Sec. 3. (a) For calendar quarters beginning on and after July 1, 1997, and before July 1, 1998, “wage credits” means remuneration paid for employment by an employer to an individual and remuneration received as tips or gratuities in accordance with Sections 3102 and 3301 et seq. of the Internal Revenue Code. Wage credits may not exceed five thousand four hundred dollars ($5,400) and may not include payments specified in section 2 of this chapter.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 22-4-4-3

  • employment: includes service performed by a driver who provides drive away operations when the services are being performed by an individual who is in the employ of a state or local government entity or federally recognized Indian tribe as defined in Section 3306(c)(7) of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (Indiana Code 22-4-8-3.6
  • Remuneration: whenever used in this article , unless the context clearly denotes otherwise, means all compensation for personal services, including but not limited to commissions, bonuses, dismissal pay, vacation pay, sick pay (subject to the provisions of section 2(c)(1) of this chapter) payments in lieu of compensation for services, and cash value of all compensation paid in any medium other than cash. See Indiana Code 22-4-4-1
     (b) For calendar quarters beginning on and after July 1, 1998, and before July 1, 1999, “wage credits” means remuneration paid for employment by an employer to an individual and remuneration received as tips or gratuities in accordance with Sections 3102 and 3301 et seq. of the Internal Revenue Code. Wage credits may not exceed five thousand six hundred dollars ($5,600) and may not include payments that are excluded from the definition of wages under section 2 of this chapter.

     (c) For calendar quarters beginning on and after July 1, 1999, and before July 1, 2000, “wage credits” means remuneration paid for employment by an employer to an individual and remuneration received as tips or gratuities in accordance with Sections 3102 and 3301 et seq. of the Internal Revenue Code. Wage credits may not exceed five thousand eight hundred dollars ($5,800) and may not include payments that are excluded from the definition of wages under section 2 of this chapter.

     (d) For calendar quarters beginning on and after July 1, 2000, and before July 1, 2001, “wage credits” means remuneration paid for employment by an employer to an individual and remuneration received as tips or gratuities in accordance with Sections 3102 and 3301 et seq. of the Internal Revenue Code. Wage credits may not exceed six thousand seven hundred dollars ($6,700) and may not include payments that are excluded from the definition of wages under section 2 of this chapter.

     (e) For calendar quarters beginning on and after July 1, 2001, and before July 1, 2002, “wage credits” means remuneration paid for employment by an employer to an individual and remuneration received as tips or gratuities in accordance with Sections 3102 and 3301 et seq. of the Internal Revenue Code. Wage credits may not exceed seven thousand three hundred dollars ($7,300) and may not include payments that are excluded from the definition of wages under section 2 of this chapter.

     (f) For calendar quarters beginning on and after July 1, 2002, and before July 1, 2003, “wage credits” means remuneration paid for employment by an employer to an individual and remuneration received as tips or gratuities in accordance with Sections 3102 and 3301 et seq. of the Internal Revenue Code. Wage credits may not exceed seven thousand nine hundred dollars ($7,900) and may not include payments that are excluded from the definition of wages under section 2 of this chapter.

     (g) For calendar quarters beginning on and after July 1, 2003, and before July 1, 2004, “wage credits” means remuneration paid for employment by an employer to an individual and remuneration received as tips or gratuities in accordance with Sections 3102 and 3301 et seq. of the Internal Revenue Code. Wage credits may not exceed eight thousand two hundred sixteen dollars ($8,216) and may not include payments that are excluded from the definition of wages under section 2 of this chapter.

     (h) For calendar quarters beginning on and after July 1, 2004, and before July 1, 2005, “wage credits” means remuneration paid for employment by an employer to an individual and remuneration received as tips or gratuities in accordance with Sections 3102 and 3301 et seq. of the Internal Revenue Code. Wage credits may not exceed eight thousand seven hundred thirty-three dollars ($8,733) and may not include payments that are excluded from the definition of wages under section 2 of this chapter.

     (i) For calendar quarters beginning on and after July 1, 2005, and before July 1, 2012, “wage credits” means remuneration paid for employment by an employer to an individual and remuneration received as tips or gratuities in accordance with Sections 3102 and 3301 et seq. of the Internal Revenue Code. Wage credits may not exceed nine thousand two hundred fifty dollars ($9,250) and may not include payments that are excluded from the definition of wages under section 2 of this chapter.

     (j) For calendar quarters beginning on and after July 1, 2012, “wage credits” means remuneration paid for employment by an employer to an individual and remuneration received as tips or gratuities in accordance with Sections 3102 and 3301 et seq. of the Internal Revenue Code. Wage credits may not include payments that are excluded from the definition of wages under section 2 of this chapter.

Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.403; Acts 1957, c.294, s.1; Acts 1959, c.97, s.1; Acts 1965, c.190, s.2; Acts 1967, c.310, s.6; Acts 1971, P.L.355, SEC.9; Acts 1973, P.L.240, SEC.2; Acts 1974, P.L.110, SEC.2. As amended by Acts 1976, P.L.114, SEC.1; Acts 1977, P.L.262, SEC.9; Acts 1980, P.L.158, SEC.1; P.L.34-1985, SEC.3; P.L.171-1991, SEC.1; P.L.21-1995, SEC.66; P.L.259-1997(ss), SEC.1; P.L.30-2000, SEC.1; P.L.273-2003, SEC.1; P.L.2-2011, SEC.4; P.L.122-2019, SEC.10.

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