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1522 AN ACT CONCERNING REVENUE ITEMS TO IMPLEMENT THE
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1724 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
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2027 Section 1. Subdivision (4) of subsection (b) of section 12-214 of the 1
2128 general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 2
2229 thereof (Effective from passage and applicable to income years commencing on 3
2330 or after January 1, 2023): 4
2431 (4) (A) With respect to income years commencing on or after January 5
2532 1, 2018, and prior to January 1, [2023] 2026, any company subject to the 6
2633 tax imposed in accordance with subsection (a) of this section shall pay, 7
2734 for such income year, except when the tax so calculated is equal to two 8
2835 hundred fifty dollars, an additional tax in an amount equal to ten per 9
2936 cent of the tax calculated under said subsection (a) for such income year, 10
3037 without reduction of the tax so calculated by the amount of any credit 11
3138 against such tax. The additional amount of tax determined under this 12
3239 subsection for any income year shall constitute a part of the tax imposed 13
33-by the provisions of said subsection (a) and shall become due and be 14
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3446 paid, collected and enforced as provided in this chapter. 15
3547 (B) Any company whose gross income for the income year was less 16
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4349 tax imposed under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision. This exception 18
4450 shall not apply to taxable members of a combined group that files a 19
4551 combined unitary tax return. 20
4652 Sec. 2. Subdivision (4) of subsection (b) of section 12-219 of the general 21
4753 statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 22
4854 (Effective from passage and applicable to income years commencing on or after 23
4955 January 1, 2023): 24
5056 (4) (A) With respect to income years commencing on or after January 25
5157 1, 2018, and prior to January 1, [2023] 2026, the additional tax imposed 26
5258 on any company and calculated in accordance with subsection (a) of this 27
5359 section shall, for such income year, except when the tax so calculated is 28
5460 equal to two hundred fifty dollars, be increased by adding thereto an 29
5561 amount equal to ten per cent of the additional tax so calculated for such 30
5662 income year, without reduction of the tax so calculated by the amount 31
5763 of any credit against such tax. The increased amount of tax payable by 32
5864 any company under this section, as determined in accordance with this 33
5965 subsection, shall become due and be paid, collected and enforced as 34
6066 provided in this chapter. 35
6167 (B) Any company whose gross income for the income year was less 36
6268 than one hundred million dollars shall not be subject to the additional 37
6369 tax imposed under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision. This exception 38
6470 shall not apply to taxable members of a combined group that files a 39
6571 combined unitary tax return. 40
6672 Sec. 3. (Effective from passage) The provisions of section 12-242d of the 41
6773 general statutes shall not apply to any additional tax due as a result of 42
6874 the changes made to subdivision (4) of subsection (b) of section 12-214 43
6975 of the general statutes pursuant to section 1 of this act or to subdivision 44
7076 (4) of section 12-219 of the general statutes pursuant to section 2 of this 45
71-act, for income years commencing on or after January 1, 2023, but prior 46
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84+Sec. 4. Section 12-217x of the general statutes is repealed and the 48
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8186 (a) For purposes of this section, "human capital investment" means 50
82-the amount paid or incurred by a corporation on: 51
83-(1) [job] Job training [which] that occurs in this state for persons who 52
84-are employed in this state; 53
85-(2) [work] Work education programs in this state, including, but not 54
86-limited to, programs in public high schools and work education-55
87-diversified occupations programs in this state; 56
88-(3) [worker] Worker training and education for persons who are 57
89-employed in this state provided by institutions of higher education in 58
90-this state; 59
91-(4) [donations] Donations or capital contributions to institutions of 60
92-higher education in this state for improvements or advancements of 61
93-technology, including physical plant improvements; 62
94-(5) [planning] Planning, site preparation, construction, renovation or 63
95-acquisition of facilities in this state for the purpose of establishing a child 64
96-care center, as described in section 19a-77, in this state to be used 65
97-primarily by the children of employees who are employed in this state; 66
98-(6) [subsidies] Donations or capital contributions to an organization 67
99-exempt from taxation pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 68
100-Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal 69
101-revenue code of the United States, as amended from time to time, for the 70
102-planning, site preparation, construction, renovation or acquisition of 71
103-facilities in this state for the purpose of establishing a child care center 72
104-in this state to be used by children residing in the community, including 73
105-the children of employees who are employed in this state; 74
106-(7) Subsidies to employees who are employed in this state for child 75
107-care to be provided in this state; and 76 Substitute Bill No. 981
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114-[(7) contributions] (8) Contributions made to the Individual 77
115-Development Account Reserve Fund, as defined in section 31-51ww. 78
116-(b) There shall be allowed a credit for any corporation against the tax 79
117-imposed under this chapter in an amount spent by such corporation, as 80
118-a human capital investment as follows: (1) For any income year 81
119-commencing on or after January 1, 1998, and prior to January 1, 1999, 82
120-equal to three per cent of such amount paid or incurred by the 83
121-corporation during such income year; (2) for any income year 84
122-commencing on or after January 1, 1999, and prior to January 1, 2000, 85
123-equal to four per cent of such amount paid or incurred by the 86
124-corporation during such income year; [and] (3) for any income year 87
125-commencing on or after January 1, 2000, equal to five per cent of such 88
126-amount paid or incurred by the corporation during such income year; 89
127-and (4) for any income year commencing on or after January 1, 2024, (A) 90
128-equal to ten per cent of the amount paid or incurred by the corporation 91
129-during such income year for the purposes set forth in subdivisions (1) 92
130-to (4), inclusive, and subdivision (8) of subsection (a) of this section, and 93
131-(B) equal to twenty-five per cent of the amount paid or incurred by the 94
132-corporation during such income year for the purposes set forth in 95
133-subdivisions (5) to (7), inclusive, of subsection (a) of this section. 96
134-(c) The amount of credit allowed to any corporation under this 97
135-section shall not exceed the amount of tax due from such corporation 98
136-under this chapter with respect to such income year. 99
137-(d) No corporation claiming the credit under this section with respect 100
138-to a human capital investment as defined in subsection (a) of this section 101
139-shall claim a credit against any tax under any other provision of the 102
140-general statutes against any tax with respect to the same investment. 103
141-(e) Any tax credit not used in the income year during which the 104
142-investment was made may be carried forward for the five immediately 105
143-succeeding income years until the full credit has been allowed. 106
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153-(a) Any resident of this state, as defined in subdivision (1) of 110
154-subsection (a) of section 12-701, who is subject to the tax imposed under 111
155-this chapter for any taxable year shall be allowed a credit against the tax 112
156-otherwise due under this chapter in an amount equal to the applicable 113
157-percentage of the earned income credit claimed and allowed for the 114
158-same taxable year under Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code, as 115
159-defined in subsection (a) of section 12-701, as amended by this act. As 116
160-used in this section, "applicable percentage" means (1) twenty-three per 117
161-cent for taxable years commencing prior to January 1, 2021, [and] (2) 118
162-thirty and one-half per cent for taxable years commencing on or after 119
163-January 1, 2021, and prior to January 1, 2023, and (3) forty-five per cent 120
164-for taxable years commencing on or after January 1, 2023. 121
165-Sec. 6. Subsection (a) of section 12-700 of the general statutes is 122
166-repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 123
167-1, 2024): 124
168-(a) There is hereby imposed on the Connecticut taxable income of 125
169-each resident of this state a tax: 126
170-(1) At the rate of four and one-half per cent of such Connecticut 127
171-taxable income for taxable years commencing on or after January 1, 128
172-1992, and prior to January 1, 1996. 129
173-(2) For taxable years commencing on or after January 1, 1996, but 130
174-prior to January 1, 1997, in accordance with the following schedule: 131
175-(A) For any person who files a return under the federal income tax 132
176-for such taxable year as an unmarried individual or as a married 133
177-individual filing separately: 134
87+the amount paid or incurred by a corporation on (1) job training [which] 51
88+that occurs in this state for persons who are employed in this state; (2) 52
89+work education programs in this state, including, but not limited to, 53
90+programs in public high schools and work education-diversified 54
91+occupations programs in this state; (3) worker training and education 55
92+for persons who are employed in this state, provided by institutions of 56
93+higher education in this state; (4) donations or capital contributions to 57
94+institutions of higher education in this state for improvements or 58
95+advancements of technology, including physical plant improvements; 59
96+(5) planning, site preparation, construction, renovation or acquisition of 60
97+facilities in this state for the purpose of establishing a child care center, 61
98+as described in section 19a-77, in this state to be used primarily by the 62
99+children of employees who are employed in this state; (6) subsidies to 63
100+employees who are employed in this state for child care to be provided 64
101+in this state; and (7) contributions made to the Individual Development 65
102+Account Reserve Fund, as defined in section 31-51ww. 66
103+(b) There shall be allowed a credit for any corporation against the tax 67
104+imposed under this chapter in an amount spent by such corporation, as 68
105+a human capital investment as follows: (1) For any income year 69
106+commencing on or after January 1, 1998, and prior to January 1, 1999, 70
107+equal to three per cent of such amount paid or incurred by the 71
108+corporation during such income year; (2) for any income year 72
109+commencing on or after January 1, 1999, and prior to January 1, 2000, 73
110+equal to four per cent of such amount paid or incurred by the 74
111+corporation during such income year; [and] (3) for any income year 75
112+commencing on or after January 1, 2000, and prior to January 1, 2024, 76
113+equal to five per cent of such amount paid or incurred by the 77
114+corporation during such income year; and (4) for any income year 78
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122+for the purposes set forth in subdivisions (1) to (4), inclusive, and 81
123+subdivision (7) of subsection (a) of this section, and (B) equal to twenty-82
124+five per cent of the amount paid or incurred by the corporation during 83
125+such income year for the purposes set forth in subdivisions (5) and (6) 84
126+of subsection (a) of this section. 85
127+(c) The amount of credit allowed to any corporation under this 86
128+section shall not exceed the amount of tax due from such corporation 87
129+under this chapter with respect to such income year. 88
130+(d) No corporation claiming the credit under this section with respect 89
131+to a human capital investment, as defined in subsection (a) of this 90
132+section, shall claim a credit against any tax under any other provision of 91
133+the general statutes against any tax with respect to the same investment. 92
134+(e) Any tax credit not used in the income year during which the 93
135+investment was made may be carried forward for the five immediately 94
136+succeeding income years until the full credit has been allowed. 95
137+Sec. 5. Subsection (a) of section 12-217zz of the general statutes is 96
138+repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 97
139+passage): 98
140+(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section and 99
141+sections 12-217aaa and 12-217bbb, the amount of tax credit or credits 100
142+otherwise allowable against the tax imposed under this chapter shall be 101
143+as follows: 102
144+(1) For any income year commencing on or after January 1, 2002, and 103
145+prior to January 1, 2015, the amount of tax credit or credits otherwise 104
146+allowable shall not exceed seventy per cent of the amount of tax due 105
147+from such taxpayer under this chapter with respect to any such income 106
148+year of the taxpayer prior to the application of such credit or credits; 107
149+(2) For any income year commencing on or after January 1, 2015, the 108
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156+and one one-hundredths per cent of the amount of tax due from such 110
157+taxpayer under this chapter with respect to any such income year of the 111
158+taxpayer prior to the application of such credit or credits; 112
159+(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (2) of this 113
160+subsection, any taxpayer that possesses excess credits may utilize the 114
161+excess credits as follows: 115
162+(A) For income years commencing on or after January 1, 2016, and 116
163+prior to January 1, 2017, the aggregate amount of tax credits and excess 117
164+credits allowable shall not exceed fifty-five per cent of the amount of tax 118
165+due from such taxpayer under this chapter with respect to any such 119
166+income year of the taxpayer prior to the application of such credit or 120
167+credits; 121
168+(B) For income years commencing on or after January 1, 2017, and 122
169+prior to January 1, 2018, the aggregate amount of tax credits and excess 123
170+credits allowable shall not exceed sixty per cent of the amount of tax due 124
171+from such taxpayer under this chapter with respect to any such income 125
172+year of the taxpayer prior to the application of such credit or credits; 126
173+(C) For income years commencing on or after January 1, 2018, and 127
174+prior to January 1, 2019, the aggregate amount of tax credits and excess 128
175+credits allowable shall not exceed sixty-five per cent of the amount of 129
176+tax due from such taxpayer under this chapter with respect to any such 130
177+income year of the taxpayer prior to the application of such credit or 131
178+credits; 132
179+(D) For purposes of this subdivision, "excess credits" means any 133
180+remaining credits available under section 12-217j, 12-217n or 32-9t after 134
181+tax credits are utilized in accordance with subdivision (2) of this 135
182+subsection; 136
183+(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (2) of this 137
184+subsection, the aggregate amount allowable of tax credits and any 138
185+remaining credits available under section 12-217j or 12-217n after tax 139
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192+(A) for income years commencing on or after January 1, 2022, and prior 141
193+to January 1, 2023, sixty per cent of the amount of tax due from such 142
194+taxpayer under this chapter with respect to any such income year of the 143
195+taxpayer prior to the application of such credit or credits, and (B) for 144
196+income years commencing on or after January 1, 2023, and prior to 145
197+January 1, 2024, seventy per cent of the amount of tax due from such 146
198+taxpayer under this chapter with respect to any such income year of the 147
199+taxpayer prior to the application of such credit or credits. 148
200+(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (2) of this 149
201+subsection, for income years commencing on or after January 1, 2024, 150
202+the aggregate amount allowable of tax credits and any remaining credits 151
203+available under section 12-217j or 12-217n or subparagraph (B) of 152
204+subdivision (4) of subsection (b) of section 12-217x, as amended by this 153
205+act, after tax credits are utilized in accordance with said subdivision 154
206+shall not exceed seventy per cent of the amount of tax due from such 155
207+taxpayer under this chapter with respect to any such income year of the 156
208+taxpayer prior to the application of such credit or credits. 157
209+Sec. 6. Subsection (a) of section 12-392 of the general statutes is 158
210+repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 159
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212+(a) (1) (A) For the estates of decedents dying prior to July 1, 2009, and 161
213+on or after July 1, 2023, the tax imposed by this chapter shall become due 162
214+at the date of the taxable transfer and shall become payable, and shall 163
215+be paid, without assessment, notice or demand, to the Commissioner of 164
216+Revenue Services at the expiration of nine months from the date of 165
217+death. 166
218+(B) For the estates of decedents dying on or after July 1, 2009, and 167
219+prior to July 1, 2023, the tax imposed by this chapter shall become due 168
220+at the date of the taxable transfer and shall become payable and shall be 169
221+paid, without assessment, notice or demand, to the commissioner at the 170
222+expiration of six months from the date of death. 171
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229+beneficiaries and surviving joint owners shall be liable for the tax and 173
230+for any interest or penalty thereon until it is paid, notwithstanding any 174
231+provision of chapter 802b, except that no executor, administrator, 175
232+trustee, grantee, donee, beneficiary or surviving joint owner shall be 176
233+liable for a greater sum than the value of the property actually received 177
234+by him or her. 178
235+(D) If the amount of tax reported to be due on the return is not paid 179
236+[, for the estates of decedents dying prior to July 1, 2009, within such 180
237+nine months, or for the estates of decedents dying on or after July 1, 181
238+2009, within such six months] within the time period set forth in 182
239+subparagraph (A) or (B) of this subdivision, as applicable, there shall be 183
240+imposed a penalty equal to ten per cent of such amount due and unpaid, 184
241+or fifty dollars, whichever is greater. Such amount shall bear interest at 185
242+the rate of one per cent per month or fraction thereof from the due date 186
243+of such tax until the date of payment. Subject to the provisions of section 187
244+12-3a, the commissioner may waive all or part of the penalties provided 188
245+under this chapter when it is proven to the commissioner's satisfaction 189
246+that the failure to pay any tax was due to reasonable cause and was not 190
247+intentional or due to neglect. 191
248+(2) The Commissioner of Revenue Services may, for reasonable cause 192
249+shown, extend the time for payment. The commissioner may require the 193
250+filing of a tentative return and the payment of the tax reported to be due 194
251+thereon in connection with such extension. Any additional tax which 195
252+may be found to be due on the filing of a return as allowed by such 196
253+extension shall bear interest at the rate of one per cent per month or 197
254+fraction thereof from the original due date of such tax to the date of 198
255+actual payment. 199
256+(3) (A) Whenever there is a claimed overpayment of the tax imposed 200
257+by this chapter, the Commissioner of Revenue Services shall return to 201
258+the fiduciary or transferee the overpayment which shall bear interest at 202
259+the rate of two-thirds of one per cent per month or fraction thereof, such 203
260+interest commencing, for the estates of decedents dying prior to July 1, 204
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268+or, for the estates of decedents dying on or after July 1, 2009, and prior 207
269+to July 1, 2023, from the expiration of six months after the death of the 208
270+transferor or date of payment, whichever is later, as provided in 209
271+subparagraphs (B) and (C) of this subdivision. 210
272+(B) In case of such overpayment pursuant to a tax return, no interest 211
273+shall be allowed or paid under this subdivision on such overpayment 212
274+for any month or fraction thereof prior to (i) the ninety-first day after the 213
275+last day prescribed for filing the tax return associated with such 214
276+overpayment, determined without regard to any extension of time for 215
277+filing, or (ii) the ninety-first day after the date such return was filed, 216
278+whichever is later. 217
279+(C) In case of such overpayment pursuant to an amended tax return, 218
280+no interest shall be allowed or paid under this subdivision on such 219
281+overpayment for any month or fraction thereof prior to the ninety-first 220
282+day after the date such amended tax return was filed. 221
283+Sec. 7. Section 12-704d of the general statutes is repealed and the 222
284+following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 223
285+(a) As used in this section: 224
286+(1) "Angel investor" means an accredited investor, as defined by the 225
287+Securities and Exchange Commission, or network of accredited 226
288+investors who review new or proposed businesses for potential 227
289+investment and who may seek active involvement, such as consulting 228
290+and mentoring, in a qualified Connecticut business or a qualified 229
291+cannabis business, but "angel investor" does not include (A) a person 230
292+controlling fifty per cent or more of the Connecticut business or cannabis 231
293+business invested in by the angel investor, (B) a venture capital 232
294+company, or (C) any bank, bank and trust company, insurance 233
295+company, trust company, national bank, savings association or building 234
296+and loan association for activities that are a part of its normal course of 235
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303+(2) "Cash investment" means the contribution of cash, at a risk of loss, 237
304+to a qualified Connecticut business or a qualified cannabis business in 238
305+exchange for qualified securities; 239
306+(3) "Connecticut business" means any business, other than a cannabis 240
307+business, with its principal place of business in Connecticut; 241
308+(4) "Bioscience" means manufacturing pharmaceuticals, medicines, 242
309+medical equipment or medical devices and analytical laboratory 243
310+instruments, operating medical or diagnostic testing laboratories, or 244
311+conducting pure research and development in life sciences; 245
312+(5) "Advanced materials" means developing, formulating or 246
313+manufacturing advanced alloys, coatings, lubricants, refrigerants, 247
314+surfactants, emulsifiers or substrates; 248
315+(6) "Photonics" means generation, emission, transmission, 249
316+modulation, signal processing, switching, amplification, detection and 250
317+sensing of light from ultraviolet to infrared and the manufacture, 251
318+research or development of opto-electronic devices, including, but not 252
319+limited to, lasers, masers, fiber optic devices, quantum devices, 253
320+holographic devices and related technologies; 254
321+(7) "Information technology" means software publishing, motion 255
322+picture and video production, teleproduction and postproduction 256
323+services, telecommunications, data processing, hosting and related 257
324+services, custom computer programming services, computer system 258
325+design, computer facilities management services, other computer 259
326+related services and computer training; 260
327+(8) "Clean technology" means the production, manufacture, design, 261
328+research or development of clean energy, green buildings, smart grid, 262
329+high-efficiency transportation vehicles and alternative fuels, 263
330+environmental products, environmental remediation and pollution 264
331+prevention; 265
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339+with or without voting rights, without regard to seniority position that 268
340+must be convertible into common stock; 269
341+(10) "Emerging technology business" means any business that is 270
342+engaged in bioscience, advanced materials, photonics, information 271
343+technology, clean technology or any other emerging technology as 272
344+determined by the Commissioner of Economic and Community 273
345+Development; 274
346+(11) "Cannabis business" means a cannabis establishment (A) for 275
347+which a social equity applicant has been granted a provisional license 276
348+or a license, (B) in which a social equity applicant or social equity 277
349+applicants have an ownership interest of at least sixty-five per cent, and 278
350+(C) such social equity applicant or social equity applicants have control 279
351+of such establishment; 280
352+(12) "Social equity applicant" has the same meaning as provided in 281
353+section 21a-420; 282
354+(13) "Cannabis" has the same meaning as provided in section 21a-420; 283
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356+(14) "Cannabis establishment" has the same meaning as provided in 285
357+section 21a-420. 286
358+(b) There shall be allowed a credit against the tax imposed under this 287
359+chapter, other than the liability imposed by section 12-707, for a cash 288
360+investment by an angel investor of not less than twenty-five thousand 289
361+dollars in the qualified securities of a Connecticut business or a cannabis 290
362+business. The credit shall be in an amount equal to (1) twenty-five per 291
363+cent of such investor's cash investment in a Connecticut business, or (2) 292
364+forty per cent of such investor's cash investment in a cannabis business, 293
365+provided the total tax credits allowed to any angel investor shall not 294
366+exceed five hundred thousand dollars. The credit shall be claimed in the 295
367+taxable year in which such cash investment is made by the angel 296
368+investor. The credit may be sold, assigned or otherwise transferred, in 297 Governor's Bill No. 981
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375+(c) To qualify for a tax credit pursuant to this section, a cash 299
376+investment shall be in: 300
377+(1) A Connecticut business that (A) has been approved as a qualified 301
378+Connecticut business pursuant to subsection (d) of this section; (B) had 302
379+annual gross revenues of less than one million dollars in the most recent 303
380+income year of such business; (C) has fewer than twenty-five employees, 304
381+not less than seventy-five per cent of whom reside in this state; (D) has 305
382+been operating in this state for less than seven consecutive years; (E) is 306
383+primarily owned by the management of the business and their families; 307
384+and (F) received less than two million dollars in cash investments 308
385+eligible for the tax credits provided by this section; or 309
386+(2) A cannabis business that (A) has been approved as a qualified 310
387+cannabis business pursuant to subsection (d) of this section; (B) had 311
388+annual gross revenues of less than one million dollars in the most recent 312
389+income year of such business; (C) has fewer than twenty-five employees, 313
390+not less than seventy-five per cent of whom reside in this state; (D) is 314
391+primarily owned by the management of the business and their families; 315
392+and (E) received less than two million dollars in cash investments 316
393+eligible for the tax credits provided by this section. 317
394+(d) (1) A Connecticut business or a cannabis business may apply to 318
395+Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated, for approval as a Connecticut 319
396+business or cannabis business, as applicable, qualified to receive cash 320
397+investments eligible for a tax credit pursuant to this section. The 321
398+application shall include (A) the name of the business and a copy of the 322
399+organizational documents of such business, (B) a business plan, 323
400+including a description of the business and the management, product, 324
401+market and financial plan of the business, (C) a description of the 325
402+business's innovative technology, product or service, (D) a statement of 326
403+the potential economic impact of the business, including the number, 327
404+location and types of jobs expected to be created, (E) a description of the 328
405+qualified securities to be issued and the amount of cash investment 329 Governor's Bill No. 981
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411+sought by the business, (F) a statement of the amount, timing and 330
412+projected use of the proceeds to be raised from the proposed sale of 331
413+qualified securities, and (G) such other information as the chief 332
414+executive officer of Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated, may require. 333
415+(2) Said chief executive officer shall, on a monthly basis, compile a list 334
416+of approved applications, categorized by the cash investments being 335
417+sought by the qualified Connecticut business or the qualified cannabis 336
418+business and type of qualified securities offered. 337
419+(e) (1) Any angel investor that intends to make a cash investment in 338
420+a business on such list may apply to Connecticut Innovations, 339
421+Incorporated, to reserve a tax credit in the amount indicated by such 340
422+investor. Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated, shall not reserve tax 341
423+credits under this section for any investments made in a qualified 342
424+Connecticut business on or after July 1, 2028, or for any investments 343
425+made in a qualified cannabis business on or after July 1, 2023. 344
426+(2) The aggregate amount of all tax credits under this section that may 345
427+be reserved by Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated, shall not exceed 346
428+(A) for cash investments made in qualified Connecticut businesses, six 347
429+million dollars annually for the fiscal years commencing July 1, 2010, to 348
430+July 1, 2012, inclusive, and five million dollars for each fiscal year 349
431+thereafter, and (B) for cash investments made in qualified cannabis 350
432+businesses, fifteen million dollars annually for [each fiscal year] the 351
433+fiscal years commencing [on or after] July 1, 2021, and July 1, 2022. 352
434+(3) With respect to the tax credits available under this section for 353
435+investments in qualified Connecticut businesses, Connecticut 354
436+Innovations, Incorporated, shall not reserve more than seventy-five per 355
437+cent of such tax credits for investments in emerging technology 356
438+businesses, except if any such credits remain available for reservation 357
439+after April first in any fiscal year, such remaining credits may be 358
440+reserved for investments in such businesses and may be prioritized for 359
441+veteran-owned, women-owned or minority-owned businesses and 360
442+businesses owned by individuals with disabilities. 361 Governor's Bill No. 981
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448+(4) The amount of the credit allowed to any investor pursuant to this 362
449+section shall not exceed the amount of tax due from such investor under 363
450+this chapter, other than section 12-707, with respect to such taxable year. 364
451+Any tax credit that is claimed by the angel investor but not applied 365
452+against the tax due under this chapter, other than the liability imposed 366
453+under section 12-707, may be carried forward for the five immediately 367
454+succeeding taxable years until the full credit has been applied. 368
455+(f) If the angel investor is an S corporation or an entity treated as a 369
456+partnership for federal income tax purposes, the tax credit may be 370
457+claimed by the shareholders or partners of the angel investor. If the 371
458+angel investor is a single member limited liability company that is 372
459+disregarded as an entity separate from its owner, the tax credit may be 373
460+claimed by such limited liability company's owner, provided such 374
461+owner is a person subject to the tax imposed under this chapter. 375
462+(g) A review of the cumulative effectiveness of the credit under this 376
463+section shall be conducted by Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated, by 377
464+July first annually. Such review shall include, but need not be limited to, 378
465+the number and type of Connecticut businesses and cannabis businesses 379
466+that received angel investments, the number of angel investors and the 380
467+aggregate amount of cash investments, the current status of each 381
468+Connecticut business and cannabis business that received angel 382
469+investments, the number of employees employed in each year following 383
470+the year in which such Connecticut business or cannabis business 384
471+received the angel investment and the economic impact in the state of 385
472+the Connecticut business or cannabis business that received the angel 386
473+investment. Such review shall be submitted to the Office of Policy and 387
474+Management and to the joint standing committee of the General 388
475+Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to commerce, in 389
476+accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a. 390
