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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 422.11H LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE 1 2 TAX CREDIT. 1 3 The taxes imposed under this division less the credits 1 4 allowed under section 422.12 shall be reduced by a long-term 1 5 care insurance tax credit. The amount of the credit is equal 1 6 to fifty percent, not to exceed five hundred dollars, of the 1 7 premium costs paid during the tax year on each qualified long- 1 8 term care insurance contract that offers coverage to the 1 9 taxpayer, the taxpayer's spouse or dependent, or a parent or 1 10 grandparent of the taxpayer or the taxpayer's spouse. Any 1 11 credit in excess of the tax liability is nonrefundable. A 1 12 deduction is not allowed for the tax year for the amount of 1 13 premium costs paid which is used in the calculation of the 1 14 credit taken under this section. 1 15 For purposes of this section, "qualified long-term care 1 16 insurance contract" means the same as defined in section 7702B 1 17 of the Internal Revenue Code. 1 18 Sec. 2. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. This Act applies 1 19 retroactively to January 1, 2003, for tax years beginning on 1 20 or after that date. 1 21 EXPLANATION 1 22 This bill provides a long-term care insurance tax credit 1 23 under the individual income tax equal to 50 percent of the 1 24 premiums paid by the taxpayer on each qualified long-term care 1 25 insurance contract that covers the taxpayer, the taxpayer's 1 26 spouse or dependent, or a parent or grandparent of the 1 27 taxpayer or the taxpayer's spouse. Each credit shall not 1 28 exceed $500 and any excess credits are not refundable. The 1 29 insurance contract for which the credit is allowed, per the 1 30 Internal Revenue Code, is a renewable insurance policy that 1 31 has no cash surrender value and that provides coverage for 1 32 necessary diagnostic, preventive, therapeutic, curing, 1 33 treatment, mitigating, and rehabilitative services to 1 34 chronically ill individuals prescribed by a licensed health 1 35 care practitioner. A deduction for premium costs paid is not 2 1 allowed to the extent of the amount of the costs used in the 2 2 calculation of the credit taken. 2 3 The bill applies retroactively to January 1, 2003, for tax 2 4 years beginning on or after that date. 2 5 LSB 1794HH 80 2 6 mg/sh/8
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