Connecticut 2015 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06731 Compare Versions

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1		-	General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 6731
2		-	January Session, 2015 _____HB06731ENV___030315____
	1	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6731
	2	+	January Session, 2015 LCO No. 3360
	3	+	03360_______ENV
	4	+	Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
	5	+	Introduced by:
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4	8		General Assembly
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6		-	~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 6731
	10	+	Raised Bill No. 6731
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8	12		January Session, 2015
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10		-	_____HB06731ENV___030315____
	14	+	LCO No. 3360
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	16	+	03360_______ENV
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	18	+	Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
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	20	+	Introduced by:
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	22	+	(ENV)
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12	24		AN ACT CONCERNING THE TREATMENT OF CERTAIN FARM LAND FOR PURPOSES OF THE ESTATE TAX.
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14	26		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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16	28		Section 1. Subsection (c) of section 12-391 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage and applicable to estates of decedents dying on or after January 1, 2015):
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18	30		(c) For purposes of this section:
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20	32		(1) (A) "Connecticut taxable estate" means, with respect to the estates of decedents dying on or after January 1, 2005, but prior to January 1, 2010, (i) the gross estate less allowable deductions, as determined under Chapter 11 of the Internal Revenue Code, plus (ii) the aggregate amount of all Connecticut taxable gifts, as defined in section 12-643, made by the decedent for all calendar years beginning on or after January 1, 2005, but prior to January 1, 2010. The deduction for state death taxes paid under Section 2058 of said code shall be disregarded.
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22	34		(B) "Connecticut taxable estate" means, with respect to the estates of decedents dying on or after January 1, 2010, but prior to January 1, 2015, (i) the gross estate less allowable deductions, as determined under Chapter 11 of the Internal Revenue Code, plus (ii) the aggregate amount of all Connecticut taxable gifts, as defined in section 12-643, made by the decedent for all calendar years beginning on or after January 1, 2005. The deduction for state death taxes paid under Section 2058 of said code shall be disregarded.
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24		-	(C) "Connecticut taxable estate" means, with respect to the estates of decedents dying on or after January 1, 2015, (i) the gross estate less allowable deductions, as determined under Chapter 11 of the Internal Revenue Code, plus (ii) the aggregate amount of all Connecticut taxable gifts, as defined in section 12-643, made by the decedent for all calendar years beginning on or after January 1, 2005, other than Connecticut taxable gifts that are includable in the gross estate for federal estate tax purposes of the decedent, plus (iii) the amount of any tax paid to this state pursuant to section 12-642 by the decedent or the decedent's estate on any gift made by the decedent or the decedent's spouse during the three-year period preceding the date of the decedent's death, less (iv) the fair market value of any farm land classified as farm land in accordance with section 12-107c that the decedent owned at the time of his or her death~~, up to an amount not greater than the Federal estate tax exemption~~. The deduction for state death taxes paid under Section 2058 of the Internal Revenue Code shall be disregarded.
	36	+	(C) "Connecticut taxable estate" means, with respect to the estates of decedents dying on or after January 1, 2015, (i) the gross estate less allowable deductions, as determined under Chapter 11 of the Internal Revenue Code, plus (ii) the aggregate amount of all Connecticut taxable gifts, as defined in section 12-643, made by the decedent for all calendar years beginning on or after January 1, 2005, other than Connecticut taxable gifts that are includable in the gross estate for federal estate tax purposes of the decedent, plus (iii) the amount of any tax paid to this state pursuant to section 12-642 by the decedent or the decedent's estate on any gift made by the decedent or the decedent's spouse during the three-year period preceding the date of the decedent's death, less (iv) the fair market value of any farm land classified as farm land in accordance with section 12-107c that the decedent owned at the time of his or her death. The deduction for state death taxes paid under Section 2058 of the Internal Revenue Code shall be disregarded.
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26	38		(2) "Internal Revenue Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended, except in the event of repeal of the federal estate tax, then all references to the Internal Revenue Code in this section shall mean the Internal Revenue Code as in force on the day prior to the effective date of such repeal.
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28	40		(3) "Gross estate" means the gross estate, for federal estate tax purposes.
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33	45		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
34	46		Section 1 from passage and applicable to estates of decedents dying on or after January 1, 2015 12-391(c)
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36	48		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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38	50		Section 1
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40	52		from passage and applicable to estates of decedents dying on or after January 1, 2015
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42	54		12-391(c)
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	56	+	Statement of Purpose:
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	58	+	To exempt property classified as farm land under Public Act 490 from the estate tax.
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46		-	ENV Joint Favorable Subst.
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50		-	Joint Favorable Subst.
	60	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]