California Assembly Bill AB17 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 17AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 7, 2015 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 21, 2015 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Bonilla  (   Coauthors:   Assembly Members   Baker,   Calderon,   Chvez,   Dababneh,   Dodd,   Cristina Garcia,   Lackey,   Maienschein,   Salas,   Steinorth,   and Waldron   )   (   Coauthors:   Senators   Allen   and Vidak   )  DECEMBER 1, 2014 An act to add and repeal Section 17053 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to taxation, to take effect immediately, tax levy. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 17, as amended, Bonilla. Personal income taxes: credit: qualified tuition program. The Personal Income Tax Law allows various credits against the taxes imposed by that law. This bill would, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2016, and before January 1, 2021, allow a credit under the Personal Income Tax Law in an amount equal to 20% of the monetary contributions made to one or more qualified tuition programs, as defined, by a qualified taxpayer, as defined, during the taxable year, not to exceed $500. This bill would provide that the credit amount in excess of tax liability is refundable in those years in which an appropriation for that purpose is made by the Legislature. This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 17053 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read: 17053. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2016, and before January 1, 2021, there shall be allowed to a qualified taxpayer a credit against the "net tax," as defined in Section 17039, in an amount as determined by paragraph (2). (2) The credit amount allowed pursuant to this section shall be the lesser of the following: (A) Twenty percent of the monetary contributions made by a qualified taxpayer to one or more qualified tuition programs during the taxable year. (B) Five hundred dollars ($500). (b) For the purposes of this section: (1) "Nonqualified withdrawal" means  any   a  payment or distribution from a qualified tuition program that is subject to additional tax pursuant to Section 529(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to additional tax. (2) "Qualified taxpayer" means an individual who, on behalf of a beneficiary, contributes money to a qualified tuition program for which the individual is the account owner and has one of the following annual adjusted gross incomes: (A) In the case of a single individual or married individual filing a separate return, one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) or less. (B) In the case of a head of household or surviving spouse, as defined in Section 17046, or a married couple filing a joint return, two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) or less. (3) "Qualified tuition program" means a qualified tuition program, as defined in Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code. (c) When a qualified taxpayer receives a nonqualified withdrawal, in addition to any tax imposed under this part, an additional tax shall be imposed in an amount that is the lesser of 10 percent of that nonqualified withdrawal or the total amount of credit allowed under subdivision (a) for the taxable year and all prior taxable years in which the qualified taxpayer was allowed a credit pursuant to this section. (d) That portion of any credit allowed under this section that is in excess of tax liability shall be credited against other amounts due, if any, and the balance, if any, upon an appropriation by the Legislature, be refunded to the qualified taxpayer. (e) (1) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe rules, guidelines, or procedures necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section. (2) Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code does not apply to any standard, criterion, procedure, determination, rule, notice, or guideline established or issued by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section. (f) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed. SEC. 2. This act provides for a tax levy within the meaning of Article IV of the Constitution and shall go into immediate effect.