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Deductions & credits
You may add the credit at the screen Wounded Warrior Caregivers Credit in the New Jersey state tax return.
The Wounded Warrior Caregivers Relief Act provides a tax credit to qualified family caregivers who take care of a military service member who has a disability arising out of service in any war or conflict on or after September 11th, 2001.
To be eligible for the credit, your gross income must be $100,000 or less ($50,000 if single or married filing separate). The credit is the lesser of the federal disability compensation of the armed services member or $675.
A relative includes: Spouse, Parent, Child, Brother, Sister, Grandparent, Grandchild, Great-grandparent, Great-grandchild, First Cousin, Nephew, Niece, Aunt, Uncle, and all preceding relationships by marriage.
A qualifying armed service member is one who:
- Was honorably discharged or released under honorable circumstances by the last day of the tax year, and
- Has a disability arising from active U.S. military service in any war or conflict on or after September 11, 2001, and
- Has either a 100% disability rating or receives individual unemployability benefits (one disability of at least 60% or two disabilities with a combined rating of at least 70% and one of those is at least 40%), and
- Lived with you in New Jersey for at least six months of the tax year.
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