Provides gross income tax deduction for senior citizens for certain medical expenses for in-home care or care in assisted living and long-term care facilities and funeral expenses.
This bill allows New Jersey taxpayers aged 62 or older, or who are blind or disabled, to claim a gross income tax deduction for qualified long-term care expenses (up to $50,000 per year) for themselves, their spouse, or disabled dependents. These expenses cover in-home care, assisted living, and long-term care facility services that are medically necessary and prescribed by a licensed health care provider. It also provides a separate deduction (up to $50,000) for unreimbursed funeral expenses of a spouse or disabled dependent who was 62 or older, blind, or disabled at death. The deduction excludes expenses already covered under existing medical expense tax rules and requires the costs to be unreimbursed.
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026
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