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Schedule IN-119 Instructions

Vermont Tax Adjustments and Nonrefundable Credits
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Part I ADJUSTMENTS TO VERMONT INCOME TAX

Additions to Vermont Tax

Line 1 Tax on Qualified Plans and tax-favored accounts, including individual retirement accounts (IRAs),
health savings accounts (HSAs), and medical savings accounts (MSAs) reported on federal
Form 1040, U.S. Individual Income Tax Return.

Line 2 Recapture of Investment Tax Credit from federal Form 4255, Recapture of Investment Credit.

Line 3 Tax on Lump-Sum Distributions from federal Form 4972, Tax on Lump-Sum Distributions.
Line 4 Add Lines 1 through 3 and enter result. INSTR (Place at FIRST page)
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Line 5 Multiply Line 4 by 24% and enter result.

Line 6 Recapture of Vermont tax credit(s). Recapture occurs when a previously claimed credit is
changed. Vermont piggy backs on federal recapture law. Recapture occurs when a taxpayer claims
but ultimately did not receive the federal credit or claims and received the federal credit but had it 1 - 4
reduced.

Line 7 Add Lines 5 and 6.

Subtractions from Vermont Tax

Line 8 Credit for Child and Dependent Care Expenses from federal Form 2441, Child and Dependent
Care Expenses. Do not use this line if you qualify for the Low Income Child and Dependent Care
Credit on Schedule IN-112, Part II, Line 1. You cannot take both credits.

Line 9 Enter Credit for the Elderly or the Disabled from federal Schedule R (1040), Credit for the Elderly
or the Disabled.

Line 10 Investment Tax Credit from federal Form 3468, Investment Credit, and federal Form 3800, General
Business Credit. This credit is limited to the amount of Investment Tax Credit attributable to the
Vermont-property portion and what is allowed against the federal income tax for the taxable year.

Line 11 Vermont Farm Income Averaging
VT FARM INCOME AVERAGING WORKSHEET
Credit This credit is available to farmers
1. Calculate and enter here Federal income tax using Federal
who calculate federal tax using federal Schedule D, Federal Schedule D Worksheet, or Federal
Schedule J. Complete the worksheet. tax rate schedules as if Schedule J was not used. . 1. $ _____________
less
Line 12 Add Lines 8 through 11. 2. Enter Federal tax from
Federal Schedule J, Line 23 ................ 2. $ _______________
Line 13 Multiply Line 12 by 24% and enter the
3. Subtract Line 2 from Line 1. This is your VT Farm
result. Income Averaging Credit. Enter the result on
Schedule IN-119, Part I, Line 11 ............... $ _____________3.

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Line 14 Vermont-Based Solar Energy Investment Credit carryforward

Unused Vermont-based solar energy investment tax credits may be carried forward for five
years following the year a credit is claimed. Solar credits carried forward and claimed under
32 V.S.A. § 5822(d) should be applied to this line. These credits are a component of the Investment
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Tax Credit and are the only portion that credit that can be carried forward. Solar credits are reported
on federal Form 3468, Investment Credit, and federal Form 3800, General Business Credit. Only
the Vermont-property portion of the federal credit can be used to factor Vermont’s solar energy
investment credit.

Solar credits earned and carried forward under 32 V.S.A. § 5822(d) are valued at 24% of the
Vermont-property portion of the federal credit. Please note: Solar credits under 32 V.S.A. § 5930z,
which were valued at 100% of the Vermont property portion of the federal credit, can no longer be
applied or carried forward.

Line 15 Add Lines 13 and 14.

Net Adjustment to Vermont Tax

Line 16 Subtract Line 15 from Line 7. Enter on Form IN-111, Vermont Individual Income Tax Return,
Line 9. Please check the box to the left if this is a negative.

Part II VERMONT INCOME TAX CREDITS

Line 1 Vermont Higher Education Investment Plan (VHEIP)

The credit is available only for contributions to the 529 plan administered by the Vermont
Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC). For more information, read Technical Bulletin TB-66,
Credit for Vermont Higher Education Investment Plan, on our website. You may be eligible for a
tax credit on contributions made during calendar year 2020 to VHEIP. The tax credit equals 10%
of the first $2,500 of contributions per beneficiary. For jointly filed returns, the tax credit equals
10% of the first $5,000 of contributions per beneficiary. For more information on VHEIP, visit
the VSAC website at www.vsac.org, call (800) 637-5860 Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to
7:00 p.m., or email VHEIPquestions@VHEIP.org.

Taxpayers receiving tax credit for Lines 2 through 8 and Line 10 through S corporations,
LLCs, LLPs, or partnerships, enter the name of each entity and its FEIN on the schedule.

Line 2 Charitable Housing A taxpayer making an investment in an eligible housing charity may receive
a credit against Vermont income tax. The Commissioner of Housing and Community Development
calculates the credit.

