Income tax, state; creates family caregiver tax credit.
Summary
Income tax; family caregiver tax credit. Creates a nonrefundable family caregiver tax credit for taxable years 2025 through 2029 for expenses incurred by an individual in caring for an eligible family member, defined in the bill, who requires assistance with one or more activities of daily living, also defined in the bill. The credit equals 50 percent of eligible expenditures incurred by the caregiver up to $1,000. To qualify for the credit, the family caregiver must (i) not receive any compensation or reimbursement for the eligible expenditures and (ii) have federal adjusted gross income that is no greater than $100,000 or, if such family caregiver is married and filing jointly, shall have federal adjusted gross income of no greater than $200,000. The bill requires the Tax Commissioner to establish guidelines for claiming the credit and provides that any unused credit may be carried forward by the taxpayer for five taxable years following the taxable year for which the credit was issued.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2025
Last action Jan 28, 2025
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Total actions
4
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Committee
1
Jan 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 25101939D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Luther Cifers
RRepublican
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