General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 347
January Session, 2011 LCO No. 2017
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Introduced by:
SEN. KISSEL, 7th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 347
January Session, 2011
LCO No. 2017
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Introduced by:
SEN. KISSEL, 7th Dist.
AN ACT STUDYING THE FEASIBILITY OF ENACTING AN EXEMPTION FROM THE OCCUPATIONAL TAX ON ATTORNEYS RELATED TO INCOME AND PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the judiciary conduct a study of the feasibility of amending section 51-81b of the general statutes to exempt from the occupational tax on attorneys any person admitted as an attorney in this state who is not otherwise exempt from the occupational tax and who earned less than a certain amount in the practice of law or provided extensive hours of pro bono legal services during a taxable year.
Statement of Purpose:
To study the feasibility of exempting attorneys from the occupational tax on attorneys if they earn less than a certain amount in the practice of law or provide extensive hours of pro bono legal services during a taxable year.