Rev. & Tax. Code, § 23682 · Chapter 3.5. Tax Credits
Rev. & Tax. Code, § 23682
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2023, and before January 1, 2028, there shall be allowed a credit against the “tax,” as defined in Section 23036, to a qualified taxpayer in an amount equal to ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
(b) For purposes of this section, “qualified taxpayer” means an equity licensee that has received approval, including approval contingent upon the availability of funds, for the fee waiver and deferral program established pursuant to Section 26249 of the Business and Professions Code, as administered by the Department of Cannabis Control.
(c) On January 1, 2024, and every six months thereafter, the Department of Cannabis Control shall provide the Franchise Tax Board with a list of qualified taxpayers for the purposes of administering this section. The Department of Cannabis Control may satisfy this requirement by maintaining a database that makes this information available to the Franchise Tax Board.
(d) In the case where the credit allowed by this section exceeds the “tax,” the excess may be carried over to reduce the “tax” in the following taxable year, and succeeding seven years if necessary, until the credit is exhausted.
(e) This section and Section 17053.82 shall be known and may be cited as the Cannabis Equity Tax Credit.
(f) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe rules, guidelines, or procedures necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section, including any guidelines regarding the allocation of the credit allowed under this section. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any rule, guideline, or procedure prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.
(g) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2028, and as of that date is repealed.
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History
Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 56, Sec. 17. (AB 195) Effective June 30, 2022. Repealed as of December 1, 2028, by its own provisions.
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