477+Sec. 8. Subsection (c) of section 21a-420f of the general statutes is 391
478+repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 392
479+2023): 393 Governor's Bill No. 981
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485+(c) (1) On and after July 1, 2022, there is established a fund to be 394
486+known as the "Social Equity and Innovation Fund" which shall be a 395
487+separate, nonlapsing fund. The fund shall contain any moneys required 396
488+by law to be deposited in the fund and shall be held by the Treasurer 397
489+separate and apart from all other moneys, funds and accounts. Moneys 398
490+in the fund shall be appropriated for the purposes of providing the 399
491+following: Access to capital for businesses; technical assistance for the 400
492+start-up and operation of a business; funding for workforce education; 401
493+funding for community investments; and paying costs incurred to 402
494+implement the activities authorized under RERACA. All such 403
495+appropriations shall be dedicated to expenditures that further the 404
496+principles of equity, as defined in section 21a-420. 405
497+(2) (A) For the purposes of subdivision (1) of this subsection, for the 406
498+fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, and for each fiscal year thereafter, the 407
499+Social Equity Council shall transmit, for even-numbered years, 408
500+estimates of expenditure requirements and for odd-numbered years, 409
501+recommended adjustments and revisions, if any, of such estimates, to 410
502+the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, in the manner 411
503+prescribed for a budgeted agency under subsection (a) of section 4-77. 412
504+[The council shall recommend for each fiscal year commencing with the 413
505+fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, appropriate funding for all credits 414
506+payable to angel investors that invest in cannabis businesses pursuant 415
507+to section 12-704d.] 416
508+(B) The Office of Policy and Management may not make adjustments 417
509+to any such estimates or adjustments and revisions of such estimates 418
510+transmitted by the council. Notwithstanding any provision of the 419
511+general statutes or any special act, the Governor shall not reduce the 420
512+allotment requisitions or allotments in force pursuant to section 4-85 or 421
513+make reductions in allotments in order to achieve budget savings in the 422
514+General Fund, concerning any appropriations made by the General 423
515+Assembly for the purposes of subdivision (1) of this subsection. 424
516+Sec. 9. Subsection (a) of section 12-704e of the general statutes is 425
517+repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 426 Governor's Bill No. 981
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519+
520+
521+LCO No. 4026 15 of 64
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523+passage): 427
524+(a) Any resident of this state, as defined in subdivision (1) of 428
525+subsection (a) of section 12-701, who is subject to the tax imposed under 429
526+this chapter for any taxable year shall be allowed a credit against the tax 430
527+otherwise due under this chapter in an amount equal to the applicable 431
528+percentage of the earned income credit claimed and allowed for the 432
529+same taxable year under Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code, as 433
530+defined in subsection (a) of section 12-701. As used in this section, 434
531+"applicable percentage" means (1) twenty-three per cent for taxable 435
532+years commencing prior to January 1, 2021, [and] (2) thirty and one-half 436
533+per cent for taxable years commencing on or after January 1, 2021, and 437
534+prior to January 1, 2023, and (3) forty per cent for taxable years 438
535+commencing on or after January 1, 2023. 439
536+Sec. 10. Section 3-20 of the general statutes is amended by adding 440
537+subsection (bb) as follows (Effective from passage): 441
538+(NEW) (bb) (1) For each fiscal year during which general obligation 442
539+bonds or credit revenue bonds issued on or after the effective date of 443
540+this section and prior to July 1, 2033, shall be outstanding, the state of 444
541+Connecticut shall comply with the provisions of (A) section 4-30a of the 445
542+general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2023, (B) section 446
543+2-33a of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2023, 447
544+(C) section 2-33c of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to 448
545+January 1, 2023, (D) subsections (d) and (g) of this section, revision of 449
546+1958, revised to January 1, 2023, and (E) section 3-21 of the general 450
547+statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2023. The state of 451
548+Connecticut does hereby pledge to and agree with the holders of any 452
549+bonds, notes and other obligations issued pursuant to subdivision (2) of 453
550+this subsection that no public or special act of the General Assembly 454
551+taking effect on or after the effective date of this section and prior to July 455
552+1, 2033, shall alter the obligation to comply with the provisions of the 456
553+sections and subsections set forth in subparagraphs (A) to (E), inclusive, 457
554+of this subdivision, during the period for which the pledge and 458
555+undertaking is applicable pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection, 459 Governor's Bill No. 981
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561+provided nothing in this subsection shall preclude such alteration (i) if 460
562+and when adequate provision shall be made by law for the protection of 461
563+the holders of such bonds, or (ii) (I) if and when the Governor declares 462
564+an emergency or the existence of extraordinary circumstances, in which 463
565+the provisions of section 4-85 are invoked, (II) at least three-fifths of the 464
566+members of each chamber of the General Assembly vote to alter such 465
567+required compliance during the fiscal year for which the emergency or 466
568+existence of extraordinary circumstances are determined, and (III) any 467
569+such alteration is for the fiscal year in progress only. 468
570+(2) The Treasurer shall include this pledge and undertaking in 469
571+general obligation bonds and credit revenue bonds issued on or after 470
572+the effective date of this section and prior to July 1, 2033, and such 471
573+pledge and undertaking (A) shall be applicable for a period of ten years 472
574+from the date of first issuance of such bonds, and (B) shall not apply to 473
575+refunding bonds issued for bonds issued under this subdivision. 474
576+Sec. 11. Subsection (p) of section 3-20j of the general statutes is 475
577+repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 476
578+2023): 477
579+(p) (1) Prior to July 1, [2023] 2025, net earnings of investments of 478
580+proceeds of bonds issued pursuant to section 3-20, as amended by this 479
581+act, or pursuant to this section and accrued interest on the issuance of 480
582+such bonds and premiums on the issuance of such bonds shall be 481
583+deposited to the credit of the General Fund, after (A) payment of any 482
584+expenses incurred by the Treasurer or State Bond Commission in 483
585+connection with such issuance, or (B) application to interest on bonds, 484
586+notes or other obligations of the state. 485
587+(2) On and after July 1, [2023] 2025, notwithstanding subsection (f) of 486
588+section 3-20, (A) net earnings of investments of proceeds of bonds issued 487
589+pursuant to section 3-20, as amended by this act, or pursuant to this 488
590+section and accrued interest on the issuance of such bonds shall be 489
591+deposited to the credit of the General Fund, and (B) premiums, net of 490
592+any original issue discount, on the issuance of such bonds shall, after 491 Governor's Bill No. 981
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598+payment of any expenses incurred by the Treasurer or State Bond 492
599+Commission in connection with such issuance, be deposited at the 493
600+direction of the Treasurer to the credit of an account or fund to fund all 494
601+or a portion of any purpose or project authorized by the State Bond 495
602+Commission pursuant to any bond act up to the amount authorized by 496
603+the State Bond Commission, provided the bonds for such purpose or 497
604+project are unissued, and provided further the certificate of 498
605+determination the Treasurer files with the secretary of the State Bond 499
606+Commission for such authorized bonds sets forth the amount of the 500
607+deposit applied to fund each such purpose and project. Upon such 501
608+filing, the Treasurer shall record bonds in the amount of net premiums 502
609+credited to each purpose and project as set forth in the certificate of 503
610+determination of the Treasurer as deemed issued and retired and the 504
611+Treasurer shall not thereafter exercise authority to issue bonds in such 505
612+amount for such purpose or project. Upon such recording by the 506
613+Treasurer, such bonds shall be deemed to have been issued, retired and 507
614+no longer authorized for issuance or outstanding for the purposes of 508
615+section 3-21, and for the purpose of aligning the funding of such 509
616+authorized purpose and project with amounts generated by net 510
617+premiums, but shall not constitute an actual bond issuance or bond 511
618+retirement for any other purposes including, but not limited to, financial 512
619+reporting purposes. 513
620+Sec. 12. Subsection (c) of section 4-28e of the general statutes is 514
621+repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 515
622+2023): 516
623+(c) Commencing with the fiscal year ending June 30, [2023] 2024, 517
624+annual disbursements from the Tobacco Settlement Fund shall be made 518
625+as follows: (1) To the Tobacco and Health Trust Fund in an amount equal 519
626+to [twelve] six million dollars; and (2) the remainder to the General 520
627+Fund. 521
628+Sec. 13. Subsection (a) of section 12-700 of the general statutes is 522
629+repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 523
630+1, 2024): 524 Governor's Bill No. 981
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636+(a) There is hereby imposed on the Connecticut taxable income of 525
637+each resident of this state a tax: 526
638+(1) At the rate of four and one-half per cent of such Connecticut 527
639+taxable income for taxable years commencing on or after January 1, 528
640+1992, and prior to January 1, 1996. 529
641+(2) For taxable years commencing on or after January 1, 1996, but 530
642+prior to January 1, 1997, in accordance with the following schedule: 531
643+(A) For any person who files a return under the federal income tax 532
644+for such taxable year as an unmarried individual or as a married 533
645+individual filing separately: 534
178646 T1
179647 Connecticut Taxable Income Rate of Tax
180648 T2
181-Not over $2,250 3.0% Substitute Bill No. 981
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187-
649+Not over $2,250 3.0%
188650 T3
189651 Over $2,250 $67.50, plus 4.5% of the
190-T4
191- excess over $2,250
192-
193-(B) For any person who files a return under the federal income tax for 135
194-such taxable year as a head of household, as defined in Section 2(b) of 136
195-the Internal Revenue Code: 137
652+T4 excess over $2,250
653+
654+(B) For any person who files a return under the federal income tax for 535
655+such taxable year as a head of household, as defined in Section 2(b) of 536
656+the Internal Revenue Code: 537
196657 T5
197658 Connecticut Taxable Income Rate of Tax
198659 T6
199660 Not over $3,500 3.0%
200-T7 Over $3,500 $105.00, plus 4.5% of the
201-T8 excess over $3,500
202-
203-(C) For any husband and wife who file a return under the federal 138
204-income tax for such taxable year as married individuals filing jointly or 139
205-a person who files a return under the federal income tax as a surviving 140
206-spouse, as defined in Section 2(a) of the Internal Revenue Code: 141
661+T7
662+Over $3,500 $105.00, plus 4.5% of the
663+T8
664+ excess over $3,500
665+
666+(C) For any husband and wife who file a return under the federal 538
667+income tax for such taxable year as married individuals filing jointly or 539
668+a person who files a return under the federal income tax as a surviving 540
669+spouse, as defined in Section 2(a) of the Internal Revenue Code: 541
207670 T9
208-Connecticut Taxable Income Rate of Tax
671+Connecticut Taxable Income Rate of Tax Governor's Bill No. 981
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673+
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209677 T10 Not over $4,500 3.0%
210678 T11 Over $4,500 $135.00, plus 4.5% of the
211679 T12 excess over $4,500
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213-(D) For trusts or estates, the rate of tax shall be 4.5% of their 142
214-Connecticut taxable income. 143
215-(3) For taxable years commencing on or after January 1, 1997, but 144
216-prior to January 1, 1998, in accordance with the following schedule: 145
217-(A) For any person who files a return under the federal income tax 146
218-for such taxable year as an unmarried individual or as a married 147
219-individual filing separately: 148
681+(D) For trusts or estates, the rate of tax shall be 4.5% of their 542
682+Connecticut taxable income. 543
683+(3) For taxable years commencing on or after January 1, 1997, but 544
684+prior to January 1, 1998, in accordance with the following schedule: 545
685+(A) For any person who files a return under the federal income tax 546
686+for such taxable year as an unmarried individual or as a married 547
687+individual filing separately: 548
220688 T13
221-Connecticut Taxable Income Rate of Tax Substitute Bill No. 981
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227-
689+Connecticut Taxable Income Rate of Tax
228690 T14 Not over $6,250 3.0%
229691 T15 Over $6,250 $187.50, plus 4.5% of the
230692 T16 excess over $6,250
231693
232-(B) For any person who files a return under the federal income tax for 149
233-such taxable year as a head of household, as defined in Section 2(b) of 150
234-the Internal Revenue Code: 151
694+(B) For any person who files a return under the federal income tax for 549
695+such taxable year as a head of household, as defined in Section 2(b) of 550
696+the Internal Revenue Code: 551
235697 T17
236698 Connecticut Taxable Income Rate of Tax
237699 T18 Not over $10,000 3.0%
238700 T19 Over $10,000 $300.00, plus 4.5% of the
239701 T20 excess over $10,000
240702
241-(C) For any husband and wife who file a return under the federal 152
242-income tax for such taxable year as married individuals filing jointly or 153
243-any person who files a return under the federal income tax for such 154
244-taxable year as a surviving spouse, as defined in Section 2(a) of the 155
245-Internal Revenue Code: 156
703+(C) For any husband and wife who file a return under the federal 552
704+income tax for such taxable year as married individuals filing jointly or 553
705+any person who files a return under the federal income tax for such 554
706+taxable year as a surviving spouse, as defined in Section 2(a) of the 555
707+Internal Revenue Code: 556 Governor's Bill No. 981
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709+
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246713 T21
247714 Connecticut Taxable Income Rate of Tax
248715 T22 Not over $12,500 3.0%
249716 T23 Over $12,500 $375.00, plus 4.5% of the
250717 T24 excess over $12,500
251718
252-(D) For trusts or estates, the rate of tax shall be 4.5% of their 157
253-Connecticut taxable income. 158
254-(4) For taxable years commencing on or after January 1, 1998, but 159
255-prior to January 1, 1999, in accordance with the following schedule: 160
256-(A) For any person who files a return under the federal income tax 161
257-for such taxable year as an unmarried individual or as a married 162
258-individual filing separately: 163 Substitute Bill No. 981
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719+(D) For trusts or estates, the rate of tax shall be 4.5% of their 557
720+Connecticut taxable income. 558
721+(4) For taxable years commencing on or after January 1, 1998, but 559
722+prior to January 1, 1999, in accordance with the following schedule: 560
723+(A) For any person who files a return under the federal income tax 561
724+for such taxable year as an unmarried individual or as a married 562
725+individual filing separately: 563
265726 T25
266727 Connecticut Taxable Income Rate of Tax
267728 T26
268729 Not over $7,500 3.0%
269730 T27
270731 Over $7,500 $225.00, plus 4.5% of the
271732 T28
272733 excess over $7,500
273734
274-(B) For any person who files a return under the federal income tax for 164
275-such taxable year as a head of household, as defined in Section 2(b) of 165
276-the Internal Revenue Code: 166
735+(B) For any person who files a return under the federal income tax for 564
736+such taxable year as a head of household, as defined in Section 2(b) of 565
737+the Internal Revenue Code: 566
277738 T29
278739 Connecticut Taxable Income Rate of Tax
279-T30 Not over $12,000 3.0%
280-T31 Over $12,000 $360.00, plus 4.5% of the
740+T30
741+Not over $12,000 3.0%
742+T31
743+Over $12,000 $360.00, plus 4.5% of the
281744 T32
282745 excess over $12,000
283746
284-(C) For any husband and wife who file a return under the federal 167
285-income tax for such taxable year as married individuals filing jointly or 168
286-any person who files a return under the federal income tax for such 169
287-taxable year as a surviving spouse, as defined in Section 2(a) of the 170
288-Internal Revenue Code: 171
747+(C) For any husband and wife who file a return under the federal 567
748+income tax for such taxable year as married individuals filing jointly or 568
749+any person who files a return under the federal income tax for such 569
750+taxable year as a surviving spouse, as defined in Section 2(a) of the 570
751+Internal Revenue Code: 571 Governor's Bill No. 981
752+
753+
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289757 T33
290758 Connecticut Taxable Income Rate of Tax
291-T34 Not over $15,000 3.0%
759+T34
760+Not over $15,000 3.0%
292761 T35
293762 Over $15,000 $450.00, plus 4.5% of the
294763 T36
295764 excess over $15,000
296765
297-(D) For trusts or estates, the rate of tax shall be 4.5% of their 172
298-Connecticut taxable income. 173
299-(5) For taxable years commencing on or after January 1, 1999, but 174
300-prior to January 1, 2003, in accordance with the following schedule: 175
301-(A) For any person who files a return under the federal income tax 176
302-for such taxable year as an unmarried individual or as a married 177 Substitute Bill No. 981
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308-
309-individual filing separately: 178
766+(D) For trusts or estates, the rate of tax shall be 4.5% of their 572
767+Connecticut taxable income. 573
768+(5) For taxable years commencing on or after January 1, 1999, but 574
769+prior to January 1, 2003, in accordance with the following schedule: 575
770+(A) For any person who files a return under the federal income tax 576
771+for such taxable year as an unmarried individual or as a married 577
772+individual filing separately: 578
310773 T37
311774 Connecticut Taxable Income Rate of Tax
312775 T38
313776 Not over $10,000 3.0%
314-T39
315-Over $10,000 $300.00, plus 4.5% of the
777+T39 Over $10,000 $300.00, plus 4.5% of the
316778 T40
317779 excess over $10,000
318780
319-(B) For any person who files a return under the federal income tax for 179
320-such taxable year as a head of household, as defined in Section 2(b) of 180
321-the Internal Revenue Code: 181
781+(B) For any person who files a return under the federal income tax for 579
782+such taxable year as a head of household, as defined in Section 2(b) of 580
783+the Internal Revenue Code: 581
322784 T41
323785 Connecticut Taxable Income Rate of Tax
324-T42 Not over $16,000 3.0%
786+T42
787+Not over $16,000 3.0%
325788 T43
326789 Over $16,000 $480.00, plus 4.5% of the
327790 T44
328791 excess over $16,000
329792
330-(C) For any husband and wife who file a return under the federal 182
331-income tax for such taxable year as married individuals filing jointly or 183
332-any person who files a return under the federal income tax for such 184
333-taxable year as a surviving spouse, as defined in Section 2(a) of the 185
334-Internal Revenue Code: 186
793+(C) For any husband and wife who file a return under the federal 582
794+income tax for such taxable year as married individuals filing jointly or 583
795+any person who files a return under the federal income tax for such 584
796+taxable year as a surviving spouse, as defined in Section 2(a) of the 585 Governor's Bill No. 981
797+
798+
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802+Internal Revenue Code: 586
335803 T45
336804 Connecticut Taxable Income Rate of Tax
337805 T46
338806 Not over $20,000 3.0%
339807 T47
340808 Over $20,000 $600.00, plus 4.5% of the
341809 T48
342810 excess over $20,000
343811
344-(D) For trusts or estates, the rate of tax shall be 4.5% of their 187
345-Connecticut taxable income. 188
346-(6) For taxable years commencing on or after January 1, 2003, but 189
347-prior to January 1, 2009, in accordance with the following schedule: 190 Substitute Bill No. 981
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353-
354-(A) For any person who files a return under the federal income tax 191
355-for such taxable year as an unmarried individual or as a married 192
356-individual filing separately: 193
812+(D) For trusts or estates, the rate of tax shall be 4.5% of their 587
813+Connecticut taxable income. 588
814+(6) For taxable years commencing on or after January 1, 2003, but 589
815+prior to January 1, 2009, in accordance with the following schedule: 590
816+(A) For any person who files a return under the federal income tax 591
817+for such taxable year as an unmarried individual or as a married 592
818+individual filing separately: 593
357819 T49
358820 Connecticut Taxable Income Rate of Tax
359-T50
360-Not over $10,000 3.0%
821+T50 Not over $10,000 3.0%
361822 T51
362823 Over $10,000 $300.00, plus 5.0% of the
363824 T52
364825 excess over $10,000
365826
366-(B) For any person who files a return under the federal income tax for 194
367-such taxable year as a head of household, as defined in Section 2(b) of 195
368-the Internal Revenue Code: 196
827+(B) For any person who files a return under the federal income tax for 594
828+such taxable year as a head of household, as defined in Section 2(b) of 595
829+the Internal Revenue Code: 596
369830 T53
370831 Connecticut Taxable Income Rate of Tax
371832 T54
372833 Not over $16,000 3.0%
373834 T55
374835 Over $16,000 $480.00, plus 5.0% of the
375-T56
376- excess over $16,000
377-
378-(C) For any husband and wife who file a return under the federal 197
379-income tax for such taxable year as married individuals filing jointly or 198
380-any person who files a return under the federal income tax for such 199
381-taxable year as a surviving spouse, as defined in Section 2(a) of the 200
382-Internal Revenue Code: 201
836+T56 excess over $16,000
837+
838+(C) For any husband and wife who file a return under the federal 597
839+income tax for such taxable year as married individuals filing jointly or 598
840+any person who files a return under the federal income tax for such 599 Governor's Bill No. 981
841+
842+
843+
844+LCO No. 4026 23 of 64
845+
846+taxable year as a surviving spouse, as defined in Section 2(a) of the 600
847+Internal Revenue Code: 601
383848 T57
384849 Connecticut Taxable Income Rate of Tax
385850 T58
386851 Not over $20,000 3.0%
387852 T59
388853 Over $20,000 $600.00, plus 5.0% of the
389-T60
390- excess over $20,000
391-
392-(D) For trusts or estates, the rate of tax shall be 5.0% of the 202
393-Connecticut taxable income. 203
394-(7) For taxable years commencing on or after January 1, 2009, but 204 Substitute Bill No. 981
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400-
401-prior to January 1, 2011, in accordance with the following schedule: 205
402-(A) For any person who files a return under the federal income tax 206
403-for such taxable year as an unmarried individual: 207
854+T60 excess over $20,000
855+
856+(D) For trusts or estates, the rate of tax shall be 5.0% of the 602
857+Connecticut taxable income. 603
858+(7) For taxable years commencing on or after January 1, 2009, but 604
859+prior to January 1, 2011, in accordance with the following schedule: 605
860+(A) For any person who files a return under the federal income tax 606
861+for such taxable year as an unmarried individual: 607
404862 T61
405863 Connecticut Taxable Income Rate of Tax
406-T62
407-Not over $10,000 3.0%
864+T62 Not over $10,000 3.0%
408865 T63
409866 Over $10,000 but not $300.00, plus 5.0% of the
410867 T64
411868 over $500,000 excess over $10,000
412869 T65
413870 Over $500,000 $24,800, plus 6.5% of the
414-T66 excess over $500,000
415-
416-(B) For any person who files a return under the federal income tax for 208
417-such taxable year as a head of household, as defined in Section 2(b) of 209
418-the Internal Revenue Code: 210
871+T66
872+ excess over $500,000
873+
874+(B) For any person who files a return under the federal income tax for 608
875+such taxable year as a head of household, as defined in Section 2(b) of 609
876+the Internal Revenue Code: 610
419877 T67
420878 Connecticut Taxable Income Rate of Tax
421-T68
422-Not over $16,000 3.0%
879+T68 Not over $16,000 3.0%
423880 T69
424881 Over $16,000 but not $480.00, plus 5.0% of the
425882 T70
426883 over $800,000 excess over $16,000
427884 T71
428885 Over $800,000 $39,680, plus 6.5% of the
429-T72 excess over $800,000
430-
431-(C) For any husband and wife who file a return under the federal 211
432-income tax for such taxable year as married individuals filing jointly or 212
433-any person who files a return under the federal income tax for such 213
434-taxable year as a surviving spouse, as defined in Section 2(a) of the 214
435-Internal Revenue Code: 215
886+T72 excess over $800,000 Governor's Bill No. 981
887+
888+
889+
890+LCO No. 4026 24 of 64
891+
892+
893+(C) For any husband and wife who file a return under the federal 611
894+income tax for such taxable year as married individuals filing jointly or 612
895+any person who files a return under the federal income tax for such 613
896+taxable year as a surviving spouse, as defined in Section 2(a) of the 614
897+Internal Revenue Code: 615
436898 T73
437899 Connecticut Taxable Income Rate of Tax
438900 T74
439901 Not over $20,000 3.0%
440-T75 Over $20,000 but not $600.00, plus 5.0% of the
902+T75
903+Over $20,000 but not $600.00, plus 5.0% of the
441904 T76
442- over $1,000,000 excess over $20,000 Substitute Bill No. 981
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448-
905+ over $1,000,000 excess over $20,000
449906 T77
450907 Over $1,000,000 $49,600, plus 6.5% of the
451908 T78
452909 excess over $1,000,000
453910
454-(D) For any person who files a return under the federal income tax 216
455-for such taxable year as a married individual filing separately: 217
911+(D) For any person who files a return under the federal income tax 616
912+for such taxable year as a married individual filing separately: 617
456913 T79
457914 Connecticut Taxable Income Rate of Tax
458915 T80
459916 Not over $10,000 3.0%
460917 T81
461918 Over $10,000 but not $300.00, plus 5.0% of the
462-T82 over $500,000 excess over $10,000
463-T83 Over $500,000 $24,800, plus 6.5% of the
919+T82
920+ over $500,000 excess over $10,000
921+T83
922+Over $500,000 $24,800, plus 6.5% of the
464923 T84
465924 excess over $500,000
466925
467-(E) For trusts or estates, the rate of tax shall be 6.5% of the Connecticut 218
468-taxable income. 219
469-(8) For taxable years commencing on or after January 1, 2011, but 220
470-prior to January 1, 2015, in accordance with the following schedule: 221
471-(A) (i) For any person who files a return under the federal income tax 222
472-for such taxable year as an unmarried individual: 223
926+(E) For trusts or estates, the rate of tax shall be 6.5% of the Connecticut 618
927+taxable income. 619
928+(8) For taxable years commencing on or after January 1, 2011, but 620
929+prior to January 1, 2015, in accordance with the following schedule: 621
930+(A) (i) For any person who files a return under the federal income tax 622
931+for such taxable year as an unmarried individual: 623 Governor's Bill No. 981
932+
933+
934+
935+LCO No. 4026 25 of 64
936+
473937 T85
474938 Connecticut Taxable Income Rate of Tax
475939 T86
476940 Not over $10,000 3.0%
477941 T87
478942 Over $10,000 but not $300.00, plus 5.0% of the
479943 T88
480944 over $50,000 excess over $10,000
481945 T89
482946 Over $50,000 but not $2,300, plus 5.5% of the
483-T90
484- over $100,000 excess over $50,000
947+T90 over $100,000 excess over $50,000
485948 T91
486949 Over $100,000 but not $5,050, plus 6.0% of the
487950 T92
488951 over $200,000 excess over $100,000
489-T93 Over $200,000 but not $11,050, plus 6.5% of the
952+T93
953+Over $200,000 but not $11,050, plus 6.5% of the
490954 T94
491955 over $250,000 excess over $200,000
492956 T95
493957 Over $250,000 $14,300, plus 6.70% of the
494958 T96
495- excess over $250,000 Substitute Bill No. 981
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501-
502-
503-(ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (A)(i) of this 224
504-subdivision, for each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross 225
505-income exceeds fifty-six thousand five hundred dollars, the amount of 226
506-the taxpayer's Connecticut taxable income to which the three-per-cent 227
507-tax rate applies shall be reduced by one thousand dollars for each five 228
508-thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's 229
509-Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds said amount. Any such 230
510-amount of Connecticut taxable income to which, as provided in the 231
511-preceding sentence, the three-per-cent tax rate does not apply shall be 232
512-an amount to which the five-per-cent tax rate shall apply. 233
513-(iii) Each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds 234
514-two hundred thousand dollars shall pay, in addition to the tax 235
515-computed under the provisions of subparagraphs (A)(i) and (A)(ii) of 236
516-this subdivision, an amount equal to seventy-five dollars for each five 237
517-thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's 238
518-Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds two hundred thousand 239
519-dollars, up to a maximum payment of two thousand two hundred fifty 240
520-dollars. 241
521-(B) (i) For any person who files a return under the federal income tax 242
522-for such taxable year as a head of household, as defined in Section 2(b) 243
523-of the Internal Revenue Code: 244
959+ excess over $250,000
960+
961+(ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (A)(i) of this 624
962+subdivision, for each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross 625
963+income exceeds fifty-six thousand five hundred dollars, the amount of 626
964+the taxpayer's Connecticut taxable income to which the three-per-cent 627
965+tax rate applies shall be reduced by one thousand dollars for each five 628
966+thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's 629
967+Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds said amount. Any such 630
968+amount of Connecticut taxable income to which, as provided in the 631
969+preceding sentence, the three-per-cent tax rate does not apply shall be 632
970+an amount to which the five-per-cent tax rate shall apply. 633
971+(iii) Each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds 634
972+two hundred thousand dollars shall pay, in addition to the tax 635
973+computed under the provisions of subparagraphs (A)(i) and (A)(ii) of 636
974+this subdivision, an amount equal to seventy-five dollars for each five 637
975+thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's 638
976+Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds two hundred thousand 639
977+dollars, up to a maximum payment of two thousand two hundred fifty 640
978+dollars. 641
979+(B) (i) For any person who files a return under the federal income tax 642
980+for such taxable year as a head of household, as defined in Section 2(b) 643 Governor's Bill No. 981
981+
982+
983+
984+LCO No. 4026 26 of 64
985+
986+of the Internal Revenue Code: 644
524987 T97
525988 Connecticut Taxable Income Rate of Tax
526989 T98
527990 Not over $16,000 3.0%
528991 T99
529992 Over $16,000 but not $480.00, plus 5.0% of the
530-T100 over $80,000 excess over $16,000
531-T101
532-Over $80,000 but not $3,680, plus 5.5% of the
993+T100
994+ over $80,000 excess over $16,000
995+T101 Over $80,000 but not $3,680, plus 5.5% of the
533996 T102
534997 over $160,000 excess over $80,000
535998 T103
536999 Over $160,000 but not $8,080, plus 6.0% of the
5371000 T104
5381001 over $320,000 excess over $160,000
5391002 T105
540-Over $320,000 but not $17,680, plus 6.5% of the Substitute Bill No. 981
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546-
1003+Over $320,000 but not $17,680, plus 6.5% of the
5471004 T106
5481005 over $400,000 excess over $320,000
5491006 T107
5501007 Over $400,000 $22,880, plus 6.70% of the
5511008 T108
5521009 excess over $400,000
5531010
554-(ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (B)(i) of this 245
555-subdivision, for each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross 246
556-income exceeds seventy-eight thousand five hundred dollars, the 247
557-amount of the taxpayer's Connecticut taxable income to which the three-248
558-per-cent tax rate applies shall be reduced by one thousand six hundred 249
559-dollars for each four thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the 250
560-taxpayer's Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds said amount. 251
561-Any such amount of Connecticut taxable income to which, as provided 252
562-in the preceding sentence, the three-per-cent tax rate does not apply 253
563-shall be an amount to which the five-per-cent tax rate shall apply. 254
564-(iii) Each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds 255
