Ohio Code 1731.08 – Premiums fully deductible
The premiums or other charges paid by an enrolled small employer to an insurer for health benefit plan coverage under a qualified alliance program are fully deductible in determining taxes payable by such small employer in this state on or measured by net income. Without limiting the foregoing:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 1731.08
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Health benefit plan: means any hospital or medical expense policy of insurance or a health care plan provided by an insurer, including a health insuring corporation plan, provided by or through an insurer, or any combination thereof. See Ohio Code 1731.01
- Insurer: means an insurance company authorized to do the business of sickness and accident insurance in this state or, for the purposes of this chapter, a health insuring corporation authorized to issue health care plans in this state. See Ohio Code 1731.01
- Qualified alliance program: means an alliance program under which health care benefits are provided to one thousand or more participants. See Ohio Code 1731.01
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
(A) With respect to such a small employer that is subject to the income tax imposed by section 5747.02 of the Revised Code, such premiums are to be deducted in determining adjusted gross income under division (A) of section 5747.01 of the Revised Code to the extent such premiums are not allowable as a deduction in determining adjusted gross income for federal income tax purposes.
(B) With respect to such a small employer that is subject to the corporation franchise tax imposed by section 5733.06 of the Revised Code, such premiums are to be deducted in determining the small employer’s net income under division (B) of section 5733.05 of the Revised Code to the extent such premiums are not allowable as a deduction in determining taxable income for federal income tax purposes.
(C) With respect to such a small employer that is subject to any income tax levied by a political subdivision or taxing district in this state, such premiums are to be deducted from taxable income or earnings to the extent not otherwise deductible in determining the amount of the tax.