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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
a. A taxpayer who is providing primary care as defined in N.J.S.18A:71C-32 at:
(1) a practice that is located in a Health Enterprise Zone as described in section 1 of P.L.2004, c. 139 (C.54A:3-7); or
(2) a qualified practice that is located within 5 miles of a Health Enterprise Zone as described in section 1 of P.L.2004, c. 139 (C.54A:3-7);
shall be allowed to deduct from the taxpayer's gross income in a taxable year an amount equal to that proportion of the taxpayer's net income deriving from that practice for the taxable year that the qualified receipts of that practice for the taxable year bear to the total amount received for services at that practice for the taxable year.
b. For the purposes of this section:
“Qualified practice” means a practice at which 50% or more of the total amount received for services at that practice for the taxable year are qualified receipts and 50% or more of the patients whose services are compensated by qualified receipts reside in a Health Enterprise Zone; and
“Qualified receipts” means amounts received for services from the Medicaid program pursuant to P.L.1968, c. 413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.), including amounts received from managed care organizations under contract with the Medicaid program, the FamilyCare Health Coverage Program pursuant to P.L.2000, c. 71 (C.30:4J-1 et seq.), and the Children's Health Care Coverage Program pursuant to P.L.1997, c. 272 (C.30:4I-1 et seq.) for providing health care services to eligible program recipients.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Jersey Statutes Title 54A. New Jersey Gross Income Tax Act 54A § 3-8 - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nj/title-54a-new-jersey-gross-income-tax-act/nj-st-sect-54a-3-8/
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