Bill Text: MA H2750 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Provide tax relief to working families caring for elderly relatives at home
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 6/3 at 10:00 AM in Hearing Room B2 [H2750 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H2750-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Paul K. Frost
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act offering tax relief to working families caring for elderly relatives at home.
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PETITION OF:
Name: |
District/Address: |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2905 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act offering tax relief to working families caring for elderly
relatives at home.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION
1. Subparagraph (1) of paragraph (b) of Part B of section 3 of chapter 62 of
the General Laws, as appearing in the 2000 Official Edition, is hereby amended
by adding the following new clause:—
(D) An additional exemption of $5,000 if the taxpayer provided more than
one-half of the support for an elderly relative who has attained at least the
age of 65, provided that the elderly relative resided with the taxpayer for
more than six months of the taxable year.
SECTION 2. Subparagraph (2) of paragraph (b) of Part B
of section 3 of chapter 62 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2000
Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following new clause:—
(D) An additional exemption of $5,000 if the taxpayer provided more than
one-half of the support for an elderly relative who has attained at least the
age of 65, provided that the elderly relative resided with the taxpayer for
more than six months of the taxable year.