Ethanol Production Tax Credit

Indiana offers a production tax credit of $0.125 (12.5 cents) per gallon for each gallon of pure ethanol produced beginning January 1, 2004. This credit is available to facilities that begin operation January 1, 2004, or later, with a capacity to produce at least 40 million gallons per year, and existing facilities that increase capacity by at least 40 million gallons per year beginning January 1, 2004, or later. If the amount of the credit exceeds a producer's state tax liability for that taxable year, the producer may carry over the excess to the following taxable years. Producers are limited to $5,000,000 in total credits for all taxable years, and the program itself is limited to $10,000,000 in total funding. This credit expires when all funding is exhausted.