Enterprise zone employers; exemption from deduction

# (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.
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; P.L.86-2018, SEC.72.