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FL S0258

Bill

Status

Failed

4/30/2021

Primary Sponsor

Finance and Tax

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Origin

Senate

2021 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates the "Florida Internship Tax Credit Program" providing a $2,000 corporate income tax credit per student intern for qualified businesses, effective for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022
  • Limits the total tax credit a qualified business may claim to $10,000 per taxable year, with unused credits eligible to be carried forward for up to 2 taxable years
  • Requires student interns to have completed at least 60 credit hours at a state university or Florida College System institution, be enrolled in a career/charter technical career center, or be a graduate student, maintaining a minimum 2.0 GPA
  • Requires qualifying businesses to have operated continuously for at least 3 years and demonstrate that at least 20% of full-time employees were previously student interns at the business; businesses with 10 or fewer employees need only show they hired at least one former intern full-time
  • Interns must work full time (at least 30 hours per week) in Florida for at least 9 consecutive weeks, and the Department of Revenue is authorized to adopt emergency rules to administer the program

Legislative Description

Internship Tax Credit Program

Last Action

Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7061 (Ch. 2021-31)

4/30/2021

Committee Referrals

Appropriations3/15/2021
Finance and Tax2/17/2021
Education12/21/2020

Full Bill Text

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