South Carolina § 11-44-40 Nonrefundable income tax credit for qualified investments.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 11-44-40 — Nonrefundable income tax credit for qualified investments.

South Carolina·Title 11 PUBLIC FINANCE·Ch. 44 HIGH GROWTH SMALL BUSINESS JOB CREATION ACT

(A)An angel investor is entitled to a nonrefundable income tax credit of thirty-five percent of its qualified investment made pursuant to this chapter.

(B)Fifty percent of the allowed credit may be applied to the angel investor's net income tax liability in the tax year during which the qualified investment is made, and fifty percent of the allowed credit may be applied to the angel investor's net income tax liability in the tax years after the qualified investment is made and may be carried forward for a period not to exceed ten years for these purposes as provided in Section 11-44-50.

(C)For any pass-through entity making a qualified investment directly in a qualified business, each individual who is a shareholder, partner, or member of the entity must be allocated the credit allowed

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(A) An angel investor is entitled to a nonrefundable income tax credit of thirty-five percent of its qualified investment made pursuant to this chapter. (B) Fifty percent of the allowed credit may be applied to the angel investor's net income tax liability in the tax year during which the qualified investment is made, and fifty percent of the allowed credit may be applied to the angel investor's net income tax liability in the tax years after the qualified investment is made and may be carried forward for a period not to exceed ten years for these purposes as provided in Section 11-44-50. (C) For any pass-through entity making a qualified investment directly in a qualified business, each individual who is a shareholder, partner, or member of the entity must be allocated the credit allowed the pass-through entity in an amount determined in the same manner as the proportionate shares of income or loss of such pass-through entity would be determined. The pass-through entity must make an irrevocable election with the Department of Revenue as to the manner in which the credit is allocated. If an individual's share of the pass-through entity's credit is limited due to the maximum allowable credit under this chapter for a taxable year, the pass-through entity and its owners may not reallocate the unused credit among the other owners.

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Legislative History

HISTORY: 2013 Act No. 80, SECTION 1.A, eff June 14, 2013; 2020 Act No. 138 (S.76), SECTION 3.B., eff May 26, 2020. Editor's Note 2013 Act No. 80, SECTION 1.B., as amended by 2020 Act No. 138, SECTION 3.A., and SECTION 3, provide as follows: "[1.]B. The provisions of Chapter 44, Title 11, contained in this act are repealed on December 31, 2025. Any carry forward credits shall continue to be allowed until the ten-year time period in Section 11-44-40(B) is completed." "SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor, and the tax credits permitted by this chapter are first available for investments made after December 31, 2012." 2020 Act No. 138, SECTION 3.B., provides as follows: "[3.]B. This SECTION takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies to tax years beginning after 2019. The provisions of Chapter 44, Title 11, as they existed on December 31, 2019, are re-enacted, and the tax credits earned pursuant to this SECTION shall be earned and claimed under the same terms and conditions as they existed on December 31, 2019. This SECTION shall continue to apply until such time as Chapter 44, Title 11, or parts thereof, are otherwise repealed, mutatis mutandis."