Many cops, teachers, nurses won’t get full $2,500 tax break

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Amid nationwide shortages in police officers, nurses and teachers, a central plank in Gov. Josh Shapiro’s effort to attract more people into Pennsylvania’s ranks is a financial incentive that many new recruits may not fully receive. That is because the size of the proposed tax credit depends on how much a newly certified officer, nurse or teacher pays in state income tax. Many of them likely would pay well below the $2,500 tax credit maximum in state income tax. A worker would have to make almost $82,000 to get the full $2,500 benefit, and the worker may not even work a full year the first year they are eligible.


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