2091
  • Director: means the Director of the Division of Small Business. See Delaware Code Title 30 Sec. 2091
  • Division: means the Division of Small Business within the Department of State. See Delaware Code Title 30 Sec. 2091
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, The United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 30 Sec. 502
  • Tax: shall be deemed also to refer to license fees imposed under Part III of this title. See Delaware Code Title 30 Sec. 502
  • Year: means a calendar year, and is equivalent to the words "year of our Lord. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302

(b) The Director shall ensure that each application has the date and time of submission recorded. Credits will be awarded in chronological order based upon the date and time upon which each complete application is received by the Division. If a credit award results in exceeding the $3,000,000 limitation for the fiscal year in which it is awarded, the amount by which such credit award exceeds $3,000,000 shall carry over to the succeeding fiscal year and shall receive priority for that year.

77 Del. Laws, c. 300, § ?1; 81 Del. Laws, c. 49, § 19;