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HB 360

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Income Tax - Angel Investor Tax Credit Program

Sponsor: Delegate LiermanCommittee: Ways and MeansSubject: Economic and Community DevelopmentStatus: Hearing 1/21 at 1:30 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Allowing a credit against the State income tax for 50% of an investment made in a qualified innovation business, not to exceed $50,000, or $100,000 for a qualified investor that is a married couple filing jointly or a pass-through entity; requiring a qualified investor to meet certain requirements in order to be eligible for the credit; requiring the Department of Commerce to administer the credit; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020; establishing the Maryland Angel Investor Tax Credit Reserve Fund; etc.

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Testimony (15)

MGA witness list
FAV 14FavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVThielke, MichaelEastern Shore Entrepreneurship CenterWritten (PDF)
FAVFry, DonaldGreater Baltimore CommitteeOral
FAVMcClarty, LeonardoHoward County ChamberOral + Written (PDF)
FAVRosendale, MartinMTCWritten (PDF)
FAVGriffin, AndrewlobbyistMaryland Chamber of CommerceWritten (PDF)
FAVMehu, NatashalobbyistMayor's Office of Government RelationsWritten (PDF)
FAVSwanson, TriciaMontgomery County Chamber of CommerceWritten (PDF)
FAVMatthews, DakotaRural Maryland CouncilWritten (PDF)
FAVLeMaile-Stovall, TroyTEDCOWritten (PDF)
FAVRASMUSSEN, DENNISlobbyistThe Rasmussen Group LLCWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Lierman, Delegate LiermanlegislatorIndividualPosition only
FAVItaliano, GinanneIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVLierman, Delegate BrookeIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVMcMullin, M.IndividualWritten (PDF)
INFOSchulz, KellyMaryland Department Of CommerceWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGriffin, AndrewMaryland Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Subcontractors Association of Baltimore; Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park; Associated Utility Contractors of Maryland; Experience Prince George's; Howard County Chamber of Commerce
FAVMehu, NatashaMayor's Office of Government RelationsRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association; Maryland Patient Care and Access Coalition; Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants; Maryland Academy of Advanced Practice Clinicians; Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail, LLC; Maryland Works, Inc.
FAVRASMUSSEN, DENNISThe Rasmussen Group LLCRegistered for: Baltimore Children's Museum, Inc. dba Port Discovery Children's Museum; Chesapeake Renewable Energy, LLC; Chesapeake Ventures Development, LLC; Greater Ocean City Maryland Chamber of Commerce, Inc.; HarborRock Holdings, LLC; Maryland Mortgage Bankers & Brokers Association (MMBBA)