S 0877 General Bill, By Campsen
 A BILL TO ENACT THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TAX CREDIT REFORM ACT BY AMENDING
 SECTION 12-6-3415 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE CORPORATE INCOME TAX AND
 CORPORATE LICENSE TAX CREDIT ALLOWED TAXPAYERS CLAIMING A FEDERAL INCOME TAX
 CREDIT FOR RESEARCH ACTIVITY, TO ALLOW THE CREDIT AGAINST ANY INCOME TAX
 IMPOSED PURSUANT TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA INCOME TAX ACT.

   12/05/07  Senate Prefiled
   12/05/07  Senate Referred to Committee on Finance
   01/08/08  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-41
   01/08/08  Senate Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-41

TO ENACT THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TAX CREDIT REFORM ACT BY AMENDING SECTION 12-6-3415 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE CORPORATE INCOME TAX AND CORPORATE LICENSE TAX CREDIT ALLOWED TAXPAYERS CLAIMING A FEDERAL INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR RESEARCH ACTIVITY, TO ALLOW THE CREDIT AGAINST ANY INCOME TAX IMPOSED PURSUANT TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA INCOME TAX ACT.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    This act may be referred to and cited as the "Research and Development Tax Reform Act."

SECTION    2.    Section 12-6-3415(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(A)    A taxpayer that claims a federal income tax credit pursuant to Section 41 of the Internal Revenue Code for increasing research activities for the taxable year is allowed a credit against any tax due pursuant to Section 12-6-530 this chapter or Section 12-20-50 equal to five percent of the taxpayer's qualified research expenses made in South Carolina. For the purposes of this credit, qualified research expenses has the same meaning as provided for in Section 41 of the Internal Revenue Code."

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies for taxable years beginning after 2006.