Many police officers, teachers, nurses won't get full $2,500 tax break

Many cops, teachers, nurses won't get full Pa. $2,500 tax break

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

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

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.

Many police officers, teachers, nurses won't get full $2,500 tax break

A central plank in Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's effort is a financial incentive that many new recruits may not fully receive.

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

By MARC LEVY Associated Press With his budget proposal under consideration by lawmakers, Gov. Josh Shapiro has toured the state to tout a financial incentive that he hopes will attract more people into Pennsylvania’s ranks of police officers, nurses and teachers, although many new recruits may not fully receive it because of how much they earn. The shortages of police officers, nurses and teachers are nationwide, and Shapiro earlier this month p…

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

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.

Many Pa. cops, teachers, nurses won't get full $2,500 tax break

The size of a tax credit depends on how much a newly certified officer, nurse or teacher pays in state income tax, and many of them likely pay well below $2,500.