Order of credits - limitations - excess carried forward

# (A)

To provide a uniform procedure for calculating the amount of tax due under this chapter, a taxpayer shall claim any credits to which it is entitled in the following order:

The nonrefundable jobs retention credit under division (B) of section 5751.50 of the Revised Code;

The nonrefundable credit for qualified research expenses under division (B) of section 5751.51 of the Revised Code;

The nonrefundable credit for a borrower's qualified research and development loan payments under division (B) of section 5751.52 of the Revised Code;

The nonrefundable credit for unused net operating losses under section 5751.53 of the Revised Code;

The refundable motion picture and broadway theatrical production credit under section 5751.54 of the Revised Code;

The refundable jobs creation credit or job retention credit under division (A) of section 5751.50 of the Revised Code.

# (B)

For any credit except the refundable credits enumerated in this section, the amount of the credit for a tax period shall not exceed the tax due after allowing for any other credit that precedes it in the order required under this section. Any excess amount of a particular credit may be carried forward if authorized under the section creating the credit.

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