Section 50. Donations by businesses and health care professionals

A. As provided by § 58.1-439.21 of the Code of Virginia, a business firm shall be eligible for a tax credit based on the value of the money, property, professional services, and contracting services donated by the business firm during its taxable year to an approved organization.

B. No tax credit shall be granted to any business firm for donations to an approved organization providing job training or education for individuals employed by the business firm.

C. Health care professionals that meet certain conditions, as specified in § 58.1-439.22 C of the Code of Virginia, shall be eligible for a tax credit based on the time spent in providing health care services for such clinic.

D. Mediators that meet certain conditions, as specified in § 58.1-439.22 C of the Code of Virginia, shall be eligible for a tax credit based on the time spent in providing mediation services at the direction of an approved organization regardless of where the service is delivered.

E. Physician specialists shall be eligible for tax credits when donating specialty medical services to patients referred from an approved organization, as specified in § 58.1-439.22 D of the Code of Virginia.

F. All donations must be made directly to the approved organization without any conditions or expectation of monetary benefit. Discounted donations and bargain sales are not allowable donations for the Neighborhood Assistance Program.

G. Granting of tax credits shall conform to the minimum and maximum amounts prescribed in § 58.1-439.21 of the Code of Virginia.

H. Credits granted to a partnership, electing small business (Subchapter S) corporation, or limited liability company shall be allocated to their individual partners, shareholders, or members, respectively, in proportion to their ownership or interest in such business entities.

I. The approved organization and donor shall complete a certification on a form prescribed by the Department of Social Services, as specified in § 58.1-439.21 C of the Code of Virginia.

J. All certifications must be submitted to the Department of Social Services within four years of the date of donation.

K. Upon receipt and approval of the certification, the commissioner shall issue a tax credit certificate to the business.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 15, Issue 09, eff. February 17, 1999; amended, Virginia Register Volume 18, Issue 12, eff. April 1, 2002; Volume 23, Issue 22, eff. September 1, 2007; Volume 25, Issue 23, eff. September 1, 2009; Volume 29, Issue 01, eff. October 10, 2012; Volume 32, Issue 06, eff. December 31, 2015.

Statutory Authority

§§ 58.1-439.20 and 63.2-217 of the Code of Virginia.