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IN HB1322

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/13/2015

Primary Sponsor

Matthew Ubelhor

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates a refundable income tax credit for unreimbursed curricular materials expenses for eligible dependents in public schools, private schools, or homeschooling (kindergarten through grade 12).

  • Sets maximum credit amount at $150 per eligible dependent, with the credit equal to the lesser of actual qualified expenditures or $150.

  • Removes curricular materials from the existing $1,000 per-child education expense deduction under IC 6-3-2-22, limiting that deduction to private school tuition and other education expenses.

  • Prohibits taxpayers from claiming both the curricular materials credit and the education expense deduction for the same expenditure.

  • Allows excess credits that exceed tax liability to be refunded to the taxpayer; applies to tax years beginning after December 31, 2015.

Legislative Description

Tax credit for school curricular materials. Provides a refundable income tax credit for an unreimbursed curricular materials expenditure made by a taxpayer for an eligible dependent who is enrolled in a public school or a private school or who receives solely home based instruction. Provides that the maximum credit amount is $150 per child. Removes curricular material expenditures from the calculation of the adjusted gross income tax deduction for unreimbursed education expenditures at a private school. Specifies that a taxpayer may not claim both the deduction and the credit for the same expenditure.

Last Action

First Reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means

1/13/2015

Committee Referrals

Ways and Means1/13/2015

Full Bill Text

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