565-three hundred twenty thousand dollars shall pay, in addition to the tax 256
566-computed under the provisions of subparagraphs (B)(i) and (B)(ii) of 257
567-this subdivision, an amount equal to one hundred twenty dollars for 258
568-each eight thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's 259
569-Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds three hundred twenty 260
570-thousand dollars, up to a maximum payment of three thousand six 261
571-hundred dollars. 262
572-(C) (i) For any husband and wife who file a return under the federal 263
573-income tax for such taxable year as married individuals filing jointly or 264
574-any person who files a return under the federal income tax for such 265
575-taxable year as a surviving spouse, as defined in Section 2(a) of the 266
576-Internal Revenue Code: 267
1011+(ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (B)(i) of this 645
1012+subdivision, for each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross 646
1013+income exceeds seventy-eight thousand five hundred dollars, the 647
1014+amount of the taxpayer's Connecticut taxable income to which the three-648
1015+per-cent tax rate applies shall be reduced by one thousand six hundred 649
1016+dollars for each four thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the 650
1017+taxpayer's Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds said amount. 651
1018+Any such amount of Connecticut taxable income to which, as provided 652
1019+in the preceding sentence, the three-per-cent tax rate does not apply 653
1020+shall be an amount to which the five-per-cent tax rate shall apply. 654
1021+(iii) Each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds 655
1022+three hundred twenty thousand dollars shall pay, in addition to the tax 656
1023+computed under the provisions of subparagraphs (B)(i) and (B)(ii) of 657
1024+this subdivision, an amount equal to one hundred twenty dollars for 658
1025+each eight thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's 659
1026+Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds three hundred twenty 660
1027+thousand dollars, up to a maximum payment of three thousand six 661
1028+hundred dollars. 662 Governor's Bill No. 981
1029+
1030+
1031+
1032+LCO No. 4026 27 of 64
1033+
1034+(C) (i) For any husband and wife who file a return under the federal 663
1035+income tax for such taxable year as married individuals filing jointly or 664
1036+any person who files a return under the federal income tax for such 665
1037+taxable year as a surviving spouse, as defined in Section 2(a) of the 666
1038+Internal Revenue Code: 667
5771039 T109
5781040 Connecticut Taxable Income Rate of Tax
5791041 T110
5801042 Not over $20,000 3.0%
5811043 T111
5821044 Over $20,000 but not $600.00, plus 5.0% of the
5831045 T112
584- over $100,000 excess over $20,000 Substitute Bill No. 981
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590-
1046+ over $100,000 excess over $20,000
5911047 T113
5921048 Over $100,000 but not $4,600, plus 5.5% of the
593-T114 over $200,000 excess over $100,000
594-T115
595-Over $200,000 but not $10,100, plus 6.0% of the
1049+T114
1050+ over $200,000 excess over $100,000
1051+T115 Over $200,000 but not $10,100, plus 6.0% of the
5961052 T116
5971053 over $400,000 excess over $200,000
5981054 T117
5991055 Over $400,000 but not $22,100, plus 6.5% of the
6001056 T118
6011057 over $500,000 excess over $400,000
602-T119 Over $500,000 $28,600, plus 6.70% of the
603-T120
604- excess over $500,000
605-
606-(ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (C)(i) of this 268
607-subdivision, for each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross 269
608-income exceeds one hundred thousand five hundred dollars, the 270
609-amount of the taxpayer's Connecticut taxable income to which the three-271
610-per-cent tax rate applies shall be reduced by two thousand dollars for 272
611-each five thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's 273
612-Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds said amount. Any such 274
613-amount of Connecticut taxable income to which, as provided in the 275
614-preceding sentence, the three-per-cent tax rate does not apply shall be 276
615-an amount to which the five-per-cent tax rate shall apply. 277
616-(iii) Each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds 278
617-four hundred thousand dollars shall pay, in addition to the tax 279
618-computed under the provisions of subparagraphs (C)(i) and (C)(ii) of 280
619-this subdivision, an amount equal to one hundred fifty dollars for each 281
620-ten thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's 282
621-Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds four hundred thousand 283
622-dollars, up to a maximum payment of four thousand five hundred 284
623-dollars. 285
624-(D) (i) For any person who files a return under the federal income tax 286
625-for such taxable year as a married individual filing separately: 287
1058+T119
1059+Over $500,000 $28,600, plus 6.70% of the
1060+T120 excess over $500,000
1061+
1062+(ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (C)(i) of this 668
1063+subdivision, for each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross 669
1064+income exceeds one hundred thousand five hundred dollars, the 670
1065+amount of the taxpayer's Connecticut taxable income to which the three-671
1066+per-cent tax rate applies shall be reduced by two thousand dollars for 672
1067+each five thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's 673
1068+Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds said amount. Any such 674
1069+amount of Connecticut taxable income to which, as provided in the 675
1070+preceding sentence, the three-per-cent tax rate does not apply shall be 676
1071+an amount to which the five-per-cent tax rate shall apply. 677
1072+(iii) Each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds 678
1073+four hundred thousand dollars shall pay, in addition to the tax 679
1074+computed under the provisions of subparagraphs (C)(i) and (C)(ii) of 680
1075+this subdivision, an amount equal to one hundred fifty dollars for each 681 Governor's Bill No. 981
1076+
1077+
1078+
1079+LCO No. 4026 28 of 64
1080+
1081+ten thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's 682
1082+Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds four hundred thousand 683
1083+dollars, up to a maximum payment of four thousand five hundred 684
1084+dollars. 685
1085+(D) (i) For any person who files a return under the federal income tax 686
1086+for such taxable year as a married individual filing separately: 687
6261087 T121
627-Connecticut Taxable Income Rate of Tax Substitute Bill No. 981
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633-
634-T122
635-Not over $10,000 3.0%
636-T123 Over $10,000 but not $300.00, plus 5.0% of the
1088+Connecticut Taxable Income Rate of Tax
1089+T122 Not over $10,000 3.0%
1090+T123
1091+Over $10,000 but not $300.00, plus 5.0% of the
6371092 T124
6381093 over $50,000 excess over $10,000
6391094 T125
6401095 Over $50,000 but not $2,300, plus 5.5% of the
6411096 T126
6421097 over $100,000 excess over $50,000
6431098 T127
6441099 Over $100,000 but not $5,050, plus 6.0% of the
645-T128 over $200,000 excess over $100,000
1100+T128
1101+ over $200,000 excess over $100,000
6461102 T129
6471103 Over $200,000 but not $11,050, plus 6.5% of the
648-T130
649- over $250,000 excess over $200,000
650-T131 Over $250,000 $14,300, plus 6.70% of the
1104+T130 over $250,000 excess over $200,000
1105+T131
1106+Over $250,000 $14,300, plus 6.70% of the
6511107 T132
6521108 excess over $250,000
6531109
654-(ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (D)(i) of this 288
655-subdivision, for each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross 289
656-income exceeds fifty thousand two hundred fifty dollars, the amount of 290
657-the taxpayer's Connecticut taxable income to which the three-per-cent 291
658-tax rate applies shall be reduced by one thousand dollars for each two 292
659-thousand five hundred dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the 293
660-taxpayer's Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds said amount. 294
661-Any such amount of Connecticut taxable income to which, as provided 295
662-in the preceding sentence, the three-per-cent tax rate does not apply 296
663-shall be an amount to which the five-per-cent tax rate shall apply. 297
664-(iii) Each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds 298
665-two hundred thousand dollars shall pay, in addition to the tax 299
666-computed under the provisions of subparagraphs (D)(i) and (D)(ii) of 300
667-this subdivision, an amount equal to seventy-five dollars for each five 301
668-thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's 302
669-Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds two hundred thousand 303
670-dollars, up to a maximum payment of two thousand two hundred fifty 304
671-dollars. 305
672-(E) For trusts or estates, the rate of tax shall be 6.70% of the 306
673-Connecticut taxable income. 307 Substitute Bill No. 981
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679-
680-(9) For taxable years commencing on or after January 1, 2015, but 308
681-prior to January 1, 2024, in accordance with the following schedule: 309
682-(A) (i) For any person who files a return under the federal income tax 310
683-for such taxable year as an unmarried individual: 311
1110+(ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (D)(i) of this 688
1111+subdivision, for each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross 689
1112+income exceeds fifty thousand two hundred fifty dollars, the amount of 690
1113+the taxpayer's Connecticut taxable income to which the three-per-cent 691
1114+tax rate applies shall be reduced by one thousand dollars for each two 692
1115+thousand five hundred dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the 693
1116+taxpayer's Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds said amount. 694
1117+Any such amount of Connecticut taxable income to which, as provided 695
1118+in the preceding sentence, the three-per-cent tax rate does not apply 696
1119+shall be an amount to which the five-per-cent tax rate shall apply. 697
1120+(iii) Each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds 698
1121+two hundred thousand dollars shall pay, in addition to the tax 699 Governor's Bill No. 981
1122+
1123+
1124+
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1126+
1127+computed under the provisions of subparagraphs (D)(i) and (D)(ii) of 700
1128+this subdivision, an amount equal to seventy-five dollars for each five 701
1129+thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's 702
1130+Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds two hundred thousand 703
1131+dollars, up to a maximum payment of two thousand two hundred fifty 704
1132+dollars. 705
1133+(E) For trusts or estates, the rate of tax shall be 6.70% of the 706
1134+Connecticut taxable income. 707
1135+(9) For taxable years commencing on or after January 1, 2015, but 708
1136+prior to January 1, 2024, in accordance with the following schedule: 709
1137+(A) (i) For any person who files a return under the federal income tax 710
1138+for such taxable year as an unmarried individual: 711
6841139 T133 Connecticut Taxable Income Rate of Tax
6851140 T134
6861141 Not over $10,000 3.0%
6871142 T135
6881143 Over $10,000 but not $300.00, plus 5.0% of the
6891144 T136
6901145 over $50,000 excess over $10,000
6911146 T137
6921147 Over $50,000 but not $2,300, plus 5.5% of the
6931148 T138
6941149 over $100,000 excess over $50,000
6951150 T139
6961151 Over $100,000 but not $5,050, plus 6.0% of the
6971152 T140
6981153 over $200,000 excess over $100,000
6991154 T141
7001155 Over $200,000 but not $11,050, plus 6.5% of the
7011156 T142
7021157 over $250,000 excess over $200,000
7031158 T143
7041159 Over $250,000 but not $14,300, plus 6.9% of the
7051160 T144
7061161 over $500,000 excess over $250,000
7071162 T145
7081163 Over $500,000 $31,550, plus 6.99% of the
7091164 T146
7101165 excess over $500,000
7111166
712-(ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (A)(i) of this 312
713-subdivision, for each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross 313
714-income exceeds fifty-six thousand five hundred dollars, the amount of 314
715-the taxpayer's Connecticut taxable income to which the three-per-cent 315
716-tax rate applies shall be reduced by one thousand dollars for each five 316
717-thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's 317
718-Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds said amount. Any such 318
719-amount of Connecticut taxable income to which, as provided in the 319
720-preceding sentence, the three-per-cent tax rate does not apply shall be 320
721-an amount to which the five-per-cent tax rate shall apply. 321
722-(iii) Each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds 322
723-two hundred thousand dollars shall pay, in addition to the tax 323 Substitute Bill No. 981
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729-
730-computed under the provisions of subparagraphs (A)(i) and (A)(ii) of 324
731-this subdivision, an amount equal to ninety dollars for each five 325
732-thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's 326
733-Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds two hundred thousand 327
734-dollars, up to a maximum payment of two thousand seven hundred 328
735-dollars. 329
736-(iv) Each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds 330
737-five hundred thousand dollars shall pay, in addition to the tax 331
738-computed under the provisions of subparagraphs (A)(i), (A)(ii) and 332
739-(A)(iii) of this subdivision, an amount equal to fifty dollars for each five 333
740-thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's 334
741-Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds five hundred thousand 335
742-dollars, up to a maximum payment of four hundred fifty dollars. 336
743-(B) (i) For any person who files a return under the federal income tax 337
744-for such taxable year as a head of household, as defined in Section 2(b) 338
745-of the Internal Revenue Code: 339
1167+(ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (A)(i) of this 712
1168+subdivision, for each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross 713
1169+income exceeds fifty-six thousand five hundred dollars, the amount of 714
1170+the taxpayer's Connecticut taxable income to which the three-per-cent 715 Governor's Bill No. 981
1171+
1172+
1173+
1174+LCO No. 4026 30 of 64
1175+
1176+tax rate applies shall be reduced by one thousand dollars for each five 716
1177+thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's 717
1178+Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds said amount. Any such 718
1179+amount of Connecticut taxable income to which, as provided in the 719
1180+preceding sentence, the three-per-cent tax rate does not apply shall be 720
1181+an amount to which the five-per-cent tax rate shall apply. 721
1182+(iii) Each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds 722
1183+two hundred thousand dollars shall pay, in addition to the tax 723
1184+computed under the provisions of subparagraphs (A)(i) and (A)(ii) of 724
1185+this subdivision, an amount equal to ninety dollars for each five 725
1186+thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's 726
1187+Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds two hundred thousand 727
1188+dollars, up to a maximum payment of two thousand seven hundred 728
1189+dollars. 729
1190+(iv) Each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds 730
1191+five hundred thousand dollars shall pay, in addition to the tax 731
1192+computed under the provisions of subparagraphs (A)(i), (A)(ii) and 732
1193+(A)(iii) of this subdivision, an amount equal to fifty dollars for each five 733
1194+thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's 734
1195+Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds five hundred thousand 735
1196+dollars, up to a maximum payment of four hundred fifty dollars. 736
1197+(B) (i) For any person who files a return under the federal income tax 737
1198+for such taxable year as a head of household, as defined in Section 2(b) 738
1199+of the Internal Revenue Code: 739
7461200 T147 Connecticut Taxable Income Rate of Tax
747-T148
748-Not over $16,000 3.0%
749-T149
750-Over $16,000 but not $480.00, plus 5.0% of the
751-T150
752- over $80,000 excess over $16,000
753-T151
754-Over $80,000 but not $3,680, plus 5.5% of the
755-T152
756- over $160,000 excess over $80,000
757-T153
758-Over $160,000 but not $8,080, plus 6.0% of the
759-T154
760- over $320,000 excess over $160,000
1201+T148 Not over $16,000 3.0%
1202+T149 Over $16,000 but not $480.00, plus 5.0% of the
1203+T150 over $80,000 excess over $16,000
1204+T151 Over $80,000 but not $3,680, plus 5.5% of the
1205+T152 over $160,000 excess over $80,000
1206+T153 Over $160,000 but not $8,080, plus 6.0% of the
1207+T154 over $320,000 excess over $160,000 Governor's Bill No. 981
1208+
1209+
1210+
1211+LCO No. 4026 31 of 64
1212+
7611213 T155
7621214 Over $320,000 but not $17,680, plus 6.5% of the
7631215 T156
7641216 over $400,000 excess over $320,000
7651217 T157
7661218 Over $400,000 but not $22,880, plus 6.9% of the
7671219 T158
7681220 over $800,000 excess over $400,000
7691221 T159
7701222 Over $800,000 $50,480, plus 6.99% of the
7711223 T160
7721224 excess over $800,000
7731225
774-(ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (B)(i) of this 340 Substitute Bill No. 981
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780-
781-subdivision, for each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross 341
782-income exceeds seventy-eight thousand five hundred dollars, the 342
783-amount of the taxpayer's Connecticut taxable income to which the three-343
784-per-cent tax rate applies shall be reduced by one thousand six hundred 344
785-dollars for each four thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the 345
786-taxpayer's Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds said amount. 346
787-Any such amount of Connecticut taxable income to which, as provided 347
788-in the preceding sentence, the three-per-cent tax rate does not apply 348
789-shall be an amount to which the five-per-cent tax rate shall apply. 349
790-(iii) Each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds 350
791-three hundred twenty thousand dollars shall pay, in addition to the tax 351
792-computed under the provisions of subparagraphs (B)(i) and (B)(ii) of 352
793-this subdivision, an amount equal to one hundred forty dollars for each 353
794-eight thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's 354
795-Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds three hundred twenty 355
796-thousand dollars, up to a maximum payment of four thousand two 356
797-hundred dollars. 357
798-(iv) Each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds 358
799-eight hundred thousand dollars shall pay, in addition to the tax 359
800-computed under the provisions of subparagraphs (B)(i), (B)(ii) and 360
801-(B)(iii) of this subdivision, an amount equal to eighty dollars for each 361
802-eight thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's 362
803-Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds eight hundred thousand 363
804-dollars, up to a maximum payment of seven hundred twenty dollars. 364
805-(C) (i) For any husband and wife who file a return under the federal 365
806-income tax for such taxable year as married individuals filing jointly or 366
807-any person who files a return under the federal income tax for such 367
808-taxable year as a surviving spouse, as defined in Section 2(a) of the 368
809-Internal Revenue Code: 369
1226+(ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (B)(i) of this 740
1227+subdivision, for each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross 741
1228+income exceeds seventy-eight thousand five hundred dollars, the 742
1229+amount of the taxpayer's Connecticut taxable income to which the three-743
1230+per-cent tax rate applies shall be reduced by one thousand six hundred 744
1231+dollars for each four thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the 745
1232+taxpayer's Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds said amount. 746
1233+Any such amount of Connecticut taxable income to which, as provided 747
1234+in the preceding sentence, the three-per-cent tax rate does not apply 748
1235+shall be an amount to which the five-per-cent tax rate shall apply. 749
1236+(iii) Each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds 750
1237+three hundred twenty thousand dollars shall pay, in addition to the tax 751
1238+computed under the provisions of subparagraphs (B)(i) and (B)(ii) of 752
1239+this subdivision, an amount equal to one hundred forty dollars for each 753
1240+eight thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's 754
1241+Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds three hundred twenty 755
1242+thousand dollars, up to a maximum payment of four thousand two 756
1243+hundred dollars. 757
1244+(iv) Each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds 758
1245+eight hundred thousand dollars shall pay, in addition to the tax 759
1246+computed under the provisions of subparagraphs (B)(i), (B)(ii) and 760
1247+(B)(iii) of this subdivision, an amount equal to eighty dollars for each 761
1248+eight thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's 762
1249+Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds eight hundred thousand 763
1250+dollars, up to a maximum payment of seven hundred twenty dollars. 764 Governor's Bill No. 981
1251+
1252+
1253+
1254+LCO No. 4026 32 of 64
1255+
1256+(C) (i) For any husband and wife who file a return under the federal 765
1257+income tax for such taxable year as married individuals filing jointly or 766
1258+any person who files a return under the federal income tax for such 767
1259+taxable year as a surviving spouse, as defined in Section 2(a) of the 768
1260+Internal Revenue Code: 769
8101261 T161
8111262 Connecticut Taxable Income Rate of Tax
812-T162 Not over $20,000 3.0% Substitute Bill No. 981
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818-
1263+T162 Not over $20,000 3.0%
8191264 T163 Over $20,000 but not $600.00, plus 5.0% of the
8201265 T164 over $100,000 excess over $20,000
8211266 T165 Over $100,000 but not $4,600, plus 5.5% of the
8221267 T166 over $200,000 excess over $100,000
8231268 T167 Over $200,000 but not $10,100, plus 6.0% of the
8241269 T168 over $400,000 excess over $200,000
8251270 T169 Over $400,000 but not $22,100, plus 6.5% of the
8261271 T170 over $500,000 excess over $400,000
8271272 T171 Over $500,000 but not $28,600, plus 6.9% of the
8281273 T172 over $1,000,000 excess over $500,000
8291274 T173 Over $1,000,000 $63,100, plus 6.99% of the
8301275 T174 excess over $1,000,000
8311276
832-(ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (C)(i) of this 370
833-subdivision, for each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross 371
834-income exceeds one hundred thousand five hundred dollars, the 372
835-amount of the taxpayer's Connecticut taxable income to which the three-373
836-per-cent tax rate applies shall be reduced by two thousand dollars for 374
837-each five thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's 375
838-Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds said amount. Any such 376
839-amount of Connecticut taxable income to which, as provided in the 377
840-preceding sentence, the three-per-cent tax rate does not apply shall be 378
841-an amount to which the five-per-cent tax rate shall apply. 379
842-(iii) Each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds 380
843-four hundred thousand dollars shall pay, in addition to the tax 381
844-computed under the provisions of subparagraphs (C)(i) and (C)(ii) of 382
845-this subdivision, an amount equal to one hundred eighty dollars for 383
846-each ten thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's 384
847-Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds four hundred thousand 385
848-dollars, up to a maximum payment of five thousand four hundred 386
849-dollars. 387
850-(iv) Each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds 388 Substitute Bill No. 981
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856-
857-one million dollars shall pay, in addition to the tax computed under the 389
858-provisions of subparagraphs (C)(i), (C)(ii) and (C)(iii) of this 390
859-subdivision, an amount equal to one hundred dollars for each ten 391
860-thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's 392
861-Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds one million dollars, up to a 393
862-maximum payment of nine hundred dollars. 394
863-(D) (i) For any person who files a return under the federal income tax 395
864-for such taxable year as a married individual filing separately: 396
1277+(ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (C)(i) of this 770
1278+subdivision, for each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross 771
1279+income exceeds one hundred thousand five hundred dollars, the 772
1280+amount of the taxpayer's Connecticut taxable income to which the three-773
1281+per-cent tax rate applies shall be reduced by two thousand dollars for 774
1282+each five thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's 775
1283+Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds said amount. Any such 776
1284+amount of Connecticut taxable income to which, as provided in the 777
1285+preceding sentence, the three-per-cent tax rate does not apply shall be 778
1286+an amount to which the five-per-cent tax rate shall apply. 779
1287+(iii) Each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds 780
1288+four hundred thousand dollars shall pay, in addition to the tax 781 Governor's Bill No. 981
1289+
1290+
1291+
1292+LCO No. 4026 33 of 64
1293+
1294+computed under the provisions of subparagraphs (C)(i) and (C)(ii) of 782
1295+this subdivision, an amount equal to one hundred eighty dollars for 783
1296+each ten thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's 784
1297+Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds four hundred thousand 785
1298+dollars, up to a maximum payment of five thousand four hundred 786
1299+dollars. 787
1300+(iv) Each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds 788
1301+one million dollars shall pay, in addition to the tax computed under the 789
1302+provisions of subparagraphs (C)(i), (C)(ii) and (C)(iii) of this 790
1303+subdivision, an amount equal to one hundred dollars for each ten 791
1304+thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's 792
1305+Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds one million dollars, up to a 793
1306+maximum payment of nine hundred dollars. 794
1307+(D) (i) For any person who files a return under the federal income tax 795
1308+for such taxable year as a married individual filing separately: 796
8651309 T175
8661310 Connecticut Taxable Income Rate of Tax
8671311 T176 Not over $10,000 3.0%
8681312 T177 Over $10,000 but not $300.00, plus 5.0% of the
8691313 T178 over $50,000 excess over $10,000
8701314 T179 Over $50,000 but not $2,300, plus 5.5% of the
8711315 T180 over $100,000 excess over $50,000
8721316 T181 Over $100,000 but not $5,050, plus 6.0% of the
8731317 T182 over $200,000 excess over $100,000
8741318 T183 Over $200,000 but not $11,050, plus 6.5% of the
8751319 T184 over $250,000 excess over $200,000
8761320 T185 Over $250,000 but not $14,300, plus 6.9% of the
8771321 T186 over $500,000 excess over $250,000
8781322 T187 Over $500,000 $31,550, plus 6.99% of the
8791323 T188 excess over $500,000
8801324
881-(ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (D)(i) of this 397
882-subdivision, for each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross 398
883-income exceeds fifty thousand two hundred fifty dollars, the amount of 399
884-the taxpayer's Connecticut taxable income to which the three-per-cent 400
885-tax rate applies shall be reduced by one thousand dollars for each two 401
886-thousand five hundred dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the 402
887-taxpayer's Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds said amount. 403
888-Any such amount of Connecticut taxable income to which, as provided 404 Substitute Bill No. 981
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894-
895-in the preceding sentence, the three-per-cent tax rate does not apply 405
896-shall be an amount to which the five-per-cent tax rate shall apply. 406
897-(iii) Each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds 407
898-two hundred thousand dollars shall pay, in addition to the tax 408
899-computed under the provisions of subparagraphs (D)(i) and (D)(ii) of 409
900-this subdivision, an amount equal to ninety dollars for each five 410
901-thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's 411
902-Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds two hundred thousand 412
903-dollars, up to a maximum payment of two thousand seven hundred 413
904-dollars. 414
905-(iv) Each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds 415
906-five hundred thousand dollars shall pay, in addition to the tax 416
907-computed under the provisions of subparagraphs (D)(i), (D)(ii) and 417
908-(D)(iii) of this subdivision, an amount equal to fifty dollars for each five 418
909-thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's 419
910-Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds five hundred thousand 420
911-dollars, up to a maximum payment of four hundred fifty dollars. 421
912-(E) For trusts or estates, the rate of tax shall be 6.99% of the 422
913-Connecticut taxable income. 423
914-(10) For taxable years commencing on or after January 1, 2024, in 424
915-accordance with the following schedule: 425
916-(A) (i) For any person who files a return under the federal income tax 426
917-for such taxable year as an unmarried individual: 427
918-T189 Connecticut Taxable Income Rate of Tax
1325+(ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (D)(i) of this 797 Governor's Bill No. 981
1326+
1327+
1328+
1329+LCO No. 4026 34 of 64
1330+
1331+subdivision, for each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross 798
1332+income exceeds fifty thousand two hundred fifty dollars, the amount of 799
1333+the taxpayer's Connecticut taxable income to which the three-per-cent 800
1334+tax rate applies shall be reduced by one thousand dollars for each two 801
1335+thousand five hundred dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the 802
1336+taxpayer's Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds said amount. 803
1337+Any such amount of Connecticut taxable income to which, as provided 804
1338+in the preceding sentence, the three-per-cent tax rate does not apply 805
1339+shall be an amount to which the five-per-cent tax rate shall apply. 806
1340+(iii) Each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds 807
1341+two hundred thousand dollars shall pay, in addition to the tax 808
1342+computed under the provisions of subparagraphs (D)(i) and (D)(ii) of 809
1343+this subdivision, an amount equal to ninety dollars for each five 810
1344+thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's 811
1345+Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds two hundred thousand 812
1346+dollars, up to a maximum payment of two thousand seven hundred 813
1347+dollars. 814
1348+(iv) Each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds 815
1349+five hundred thousand dollars shall pay, in addition to the tax 816
1350+computed under the provisions of subparagraphs (D)(i), (D)(ii) and 817
1351+(D)(iii) of this subdivision, an amount equal to fifty dollars for each five 818
1352+thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's 819
1353+Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds five hundred thousand 820
1354+dollars, up to a maximum payment of four hundred fifty dollars. 821
1355+(E) For trusts or estates, the rate of tax shall be 6.99% of the 822
1356+Connecticut taxable income. 823
1357+(10) For taxable years commencing on or after January 1, 2024, in 824
1358+accordance with the following schedule: 825
1359+(A) (i) For any person who files a return under the federal income tax 826
1360+for such taxable year as an unmarried individual: 827
1361+T189 Connecticut Taxable Income Rate of Tax Governor's Bill No. 981
1362+
1363+
1364+
1365+LCO No. 4026 35 of 64
1366+
9191367 T190
9201368 Not over $10,000 2.0%
9211369 T191
922-Over $10,000 but not $200.00, plus 4.75% of the
1370+Over $10,000 but not $200.00, plus 4.5% of the
9231371 T192
9241372 over $50,000 excess over $10,000
9251373 T193
926-Over $50,000 but not $2,100, plus 5.5% of the
1374+Over $50,000 but not $2,000, plus 5.5% of the
9271375 T194
9281376 over $100,000 excess over $50,000
9291377 T195
930-Over $100,000 but not $4,850, plus 6.0% of the Substitute Bill No. 981
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936-
937-T196 over $200,000 excess over $100,000
938-T197 Over $200,000 but not $10,850, plus 6.5% of the
939-T198 over $250,000 excess over $200,000
940-T199 Over $250,000 but not $14,100, plus 6.9% of the
941-T200 over $500,000 excess over $250,000
942-T201 Over $500,000 $31,350, plus 6.99% of the
943-T202 excess over $500,000
944-
945-(ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (A)(i) of this 428
946-subdivision, for each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross 429
947-income exceeds fifty-six thousand five hundred dollars, the amount of 430
948-the taxpayer's Connecticut taxable income to which the two-per-cent tax 431
949-rate applies shall be reduced by one thousand dollars for each five 432
950-thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's 433
951-Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds said amount. Any such 434
952-amount of Connecticut taxable income to which, as provided in the 435
953-preceding sentence, the two-per-cent tax rate does not apply shall be an 436
954-amount to which the four-and-three-quarters-per-cent tax rate shall 437
955-apply. 438
