§ 12209. — 12209. (Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 3, Sec. 5.)

(a)
Notwithstanding Sections 12207 and 12208 to the contrary, for the years 2020 and 2021, the total amount of all credits otherwise allowable under Sections 12207 and 12208, including any credit amount allowed to be carried over pursuant to those sections or subdivision (c), shall not reduce the “tax,” as described by Section 12201, by more than five million dollars ($5,000,000) for a given year.
(b)
(1)
The amount of any credit otherwise allowable for a year under Section 12207 that is not allowed due to the application of this section shall remain a credit carryover amount under Section 12207.
(2)
The carryover period for any credit allowable under Section 12207 that is not
allowed due to the application of this section shall be increased by the number of years the credit or any portion thereof was not allowed.
(c)
The amount of any credit otherwise allowable for a year under Section 12208 that was not allowed due to the application of this section may be carried over to reduce the “tax,” as described by Section 12201, for the following year, and succeeding years if necessary, until the credit amount or any portion thereof that was not allowed due to the application of this section is exhausted. However, any credit amount under Section 12208 that is allowed to be carried over pursuant to this subdivision is also subject to the limitation in subdivision (a).
(d)
The limitation under subdivision (a) shall not apply to the credit allowed by Section 12206 (relating to credit for low-income housing).

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 3, Sec. 5. (SB 113) Effective February 9, 2022.