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§ 10-704.1. Tax credit for purchase of Maryland-mined coal

West's Annotated Code of MarylandTax-GeneralEffective: October 1, 2010

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Tax-General (Refs & Annos)
Title 10. Income Tax (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 7. Income Tax Credits (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2010
MD Code, Tax - General, § 10-704.1
§ 10-704.1. Tax credit for purchase of Maryland-mined coal
Currentness
Definitions
(a)(1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2) “Cogenerator” means a qualifying cogenerator or qualifying small power producer as determined by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978.1
(3) “Electricity supplier” has the meaning stated in § 1-101 of the Public Utilities Article.
Scope of section
(b) This section does not apply to:
(1) a cogenerator or electricity supplier that is subject to the public service company franchise tax; or
(2) an electricity supplier that, before July 1, 1999, was not an electric company as defined in § 1-101 of the Public Utilities Article as in effect on June 30, 1999, unless the electricity supplier is an affiliate of such an electric company.
In general
(c) Subject to the limitations in § 8-406(b)(2) of this article, a cogenerator or electricity supplier may claim a credit against the State income tax in the amount of $3 for each ton of Maryland-mined coal that the cogenerator or electricity supplier purchased in the taxable year.
Conditions for credit
(d)(1) A cogenerator or electricity supplier may only apply the credit against the State income tax for the taxable year in which the credit was earned.
(2) The amount of the credit may not exceed the State income tax for that taxable year.
(3) The total amount of credits approved under this section shall be subject to the limitations in § 8-406(b)(2)(iv), (v), and (vi) of this article.
Application for credit
(e) A cogenerator or electricity supplier shall submit an application in accordance with § 8-406(b)(2)(iii) of this article in order to claim the credit available under this section.

Credits

Added by Acts 1989, c. 832, § 1, eff. July 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 2000, c. 700, § 1, eff. July 1, 2000; Acts 2006, c. 247, § 1, eff. July 1, 2006; Acts 2006, c. 248, § 1, eff. July 1, 2006; Acts 2010, c. 52, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010.

Footnotes

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Pub.L. 95-617, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3117, codified at 16 U.S.C.A. § 2601 et seq.
MD Code, Tax - General, § 10-704.1, MD TAX GENERAL § 10-704.1
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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