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<section article="gec" article_name="Economic Development" number="6-804" title_number="6" title_name="Economic Development Tax Incentives" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="More Jobs for Marylanders Program">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Program benefits authorized under this section may be claimed by a qualified business entity for up to 10 consecutive benefit years.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>In the case of a qualified business entity that is located in a Tier II area and is provided a certificate under § 6–805 of this subtitle on or after June 1, 2022, the Program benefits authorized under this section may be claimed by the qualified business entity for up to 5 consecutive benefit years.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>On enrollment in the Program:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a new business entity in a Tier I area that is provided a certificate under § 6–805 of this subtitle before June 1, 2022, is eligible for:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a credit against the State income tax, established under § 10–741(b) of the Tax – General Article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a credit against the State property tax, established under § 9–110 of the Tax – Property Article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>a refund of sales and use tax paid during the immediately preceding taxable year, as provided under § 11–411 of the Tax – General Article; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>a waiver of fees charged by the State Department of Assessments and Taxation, established under § 1–203.1 of the Corporations and Associations Article; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a new business entity not described under item (1) of this subsection or an existing business entity that operates an eligible project is eligible for a credit against the State income tax, established under § 10–741(b) of the Tax – General Article.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The income tax credit established under § 10–741(b) of the Tax – General Article is not available to an existing business entity if the entity moves its facility to another county in the State on or after June 1, 2017.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>If the number of qualified positions at the eligible project decreases to a number less than the number established in the first benefit year, the project shall be removed from the Program and all program benefits terminate.</text>
  </level>
</section>
