Credit for dependent health benefits paid

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1. Credit allowed. A taxpayer constituting an employing unit that employs fewer than 5 employees is allowed a credit to be computed as provided in this section against the tax imposed by this Part, subject to the limitations contained in subsections 3 and 4 . The credit equals the lesser of 20% of dependent health benefits paid with respect to the taxpayer's low-income employees under a health benefit plan during the taxable year for which the credit is allowed or $125 per low-income employee with dependent health benefits coverage. A taxpayer who received a credit under this section in the preceding year and whose number of low-income employees is 5 or more may continue to receive the credit for 2 years after the last year in which the number of employees was fewer than 5. 2. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. 3. Qualifications. A taxpayer may claim the credit allowed by this section only for those periods during which the following conditions are met: 4. Limitations; carry-over. The amount of the credit that may be used by a taxpayer for a taxable year may not exceed 50% of the state income tax otherwise due under this Part for that year. The unused portion of any credit may be carried over to the following year or years for a period not to exceed 2 years. The credit allowable under this section may not be carried back to prior years. 5. Application. Except for the credit allowed with respect to the carry-over of unused credit amounts pursuant to subsection 4 , the tax credit allowed under this section does not apply to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2016.

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Credit for dependent health benefits paid

Official source

1. Credit allowed. A taxpayer constituting an employing unit that employs fewer than 5 employees is allowed a credit to be computed as provided in this section against the tax imposed by this Part, subject to the limitations contained in subsections 3 and 4 . The credit equals the lesser of 20% of dependent health benefits paid with respect to the taxpayer's low-income employees under a health benefit plan during the taxable year for which the credit is allowed or $125 per low-income employee with dependent health benefits coverage. A taxpayer who received a credit under this section in the preceding year and whose number of low-income employees is 5 or more may continue to receive the credit for 2 years after the last year in which the number of employees was fewer than 5. 2. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. 3. Qualifications. A taxpayer may claim the credit allowed by this section only for those periods during which the following conditions are met: 4. Limitations; carry-over. The amount of the credit that may be used by a taxpayer for a taxable year may not exceed 50% of the state income tax otherwise due under this Part for that year. The unused portion of any credit may be carried over to the following year or years for a period not to exceed 2 years. The credit allowable under this section may not be carried back to prior years. 5. Application. Except for the credit allowed with respect to the carry-over of unused credit amounts pursuant to subsection 4 , the tax credit allowed under this section does not apply to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2016.