Senate Bill sb0598

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    Florida Senate - 2004                                   SB 598

    By Senator Smith





    14-339-04

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to tax credits and rebates;

  3         providing a tax credit or sales tax rebate to a

  4         small business that provides health insurance

  5         to its employees; providing a tax credit or

  6         sales tax rebate to a small business that is

  7         located in an enterprise zone or rural area of

  8         critical economic concern and that provides

  9         health insurance to its employees; providing

10         for retroactive application; providing an

11         effective date.

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13  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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15         Section 1.  Corporate income tax credit or sales tax

16  rebate for small businesses providing employee health

17  insurance.--A business having fewer than 50 employees shall

18  receive a tax credit or sales tax rebate in the amount of

19  $1,000 against the corporate income tax per each employee who

20  is covered by health insurance that provides the coverages

21  described in chapter 627, Florida Statutes.

22         Section 2.  Corporate income tax credit or sales tax

23  rebate for small businesses in enterprise zones or rural areas

24  of critical economic concern.--A business having fewer than 50

25  employees and located in an enterprise zone or a rural area of

26  critical economic concern designated under section 288.0656,

27  Florida Statutes, shall receive a tax credit or sales tax

28  rebate in the amount of $1,500 against the corporate income

29  tax per employee who is covered by health insurance that

30  provides the coverages described in chapter 627, Florida

31  Statutes.

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    Florida Senate - 2004                                   SB 598
    14-339-04




 1         Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2004,

 2  and shall apply retroactively to January 1, 2004.

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 6    Provides a credit against the corporate income tax or a
      sales tax rebate in the amount of $1,000 per employee to
 7    a business that has fewer than 50 employees and that
      provides health insurance coverage to its employees.
 8    Provides a credit against the corporate income tax or a
      sales tax rebate in the amount of $1,500 per employee to
 9    a business that has fewer than 50 employees, that is
      located in an enterprise zone or a rural area of critical
10    economic concern, and that provides health insurance
      coverage to its employees.
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