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GA HB1113
Bill
Status
Introduced
3/5/2020
Primary Sponsor
Matt Barton
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AI Summary
- Expands Georgia's existing state income tax credit for rural physicians to also cover dentists, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants practicing and residing in rural counties
- Increases the maximum annual tax credit from $5,000 to $10,000 per qualifying health care professional
- Extends the number of years the credit can be claimed from 5 years to 10 years, provided the professional continues to qualify
- Redefines "rural county" from one with 65 or fewer persons per square mile to one with a population of less than 50,000 based on the 2010 or future U.S. decennial census, excluding military personnel and dependents in counties with military installations
- Eliminates the prior restriction that barred physicians already practicing in a rural county as of July 1, 1995, from claiming the credit and removes the requirement that returning physicians must have practiced in a nonrural county for at least three years
Legislative Description
Income tax; expand tax credit for rural physicians to dentists, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants
Last Action
House Second Readers
3/9/2020
Committee Referrals
Ways and Means3/5/2020
Full Bill Text
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