956-(iii) Each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds 439
957-two hundred thousand dollars shall pay, in addition to the tax 440
958-computed under the provisions of subparagraphs (A)(i) and (A)(ii) of 441
959-this subdivision, an amount equal to ninety dollars for each five 442
960-thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's 443
961-Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds two hundred thousand 444
962-dollars, up to a maximum payment of two thousand seven hundred 445
963-dollars. 446
964-(iv) Each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds 447
965-five hundred thousand dollars shall pay, in addition to the tax 448
966-computed under the provisions of subparagraphs (A)(i), (A)(ii) and 449
967-(A)(iii) of this subdivision, an amount equal to fifty dollars for each five 450
968-thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's 451 Substitute Bill No. 981
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974-
975-Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds five hundred thousand 452
976-dollars, up to a maximum payment of four hundred fifty dollars. 453
977-(v) Each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds 454
978-two hundred thousand dollars shall pay, in addition to the tax 455
979-computed under the provisions of subparagraphs (A)(i), (A)(ii), (A)(iii) 456
980-and, if applicable, (A)(iv) of this subdivision, one hundred twenty-five 457
981-dollars. 458
982-(B) (i) For any person who files a return under the federal income tax 459
983-for such taxable year as a head of household, as defined in Section 2(b) 460
984-of the Internal Revenue Code: 461
1378+Over $100,000 but not $4,750, plus 6.0% of the
1379+T196
1380+ over $200,000 excess over $100,000
1381+T197
1382+Over $200,000 but not $10,750, plus 6.5% of the
1383+T198
1384+ over $250,000 excess over $200,000
1385+T199
1386+Over $250,000 but not $14,000, plus 6.9% of the
1387+T200
1388+ over $500,000 excess over $250,000
1389+T201
1390+Over $500,000 $31,250, plus 6.99% of the
1391+T202
1392+ excess over $500,000
1393+
1394+(ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (A)(i) of this 828
1395+subdivision, for each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross 829
1396+income exceeds fifty-six thousand five hundred dollars, the amount of 830
1397+the taxpayer's Connecticut taxable income to which the two-per-cent tax 831
1398+rate applies shall be reduced by one thousand dollars for each five 832
1399+thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's 833
1400+Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds said amount. Any such 834
1401+amount of Connecticut taxable income to which, as provided in the 835
1402+preceding sentence, the two-per-cent tax rate does not apply shall be an 836
1403+amount to which the four-and-one-half-per-cent tax rate shall apply. 837
1404+(iii) Each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds 838
1405+two hundred thousand dollars shall pay, in addition to the tax 839
1406+computed under the provisions of subparagraphs (A)(i) and (A)(ii) of 840
1407+this subdivision, an amount equal to ninety-eight dollars for each five 841
1408+thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's 842
1409+Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds two hundred thousand 843
1410+dollars, up to a maximum payment of two thousand nine hundred forty 844
1411+dollars. 845
1412+(iv) Each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds 846 Governor's Bill No. 981
1413+
1414+
1415+
1416+LCO No. 4026 36 of 64
1417+
1418+five hundred thousand dollars shall pay, in addition to the tax 847
1419+computed under the provisions of subparagraphs (A)(i), (A)(ii) and 848
1420+(A)(iii) of this subdivision, an amount equal to fifty dollars for each five 849
1421+thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's 850
1422+Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds five hundred thousand 851
1423+dollars, up to a maximum payment of four hundred fifty dollars. 852
1424+(B) (i) For any person who files a return under the federal income tax 853
1425+for such taxable year as a head of household, as defined in Section 2(b) 854
1426+of the Internal Revenue Code: 855
9851427 T203 Connecticut Taxable Income Rate of Tax
986-T204 Not over $16,000 2.0%
987-T205 Over $16,000 but not $320.00, plus 4.75% of the
988-T206 over $80,000 excess over $16,000
989-T207 Over $80,000 but not $3,360, plus 5.5% of the
990-T208 over $160,000 excess over $80,000
991-T209 Over $160,000 but not $7,760, plus 6.0% of the
992-T210 over $320,000 excess over $160,000
993-T211 Over $320,000 but not $17,360, plus 6.5% of the
994-T212 over $400,000 excess over $320,000
995-T213 Over $400,000 but not $22,560, plus 6.9% of the
996-T214 over $800,000 excess over $400,000
997-T215 Over $800,000 $50,160, plus 6.99% of the
998-T216 excess over $800,000
999-
1000-(ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (B)(i) of this 462
1001-subdivision, for each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross 463
1002-income exceeds seventy-eight thousand five hundred dollars, the 464
1003-amount of the taxpayer's Connecticut taxable income to which the two-465
1004-per-cent tax rate applies shall be reduced by one thousand six hundred 466
1005-dollars for each four thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the 467
1006-taxpayer's Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds said amount. 468 Substitute Bill No. 981
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1013-Any such amount of Connecticut taxable income to which, as provided 469
1014-in the preceding sentence, the two-per-cent tax rate does not apply shall 470
1015-be an amount to which the four-and-three-quarters-per-cent tax rate 471
1016-shall apply. 472
1017-(iii) Each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds 473
1018-three hundred twenty thousand dollars shall pay, in addition to the tax 474
1019-computed under the provisions of subparagraphs (B)(i) and (B)(ii) of 475
1020-this subdivision, an amount equal to one hundred forty dollars for each 476
1021-eight thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's 477
1022-Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds three hundred twenty 478
1023-thousand dollars, up to a maximum payment of four thousand two 479
1024-hundred dollars. 480
1025-(iv) Each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds 481
1026-eight hundred thousand dollars shall pay, in addition to the tax 482
1027-computed under the provisions of subparagraphs (B)(i), (B)(ii) and 483
1028-(B)(iii) of this subdivision, an amount equal to eighty dollars for each 484
1029-eight thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's 485
1030-Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds eight hundred thousand 486
1031-dollars, up to a maximum payment of seven hundred twenty dollars. 487
1032-(v) Each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds 488
1033-three hundred twenty thousand dollars shall pay, in addition to the tax 489
1034-computed under the provisions of subparagraphs (B)(i), (B)(ii), (B)(iii) 490
1035-and, if applicable, (B)(iv) of this subdivision, two hundred dollars. 491
1036-(C) (i) For any husband and wife who file a return under the federal 492
1037-income tax for such taxable year as married individuals filing jointly or 493
1038-any person who files a return under the federal income tax for such 494
1039-taxable year as a surviving spouse, as defined in Section 2(a) of the 495
1040-Internal Revenue Code: 496
1428+T204
1429+Not over $16,000 2.0%
1430+T205
1431+Over $16,000 but not $320.00, plus 4.5% of the
1432+T206
1433+ over $80,000 excess over $16,000
1434+T207
1435+Over $80,000 but not $3,200, plus 5.5% of the
1436+T208
1437+ over $160,000 excess over $80,000
1438+T209
1439+Over $160,000 but not $7,600, plus 6.0% of the
1440+T210
1441+ over $320,000 excess over $160,000
1442+T211
1443+Over $320,000 but not $17,200, plus 6.5% of the
1444+T212
1445+ over $400,000 excess over $320,000
1446+T213
1447+Over $400,000 but not $22,400, plus 6.9% of the
1448+T214
1449+ over $800,000 excess over $400,000
1450+T215
1451+Over $800,000 $50,000, plus 6.99% of the
1452+T216
1453+ excess over $800,000
1454+
1455+(ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (B)(i) of this 856
1456+subdivision, for each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross 857
1457+income exceeds seventy-eight thousand five hundred dollars, the 858
1458+amount of the taxpayer's Connecticut taxable income to which the two-859
1459+per-cent tax rate applies shall be reduced by one thousand six hundred 860
1460+dollars for each four thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the 861
1461+taxpayer's Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds said amount. 862
1462+Any such amount of Connecticut taxable income to which, as provided 863
1463+in the preceding sentence, the two-per-cent tax rate does not apply shall 864 Governor's Bill No. 981
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1470+apply. 866
1471+(iii) Each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds 867
1472+three hundred twenty thousand dollars shall pay, in addition to the tax 868
1473+computed under the provisions of subparagraphs (B)(i) and (B)(ii) of 869
1474+this subdivision, an amount equal to one hundred fifty-seven dollars for 870
1475+each eight thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's 871
1476+Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds three hundred twenty 872
1477+thousand dollars, up to a maximum payment of four thousand seven 873
1478+hundred ten dollars. 874
1479+(iv) Each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds 875
1480+eight hundred thousand dollars shall pay, in addition to the tax 876
1481+computed under the provisions of subparagraphs (B)(i), (B)(ii) and 877
1482+(B)(iii) of this subdivision, an amount equal to eighty dollars for each 878
1483+eight thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's 879
1484+Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds eight hundred thousand 880
1485+dollars, up to a maximum payment of seven hundred twenty dollars. 881
1486+(C) (i) For any husband and wife who file a return under the federal 882
1487+income tax for such taxable year as married individuals filing jointly or 883
1488+any person who files a return under the federal income tax for such 884
1489+taxable year as a surviving spouse, as defined in Section 2(a) of the 885
1490+Internal Revenue Code: 886
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10421492 Connecticut Taxable Income Rate of Tax
1043-T218 Not over $20,000 2.0% Substitute Bill No. 981
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1050-T219 Over $20,000 but not $400.00, plus 4.75% of the
1493+T218 Not over $20,000 2.0%
1494+T219 Over $20,000 but not $400.00, plus 4.5% of the
10511495 T220 over $100,000 excess over $20,000
1052-T221 Over $100,000 but not $4,200, plus 5.5% of the
1496+T221 Over $100,000 but not $4,000, plus 5.5% of the
10531497 T222 over $200,000 excess over $100,000
1054-T223 Over $200,000 but not $9,700, plus 6.0% of the
1498+T223 Over $200,000 but not $9,500, plus 6.0% of the
10551499 T224 over $400,000 excess over $200,000
1056-T225 Over $400,000 but not $21,700, plus 6.5% of the
1500+T225 Over $400,000 but not $21,500, plus 6.5% of the Governor's Bill No. 981
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10571506 T226 over $500,000 excess over $400,000
1058-T227 Over $500,000 but not $28,200, plus 6.9% of the
1507+T227 Over $500,000 but not $28,000, plus 6.9% of the
10591508 T228 over $1,000,000 excess over $500,000
1060-T229 Over $1,000,000 $62,700, plus 6.99% of the
1509+T229 Over $1,000,000 $62,500, plus 6.99% of the
10611510 T230 excess over $1,000,000
10621511
1063-(ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (C)(i) of this 497
1064-subdivision, for each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross 498
1065-income exceeds one hundred thousand five hundred dollars, the 499
1066-amount of the taxpayer's Connecticut taxable income to which the two-500
1067-per-cent tax rate applies shall be reduced by two thousand dollars for 501
1068-each five thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's 502
1069-Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds said amount. Any such 503
1070-amount of Connecticut taxable income to which, as provided in the 504
1071-preceding sentence, the two-per-cent tax rate does not apply shall be an 505
1072-amount to which the four-and-three-quarters-per-cent tax rate shall 506
1073-apply. 507
1074-(iii) Each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds 508
1075-four hundred thousand dollars shall pay, in addition to the tax 509
1076-computed under the provisions of subparagraphs (C)(i) and (C)(ii) of 510
1077-this subdivision, an amount equal to one hundred eighty dollars for 511
1078-each ten thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's 512
1079-Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds four hundred thousand 513
1080-dollars, up to a maximum payment of five thousand four hundred 514
1081-dollars. 515 Substitute Bill No. 981
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1088-(iv) Each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds 516
1089-one million dollars shall pay, in addition to the tax computed under the 517
1090-provisions of subparagraphs (C)(i), (C)(ii) and (C)(iii) of this 518
1091-subdivision, an amount equal to one hundred dollars for each ten 519
1092-thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's 520
1093-Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds one million dollars, up to a 521
1094-maximum payment of nine hundred dollars. 522
1095-(v) Each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds 523
1096-four hundred thousand dollars shall pay, in addition to the tax 524
1097-computed under the provisions of subparagraphs (C)(i), (C)(ii), (C)(iii) 525
1098-and, if applicable, (C)(iv) of this subdivision, two hundred fifty dollars. 526
1099-(D) (i) For any person who files a return under the federal income tax 527
1100-for such taxable year as a married individual filing separately: 528
1512+(ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (C)(i) of this 887
1513+subdivision, for each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross 888
1514+income exceeds one hundred thousand five hundred dollars, the 889
1515+amount of the taxpayer's Connecticut taxable income to which the two-890
1516+per-cent tax rate applies shall be reduced by two thousand dollars for 891
1517+each five thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's 892
1518+Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds said amount. Any such 893
1519+amount of Connecticut taxable income to which, as provided in the 894
1520+preceding sentence, the two-per-cent tax rate does not apply shall be an 895
1521+amount to which the four-and-one-half-per-cent tax rate shall apply. 896
1522+(iii) Each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds 897
1523+four hundred thousand dollars shall pay, in addition to the tax 898
1524+computed under the provisions of subparagraphs (C)(i) and (C)(ii) of 899
1525+this subdivision, an amount equal to one hundred ninety-six dollars for 900
1526+each ten thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's 901
1527+Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds four hundred thousand 902
1528+dollars, up to a maximum payment of five thousand eight hundred 903
1529+eighty dollars. 904
1530+(iv) Each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds 905
1531+one million dollars shall pay, in addition to the tax computed under the 906
1532+provisions of subparagraphs (C)(i), (C)(ii) and (C)(iii) of this 907
1533+subdivision, an amount equal to one hundred dollars for each ten 908
1534+thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's 909
1535+Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds one million dollars, up to a 910
1536+maximum payment of nine hundred dollars. 911
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11011544 T231
11021545 Connecticut Taxable Income Rate of Tax
11031546 T232 Not over $10,000 2.0%
1104-T233 Over $10,000 but not $200.00, plus 4.75% of the
1547+T233 Over $10,000 but not $200.00, plus 4.5% of the
11051548 T234 over $50,000 excess over $10,000
1106-T235 Over $50,000 but not $2,100, plus 5.5% of the
1549+T235 Over $50,000 but not $2,000, plus 5.5% of the
11071550 T236 over $100,000 excess over $50,000
1108-T237 Over $100,000 but not $4,850, plus 6.0% of the
1551+T237 Over $100,000 but not $4,750, plus 6.0% of the
11091552 T238 over $200,000 excess over $100,000
1110-T239 Over $200,000 but not $10,850, plus 6.5% of the
1553+T239 Over $200,000 but not $10,750, plus 6.5% of the
11111554 T240 over $250,000 excess over $200,000
1112-T241 Over $250,000 but not $14,100, plus 6.9% of the
1555+T241 Over $250,000 but not $14,000, plus 6.9% of the
11131556 T242 over $500,000 excess over $250,000
1114-T243 Over $500,000 $31,350, plus 6.99% of the
1557+T243 Over $500,000 $31,250, plus 6.99% of the
11151558 T244 excess over $500,000
11161559
1117-(ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (D)(i) of this 529
1118-subdivision, for each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross 530
1119-income exceeds fifty thousand two hundred fifty dollars, the amount of 531 Substitute Bill No. 981
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1126-the taxpayer's Connecticut taxable income to which the two-per-cent tax 532
1127-rate applies shall be reduced by one thousand dollars for each two 533
1128-thousand five hundred dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the 534
1129-taxpayer's Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds said amount. 535
1130-Any such amount of Connecticut taxable income to which, as provided 536
1131-in the preceding sentence, the two-per-cent tax rate does not apply shall 537
1132-be an amount to which the four-and-three-quarters-per-cent tax rate 538
1133-shall apply. 539
1134-(iii) Each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds 540
1135-two hundred thousand dollars shall pay, in addition to the tax 541
1136-computed under the provisions of subparagraphs (D)(i) and (D)(ii) of 542
1137-this subdivision, an amount equal to ninety dollars for each five 543
1138-thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's 544
1139-Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds two hundred thousand 545
1140-dollars, up to a maximum payment of two thousand seven hundred 546
1141-dollars. 547
1142-(iv) Each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds 548
1143-five hundred thousand dollars shall pay, in addition to the tax 549
1144-computed under the provisions of subparagraphs (D)(i), (D)(ii) and 550
1145-(D)(iii) of this subdivision, an amount equal to fifty dollars for each five 551
1146-thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's 552
1147-Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds five hundred thousand 553
1148-dollars, up to a maximum payment of four hundred fifty dollars. 554
1149-(v) Each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds 555
1150-two hundred thousand dollars shall pay, in addition to the tax 556
1151-computed under the provisions of subparagraphs (D)(i), (D)(ii), (D)(iii) 557
1152-and, if applicable, (D)(iv) of this subdivision, one hundred twenty-five 558
1153-dollars. 559
1154-(E) For trusts or estates, the rate of tax shall be 6.99% of the 560
1155-Connecticut taxable income. 561
1156-[(10)] (11) The provisions of this subsection shall apply to resident 562 Substitute Bill No. 981
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1163-trusts and estates and, wherever reference is made in this subsection to 563
1164-residents of this state, such reference shall be construed to include 564
1165-resident trusts and estates, provided any reference to a resident's 565
1166-Connecticut adjusted gross income derived from sources without this 566
1167-state or to a resident's Connecticut adjusted gross income shall be 567
1168-construed, in the case of a resident trust or estate, to mean the resident 568
1169-trust or estate's Connecticut taxable income derived from sources 569
1170-without this state and the resident trust or estate's Connecticut taxable 570
1171-income, respectively. 571
1172-Sec. 7. Subparagraph (B) of subdivision (20) of subsection (a) of 572
1173-section 12-701 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is 573
1174-substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage and applicable to taxable 574
1175-years commencing on or after January 1, 2023): 575
1176-(B) There shall be subtracted therefrom: 576
1177-(i) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 577
1178-income tax purposes, any income with respect to which taxation by any 578
1179-state is prohibited by federal law; 579
1180-(ii) To the extent allowable under section 12-718, exempt dividends 580
1181-paid by a regulated investment company; 581
1182-(iii) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 582
1183-income tax purposes, the amount of any refund or credit for 583
1184-overpayment of income taxes imposed by this state, or any other state 584
1185-of the United States or a political subdivision thereof, or the District of 585
1186-Columbia; 586
1187-(iv) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 587
1188-income tax purposes and not otherwise subtracted from federal 588
1189-adjusted gross income pursuant to clause (x) of this subparagraph in 589
1190-computing Connecticut adjusted gross income, any tier 1 railroad 590
1191-retirement benefits; 591
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1200-service after September 27, 2017, was added to federal adjusted gross 594
1201-income pursuant to subparagraph (A)(ix) of this subdivision in 595
1202-computing Connecticut adjusted gross income, twenty-five per cent of 596
1203-such additional allowance for depreciation in each of the four 597
1204-succeeding taxable years; 598
1205-(vi) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 599
1206-income tax purposes, any interest income from obligations issued by or 600
1207-on behalf of the state of Connecticut, any political subdivision thereof, 601
1208-or public instrumentality, state or local authority, district or similar 602
1209-public entity created under the laws of the state of Connecticut; 603
1210-(vii) To the extent properly includable in determining the net gain or 604
1211-loss from the sale or other disposition of capital assets for federal income 605
1212-tax purposes, any gain from the sale or exchange of obligations issued 606
1213-by or on behalf of the state of Connecticut, any political subdivision 607
1214-thereof, or public instrumentality, state or local authority, district or 608
1215-similar public entity created under the laws of the state of Connecticut, 609
1216-in the income year such gain was recognized; 610
1217-(viii) Any interest on indebtedness incurred or continued to purchase 611
1218-or carry obligations or securities the interest on which is subject to tax 612
1219-under this chapter but exempt from federal income tax, to the extent that 613
1220-such interest on indebtedness is not deductible in determining federal 614
1221-adjusted gross income and is attributable to a trade or business carried 615
1222-on by such individual; 616
1223-(ix) Ordinary and necessary expenses paid or incurred during the 617
1224-taxable year for the production or collection of income which is subject 618
1225-to taxation under this chapter but exempt from federal income tax, or 619
1226-the management, conservation or maintenance of property held for the 620
1227-production of such income, and the amortizable bond premium for the 621
1228-taxable year on any bond the interest on which is subject to tax under 622
1229-this chapter but exempt from federal income tax, to the extent that such 623
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1237-adjusted gross income and are attributable to a trade or business carried 625
1238-on by such individual; 626
1239-(x) (I) For taxable years commencing prior to January 1, 2019, for a 627
1240-person who files a return under the federal income tax as an unmarried 628
1241-individual whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is 629
1242-less than fifty thousand dollars, or as a married individual filing 630
1243-separately whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is 631
1244-less than fifty thousand dollars, or for a husband and wife who file a 632
1245-return under the federal income tax as married individuals filing jointly 633
1246-whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is less than 634
1247-sixty thousand dollars or a person who files a return under the federal 635
1248-income tax as a head of household whose federal adjusted gross income 636
1249-for such taxable year is less than sixty thousand dollars, an amount 637
1250-equal to the Social Security benefits includable for federal income tax 638
1251-purposes; 639
1252-(II) For taxable years commencing prior to January 1, 2019, for a 640
1253-person who files a return under the federal income tax as an unmarried 641
1254-individual whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is 642
1255-fifty thousand dollars or more, or as a married individual filing 643
1256-separately whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is 644
1257-fifty thousand dollars or more, or for a husband and wife who file a 645
1258-return under the federal income tax as married individuals filing jointly 646
1259-whose federal adjusted gross income from such taxable year is sixty 647
1260-thousand dollars or more or for a person who files a return under the 648
1261-federal income tax as a head of household whose federal adjusted gross 649
1262-income for such taxable year is sixty thousand dollars or more, an 650
1263-amount equal to the difference between the amount of Social Security 651
1264-benefits includable for federal income tax purposes and the lesser of 652
1265-twenty-five per cent of the Social Security benefits received during the 653
1266-taxable year, or twenty-five per cent of the excess described in Section 654
1267-86(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code; 655
1268-(III) For the taxable year commencing January 1, 2019, and each 656
1269-taxable year thereafter, for a person who files a return under the federal 657 Substitute Bill No. 981
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1276-income tax as an unmarried individual whose federal adjusted gross 658
1277-income for such taxable year is less than seventy-five thousand dollars, 659
1278-or as a married individual filing separately whose federal adjusted gross 660
1279-income for such taxable year is less than seventy-five thousand dollars, 661
1280-or for a husband and wife who file a return under the federal income tax 662
1281-as married individuals filing jointly whose federal adjusted gross 663
1282-income for such taxable year is less than one hundred thousand dollars 664
1283-or a person who files a return under the federal income tax as a head of 665
1284-household whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is 666
1285-less than one hundred thousand dollars, an amount equal to the Social 667
1286-Security benefits includable for federal income tax purposes; and 668
1287-(IV) For the taxable year commencing January 1, 2019, and each 669
1288-taxable year thereafter, for a person who files a return under the federal 670
1289-income tax as an unmarried individual whose federal adjusted gross 671
1290-income for such taxable year is seventy-five thousand dollars or more, 672
1291-or as a married individual filing separately whose federal adjusted gross 673
1292-income for such taxable year is seventy-five thousand dollars or more, 674
1293-or for a husband and wife who file a return under the federal income tax 675
1294-as married individuals filing jointly whose federal adjusted gross 676
1295-income from such taxable year is one hundred thousand dollars or more 677
1296-or for a person who files a return under the federal income tax as a head 678
1297-of household whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year 679
1298-is one hundred thousand dollars or more, an amount equal to the 680
1299-difference between the amount of Social Security benefits includable for 681
1300-federal income tax purposes and the lesser of twenty-five per cent of the 682
1301-Social Security benefits received during the taxable year, or twenty-five 683
1302-per cent of the excess described in Section 86(b)(1) of the Internal 684
1303-Revenue Code; 685
1304-(xi) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 686
1305-income tax purposes, any amount rebated to a taxpayer pursuant to 687
1306-section 12-746; 688
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1315-such beneficiary from any qualified state tuition program, as defined in 691
1316-Section 529(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, established and 692
1317-maintained by this state or any official, agency or instrumentality of the 693
1318-state; 694
1319-(xiii) To the extent allowable under section 12-701a, contributions to 695
1320-accounts established pursuant to any qualified state tuition program, as 696
1321-defined in Section 529(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, established and 697
1322-maintained by this state or any official, agency or instrumentality of the 698
1323-state; 699
1324-(xiv) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 700
1325-income tax purposes, the amount of any Holocaust victims' settlement 701
1326-payment received in the taxable year by a Holocaust victim; 702
1327-(xv) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 703
1328-income tax purposes of an account holder, as defined in section 31-704
1329-51ww, interest earned on funds deposited in the individual 705
1330-development account, as defined in section 31-51ww, of such account 706
1331-holder; 707
1332-(xvi) To the extent properly includable in the gross income for federal 708
1333-income tax purposes of a designated beneficiary, as defined in section 709
1334-3-123aa, interest, dividends or capital gains earned on contributions to 710
1335-accounts established for the designated beneficiary pursuant to the 711
1336-Connecticut Homecare Option Program for the Elderly established by 712
1337-sections 3-123aa to 3-123ff, inclusive; 713
1338-(xvii) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 714
1339-income tax purposes, any income received from the United States 715
1340-government as retirement pay for a retired member of (I) the Armed 716
1341-Forces of the United States, as defined in Section 101 of Title 10 of the 717
1342-United States Code, or (II) the National Guard, as defined in Section 101 718
1343-of Title 10 of the United States Code; 719
1344-(xviii) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 720
1345-income tax purposes for the taxable year, any income from the discharge 721 Substitute Bill No. 981
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1352-of indebtedness in connection with any reacquisition, after December 722
1353-31, 2008, and before January 1, 2011, of an applicable debt instrument or 723
1354-instruments, as those terms are defined in Section 108 of the Internal 724
1355-Revenue Code, as amended by Section 1231 of the American Recovery 725
1356-and Reinvestment Act of 2009, to the extent any such income was added 726
1357-to federal adjusted gross income pursuant to subparagraph (A)(xi) of 727
1358-this subdivision in computing Connecticut adjusted gross income for a 728
1359-preceding taxable year; 729
1360-(xix) To the extent not deductible in determining federal adjusted 730
1361-gross income, the amount of any contribution to a manufacturing 731
1362-reinvestment account established pursuant to section 32-9zz in the 732
1363-taxable year that such contribution is made; 733
1364-(xx) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 734
1365-income tax purposes, (I) for the taxable year commencing January 1, 735
1366-2015, ten per cent of the income received from the state teachers' 736
1367-retirement system, (II) for the taxable years commencing January 1, 737
1368-2016, to January 1, 2020, inclusive, twenty-five per cent of the income 738
1369-received from the state teachers' retirement system, and (III) for the 739
1370-taxable year commencing January 1, 2021, and each taxable year 740
1371-thereafter, fifty per cent of the income received from the state teachers' 741
1372-retirement system or, for a taxpayer whose federal adjusted gross 742
1373-income does not exceed the applicable threshold under clause (xxi) of 743
1374-this subparagraph, the percentage pursuant to said clause of the income 744
1375-received from the state teachers' retirement system, whichever 745
1376-deduction is greater; 746
1377-(xxi) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 747
1378-income tax purposes, except for retirement benefits under clause (iv) of 748
1379-this subparagraph and retirement pay under clause (xvii) of this 749
1380-subparagraph, for a person who files a return under the federal income 750
1381-tax as an unmarried individual whose federal adjusted gross income for 751
1382-such taxable year is less than seventy-five thousand dollars, or as a 752
1383-married individual filing separately whose federal adjusted gross 753
1384-income for such taxable year is less than seventy-five thousand dollars, 754 Substitute Bill No. 981
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1391-or as a head of household whose federal adjusted gross income for such 755
1392-taxable year is less than seventy-five thousand dollars, or for a husband 756
1393-and wife who file a return under the federal income tax as married 757
1394-individuals filing jointly whose federal adjusted gross income for such 758
1395-taxable year is less than one hundred thousand dollars, (I) for the taxable 759
1396-year commencing January 1, 2019, fourteen per cent of any pension or 760
1397-annuity income, (II) for the taxable year commencing January 1, 2020, 761
1398-twenty-eight per cent of any pension or annuity income, (III) for the 762
