30 DE Code § 2022. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 30 - State Taxes|Chapter 20. Business Tax Credits and Deductions|Subchapter III. Tax Credit and License Fee Reduction for Creation of Employment and Qualified Investment in Targeted Areas|§ 2022. Reduction in license fees for investment and employment in targeted areas.

§ 2022. Reduction in license fees for investment and employment in targeted areas. (a) Any taxpayer that:  (1) Places in service, within any targeted area as defined by § 2020(3)a. through d. of this title, a qualified facility in which the taxpayer is engaged in a qualified activity described in § 2010(3) of this title, and (2) Thereby satisfies the requirements contained in § 2012(a) of this title for the allowance of a reduction in any license fee imposed upon the taxpayer's gross receipts by any provision of Chapter 27 of this title or by §§ 2301(d), 2902, 2903, 2904 of this title or, in the case of an activity described in §§ 2010(3)j., 2905 of this title for the taxable year of the taxpayer in which such qualified facility is placed in service by the taxpayer, shall be allowed, in lieu of the reduction in such license fee provided by § 2012 of this title, a reduction in such license fee for each taxable period used in computing the amount of such license fee that ends within or with such taxable year of the taxpayer and for each such taxable period that ends within or with any of the 14 following taxable years in which such facility is a qualified facility with respect to the taxpayer on the last business day thereof. The amount of each such reduction in such license fee shall be determined in the manner provided in § 2012(b) of this title, but by employing the following table in lieu of the table contained in § 2012(b) of this title:  If the number of full  The license fee  calendar months elapsed  (computed without  since such qualiﬁed  regard to this  facility was placed  section) shall be  in service by the  reduced by the  taxpayer is:  following percentage:      1  through 60 100%  61  through 72 90%  73  through 84 80%  85  through 96 70%  97  through 108 60%  109  through 120 50%  121  through 132 40%  133  through 144 30%  145  through 156 20%  157  through 168 10%  169  through 180 5%   Over 180 0%   (b) In the case of any taxpayer that:  (1) Places in service, only within any of the targeted areas as defined by § 2020(3)d. of this title, a facility in which the taxpayer is engaged in a commercial activity or retail activity, and  (2) Would thereby satisfy the requirements contained in § 2012(a) of this title for the allowance of a reduction in any license fee imposed upon the taxpayer's gross receipts by any provision of Chapter 27 of this title or by § 2301(d), 2902, 2903 or 2904 of this title for any taxable period used in computing the amount of such license fee that ends within or with the taxable year of the taxpayer in which such facility is placed in service by the taxpayer if such facility were a qualified facility by virtue of its use by the taxpayer in or in connection with such commercial activity or retail activity, § 2012 of this title shall be applied with respect to such facility by treating it as a qualified facility. (c) In the case of any taxpayer that:  (1) Places in service, within any targeted area, as defined by § 2020(3) of this title, a qualified facility in which the taxpayer is engaged in a qualified activity described in § 2010(3) of this title, and (2) Satisfies the requirements contained in § 2011(k) of this title, such taxpayer shall be allowed a reduction in license fees equal to 75% of the reduction allowable under subsection (a) of this section; provided, however, that said reduction shall be allowed against only those license fees imposed by §§ 2902(c)(1), (3) and (5) [repealed]; 2702(b)(1) and (3) [repealed] of this title; and, in the case of an activity described in §§ 2010(3)j., 2905(b)(1) and (3) of this title; and that no facility shall be eligible for reduction under both this subsection and subsection (a) of this section, and that credits under this subsection shall not exceed $500,000 over the 180-month life of the credits. 64 Del. Laws, c. 460, §  3;  68 Del. Laws, c. 202, §  17;  70 Del. Laws, c. 487, §§  20, 21;