(a) The applicable percentage specified in section 41(a) of the Internal Revenue Code shall be five percent.
(b) "Qualified research" and "basic research" shall consist only of research conducted in Oregon.
(c) The following do not apply to the credit allowable under this section:
(A) Section 41(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code (relating to the alternative incremental credit).
(B) Section 41(h) of the Internal Revenue Code (relating to termination of the federal credit).
(2) For purposes of this section, "eligible taxpayer" means a corporation, other than a corporation excluded under Internal Revenue Code section 41(e)(7)(E).
(3) The Income Tax Regulations as prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury under authority of section 41 of the Internal Revenue Code apply for purposes of this section, except as modified by this section or as provided in rules adopted by the Department of Revenue.
(4) The maximum credit under this section may not exceed $1 million.
(5) A deduction may not be taken for the portion of expenses or payments, otherwise allowable as a deduction, that is equal to the amount of the credit claimed under this section.
(6) Any tax credit that is otherwise allowable under this section and that is not used by the taxpayer in that year may be carried forward and offset against the taxpayer’s tax liability for the next succeeding tax year. Any credit remaining unused in such next succeeding tax year may be carried forward and used in the second succeeding tax year, and likewise any credit not used in that second succeeding tax year may be carried forward and used in the third succeeding tax year, and any credit not used in that third succeeding tax year may be carried forward and used in the fourth succeeding tax year, and any credit not used in that fourth succeeding tax year may be carried forward and used in the fifth succeeding tax year, but may not be carried forward for any tax year thereafter. [1989 c.911 §2; 1991 c.457 §12; 1993 c.726 §42; 1993 c.813 §11; 1995 c.79 §167; 1995 c.556 §14; 1995 c.746 §9; 1997 c.839 §33; 1999 c.90 §25; 2001 c.660 §50; 2003 c.739 §12; 2005 c.832 §51; 2011 c.730 §§8,8a]