Section 171.553 - Application For And Issuance Of Allocation Certificate(a) A taxable entity or an entity subject to state premium tax liability as defined by Section 233.0001, Insurance Code, must apply to the department for an allocation certificate in connection with a development in which the taxable entity or other entity owns an interest. The application must be submitted to the department along with the application for an allocation of federal tax credits in a manner prescribed by the department. (b) The department shall issue an allocation certificate if: (1) the department approves the application submitted under Subsection (a); (2) the development meets the requirements to be a qualified development; and (3) the department awards an amount of credit to the development under Section 171.554. Added by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 811,Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/2024, app. only to a tax report originally due on or after January 1, 2026, and before January 1, 2036.