Section 39-22-517 - Tax credit for child care center investments(1) With respect to taxable years commencing on or after January 1, 1992, there is allowed to any person operating a child care center licensed pursuant to section 26-6-905 or 26.5-5-309, family child care home licensed pursuant to section 26.5-5-309, or foster care home licensed pursuant to section 26-6-905 a credit against the tax imposed by this article 22 in the amount of twenty percent of the taxpayer's annual investment in tangible personal property to be used in such child care center, family child care home, or foster care home.(2) With respect to taxable years commencing on or after July 1, 1992, there is allowed to any sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability corporation, subchapter S corporation, or regular corporation that provides child care facilities that are incidental to their business and are licensed pursuant to section 26-6-905 or 26.5-5-309 for the use of its employees a credit against the tax imposed by this article 22 in the amount of ten percent of the taxpayer's annual investment in tangible personal property to be used in such child care facilities.(3) The credit allowed by this section for any income tax year shall not exceed the taxpayer's actual tax liability for such taxable year. If the amount of the credit allowed by this section exceeds the taxpayer's actual tax liability for any income tax year in which the child care center investment credit is claimed, referred to in this subsection (3) as the "unused credit year", such excess shall be an investment tax credit carryover to each of the three income tax years following the unused credit year and shall be applied first to the earliest income tax years possible.Amended by 2022 Ch. 145, § 10, eff. 1/1/2023.Amended by 2022 Ch. 123, § 130, eff. 7/1/2022.L. 92: Entire section added, p. 2245, § 1, effective June 5. L. 96: (1) amended, p. 267, § 22, effective July 1. 2022 Ch. 145, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).