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Amend the amendment on page 2 by inserting after the 6th paragraph the following:
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Amend the bill in Part A in section 23 in §5218-B by inserting after subsection 2 the following:
 
‘3.  Additional credit.    The base alternate household credit is increased by $150 for each person for whom the individual is entitled to claim an exemption as a dependent under the Code.’
Amend the bill in Part A in section 23 in §5218-B by renumbering the subsections to read consecutively.
Amend the amendment on page 2 by inserting after §5218-C the following:
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Amend the bill in Part A in section 32 in the first paragraph in the 7th line (page 11, line 21 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "subsection 3," and inserting the following: 'subsection 4,'
Amend the bill in Part A in section 32 in the first paragraph in the 10th line (page 11, line 24 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "subsection 3," and inserting the following: 'subsection 4,'
Amend the bill by striking out all of Part B.
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SUMMARY
This amendment provides for an additional credit of $150 for each dependent when using alternate calculation of the household credit. This amendment also eliminates the changes proposed in the bill to the homestead property tax deduction.