Entitlement to credit

Sec. 8. (a) Subject to section 14 of this chapter, a taxpayer is entitled to a credit against the taxpayer's state tax liability in the taxable year in which the taxpayer completes the preservation or rehabilitation of historic property and obtains the certifications required under section 9 of this chapter. (b) The amount of the credit is equal to twenty percent (20%) of the qualified expenditures that: (1) the taxpayer makes for the preservation or rehabilitation of historic property; and (2) are approved by the office. (c) In the case of a husband and wife who: (1) own and rehabilitate a historic property jointly; and (2) file separate tax returns; the husband and wife may take the credit in equal shares or one (1) spouse may take the whole credit. As added by P.L.129-2001, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.166-2014, SEC.28.