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Read. Follow. Verify.Pennsylvania Senate Bill 1480 extends tax credit carry-forward windows for malt beverage manufacturers and permits credit sales
Last action · September 25, 2026: Referred to FINANCE, Sept. 25, 2026Sponsors: Dave Argall and 1 other
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What This Bill Would Do
Pennsylvania Senate Bill 1480 extends the time manufacturers of malt or brewed beverages can use certain limited tax credits from three to five calendar years, and allows them to sell or assign unused tax credits to other s.
Malt beverage manufacturers gain an extended window to apply capital expenditure tax credits against their tax liabilities and a mechanism to monetize credits by selling them to other corporate s.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Manufacturers of malt or brewed beverages
Manufacturers receive an extended five-year window to use capital expenditure tax credits and gain the ability to sell or assign unused credits to other taxpayers.
Purchasers of tax credits
Taxpayers who buy assigned tax credits must claim them immediately in the purchase year, subject to a 50 percent liability cap and restrictions against carry-forwards or reselling.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can a company that buys a tax credit carry the unused portion forward to future years?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Sep 25, 2026SenateCommitteeReferred to FINANCE, Sept. 25, 2026
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Introduction of Tax Credit Transferability
The bill establishes a mechanism for malt beverage manufacturers to sell or assign granted tax credits to other taxpayers, departing from non-transferable credit frameworks.
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