1399-taxable year commencing January 1, 2021, forty-two per cent of any 763
1400-pension or annuity income, and (IV) for the taxable year commencing 764
1401-January 1, 2022, [and each taxable year thereafter,] one hundred per cent 765
1402-of any pension or annuity income; 766
1403-(xxii) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 767
1404-income tax purposes, except for retirement benefits under clause (iv) of 768
1405-this subparagraph and retirement pay under clause (xvii) of this 769
1406-subparagraph, any pension or annuity income for the taxable year 770
1407-commencing on or after January 1, 2023, and each taxable year 771
1408-thereafter, in accordance with the following schedule, for a person who 772
1409-files a return under the federal income tax as an unmarried individual 773
1410-whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is less than 774
1411-one hundred thousand dollars, or as a married individual filing 775
1412-separately whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is 776
1413-less than one hundred thousand dollars, or as a head of household 777
1414-whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is less than 778
1415-one hundred thousand dollars: 779
1416-T245
1417-Federal Adjusted Gross Income Deduction
1418-T246
1419-Less than $75,000 100.0%
1420-T247
1421-$75,000 but not over $77,499 85.0%
1422-T248
1423-$77,500 but not over $79,999 70.0%
1424-T249
1425-$80,000 but not over $82,499 55.0%
1426-T250
1427-$82,500 but not over $84,999 40.0%
1428-T251
1429-$85,000 but not over $87,499 25.0%
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1437-T253
1438-$90,000 but not over $94,999 5.0%
1439-T254
1440-$95,000 but not over $99,999 2.5%
1441-T255
1442-$100,000 and over 0.0%
1443-
1444-(xxiii) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 780
1445-income tax purposes, except for retirement benefits under clause (iv) of 781
1446-this subparagraph and retirement pay under clause (xvii) of this 782
1447-subparagraph, any pension or annuity income for the taxable year 783
1448-commencing on or after January 1, 2023, and each taxable year 784
1449-thereafter, in accordance with the following schedule for married 785
1450-individuals who file a return under the federal income tax as married 786
1451-individuals filing jointly whose federal adjusted gross income for such 787
1452-taxable year is less than one hundred fifty thousand dollars: 788
1453-T256
1454-Federal Adjusted Gross Income Deduction
1455-T257
1456-Less than $100,000 100.0%
1457-T258
1458-$100,000 but not over $104,999 85.0%
1459-T259
1460-$105,000 but not over $109,999 70.0%
1461-T260 $110,000 but not over $114,999 55.0%
1462-T261
1463-$115,000 but not over $119,999 40.0%
1464-T262
1465-$120,000 but not over $124,999 25.0%
1466-T263
1467-$125,000 but not over $129,999 10.0%
1468-T264
1469-$130,000 but not over $139,999 5.0%
1470-T265
1471-$140,000 but not over $149,999 2.5%
1472-T266
1473-$150,000 and over 0.0%
1474-
1475-[(xxii)] (xxiv) The amount of lost wages and medical, travel and 789
1476-housing expenses, not to exceed ten thousand dollars in the aggregate, 790
1477-incurred by a taxpayer during the taxable year in connection with the 791
1478-donation to another person of an organ for organ transplantation 792
1479-occurring on or after January 1, 2017; 793
1480-[(xxiii)] (xxv) To the extent properly includable in gross income for 794 Substitute Bill No. 981
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1486-
1487-federal income tax purposes, the amount of any financial assistance 795
1488-received from the Crumbling Foundations Assistance Fund or paid to 796
1489-or on behalf of the owner of a residential building pursuant to sections 797
1490-8-442 and 8-443; 798
1491-[(xxiv)] (xxvi) To the extent properly includable in gross income for 799
1492-federal income tax purposes, the amount calculated pursuant to 800
1493-subsection (b) of section 12-704g for income received by a general 801
1494-partner of a venture capital fund, as defined in 17 CFR 275.203(l)-1, as 802
1495-amended from time to time; 803
1496-[(xxv)] (xxvii) To the extent any portion of a deduction under Section 804
1497-179 of the Internal Revenue Code was added to federal adjusted gross 805
1498-income pursuant to subparagraph (A)(xiv) of this subdivision in 806
1499-computing Connecticut adjusted gross income, twenty-five per cent of 807
1500-such disallowed portion of the deduction in each of the four succeeding 808
1501-taxable years; 809
1502-[(xxvi)] (xxviii) To the extent properly includable in gross income for 810
1503-federal income tax purposes, for a person who files a return under the 811
1504-federal income tax as an unmarried individual whose federal adjusted 812
1505-gross income for such taxable year is less than [seventy-five] one 813
1506-hundred thousand dollars, or as a married individual filing separately 814
1507-whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is less than 815
1508-[seventy-five] one hundred thousand dollars, or as a head of household 816
1509-whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is less than 817
1510-[seventy-five] one hundred thousand dollars, [or for a husband and wife 818
1511-who file a return under the federal income tax as married individuals 819
1512-filing jointly whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year 820
1513-is less than one hundred thousand dollars,] (I) for the taxable year 821
1514-commencing January 1, 2023, twenty-five per cent of any distribution 822
1515-from an individual retirement account other than a Roth individual 823
1516-retirement account, (II) for the taxable year commencing January 1, 2024, 824
1517-fifty per cent of any distribution from an individual retirement account 825
1518-other than a Roth individual retirement account, (III) for the taxable year 826
1519-commencing January 1, 2025, seventy-five per cent of any distribution 827 Substitute Bill No. 981
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1526-from an individual retirement account other than a Roth individual 828
1527-retirement account, and (IV) for the taxable year commencing January 829
1528-1, 2026, and each taxable year thereafter, any distribution from an 830
1529-individual retirement account other than a Roth individual retirement 831
1530-account. [; and] The subtraction under this clause shall be made in 832
1531-accordance with the following schedule: 833
1532-T267
1533-Federal Adjusted Gross Income Deduction
1534-T268
1535-Less than $75,000 100.0%
1536-T269 $75,000 but not over $77,499 85.0%
1537-T270 $77,500 but not over $79,999 70.0%
1538-T271
1539-$80,000 but not over $82,499 55.0%
1540-T272
1541-$82,500 but not over $84,999 40.0%
1542-T273
1543-$85,000 but not over $87,499 25.0%
1544-T274
1545-$87,500 but not over $89,999 10.0%
1546-T275
1547-$90,000 but not over $94,999 5.0%
1548-T276
1549-$95,000 but not over $99,999 2.5%
1550-T277
1551-$100,000 and over 0.0%
1552-
1553-(xxix) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 834
1554-income tax purposes, for married individuals who file a return under 835
1555-the federal income tax as married individuals filing jointly whose 836
1556-federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is less than one 837
1557-hundred fifty thousand dollars, (I) for the taxable year commencing 838
1558-January 1, 2023, twenty-five per cent of any distribution from an 839
1559-individual retirement account other than a Roth individual retirement 840
1560-account, (II) for the taxable year commencing January 1, 2024, fifty per 841
1561-cent of any distribution from an individual retirement account other 842
1562-than a Roth individual retirement account, (III) for the taxable year 843
1563-commencing January 1, 2025, seventy-five per cent of any distribution 844
1564-from an individual retirement account other than a Roth individual 845
1565-retirement account, and (IV) for the taxable year commencing January 846
1566-1, 2026, and each taxable year thereafter, any distribution from an 847
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1574-account. The subtraction under this clause shall be made in accordance 849
1575-with the following schedule: 850
1576-T278
1577-Federal Adjusted Gross Income Deduction
1578-T279
1579-Less than $100,000 100.0%
1580-T280
1581-$100,000 but not over $104,999 85.0%
1582-T281
1583-$105,000 but not over $109,999 70.0%
1584-T282
1585-$110,000 but not over $114,999 55.0%
1586-T283
1587-$115,000 but not over $119,999 40.0%
1588-T284 $120,000 but not over $124,999 25.0%
1589-T285 $125,000 but not over $129,999 10.0%
1590-T286
1591-$130,000 but not over $139,999 5.0%
1592-T287
1593-$140,000 but not over $149,999 2.5%
1594-T288
1595-$150,000 and over 0.0%
1596-
1597-[(xxvii)] (xxx) To the extent properly includable in gross income for 851
1598-federal income tax purposes, for the taxable year commencing January 852
1599-1, 2022, the amount or amounts paid or otherwise credited to any 853
1600-eligible resident of this state under (I) the 2020 Earned Income Tax 854
1601-Credit enhancement program from funding allocated to the state 855
1602-through the Coronavirus Relief Fund established under the Coronavirus 856
1603-Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, P.L. 116-136, and (II) the 2021 857
1604-Earned Income Tax Credit enhancement program from funding 858
1605-allocated to the state pursuant to Section 9901 of Subtitle M of Title IX of 859
1606-the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2; 860
1607-(xxxi) For a taxpayer licensed under the provisions of chapter 420f or 861
1608-420h, the amount of the expenditures that would be eligible to be 862
1609-claimed as a deduction for federal income tax purposes but that are 863
1610-disallowed under Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code because 864
1611-marijuana is a controlled substance under the federal Controlled 865
1612-Substance Act. 866
1613-Sec. 8. Section 12-217 of the general statutes is repealed and the 867 Substitute Bill No. 981
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1620-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage and 868
1621-applicable to income years commencing on or after January 1, 2023): 869
1622-(a) (1) In arriving at net income as defined in section 12-213, whether 870
1623-or not the taxpayer is taxable under the federal corporation net income 871
1624-tax, there shall be deducted from gross income: [,] 872
1625-(A) [all] All items deductible under the Internal Revenue Code 873
1626-effective and in force on the last day of the income year, except (i) any 874
1627-taxes imposed under the provisions of this chapter [which] that are paid 875
1628-or accrued in the income year and in the income year commencing 876
1629-January 1, 1989, and thereafter, any taxes in any state of the United 877
1630-States or any political subdivision of such state, or the District of 878
1631-Columbia, imposed on or measured by the income or profits of a 879
1632-corporation [which] that are paid or accrued in the income year, (ii) 880
1633-deductions for depreciation, which shall be allowed as provided in 881
1634-subsection (b) of this section, (iii) deductions for qualified domestic 882
1635-production activities income, as provided in Section 199 of the Internal 883
1636-Revenue Code, and (iv) in the case of any captive real estate investment 884
1637-trust, the deduction for dividends paid provided under Section 857(b)(2) 885
1638-of the Internal Revenue Code; [,] and 886
1639-(B) [additionally] Additionally, in the case of a regulated investment 887
1640-company, the sum of (i) the exempt-interest dividends, as defined in the 888
1641-Internal Revenue Code, and (ii) expenses, bond premium, and interest 889
1642-related to tax-exempt income that are disallowed as deductions under 890
1643-the Internal Revenue Code; [,] and 891
1644-(C) [in] In the case of a taxpayer maintaining an international banking 892
1645-facility as defined in the laws of the United States or the regulations of 893
1646-the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as either may be 894
1647-amended from time to time, the gross income attributable to the 895
1648-international banking facility, provided [,] no expense or loss 896
1649-attributable to the international banking facility shall be a deduction 897
1650-under any provision of this section; [,] and 898 Substitute Bill No. 981
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1657-(D) [additionally] Additionally, in the case of all taxpayers, all 899
1658-dividends as defined in the Internal Revenue Code effective and in force 900
1659-on the last day of the income year not otherwise deducted from gross 901
1660-income, including dividends received from a DISC or former DISC as 902
1661-defined in Section 992 of the Internal Revenue Code and dividends 903
1662-deemed to have been distributed by a DISC or former DISC as provided 904
1663-in Section 995 of said Internal Revenue Code, other than thirty per cent 905
1664-of dividends received from a domestic corporation in which the 906
1665-taxpayer owns less than twenty per cent of the total voting power and 907
1666-value of the stock of such corporation; [,] and 908
1667-(E) [additionally] Additionally, in the case of all taxpayers, the value 909
1668-of any capital gain realized from the sale of any land, or interest in land, 910
1669-to the state, any political subdivision of the state, or to any nonprofit 911
1670-land conservation organization where such land is to be permanently 912
1671-preserved as protected open space or to a water company, as defined in 913
1672-section 25-32a, where such land is to be permanently preserved as 914
1673-protected open space or as Class I or Class II water company land; [,] 915
1674-and 916
1675-(F) [in] In the case of [manufacturers] a manufacturer, the amount of 917
1676-any contribution to a manufacturing reinvestment account established 918
1677-pursuant to section 32-9zz in the income year that such contribution is 919
1678-made to the extent not deductible for federal income tax purposes; [,] 920
1679-and 921
1680-(G) [the] The amount of any contribution made on or after December 922
1681-23, 2017, by the state of Connecticut or a political subdivision thereof to 923
1682-the extent included in a company's gross income under Section 118(b)(2) 924
1683-of the Internal Revenue Code; and 925
1684-(H) In the case of a taxpayer licensed under the provisions of chapter 926
1685-420f or 420h, the amount of the expenditures that would be eligible to 927
1686-be claimed as a deduction for federal income tax purposes but that are 928
1687-disallowed under Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code because 929
1688-marijuana is a controlled substance under the federal Controlled 930 Substitute Bill No. 981
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1695-Substance Act. 931
1696-(2) (A) No deduction shall be allowed for (i) expenses related to 932
1697-dividends that are allowable as a deduction or credit under the Internal 933
1698-Revenue Code, and (ii) federal taxes on income or profits, losses of other 934
1699-calendar or fiscal years, retroactive to include all calendar or fiscal years 935
1700-beginning after January 1, 1935, interest received from federal, state and 936
1701-local government securities, if any such deductions are allowed by the 937
1702-federal government. 938
1703-(B) For purposes of this subdivision, expenses related to dividends 939
1704-shall equal five per cent of all dividends received by a company during 940
1705-an income year. The net income associated with the disallowance of 941
1706-expenses related to dividends shall be apportioned, if the company 942
1707-conducts business within and without the state or is required to 943
1708-apportion its income under section 12-218b, in accordance with this 944
1709-chapter. 945
1710-(3) Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, no 946
1711-dividend received from a real estate investment trust shall be deductible 947
1712-under this section by the recipient unless the dividend is: (A) Deductible 948
1713-under Section 243 of the Internal Revenue Code; (B) received by a 949
1714-qualified dividend recipient from a qualified real estate investment trust 950
1715-and, as of the last day of the period for which such dividend is paid, 951
1716-persons, not including the qualified dividend recipient or any person 952
1717-that is either a related person to, or an employee or director of, the 953
1718-qualified dividend recipient, have outstanding cash capital 954
1719-contributions to the qualified real estate investment trust that, in the 955
1720-aggregate, exceed five per cent of the fair market value of the aggregate 956
1721-real estate assets, valued as of the last day of the period for which such 957
1722-dividend is paid, then held by the qualified real estate investment trust; 958
1723-or (C) received from a captive real estate investment trust that is subject 959
1724-to the tax imposed under this chapter. For purposes of this section, 960
1725-"related person" has the same meaning as provided in section 12-217ii, 961
1726-"real estate assets" has the same meaning as provided in Section 856 of 962
1727-the Internal Revenue Code, "qualified dividend recipient" means a 963 Substitute Bill No. 981
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1734-dividend recipient who has invested in a qualified real estate investment 964
1735-trust prior to April 1, 1997, and "qualified real estate investment trust" 965
1736-means an entity that both was incorporated and had contributed to it a 966
1737-minimum of five hundred million dollars' worth of real estate assets 967
1738-prior to April 1, 1997, and that elects to be a real estate investment trust 968
1739-under Section 856 of the Internal Revenue Code prior to April 1, 1998. 969
1740-(4) Notwithstanding any provision of this section: [to the contrary,] 970
1741-(A) [any] Any excess of the deductions provided in this section for 971
1742-any income year commencing on or after January 1, 1973, over the gross 972
1743-income for such year or the amount of such excess apportioned to this 973
1744-state under the provisions of this chapter, shall be an operating loss of 974
1745-such income year and shall be deductible as an operating loss carry-over 975
1746-for operating losses incurred prior to income years commencing January 976
1747-1, 2000, in each of the five income years following such loss year, and 977
1748-for operating losses incurred in income years commencing on or after 978
1749-January 1, 2000, in each of the twenty income years following such loss 979
1750-year, except that: 980
1751-(i) [for] For income years commencing prior to January 1, 2015, the 981
1752-portion of such operating loss [which] that may be deducted as an 982
1753-operating loss carry-over in any income year following such loss year 983
1754-shall be limited to the lesser of (I) any net income greater than zero of 984
1755-such income year following such loss year, or in the case of a company 985
1756-entitled to apportion its net income under the provisions of this chapter, 986
1757-the amount of such net income [which] that is apportioned to this state 987
1758-pursuant thereto, or (II) the excess, if any, of such operating loss over 988
1759-the total of such net income for each of any prior income years following 989
1760-such loss year, such net income of each of such prior income years 990
1761-following such loss year for such purposes being computed without 991
1762-regard to any operating loss carry-over from such loss year allowed 992
1763-under this subparagraph and being regarded as not less than zero, and 993
1764-provided further the operating loss of any income year shall be 994
1765-deducted in any subsequent year, to the extent available for such 995
1766-deduction, before the operating loss of any subsequent income year is 996 Substitute Bill No. 981
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1773-deducted; [,] 997
1774-(ii) [for] For income years commencing on or after January 1, 2015, 998
1775-the portion of such operating loss [which] that may be deducted as an 999
1776-operating loss carry-over in any income year following such loss year 1000
1777-shall be limited to the lesser of (I) fifty per cent of net income of such 1001
1778-income year following such loss year, or in the case of a company 1002
1779-entitled to apportion its net income under the provisions of this chapter, 1003
1780-fifty per cent of such net income [which] that is apportioned to this state 1004
1781-pursuant thereto, or (II) the excess, if any, of such operating loss over 1005
1782-the operating loss deductions allowable with respect to such operating 1006
1783-loss under this subparagraph for each of any prior income years 1007
1784-following such loss year, such net income of each of such prior income 1008
1785-years following such loss year for such purposes being computed 1009
1786-without regard to any operating loss carry-over from such loss year 1010
1787-allowed under this subparagraph and being regarded as not less than 1011
1788-zero, and provided further the operating loss of any income year shall 1012
1789-be deducted in any subsequent year, to the extent available for such 1013
1790-deduction, before the operating loss of any subsequent income year is 1014
1791-deducted; [,] and 1015
1792-(iii) [if] If a combined group so elects, the combined group shall 1016
1793-relinquish fifty per cent of its unused operating losses incurred prior to 1017
1794-the income year commencing on or after January 1, 2015, and before 1018
1795-January 1, 2016, and may utilize the remaining operating loss carry-over 1019
1796-without regard to the limitations prescribed in subparagraph (A)(ii) of 1020
1797-this subdivision. The portion of such operating loss carry-over that may 1021
1798-be deducted shall be limited to the amount required to reduce a 1022
1799-combined group's tax under this chapter, prior to surtax and prior to the 1023
1800-application of credits, to two million five hundred thousand dollars in 1024
1801-any income year commencing on or after January 1, 2015. Only after the 1025
1802-combined group's remaining operating loss carry-over for operating 1026
1803-losses incurred prior to income years commencing January 1, 2015, has 1027
1804-been fully utilized, will the limitations prescribed in subparagraph 1028
1805-(A)(ii) of this subdivision apply. The combined group, or any member 1029 Substitute Bill No. 981
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1813-beginning on or after January 1, 2015, and before January 1, 2016, by the 1031
1814-due date for such return, including any extensions. Only combined 1032
1815-groups with unused operating losses in excess of six billion dollars from 1033
1816-income years beginning prior to January 1, 2013, may make the election 1034
1817-prescribed in this clause; [,] and 1035
1818-(B) [any] Any net capital loss, as defined in the Internal Revenue Code 1036
1819-effective and in force on the last day of the income year, for any income 1037
1820-year commencing on or after January 1, 1973, shall be allowed as a 1038
1821-capital loss carry-over to reduce, but not below zero, any net capital 1039
1822-gain, as so defined, in each of the five following income years, in order 1040
1823-of sequence, to the extent not exhausted by the net capital gain of any of 1041
1824-the preceding of such five following income years; [,] and 1042
1825-(C) [any] Any net capital losses allowed and carried forward from 1043
1826-prior years to income years beginning on or after January 1, 1973, for 1044
1827-federal income tax purposes by companies entitled to a deduction for 1045
1828-dividends paid under the Internal Revenue Code other than companies 1046
1829-subject to the gross earnings taxes imposed under chapters 211 and 212, 1047
1830-shall be allowed as a capital loss carry-over. 1048
1831-(5) This section shall not apply to a life insurance company as defined 1049
1832-in the Internal Revenue Code effective and in force on the last day of the 1050
1833-income year. For purposes of this section, the unpaid loss reserve 1051
1834-adjustment required for nonlife insurance companies under the 1052
1835-provisions of Section 832(b)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or 1053
1836-any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United 1054
1837-States, as from time to time amended, shall be applied without making 1055
1838-the adjustment in Subparagraph (B) of said Section 832(b)(5). 1056
1839-(6) For purposes of determining net income under this section for 1057
1840-income years commencing on or after January 1, 2018, the deduction 1058
1841-allowed for business interest paid or accrued shall be determined as 1059
1842-provided under the Internal Revenue Code, except that in making such 1060
1843-determination, the provisions of Section 163(j) shall not apply. 1061 Substitute Bill No. 981
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1850-(b) (1) For purposes of determining net income under this section, the 1062
1851-deduction allowed for depreciation shall be determined as provided 1063
1852-under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent 1064
1853-corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time 1065
1854-to time amended, provided in making such determination, the 1066
1855-provisions of Section 168(k) of said code shall not apply. 1067
1856-(2) (A) For purposes of determining net income under this section for 1068
1857-taxable years ending after December 31, 2008, and to the extent any 1069
1858-income from the discharge of indebtedness, under Section 108 of the 1070
1859-Internal Revenue Code, as amended by Section 1231 of the American 1071
1860-Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, in connection with any 1072
1861-reacquisition, after December 31, 2008, and before January 1, 2011, of an 1073
1862-applicable debt instrument or instruments, as those terms are defined in 1074
1863-said Section 108, as amended by said Section 1231, is not properly 1075
1864-includable in gross income for federal income tax purposes for the 1076
1865-taxable year, any deferral of the recognition of any such income shall 1077
1866-not be allowed. 1078
1867-(B) To the extent that any income from the discharge of indebtedness 1079
1868-in connection with any reacquisition, after December 31, 2008, and 1080
1869-before January 1, 2011, of an applicable debt instrument or instruments, 1081
1870-as those terms are defined in Section 108 of the Internal Revenue Code, 1082
1871-as amended by Section 1231 of the American Recov ery and 1083
1872-Reinvestment Act of 2009, is properly includable in gross income for 1084
1873-federal income tax purposes for the taxable year, any such income shall 1085
1874-be deductible in computing net income under this section for a taxable 1086
1875-year ending after December 31, 2008, to the extent that the deferral of 1087
1876-recognition of such income from such discharge was not allowed 1088
1877-pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this subdivision in computing net 1089
1878-income for a preceding taxable year. 1090
1879-(C) For income years commencing on or after January 1, 2018, eighty 1091
1880-per cent of any deduction claimed under Section 179 of the Internal 1092
1881-Revenue Code for federal income tax purposes shall be disallowed. To 1093
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1889-tax under this chapter, twenty-five per cent of the disallowed portion of 1095
1890-the deduction shall be allowed as a deduction in each of the four 1096
1891-succeeding income years. 1097
1892-(c) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of 1098
1893-this section, "net income", in the case of an S corporation, means the 1099
1894-percentage of the nonseparately computed income or loss, as defined in 1100
1895-Section 1366(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code, of such S corporation, 1101
1896-without separate state adjustment pursuant to section 12-233 or 12-226a 1102
1897-for the compensation of any officer or employee, to which shall be added 1103
1898-(A) any taxes imposed under the provisions of this chapter [which] that 1104
1899-are paid or accrued in the income year, and (B) any taxes in any state of 1105
1900-the United States or any political subdivision of such state, or the District 1106
1901-of Columbia, imposed on or measured by the income or profits of a 1107
1902-corporation [which] that are paid or accrued in the income year as 1108
1903-provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection. 1109
1904-(2) For income years commencing prior to January 1, 1997, "net 1110
1905-income" means one hundred per cent of the amount computed under 1111
1906-subdivision (1) of this subsection; for income years commencing on or 1112
1907-after January 1, 1997, and prior to January 1, 1998, "net income" means 1113
1908-ninety per cent of the amount computed under subdivision (1) of this 1114
1909-subsection; for income years commencing on or after January 1, 1998, 1115
1910-and prior to January 1, 1999, "net income" means seventy-five per cent 1116
1911-of the amount computed under subdivision (1) of this subsection; for 1117
1912-income years commencing on or after January 1, 1999, and prior to 1118
1913-January 1, 2000, "net income" means fifty-five per cent of the amount 1119
1914-computed under subdivision (1) of this subsection; for income years 1120
1915-commencing on or after January 1, 2000, and prior to January 1, 2001, 1121
1916-"net income" means thirty per cent of the amount computed under 1122
1917-subdivision (1) of this subsection; for income years commencing on or 1123
1918-after January 1, 2001, net income of S corporations as computed under 1124
1919-subdivision (1) of this subsection shall not be subject to the tax under 1125
1920-this chapter. Any S corporation subject to the tax on net income as 1126
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1928-otherwise available to taxpayers under this chapter only to the extent 1128
1929-and in the same percentage as net income of such S corporation is subject 1129
1930-to taxation under this chapter, except that any S corporation with an 1130
1931-income year commencing on or after January 1, 1999, but before 1131
1932-December 31, 2000, shall be eligible for the entire credit available under 1132
1933-sections 8-395, 12-633, 12-634, 12-635 and 12-635a. 1133
1934-(d) The commissioner may adopt regulations in accordance with 1134
1935-chapter 54, relating to mergers or consolidations of corporations 1135
1936-providing for the deduction, by the surviving or new corporation 1136
1937-provided for in the plan of consolidation, of operating losses that were 1137
1938-incurred by a merging or consolidating corporation, respectively, before 1138
1939-the merger or consolidation, respectively. Such regulations may follow 1139
1940-the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent 1140
1941-corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time 1141
1942-to time amended, or the regulations thereunder. 1142
1943-(e) Where a combined group is required to file a combined unitary 1143
1944-tax return pursuant to section 12-222, the combined group's net income 1144
1945-shall be computed as provided in subsection (a) of section 12-218e. 1145
1946-(f) Where a combined group is required to file a combined unitary tax 1146
1947-return pursuant to section 12-222, a taxable member's net operating loss 1147
1948-apportioned to this state shall be deducted and carried over by the 1148
1949-taxable member as provided in subsection (d) of section 12-218e. 1149
1950-Sec. 9. Section 12-217jj of the general statutes is repealed and the 1150
1951-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2024): 1151
1952-(a) As used in this section: 1152
1953-(1) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Revenue Services. 1153
1954-(2) "Department" means the Department of Economic and 1154
1955-Community Development. 1155
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1963-in whole or in part within the state, including motion pictures, except as 1157
1964-otherwise provided in this subparagraph; documentaries; long-form, 1158
1965-specials, mini-series, series, sound recordings, videos and music videos 1159
1966-and interstitials television programming; interactive television; 1160
1967-relocated television production; interactive games; videogames; 1161
1968-commercials; any format of digital media, including an interactive web 1162
1969-site, created for distribution or exhibition to the general public; and any 1163
1970-trailer, pilot, video teaser or demo created primarily to stimulate the 1164
1971-sale, marketing, promotion or exploitation of future investment in either 1165
1972-a product or a qualified production via any means and media in any 1166
1973-digital media format, film or videotape, provided such program meets 1167
1974-all the underlying criteria of a qualified production. For state fiscal years 1168
1975-ending on or after June 30, 2014, "qualified production" shall not include 1169
1976-a motion picture that has not been designated as a state-certified 1170
1977-qualified production prior to July 1, 2013, and no tax credit voucher for 1171
1978-such motion picture may be issued for such motion picture, except, for 1172
1979-state fiscal years ending on or after June 30, 2015, "qualified production" 1173
1980-shall include a motion picture for which twenty-five per cent or more of 1174
1981-the principal photography shooting days are in this state at a facility that 1175
1982-receives not less than twenty-five million dollars in private investment 1176
1983-and opens for business on or after July 1, 2013, and a tax credit voucher 1177
1984-may be issued for such motion picture. 1178
1985-(B) "Qualified production" shall not include any ongoing television 1179
1986-program created primarily as news, weather or financial market reports; 1180
1987-a production featuring current events, other than a relocated television 1181
1988-production, sporting events, an awards show or other gala event; a 1182
1989-production whose sole purpose is fundraising; a long-form production 1183
