S.718

New Jersey S718 provides corporation business and gross income tax credits for employing community health workers.

New Jersey S718 provides corporation business and gross income tax credits for employing community health workers. The credits amount to 15 percent of the wages paid to qualified community health workers, up to a maximum of $2,500 per worker. To claim the credit, taxpayers must apply to the Commissioner of Health for certification that their employees qualify as community health workers. The commissioner must review applications within 90 days and issue written certifications within five days of approval.