KRS 141.423 — Nonrefundable credit for biodiesel producer, biodiesel blender, or renewable diesel producer

(1) (a) A biodiesel producer, biodiesel blender, or renewable diesel producer shall be
entitled to a nonrefundable tax credit against the taxes imposed by KRS
141.020 or 141.040 and KRS 141.0401 in an amount certified by the
department under subsection (4) of this section.
(b) The credit rate shall be:
1. One dollar ($1) per biodiesel gallon produced by a biodiesel producer;
2. One dollar ($1) per gallon of biodiesel used in the blending process by a
biodiesel blender; and
3. One dollar ($1) per gallon of renewable diesel produced by a renewable
diesel producer;
unless the total amount of approved credit for all biodiesel producers,
biodiesel blenders, an d renewable diesel producers exceeds the annual
biodiesel and renewable diesel tax credit cap for calendar years beginning
prior to January 1, 2021, or the annual biodiesel, renewable diesel, and
renewable chemical production tax credit cap for calendar ye ars beginning on
or after January 1, 2021.
(c) For calendar years beginning prior to January 1, 2021, if the total amount of
approved credit for all biodiesel producers, biodiesel blenders, and renewable
diesel producers exceeds the annual biodiesel and re newable diesel tax credit
cap, the department shall determine the amount of credit each biodiesel
producer, biodiesel blender, and renewable diesel producer receives by
multiplying the annual biodiesel and renewable diesel tax credit cap by a
fraction, the numerator of which is the amount of approved credit for the
biodiesel producer, biodiesel blender, and renewable diesel producer and the
denominator of which is the total approved credit for all biodiesel producers,
biodiesel blenders, and renewable diesel producers.
(d) For calendar years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, if the total amount
of approved credit for all biodiesel producers, biodiesel blenders, renewable
diesel producers, and renewable chemical producers exceeds the annual
biodiesel, renewable diesel, and renewable chemical production tax credit cap,
the department shall determine the amount of credit each biodiesel producer,
biodiesel blender, renewable diesel producer, and renewable chemical
producer receives by multiplying the annual biodiesel, renewable diesel, and
renewable chemical production tax credit cap by a fraction, the numerator of
which is the amount of approved credit for the each producer and the
denominator of which is the total approved credit for all producers.
(e) The credit allowed under paragraph (a) of this subsection shall be applied both
to the income tax imposed under KRS 141.020 or 141.040 and to the limited
liability entity tax imposed under KRS 141.0401, with the ordering of credits
as provided in KRS 141.0205.
(2) Re-blending of blended biodiesel shall not qualify for the credit provided under this
section.
(3) The credit allowed in subsection (1) of this section shall not be carried forward to a
return for any other period.
(4) (a) Each biodiesel producer, biodiesel blender, and renewable diesel producer
eligible for the credit provided under subsection (1) of this section shall file a
tax credit claim for biodiesel gallons produced or blended in this state or for
renewable diesel produced in this state on forms prescribed by the department
by the fifteenth day of the first month following the close of the preceding
calendar year.
(b) The department shall determine the amount of the approved credit based on
the amount of biodiesel pro duced, biodiesel blended, renewable diesel
produced, or renewable chemical produced in this state during the preceding
calendar year and issue a credit certificate to the biodiesel producer, biodiesel
blender, renewable diesel producer, or renewable chemic al producer by the
fifteenth day of the fourth month following the close of the calendar year.
(5) In the case of a biodiesel producer, biodiesel blender, renewable diesel producer, or
renewable chemical producer that has a fiscal year end for purposes of computing
the tax imposed by KRS 141.020, 141.040, and 141.0401, the amount of approved
credit shall be claimed on the return filed for the first fiscal year ending after the
close of the preceding calendar year.