15-30-2303. Tax credits subject to review by interim committee.
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15-30-2303 . Tax credits subject to review by interim committee.
(1)The following tax credits must be reviewed during the biennium commencing July 1, 2021, and during each biennium commencing 8 years thereafter:
(a)the credit for donations to innovative educational programs provided for in 15-30-2334 , 15-30-3110 , and 15-31-158 ;
(b)the credit for donations to a student scholarship organization provided for in 15-30-2335 , 15-30-3111 , and 15-31-159 ; and
(c)the adoption tax credit provided for in 15-30-2321 .
(2)The following tax credits must be reviewed during the biennium commencing July 1, 2023, and during each biennium commencing 8 years thereafter:
(a)the credit for infrastructure use fees provided for in 17-6-316 ;
(b)the credit for contributions to a qualified endowment provided for in 15-30-2327 through 15-30-2329 , 15-31-161 , and 15-31-162 ;
(c)the credit for property to recycle or manufacture using recycled material provided for in Title 15, chapter 32, part 6; and
(d)the credit for preservation of historic buildings provided for in 15-30-2342 and 15-31-151 .
(3)The following tax credits must be reviewed during the biennium commencing July 1, 2025, and during each biennium commencing 8 years thereafter:
(a)the residential property tax credit for the elderly provided for in 15-30-2337 through 15-30-2341 ;
(b)the credit for unlocking state lands provided for in 15-30-2380 ;
(c)the job growth incentive tax credit provided for in 15-30-2361 and 15-31-175 ; and
(d)the credit for trades education and training provided for in 15-30-2359 and 15-31-174 .
(4)The following tax credits must be reviewed during the biennium commencing July 1, 2027, and during each biennium commencing 8 years thereafter:
(a)the credit for hiring a registered apprentice or veteran apprentice provided for in 15-30-2357 and 15-31-173 ;
(b)the earned income tax credit provided for in 15-30-2318 ;
(c)the media production and postproduction credits provided for in 15-31-1007 and 15-31-1009 ; and
(d)the credit for contractor's gross receipts provided for in 15-50-207 .
(5)The revenue interim committee shall review the tax credits scheduled for review and make recommendations in accordance with 5-11-210 at the conclusion of the full review to the legislature about whether to eliminate or revise the credits. The committee shall also review any tax credit with an expiration date or termination date that is not listed in this section in the biennium before the credit is scheduled to expire or terminate.
(6)The revenue interim committee shall review the credits using the following criteria:
(a)whether the credit changes taxpayer decisions, including whether the credit rewards decisions that may have been made regardless of the existence of the tax credit;
(b)to what extent the credit benefits some taxpayers at the expense of other taxpayers;
(c)whether the credit has out-of-state beneficiaries;
(d)the timing of costs and benefits of the credit and how long the credit is effective;
(e)any adverse impacts of the credit or its elimination and whether the benefits of continuance or elimination outweigh adverse impacts; and
(f)the extent to which benefits of the credit affect the larger economy. (Subsection (3)(d) terminates December 31, 2028--sec. 2, Ch. 576, L. 2023; subsection (1)(c) terminates December 31, 2031--sec. 6, Ch. 493, L. 2023.)