Sec 43-1167. Credit for increased employment in military reuse zones; definition

A. A credit is allowed against the taxes imposed by this title for net increases in employment by the taxpayer of full-time employees working in a military reuse zone, established under title 41, chapter 10, article 3, and who are primarily engaged in providing aviation or aerospace services or in manufacturing, assembling or fabricating aviation or aerospace products. The amount of the credit is a dollar amount allowed for each new employee, determined as follows:

1. With respect to each employee other than a dislocated military base employee:

      1st year of employment                         $  500
      2nd year of employment                         $1,000
      3rd year of employment                         $1,500
      4th year of employment                         $2,000
      5th year of employment                         $2,500
 

2. With respect to each dislocated military base employee:

      1st year of employment                         $1,000
      2nd year of employment                         $1,500
      3rd year of employment                         $2,000
      4th year of employment                         $2,500
      5th year of employment                         $3,000
 

B. If the allowable tax credit exceeds the taxes otherwise due under this title on the claimant's income, or if there are no taxes due under this title, the amount of the claim not used to offset the taxes under this title may be carried forward as a credit against subsequent years' income tax liability for the period, not to exceed five taxable years, if the business remains in the military reuse zone.

C. The net increase in the number of employees for purposes of this section shall be determined by comparing the taxpayer's average employment in the military reuse zone during the taxable year with the taxpayer's previous year's fourth quarter employment in the zone, based on the taxpayer's report to the department of economic security for unemployment insurance purposes but considering only employment in the zone.

D. Co-owners of a business, including corporate partners in a partnership, may each claim only the pro rata share of the credit allowed under this section based on the ownership interest. The total of the credits allowed all such owners may not exceed the amount that would have been allowed for a sole owner of the business.

E. A credit is not allowed under this section with respect to an employee whose place of employment is relocated by the taxpayer from a location in this state to the military reuse zone unless the employee is engaged in aviation or aerospace services or in manufacturing, assembling or fabricating aviation or aerospace products and the taxpayer maintains at least the same number of employees in this state but outside the zone.

F. A taxpayer who claims a credit under section 43-1161 or 43-1164.01 may not claim a credit under this section with respect to the same employees.

G. For the purposes of this section, "dislocated military base employee" means a civilian who previously had permanent full-time civilian employment on the military facility as of the date the closure of the facility was finally determined under federal law, as certified by the Arizona commerce authority.