§ 48. Child care creation and expansion tax credit. (a) Allowance of credit. A taxpayer subject to tax under article nine-A, twenty-two or thirty-three of this chapter shall be allowed a credit against such tax, pursuant to the provisions referenced in subdivision (f) of this section. The amount of the credit is equal to the amount determined pursuant to § 394-d of the social services law and shall be claimed in the taxable year that includes the last day of the service year for which the credit is calculated. No cost or expense paid or incurred by the taxpayer that is included as part of the calculation of this credit shall be the basis of any other tax credit allowed under this chapter.

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  • 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.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.

(b) Eligibility. To be eligible for the child care creation and expansion tax credit, the taxpayer shall have been issued a certificate of tax credit by the office of children and family services pursuant to § 394-c of the social services law. A taxpayer that is a partner in a partnership, member of a limited liability company or shareholder in a subchapter S corporation that has received a certificate of tax credit shall be allowed its pro rata share of the credit earned by the partnership, limited liability company or subchapter S corporation.

(c) Tax return requirement. The taxpayer shall be required to attach to its tax return in the form prescribed by the commissioner, proof of receipt of its certificate of tax credit issued by the commissioner of the office of children and family services.

(d) Information sharing. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, employees of the office of children and family services and the department shall be allowed and are directed to share and exchange:

(1) information regarding the credit applied for, allowed or claimed pursuant to this section and taxpayers that are applying for the credit or that are claiming the credit; and

(2) information contained in or derived from credit claim forms submitted to the department. Except as provided in paragraph one of this subdivision, all information exchanged between the office of children and family services and the department shall not be subject to disclosure or inspection under the state's freedom of information law.

(e) Credit recapture. If a certificate of tax credit issued by the office of children and family services under title one-A of Article 6 of the social services law is revoked by such office, the amount of credit described in this section and claimed by the taxpayer prior to that revocation shall be added back to tax in the taxable year in which any such revocation becomes final.

(f) Cross references. For application of the credit provided for in this section, see the following provisions of this chapter:

(1) article 9-A: section 210-B, subdivision 59;

(2) article 22: section 606, subsection (ooo);

(3) article 33: section 1511, subdivision (ee).