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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3163 Ratification Number:270 Act Number:229 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20010109 Primary Sponsor:Wilkins All Sponsors:Wilkins, Jennings, Campsen, Wilder, Whatley, Coates, Cobb-Hunter, Owens, Altman, Lourie, McLeod, Bowers, Robinson, Simrill, J.E. Smith, Harrell, Harvin Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\nbd\11091ac01.doc Date Bill Passed both Bodies:20020417 Date of Last Amendment:20020417 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:20020501 Subject:Historic Rehabilitation Incentives Act, historic structures, income tax credit for; Buildings, Archives and History History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ ------ 20020514 Act No. A229 ------ 20020501 Signed by Governor ------ 20020425 Ratified R270 ------ 20020424 Scrivener's error corrected Senate 20020417 Conference Committee Report 88 SCC adopted, enrolled for ratification House 20020417 Conference Committee Report adopted 98 HCC Senate 20020327 Conference Committee Appointed 88 SCC O'Dell Alexander Courson House 20020321 Conference Committee Appointed 98 HCC Campsen Vaughn Jennings Senate 20020320 Non-concurrence in House amendment House 20020319 Senate amendments amended, returned to Senate with amendment Senate 20020307 Read third time, returned with amendment ------ 20020227 Scrivener's error corrected Senate 20020226 Amended Senate 20020214 Read second time, notice of general amendments Senate 20020212 Amended Senate 20020205 Committee report: Favorable with 06 SF amendment Senate 20010426 Introduced, read first time, 06 SF referred to Committee House 20010426 Read third time, sent to Senate House 20010425 Amended, read second time House 20010425 Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep. Simrill J.E. Smith Harrell Harvin ------ 20010423 Scrivener's error corrected House 20010419 Committee report: Favorable with 30 HWM amendment House 20010417 Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep. Bowers Robinson House 20010410 Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep. McLeod House 20010321 Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep. Lourie House 20010109 Introduced, read first time, 30 HWM referred to Committee House 20001220 Prefiled, referred to Committee 30 HWM Versions of This Bill Revised on April 19, 2001 - Word format Revised on April 23, 2001 - Word format Revised on April 25, 2001 - Word format Revised on February 5, 2002 - Word format Revised on February 12, 2002 - Word format Revised on February 26, 2002 - Word format Revised on February 27, 2002 - Word format Revised on March 19, 2002 - Word format Revised on April 17, 2002 - Word format Revised on April 24, 2002 - Word format
(A229, R270, H3163)
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 12-6-3535 SO AS TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA HISTORIC REHABILITATION INCENTIVES ACT" TO PROVIDE AN INCOME TAX CREDIT OF TEN PERCENT OF THE EXPENDITURES THAT QUALIFY FOR A FEDERAL TAX CREDIT TO REHABILITATE A HISTORIC STRUCTURE; TO PROVIDE AN INCOME TAX CREDIT OF TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE EXPENDITURES TO REHABILITATE A HISTORIC STRUCTURE THAT DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR A FEDERAL TAX CREDIT; TO REQUIRE THE CREDIT TO BE TAKEN OVER A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD BEGINNING WITH THE YEAR THE REHABILITATION OF THE STRUCTURE IS COMPLETE; TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THIS SECTION; AND TO PROVIDE FOR APPEALS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Citation to act
SECTION 1. This act may be cited as the "South Carolina Historic Rehabilitation Incentives Act".
Income tax credits created
SECTION 2. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 12-6-3535. (A) A taxpayer who is allowed a federal income tax credit under Section 47 of the Internal Revenue Code for making qualified rehabilitation expenditures for a certified historic structure located in this State is allowed to claim a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter. For the purposes of this section, 'taxpayer', 'qualified rehabilitation expenditures', and 'certified historic structure' are defined as provided in Internal Revenue Code Section 47 and the applicable treasury regulations. The amount of the credit is ten percent of the expenditures that qualify for the federal credit. To claim the credit allowed by this subsection, the taxpayer must attach to the return a copy of the section of the federal income tax return showing the credit claimed, along with any other information that the Department of Revenue determines is necessary for the calculation of the credit provided by this subsection.
