SENATE DOCKET, NO. 537        FILED ON: 1/17/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1664

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

James E. Timilty

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to a small business gas tax credit.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 537        FILED ON: 1/17/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1664

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1605 OF 2015-2016.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act relative to a small business gas tax credit.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Chapter 62 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 6 the following section:—

Section 6½.  (a) As used in this section the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:—

“Department”, the department of revenue. “Small Business”, a sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, corporate trust, corporation or other business, including its affiliates that is: (i) independently owned and operated, (ii) not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on government contracts, (iii) qualifies as a small business under the criteria and size standards of the Small Business Administration regulations and (iv) is under 500 employees in the manufacturing and mining industries or under100 employees for all wholesale trade industries or  does under $6 million of business annually for retail and service industries or does under $28.5 million of business annually for general & heavy construction industries or does under $12 million of business annually for all special trade contractors and under $0.75 million of business  for agricultural industries “Creditable amount”, the monetary amount actually paid by a small business to provide gasoline or diesel for vehicles either owned by company or driven by employees in the normal course of business.

(b)  There is hereby established a credit against the tax liability imposed by this chapter for small businesses to be known as the “Small Business Tax Credit”. 

(c) The amount of the “Small Business Tax Credit” shall be up to 15 per cent of the creditable amount purchased in the taxable year.

(d)  The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations relative to the administration and enforcement of this section.