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SB 0280 - Revenue and Taxation; provide revision of personal income tax rates

Tracking Level: Watch
Sponsor: Hill, Judson 32nd
Last Action: 1/22/2016 - Senate Read and Referred
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Staff Analysis of the Legislation

SUMMARY:  LC 34 4760  Revises the personal income tax rates;  eliminates certain tax deductions; increases the personal income tax exemption.

  • sets the income tax rate at 5.4% of income
  • raises the single deduction to $5,700; the married deduction to $11,400
  • raises the exemption to $5,000
  • allows mortgage interest deductions up to $25,000 and medical deductions used in computing federal taxable income
  • eliminates corporate net worth taxes 

EFFECTIVE DATE:  January 1, 2017 if approved by the General Assembly and Governor.

 


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