S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2745
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
March 2, 2009
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Introduced by Sen. GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
ment Operations
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to establishing a targeted
human pharmacological project fee credit
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The tax law is amended by adding a new section 30 to read
as follows:
S 30. TARGETED HUMAN PHARMACOLOGICAL PROJECT FEE CREDIT. (A) DEFI-
NITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE
FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
(1) "PRIMARILY" SHALL MEAN MORE THAN FIFTY PERCENT.
(2) "RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COSTS" SHALL MEAN IN-HOUSE RESEARCH
EXPENSES WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 41 (B) (2) OF THE INTERNAL REVEN-
UE CODE.
(3) "PROJECT FEES" SHALL MEAN THE MONETARY AMOUNT ACTUALLY PAID TO THE
U.S.F.D.A. THAT CONSTITUTES THE FEE DUE UPON THE SUBMISSION OF A HUMAN
DRUG APPLICATION OR SUPPLEMENT PURSUANT TO U.S.C. S 379 H (A) (1) FOR A
HUMAN DRUG, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COSTS OF WHICH WERE PRIMARILY
INCURRED IN NEW YORK STATE.
(4) "U.S.F.D.A." SHALL MEAN THE UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINIS-
TRATION.
(B) TARGETED HUMAN PHARMACOLOGICAL PROJECT FEE CREDIT. (1) A TAXPAYER
WHO IS SUBJECT TO TAX UNDER ARTICLE NINE-A OR TWENTY-TWO OF THIS CHAPTER
SHALL BE ALLOWED A CREDIT AGAINST SUCH TAX. SUCH CREDIT SHALL BE ALLOWED
WITH RESPECT TO PROJECT FEES.
(2) THE APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE SHALL EQUAL THIRTY-SIX PERCENT OF THE
COST OF PROJECT FEES.
(3) THE CREDIT ALLOWED UNDER THIS SECTION MAY ONLY BE CLAIMED AFTER
ITS LICENSURE IS APPROVED BY THE U.S.F.D.A. AND THE TAXPAYER IS LICENSED
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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TO MANUFACTURE SUCH HUMAN DRUG APPLICATION OR SUPPLEMENT IN NEW YORK
STATE.
(4) THE CREDIT ALLOWED UNDER THIS SECTION MAY BE TAKEN ONLY AFTER THE
TAXPAYER COMPLETES AND SUBMITS AN APPLICATION TO THE COMMISSIONER,
SIGNED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TAXPAYER. SUCH APPLICATION
SHALL INCLUDE COPIES OF ALL RELEVANT LICENSES AND APPROVALS FROM THE
U.S.F.D.A. AND ANY OTHER NECESSARY FEDERAL OR NEW YORK STATE REGULATORY
BODY. SUCH APPLICATION MUST BE FILED WITH THE COMMISSIONER WITHIN NINETY
DAYS OF THE GRANTING OF ALL NECESSARY LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS TO
ALLOW THE MANUFACTURING OF SUCH HUMAN DRUG APPLICATION OR SUPPLEMENT.
(5) IF THE TAXPAYER DOES NOT BEGIN PRIMARILY MANUFACTURING THE HUMAN
DRUG APPLICATION OR SUPPLEMENT IN NEW YORK STATE WITHIN ONE CALENDAR
YEAR OF THE GRANTING OF THE CREDIT, AND DOES NOT PRIMARILY MANUFACTURE
SUCH HUMAN DRUG APPLICATION OR SUPPLEMENT FOR AT LEAST FIVE CALENDAR
YEARS FROM THE ONSET OF PRIMARY MANUFACTURING, ANY AMOUNT OF CREDIT
ALLOWED BY THIS SECTION SHALL BE ADDED BACK IN THE TAXABLE YEAR THAT
SUCH CREDIT IS RECAPTURED AND THIS RECAPTURE IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO
JUDICIAL REVIEW.
(6) ANY DEDUCTION FROM GROSS INCOME THAT MAY BE TAKEN WITH RESPECT TO
ANY EXPENDITURES QUALIFYING FOR THE CREDIT UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE
DISALLOWED TO THE EXTENT OF THE CREDIT.
(7) ONLY PROJECT FEES PAID BY THE TAXPAYER TO THE U.S.F.D.A. ON OR
AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE CREDIT.
(C) CROSS-REFERENCES. FOR APPLICATION OF THE CREDIT PROVIDED FOR IN
THIS SECTION SEE; (1) ARTICLE 9-A: SECTION 210, SUBDIVISION 41, AND (2)
ARTICLE 22: SECTION 606, SUBSECTIONS (I) AND (QQ).
