LCO No. 2068 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 740 January Session, 2021 LCO No. 2068 Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING Introduced by: SEN. KELLY, 21st Dist. SEN. FORMICA, 20th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING A TEMPORARY PERSONAL INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR EXPENSES RELATED TO THE COVID -19 PANDEMIC. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That, for the taxable years commencing January 1, 2020, and January 1 1, 2021, taxpayers shall be allowed to claim a credit against the personal 2 income tax, not to exceed five hundred dollars for married individuals 3 filing jointly and two hundred fifty dollars for all other filers, for 4 expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic. 5 Statement of Purpose: To allow taxpayers a personal income tax credit for the taxable years commencing January 1, 2020, and January 1, 2021, for expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic.