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Enter the total of other credits from Part II of the IA 148 Tax Credits Schedule. IA 148 Tax Credits Schedule (pdf) must be completed.
Assistive Device Credit
A taxpayer who is a small business that purchases, rents, or modifies an assistive device or makes workplace modifications for an individual with a disability is eligible for this credit. The credit is limited to 50% of the first $5,000 paid for the assistive device or workplace modification. The Iowa Economic Development Authority certifies those eligible for the credit and issues tax credit certificates for eligible claimants. This is a refundable credit.
This credit was repealed effective on July 1, 2009, for individual income tax, but is still available for corporation income tax.
422.11E & 422.33(9)
Biodiesel Blended Fuel Tax Credit
This is not a motor fuel tax credit or refund. It is an income tax credit. Include a copy of form IA 8864 with your Iowa income tax return.
A biodiesel blended fuel tax credit is available to retail dealers of diesel fuel who operate motor fuel pumps at a retail motor fuel site. Tank wagons are considered retail motor fuel sites.
To qualify for the tax credit, the biodiesel fuel must contain a minimum percentage of 5% by volume of biodiesel.
The tax credit equals 4.5 cents multiplied by the total number of gallons of biodiesel blended fuel that had a blend of 5% or higher.
Any credit in excess of the tax liability may be refunded or, in the alternative, credited to the tax liability for the following year. If the biodiesel blended fuel tax credit is earned by partnerships, limited liability companies, S corporations, estates, or trusts where income is taxed directly to the individual, the credit can be claimed by the individual based on the pro rata share of the individual's earnings in the entity.
422.11P and 422.33(11C)
Claim of Right Credit
A credit may be taken if there was income repaid in the 2013 tax year that was reported and taxed on a prior Iowa return. To calculate the credit, recompute the tax in the prior year without the repaid income. Enter the tax reduction that was calculated as a credit on this line. However, it may be to your advantage to take an income adjustment on line 24. You may take either the credit on this line or a deduction of the amount repaid on line 24, but not both.
Example of Claim of Right Credit: A taxpayer received a $5,000 bonus in 2011 and reported it on the 2011 Iowa return. In 2013 the taxpayer's employer advised that the bonus was awarded in error and was to be repaid. The bonus was repaid by the end of 2013. After recomputing the 2011 Iowa return, there is a $440 reduction in tax. The taxpayer may claim a credit of $440 on line 61 of the 2013 Iowa return.
422.5(10)
E15 Plus Gasoline Promotion Tax Credit
This is not a motor fuel tax credit or refund. It is an income tax credit. Include a copy of form IA 138 with your Iowa income tax return.
A retail dealer of gasoline who sells E-15 plus gasoline is entitled to an E15 Plus Gasoline Promotion Tax Credit. E15 plus gasoline is ethanol blended gasoline with an ethanol content between 15% and 69% by volume.
The amount of credit is three cents multiplied by the total number of gallons of E15 plus gasoline sold. A taxpayer may claim the E15 Plus Gasoline Promotion Tax Credit even if the taxpayer claims the Ethanol Promotion Tax Credit for the same ethanol gallons.
Any credit in excess of the tax liability may be refunded or, in the alternative, credited to the tax liability for the following year. If the E15 Plus Gasoline Promotion Tax Credit is earned by partnerships, limited liability companies, S corporations, estates, or trusts where income is taxed directly to the individual, the credit can be claimed by the individual based on the pro rata share of the individual's earnings in the entity.
E85 Gasoline Promotion Tax Credit
This is not a motor fuel tax credit or refund. It is an income tax credit. Include a copy of form IA 135 with your Iowa income tax return.
An income tax credit is available to retail dealers of gasoline who sell E85 gasoline through motor fuel pumps during the tax year.
Any credit in excess of the tax liability is refundable. The credit can be claimed on form IA 135.
The amount of the credit is determined by multiplying the total number of E85 gallons sold by 16 cents.
Retail dealers of gasoline whose tax year is not on a calendar year basis may compute the tax credit on the gallons of E85 gallons sold during the year using the applicable credit amounts as shown above. A retail dealer of gasoline whose tax year ends prior to December 31, 2017, can continue to claim the tax credit in the following tax year for any E85 gallons sold through December 31, 2017.
A retail dealer whose tax year is not on a calendar year basis and who did not claim the E85 credit on the previous return may claim the credit for the current tax year for the period beginning on January 1 of the previous tax year to the last day of the previous tax year. This section is repealed on January 1, 2018.
Any credit in excess of the tax liability may be refunded or, in the alternative, credited to the tax liability for the following year. If the E85 gasoline promotion tax credit is earned by partnerships, limited liability companies, S corporations, estates, or trusts where income is taxed directly to the individual, the credit can be claimed by the individual based on the pro rata share of the individual's earnings in the entity.
422.11O and 422.33(11B)
Ethanol Promotion Tax Credit
This is not a motor fuel tax credit or refund. It is an income tax credit. Include a copy of form IA 137 with your Iowa income tax return.
Effective January 1, 2009, an ethanol promotion tax credit is available to retail dealers of ethanol blended gasoline. This replaces the ethanol blended gasoline tax credit.
The amount of the tax credit is based on the pure amount of ethanol gallons sold; for example, 10 gallons of E10 equals 1 gallon of pure ethanol. The credit is repealed on January 1, 2021.
