17053.91.
(a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2017, there shall be allowed to a microbusiness, as defined in Section 14837 of the Government Code, for costs paid or incurred during the taxable year with regard to compliance with state laws and regulations a credit against the “net tax,” as defined in Section 17039, in an amount as specified in paragraph (2).(2) The credit allowed by this section shall either be one thousand two hundred dollars ($1,200) or an amount equal to twenty-five dollars ($25) per each person-hour spent on compliance with state laws and regulations, as elected by the taxpayer, not to exceed one thousand two hundred dollars ($1,200).
(b) For purposes of this
section, compliance with state laws and regulations means the adherence to laws, regulations, guidelines, and specifications relevant to the taxpayer’s business and includes, but is not limited to, preparation for, and the providing of, mandatory training for employees, modification of the business premises, and providing required information regarding employee safety.
(c) In the case where the credit allowed by this section exceeds the “net tax,” the excess may be carried over to reduce the “net tax” in the following year, and the six succeeding years if necessary, until the credit is exhausted.
(d) Section 41 does not apply to the credit allowed by this section.