Iowa Code § 422.35 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 422 / Section 422.35
Net income of corporation — how computed.
Status: in_force

The term “net income” means the taxable income as properly computed for federal income tax purposes under the Internal Revenue Code, with the following adjustments:

(1) Subtract interest and dividends from federal securities.

(2) Add interest and dividends from foreign securities, from securities of state and other political subdivisions, and from regulated investment companies exempt from federal income tax under the Internal Revenue Code, except for those securities the interest and dividends from which are exempt from taxation by the state of Iowa as otherwise provided by law, including those set forth in section 422.7, subsection 2.

(3) (a) If the taxpayer is a small business corporation, subtract an amount equal to sixty-five percent of the wages paid to individuals, but not to exceed twenty thousand dollars per individual, named in subparagraphs (1), (2), and (3) who were hired for the first time by the taxpayer during the tax year for work done in this state:

(3) (a) An individual with a disability domiciled in this state at the time of the hiring who meets any of the following conditions:

(3) (a) Has a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities.

(3) (a) Has a record of that impairment.

(3) (a) Is regarded as having that impairment.

(3) (a) An individual domiciled in this state at the time of the hiring who meets any of the following conditions:

(3) (a) Has been convicted of a felony in this or any other state or the District of Columbia.

(3) (a) Is on parole pursuant to chapter 906.

(3) (a) Is on probation pursuant to chapter 907, for an offense other than a simple misdemeanor.

(3) (a) Is in a work release program pursuant to chapter 904, subchapter IX.

(3) (a) An individual, whether or not domiciled in this state at the time of the hiring, who is on parole or probation and to whom the interstate compact for adult offender supervision under chapter 907B applies.

(3) (b) This deduction is allowed for the wages paid to the individuals successfully completing a probationary period named in paragraph “a”, subparagraphs (1), (2), and (3), during the twelve months following the date of first employment by the taxpayer and shall be deducted in the tax years when paid.

(3) (c) For purposes of this subsection:

(3) (c) “Physical or mental impairment” means any physiological disorder or condition, cosmetic disfigurement, or anatomical loss affecting one or more of the body systems or any mental or psychological disorder, including intellectual disability, organic brain syndrome, emotional or mental illness, and specific learning disabilities.

(3) (c) “Small business” means a profit or nonprofit business, including but not limited to an individual, partnership, corporation, joint venture, association, or cooperative, to which the following apply:

(3) (c) It is not an affiliate or subsidiary of a business dominant in its field of operation.

(3) (c) It has either twenty or fewer full-time equivalent positions or not more than the equivalent of three million dollars in annual gross revenues as computed for the preceding fiscal year or as the average of the three preceding fiscal years.

(3) (c) It does not include the practice of a profession.

(3) (c) “Small business” includes an employee-owned business which has been an employee-owned business for less than three years or which meets the conditions of subparagraph division (a), subparagraph subdivisions (i) through (iii).

(3) (c) For purposes of this definition, “dominant in its field of operation” means having more than twenty full-time equivalent positions and more than three million dollars in annual gross revenues, and “affiliate or subsidiary of a business dominant in its field of operation” means a business which is at least twenty percent owned by a business dominant in its field of operation, or by partners, officers, directors, majority stockholders, or their equivalents, of a business dominant in that field of operation.

(4) (a) If the taxpayer is a business corporation and does not qualify for the adjustment under subsection 3, subtract an amount equal to sixty-five percent of the wages paid to individuals, but shall not exceed twenty thousand dollars per individual, named in subparagraphs (1) and (2) who were hired for the first time by the taxpayer during the tax year for work done in this state:

(4) (a) An individual domiciled in this state at the time of the hiring who meets any of the following conditions:

(4) (a) Has been convicted of a felony in this or any other state or the District of Columbia.

(4) (a) Is on parole pursuant to chapter 906.

(4) (a) Is on probation pursuant to chapter 907, for an offense other than a simple misdemeanor.

(4) (a) Is in a work release program pursuant to chapter 904, subchapter IX.

(4) (a) An individual, whether or not domiciled in this state at the time of the hiring, who is on parole or probation and to whom the interstate compact for adult offender supervision under chapter 907B applies.

(4) (b) This deduction is allowed for the wages paid to the individuals successfully completing a probationary period named in paragraph “a”, subparagraphs (1) and (2), during the twelve months following the date of first employment by the taxpayer and shall be deducted in the tax years when paid.

(4) (c) The department shall develop and distribute information concerning the deduction available for businesses employing persons named in paragraph “a”, subparagraphs (1) and (2).

(5) (a) Add any federal net operating loss deduction carried over from a taxable year beginning prior to January 1, 2023.

(5) (b) Any Iowa net operating loss carried over from a taxable year beginning prior to January 1, 2023, may be deducted as provided in section 422.35, subsection 11, Code 2018.

(6) Subtract the loss on the sale or exchange of a share of a regulated investment company held for six months or less to the extent the loss was disallowed under section 852(b)(4)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(7) Add, to the extent it reduced federal taxable income, any amount contributed under section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code to the extent such contribution was made to an organization for the purpose of deposit in the Iowa education savings plan trust established in chapter 12D, and the taxpayer designated that any part of the contribution be used for the direct benefit of any dependent of a shareholder of the taxpayer or any other single beneficiary designated by the taxpayer.

(8) Subtract the amount of foreign dividend income, including subpart F income as defined in section 952 of the Internal Revenue Code, based upon the percentage of ownership as set forth in section 243 of the Internal Revenue Code.

(9) Subtract, to the extent included, the amount of any biodiesel production refund provided pursuant to section 423.4.

(10) Any adjustment subtracted from federal taxable income for an adjustment year pursuant to section 6225 of the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder shall be added back in computing net income of the partnership and the partners for state tax purposes for the adjustment year.

(11) (a) Section 163(j) of the Internal Revenue Code does not apply in computing net income for state tax purposes. If the taxpayer’s federal taxable income for the tax year was increased or decreased by reason of the application of section 163(j) of the Internal Revenue Code, the taxpayer shall recompute net income for state tax purposes under rules prescribed by the director.

(11) (b) For any tax year in which paragraph “a” does not apply, a taxpayer shall not be permitted to deduct any amount of interest expense paid or accrued in a previous taxable year that is allowed as a deduction in the current taxable year by reason of the carryforward of disallowed business interest provisions of section 163(j)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code, if either of the following apply:

(11) (b) The interest expense was originally paid or accrued during a tax year in which paragraph “a” applied.

(11) (b) The interest expense was originally paid or accrued during a tax year in which the taxpayer was not required to file an Iowa return.

(12) Subtract, to the extent included, global intangible low-taxed income under section 951A of the Internal Revenue Code.

(13) (a) Subtract, to the extent included, the amount of a federal, state, or local grant provided to a communications service provider, if the grant is used to install broadband infrastructure that facilitates broadband service in targeted service areas at or above the download and upload speeds.

(13) (b) As used in this subsection, “broadband infrastructure”, “communications service provider”, and “targeted service area” mean the same as defined in section 8.76, respectively.

(14) (a) Subtract, to the extent included, the amount of any qualifying state disaster recovery new housing grant issued to a business by the economic development authority.

(14) (b) For purposes of this subsection, “qualifying state disaster recovery new housing grant” means an award of a state disaster recovery new housing grant that was applied for between August 20, 2024, and December 31, 2024, and approved and issued by the economic development authority.

(14) (c) This subsection is repealed January 1, 2028.

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