- Colorado Department of Revenue (CDOR)
- Colorado Revised Statutes (C.R.S.) $\S 39-22-502$
- Enterprise Zone (EZ)
- EZ R&D Tax Credit
- Enterprise Zone Administrator
- Pre-Certification (EZ)
- Certification Application (EZ)
- Tax Credit Certificate
- Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT)
- Qualified Research Expenses (QREs)
- Research and Experimental Expenditures
- Internal Revenue Code (IRC) $\S 41$
- IRC $\S 174$ (Reference)
- 3% Credit Rate
- Increase in Expenditures
- Base Amount (Colorado)
- Average Expenditures for the Prior Two Years
- Nonrefundable Credit
- Unlimited Carryforward
- 25% Annual Usage Limit
- Divided Equally Over Four Years
- Form DR 0074 (Pre-Certification)
- Form DR 0076 (Certification Application)
- Form DR 0077 (Research and Development Income Tax Credit)
- Form DR 1366 (Tax Credit Certificate Submission)
- Form DR 0078a (Partnership Credit Distribution)
- Eligible Entities (C-Corp, S-Corp, Partnership, LLC)
- Pass-Through Entity
- Pro-Rata Allocation
- Three-Year EZ Presence Requirement
- Technological in Nature (4-Part Test)
- Elimination of Uncertainty (4-Part Test)
- Process of Experimentation (4-Part Test)
- Permitted Purpose (4-Part Test)
- Wages for Qualified Services (EZ Specific)
- Supplies Used in Qualified Research (EZ Specific)
- Contract Research Expenses (EZ Specific)
- Computer Rental/Lease Costs (EZ Specific)
- Land or Land Improvements (Exclusion)
- Depreciable Equipment (Exclusion)
- Management Surveys (Exclusion)
- Research Funded by a Government Entity (Exclusion)
- Costs to Adapt to Customer Needs (Exclusion)
- Income Tax Liability Offset
- Taxable Year
- Shared Quantum Facility Tax Credit
- Quantum Business
- Qualifying Fixed Capital Assets
- Advanced Industry Investment Tax Credit