1. (a) For purposes of this section, "qualified employee" means an individual who is employed by a taxpayer, a pass through entity, an employer exempt from adjusted gross income tax ( IC 6-3-1 through IC 6-3-7 ) under section 2.8(3), 2.8(4), or 2.8(5) of this chapter, a nonprofit entity, the state, a political subdivision of the state, or the United States government and who:

   1. (1) has the employee's principal place of residence in the enterprise zone in which the employee is employed;

   2. (2) performs services for the taxpayer, the employer, the nonprofit entity, the state, the political subdivision, or the United States government, ninety percent (90%) of which are directly related to:

      1. (A) the conduct of the taxpayer's or employer's trade or business; or

      2. (B) the activities of the nonprofit entity, the state, the political subdivision, or the United States government;

         that is located in an enterprise zone; and

   3. (3) performs at least fifty percent (50%) of the employee's service for the taxpayer or employer during the taxable year in the enterprise zone.

2. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a qualified employee is entitled to a deduction from the employee's adjusted gross income in each taxable year in the amount of the lesser of:

   1. (1) one-half (1/2) of the employee's adjusted gross income for the taxable year that the employee earns as a qualified employee; or
   2. (2) seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500).
3. (c) No qualified employee is entitled to a deduction under this section for a taxable year that begins after the termination of the enterprise zone in which the employee resides.

As added by P.L.23-1983, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.9-1986, SEC.5; P.L.289-2001, SEC.12; P.L.269-2003, SEC.4; P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.194; P.L.86-2018, SEC.72.