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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 187 FILED ON: 1/11/2011 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 799
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: John W. Scibak _______________ To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying: An Act to provide a hearing aid tax credit. _______________ PETITION OF:
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 187 FILED ON: 1/11/2011 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 799
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
An Act to provide a hearing aid tax credit. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: Section 6 of chapter 62 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new subsection:- (1) A taxpayer shall be allowed a credit against the taxes imposed by this chapter in an amount equal to the amount paid during the taxable year, not compensated by insurance or otherwise, by the taxpayer for the purchase of any qualified hearing aid. (2) For the purposes of this section, the term qualified hearing aid means a hearing aid which is intended for use: (a) by the taxpayer, but only if the taxpayer (or the spouse intending to use the hearing aid, in the case of a joint return) is age 55 or older; or (b) by an individual with respect to whom the taxpayer, for the taxable year, is allowed a deduction The maximum amount allowed as a credit under this section is $500. (4) This section shall apply to any individual for any taxable year only if such individual elects to have this section apply for such taxable year. An election to have this section apply may not be made for any taxable year if such election is in effect with respect to such individual for any of the four taxable years preceding such taxable year. |