1.1                          A bill for an act
  1.2             relating to income taxation; expanding the dependent 
  1.3             care credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 
  1.4             290.067, subdivision 2. 
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 290.067, 
  1.7   subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
  1.8      Subd. 2.  [LIMITATIONS.] The credit for expenses incurred 
  1.9   for the care of each dependent shall not exceed $720 in any 
  1.10  taxable year, and the total credit for all dependents of a 
  1.11  claimant shall not exceed $1,440 in a taxable year.  The maximum 
  1.12  total credit shall be reduced according to the amount of the 
  1.13  income of the claimant and a spouse, if any, as follows:  
  1.14     income up to $13,350 $17,430, $720 maximum for one 
  1.15  dependent, $1,440 for all dependents; 
  1.16     income over $13,350 $17,430, the maximum credit for one 
  1.17  dependent shall be reduced by $18 $9 for every $350 of 
  1.18  additional income, $36 $18 for all dependents. 
  1.19     The commissioner shall construct and make available to 
  1.20  taxpayers tables showing the amount of the credit at various 
  1.21  levels of income and expenses.  The tables shall follow the 
  1.22  schedule contained in this subdivision, except that the 
  1.23  commissioner may graduate the transitions between expenses and 
  1.24  income brackets. 
  1.25     Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  2.1      Section 1 is effective for tax years beginning after 
  2.2   December 31, 1997.