Free CT-602-I (Instructions) - New York

New York State Department of Taxation and Finance

Instructions for Form CT-602
Claim for EZ Capital Tax Credit

CT-602-I

Important reminder to file a complete return: You must complete all required schedules and forms that make up your return, and include all pages of those forms and schedules when you file. Returns that are missing required pages or that have pages with missing entries are considered incomplete and cannot be processed, and may subjecttaxpayerstopenaltyandinterest.

Attachments required Empire State Development Corporation issues Form Z10, Eligibility to Apply for a Zone Capital Tax Credit, to taxpayers. Form Z10 authorizes the taxpayer to receive an EZ capital tax credit against the taxpayer's New York State franchise tax. Attach Form Z10 to Form CT-602, Claim for EZ Capital Tax Credit, when applying for the EZ capital tax credit.

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Tax Law sections 210.20, 1456(d) and 1511(h) allow an empire zone (EZ) capital tax credit to be applied against the taxes imposed by Articles 9-A, 32, and 33. The EZ capital tax credit is equal to 25% of the sum of the following investments and contributions which were made during the tax year and certified by the Commissioner of Economic Development: · QualifiedinvestmentsincertaincertifiedEZbusinesses;and · Contributionsofmoneytocommunitydevelopmentprojectsas defined in regulations issued by the Commissioner of Economic Development. The term qualified investment means (1) the contribution of property to a corporation in exchange for original issue capital stock or other ownership interest, (2) the contribution of property to a partnership in exchange for an interest in the partnership, and (3) similar contributions to a business entity not in a corporate or partnership form in exchange for an ownership interest in that entity. The following limitations apply to the capital tax credit: · Thecreditandcarryoverofthiscreditmaynotreducethetax imposed by Article 9-A to less than the greater of the tax on minimumtaxableincomeorthefixeddollarminimum;thecredit and carryover of the credit may not reduce the tax imposed by Articles 32 and 33 to less than the minimum tax of $250. · Thetotalamountofcreditallowabletoataxpayerforallyears may not exceed $300,000 and the total amount allowed for each category of qualified investments and contributions may not exceed $100,000. · Thecreditandcarryoverofthiscreditmaynotexceed50% of the tax imposed by Article 9-A, section 209 or Article 32, section 1455, without regard to any credit. · Foralifeinsurancecorporation,thecreditandcarryoverofthis credit may not exceed 50% of the lesser of the following: -- thetaxcomputedpursuanttoTaxLawsection1505(a);or -- the greater of: · thesumofthetaxesimposedunderTaxLaw sections1501and1510;or · theamountoftaxcomputedpursuanttoTaxLaw section 1505(b). · Forlifeinsurancecorporations,thiscreditmaynotbededucted from the limitation on tax computed pursuant to Article 33, section 1505(a)(2). · Foranonlifeinsurancecorporation,thecreditandcarryover of this credit may not exceed 50% of the taxes imposed under section 1502-a, computed without regard to any credit provided for under Article 33. Thiscreditisnotrefundable;however,anyamountofcreditor carryover of credit not deductible in the current tax year may be carried over to be deducted from the tax for succeeding tax years. Corporations -- Complete all schedules. New York S corporations -- Complete only Schedules A, B, and E.

Schedule A -- Investments in certified EZ businesses
For each certified EZ business, enter the name, zone location, and qualified investment amount made during the tax year. If additional space is necessary, attach additional sheets following the same format. You must submit supporting documentation from the certified EZ business indicating the name of the business and the dollar amount of the qualified investment. A certified EZ business is one which was certified pursuant to General Municipal Law Article 18-B and employed an average of 250 or fewer full-time individuals (excluding general executive officers) in the state during the 12-month period immediately preceding the investment. The average number of individuals is computed pursuant to Tax Law section 210.19(b)(3), section 1456(e)(2)(C), or section 1511(g)(2)(C). Qualifiedinvestmentsdonotincludeinvestmentsmadebyoron behalf of an owner of the business, including but not limited to a stockholder, partner, sole proprietor, or any related person (as described in Internal Revenue Code (IRC) section 465(b)(3)(C)).

Line 3b -- Corporate partners: Enter any amount received from a partnership. Provide the name and identifying number of the partnership on a separate sheet. Line 4 -- New York S corporations -- Transfer this amount to Form CT-34-SH, New York S Corporation Shareholder's Information Schedule.

