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IN SB0481

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/12/2017

Primary Sponsor

Eric Koch

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Origin

Senate

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Allows Indiana residents who are members of a health care sharing ministry to deduct qualified health care sharing expenses from their adjusted gross income starting in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

  • Defines qualified health care sharing expenses as money paid through a health care sharing ministry toward unreimbursed health care expenses of ministry members and administrative expenses of the ministry.

  • Requires the taxpayer to be a member of a health care sharing ministry for at least one month during the taxable year in which they claim the deduction.

  • Limits married couples filing jointly to claim only one deduction per taxable year regardless of individual expenses.

  • Requires taxpayers to claim the deduction on their annual state tax return and submit information to the department as necessary to calculate the deduction amount.

Legislative Description

Tax deduction for health care sharing expenses. Allows a taxpayer who is an Indiana resident and a member of a health care sharing ministry to deduct from the taxpayer's adjusted gross income the total amount of qualified health care sharing expenses incurred by the taxpayer in a particular taxable year.

Last Action

Senator Randolph added as coauthor

2/21/2017

Committee Referrals

Tax and Fiscal Policy1/12/2017

Full Bill Text

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