PRINTER'S NO. 1554
No. 1334 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY GODSHALL, BAKER, BELARDI, BUNT, CALTAGIRONE,
CLYMER, L. I. COHEN, M. COHEN, CORRIGAN, COY, DeLUCA, DRUCE,
FLICK, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, JOSEPHS, LAUGHLIN, LEDERER,
McILHATTAN, ORIE, PESCI, RAMOS, READSHAW, SEMMEL, SEYFERT,
SHANER, SOLOBAY, STABACK, STEVENSON, E. Z. TAYLOR, J. TAYLOR,
TRELLO, WALKO, WILT, YOUNGBLOOD AND BROWNE, APRIL 20, 1999
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, APRIL 20, 1999
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), entitled "An
2 act relating to tax reform and State taxation by codifying
3 and enumerating certain subjects of taxation and imposing
4 taxes thereon; providing procedures for the payment,
5 collection, administration and enforcement thereof; providing
6 for tax credits in certain cases; conferring powers and
7 imposing duties upon the Department of Revenue, certain
8 employers, fiduciaries, individuals, persons, corporations
9 and other entities; prescribing crimes, offenses and
10 penalties," providing for a personal income tax credit for
11 long-term care premiums paid by individuals; and imposing
12 duties on the Secretary of the Commonwealth and the
13 Legislative Reference Bureau.
14 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
15 hereby enacts as follows:
16 Section 1. Section 301 of the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6,
17 No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, amended May 7, 1997
18 (P.L.85, No.7), is amended by adding a clause to read:
19 Section 301. Definitions.--The following words, terms and
20 phrases when used in this article shall have the meaning
21 ascribed to them in this section except where the context
1 clearly indicates a different meaning. Unless specifically
2 provided otherwise, any reference in this article to the
3 Internal Revenue Code shall include the Internal Revenue Code of
4 1986 (Public Law 99-514, 26 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended to
5 January 1, 1997:
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7 (l.3) "Long-term care policy" means a policy for long-term
8 care insurance as those terms are defined in section 1103 of the
9 act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), known as "The Insurance
10 Company Law of 1921."
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12 Section 2. The act is amended by adding a section to read:
13 Section 314.1. Long-Term Care Policy Premiums.--(a) A
14 resident taxpayer shall be allowed a credit against the tax
15 imposed by this article in an amount equal to the lesser of
16 twenty per cent of any premiums paid during the taxable year by
17 the taxpayer for a long-term care policy for the taxpayer, the
18 taxpayer's spouse, or both, or five hundred dollars ($500).
19 (b) The credit provided under this section shall not exceed
20 the amount of the tax otherwise due under this article.
21 Section 3. The addition of sections 301(1.3) and 314.1 of
22 the act shall apply to taxable years beginning after December
23 31, 1999.
24 Section 4. If a constitutional amendment authorizing a
25 personal income tax credit for long-term care premiums is
26 ratified, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall, immediately
27 after tabulating and computing the returns of the ratification
28 election, certify the result to the Legislative Reference Bureau
29 for publication as a notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
30 Section 5. This act shall take effect as follows:
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1 (1) The addition of section 314.1 of the act shall take
2 effect upon publication of the notice under section 4.
3 (2) The remainder of this act shall take effect
4 immediately.
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