HCS/SS/SCS/SB 1229 - This act requires applications for the adoption tax credit to be filed between July 1st and April 15th of each year. The act repeals the requirement that the director of the Department of Revenue submit an annual report to the general assembly on the income levels of taxpayers claiming the adoption tax credit. The act creates the "Children in Crisis" tax credit which is equal to up to fifty percent of an approved contribution to a qualified agency which includes entities receiving funding under the court appointed special advocate fund, child advocacy , or crisis care centers. In order to become an eligible agency, an agency must apply to the department of social services prior to December 31st of each year. Upon a determination that an agency is eligible as a qualified agency, the Department of Social Services will provide the agency with a letter of eligibility. The Department of Social Services is required to provide the Department of Revenue with a list of all qualified agencies no later than February 1st of each year. Upon receipt of a contribution, a qualified agency will issue a contribution verification. In order to claim the tax credit provided under this section, a taxpayer must attach the contribution verification to such taxpayer's income tax return.
The children in crisis tax credit is non-refundable, but may be carried forward for up to five consecutive years. The children in crisis tax credit has a cumulative cap equal to the unclaimed portion of the resident adoption tax credit. The amount of remaining credits under the resident adoption tax credit program shall be divided equally among contributions to the agencies eligible under the children in crisis tax credit. In the event the children in crisis tax credits do not use all of the remaining tax credits under the resident adoption tax credit program, the remaining amount shall be used for non-resident adoption tax credits.
JASON ZAMKUS