The Vermont Statutes Online
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Title 32 : Taxation and Finance
Chapter 151 : Income Taxes
Subchapter 011J : Vermont Downtown and Village Center Tax Credit Program
(Cite as: 32 V.S.A. § 5930cc)-
§ 5930cc. Downtown and Village Center Program tax credits
(a) Historic rehabilitation tax credit. The qualified applicant of a qualified historic rehabilitation project shall be entitled, upon the approval of the State Board, to claim against the taxpayer’s State individual income tax, corporate income tax, or bank franchise or insurance premiums tax liability a credit of 10 percent of qualified rehabilitation expenditures as defined in 26 U.S.C. § 47(c), properly chargeable to the federally certified rehabilitation.
(b) Façade improvement tax credit. The qualified applicant of a qualified façade improvement project shall be entitled, upon the approval of the State Board, to claim against the taxpayer’s State individual income tax, State corporate income tax, or bank franchise or insurance premiums tax liability a credit of 25 percent of qualified expenditures up to a maximum tax credit of $25,000.00.
(c) Code improvement tax credit. The qualified applicant of a qualified code improvement project shall be entitled, upon the approval of the State Board, to claim against the taxpayer’s State individual income tax, State corporate income tax, or bank franchise or insurance premiums tax liability a credit of 50 percent of qualified expenditures up to a maximum tax credit of $12,000.00 for installation or improvement of a platform lift, a maximum credit of $60,000.00 for the installation or improvement of a limited use or limited application elevator, a maximum tax credit of $75,000.00 for installation or improvement of an elevator, a maximum tax credit of $50,000.00 for installation or improvement of a sprinkler system, and a maximum tax credit of $50,000.00 for the combined costs of all other qualified code improvements.
(d) Flood Mitigation Tax Credit. The qualified applicant of a qualified flood mitigation project shall be entitled, upon the approval of the State Board, to claim against the taxpayer’s State individual income tax, State corporate income tax, or bank franchise or insurance premiums tax liability a credit of 50 percent of qualified expenditures up to a maximum tax credit of $75,000.00. (Added 2005, No. 183 (Adj. Sess.), § 12; amended 2013, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 11; 2015, No. 57, § 72, eff. June 11, 2015; 2019, No. 71, § 4; 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 548, eff. July 1, 2022; 2021, No. 182 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. July 1, 2022.)
