Scored 6/10 on whether it helps or hurts everyday people.
The Community Health Bill
Tax credits for hiring community health workers in New Jersey
Provides corporation business and gross income tax credits for employment of community health workers.
Mixed: some good, some bad ·
If passed, companies that hire qualified community health workers would get a tax credit of up to $2,500 per worker, lowering their state tax bill.
Our take
What we think, in plain words.
The bill could encourage more firms to hire community health workers, improving health access for underserved areas, but it also reduces tax revenue that other New Jersey residents pay, shifting the cost to the public.
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The facts
What the bill actually says, no spin.
- Provides a 15% tax credit up to $2,500 per qualified community health worker.
- Applies to corporation business tax and gross income tax.
- Requires certification from the Commissioner of Health.
- Credit cannot reduce tax liability below statutory minimum and is limited to 50% of tax due.
- Unused credit can be carried forward for up to five years.
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