Massachusetts Incentives/Policies for Renewables & Efficiency |
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Last DSIRE Review: 04/16/2012
Program Overview:
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Massachusetts |
| Incentive Type: |
Industry Recruitment/Support |
| Eligible Efficiency Technologies: |
Unspecified Technologies |
| Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies: |
Passive Solar Space Heat, Solar Water Heat, Solar Space Heat, Solar Thermal Electric, Solar Thermal Process Heat, Photovoltaics, Wind, Biomass, Hydroelectric, Geothermal Electric, Fuel Cells, Geothermal Heat Pumps, Municipal Solid Waste, Fuel Cells using Renewable Fuels |
| Applicable Sectors: |
Commercial |
| Amount: | 100% deduction |
| Start Date: | 1979 |
Authority 1:
Date Effective:
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MGL ch. 62, ยง 2(a)(2)(G)
1979
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Summary:
Massachusetts offers a corporate excise tax deduction for (1) any income -- including royalty income -- received from the sale or lease of a U.S. patent deemed beneficial for energy conservation or alternative energy development by the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources, and (2) any income received from the sale or lease of personal or real property or materials manufactured in Massachusetts and subject to the approved patent. The deduction is effective for up to five years from the date of issuance of the U.S. patent or the date of approval by the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources, whichever expires first.
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Contact:
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Tax Information
Massachusetts Department of Revenue
P.O. Box 701
Boston, MA 02204
Phone: (800) 392-6089
Web Site: http://www.dor.state.ma.us
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