1 HB231 2 216567-3 3 By Representatives Carns, Mooney, Wingo, Wheeler, Sorrell, 4 Stringer, Hurst, Pettus, McCutcheon, Simpson, Kitchens, Hall, 5 Brown (K), Lawrence, Bracy, Jackson, Grimsley, Bedsole, 6 Holmes, Fincher, Allen, Sorrells, Marques, Jones (S), Greer, 7 Crawford, Ledbetter, Meadows, Shaver, Ellis and Reynolds 8 RFD: Ways and Means Education 9 First Read: 02-FEB-22 Page 0 HB231 1 2 ENROLLED, An Act, 3 Relating to taxation; to provide that the deduction 4 allowed to individual taxpayers for federal income tax paid or 5 accrued within the tax year ending December 31, 2021 will be 6 determined without considering the reduction in federal tax 7 attributable to any additional federal child tax credit, 8 federal earned income tax credit, or federal child and 9 dependent care tax credit received pursuant to the American 10 Rescue Plan Act of 2021, in order to allow individuals to 11 receive the amount of the enhanced federal credits rather than 12 pay state income tax on a portion of the amounts received; to 13 authorize the Department of Revenue to adopt rules. 14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: 15 Section 1. For the tax year ending on December 31, 16 2021, for purposes of determining an individual taxpayer's 17 federal income tax deduction pursuant to Chapter 18 of Title 18 40, Code of Alabama 1975, the federal income tax deduction 19 shall be calculated without consideration of the reductions in 20 federal tax provided in Sections 9611, 9612, 9621, 9622, 9623, 21 9624, 9625, 9626, and 9631 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 22 2021, and instead, for any federal income tax reductions 23 attributable to the federal child tax credit, the earned 24 income tax credit, and the federal child and dependent care 25 tax credits, the federal income tax deduction shall be Page 1 HB231 1 calculated as if the individual paid the federal income tax 2 that would otherwise have been paid under the provisions of 3 the Internal Revenue Code in effect on December 31, 2020. 4 Section 2. Sections 40-16-3.1 and 40-18-39.2 are 5 added to the Code of Alabama 1975, to read as follows: 6 §40-16-3.1. 7 (a)(1) For tax years beginning on or after January 8 1, 2021, a financial institution excise taxpayer shall be 9 allowed one month following the due date of the corresponding 10 federal income tax return, including applicable extensions, to 11 file the Alabama financial institution excise tax return as 12 required by Section 40-16-3. 13 (2) For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 14 2020, but prior to January 1, 2021, the department may allow a 15 financial institution excise taxpayer one additional month 16 following the due date of the corresponding federal income tax 17 return, including applicable extensions, to file the Alabama 18 financial institution excise tax return, upon request by the 19 taxpayer and approval by the department. 20 (b) The extension provided in this section shall not 21 allow a taxpayer to defer payment of a financial institution 22 excise tax liability beyond the original due date provided in 23 Section 40-16-3. 24 §40-18-39.2. Page 2 HB231 1 (a)(1) For tax years beginning on or after January 2 1, 2021, a corporate income taxpayer shall be allowed one 3 month following the due date of the corresponding federal 4 income tax return, including applicable extensions, to file 5 the Alabama corporate income tax return as required by Section 6 40-18-39. 7 (2) For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 8 2020, but prior to January 1, 2021, the department may allow a 9 corporate income taxpayer one additional month following the 10 due date of the corresponding federal income tax return, 11 including applicable extensions, to file the Alabama corporate 12 income tax return, upon request by the taxpayer and approval 13 by the department. 14 (b) The extension provided in subsection (a) shall 15 not allow a taxpayer to defer payment of a corporate income 16 tax liability beyond the original due date provided in Section 17 40-18-39. 18 Section 3. The Department of Revenue may adopt rules 19 to implement this act. 20 Section 4. This act shall become effective 21 immediately following its passage and approval by the 22 Governor, or its otherwise becoming law. Page 3 HB231 1 2 3 4 Speaker of the House of Representatives 5 6 President and Presiding Officer of the Senate House of Representatives7 I hereby certify that the within Act originated in8 9 and was passed by the House 15-FEB-22, as amended. 10 11 Jeff Woodard 12 Clerk 13 14 15 Senate16 17-FEB-22 Passed 17 Page 4