Schedule B -- Monetary contributions to EZ community development projects
ForeachEZcommunitydevelopmentproject,enterthename,zone location, and the monetary contribution made during the tax year. If additional space is necessary, attach additional sheets following the same format. You must submit supporting documentation indicating the name ofeachcommunitydevelopmentprojectandtheamountofthe monetary contribution. Forthedefinitionofcommunitydevelopmentproject,see5New York Code Rules and Regulations (NYCRR) 10.2(e).

Line 7b -- Corporate partners: Enter any amount received from
a partnership. Provide the name and identifying number of the partnership on a separate sheet.

Line 8 -- New York S corporations -- Transfer this amount to Form CT-34-SH.

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Schedule C -- Limitations of EZ capital tax credit
Line 12 -- Enter the EZ capital tax credit that was allowed in
previous tax years, less any recaptured credit. This amount is the result of adding the amounts from line 12 and line 14 from your prior year Form CT-602.

Line 13 -- Subtract line 12 from line 11. The result represents the
amount of credit that may still be claimed in each of the categories.

·67%,ifthedispositionorrecoveryoccursmorethan12months, but not more than 24 months, after the end of the tax year in which the credit was allowed ·33%,ifthedispositionorrecoveryoccursmorethan24months, but not more than 36 months, after the end of the tax year in which the credit was allowed

Line 27 -- Add column D amounts. Enter here and on line 23.
New York S corporations: include the total from line 27 on Form CT-34-SH, and provide shareholders with their share of the recaptured credit. However, New York S corporations recapturing credit amounts originated in a New York C corporation year must include any such amounts on the applicable line of your New York S corporation franchise tax return. Corporate partners: include any recapture of EZ capital tax credits from partnership(s) on line 27.

Line 14 -- For column A, enter the amount from either line 4 or
line 13, column A, whichever is less. For column B, enter the amount from either line 8 or line 13, column B, whichever is less.

Line 16 -- Tax credits must be applied in a certain order. Refer to
the instructions of your franchise tax return to determine the correct order. For Article 9-A only, refer to Form CT-600-I, Instructions for Form CT-600, Ordering of Corporation Tax Credits, for the order of credits. If you are claiming more than one tax credit for this year, enter the amount of credit(s) you wish to apply against your franchise tax due before the application of the EZ capital tax credit. Otherwise enter 0. Article 33 filers enter 0, as under Article 33 no tax credits may be applied before the EZ capital tax credit. Also, if filing as a member of a combined return, include any amount of tax credit(s), including EZ capital tax credit(s), being claimed by other members of the combined group that you wish to apply before your EZ capital tax credit. Article 33 combined filers include only the amount of EZ capital tax credit(s) being claimed by other members of the combined group that you wish to apply before your EZ capital tax credit.

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Schedule D -- Computation of EZ capital tax credit and carryover
Line 24 -- If line 22 is greater than line 23, subtract line 23 from
line 22. If line 23 is greater than line 22, subtract line 22 from line 23, and enter the result as a negative number with a minus (-) sign. This is your net EZ capital tax credit recapture. Enter the amount here and on Form CT-3, CT-3-A, CT-32, CT-32-A, CT-33, CT-33-A, or CT-33-NL. Do not complete lines 25 and 26 if you have a net EZ capital tax credit recapture.

Line 25 -- Enter the lesser of line 10, line 19, or line 24 on line 25
and on Form CT-3, CT-3-A, CT-32, CT-32-A, CT-33, CT-33-A, or CT-33-NL.

Line 26 -- Subtract line 25 from line 24 to compute your EZ capital
tax credit to be carried forward to future years. You will need to refer to this figure when completing Form CT-602 for 2009.

Schedule E -- Recapture of EZ capital tax credit
If a taxpayer sells, transfers, or otherwise disposes of stock, a partnership interest, or other ownership interest arising from the making of a qualified investment, or if a contribution or investment is recovered by the taxpayer that was the basis for the allowance of the credit, and the disposal or recovery occurs during the tax year or within 36 months from the close of the tax year when the credit was allowed, the difference between the credit taken and the credit allowed must be added back. If additional space is necessary, attach additional sheets following the same format.

Column C -- For recapture purposes, the amount of the credit
to be added back must be the portion of the credit attributable to the stock, or other ownership interest disposed of, or the payment or contribution recovered, multiplied by one of the following percentages: ·100%,ifthedispositionorrecoveryoccurswithinthetaxyearor within 12 months of the close of the tax year in which the credit was allowed