62-788.101. Applicability and Limitations  


Effective on Wednesday, March 9, 2022
  • 1(1) This chapter applies to any tax credit applicant seeking a tax credit toward corporate income tax pursuant to Sections 21220.1845 22and 23376.30781, 24Florida Statutes (F.S.). A tax credit applicant shall claim tax credits for the costs of voluntary cleanup activity using the percentages and the amounts in Table 1 by completing Florida Department of Environmental Protection (Department) Form 62-788.101(1) Voluntary Cleanup Tax Credit Application and Affidavit, effective date March 2022, hereby adopted and incorporated by reference. Copies of this form are available from the Department’s Voluntary Cleanup Tax Credit (VCTC) Program, Mail Station 4505, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, or online at https://floridadep.gov/waste/waste-cleanup/documents/vctc-application-form or 108http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-14053110.

    111(2) A tax credit applicant can only submit a single completed application per site for each calendar year’s site rehabilitation costs. A tax credit applicant can be multiple entities working together to rehabilitate a site as identified and described in the Brownfield Site Rehabilitation Agreement (BSRA). Multiple entities must work together to prepare one application document, as detailed in subsection 62-788.301(1), Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.).

    176(3) Each application must be accompanied by a nonrefundable review fee of $250, even if the application includes multiple tax credit applicants or claims multiple tax credit types. The nonrefundable review fee must be made payable to the Water Quality Assurance Trust Fund.

    219(4) Table 1: Tax Credit Percentages and Amounts for Eligible Sites Pursuant to subsection 62-788.101(1), F.A.C.

     

    235Tax Credit Type2381

     

    239Site Rehabilitation2412

    242Site Rehabilitation Completion Order (SRCO) Bonus2483

    249Affordable Housing Bonus2524

    253Health Care Bonus2565

    257Solid Waste Removal2606

    261Application Frequency

    263Annually

    264Once

    265Once

    266Once

    267Once

    268Percentage and Maximum Credit for Costs Incurred and Paid from 07/01/1998 to 06/30/2006

    28135%

    282$250,000

    28410%;

     285$50,000

    287N/A

    288N/A

    289N/A

    290Percentage and Maximum Credit for Costs Incurred and Paid after 06/30/2006

    30150%;

    302$500,000

    30425%;

    305$500,000

    30725%;

    308$500,000

    310N/A

    31150%;

    312$500,000

    314Percentage and Maximum Credit for Costs Incurred and Paid after 12/31/2007

    32550%;

    326$500,000

    32825%;

    329$500,000

    33125%;

    332$500,000

    33425%;

    335$500,000

    33750%;

    338$500,000

     3401 341More than one Tax Credit Type listed in Table 1 can be claimed in a single VCTC application.

    3592 360The maximum site rehabilitation tax credit issued per site shall not exceed $500,000 annually.

    3753 376The maximum SRCO bonus tax credit issued per contaminated site shall not exceed $500,000.

    3914 392The maximum Affordable Housing bonus tax credit issued per brownfield site, as identified and described in the BSRA, shall not exceed $500,000.

    4155 416The maximum Health Care bonus tax credit issued per brownfield site, as identified and described in the BSRA, shall not exceed $500,000.

    4396 440The maximum Solid Waste Removal tax credit issued per brownfield site, as identified and described in the BSRA, shall not exceed $500,000.

    463(5) This rule shall be reviewed, and if necessary, repealed or renewed through the rulemaking process five years from the effective date.

    485Rulemaking Authority 487376.30781 FS. 489Law Implemented 491220.1845, 492376.30781 FS. 494History–New 3-9-22.