Massachusetts § 38LL - Offshore wind tax incentive program; refundable jobs credit
Full text of Massachusetts Massachusetts General Laws § 38LL — Offshore wind tax incentive program; refundable jobs credit, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 38LL. Offshore wind tax incentive program; refundable jobs credit
[Text of section effective until January 1, 2033 for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2023. Repealed by 2022, 268, Sec. 272. See 2022, 268, Secs. 271 and 273.]
Section 38LL. (a)(1) A corporation subject to tax under this chapter, to the extent authorized by the offshore wind tax incentive program established in subsection (d) of section 8A of chapter 23J, may be allowed a refundable jobs credit against the tax liability imposed under this chapter in an amount determined by the Massachusetts clean energy technology center established in section 2 of said chapter 23J, in consultation with the department of revenue.
(2) A corporation taking a credit under this section shall commit to the creation of not less than of 10 net new permanent full-time employees in the commonwealth.
(3) A credit allowed under this section shall reduce the liability of the corporation under this chapter for the taxable year. If a credit claimed under this section by a corporation exceeds the corporation's liability as otherwise determined under this chapter for the taxable year, 90 per cent of such excess credit, to the extent authorized by the offshore wind tax incentive program, shall be refundable to the corporation. Excess credit amounts shall not be carried forward to other taxable years.
(4) The department of revenue shall issue the refundable portion of the jobs credit without further appropriation and in accordance with the cumulative amount, including the current year costs of incentives allowed in previous years, which shall not exceed $35,000,000 annually as set forth in subsection (d) of section 8A of chapter 23J
[There is no subsection (b).]
Source: official Massachusetts text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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