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R-620CNR (7/15)  
                                                                          Income Taxable Period Covered
                             nonrefundable Credits Reduction Worksheet  
                             (Acts 125 and 133) for CIFT 620, IT-541,  
                                        and R-6922
                                  2014 and Prior Tax Years  

                                                              CoLumn 2:                        CoLumn 3:   
                                                        Amount prior to   Allowable   Amount allowed under 
Line CoLumn 1: Description                              Act 125 Reduction Portion              Act 125

1                                                                         72%

2                                                                         72%

3                                                                         72%

4                                                                         72%

5                                                                         72%

6                                                                         72%

7                                                                         72%

Description                  Code Description                    Code     Description                 Code
Premium Tax                  100  Donations of Materials, Equip-          New Jobs Credit              224
                                                                 175
Bone Marrow                  120  ment, Advisors, Instructors             Refunds by Utilities         226
Nonviolent Offenders         140  Other                          199      Eligible Re-entrants         228
Qualified Playground         150  Atchafalaya Trace              200      Neighborhood Assistance      230
Debt Issuance                155  Previously Unemployed          208      Cane River Heritage          232
Contributions to Educational      Recycling Credit               210      LCDFI                        258
                             160
Institutions                      Basic Skills Training          212      Other                        299



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R-620CNRi (7/15)  

                           Instructions to nonrefundable Credits Reduction 
                           Worksheet form R-620CnR for use with Forms 
                                           CIFT-620, IT-541 and R-6922  

