Sec. 7.3. (a) A zone business that claims any of the incentives available to zone businesses shall, before June 1 of each year:

(1) submit to the zone U.E.A., on a form prescribed by the zone U.E.A., a verified summary concerning the amount of tax credits and exemptions claimed by the zone business in the preceding year; and

Terms Used In Indiana Code 5-28-15-7.3

  • Verified: when applied to pleadings, means supported by oath or affirmation in writing. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • zone business: means an entity that accesses at least one (1) tax credit, deduction, or exemption incentive available under this chapter, Indiana Code 5-28-15-3
(2) pay the amount specified in section 5.7(b) of this chapter to the zone U.E.A.

     (b) A zone U.E.A. may as provided in this subsection grant one (1) extension of the time allowed to comply with subsection (a). To qualify for an extension, a zone business must apply to the zone U.E.A. before June 1. The application must be in the form specified by the zone U.E.A. The extension granted by the zone U.E.A. may not exceed forty-five (45) days.

     (c) If a zone business fails to comply with the requirements of subsection (a) before June 1 (or before July 16 if an extension is granted under subsection (b)), the zone U.E.A. may:

(1) deny all the tax credit and exemption incentives available to the zone business because the business was a zone business for that year; and

(2) disqualify the zone business from further participation in the enterprise zone program under this chapter until the zone business:

(A) petitions the zone U.E.A. for readmission to the enterprise zone program under this chapter; and

(B) pays the amount required under section 5.7(b) of this chapter.

As added by P.L.146-2018, SEC.8.