Instructions For Form Ct-1040 - Connecticut Resident Income Tax - 2011 Page 16

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Income Tax Credits
of the Connecticut General Statutes, is limited by the amount
of the tax. The tax credit is not available for an income year
Effective for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2010,
if the new employee was not employed by the employer at
the following credits are applicable against the income tax.
the close of that income year. This credit is not allowed for
If you qualify you may claim the credits on Schedule CT-IT
any new qualifying employee hired by an employer in any
Credit, Income Tax Credit Summary.
taxable year commencing on or after January 1, 2012.* The
For more information about additional requirements and
tax credit is administered by DECD.
limitations to these credits, see Special Notice 2010(3), 2010
Legislative Changes Affecting the Income Tax, or contact
* Effective October 27, 2011, Connecticut Public Act 11-1, §22,
the Department of Economic Development (DECD) or
October Special Session, amended Conn. Gen. Stat. §12-217oo.
The amendment requires that the new qualifying employee must
Connecticut Innovations Inc.
be hired prior to January 1, 2012 in order for the employer to
These three tax credits may be claimed by the shareholders
claim the credit.
or partners of an S corporation or an entity treated as a
partnership for federal income tax purposes. If the entity is a
Angel Investor Tax Credit
single member limited liability company that is disregarded
This tax credit is available to angel investors making a cash
as an entity separate from its owner, the tax credit may be
investment of not less than $25,000* in the qualifi ed securities
claimed by the limited liability company owner provided the
of a Connecticut business. The credit is applicable to taxable
owner is a person subject to Connecticut income tax.
years beginning on or after January 1, 2010. However, tax
credits cannot be reserved for any investments made on or
Qualifi ed Small Business Job Creation Tax Credit
after July 1, 2014. The allowable credit is 25% of the cash
An employer with less than 50 employees in Connecticut
investment, cannot exceed $250,000, cannot exceed the
may earn a credit equal to $200 per month for hiring a new
amount of the income tax imposed under Chapter 229 of
employee after May 6, 2010, who resides in Connecticut.
the Connecticut General Statutes for the taxable year, and
The new employee must be hired to fi ll a full time job during
cannot be used against the withholding tax liability imposed
the income years beginning on or after January 1, 2010, and
by Conn. Gen. Stat. §12-707.
before January 1, 2013. The tax credit may be used against
the tax liability under Chapter 229 or against the tax liability
The credit must be claimed in the taxable year in which the
under Chapter 207 or 208 of the Connecticut General Statutes,
investment is made. Any tax credit claimed but not applied
for the income year in which the new employee is hired, and
against the income tax liability may be carried forward for
if eligible, the two immediately succeeding income years.
the fi ve immediately succeeding taxable years until the full
However, this credit cannot be used against an employer’s
credit has been applied. The credit is not transferable. The
withholding tax liability. Additionally, this credit does
tax credit is administered by Connecticut Innovations, Inc.
not carry forward, is nonrefundable, and, if used against
* Effective October 27, 2011, Connecticut Public Act 11-1,
an income tax liability imposed under Chapter 229 of the
§29, October Special Session, amended Conn. Gen. Stat.
Connecticut General Statutes, is limited by the amount of the
§12-704d(b). The amendment reduces the minimum cash
tax. The tax credit is not available for an income year if the
investment required from $100,000 to $25,000 in qualifi ed
new employee was not employed by the employer at the close
securities of a Connecticut business.
of that income year. The tax credit is administered by DECD.
Vocational Rehabilitation Job Creation Tax Credit
An employer may earn a credit equal to $200 per month
for hiring a new qualifying employee who is receiving
rehabilitation services from the Bureau of Rehabilitation
Services within the Department of Social Services or from
the Board of Education and Services for the Blind. The
new employee must be hired after May 6, 2010 and prior
to January 1, 2012*, to work at least 20 hours per week for
48 weeks of a calendar year. The tax credit may be used
against the tax liability under Chapter 229 or against the tax
liability under Chapter 207 or 208 of the Connecticut General
Statutes, for the income year in which the new employee
is hired, and if eligible, the two immediately succeeding
income years. However, this credit cannot be used against
an employer’s withholding tax liability. Additionally, this
credit does not carry forward, is nonrefundable, and, if used
against an income tax liability imposed under Chapter 229
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