Line 3 Qualified Sale of Mobile Home Park Please call the Department at (802) 828-2865 if you believe
that you qualify for this credit.

Line 4 Research & Development Credit A taxpayer may receive a credit against Vermont income tax equal
to 27% of the amount of federal tax credit allowed in the taxable year for research and development
expenditures eligible under section 41(a) of the Internal Revenue Code and which are made within
Vermont. Any unused credit available may be carried forward up to 10 years. The Department
will publish annually the names of taxpayers who receive the credit.

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AFFORDABLE HOUSING CREDIT (Line 5) - 32 V.S.A. § 5930u

Line 5 This credit requires prior approval by the Vermont Housing Finance Agency.

A copy of the certificate and the credit allocation to the affordable housing project by the housing
agency must be provided for each credit claimed. Page 3

This credit is applied for five consecutive tax years, beginning with the tax year of the eligible
cash contribution. Total tax credits available equal the amount of the first year allocation, plus the
succeeding four years allocations. Affordable housing tax credits which exceed the current tax
year’s liability may be carried forward up to 14 succeeding tax years.

DOWNTOWN & VILLAGE CENTER PROGRAM TAX CREDITS (Lines 6 through 8) - 32 V.S.A. § 5930cc

These credits require prior approval by the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community
Development. Tax credits which exceed the current year’s tax liability may be carried forward for
up to nine succeeding years following the first year the credit was claimed. Credits unclaimed five
years after the approval date are automatically rescinded and are available to the Tax Credits and
Grants Coordinator for award in subsequent years.

Line 6 Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit - 32 V.S.A. § 5930cc(a) The qualified applicant of a qualified
historic rehabilitation project shall be entitled, upon the approval of the state board, to claim against
the taxpayer’s state individual income tax, corporate income tax, or bank franchise or insurance
premiums tax liability a credit of 10% of qualified rehabilitation expenditures as defined in the
Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. § 47(c), properly chargeable to the federally certified rehabilitation.

Line 7 Facade Improvement Tax Credit - 32 V.S.A. § 5930cc(b) The qualified applicant of a qualified
facade improvement project shall be entitled, upon the approval of the state board, to claim against
the taxpayer’s state individual income tax, state corporate income tax, or bank franchise or insurance
premiums tax liability a credit of 25% of qualified expenditures up to a maximum tax credit of
$25,000.

Line 8 Code Improvement Tax Credit - 32 V.S.A. § 5930cc(c) The qualified applicant of a qualified code
improvement project shall be entitled, upon the approval of the state board, to claim against the
taxpayer’s state individual income tax, state corporate income tax, or bank franchise or insurance
premiums tax liability a credit of:

• 50% of qualified expenditures up to a maximum tax credit of $12,000 for installation
or improvement of a platform lift,

• a maximum credit of $40,000 for the installation or improvement of a limited use/limited
application elevator,

• a maximum tax credit of $50,000 for installation or improvement of an elevator,

• a maximum tax credit of $50,000 for installation or improvement of a sprinkler system,
and

• a maximum tax credit of $30,000 for the combined costs of installation or improvement
of data or network wiring or a heating, ventilating, or cooling system, and

• a maximum tax credit of $50,000 for the combined costs of all other qualified code
improvements.

Line 9 Add Column C, Lines 1 through 8. If no credit claimed on Line 10, enter this amount on Form IN-111,
Line 18.
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VERMONT ENTREPRENEURS’ SEED CAPITAL FUND CREDIT 32 V.S.A. § 5830b

Line 10 Taxpayers who invest in this state-chartered corporation may receive a tax credit. The corporation
provides investment capital to new Vermont firms or existing Vermont firms that are expanding in
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The credit may be claimed for a contribution made in the taxable year and may be carried forward
for up to four succeeding years.

Line 11 Enter adjusted Vermont income tax amount from Form IN-111, Line 16.

Line 12 Enter credit for income tax paid to another state or Canadian province from Form IN-111, Line 17.

Line 13 Subtract Line 12 from Line 11.

Line 14 Enter the lesser of Line 9 or Line 13.

Line 15 Subtract Line 14 from Line 13. The result cannot be less than zero.

Line 16 Multiply Line 15 by 50%.

Line 17 Enter the lesser of Line 10 or Line 16.

Line 18 Total Credits Allowable. Enter the total of Lines 14 and 17. INSTR (Place at LAST page)
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Line 19 Total Income Tax Credits Available. Enter the lesser of Line 13 or Line 18. Enter this amount
on Form IN-111, Line 18.

Contacting the Department
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Mailing address:
Vermont Department of Taxes
133 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05633-1401

Email: tax.individualincome@vermont.gov
Phone: (866) 828-2865 (toll-free in Vermont)
Phone: (802) 828-2865 (local and out-of-state)
Fax: (802) 828-2720

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