Section 23621 Of Chapter 3.5. Tax Credits From California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 2. >> Part 11. >> Chapter 3.5.
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. (a) There shall be allowed as a credit against the "tax" (as
defined by Section 23036) an amount equal to 10 percent of the
amount of wages paid to each employee who is certified by the
Employment Development Department to meet the requirements of Section
328 of the Unemployment Insurance Code.
The credit under this section shall not apply to an individual
unless, on or before the day on which that individual begins work for
the employer, the employer:
(1) Has received a certification from the Employment Development
Department, or
(2) Has requested in writing that certification from the
Employment Development Department.
For purposes of this subdivision, if on or before the day on which
the individual begins work for the employer, the individual has
received from the Employment Development Department a written
preliminary determination that he or she is a member of a targeted
group, then the requirement of paragraph (1) or (2) shall be
applicable on or before the fifth day on which the individual begins
work for the employer.
(b) The credit under this section shall not apply to wages paid in
excess of three thousand dollars ($3,000) during an taxable year by
a taxpayer to the same individual. With respect to each qualified
employee, the aggregate credit under this section shall not exceed
six hundred dollars ($600).
(c) The credit under this section shall not apply to wages paid to
an individual:
(1) Who is a dependent, as described in paragraphs (1) to (8),
inclusive, of Section 152(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, of an
individual who owns, directly or indirectly, more than 50 percent in
value of the outstanding stock of the taxpayer (determined with the
application of Section 267(c) of the Internal Revenue Code); or
(2) Who is a dependent (as described in paragraph (9) of Section
152(a) of the Internal Revenue Code) of an individual described in
paragraph (1).
(d) The credit under this section shall not apply to wages paid to
an individual if, prior to the hiring date of that individual, that
individual had been employed by the employer at any time during which
he or she was not certified by the Employment Development Department
to meet the requirements of Section 328 of the Unemployment
Insurance Code.
(e) If the certification of an employee has been revoked pursuant
to subdivision (c) of Section 328 of the Unemployment Insurance Code,
the credit under this section shall not apply to wages paid by the
employer after the date on which notice of revocation is received by
the employer.
(f) The credit under this section shall be in addition to any
deduction under this part to which the taxpayer may be entitled, if
any.
(g) The credit provided by this section shall be applied to wages
paid to each qualifying employee during the 24-month period beginning
on the date the employee begins working for the taxpayer.
(h) (1) A taxpayer may elect to have this section not apply for
any taxable year.
(2) An election under paragraph (1) for any taxable year may be
made (or revoked) at any time before the expiration of the four-year
period beginning on the last date prescribed by law for filing the
return for that taxable year (determined without regard to
extensions).
(3) An election under paragraph (1) (or revocation thereof) shall
be made in any manner which the Franchise Tax Board may prescribe.
(i) (1) In the case of a successor employer referred to in Section
3306(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, the determination of the
amount of the credit under this section with respect to wages paid by
that successor employer shall be made in the same manner as if those
wages were paid by the predecessor employer referred to in that
section.
(2) No credit shall be determined under this section with respect
to remuneration paid by an employer to an employee for services
performed by that employee for another person unless the amount
reasonably expected to be received by the employer for those services
from that other person exceeds the remuneration paid by the employer
to that employee for those services.
(j) The term "wages" shall not include either of the following:
(1) Payments defined in Section 51(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code, relating to payments for services during labor disputes.
(2) Any amounts paid or incurred to an individual who begins work
for an employer after December 31, 1993.