1990-that primarily markets a product or service; a production used for 1184
1991-corporate training or in-house corporate advertising or other similar 1185
1992-productions; or any production for which records are required to be 1186
1993-maintained under 18 USC 2257, as amended from time to time, with 1187
1994-respect to sexually explicit content. 1188
1995-(4) "Eligible production company" means a corporation, partnership, 1189 Substitute Bill No. 981
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2002-limited liability company, or other business entity engaged in the 1190
2003-business of producing qualified productions on a one-time or ongoing 1191
2004-basis, and qualified by the Secretary of the State to engage in business 1192
2005-in the state. 1193
2006-(5) "Production expenses or costs" means all expenditures clearly and 1194
2007-demonstrably incurred in the state in the preproduction, production or 1195
2008-postproduction costs of a qualified production, including: 1196
2009-(A) Expenditures incurred in the state in the form of either 1197
2010-compensation or purchases including production work, production 1198
2011-equipment not eligible for the infrastructure tax credit provided in 1199
2012-section 12-217kk, production software, postproduction work, 1200
2013-postproduction equipment, postproduction software, set design, set 1201
2014-construction, props, lighting, wardrobe, makeup, makeup accessories, 1202
2015-special effects, visual effects, audio effects, film processing, music, 1203
2016-sound mixing, editing, location fees, soundstages and any and all other 1204
2017-costs or services directly incurred in connection with a state-certified 1205
2018-qualified production; 1206
2019-(B) Expenditures for distribution, including preproduction, 1207
2020-production or postproduction costs relating to the creation of trailers, 1208
2021-marketing videos, commercials, point-of-purchase videos and any and 1209
2022-all content created on film or digital media, including the duplication of 1210
2023-films, videos, CDs, DVDs and any and all digital files now in existence 1211
2024-and those yet to be created for mass consumer consumption; the 1212
2025-purchase, by a company in the state, of any and all equipment relating 1213
2026-to the duplication or mass market distribution of any content created or 1214
2027-produced in the state by any digital media format which is now in use 1215
2028-and those formats yet to be created for mass consumer consumption; 1216
2029-and 1217
2030-(C) "Production expenses or costs" does not include the following: (i) 1218
2031-On and after January 1, 2008, compensation in excess of fifteen million 1219
2032-dollars paid to any individual or entity representing an individual, for 1220
2033-services provided in the production of a qualified production and on or 1221 Substitute Bill No. 981
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2040-after January 1, 2010, compensation subject to Connecticut personal 1222
2041-income tax in excess of twenty million dollars paid in the aggregate to 1223
2042-any individuals or entities representing individuals, for star talent 1224
2043-provided in the production of a qualified production; (ii) media buys, 1225
2044-promotional events or gifts or public relations associated with the 1226
2045-promotion or marketing of any qualified production; (iii) deferred, 1227
2046-leveraged or profit participation costs relating to any and all personnel 1228
2047-associated with any and all aspects of the production, including, but not 1229
2048-limited to, producer fees, director fees, talent fees and writer fees; (iv) 1230
2049-costs relating to the transfer of the production tax credits; (v) any 1231
2050-amounts paid to persons or businesses as a result of their participation 1232
2051-in profits from the exploitation of the qualified production; and (vi) any 1233
2052-expenses or costs relating to an independent certification, as required by 1234
2053-subsection (h) of this section, or as the department may otherwise 1235
2054-require, pertaining to the amount of production expenses or costs set 1236
2055-forth by an eligible production company in its application for a 1237
2056-production tax credit. 1238
2057-(6) "Sound recording" means a recording of music, poetry or spoken-1239
2058-word performance, but does not include the audio portions of dialogue 1240
2059-or words spoken and recorded as part of a motion picture, video, 1241
2060-theatrical production, television news coverage or athletic event. 1242
2061-(7) "State-certified qualified production" means a qualified 1243
2062-production produced by an eligible production company that (A) is in 1244
2063-compliance with regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (l) of this 1245
2064-section, (B) is authorized to conduct business in this state, and (C) has 1246
2065-been approved by the department as qualifying for a production tax 1247
2066-credit under this section. 1248
2067-(8) "Interactive web site" means a web site, the production costs of 1249
2068-which (A) exceed five hundred thousand dollars per income year, and 1250
2069-(B) is primarily (i) interactive games or end user applications, or (ii) 1251
2070-animation, simulation, sound, graphics, story lines or video created or 1252
2071-repurposed for distribution over the Internet. An interactive web site 1253
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2079-industrial, retail or wholesale marketing or promotional purposes, or 1255
2080-which contains obscene content. 1256
2081-(9) "Post-certification remedy" means the recapture, disallowance, 1257
2082-recovery, reduction, repayment, forfeiture, decertification or any other 1258
2083-remedy that would have the effect of reducing or otherwise limiting the 1259
2084-use of a tax credit provided by this section. 1260
2085-(10) "Compensation" means base salary or wages and does not 1261
2086-include bonus pay, stock options, restricted stock units or similar 1262
2087-arrangements. 1263
2088-(11) "Relocated television production" means: 1264
2089-(A) An ongoing television program all of the prior seasons of which 1265
2090-were filmed outside this state, and may include current events shows, 1266
2091-except those referenced in subparagraph (B)(i) of this subdivision. 1267
2092-(B) An eligible production company's television programming in this 1268
2093-state that (i) is not a general news program, sporting event or game 1269
2094-broadcast, and (ii) is created at a qualified production facility that has 1270
2095-had a minimum investment of twenty-five million dollars made by such 1271
2096-eligible production company on or after January 1, 2012, at which 1272
2097-facility the eligible production company creates ongoing television 1273
2098-programming as defined in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, and 1274
2099-creates at least two hundred new jobs in Connecticut on or after January 1275
2100-1, 2012. For purposes of this subdivision, "new job" means a full-time 1276
2101-job, as defined in section 12-217ii, that did not exist in this state prior to 1277
2102-January 1, 2012, and is filled by a new employee, and "new employee" 1278
2103-includes a person who was employed outside this state by the eligible 1279
2104-production company prior to January 1, 2012, but does not include a 1280
2105-person who was employed in this state by the eligible production 1281
2106-company or a related person, as defined in section 12-217ii, with respect 1282
2107-to the eligible production company during the prior twelve months. 1283
2108-(C) A relocated television production may be a state-certified 1284
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2117-to resubmit an application for certification. 1287
2118-(b) (1) The Department of Economic and Community Development 1288
2119-shall administer a system of tax credit vouchers within the resources, 1289
2120-requirements and purposes of this section for eligible production 1290
2121-companies producing a state-certified qualified production in the state. 1291
2122-(2) Any eligible production company incurring production expenses 1292
2123-or costs shall be eligible for a credit (A) for income years commencing 1293
2124-on or after January 1, 2010, but prior to January 1, 2018, against the tax 1294
2125-imposed under chapter 207 or this chapter, (B) for income years 1295
2126-commencing on or after January 1, 2018, but prior to January 1, 2022, 1296
2127-against the tax imposed under chapter 207 or 211 or this chapter, and 1297
2128-(C) for income years commencing on or after January 1, 2022, against the 1298
2129-tax imposed under chapter 207, 211, 219 or this chapter, as follows: (i) 1299
2130-For any such company incurring such expenses or costs of not less than 1300
2131-one hundred thousand dollars, but not more than five hundred 1301
2132-thousand dollars, a credit equal to ten per cent of such expenses or costs, 1302
2133-(ii) for any such company incurring such expenses or costs of more than 1303
2134-five hundred thousand dollars, but not more than one million dollars, a 1304
2135-credit equal to fifteen per cent of such expenses or costs, and (iii) for any 1305
2136-such company incurring such expenses or costs of more than one million 1306
2137-dollars, a credit equal to thirty per cent of such expenses or costs. 1307
2138-(c) No eligible production company incurring an amount of 1308
2139-production expenses or costs that qualifies for such credit shall be 1309
2140-eligible for such credit unless on or after January 1, 2010, such company 1310
2141-conducts (1) not less than fifty per cent of principal photography days 1311
2142-within the state, or (2) expends not less than fifty per cent of 1312
2143-postproduction costs within the state, or (3) expends not less than one 1313
2144-million dollars of postproduction costs within the state. 1314
2145-(d) For income years commencing on or after January 1, 2010, no 1315
2146-expenses or costs incurred outside the state and used within the state 1316
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2155-state and used within the state. 1319
2156-(e) (1) On and after July 1, 2006, and for income years commencing 1320
2157-on or after January 1, 2006, any credit allowed pursuant to this section 1321
2158-may be sold, assigned or otherwise transferred, in whole or in part, to 1322
2159-one or more taxpayers, provided (A) no credit, after issuance, may be 1323
2160-sold, assigned or otherwise transferred, in whole or in part, more than 1324
2161-three times, (B) in the case of a credit allowed for the income year 1325
2162-commencing on or after January 1, 2011, [and] but prior to January 1, 1326
2163-2012, any entity that is not subject to tax under chapter 207 or this 1327
2164-chapter may transfer not more than fifty per cent of such credit in any 1328
2165-one income year, and (C) in the case of a credit allowed for an income 1329
2166-year commencing on or after January 1, 2012, any entity that is not 1330
2167-subject to tax under chapter 207 or this chapter may transfer not more 1331
2168-than twenty-five per cent of such credit in any one income year. 1332
2169-(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (1) of this 1333
2170-subsection, any entity that is not subject to tax under this chapter or 1334
2171-chapter 207 shall not be subject to the limitations on the transfer of 1335
2172-credits provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of said subdivision (1), 1336
2173-provided such entity owns not less than fifty per cent, directly or 1337
2174-indirectly, of a business entity, as defined in section 12-284b. 1338
2175-(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (1) of this 1339
2176-subsection, any qualified production that is created in whole or in 1340
2177-significant part, as determined by the Commissioner of Economic and 1341
2178-Community Development, at a qualified production facility shall not be 1342
2179-subject to the limitations of subparagraph (B) or (C) of said subdivision 1343
2180-(1). For purposes of this subdivision, "qualified production facility" 1344
2181-means a facility (A) located in this state, (B) intended for film, television 1345
2182-or digital media production, and (C) that has had a minimum 1346
2183-investment of three million dollars, or less if the Commissioner of 1347
2184-Economic and Community D evelopment determines such facility 1348
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2193-but prior to January 1, 2019, any credit that is sold, assigned or otherwise 1351
2194-transferred, in whole or in part, to one or more taxpayers pursuant to 1352
2195-subdivision (1) of this subsection may be claimed against the tax 1353
2196-imposed under chapter 211 only if there is common ownership of at least 1354
2197-fifty per cent between such taxpayer and the eligible production 1355
2198-company that sold, assigned or otherwise transferred such credit. Such 1356
2199-taxpayer may only claim ninety-two per cent of the amount of such 1357
2200-credit entered by the department on the production tax credit voucher. 1358
2201-(B) For income years commencing on or after January 1, 2019, any 1359
2202-credit that is sold, assigned or otherwise transferred, in whole or in part, 1360
2203-to one or more taxpayers pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection, 1361
2204-which credit is claimed against the tax imposed under chapter 211, shall 1362
2205-be subject to the following limits: 1363
2206-(i) The taxpayer may only claim ninety-five per cent of the amount of 1364
2207-such credit entered by the department on the production tax credit 1365
2208-voucher; and 1366
2209-(ii) If there is common ownership of at least fifty per cent between 1367
2210-such taxpayer and the eligible production company that sold, assigned 1368
2211-or otherwise transferred such credit, such taxpayer may only claim 1369
2212-ninety-two per cent of the amount of such credit entered by the 1370
2213-department on the production tax credit voucher. 1371
2214-(5) (A) For income years commencing on or after January 1, 2022, but 1372
2215-prior to January 1, 2024, any credit that is claimed against the tax 1373
2216-imposed under chapter 219 shall be subject to the following limits: 1374
2217-[(A)] (i) Any credit that is sold, assigned or otherwise transferred, in 1375
2218-whole or in part, to one or more taxpayers pursuant to subdivision (1) 1376
2219-of this subsection may be claimed against the tax imposed under chapter 1377
2220-219 only if there is common ownership of at least fifty per cent between 1378
2221-such taxpayer and the eligible production company that sold, assigned 1379
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2230-credit against the tax imposed under chapter 219 may only claim 1382
2231-seventy-eight per cent of the amount of such credit entered by the 1383
2232-department on the production tax credit voucher. 1384
2233-(B) For income years commencing on or after January 1, 2024, any 1385
2234-credit that is claimed against the tax imposed under chapter 219 shall be 1386
2235-subject to the following limits: 1387
2236-(i) Any credit that is sold, assigned or otherwise transferred, in whole 1388
2237-or in part, to one or more taxpayers pursuant to subdivision (1) of this 1389
2238-subsection may be claimed against the tax imposed under chapter 219 1390
2239-only if there is common ownership of at least fifty per cent between such 1391
2240-taxpayer and the eligible production company that sold, assigned or 1392
2241-otherwise transferred such credit; and 1393
2242-(ii) The eligible production company or taxpayer claiming the credit 1394
2243-against the tax imposed under chapter 219 may only claim ninety-two 1395
2244-per cent of the amount of such credit entered by the department on the 1396
2245-production tax credit voucher. 1397
2246-(f) (1) On and after July 1, 2006, and for income years commencing on 1398
2247-or after January 1, 2006, but prior to January 1, 2015, all or part of any 1399
2248-such credit allowed under this section may be claimed against the tax 1400
2249-imposed under chapter 207 or this chapter for the income year in which 1401
2250-the production expenses or costs were incurred, or in the three 1402
2251-immediately succeeding income years. 1403
2252-(2) For production tax credit vouchers issued on or after July 1, 2015, 1404
2253-but prior to January 1, 2018, all or part of any such credit may be claimed 1405
2254-against the tax imposed under chapter 207 or this chapter, for the 1406
2255-income year in which the production expenses or costs were incurred, 1407
2256-or in the five immediately succeeding income years. 1408
2257-(3) For production tax credit vouchers issued on or after July 1, 2018, 1409
2258-but prior to January 1, 2022, all or part of any such credit may be claimed 1410
2259-against the tax imposed under chapter 207 or 211 or this chapter, for the 1411 Substitute Bill No. 981
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2266-income year in which the production expenses or costs were incurred, 1412
2267-or in the five immediately succeeding income years. 1413
2268-(4) For production tax credit vouchers issued on or after January 1, 1414
2269-2022, all or part of any such credit may be claimed against the tax 1415
2270-imposed under chapter 207, 211, 219 or this chapter, for the income year 1416
2271-in which the production expenses or costs were incurred, or in the five 1417
2272-immediately succeeding income years. 1418
2273-(g) Any production tax credit allowed under this section shall be 1419
2274-nonrefundable. 1420
2275-(h) (1) An eligible production company shall apply to the department 1421
2276-for a tax credit voucher on an annual basis, but not later than ninety days 1422
2277-after the first production expenses or costs are incurred in the 1423
2278-production of a qualified production, and shall provide with such 1424
2279-application such information as the department may require to 1425
2280-determine such company's eligibility to claim a credit under this section. 1426
2281-No production expenses or costs may be listed more than once for 1427
2282-purposes of the tax credit voucher pursuant to this section, or pursuant 1428
2283-to section 12-217kk or 12-217ll, and if a production expense or cost has 1429
2284-been included in a claim for a credit, such production expense or cost 1430
2285-may not be included in any subsequent claim for a credit. 1431
2286-(2) Not later than ninety days after the end of the annual period, or 1432
2287-after the last production expenses or costs are incurred in the production 1433
2288-of a qualified production, an eligible production company shall apply 1434
2289-to the department for a production tax credit voucher, and shall provide 1435
2290-with such application (A) a report that includes the number of full-time 1436
2291-jobs and the number of part-time jobs created by the eligible production 1437
2292-company during the annual period, a description of each such job and 1438
2293-an explanation of what the eligible production company considers to be 1439
2294-job creation for purposes of the report, and (B) such information and 1440
2295-independent certification as the department may require pertaining to 1441
2296-the amount of such company's production expenses or costs. Such 1442
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2304-chosen from a list compiled by the department. If the department 1444
2305-determines that such company is eligible to be issued a production tax 1445
2306-credit voucher, the department shall enter on the voucher the amount 1446
2307-of production expenses or costs that has been established to the 1447
2308-satisfaction of the department and the amount of such company's credit 1448
2309-under this section. The department shall provide a copy of such voucher 1449
2310-to the commissioner, upon request. 1450
2311-(3) The department shall charge a reasonable administrative fee 1451
2312-sufficient to cover the department's costs to analyze applications 1452
2313-submitted under this section. 1453
2314-(i) If an eligible production company sells, assigns or otherwise 1454
2315-transfers a credit under this section to another taxpayer, the transferor 1455
2316-and transferee shall jointly submit written notification of such transfer 1456
2317-to the department not later than thirty days after such transfer. If such 1457
2318-transferee sells, assigns or otherwise transfers a credit under this section 1458
2319-to a subsequent transferee, such transferee and such subsequent 1459
2320-transferee shall jointly submit written notification of such transfer to the 1460
2321-department not later than thirty days after such transfer. The 1461
2322-notification after each transfer shall include the credit voucher number, 1462
2323-the date of transfer, the amount of such credit transferred, the tax credit 1463
2324-balance before and after the transfer, the tax identification numbers for 1464
2325-both the transferor and the transferee, and any other information 1465
2326-required by the department. Failure to comply with this subsection will 1466
2327-result in a disallowance of the tax credit until there is full compliance on 1467
2328-the part of the transferor and the transferee, and for a second or third 1468
2329-transfer, on the part of all subsequent transferors and transferees. The 1469
2330-department shall provide a copy of the notification of assignment to the 1470
2331-commissioner upon request. 1471
2332-(j) Any eligible production company that submits information to the 1472
2333-department that it knows to be fraudulent or false shall, in addition to 1473
2334-any other penalties provided by law, be liable for a penalty equal to the 1474
2335-amount of such company's credit entered on the production tax credit 1475
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2343-(k) No tax credits transferred pursuant to this section shall be subject 1477
2344-to a post-certification remedy, and the department and the 1478
2345-commissioner shall have no right, except in the case of possible material 1479
2346-misrepresentation or fraud, to conduct any further or additional review, 1480
2347-examination or audit of the expenditures or costs for which such tax 1481
2348-credits were issued. The sole and exclusive remedy of the department 1482
2349-and the commissioner shall be to seek collection of the amount of such 1483
2350-tax credits from the entity that committed the fraud or 1484
2351-misrepresentation. 1485
2352-(l) The department, in consultation with the commissioner, shall 1486
2353-adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, as 1487
2354-may be necessary for the administration of this section. 1488
2355-Sec. 10. Subsection (a) of section 32-1m of the general statutes is 1489
2356-repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1490
2357-1, 2024): 1491
2358-(a) Not later than February first, annually, the Commissioner of 1492
2359-Economic and Community Development shall submit a report to the 1493
2360-Governor, the Auditors of Public Accounts and the joint standing 1494
2361-committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 1495
2362-relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, finance, 1496
2363-revenue and bonding and commerce, in accordance with the provisions 1497
2364-of section 11-4a. Not later than thirty days after submission of the report, 1498
2365-said commissioner shall post the report on the Department of Economic 1499
2366-and Community Development's web site. Such report shall include, but 1500
2367-not be limited to, the following information with regard to the activities 1501
2368-of the Department of Economic and Community Development and to 1502
2369-business assistance programs administered by Connecticut Innovations, 1503
2370-Incorporated, during the preceding state fiscal year: 1504
2371-(1) A brief description and assessment of the state's economy during 1505
2372-such year, utilizing the most recent and reasonably available data, and 1506
2373-including: 1507 Substitute Bill No. 981
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2380-(A) Connecticut employment by industry; 1508
2381-(B) Connecticut and national average unemployment; and 1509
2382-(C) Connecticut gross state product, by industry. 1510
2383-(2) An analysis of the economic development portfolio of the 1511
2384-department, including, but not limited to, each business assistance or 1512
2385-incentive program, including any business tax credit or abatement 1513
2386-program, grant, loan, forgivable loan or other form of assistance, 1514
2387-enacted for the purpose of improving economic development. The 1515
2388-analysis shall include: 1516
2389-(A) The Internet web site address of the state's open data portal and 1517
2390-an indication of where the name, address and location of each recipient 1518
2391-of the department's assistance is published on the site along with the 1519
2392-following information concerning each recipient: (i) Business activities, 1520
2393-(ii) standard industrial classification codes or North American industrial 1521
2394-classification codes, (iii) whether the recipient is a minority or woman-1522
2395-owned business, (iv) a summary of the terms and conditions for the 1523
2396-assistance, including the type and amount of state financial assistance 1524
2397-and job creation or retention requirements, (v) the amount of 1525
2398-investments from private and other nonstate sources that have been 1526
2399-leveraged by the assistance, and (vi) the amount of state investment; 1527
2400-(B) A portfolio analysis, including an analysis of the wages paid by 1528
2401-recipients of financial assistance by industry; 1529
2402-(C) An investment analysis, including (i) total portfolio value, (ii) 1530
2403-total investment by industry, (iii) portfolio dollar per job average, and 1531
2404-(iv) portfolio leverage ratio; 1532
2405-(D) An overview of the business assistance and incentive programs 1533
2406-administered by the department and an analysis of their estimated 1534
2407-economic impact on the state's economy. The analysis shall include, for 1535
2408-each business assistance or incentive program for which such data is 1536
2409-available, the number of new jobs created, the borrowing cost to the 1537 Substitute Bill No. 981
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2416-state and the estimated impact of such program on annual state 1538
2417-revenues; 1539
2418-(E) An analysis of whether the statutory and programmatic goals of 1540
2419-each business or incentive program are being met, with obstacles to such 1541
2420-goals identified, if possible; 1542
2421-(F) (i) Recommendations as to whether any existing business 1543
2422-assistance or incentive program should be continued, modified or 1544
2423-repealed and the basis or bases for such recommendations, and (ii) any 1545
2424-recommendations for additional data collection by the state to better 1546
2425-inform future evaluations of such programs; and 1547
2426-(G) The methodologies and assumptions used in carrying out the 1548
2427-analyses under this subdivision. 1549
2428-(3) An analysis of the community development portfolio of the 1550
2429-department, including: 1551
2430-(A) The Internet web site address of the state's open data portal and 1552
2431-an indication of where the name, address and location of each recipient 1553
2432-of the department's assistance is published on the site along with the 1554
2433-following information concerning each recipient: (i) Amount of state 1555
2434-investment, (ii) a summary of the terms and conditions for the 1556
2435-department's assistance, including the type and amount of state 1557
2436-financial assistance, and (iii) the amount of investments from private 1558
2437-and other nonstate sources that have been leveraged by such assistance; 1559
2438-and 1560
2439-(B) An investment analysis, including (i) total active portfolio value, 1561
2440-(ii) total investments made in the preceding state fiscal year, and (iii) 1562
2441-total portfolio leverage ratio. 1563
2442-(4) An analysis of each business assistance or incentive program, 1564
2443-including any business tax credit or abatement program, grant, loan, 1565
2444-forgivable loan or other form of assistance, enacted for the purpose of 1566
2445-improving economic development, that (A) (i) had ten or more 1567 Substitute Bill No. 981
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2452-recipients of assistance in the preceding state fiscal year, or (ii) credited, 1568
2453-abated or distributed more than one million dollars in the preceding 1569
2454-state fiscal year, and (B) is administered by the department or 1570
2455-Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated. The analysis shall include: 1571
2456-(i) An overview of the business assistance or incentive program and 1572
2457-an analysis of its estimated economic effects on the state's economy, 1573
2458-including, for each program where such data is available, the number of 1574
2459-new jobs created and the estimated impact of such program on annual 1575
2460-state revenues; 1576
2461-(ii) An analysis of whether the statutory and programmatic goals of 1577
2462-each business assistance or incentive program are being met, with 1578
2463-obstacles to such goals identified, if possible; 1579
2464-(iii) Recommendations as to whether any such existing business 1580
2465-assistance or incentive program should be continued, modified or 1581
2466-repealed and the basis or bases for such recommendations, and any 1582
2467-recommendations for additional data collection by the state to better 1583
2468-inform future evaluations of such programs; and 1584
2469-(iv) The methodologies and assumptions used in carrying out the 1585
2470-analysis under this subdivision. 1586
2471-(5) A summary of the department's international trade efforts in the 1587
2472-preceding state fiscal year, and, to the extent possible, a summary of 1588
2473-foreign direct investment that occurred in the state in such year. 1589
2474-(6) A summary of the total social and economic impact of the 1590
2475-department's efforts and activities in the areas of economic and 1591
2476-community development, and an assessment of the department's 1592
2477-performance in terms of meeting its stated goals and objectives. 1593
2478-(7) With regard to the Small Business Express program established 1594
2479-pursuant to section 32-7g, data on (A) the number of small businesses 1595
2480-that received assistance under said program and the general categories 1596
2481-of such businesses, (B) the amounts and types of assistance provided, 1597 Substitute Bill No. 981
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2488-(C) the total number of jobs on the date of application and the number 1598
2489-proposed to be created or retained, (D) the most recent employment 1599
2490-figures of the small businesses receiving assistance, (E) the default rate 1600
2491-of small businesses that received assistance under said program, and (F) 1601
2492-the progress of the lenders participating in said program in becoming 1602
2493-self-sustainable. 1603
2494-(8) With regard to airport development zones established pursuant 1604
2495-to section 32-75d, a summary of the economic and cost benefits of each 1605
2496-zone and any recommended revisions to any such zones. 1606
2497-(9) An overview of the department's activities related to tourism, the 1607
2498-arts and historic preservation. 1608
2499-(10) An overview of the department's activities concerning digital 1609
2500-media, motion pictures and related production activity, and an analysis 1610
2501-of the use of the film production tax credit established under section 12-1611
2502-217jj, as amended by this act, the entertainment industry infrastructure 1612
2503-tax credit established under section 12-217kk and the digital animation 1613
2504-production tax credit established under section 12-217ll, including the 1614
2505-amount of any tax credit issued under said sections, [and] the total 1615
2506-amount of production expenses or costs incurred in the state by the 1616
2507-taxpayer who was issued such a tax credit and the information 1617
2508-submitted in the report required under subparagraph (A) of subdivision 1618
2509-(1) of subsection (h) of section 12-217jj, as amended by this act. 1619
2510-(11) A summary of the department's and the office of the permit 1620
2511-ombudsman's brownfield-related efforts and activities in the preceding 1621
2512-fiscal year. 1622
2513-(12) A summary of the department's dry cleaning establishment 1623
2514-remediation account activities in the preceding fiscal year. 1624
2515-Sec. 11. Section 12-217ee of the general statutes is repealed and the 1625
2516-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 1626
2517-(a) (1) Any taxpayer that [(1)] (A) is a qualified small business, [(2)] 1627 Substitute Bill No. 981
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2525-[(3)] (C) cannot take such credit in the taxable year in which the credit 1629
2526-could otherwise be taken as a result of having no tax liability under this 1630
2527-chapter may elect to carry such credit forward under this chapter or may 1631
2528-apply to the commissioner as provided in subsection (b) of this section 1632
2529-to exchange such credit with the state for a credit refund equal to sixty-1633
2530-five per cent of the value of the credit or, for a biotechnology company, 1634
2531-equal to eighty per cent of the value of the credit. 1635
2532-(2) Any amount of credit refunded under this section shall be 1636
2533-refunded to the taxpayer under the provisions of this chapter, except 1637
2534-that such credit refund shall not be subject to the provisions of section 1638
2535-12-227. Payment of the capital base tax under section 12-219, as 1639
2536-amended by this act, for an income year commencing on or after January 1640
2537-1, 2002, in which year the taxpayer reports no net income, as defined in 1641
2538-section 12-213, or payment of the minimum tax of two hundred fifty 1642
2539-dollars under section 12-219, as amended by this act, or 12-223c for any 1643
