KRS 141.068 — Definitions -- Determination of tax credits under KRS 154.20-258

(1) As used in this section, unless the context requires otherwise:
(a) "Authority" means the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority
as created pursuant to KRS 154.20-010;
(b) "Investor" has the same meaning as set forth in KRS 154.20-254;
(c) "Investment fund" has the same meaning as set forth in KRS 154.20-254;
(d) "Investment fund manager" has the same meaning as set forth in KRS 154.20 -
254; and
(e) "Tax credit" means the credits provided for in KRS 154.20-258.
(2) (a) An investor which is an indivi dual or a corporation shall be entitled to the
credit certified by the authority under KRS 154.20 -258 against the tax due
computed as provided by KRS 141.020 or 141.040, respectively, and against
the tax imposed by KRS 141.0401, with the ordering of credit s as provided in
KRS 141.0205.
(b) The amount of the certified tax credit that may be claimed in any tax year of
the investor shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of KRS
154.20-258.
(3) (a) In the case of an investor that is a pass -through entity not subject to the tax
imposed by KRS 141.040, the amount of the tax credit certified by the
authority under KRS 154.20 -258 shall be taken by the pass -through entity
against the limited liability entity tax imposed by KRS 141.0401, and shall
also be apportioned among the partners, members, or shareholders at the same
ratio as the partners', members', or shareholders' distributive shares of income
are determined for the tax year during which the amount of the credit is
certified by the authority.
(b) The amount of the tax credit apportioned to each partner, member, or
shareholder that may be claimed in any tax year of the partner, member, or
shareholder shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of KRS
154.20-258.
(4) (a) In the case of an investor that is a trust not subject to the tax imposed by KRS
141.040, the amount of the tax credit certified by the authority under KRS
154.20-258 shall be apportioned to the trust and the beneficiaries on the basis
of the income of the trust allocable t o each for the tax year during which the
tax credit is certified by the authority.
(b) The amount of tax credit apportioned to each trust or beneficiary that may be
claimed in any tax year of the trust or beneficiary shall be determined in
accordance with the provisions of KRS 154.20-258.
(5) The Department of Revenue shall promulgate administrative regulations under KRS
Chapter 13A to adopt procedures for the administration of the credits authorized by
KRS 154.20-258.
(6) In order for the Ge neral Assembly to evaluate the fulfillment of the purposes stated
in KRS 154.20 -250, the department shall work jointly with the Cabinet for
Economic Development to provide a report detailing each investment fund
agreement entered into by the cabinet. The r eport shall be submitted to the Interim
Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue on or before May 1, 2019, and
contain the following information:
(a) The date the agreement was entered into by the cabinet with the investment
fund manager;
(b) The name of the investment fund manager and the name of the investment
fund;
(c) The primary business location of the investment fund;
(d) The total number of investment funds, the number of investors for each fund,
the amount of committed cash contributions to ea ch investment fund, and the
total qualified investments made by each investment fund, including initial
and subsequent investments, for each small business;
(e) A list detailing each investor within each investment fund, the amount of
investment made by each investor, and the amount of tax credit awarded each
investor;
(f) Whether the authority has suspended the availability of any credits, terminated
any agreements, or pursued any other remedy because the investment fund
manager failed to comply with the agreement;
(g) By taxable year, the amount of tax credit claimed by each investor by type of
tax, including income tax, any taxes imposed on financial institutions, or
insurance taxes;
(h) The number of small businesses that are active, inactive, or closed that have
received investments from an investment fund;
(i) The number and location of each new small business established or expanded;
(j) The number and location of each new job created;
(k) The number of new products and technologies created; and
(l) The total amount of tax credit awarded for each fiscal year.
(7) If either the department or the Cabinet for Economic Development does not
currently have the data to fulfill the reporting requirement of subsection (6) of this
section, the department and the cabinet shall work jointly to obtain the data in an
expedient manner to provide the report on or before the May 1, 2019, report date.