Indiana Code
Chapter 24. Venture Capital Investment Tax Credit
6-3.1-24-7. Certification of Qualified Indiana Business; Forms; Fee

Sec. 7. (a) The Indiana economic development corporation shall certify that a business is a qualified Indiana business if the corporation determines that the business:
(1) has its headquarters in Indiana;
(2) is primarily focused on professional motor vehicle racing, commercialization of research and development, technology transfers, or the application of new technology, or is determined by the Indiana economic development corporation to have significant potential to:
(A) bring substantial capital into Indiana;
(B) create jobs;
(C) diversify the business base of Indiana; or
(D) significantly promote the purposes of this chapter in any other way;
(3) has had average annual revenues of less than ten million dollars ($10,000,000) in the two (2) years preceding the year in which the business received qualified investment capital from a taxpayer claiming a credit under this chapter;
(4) has:
(A) at least fifty percent (50%) of its employees residing in Indiana; or
(B) at least seventy-five percent (75%) of its assets located in Indiana; and
(5) is not engaged in a business involving:
(A) real estate;
(B) real estate development;
(C) insurance;
(D) professional services provided by an accountant, a lawyer, or a physician;
(E) retail sales, except when the primary purpose of the business is the development or support of electronic commerce using the Internet; or
(F) oil and gas exploration.
(b) A business shall apply to be certified as a qualified Indiana business on a form prescribed by the Indiana economic development corporation.
(c) If a business is certified as a qualified Indiana business under this section, the Indiana economic development corporation shall provide a copy of the certification to the investors in the qualified Indiana business for inclusion in tax filings.
(d) Except as provided in subsection (e), the Indiana economic development corporation may impose an application fee of not more than two hundred dollars ($200).
(e) The Indiana economic development corporation may not impose the application fee authorized by subsection (d) for applications submitted during the period beginning July 1, 2011, and ending June 30, 2013.
As added by P.L.192-2002(ss), SEC.119. Amended by P.L.214-2003, SEC.3; P.L.4-2005, SEC.98; P.L.193-2005, SEC.17; P.L.172-2011, SEC.66.