2540-income year, shall not be considered a tax liability for purposes of this 1644
2541-section. 1645
2542-(b) An application for refund of such credit amount shall be made to 1646
2543-the Commissioner of Revenue Services, at the same time such taxpayer 1647
2544-files its return for the income year on or before the original due date or, 1648
2545-if applicable, the extended due date of such [year’s] year's return, on 1649
2546-such forms and containing such information as prescribed by said 1650
2547-commissioner. No application for refund of such credit amount may be 1651
2548-made after the due date or extended due date, as the case may be, of 1652
2549-such return. 1653
2550-(c) If the commissioner determines that the taxpayer qualifies for a 1654
2551-credit refund under this section, the commissioner shall notify, no later 1655
2552-than one hundred twenty days from receipt of the application for such 1656
2553-credit refund, the State Comptroller of the name of the eligible taxpayer, 1657
2554-and the State Comptroller shall draw an order on the State Treasurer. 1658
2555-The amount of the credit refund shall be limited as follows: 1659 Substitute Bill No. 981
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2562-(1) In the case of an application for such credit refund filed by the 1660
2563-taxpayer for income years beginning during 2000 or 2001 where such 1661
2564-credit refund has not been paid as of July 1, 2002, the taxpayer shall be 1662
2565-entitled to receive no more than one million dollars during the [state’s] 1663
2566-state's fiscal year in which the initial refund is paid, with any remaining 1664
2567-unpaid balance to be paid in two equal installments during the [state’s] 1665
2568-state's next two succeeding fiscal years; and 1666
2569-(2) [in] In the case of an application for such credit refund filed by the 1667
2570-taxpayer for the income years beginning during 2002 or thereafter, the 1668
2571-taxpayer shall be entitled to receive no more than one million five 1669
2572-hundred thousand dollars for any one such income year. 1670
2573-(d) The Commissioner of Revenue Services may disallow the credit 1671
2574-refund of any credit otherwise allowable for a taxable year under this 1672
2575-section if the company claiming the exchange has any amount of taxes 1673
2576-due and unpaid to the state including interest, penalties, fees and other 1674
2577-charges related thereto for which a period in excess of thirty days has 1675
2578-elapsed following the date on which such taxes were due and which are 1676
2579-not the subject of a timely filed administrative appeal to the 1677
2580-commissioner or of a timely filed appeal pending before any court of 1678
2581-competent jurisdiction. Before any such disallowance, the commissioner 1679
2582-shall send written notice to the company, stating that it may pay the 1680
2583-amount of such delinquent tax or enter into an agreement with the 1681
2584-commissioner for the payment thereof, by the date set forth in said 1682
2585-notice, provided, such date shall not be less than thirty days after the 1683
2586-date of such notice. Failure on the part of the company to pay the 1684
2587-amount of the delinquent tax or enter into an agreement to pay the 1685
2588-amount thereof by said date shall result in a disallowance of the credit 1686
2589-refund being claimed. 1687
2590-(e) For purposes of this section, (1) "qualified small business" means 1688
2591-a company that [(1)] (A) has gross income for the previous income year 1689
2592-that does not exceed seventy million dollars, and [(2)] (B) has not, in the 1690
2593-determination of the commissioner, met the gross income test through 1691
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2602-meaning as provided in subsection (b) of section 12-217j. 1694
2603-Sec. 12. Section 22a-245a of the general statutes is repealed and the 1695
2604-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1696
2605-(a) Each deposit initiator shall open a special interest-bearing account 1697
2606-at a Connecticut branch of a financial institution, as defined in section 1698
2607-45a-557a, to the credit of the deposit initiator. Each deposit initiator shall 1699
2608-deposit in such account an amount equal to the refund value established 1700
2609-pursuant to subsection (a) of section 22a-244, for each beverage 1701
2610-container sold by such deposit initiator. Such deposit shall be made not 1702
2611-more than one month after the date such beverage container is sold, 1703
2612-provided for any beverage container sold during the period from 1704
2613-December 1, 2008, to December 31, 2008, inclusive, such deposit shall be 1705
2614-made not later than January 5, 2009. All interest, dividends and returns 1706
2615-earned on the special account shall be paid directly into such account. 1707
2616-Such moneys shall be kept separate and apart from all other moneys in 1708
2617-the possession of the deposit initiator. The amount required to be 1709
2618-deposited pursuant to this section, when deposited, shall be held to be 1710
2619-a special fund in trust for the state. 1711
2620-(b) (1) Any reimbursement of the refund value for a redeemed 1712
2621-beverage container shall be paid from the deposit initiator's special 1713
2622-account, with such payment to be computed, subject to the provisions 1714
2623-of subdivision (2) of this subsection, under the cash receipts and 1715
2624-disbursements method of accounting, as described in Section 446(c)(1) 1716
2625-of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding 1717
2626-Internal Revenue Code of the United States, as amended from time to 1718
2627-time. 1719
2628-(2) A deposit initiator may petition the Commissioner of Revenue 1720
2629-Services for an alternate method of accounting by filing with such 1721
2630-deposit initiator's return a statement of objections and other proposed 1722
2631-alternate method of accounting, as such deposit initiator believes proper 1723
2632-and equitable under the circumstances, that is accompanied by 1724 Substitute Bill No. 981
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2639-supporting details and proof. The Commissioner of Revenue Services 1725
2640-shall promptly notify such deposit initiator whether the proposed 1726
2641-alternate method is accepted as reasonable and equitable and, if so 1727
2642-accepted, shall adjust such deposit initiator's return and payment of 1728
2643-reimbursement accordingly. 1729
2644-(c) Not later than August 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the 1730
2645-Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall calculate 1731
2646-and publish the average state-wide redemption rate for the preceding 1732
2647-fiscal year, calculated as the number of beverage containers redeemed 1733
2648-for the deposit divided by the number of beverage containers sold. 1734
2649-[(c)] (d) (1) Each deposit initiator shall submit a report on March 15, 1735
2650-2009, for the period from December 1, 2008, to February 28, 2009, 1736
2651-inclusive. Each deposit initiator shall submit a report on July 31, 2009, 1737
2652-for the period from March 1, 2009, to June 30, 2009, inclusive, and 1738
2653-thereafter shall submit a quarterly report for the immediately preceding 1739
2654-calendar quarter one month after the close of such quarter. Each such 1740
2655-report shall be submitted to the Commissioner of Energy and 1741
2656-Environmental Protection, on a form prescribed by the commissioner 1742
2657-and with such information as the commissioner deems necessary, 1743
2658-including, but not limited to: (A) The balance in the special account at 1744
2659-the beginning of the quarter for which the report is prepared; (B) a list 1745
2660-of all deposits credited to such account during such quarter, including 1746
2661-all refund values paid to the deposit initiator and all interest, dividends 1747
2662-or returns received on the account; (C) a list of all withdrawals from 1748
2663-such account during such quarter, all service charges and overdraft 1749
2664-charges on the account and all payments made pursuant to subsection 1750
2665-[(d)] (e) of this section; and (D) the balance in the account at the close of 1751
2666-the quarter for which the report is prepared. 1752
2667-(2) Each deposit initiator shall submit a report on October 31, 2010, 1753
2668-for the calendar quarter beginning July 1, 2010. Subsequently, each 1754
2669-deposit initiator shall submit a quarterly report for the immediately 1755
2670-preceding calendar quarter, on or before the last day of the month next 1756
2671-succeeding the close of such quarter. Each such report shall be 1757 Substitute Bill No. 981
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2678-submitted to the Commissioner of Revenue Services, on a form 1758
2679-prescribed by the Commissioner of Revenue Services, and with such 1759
2680-information as the Commissioner of Revenue Services deems necessary, 1760
2681-including, but not limited to, the following information: (A) The balance 1761
2682-in the special account at the beginning of the quarter for which the 1762
2683-report is prepared, (B) all deposits credited to such account during such 1763
2684-quarter, including all refund values paid to the deposit initiator and all 1764
2685-interest, dividends or returns received on such account, (C) all 1765
2686-withdrawals from such account during such quarter, including all 1766
2687-service charges and overdraft charges on such account and all payments 1767
2688-made pursuant to subsection [(d)] (e) of this section, and (D) the balance 1768
2689-in such account at the close of the quarter for which the report is 1769
2690-prepared. Such quarterly report shall be filed electronically with the 1770
2691-Commissioner of Revenue Services, in the manner provided by chapter 1771
2692-228g. 1772
2693-[(d)] (e) (1) On or before April 30, 2009, each deposit initiator shall 1773
2694-pay the balance outstanding in the special account that is attributable to 1774
2695-the period from December 1, 2008, to March 31, 2009, inclusive, to the 1775
2696-Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection for deposit in 1776
2697-the General Fund. Thereafter, the balance outstanding in the special 1777
2698-account that is attributable to the immediately preceding calendar 1778
2699-quarter shall be paid by the deposit initiator one month after the close 1779
2700-of such quarter to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental 1780
2701-Protection for deposit in the General Fund. If the amount of the required 1781
2702-payment pursuant to this subdivision is not paid by the date seven days 1782
2703-after the due date, a penalty of ten per cent of the amount due shall be 1783
2704-added to the amount due. The amount due shall bear interest at the rate 1784
2705-of one and one-half per cent per month or fraction thereof, from the due 1785
2706-date. Any such penalty or interest shall not be paid from funds 1786
2707-maintained in the special account. 1787
2708-(2) (A) On or before October 31, 2010, each deposit initiator shall pay 1788
2709-the balance outstanding in the special account that is attributable to the 1789
2710-period from July 1, 2010, to September 30, 2010, inclusive, to the 1790 Substitute Bill No. 981
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2717-Commissioner of Revenue Services for deposit in the General Fund. 1791
2718-(B) Subsequently: [, for] 1792
2719-(i) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, ninety-five per cent of the 1793
2720-balance outstanding in the special account that is attributable to the 1794
2721-immediately preceding calendar quarter shall be paid by the deposit 1795
2722-initiator on or before the last day of the month next succeeding the close 1796
2723-of such quarter to the Commissioner of Revenue Services for deposit in 1797
2724-the General Fund; [, for] 1798
2725-(ii) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, sixty-five per cent of the 1799
2726-balance outstanding in the special account that is attributable to the 1800
2727-immediately preceding calendar quarter shall be paid by the deposit 1801
2728-initiator on or before the last day of the month next succeeding the close 1802
2729-of such quarter to the Commissioner of Revenue Services for deposit in 1803
2730-the General Fund, except that for the calendar quarters ending 1804
2731-September 30, 2023, and December 31, 2023, the balances outstanding in 1805
2732-the special account that are attributable to said calendar quarters shall 1806
2733-be retained in the special account by the deposit initiator for the purpose 1807
2734-of reimbursement of the refund value in effect on January 1, 2024, for a 1808
2735-redeemed beverage container in accordance with the provisions of 1809
2736-subsection (b) of this section and section 22a-244; 1810
2737-(iii) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, [fifty-five] fifty per cent 1811
2738-of the balance outstanding in the special account that is attributable to 1812
2739-the immediately preceding calendar quarter shall be paid by the deposit 1813
2740-initiator on or before the last day of the month next succeeding the close 1814
2741-of such quarter to the Commissioner of Revenue Services for deposit in 1815
2742-the General Fund; [and for] 1816
2743-(iv) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, [and each subsequent 1817
2744-fiscal year thereafter, forty-five] if the redemption rate calculated under 1818
2745-subsection (c) of this section for the preceding fiscal year is: 1819
2746-(I) At least sixty-five per cent, twenty-five per cent of the balance 1820
2747-outstanding in the special account that is attributable to the immediately 1821 Substitute Bill No. 981
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2754-preceding calendar quarter shall be paid by the deposit initiator on or 1822
2755-before the last day of the month next succeeding the close of such 1823
2756-quarter to the Commissioner of Revenue Services for deposit in the 1824
2757-General Fund; and 1825
2758-(II) Less than sixty-five per cent, forty-five per cent of the balance 1826
2759-outstanding in the special account that is attributable to the immediately 1827
2760-preceding calendar quarter shall be paid by the deposit initiator on or 1828
2761-before the last day of the month next succeeding the close of such 1829
2762-quarter to the Commissioner of Revenue Services for deposit in the 1830
2763-General Fund; 1831
2764-(v) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, if the redemption rate 1832
2765-calculated under subsection (c) of this section for the preceding fiscal 1833
2766-year is: 1834
2767-(I) At least seventy per cent, five per cent of the balance outstanding 1835
2768-in the special account that is attributable to the immediately preceding 1836
2769-calendar quarter shall be paid by the deposit initiator on or before the 1837
2770-last day of the month next succeeding the close of such quarter to the 1838
2771-Commissioner of Revenue Services for deposit in the General Fund; 1839
2772-(II) Less than seventy per cent but more than sixty-five per cent, 1840
2773-twenty-five per cent of the balance outstanding in the special account 1841
2774-that is attributable to the immediately preceding calendar quarter shall 1842
2775-be paid by the deposit initiator on or before the last day of the month 1843
2776-next succeeding the close of such quarter to the Commissioner of 1844
2777-Revenue Services for deposit in the General Fund; and 1845
2778-(III) Sixty-five per cent or less, forty-five per cent of the balance 1846
2779-outstanding in the special account that is attributable to the immediately 1847
2780-preceding calendar quarter shall be paid by the deposit initiator on or 1848
2781-before the last day of the month next succeeding the close of such 1849
2782-quarter to the Commissioner of Revenue Services for deposit in the 1850
2783-General Fund; and 1851
2784-(vi) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2028, and each fiscal year 1852 Substitute Bill No. 981
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2791-thereafter, if the redemption rate calculated under subsection (c) of this 1853
2792-section for the preceding fiscal year is: 1854
2793-(I) At least eighty per cent, five per cent of the balance outstanding in 1855
2794-the special account that is attributable to the immediately preceding 1856
2795-calendar quarter shall be paid by the deposit initiator on or before the 1857
2796-last day of the month next succeeding the close of such quarter to the 1858
2797-Commissioner of Revenue Services for deposit in the General Fund; 1859
2798-(II) Less than eighty per cent but more than seventy per cent, ten per 1860
2799-cent of the balance outstanding in the special account that is attributable 1861
2800-to the immediately preceding calendar quarter shall be paid by the 1862
2801-deposit initiator on or before the last day of the month next succeeding 1863
2802-the close of such quarter to the Commissioner of Revenue Services for 1864
2803-deposit in the General Fund; 1865
2804-(III) Seventy per cent or less but more than sixty-five per cent, twenty-1866
2805-five per cent of the balance outstanding in the special account that is 1867
2806-attributable to the immediately preceding calendar quarter shall be paid 1868
2807-by the deposit initiator on or before the last day of the month next 1869
2808-succeeding the close of such quarter to the Commissioner of Revenue 1870
2809-Services for deposit in the General Fund; and 1871
2810-(IV) Sixty-five per cent or less, forty-five per cent of the balance 1872
2811-outstanding in the special account that is attributable to the immediately 1873
2812-preceding calendar quarter shall be paid by the deposit initiator on or 1874
2813-before the last day of the month next succeeding the close of such 1875
2814-quarter to the Commissioner of Revenue Services for deposit in the 1876
2815-General Fund. 1877
2816-(C) If the amount of the required payment pursuant to this 1878
2817-subdivision is not paid on or before the due date, a penalty of ten per 1879
2818-cent of the amount due and unpaid, or fifty dollars, whichever is greater, 1880
2819-shall be imposed. The amount due and unpaid shall bear interest at the 1881
2820-rate of one per cent per month or fraction thereof, from the due date. 1882
2821-Any such penalty or interest shall not be paid from funds maintained in 1883 Substitute Bill No. 981
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2828-such special account. Such required payment shall be made by 1884
2829-electronic funds transfer to the Commissioner of Revenue Services, in 1885
2830-the manner provided by chapter 228g. 1886
2831-[(e)] (f) If moneys deposited in the special account are insufficient to 1887
2832-pay for withdrawals authorized pursuant to subsection (b) of this 1888
2833-section, the amount of such deficiency shall be subtracted from the next 1889
2834-succeeding payment or payments due pursuant to subsection [(d)] (e) of 1890
2835-this section until the amount of the deficiency has been subtracted in 1891
2836-full. 1892
2837-[(f)] (g) The Commissioner of Revenue Services may examine the 1893
2838-accounts and records of any deposit initiator maintained under this 1894
2839-section or sections 22a-243 to 22a-245, inclusive, and any related 1895
2840-accounts and records, including receipts, disbursements and such other 1896
2841-items as the Commissioner of Revenue Services deems appropriate. 1897
2842-[(g)] (h) The Attorney General may, independently or upon 1898
2843-complaint of the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental 1899
2844-Protection or the Commissioner of Revenue Services, institute any 1900
2845-appropriate action or proceeding to enforce any provision of this section 1901
2846-or any regulation adopted pursuant to section 22a-245 to implement the 1902
2847-provisions of this section. 1903
2848-[(h)] (i) The provisions of sections 12-548, 12-550 to 12-554, inclusive, 1904
2849-and 12-555a shall be deemed to apply to the provisions of this section, 1905
2850-except any provision of sections 12-548, 12-550 to 12-554, inclusive, and 1906
2851-12-555a that is inconsistent with the provision in this section. 1907
2852-[(i)] (j) Any payment required pursuant to this section shall be treated 1908
2853-as a tax for purposes of sections 12-30b, 12-33a, 12-35a, 12-39g and 12-1909
2854-39h. 1910
2855-[(j)] (k) Not later than July 1, 2010, the Department of Energy and 1911
2856-Environmental Protection or successor agency shall establish a 1912
2857-procedure that allows each such deposit initiator to take a credit against 1913
2858-any payment made pursuant to subsection [(d)] (e) of this section in the 1914 Substitute Bill No. 981
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2865-amount of the deposits refunded on beverage containers which such 1915
2866-deposit initiator donated for any charitable purpose. 1916
2867-Sec. 13. Subparagraph (J) of subdivision (37) of section 12-407 of the 1917
2868-general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 1918
2869-thereof (Effective July 1, 2023, and applicable to sales occurring on or after 1919
2870-July 1, 2023): 1920
2871-(J) Business analysis, management, management consulting and 1921
2872-public relations services, excluding (i) any environmental consulting 1922
2873-services, (ii) any job-related or personnel training services, [provided by 1923
2874-an institution of higher education licensed or accredited by the Board of 1924
2875-Regents for Higher Education or authorized by the Office of Higher 1925
2876-Education pursuant to sections 10a-35a and 10a-34, respectively, and] or 1926
2877-(iii) on and after January 1, 1994, any business analysis, management, 1927
2878-management consulting and public relations services when such 1928
2879-services are rendered in connection with an aircraft leased or owned by 1929
2880-a certificated air carrier or in connection with an aircraft [which] that has 1930
2881-a maximum certificated take-off weight of six thousand pounds or more; 1931
2882-Sec. 14. Subsection (c) of section 12-217g of the general statutes is 1932
2883-repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1933
2884-1, 2024, and applicable to income years commencing on or after January 1, 1934
2885-2024): 1935
2886-(c) There shall be allowed a credit for any taxpayer against the tax 1936
2887-imposed under this chapter for any income year with respect to wages 1937
2888-paid to apprentices in the construction trades by such taxpayer in such 1938
2889-year that the apprentice and taxpayer participate in a qualified 1939
2890-apprenticeship training program, as described in subsection (d) of this 1940
2891-section, [which] that (1) is at least four years in duration, (2) is certified 1941
2892-in accordance with regulations adopted in accordance with the 1942
2893-provisions of chapter 54 by the Labor Commissioner, and (3) is 1943
2894-registered with the Labor Department under section 31-22r, as amended 1944
2895-by this act. The tax credit shall be (A) in an amount equal to two dollars 1945
2896-per hour multiplied by the total number of hours completed by each 1946 Substitute Bill No. 981
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2903-apprentice toward completion of such program, and (B) awarded upon 1947
2904-completion and notification of completion of such program in the 1948
2905-income year in which such completion and notification occur, provided 1949
2906-the amount of credit allowed for such income year with respect to each 1950
2907-such apprentice may not exceed [four thousand] seven thousand five 1951
2908-hundred dollars or fifty per cent of actual wages paid over the first four 1952
2909-income years for such apprenticeship, whichever is less. 1953
2910-Sec. 15. Section 31-22r of the general statutes is repealed and the 1954
2911-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2024): 1955
2912-(a) (1) Each person who registered as an apprentice with the Labor 1956
2913-Department before July 1, 2003, and has no t completed an 1957
2914-apprenticeship as of July 9, 2003, shall pay to the Labor Department a 1958
2915-registration fee of twenty-five dollars on or before July 1, 2003, and a 1959
2916-renewal registration fee of twenty-five dollars on or before July first of 1960
2917-each subsequent year until (A) such registration is withdrawn, or (B) 1961
2918-such person has completed an apprenticeship and possesses a valid 1962
2919-journeyperson card of occupational license, if required. 1963
2920-(2) Each person who initially registers as an apprentice with the Labor 1964
2921-Department on or after July 1, 2003, shall pay to the Labor Department 1965
2922-a registration fee of fifty dollars at the time of registration and an annual 1966
2923-renewal registration fee of fifty dollars until (A) such registration is 1967
2924-withdrawn, or (B) such person has completed an apprenticeship and 1968
2925-possesses a valid journeyperson card of occupational license, if 1969
2926-required. 1970
2927-(b) Each person sponsoring an apprenticeship program registered 1971
2928-with the Labor Department as of July 1, 2003, shall pay to the Labor 1972
2929-Department an annual registration fee of sixty dollars for each 1973
2930-apprentice participating in such program until the apprentice has 1974
2931-completed the apprenticeship and possesses a valid journeyperson card 1975
2932-of occupational license, if required, or such program is cancelled by the 1976
2933-sponsor or deregistered for cause by the Labor Department in 1977
2934-accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter, 1978 Substitute Bill No. 981
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2941-whichever is earlier. 1979
2942-(c) Each person sponsoring an apprenticeship program registered 1980
2943-with the Labor Department as of July 1, 2024, shall annually submit the 1981
2944-following information along with such sponsor's annual registration fee: 1982
2945-(1) The current minimum completion rate of such sponsor's 1983
2946-apprenticeship program, (2) the number of registered apprentices 1984
2947-currently participating in such sponsor's program, (3) the number of 1985
2948-licensed journeypersons currently employed by such sponsor, (4) the 1986
2949-number of registered apprentices participating in such program who 1987
2950-have advanced a year since the date of such sponsor's previous 1988
2951-registration, or year to date for new sponsors, (5) the number of 1989
2952-apprentices who have separated from such sponsor's program since the 1990
2953-date of such sponsor's previous registration, or year to date for new 1991
2954-sponsors, (6) the number of apprentices who have completed an 1992
2955-apprenticeship program with such sponsor since the date of such 1993
2956-sponsor's previous registration, or year to date for new sponsors, and 1994
2957-(7) the number of apprentices who completed such sponsor's program 1995
2958-who have been issued an occupational license by the Department of 1996
2959-Consumer Protection and are currently employed by such sponsor. All 1997
2960-information shall be submitted in a form and manner as prescribed by 1998
2961-the commissioner and disaggregated by gender identity, race and 1999
2962-ethnicity. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1-210, such 2000
2963-information provided by a sponsor shall be considered a public record 2001
2964-and all persons shall have the right to inspect and copy such records in 2002
2965-accordance with the provisions of section 1-212. 2003
2966-[(c)] (d) Fifty per cent of any amount collected by the Labor 2004
2967-Department pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the General 2005
2968-Fund and fifty per cent of such amount shall be credited to a separate 2006
2969-nonlapsing appropriation to the Labor Department, for the purpose of 2007
2970-administering the department's apprentice training program and 2008
2971-sections 31-22m to 31-22p, inclusive. 2009
2972-Sec. 16. Subdivision (1) of section 12-408 of the general statutes is 2010
2973-repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2011 Substitute Bill No. 981
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2980-2023, and applicable to sales occurring on or after July 1, 2023): 2012
2981-(1) (A) For the privilege of making any sales, as defined in 2013
2982-subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 12-407, at retail, in this state 2014
2983-for a consideration, a tax is hereby imposed on all retailers at the rate of 2015
2984-six and thirty-five-hundredths per cent of the gross receipts of any 2016
2985-retailer from the sale of all tangible personal property sold at retail or 2017
2986-from the rendering of any services constituting a sale in accordance with 2018
2987-subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 12-407, except, in lieu of said 2019
2988-rate, the rates provided in subparagraphs (B) to (I), inclusive, of this 2020
2989-subdivision; 2021
2990-(B) (i) At a rate of fifteen per cent with respect to each transfer of 2022
2991-occupancy, from the total amount of rent received by a hotel or lodging 2023
2992-house for the first period not exceeding thirty consecutive calendar 2024
2993-days; 2025
2994-(ii) At a rate of eleven per cent with respect to each transfer of 2026
2995-occupancy, from the total amount of rent received by a bed and 2027
2996-breakfast establishment for the first period not exceeding thirty 2028
2997-consecutive calendar days; 2029
2998-(C) With respect to the sale of a motor vehicle to any individual who 2030
2999-is a member of the armed forces of the United States and is on full-time 2031
3000-active duty in Connecticut and who is considered, under 50 App USC 2032
3001-574, a resident of another state, or to any such individual and the spouse 2033
3002-thereof, at a rate of four and one-half per cent of the gross receipts of any 2034
3003-retailer from such sales, provided such retailer requires and maintains a 2035
3004-declaration by such individual, prescribed as to form by the 2036
3005-commissioner and bearing notice to the effect that false statements made 2037
3006-in such declaration are punishable, or other evidence, satisfactory to the 2038
3007-commissioner, concerning the purchaser's state of residence under 50 2039
3008-App USC 574; 2040
3009-(D) (i) With respect to the sales of computer and data processing 2041
3010-services occurring on or after July 1, 2001, at the rate of one per cent, and 2042 Substitute Bill No. 981
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3017-(ii) with respect to sales of Internet access services, on and after July 1, 2043
3018-2001, such services shall be exempt from such tax; 2044
3019-(E) (i) With respect to the sales of labor that is otherwise taxable under 2045
3020-subparagraph (C) or (G) of subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 2046
3021-12-407 on existing vessels and repair or maintenance services on vessels 2047
3022-occurring on and after July 1, 1999, such services shall be exempt from 2048
3023-such tax; 2049
3024-(ii) With respect to the sale of a vessel, a motor for a vessel or a trailer 2050
3025-used for transporting a vessel, at the rate of two and ninety-nine-2051
3026-hundredths per cent, except that the sale of a vessel shall be exempt from 2052
3027-such tax if such vessel is docked in this state for sixty or fewer days in a 2053
3028-calendar year; 2054
3029-(iii) With respect to the sale of dyed diesel fuel, as defined in 2055
3030-subsection (d) of section 12-487, sold by a marine fuel dock exclusively 2056
3031-for marine purposes, at the rate of two and ninety-nine-hundredths per 2057
3032-cent; 2058
3033-(F) With respect to patient care services for which payment is 2059
3034-received by the hospital on or after July 1, 1999, and prior to July 1, 2001, 2060
3035-at the rate of five and three-fourths per cent and on and after July 1, 2001, 2061
3036-such services shall be exempt from such tax; 2062
3037-(G) With respect to the rental or leasing of a passenger motor vehicle 2063
3038-for a period of thirty consecutive calendar days or less, at a rate of nine 2064
3039-and thirty-five-hundredths per cent; 2065
3040-(H) With respect to the sale of (i) a motor vehicle for a sales price 2066
3041-exceeding fifty thousand dollars, at a rate of seven and three-fourths per 2067
3042-cent on the entire sales price, (ii) jewelry, whether real or imitation, for 2068
3043-a sales price exceeding five thousand dollars, at a rate of seven and 2069
3044-three-fourths per cent on the entire sales price, and (iii) an article of 2070
3045-clothing or footwear intended to be worn on or about the human body, 2071
3046-a handbag, luggage, umbrella, wallet or watch for a sales price 2072
3047-exceeding one thousand dollars, at a rate of seven and three-fourths per 2073 Substitute Bill No. 981
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3054-cent on the entire sales price. For purposes of this subparagraph, "motor 2074
3055-vehicle" has the meaning provided in section 14-1, but does not include 2075
3056-a motor vehicle subject to the provisions of subparagraph (C) of this 2076
3057-subdivision, a motor vehicle having a gross vehicle weight rating over 2077
3058-twelve thousand five hundred pounds, or a motor vehicle having a 2078
3059-gross vehicle weight rating of twelve thousand five hundred pounds or 2079
3060-less that is not used for private passenger purposes, but is designed or 2080
3061-used to transport merchandise, freight or persons in connection with 2081
3062-any business enterprise and issued a commercial registration or more 2082
3063-specific type of registration by the Department of Motor Vehicles; 2083
3064-(I) With respect to the sale of meals, as defined in subdivision (13) of 2084
3065-section 12-412, sold by an eating establishment, caterer or grocery store; 2085
3066-and spirituous, malt or vinous liquors, soft drinks, sodas or beverages 2086
3067-such as are ordinarily dispensed at bars and soda fountains, or in 2087
3068-connection therewith; in addition to the tax imposed under 2088
