Water Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for property certified by the Environmental Protection Agency under the WaterSense program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Water Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014 2. Credit for WaterSense program property (a) In general Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 30E. WaterSense program property (a) Allowance of credit There shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to 30 percent of the amounts paid or incurred by the taxpayer during such taxable year for certified WaterSense program property. (b) Lifetime limitation The aggregate amount of the credits allowed under this section with respect to any taxpayer for any taxable year shall not exceed the excess (if any) of $2,000 over the aggregate credits allowed under this section with respect to such taxpayer for all prior taxable years. (c) Certified WaterSense program property For purposes of this section, the term certified WaterSense program property (1) which has been— (A) tested by an American National Standards Institute accredited third-party certifying body or laboratory in accordance with the Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense program (or an analogous successor program), (B) certified by such body or laboratory as meeting the performance and efficiency requirements of such program, and (C) authorized by such program to use its label, and (2) the original use of which commences with the taxpayer. (d) Application with other credits (1) Business credit treated as part of general business credit So much of the credit which would be allowed under subsection (a) for any taxable year (determined without regard to this subsection) that is attributable to property of a character subject to an allowance for depreciation shall be treated as a credit listed in section 38(b) for such taxable year (and not allowed under subsection (a)). (2) Personal credit For purposes of this title, the credit allowed under subsection (a) for any taxable year (determined after application of paragraph (1)) shall be treated as a credit allowable under subpart A for such taxable year. (e) Special rules For purposes of this section— (1) Aggregation rules All persons treated as a single employer under subsection (a) or (b) of section 52, or subsection (m) or (o) of section 414, shall be treated as one person. (2) Basis reduction For purposes of this subtitle, the basis of any property for which a credit is allowable under subsection (a) shall be reduced by the amount of such credit so allowed (determined without regard to subsection (d)). (3) No double benefit The amount of any deduction or other credit allowable under this chapter with respect to any property for which credit is allowable under subsection (a) shall be reduced by the amount of credit allowed under subsection (a) with respect to such property (determined without regard to subsection (d)). (4) Property used outside united states not qualified No credit shall be allowable under subsection (a) with respect to any property referred to in section 50(b)(1). (f) Termination This section shall not apply to any property placed in service after December 31, 2015. . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Section 1016(a) of such Code is amended by striking and , and (38) to the extent provided in section 30E(e)(2). . (2) The table of sections for subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item: Sec. 30E. WaterSense program property. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Water Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for 30% of amounts paid for certified WaterSense program property (defined as any plumbing fixture or fitting that has been tested and certified in accordance with the WaterSense program of the Environmental Protection Agency [EPA], a voluntary partnership program for protecting the water supply by using less water with water-efficient products, new homes, and services, or an analogous successor program). Limits the lifetime dollar amount of such credit to $2,000. Terminates such credit after 2015.