The amount of the tax credit depends on whether the retail dealer attains a biofuel threshold standard, and how many gallons of motor fuel are sold in a year. The biofuel threshold standards for retail dealers who sell more than 200,000 gallons in a year, compared with the biofuel threshold standards for dealers who sell 200,000 gallons or less in a year, are shown below.
Biofuel Threshold Standards
|
Calendar Year |
Percentage more than 200,000 |
Percentage 200,000 or less |
|
2013 |
14% |
12% |
|
2014 |
15% |
13% |
|
2015 |
17% |
14% |
|
2016 |
19% |
15% |
|
2017 |
21% |
17% |
|
2018 |
23% |
19% |
|
2019 |
25% |
21% |
|
2020 |
25% |
25% |
The credit is calculated separately for each retail motor fuel site. For any year in which the retail dealer has met the threshold, the credit is 8 cents of each gallon of pure ethanol sold. If the retail dealer misses the threshold by 2% or less, the credit is 6 cents of each gallon of pure ethanol sold. If the retail dealer misses the threshold by more than 2% but not more than 4%, the credit is 4 cents of each gallon of pure ethanol sold. If the retail dealer misses the threshold by 4% or more, then no credit is allowed.
The retail dealer determines the biofuel percentage by summing the pure ethanol gallons and the pure biodiesel gallons sold during the calendar year, and dividing this sum by the total gasoline gallons sold during the calendar year. While the biodiesel gallons are included in the computation of the biofuel percentage to determine if the threshold is met, only the pure ethanol gallons sold are used in determining the amount of the credit.
Example: A retail dealer only operates one motor fuel site. The number of gallons of gasoline sold at this site in 2013 equals 100,000 gallons. This consisted of 5,000 gallons of E85, 80,000 gallons of E10, and 15,000 gallons not containing ethanol. The dealer also sold 15,000 gallons of diesel fuel at this site during 2013, of which 5,000 gallons was B2 (2% biodiesel). The pure ethanol gallons is 12,250 (5,000 x 85% = 4,250. 80,000 x 10% = 8,000. 4,250 + 8,000 = 12,250). The pure biodiesel gallons sold is 100, or 5,000 x 2%. The total of 12,250 and 100, or 12,350, is divided by the total gasoline gallons sold of 100,000 to arrive at a biofuel percentage of 12.35%. Since this exceeds the 12% threshold for a dealer selling less than 200,000 gallons, the credit is 8 cents x 12,250, or $980.
A retail dealer of gasoline will be able to claim the ethanol promotion tax credit even if the dealer claims an E85 gasoline promotion tax credit or the E15 Plus Gasoline Promotion Tax Credit for the same tax year for the same ethanol gallons sold. For retail dealers of gasoline whose tax year is not on a calendar year basis, the retail dealer may compute the tax credit on the gallons of pure ethanol sold during the year using the applicable credit amounts as shown above. Any credit in excess of the tax liability is refundable.
422.11N and 422.33(11A)
Historic Preservation and Cultural and Entertainment District Tax Credit
A historic preservation and cultural and entertainment district tax credit is available for 25% of the qualified costs of rehabilitation of eligible property in Iowa. This credit is administered by the state historic preservation office of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs.
Any credit in excess of the tax liability is fully refundable and not discounted.
The historic preservation and cultural and entertainment district tax credit can be transferred to any person or entity.
For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, the amount of aggregate tax credits is $45 million.
The total of $45 million of tax credits available in a fiscal year are allocated as follows:
- $4.5 million for projects with final qualified rehabilitation costs of $500,000 or less
- $13.5 million for projects located in cultural and entertainment districts or projects identified in Iowa great places agreements
- $9 million for disaster recovery projects
- $9 million for projects that involve the creation of more than 500 permanent jobs
- $9 million for any other eligible project
For projects that involve the creation of more than 500 permanent jobs, the jobs must be created within two years of the date the tax credit certificate is issued. The credit is subject to recapture by the Department of Revenue if the jobs are not created within two years.
For credits reserved on or after July 1, 2009, the project must be completed within 60 months of the date on which the project application was approved. This may be extended by 12 months if more than 50% of the qualified rehabilitation costs are incurred within 60 months.
This information is based on rule 701-42.15 .
422.11D, 422.33(10), 422.60(4) and 404A.2
Research Activities Credit
Starting in 1985, a credit became available for 6.5% of Iowa's apportioned share of qualifying expenditures for increasing research activities. The Iowa research credit is based on the federal research activities credit, with the Iowa credit based on the ratio of Iowa research expenditures over total research expenditures.
Effective with the enactment of 2011 Iowa Acts, Senate File 512 on April 12, 2011, Iowa has coupled with the " Alternative Simplified Research Credit" which can be elected at the federal level. This credit is claimed on form IA 128S. A taxpayer may choose each year whether to take the alternative simplified credit or the "regular" research credit for Iowa tax purposes.
Taxpayers who are approved by the Iowa Economic Development Authority under the New Jobs and Income Program or the Enterprise Zone program prior to July 1, 2010, can double their research credit claimed on either form IA 128 or IA 128S. The research credit can also be doubled under the High Quality Jobs Program for taxpayers approved by the Iowa Economic Development Authority if certain criteria is met. For approvals on or after July 1, 2010, the amount of the supplemental research activities credit depends upon the gross revenues of the eligible business. See instructions to the IA 128 and IA 128S for more information.
Sections 422.10 and 422.33(5) and 15.335 and 15A.9(8)