KRS 141.438 — Endow Kentucky tax credit

(1) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2011, there is hereby established
the Endow Kentucky tax credit.
(2) A taxpayer providing an endowment gift to a permanent endowment fund of a
qualified community foundation, or county -specific component f und, or affiliate
community foundation, which has been certified under KRS 147A.325, and meeting
the requirements of subsection (7) of this section, may claim a credit against the
taxes imposed by KRS 141.020 or 141.040 and 141.0401. The ordering of the credit
shall be as provided in KRS 141.0205.
(3) The credit shall be equal to twenty percent (20%) of the value of the endowment
gift provided by the taxpayer, not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
(4) The credit shall be nonrefundable, but any amoun t of credit that a taxpayer is not
able to utilize during a particular taxable year may be carried forward for use in a
subsequent taxable year, for a period not to exceed five (5) years.
(5) No tax credit claimed under this section may be sold or transfer red. If the taxpayer
is a pass -through entity not subject to tax under KRS 141.040, the amount of
approved credit shall be applied against the tax imposed by KRS 141.0401 at the
entity level, and shall also be distributed to each partner, member, or shareh older
based on the partner's, member's, or shareholder's distributive share of the income of
the pass-through entity.
(6) The total amount of tax credit that may be awarded under this section shall be
limited to:
(a) Five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000 ) in each fiscal year beginning on or
before July 1, 2015; and
(b) One million dollars ($1,000,000) in each fiscal year beginning on or after July
1, 2016.
(7) A taxpayer pursuing a tax credit under this section shall:
(a) File an application for prelimina ry authorization of the tax credit with the
department;
(b) After receiving preliminary authorization from the department, provide an
endowment gift to a qualified community foundation, county -specific
component fund, or affiliate community foundation whic h has been certified
under KRS 147A.325 within thirty (30) days of the date of the notice of
authorization for the tax credit from the department; and
(c) Within ten (10) days of making the gift, report to the department proof of the
endowment gift.
(8) (a) The department shall:
1. Create the application required to be filed by the taxpayer seeking
preliminary approval for the tax credit; and
2. Publish on its Web site the amount of total credit allocated to date, the
date the last processed application for preliminary approval was
received, and the remaining credit available.
(b) 1. Upon receipt of an application for preliminary approval submitted under
subsection (7) of this section, the depart ment shall review the
application and, if approved, the department shall issue a notice of
preliminary approval to the requesting taxpayer.
2. The notice of preliminary approval shall include the amount of credit,
shall notify the taxpayer that the propose d gift must be made within
thirty (30) days of the date reflected on the notice of authorization, and
that the taxpayer must notify the department that the gift has been made,
in the form and format determined by the department, within ten (10)
days of making the gift.
3. Upon preliminary approval of an application for credit, the department
shall reduce the outstanding available credit cap amount to reflect the
preliminary approved credit.
(c) Upon timely receipt of notification from a taxpayer preliminarily approved for
a credit that the investment has been timely made, the department shall verify
the information provided and, if the information is accurate, the department
shall issue a final tax credit letter to the taxpayer.
(d) If a taxpayer fails to ma ke the required investment or provide proof of the
investment to the department within the time frames established by this
subsection and subsection (7) of this section, the department shall void the
preliminary approval and shall restore the allocated amo unts to the tax credit
cap.