Amendment ID: S35-5-R1

Redraft Amendment 5

Notification of tax relief

Ms. Jehlen, Messrs. Eldridge, Tarr, O'Connor, Gomez and Montigny move that the proposed new text be amended in section 24, by striking out, in lines 582 and 583, the words “income exclusion for unemployment compensation for tax years 2020 and 2021 established by this section” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “deduction of unemployment compensation under subsection (b) and the tax penalty relief provided in section 8; provided, however, that the campaign shall utilize social media and shall include: (i) multilingual notice of the availability of such unemployment insurance tax relief; (ii) a description of, and the eligibility criteria for, the deduction under said subsection (b); and (iii) targeted and direct outreach to individuals who have received, or are receiving, unemployment compensation. The department of unemployment assistance and the department of revenue shall publish such information on their respective websites in a conspicuous manner and location and in multiple languages in accordance with clause (iii) of subsection (d) of section 62A of chapter 151A of the General Laws”.