S 2. Section 210 of the tax law is amended by adding a new subdivision
41 to read as follows:
41. TARGETED HUMAN PHARMACOLOGICAL PROJECT FEE CREDIT. A TAXPAYER
SHALL BE ALLOWED A CREDIT, TO BE COMPUTED AS PROVIDED IN SECTION THIRTY
OF THIS CHAPTER, AGAINST THE TAX IMPOSED BY THIS ARTICLE. THE CREDIT
ALLOWED UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION FOR ANY TAXABLE YEAR SHALL NOT REDUCE THE
TAX DUE FOR SUCH YEAR TO LESS THAN THE HIGHER AMOUNT PRESCRIBED IN PARA-
GRAPHS (C) AND (D) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION. HOWEVER, IF THE
AMOUNT OF CREDIT ALLOWED UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION FOR ANY TAXABLE YEAR
REDUCES THE TAX TO SUCH AMOUNT, ANY AMOUNT OF CREDIT NOT DEDUCTIBLE IN
SUCH TAXABLE YEAR SHALL BE TREATED AS AN OVERPAYMENT OF TAX TO BE CRED-
ITED OR REFUNDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION ONE THOU-
SAND EIGHTY-SIX OF THIS CHAPTER. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THE PROVISIONS OF
SUBSECTION (C) OF SECTION ONE THOUSAND EIGHTY-EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER
NOTWITHSTANDING, NO INTEREST SHALL BE PAID THEREON.
S 3. Subparagraph (B) of paragraph 1 of subsection (i) of section 606
of the tax law, as amended by section 2 of part ZZ-1 of chapter 57 of
the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
(B) shall be treated as the owner of a new business with respect to
such share if the corporation qualifies as a new business pursuant to
paragraph (j) of subdivision twelve of section two hundred ten of this
chapter.
The corporation's credit base under
section two hundred ten or section
With respect to the following fourteen hundred fifty-six of this
credit under this section: chapter is:
(I) Investment tax credit under Investment credit base or qualified
subsection (a) rehabilitation expenditures under
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subdivision twelve of section two
hundred ten
(II) Empire zone investment Cost or other basis under
tax credit under subsection (j) subdivision twelve-B of section
two hundred ten
(III) Empire zone wage tax credit Eligible wages under subdivision
under subsection (k) nineteen of section two hundred
ten or subsection (e) of section
fourteen hundred fifty-six
(IV) Empire zone capital tax Qualified investments and
credit under subsection (l) contributions under subdivision
twenty of section two hundred ten
or subsection (d) of section
fourteen hundred fifty-six
(V) Agricultural property tax Allowable school district property
credit under subsection (n) taxes under subdivision twenty-two
of section two hundred ten
(VI) Credit for employment of Qualified first-year wages or
persons with disabilities qualified second-year wages under
under subsection (o) subdivision twenty-three of
section two hundred ten or
subsection (f) of section
fourteen hundred fifty-six
(VII) Employment incentive credit Applicable investment credit base
under subsection (a-1) under subdivision twelve-D of
section two hundred ten
(VIII) Empire zone employment Applicable investment credit
incentive credit under subsection under subdivision twelve-C of
(j-1) section two hundred ten
(IX) Alternative fuels credit Cost under subdivision twenty-four
under subsection (p) of section two hundred ten
(X) Qualified emerging technology Applicable credit base under
company employment credit under subdivision twelve-E of section
subsection (q) two hundred ten
(XI) Qualified emerging technology Qualified investments under
company capital tax credit under subdivision twelve-F of section
subsection (r) two hundred ten
(XII) Credit for purchase of an Cost of an automated external
automated external defibrillator defibrillator under subdivision
under subsection (s) twenty-five of section two hundred
ten or subsection (j) of section
fourteen hundred fifty-six
(XIII) Low-income housing credit Credit amount under subdivision
under subsection (x) thirty of section two hundred ten
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or subsection (l) of section
fourteen hundred fifty-six
(XIV) Credit for transportation Amount of credit under subdivision
improvement contributions under thirty-two of section two hundred
subsection (z) ten or subsection (n) of section
fourteen hundred fifty-six
(XV) QEZE credit for real property Amount of credit under subdivision
taxes under subsection (bb) twenty-seven of section two hundred
ten or subsection (o) of section
fourteen hundred fifty-six
(XVI) QEZE tax reduction credit Amount of benefit period factor,
under subsection (cc) employment increase factor and zone