This worksheet has been created to reflect the reduction in certain income and corporation franchise tax credits according to Act 125 of the 
2015 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature. The reductions are applicable when claimed on any return filed on or after July 1, 2015, but 
before June 30, 2018 regardless of the taxable year the return relates. Please refer to Revenue Information Bulletin 015-018 for information 
regarding amended returns and returns on extension. This worksheet should be used in completing your Corporation Income & Franchise tax, 
Fiduciary Income tax and Composite Partnership return. Round all amounts to the nearest dollar.
All references to Schedule NRC apply to CIFT-620, IT-541 and R-6922 unless otherwise stated.
In the box labeled “Income Taxable Period Covered”, enter the tax year for    208 – Previously unemployed – R.S. 47:6004 provides a $750 credit 
which you are completing this worksheet.                                      per eligible employee for hiring a previously unemployed person who 
The additional nonrefundable credits that were reduced by Act 125 are         participates in the Family Independence Work Program in a newly created 
referenced individually by a three-digit code. Enter the credit identifying   full-time job. Enter calculated credit amount in Column 2. Multiply amount 
code in Column 1, and the dollar amounts in the appropriate spaces in         by 72 percent (.72). Enter result in Column 3 and on Schedule NRC of 
Column 2 and 3 on Lines 1 through 7. Also enter the credit description,       your tax return.
identifying code, and the dollar amount from Column 3 in the appropriate      210 – Recycling Credit – R.S. 47:6005 provides a credit for the purchase 
spaces on Schedule NRC.                                                       of certain equipment or service contracts related to recycling. The credit 
noTE: use only the codes referenced in the table on this worksheet.           must be certified by the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality 
                                                                              and a copy of the certification must be attached to the return.  Enter credit 
100 – Premium Tax – R.S. 47:227 provides a credit for premium                 amount in Column 2.  Multiply amount by 72 percent (.72). Enter result in 
taxes paid during the preceding 12 months by an insurance company             Column 3 and on Schedule NRC of your tax return.
authorized to do business in Louisiana. Enter the premium tax credit in       212 – Basic Skills Training – R.S. 47:6009 provides a credit for 
Column 2. Multiply the calculated credit by 72 percent (.72).  Enter result   employers who pay for training to bring employees’ reading, writing, or 
in Column 3 and on Schedule NRC of your tax return.                           mathematical skills to at least the 12th grade level. The credit is limited to 
120 – Bone marrow – R.S. 47:287.758 provides a credit to employers            $250 per participating employee, not to exceed $30,000 for the tax year. 
authorized to do business in the state who incur bone marrow donor            Enter credit amount in Column 2.  Multiply amount by 72 percent (.72). 
expense by developing a bone marrow donation program, educating               Enter result in Column 3 and on Schedule NRC of your tax return.
employees related to bone marrow donations, making payments to a              224 – new Jobs Credit – R.S. 47:34 and R.S. 47:287.749 provide a credit 
health care provider for determining tissue types of potential donors, and    to employers who establish or expand a business in the state. Prior to 
paying wages to an employee for time related to tissue typing and bone        ACT 125 reduction, the credit is limited to 50% of tax. Calculate credit 
marrow donation. The amount of the credit allowed was 25 percent of the       based on revised statue and enter amount in Column 2. Multiply amount 
bone marrow donor expense paid or incurred by the employer during the         by 72 percent (.72). Enter result in Column 3 and on Schedule NRC of 
tax year prior to Act 125 reduction.  Enter credit amount in the Column 2.    your tax return.
Multiply calculated amount by 72 percent (.72).  Enter result in Column 3 
and on Schedule NRC of your tax return.                                       226 – Refund by utilities – R.S. 47:287.664 provide a credit for 100 
140 – nonviolent offenders – R.S. 47:287.752 provides a credit for a          percent of certain court ordered refunds made by utilities to its customers. 
taxpayer who provides full-time employment to an individual who has           Enter credit amount in Column 2.  Multiply amount by 72 percent (.72). 
been convicted of a first-time nonviolent offense, has completed a court-     Enter result in Column 3 and on Schedule NRC of your tax return.
ordered program certified by the employee’s probation officer, and has        228 – Eligible Re-entrants – R.S. 47:287.748 provides a credit to a 
worked 180 days. The credit is equal to $200 per qualifying employee          taxpayer who employs an eligible re-entrant in Louisiana. The credit shall 
prior to Act 125. In Column 2, enter credit amount.  Multiply Column 2 by     be one hundred fifty dollars per eligible re-entrant employed, but shall 
72 percent (.72). Enter result in Column 3 and on Schedule NRC of your        not exceed 50 percent of corporate income tax. Enter credit amount in 
tax return.                                                                   Column 2.  Multiply amount by 72 percent (.72). Enter result in Column 3 
150 – Qualified Playgrounds – R.S. 47:6008 provides a credit for              and on Schedule NRC of your tax return.
donations to assist qualified playgrounds. The credit is for the lesser of    230 – neighborhood Assistance – R.S. 47:35 and R.S. 47:287.753 
$1,000 or one-half of the value of the cash, equipment, goods, or services    provide a credit for an entity engaged in the activities of providing 
donated. Enter calculated credit amount in Column 2. Multiply Column 2 by     neighborhood assistance, job training, and education for individuals, 
72 percent (.72). Enter result in 3 and on Schedule NRC of your tax return.   community services, or crime prevention in Louisiana. Prior to Act 125, the 
155 – Debt Issuance – R.S. 47:6017 provides a credit for the filing fee       credit is for up to 70 percent of the amount contributed for investment in 
paid to the Louisiana State Bond Commission, which is incurred by an          programs approved by the Commissioner of Administration, and the credit 
economic development corporation in the preparation and issuance of           shall not exceed $250,000 annually. Enter credit amount in Column 2.  
bonds. Enter credit amount in Column 2. Multiply amount by 72 percent         The credit is now limited to 50 percent of amount contributed and limited 
(.72). Enter result in Column 3 and on Schedule NRC of your tax return.       to $180,000 annually. Enter reduced calculated amount in Column 3 and 
                                                                              on Schedule NRC of your tax return.
175 – Donations of materials, Equipment, Advisors, Instructors – R.S.         232 – Cane River Heritage – R.S. 47:6026 provides a credit for a 
47:6012 provides a credit for employers within the state for donations of     heritage-based cottage industry located or to be located in the Cane River 
the newest technology available in materials, equipment, or instructors       Heritage Area Development Zone. The taxpayer must enter into a contract 
to public training providers, secondary and postsecondary vocational-         with the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism. Enter 
technical schools, community colleges, or apprenticeship programs             credit amount in Column 2. Multiply Column 2 by 72 percent (.72). Enter 
registered with the Louisiana Workforce Commission to assist in the           result in Column 3 and on Schedule NRC of your tax return.
development of training programs designed to meet industry needs. The 
credit is for 50 percent of the value of the donated materials, equipment,    258 – LA Community Development Financial Institution (LCDFI) – 
or services rendered by the instructor. When taken with other applicable      R.S. 51:3085 et seq. provides a credit for certain investments in an LCDFI 
credits, this credit cannot exceed 20 percent of the employer’s tax liability to encourage the expansion of businesses in economically distressed 
for any taxable year. Enter calculated credit amount in Column 2.  Multiply   areas. Prior to ACT 125 reduction, the credit shall be calculated at 75 
amount by 72 percent (.72). Enter result in Column 3 and on Schedule          percent of investment. Enter calculated credit amount in Column 2. 
NRC of your tax return.                                                       Under Act 125 reduction, the credit shall be calculated at 54 percent of 
199 – other – Reserved for future credits.                                    investment. Enter calculated credit in Column 3 and on Schedule NRC of 
                                                                              your tax return.
200 – Atchafalaya Trace – R.S. 25:1226.4 provides a credit to certain         299- other – Reserved for future credits. 
heritage-based cottage industries that have entered into a contract 
with the State Board of Commerce and Industry. Enter credit amount in 
Column 2.  Multiply amount by 80 percent (.80). Enter result in Column 3 
and on Schedule NRC of your tax return.






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