Sec. 5. (a) Subject to subsection (b), the amount of the credit that a taxpayer is entitled to under section 4 of this chapter for a particular calendar year is equal to the lesser of:
(1) twenty-five percent (25%) of the qualified expenditures made by the taxpayer in the calendar year immediately preceding the calendar year in which the tax liability is imposed; or
(2) the taxpayer's total tax liability for the calendar year.
(b) The total amount of credits provided under this chapter in a calendar year may not exceed two million eight hundred thousand dollars ($2,800,000). If the total amount of credits applied for in a calendar year exceeds the maximum provided under this subsection, each taxpayer's credit shall be reduced by an amount determined under the following STEPS:
STEP ONE: Divide the maximum amount of credits provided by this chapter for the year by the total amount of credits applied for under this chapter for the year.
STEP TWO: Multiply the STEP ONE result by the total amount of credits applied for by the taxpayer for the year.
As added by P.L.253-1999, SEC.2.