(a) Except as otherwise provided in section 12-217t, whenever a company is eligible to claim more than one corporation business tax credit, the credits shall be claimed for the income year in the following order: (1) Any credit that may be carried backward to a preceding income year or years shall first be claimed (A) with any credit carry-back that will expire first being claimed before any credit carry-back that will expire later or will not expire at all, and (B) if the credit carry-backs will expire at the same time, in the order in which the company may receive the maximum benefit; (2) any credit that may not be carried backward to a preceding income year or years and that may not be carried forward to a succeeding income year or years shall next be claimed, in the order in which the company may receive the maximum benefit; and (3) any credit that may be carried forward to a succeeding income year or years shall next be claimed (A) with any credit carry-forward that will expire first being claimed before any credit carry-forward that will expire later or will not expire at all, and (B) if the credit carry-forwards will expire at the same time, in the order in which the company may receive the maximum benefit.

(b) In no event shall any credit be claimed more than once.

(P.A. 98-244, S. 10, 35; 98-261, S. 4, 6.)

History: P.A. 98-244 effective June 8, 1998, and applicable to income years commencing on or after January 1, 1998; P.A. 98-261 amended Subsec. (a) to add exception for Sec. 12-217t, effective June 8, 1998, and applicable to income years commencing on or after January 1, 1998.