PRINTER'S NO. 2404

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 1948 Session of 1995


        INTRODUCED BY BISHOP, GEORGE, BELARDI, TIGUE, HERMAN, J. TAYLOR,
           KUKOVICH, CORRIGAN, ROONEY, DRUCE, ITKIN, ROBINSON, DeLUCA,
           JAMES, BOSCOLA, L. I. COHEN, CARN, YOUNGBLOOD, LEDERER,
           WASHINGTON, DALEY, TRELLO, RUDY, FAJT, SERAFINI, BROWNE,
           STEELMAN, RAMOS, LAUGHLIN, BELFANTI, SURRA, HORSEY, THOMAS
           AND WILLIAMS, JUNE 29, 1995

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, JUNE 29, 1995

                                     AN ACT

     1  Providing for tax incentives for employers who provide child
     2     day-care services for employees.

     3     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     4  hereby enacts as follows:
     5  Section 1.  Short title.
     6     This act shall be known and may be cited as the Employee
     7  Child Day Care Tax Incentive Act.
     8  Section 2.  Definitions.
     9     The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
    10  have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
    11  context clearly indicates otherwise:
    12     "Department."  The Department of Revenue of the Commonwealth.
    13     "Employee."  An individual who provides services to another
    14  person in return for compensation. The term includes an
    15  independent contractor.
    16     "Employee child day care."  Care for a preschool child of an

     1  employee during the working hours of the employee.
     2     "Employer."  A person who receives services from an
     3  individual in return for compensation.
     4     "Furnish employee child day care."  To do any of the
     5  following:
     6         (1)  Provide for employee child day care. This paragraph
     7     is met regardless of whether the care is provided on the
     8     premises of the employer.
     9         (2)  Reimburse an employee for any portion of the cost of
    10     employee child day care.
    11  Section 3.  Tax credit.
    12     (a)  Eligibility.--An employer who furnishes employee child
    13  day care is eligible for a tax credit under subsection (b) in
    14  the amount of the employer's cost in furnishing employee child
    15  day care.
    16     (b)  Use.--An employer who is eligible under subsection (a)
    17  may utilize the tax credit as follows:
    18         (1)  If the employer is an individual, the credit is
    19     available for the individual against the tax imposed under
    20     Article III of the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known
    21     as the Tax Reform Code of 1971.
    22         (2)  If the employer is a partnership or unincorporated
    23     association, the credit is available on a pro rata basis for
    24     each partner or member against the tax imposed under Article
    25     III of the Tax Reform Code of 1971.
    26         (3)  If the employer is not subject to taxation under
    27     Article III of the Tax Reform Code, the credit is available
    28     against the applicable tax imposed by the Tax Reform Code of
    29     1971.
    30  Section 4.  Department.
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     1     The department shall promulgate regulations to administer
     2  this act.
     3  Section 5.  Applicability.
     4     This act shall apply to taxable years beginning after
     5  December 31, 1995.
     6  Section 6.  Effective date.
     7     This act shall take effect in 60 days.
















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