allocation factor (without regard
to pro ration) under subdivision
twenty-eight of section two hundred
ten or subsection (p) of section
fourteen hundred fifty-six and
amount of tax factor as determined
under subdivision (f) of section
sixteen
(XVII) Green building credit under Amount of green building credit
subsection (y) under subdivision thirty-one of
section two hundred ten or
subsection (m) of section fourteen
hundred fifty-six
(XVIII) Credit for long-term care Qualified costs under subdivision
insurance premiums under subsection twenty-five-a of section two
(aa) hundred ten or subsection (k) of
section fourteen hundred fifty-six
(XIX) Brownfield redevelopment Amount of credit under subdivision
credit under subsection (dd) thirty-three of section two hundred
ten or subsection (q) of section
fourteen hundred fifty-six
(XX) Remediated brownfield credit Amount of credit under subdivision
for real property taxes for thirty-four of section two hundred
qualified sites under subsection ten or subsection (r) of section
(ee) fourteen hundred fifty-six
(XXI) Environmental remediation Amount of credit under subdivision
insurance credit under subsection thirty-five of section two hundred
(ff) ten or subsection (s) of section
fourteen hundred fifty-six
(XXII) Empire state film production Amount of credit for qualified
credit under subsection (gg) production costs in production of a
qualified film under subdivision
thirty-six of section two hundred
ten
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(XXIII) Qualified emerging Qualifying expenditures and
technology company facilities, development activities under
operations and training credit subdivision twelve-G of section two
under subsection (nn) hundred ten
(XXIV) Security training tax credit Amount of credit under subdivision
under subsection (ii) thirty-seven of section two hundred
ten or under subsection (t) of
section fourteen hundred fifty-six
(XXV) Credit for qualified fuel Amount of credit under subdivision
cell electric generating equipment thirty-seven of section two hundred
expenditures under subsection (g-2) ten or subsection (t) of section
fourteen hundred fifty-six
(XXVI) Empire state commercial Amount of credit for qualified
production credit under subsection production costs in production of
(jj) a qualified commercial under
subdivision thirty-eight of
section two hundred ten
(XXVII) Biofuel production tax Amount of credit under subdivision
credit under subsection (jj) thirty-eight of section two hundred
ten
(XXVIII) Clean heating fuel credit Amount of credit under subdivision
under subsection (mm) thirty-nine of section two hundred
ten
(XXIX) Credit for rehabilitation Amount of credit under subdivision
of historic properties under forty of [subsection] SECTION
subsection (oo) two hundred ten
(XXX) Credit for companies who Amount of credit under subdivision
provide transportation to forty of section two hundred ten
individuals with disabilities under
subsection (oo)
(XXXI) CREDIT FOR TARGETED HUMAN QUALIFYING EXPENDITURES UNDER
PHARMACOLOGICAL PROJECT FEES UNDER SUBDIVISION FORTY-ONE OF SECTION
SUBSECTION (QQ) TWO HUNDRED TEN
S 4. Section 606 of the tax law is amended by adding a new subsection
(qq) to read as follows:
(QQ) TARGETED HUMAN PHARMACOLOGICAL PROJECT FEE CREDIT. A TAXPAYER
SHALL BE ALLOWED A CREDIT TO BE COMPUTED AS PROVIDED FOR IN SECTION
THIRTY OF THIS CHAPTER, AGAINST THE TAX IMPOSED BY THIS ARTICLE. IF THE
AMOUNT OF THE CREDIT ALLOWED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION FOR ANY TAXABLE YEAR
SHALL EXCEED THE TAXPAYER'S TAX FOR SUCH YEAR, THE EXCESS SHALL BE
TREATED AS AN OVERPAYMENT OF TAX TO BE CREDITED OR REFUNDED IN ACCORD-
ANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED EIGHTY-SIX OF THIS ARTI-
CLE, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NO INTEREST SHALL BE PAID THEREON.
S 5. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxable
years commencing on or after January 1, 2009; provided, however that the
empire state film production credit under subsection (gg), the empire
state commercial production credit under subsection (jj) and the credit
for companies who provide transportation to individuals with disabili-
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ties under subsection (oo) of section 606 of the tax law contained in
section three of this act shall expire on the same date as provided in
section 9 of part P of chapter 60 of the laws of 2004, as amended,
section 10 of part V of chapter 62 of the laws of 2006, as amended and
section 5 of chapter 522 of the laws of 2006, as amended, respectively.