Credit for wellness programs

1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. 2. Credit allowed. A taxpayer constituting an employing unit with 20 or fewer employees, on an average monthly basis during the taxable year, is allowed a credit against the tax imposed by this Part for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2014 for a qualified wellness program expenditure made during the taxable year. 3. Record keeping. An employing unit seeking a credit under subsection 2 is responsible for recording the amount of time employees engage in wellness programs for which the employing unit is claiming an expense. 4. Limit; carry-over. The total credit for each taxpayer under this section is limited to $100 per employee or $2,000, whichever is less, per tax year. The credit may not reduce the tax otherwise due under this Part to less than zero. A taxpayer entitled to a credit under this section for any taxable year may carry over the portion, as reduced from year to year, of any unused credit and apply it to the tax liability for any one or more of the next succeeding 5 taxable years.