(B) A taxpayer who is not eligible for a federal income tax credit under Section 47 of the Internal Revenue Code and who makes rehabilitation expenses for a certified historic residential structure located in this State is allowed to claim a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter. The amount of the credit is twenty-five percent of the rehabilitation expenses. To claim the credit allowed by this subsection, the taxpayer must attach to the return a copy of the certification obtained from the State Historic Preservation Officer verifying that the historic structure has been rehabilitated in accordance with this subsection, along with all information that the Department of Revenue determines is necessary for the calculation of the credit provided by this subsection.
For the purposes of this subsection:
(1) 'Certified historic residential structure' means a structure or portion of a structure that is an owner-occupied personal residence if the residence is not actively used in a trade or business, held for the production of income, or held for sale or disposition in the ordinary course of the taxpayer's trade or business; and that is:
(a) listed individually in the National Register of Historic Places;
(b) considered by the State Historic Preservation Officer to contribute to the historic significance of a National Register Historic District;
(c) considered by the State Historic Preservation Officer to meet the criteria for individual listing in the National Register of Historic Places; or
(d) an outbuilding of an otherwise eligible property considered by the State Historic Preservation Officer to contribute to the historic significance of the property.
(2) 'Certified rehabilitation' means repairs or alterations consistent with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and certified as such by the State Historic Preservation Officer before commencement of the work. The review by the State Historic Preservation Officer shall include all repairs, alterations, rehabilitation, and new construction on the certified historic residential structure and the property on which it is located. The rehabilitation expenses must, within a thirty-six-month period, exceed fifteen thousand dollars. A taxpayer shall not take more than one credit on the same certified historic residential structure within ten years.
(3) 'Rehabilitation expenses' means expenses incurred in the certified rehabilitation of a certified historic residential structure, including preservation and rehabilitation work done to the exterior of a historic structure, repair and stabilization of historic structural systems, restoration of historic plaster, energy efficiency measures except insulation in frame walls, repairs or rehabilitation of heating, air-conditioning, or ventilating systems, repairs or rehabilitation of electrical or plumbing systems exclusive of new electrical appliances and electrical or plumbing fixtures, and architectural and engineering fees.
'Rehabilitation expenses' do not include the cost of acquiring or marketing the property, the cost of new construction beyond the volume of the existing building, the value of an owner's personal labor, or the cost of personal property.
(4) 'State Historic Preservation Officer' means the Director of the Department of Archives and History or the director's designee who administers the historic preservation programs within the State.
(C)(1) The entire credit may not be taken for the taxable year in which the property is placed in service, but must be taken in equal installments over a five-year period beginning with the year in which the property is placed in service. For a certified rehabilitation of a certified historic residential structure 'placed in service' is defined as the taxable year the certified rehabilitation is completed. Any unused portion of any credit installment may be carried forward for the succeeding five years.
(2) A 'S' corporation, limited liability company, or partnership that qualifies for a credit under this section may pass through the credit earned to each shareholder of the 'S' corporation, member of the limited liability company, or partner of the partnership. For purposes of this subsection, limited liability company means a limited liability company taxed as a partnership. The amount of the credit allowed a shareholder, member, or partner by this subsection is equal to the shareholder's percentage of stock ownership, member's interest in the limited liability company, or the partner's interest in the partnership for the taxable year multiplied by the amount of the credit earned by the entity. The credit earned pursuant to this section by a 'S' corporation owing corporate level income tax must be used first at the entity level. Only the remaining credit passes through to each shareholder.
(D) Additional work done by the taxpayer while the credit is being claimed, for a period of up to five years, must be consistent with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation. During this period the State Historic Preservation Officer may review additional work to the certified historic structure or certified historic residential structure and has the right to inspect certified historic structures and certified historic residential structures. If additional work is not consistent with the Standards for Rehabilitation, the taxpayer and Department of Revenue must be notified in writing and any unused portion of the credit, including carry forward, is forfeited.
(E) The South Carolina Department of Archives and History shall develop an application and may promulgate regulations, including the establishment of fees, needed to administer the certification process. The Department of Revenue may promulgate regulations, including the establishment of fees, to administer the tax credit.
(F) A taxpayer may appeal a decision of the State Historic Preservation Officer to a committee of the State Review Board appointed by the chairperson."
Time effective
SECTION 3. Upon approval by the Governor, this act is effective for taxable years beginning after 2002 for property placed in service after June 30, 2003.
Ratified the 25th day of April, 2002.
Approved the 1st day of May, 2002.
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