1. (a) Subject to the limitations provided in subsection (b) and sections 4, 5, and 6 of this chapter, the department shall grant a tax credit against any state tax liability due equal to fifty percent (50%) of the amount contributed by a business firm or person in a program the application for which was approved under section 2 of this chapter.
2. (b) The credit provided by this chapter shall only be applied against any state tax liability owed by the taxpayer after the application of any credits, which under IC 6-3.1-1-2 must be applied before the credit provided by this chapter. In addition, the tax credit which a taxpayer receives under this chapter may not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for any taxable year of the taxpayer.

3. (c) If a business firm that is:

   1. (1) exempt from adjusted gross income tax ( IC 6-3-1 through IC 6-3-7 ) under IC 6-3-2-2.8 (2); or

   2. (2) a partnership;

      does not have any tax liability against which the credit provided by this section may be applied, a shareholder or a partner of the business firm is entitled to a credit against the shareholder's or the partner's liability under the adjusted gross income tax.

4. (d) The amount of the credit provided by this section is equal to:

   1. (1) the tax credit determined for the business firm for the taxable year under subsection (a); multiplied by

   2. (2) the percentage of the business firm's distributive income to which the shareholder or the partner is entitled.

      The credit provided by this section is in addition to any credit to which a shareholder or partner is otherwise entitled under this chapter. However, a business firm and a shareholder or partner of that business firm may not claim a credit under this chapter for the same contribution.

As added by P.L.51-1984, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.25-1993, SEC.11; P.L.1-1994, SEC.29; P.L.192-2002(ss), SEC.100; P.L.124-2024, SEC.16.