Section 6-3-2-8 - Enterprise zone employers; exemption from deduction(a) For purposes of this section, "qualified employee" means an individual who is employed by a taxpayer, a pass through entity, an employer exempt from adjusted gross income tax (IC 6-3-1 through IC 6-3-7) under section 2.8(3), 2.8(4), or 2.8(5) of this chapter, a nonprofit entity, the state, a political subdivision of the state, or the United States government and who: (1) has the employee's principal place of residence in the enterprise zone in which the employee is employed;(2) performs services for the taxpayer, the employer, the nonprofit entity, the state, the political subdivision, or the United States government, ninety percent (90%) of which are directly related to:(A) the conduct of the taxpayer's or employer's trade or business; or(B) the activities of the nonprofit entity, the state, the political subdivision, or the United States government; that is located in an enterprise zone; and
(3) performs at least fifty percent (50%) of the employee's service for the taxpayer or employer during the taxable year in the enterprise zone.(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a qualified employee is entitled to a deduction from the employee's adjusted gross income in each taxable year in the amount of the lesser of: (1) one-half (1/2) of the employee's adjusted gross income for the taxable year that the employee earns as a qualified employee; or(2) seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500).(c) No qualified employee is entitled to a deduction under this section for a taxable year that begins after the termination of the enterprise zone in which the employee resides.Amended by P.L. 86-2018,SEC. 72, eff. 3/15/2018.As added by P.L. 23-1983, SEC.11. Amended by P.L. 9-1986, SEC.5; P.L. 289-2001, SEC.12; P.L. 269-2003, SEC.4; P.L. 182-2009 (ss), SEC.194.