KRS § 141.423 — KY Code / Title XI / Chapter 141 / Section 141.423
141.423 Nonrefundable credit for biodiesel producer, biodiesel blender, or renewable diesel producer
Status: in_force

141.423 Nonrefundable credit for biodiesel producer, biodiesel blender, or

renewable diesel producer.

(1) (a) A biodiesel producer, biodiesel blender, or renewable diesel producer shall be

entitled to a nonrefundable tax credit against the taxes imposed by KRS

141.020 or 141.040 and KRS 141.0401 in an amount certified by the

department under subsection (4) of this section.

(b) The credit rate shall be:

1. One dollar ($1) per biodiesel gallon produced by a biodiesel producer;

2. One dollar ($1) per gallon of biodiesel used in the blending process by a

biodiesel blender; and

3. One dollar ($1) per gallon of renewable diesel produced by a renewable

diesel producer;

unless the total amount of approved credit for all biodiesel producers,

biodiesel blenders, and renewable diesel producers exceeds the annual

biodiesel and renewable diesel tax credit cap for calendar years beginning

prior to January 1, 2021, or the annual biodiesel, renewable diesel, and

renewable chemical production tax credit cap for calendar years beginning on

or after January 1, 2021.

(c) For calendar years beginning prior to January 1, 2021, if the total amount of

approved credit for all biodiesel producers, biodiesel blenders, and renewable

diesel producers exceeds the annual biodiesel and renewable diesel tax credit

cap, the department shall determine the amount of credit each biodiesel

producer, biodiesel blender, and renewable diesel producer receives by

multiplying the annual biodiesel and renewable diesel tax credit cap by a

fraction, the numerator of which is the amount of approved credit for the

biodiesel producer, biodiesel blender, and renewable diesel producer and the

denominator of which is the total approved credit for all biodiesel producers,

biodiesel blenders, and renewable diesel producers.

(d) For calendar years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, if the total amount

of approved credit for all biodiesel producers, biodiesel blenders, renewable

diesel producers, and renewable chemical producers exceeds the annual

biodiesel, renewable diesel, and renewable chemical production tax credit cap,

the department shall determine the amount of credit each biodiesel producer,

biodiesel blender, renewable diesel producer, and renewable chemical

producer receives by multiplying the annual biodiesel, renewable diesel, and

renewable chemical production tax credit cap by a fraction, the numerator of

which is the amount of approved credit for the each producer and the

denominator of which is the total approved credit for all producers.

(e) The credit allowed under paragraph (a) of this subsection shall be applied both

to the income tax imposed under KRS 141.020 or 141.040 and to the limited

liability entity tax imposed under KRS 141.0401, with the ordering of credits

as provided in KRS 141.0205.

(2) Re-blending of blended biodiesel shall not qualify for the credit provided under this

section.

(3) The credit allowed in subsection (1) of this section shall not be carried forward to a

return for any other period.

(4) (a) Each biodiesel producer, biodiesel blender, and renewable diesel producer

eligible for the credit provided under subsection (1) of this section shall file a

tax credit claim for biodiesel gallons produced or blended in this state or for

renewable diesel produced in this state on forms prescribed by the department

by the fifteenth day of the first month following the close of the preceding

calendar year.

(b) The department shall determine the amount of the approved credit based on

the amount of biodiesel produced, biodiesel blended, renewable diesel

produced, or renewable chemical produced in this state during the preceding

calendar year and issue a credit certificate to the biodiesel producer, biodiesel

blender, renewable diesel producer, or renewable chemical producer by the

fifteenth day of the fourth month following the close of the calendar year.

(5) In the case of a biodiesel producer, biodiesel blender, renewable diesel producer, or

renewable chemical producer that has a fiscal year end for purposes of computing

the tax imposed by KRS 141.020, 141.040, and 141.0401, the amount of approved

credit shall be claimed on the return filed for the first fiscal year ending after the

close of the preceding calendar year.