3069-subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, at the rate of one per cent; 2089
3070-(J) The rate of tax imposed by this chapter shall be applicable to all 2090
3071-retail sales upon the effective date of such rate, except that a new rate 2091
3072-that represents an increase in the rate applicable to the sale shall not 2092
3073-apply to any sales transaction wherein a binding sales contract without 2093
3074-an escalator clause has been entered into prior to the effective date of the 2094
3075-new rate and delivery is made within ninety days after the effective date 2095
3076-of the new rate. For the purposes of payment of the tax imposed under 2096
3077-this section, any retailer of services taxable under subdivision (37) of 2097
3078-subsection (a) of section 12-407, as amended by this act, who computes 2098
3079-taxable income, for purposes of taxation under the Internal Revenue 2099
3080-Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code 2100
3081-of the United States, as amended from time to time, on an accounting 2101
3082-basis that recognizes only cash or other valuable consideration actually 2102
3083-received as income and who is liable for such tax only due to the 2103
3084-rendering of such services may make payments related to such tax for 2104
3085-the period during which such income is received, without penalty or 2105
3086-interest, without regard to when such service is rendered; 2106 Substitute Bill No. 981
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3093-(K) (i) For calendar quarters ending on or after September 30, 2019, 2107
3094-the commissioner shall deposit into the regional planning incentive 2108
3095-account, established pursuant to section 4-66k, six and seven-tenths per 2109
3096-cent of the amounts received by the state from the tax imposed under 2110
3097-subparagraph (B) of this subdivision and ten and seven-tenths per cent 2111
3098-of the amounts received by the state from the tax imposed under 2112
3099-subparagraph (G) of this subdivision; 2113
3100-(ii) For calendar quarters ending on or after September 30, 2018, the 2114
3101-commissioner shall deposit into the Tourism Fund established under 2115
3102-section 10-395b ten per cent of the amounts received by the state from 2116
3103-the tax imposed under subparagraph (B) of this subdivision; 2117
3104-(L) For calendar months commencing on or after July 1, 2021, the 2118
3105-commissioner shall deposit into the municipal revenue sharing account 2119
3106-established pursuant to section 4-66l seven and nine-tenths per cent of 2120
3107-the amounts received by the state from the tax imposed under 2121
3108-subparagraph (A) of this subdivision; [and] 2122
3109-(M) (i) For calendar months commencing on or after July 1, 2017, the 2123
3110-commissioner shall deposit into the Special Transportation Fund 2124
3111-established under section 13b-68 seven and nine-tenths per cent of the 2125
3112-amounts received by the state from the tax imposed under 2126
3113-subparagraph (A) of this subdivision; 2127
3114-(ii) For calendar months commencing on or after July 1, 2018, but 2128
3115-prior to July 1, 2019, the commissioner shall deposit into the Special 2129
3116-Transportation Fund established under section 13b-68 eight per cent of 2130
3117-the amounts received by the state from the tax imposed under 2131
3118-subparagraphs (A) and (H) of this subdivision on the sale of a motor 2132
3119-vehicle; 2133
3120-(iii) For calendar months commencing on or after July 1, 2019, but 2134
3121-prior to July 1, 2020, the commissioner shall deposit into the Special 2135
3122-Transportation Fund established under section 13b-68 seventeen per 2136
3123-cent of the amounts received by the state from the tax imposed under 2137 Substitute Bill No. 981
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3131-vehicle; 2139
3132-(iv) For calendar months commencing on or after July 1, 2020, but 2140
3133-prior to July 1, 2021, the commissioner shall deposit into the Special 2141
3134-Transportation Fund established under section 13b-68 twenty-five per 2142
3135-cent of the amounts received by the state from the tax imposed under 2143
3136-subparagraphs (A) and (H) of this subdivision on the sale of a motor 2144
3137-vehicle; 2145
3138-(v) For calendar months commencing on or after July 1, 2021, but 2146
3139-prior to July 1, 2022, the commissioner shall deposit into the Special 2147
3140-Transportation Fund established under section 13b-68 seventy-five per 2148
3141-cent of the amounts received by the state from the tax imposed under 2149
3142-subparagraphs (A) and (H) of this subdivision on the sale of a motor 2150
3143-vehicle; and 2151
3144-(vi) For calendar months commencing on or after July 1, 2022, the 2152
3145-commissioner shall deposit into the Special Transportation Fund 2153
3146-established under section 13b-68 one hundred per cent of the amounts 2154
3147-received by the state from the tax imposed under subparagraphs (A) 2155
3148-and (H) of this subdivision on the sale of a motor vehicle; and 2156
3149-(N) For calendar months commencing on or after July 1, 2023, the 2157
3150-commissioner shall deposit the following percentages of the amounts 2158
3151-received by the state from the tax imposed under subparagraph (I) of 2159
3152-this subdivision: (i) Fifty per cent into the municipal host grants account 2160
3153-established under section 18 of this act; (ii) twenty-five per cent into the 2161
3154-arts, culture and tourism account established under section 19 of this 2162
3155-act; and (iii) twenty-five per cent into the municipal needs capacity 2163
3156-account established under section 20 of this act. 2164
3157-Sec. 17. Subdivision (1) of section 12-411 of the general statutes is 2165
3158-repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2166
3159-2023, and applicable to sales occurring on or after July 1, 2023): 2167
3160-(1) (A) An excise tax is hereby imposed on the storage, acceptance, 2168 Substitute Bill No. 981
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3167-consumption or any other use in this state of tangible personal property 2169
3168-purchased from any retailer for storage, acceptance, consumption or any 2170
3169-other use in this state, the acceptance or receipt of any services 2171
3170-constituting a sale in accordance with subdivision (2) of subsection (a) 2172
3171-of section 12-407, purchased from any retailer for consumption or use in 2173
3172-this state, or the storage, acceptance, consumption or any other use in 2174
3173-this state of tangible personal property which has been manufactured, 2175
3174-fabricated, assembled or processed from materials by a person, either 2176
3175-within or without this state, for storage, acceptance, consumption or any 2177
3176-other use by such person in this state, to be measured by the sales price 2178
3177-of materials, at the rate of six and thirty-five-hundredths per cent of the 2179
3178-sales price of such property or services, except, in lieu of said rate: 2180
3179-(B) (i) At a rate of fifteen per cent of the rent paid to a hotel or lodging 2181
3180-house for the first period not exceeding thirty consecutive calendar 2182
3181-days; 2183
3182-(ii) At a rate of eleven per cent of the rent paid to a bed and breakfast 2184
3183-establishment for the first period not exceeding thirty consecutive 2185
3184-calendar days; 2186
3185-(C) With respect to the storage, acceptance, consumption or use in 2187
3186-this state of a motor vehicle purchased from any retailer for storage, 2188
3187-acceptance, consumption or use in this state by any individual who is a 2189
3188-member of the armed forces of the United States and is on full-time 2190
3189-active duty in Connecticut and who is considered, under 50 App USC 2191
3190-574, a resident of another state, or to any such individual and the spouse 2192
3191-of such individual at a rate of four and one-half per cent of the sales price 2193
3192-of such vehicle, provided such retailer requires and maintains a 2194
3193-declaration by such individual, prescribed as to form by the 2195
3194-commissioner and bearing notice to the effect that false statements made 2196
3195-in such declaration are punishable, or other evidence, satisfactory to the 2197
3196-commissioner, concerning the purchaser's state of residence under 50 2198
3197-App USC 574; 2199
3198-(D) (i) With respect to the acceptance or receipt in this state of labor 2200 Substitute Bill No. 981
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3205-that is otherwise taxable under subparagraph (C) or (G) of subdivision 2201
3206-(2) of subsection (a) of section 12-407 on existing vessels and repair or 2202
3207-maintenance services on vessels occurring on and after July 1, 1999, such 2203
3208-services shall be exempt from such tax; 2204
3209-(ii) (I) With respect to the storage, acceptance or other use of a vessel 2205
3210-in this state, at the rate of two and ninety-nine-hundredths per cent, 2206
3211-except that such storage, acceptance or other use shall be exempt from 2207
3212-such tax if such vessel is docked in this state for sixty or fewer days in a 2208
3213-calendar year; 2209
3214-(II) With respect to the storage, acceptance or other use of a motor for 2210
3215-a vessel or a trailer used for transporting a vessel in this state, at the rate 2211
3216-of two and ninety-nine-hundredths per cent; 2212
3217-(III) With respect to the storage, acceptance or other use of dyed diesel 2213
3218-fuel, as defined in subsection (d) of section 12-487, exclusively for 2214
3219-marine purposes, at the rate of two and ninety-nine-hundredths per 2215
3220-cent; 2216
3221-(E) (i) With respect to the acceptance or receipt in this state of 2217
3222-computer and data processing services purchased from any retailer for 2218
3223-consumption or use in this state occurring on or after July 1, 2001, at the 2219
3224-rate of one per cent of such services, and (ii) with respect to the 2220
3225-acceptance or receipt in this state of Internet access services, on and after 2221
3226-July 1, 2001, such services shall be exempt from such tax; 2222
3227-(F) With respect to the acceptance or receipt in this state of patient 2223
3228-care services purchased from any retailer for consumption or use in this 2224
3229-state for which payment is received by the hospital on or after July 1, 2225
3230-1999, and prior to July 1, 2001, at the rate of five and three-fourths per 2226
3231-cent and on and after July 1, 2001, such services shall be exempt from 2227
3232-such tax; 2228
3233-(G) With respect to the rental or leasing of a passenger motor vehicle 2229
3234-for a period of thirty consecutive calendar days or less, at a rate of nine 2230
3235-and thirty-five-hundredths per cent; 2231 Substitute Bill No. 981
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3242-(H) With respect to the acceptance or receipt in this state of (i) a motor 2232
3243-vehicle for a sales price exceeding fifty thousand dollars, at a rate of 2233
3244-seven and three-fourths per cent on the entire sales price, (ii) jewelry, 2234
3245-whether real or imitation, for a sales price exceeding five thousand 2235
3246-dollars, at a rate of seven and three-fourths per cent on the entire sales 2236
3247-price, and (iii) an article of clothing or footwear intended to be worn on 2237
3248-or about the human body, a handbag, luggage, umbrella, wallet or 2238
3249-watch for a sales price exceeding one thousand dollars, at a rate of seven 2239
3250-and three-fourths per cent on the entire sales price. For purposes of this 2240
3251-subparagraph, "motor vehicle" has the meaning provided in section 14-2241
3252-1, but does not include a motor vehicle subject to the provisions of 2242
3253-subparagraph (C) of this subdivision, a motor vehicle having a gross 2243
3254-vehicle weight rating over twelve thousand five hundred pounds, or a 2244
3255-motor vehicle having a gross vehicle weight rating of twelve thousand 2245
3256-five hundred pounds or less that is not used for private passenger 2246
3257-purposes, but is designed or used to transport merchandise, freight or 2247
3258-persons in connection with any business enterprise and issued a 2248
3259-commercial registration or more specific type of registration by the 2249
3260-Department of Motor Vehicles; 2250
3261-(I) With respect to the acceptance or receipt in this state of meals, as 2251
3262-defined in subdivision (13) of section 12-412, sold by an eating 2252
3263-establishment, caterer or grocery store; and spirituous, malt or vinous 2253
3264-liquors, soft drinks, sodas or beverages such as are ordinarily dispensed 2254
3265-at bars and soda fountains, or in connection therewith; in addition to the 2255
3266-tax imposed under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, at the rate of 2256
3267-one per cent; 2257
3268-(J) (i) For calendar quarters ending on or after September 30, 2019, the 2258
3269-commissioner shall deposit into the regional planning incentive 2259
3270-account, established pursuant to section 4-66k, six and seven-tenths per 2260
3271-cent of the amounts received by the state from the tax imposed under 2261
3272-subparagraph (B) of this subdivision and ten and seven-tenths per cent 2262
3273-of the amounts received by the state from the tax imposed under 2263
3274-subparagraph (G) of this subdivision; 2264 Substitute Bill No. 981
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3281-(ii) For calendar quarters ending on or after September 30, 2018, the 2265
3282-commissioner shall deposit into the Tourism Fund established under 2266
3283-section 10-395b ten per cent of the amounts received by the state from 2267
3284-the tax imposed under subparagraph (B) of this subdivision; 2268
3285-(K) For calendar months commencing on or after July 1, 2021, the 2269
3286-commissioner shall deposit into said municipal revenue sharing account 2270
3287-seven and nine-tenths per cent of the amounts received by the state from 2271
3288-the tax imposed under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision; [and] 2272
3289-(L) (i) For calendar months commencing on or after July 1, 2017, the 2273
3290-commissioner shall deposit into said Special Transportation Fund seven 2274
3291-and nine-tenths per cent of the amounts received by the state from the 2275
3292-tax imposed under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision; 2276
3293-(ii) For calendar months commencing on or after July 1, 2018, but 2277
3294-prior to July 1, 2019, the commissioner shall deposit into the Special 2278
3295-Transportation Fund established under section 13b-68 eight per cent of 2279
3296-the amounts received by the state from the tax imposed under 2280
3297-subparagraphs (A) and (H) of this subdivision on the acceptance or 2281
3298-receipt in this state of a motor vehicle; 2282
3299-(iii) For calendar months commencing on or after July 1, 2019, but 2283
3300-prior to July 1, 2020, the commissioner shall deposit into the Special 2284
3301-Transportation Fund established under section 13b-68 seventeen per 2285
3302-cent of the amounts received by the state from the tax imposed under 2286
3303-subparagraphs (A) and (H) of this subdivision on the acceptance or 2287
3304-receipt in this state of a motor vehicle; 2288
3305-(iv) For calendar months commencing on or after July 1, 2020, but 2289
3306-prior to July 1, 2021, the commissioner shall deposit into the Special 2290
3307-Transportation Fund established under section 13b-68 twenty-five per 2291
3308-cent of the amounts received by the state from the tax imposed under 2292
3309-subparagraphs (A) and (H) of this subdivision on the acceptance or 2293
3310-receipt in this state of a motor vehicle; 2294
3311-(v) For calendar months commencing on or after July 1, 2021, but 2295 Substitute Bill No. 981
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3318-prior to July 1, 2022, the commissioner shall deposit into the Special 2296
3319-Transportation Fund established under section 13b-68 seventy-five per 2297
3320-cent of the amounts received by the state from the tax imposed under 2298
3321-subparagraphs (A) and (H) of this subdivision on the acceptance or 2299
3322-receipt in this state of a motor vehicle; and 2300
3323-(vi) For calendar months commencing on or after July 1, 2022, the 2301
3324-commissioner shall deposit into the Special Transportation Fund 2302
3325-established under section 13b-68 one hundred per cent of the amounts 2303
3326-received by the state from the tax imposed under subparagraphs (A) 2304
3327-and (H) of this subdivision on the acceptance or receipt in this state of a 2305
3328-motor vehicle; and 2306
3329-(M) For calendar months commencing on or after July 1, 2023, the 2307
3330-commissioner shall deposit the following percentages of the amount 2308
3331-received by the state from the tax imposed under subparagraph (I) of 2309
3332-this subdivision: (i) Fifty per cent into the municipal host grants account 2310
3333-established under section 18 of this act; (ii) twenty-five per cent into the 2311
3334-arts, culture and tourism account established under section 19 of this 2312
3335-act; and (iii) twenty-five per cent into the municipal needs capacity 2313
3336-account established under section 20 of this act. 2314
3337-Sec. 18. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) There is established an account 2315
3338-to be known as the "municipal host grants account" which shall be a 2316
3339-separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. The account 2317
3340-shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the account. 2318
3341-Moneys in the account shall be expended by the Office of Policy and 2319
3342-Management for the purpose of distributing funds to municipalities in 2320
3343-which businesses that have remitted the tax under subparagraph (I) of 2321
3344-subdivision (1) of section 12-408 of the general statutes, as amended by 2322
3345-this act, and subparagraph (I) of subdivision (1) of section 12-411 of the 2323
3346-general statutes, as amended by this act, are located. 2324
3347-Sec. 19. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) There is established an account 2325
3348-to be known as the "arts, culture and tourism account" which shall be a 2326
3349-separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. The account 2327 Substitute Bill No. 981
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3356-shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the account. 2328
3357-Moneys in the account shall be expended by the Department of 2329
3358-Economic and Community Development for the purpose of providing 2330
3359-arts, culture and tourism grants in accordance with the department's 2331
3360-duties under chapter 184b of the general statutes. 2332
3361-Sec. 20. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) There is established an account 2333
3362-to be known as the "municipal needs capacity account" which shall be a 2334
3363-separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. The account 2335
3364-shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the account. 2336
3365-Moneys in the account shall be expended by the Office of Policy and 2337
3366-Management for the purpose of distributing funds to municipalities 2338
3367-according to each municipality's municipal needs capacity gap metric, 2339
3368-as calculated by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management 2340
3369-in accordance with the methodologies used in the May, 2015 New 2341
3370-England Public Policy Center Research Report 15-1. 2342
3371-Sec. 21. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) Commencing July 1, 2023, 2343
3372-the Commissioner of Revenue Services shall track and record the source 2344
3373-of the revenue received by the state each fiscal year from the tax 2345
3374-imposed under chapters 208, 219 and 229 of the general statutes, for the 2346
3375-purpose of accurately and fairly attributing to each municipality 2347
3376-revenue received from each such tax. The commissioner shall determine 2348
3377-the sourcing method for the revenue from the tax imposed under 2349
3378-chapters 208 and 219 of the general statutes, provided such revenue is 2350
3379-sourced to each municipality in which the taxpayer has an office or 2351
3380-facility in the state. The revenue from the tax imposed under chapter 229 2352
3381-of the general statutes shall be sourced to the municipality in which the 2353
3382-employer's office or facility is located, for the employees who work 2354
3383-primarily at such location. Taxpayers paying a tax specified in this 2355
3384-subsection shall provide disaggregated information and such other data 2356
3385-the commissioner requests to carry out the provisions of this section. On 2357
3386-or before June 30, 2024, and annually thereafter, the commissioner shall 2358
3387-post on the Department of Revenue Service's Internet web site a list of 2359
3388-all municipalities and the amount of revenue from each such tax 2360 Substitute Bill No. 981
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3395-attributed to the municipality for the applicable fiscal year. 2361
3396-(b) (1) Prior to July 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of 2362
3397-the Office of Policy and Management shall calculate, based on the 2363
3398-statement of estimated revenue supplied by the joint standing 2364
3399-committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 2365
3400-relating to state finance, revenue and bonding pursuant to subsection 2366
3401-(b) of section 2-35 of the general statutes, growth rate projections on a 2367
3402-municipal basis for each tax specified in subsection (a) of this section. 2368
3403-(2) On or before January 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the 2369
3404-secretary shall calculate and post on the Office of Policy and 2370
3405-Management's Internet web site a municipal needs capacity gap metric 2371
3406-for each municipality. Such metric shall be calculated in accordance with 2372
3407-the methodologies used in the May, 2015 New England Public Policy 2373
3408-Center Research Report 15-1. 2374
3409-(c) There is established an account to be known as the "municipal tax 2375
3410-revenue account" which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within 2376
3411-the General Fund. The account shall contain any moneys required by 2377
3412-law to be deposited in the account. Moneys in the account shall be 2378
3413-expended by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management for 2379
3414-the purposes of this section. 2380
3415-(d) Commencing with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each 2381
3416-fiscal year thereafter, the Comptroller shall transfer from the General 2382
3417-Fund to the municipal tax revenue account, established under 2383
3418-subsection (c) of this section, any amount of each tax set forth in 2384
3419-subsection (a) of this section that exceeds the projected growth rate 2385
3420-calculated for such tax pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of 2386
3421-this section. 2387
3422-(e) (1) When the amount in the municipal tax revenue account reaches 2388
3423-forty million dollars, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 2389
3424-Management shall commence disbursing grants to municipalities on an 2390
3425-annual basis in accordance with the provisions of this subsection, 2391 Substitute Bill No. 981
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3432-provided the balance in the account may not fall below twenty million 2392
3433-dollars. 2393
3434-(2) The secretary shall calculate, for each municipality for which the 2394
3435-Commissioner of Revenue Services has attributed tax revenue under 2395
3436-subsection (a) of this section, the portion of the excess revenue deposited 2396
3437-in the account from each tax that is attributable to such municipality. 2397
3438-Each such municipality shall receive a grant of sixty per cent of such 2398
3439-portion. 2399
3440-(3) If any funds in the account remain available for disbursement after 2400
3441-the grants under subdivision (2) of this subsection have been paid for 2401
3442-the fiscal year, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management 2402
3443-shall distribute additional grants proportionately to municipalities for 2403
3444-which the secretary has calculated a positive gap metric under 2404
3445-subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section. 2405
3446-Sec. 22. (Effective from passage) (a) For each of the fiscal years ending 2406
3447-June 30, 2023, and June 30, 2024, up to three hundred million dollars of 2407
3448-the resources of the General Fund that exceed the statement of estimated 2408
3449-revenue supplied by the joint standing committee of the General 2409
3450-Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to state finance, 2410
3451-revenue and bonding pursuant to subsection (b) of section 2-35 of the 2411
3452-general statutes shall be transferred to the supplemental grants in lieu 2412
3453-of taxes account established under subsection (b) of this section. 2413
3454-(b) There is established an account to be known as the "supplemental 2414
3455-grants in lieu of taxes account" which shall be a separate, nonlapsing 2415
3456-account within the General Fund. The account shall contain any moneys 2416
3457-required by law to be deposited in the account. Moneys in the account 2417
3458-shall be expended by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 2418
3459-Management for the purposes of paying the grants under section 12-18b 2419
3460-of the general statutes. 2420
3461-Sec. 23. Subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of section 12-217 of the 2421
3462-general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 2422 Substitute Bill No. 981
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3469-thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 2423
3470-(4) Notwithstanding any provision of this section: [to the contrary,] 2424
3471-(A) [any] Any excess of the deductions provided in this section for 2425
3472-any income year commencing on or after January 1, 1973, over the gross 2426
3473-income for such year or the amount of such excess apportioned to this 2427
3474-state under the provisions of this chapter, shall be an operating loss of 2428
3475-such income year and shall be deductible as an operating loss carry-over 2429
3476-for operating losses incurred prior to income years commencing January 2430
3477-1, 2000, in each of the five income years following such loss year; [, and] 2431
3478-for operating losses incurred in income years commencing on or after 2432
3479-January 1, 2000, and prior to January 1, 2015, in each of the twenty 2433
3480-income years following such loss year; [,] and for operating losses 2434
3481-incurred in income years commencing on or after January 1, 2015, in 2435
3482-each of the thirty income years following such loss year; except that: 2436
3483-(i) [for] For income years commencing prior to January 1, 2015, the 2437
3484-portion of such operating loss [which] that may be deducted as an 2438
3485-operating loss carry-over in any income year following such loss year 2439
3486-shall be limited to the lesser of (I) any net income greater than zero of 2440
3487-such income year following such loss year, or in the case of a company 2441
3488-entitled to apportion its net income under the provisions of this chapter, 2442
3489-the amount of such net income [which] that is apportioned to this state 2443
3490-pursuant thereto, or (II) the excess, if any, of such operating loss over 2444
3491-the total of such net income for each of any prior income years following 2445
3492-such loss year, such net income of each of such prior income years 2446
3493-following such loss year for such purposes being computed without 2447
3494-regard to any operating loss carry-over from such loss year allowed 2448
3495-under this subparagraph and being regarded as not less than zero, and 2449
3496-provided further the operating loss of any income year shall be 2450
3497-deducted in any subsequent year, to the extent available for such 2451
3498-deduction, before the operating loss of any subsequent income year is 2452
3499-deducted; [,] 2453
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3507-the portion of such operating loss [which] that may be deducted as an 2455
3508-operating loss carry-over in any income year following such loss year 2456
3509-shall be limited to the lesser of (I) fifty per cent of net income of such 2457
3510-income year following such loss year, or in the case of a company 2458
3511-entitled to apportion its net income under the provisions of this chapter, 2459
3512-fifty per cent of such net income [which] that is apportioned to this state 2460
3513-pursuant thereto, or (II) the excess, if any, of such operating loss over 2461
3514-the operating loss deductions allowable with respect to such operating 2462
3515-loss under this subparagraph for each of any prior income years 2463
3516-following such loss year, such net income of each of such prior income 2464
3517-years following such loss year for such purposes being computed 2465
3518-without regard to any operating loss carry-over from such loss year 2466
3519-allowed under this subparagraph and being regarded as not less than 2467
3520-zero, and provided further the operating loss of any income year shall 2468
3521-be deducted in any subsequent year, to the extent available for such 2469
3522-deduction, before the operating loss of any subsequent income year is 2470
3523-deducted; [,] and 2471
3524-(iii) [if] If a combined group so elects, the combined group shall 2472
3525-relinquish fifty per cent of its unused operating losses incurred prior to 2473
3526-the income year commencing on or after January 1, 2015, and before 2474
3527-January 1, 2016, and may utilize the remaining operating loss carry-over 2475
3528-without regard to the limitations prescribed in subparagraph (A)(ii) of 2476
3529-this subdivision. The portion of such operating loss carry-over that may 2477
3530-be deducted shall be limited to the amount required to reduce a 2478
3531-combined group's tax under this chapter, prior to surtax and prior to the 2479
3532-application of credits, to two million five hundred thousand dollars in 2480
3533-any income year commencing on or after January 1, 2015. Only after the 2481
3534-combined group's remaining operating loss carry-over for operating 2482
3535-losses incurred prior to income years commencing January 1, 2015, has 2483
3536-been fully utilized, will the limitations prescribed in subparagraph 2484
3537-(A)(ii) of this subdivision apply. The combined group, or any member 2485
3538-thereof, shall make such election on its return for the income year 2486
3539-beginning on or after January 1, 2015, and before January 1, 2016, by the 2487
3540-due date for such return, including any extensions. Only combined 2488 Substitute Bill No. 981
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3547-groups with unused operating losses in excess of six billion dollars from 2489
3548-income years beginning prior to January 1, 2013, may make the election 2490
3549-prescribed in this clause; [,] and 2491
3550-(B) [any] Any net capital loss, as defined in the Internal Revenue Code 2492
3551-effective and in force on the last day of the income year, for any income 2493
3552-year commencing on or after January 1, 1973, shall be allowed as a 2494
3553-capital loss carry-over to reduce, but not below zero, any net capital 2495
3554-gain, as so defined, in each of the five following income years, in order 2496
3555-of sequence, to the extent not exhausted by the net capital gain of any of 2497
3556-the preceding of such five following income years; [,] and 2498
3557-(C) [any] Any net capital losses allowed and carried forward from 2499
3558-prior years to income years beginning on or after January 1, 1973, for 2500
3559-federal income tax purposes by companies entitled to a deduction for 2501
3560-dividends paid under the Internal Revenue Code other than companies 2502
3561-subject to the gross earnings taxes imposed under chapters 211 and 212, 2503
3562-shall be allowed as a capital loss carry-over. 2504
3563-Sec. 24. Section 12-217w of the general statutes is repealed and the 2505
3564-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2024): 2506
3565-(a) For purposes of this section: [, "fixed capital"] 2507
3566-(1) "Fixed capital" means tangible personal property [which (1)] that 2508
3567-(A) has a class life, in years, of more than four years, as described in 2509
3568-Section 168(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent 2510
3569-corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as amended 2511
3570-from time to time, [amended, (2)] (B) is acquired by purchase from a 2512
3571-person other than a related person, [(3)] (C) is not acquired to be leased, 2513
3572-and is not leased, to another person or persons during the twelve full 2514
3573-months following its acquisition, and [(4)] (D) will be held and used in 2515
3574-this state by (i) for purposes of subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of this 2516
3575-section, a corporation in the ordinary course of the corporation's trade 2517
3576-or business in this state for not less than five full years following its 2518
3577-acquisition, or (ii) for purposes of subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this 2519 Substitute Bill No. 981
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3584-section, a limited liability company in the ordinary course of the limited 2520
3585-liability company's trade or business in this state for not less than five 2521
3586-full years following its acquisition. "Fixed capital" does not include 2522
3587-inventory, land, buildings or structures [,] or mobile transportation 2523
3588-property; [. With] 2524
3589-(2) "Related person" means, with respect to a corporation claiming a 2525
3590-credit under this section, [a "related person" means] (A) a corporation, 2526
3591-partnership, association or trust controlled by such corporation, [;] (B) 2527
3592-an individual, corporation, partnership, association or trust that is in 2528
3593-control of such corporation, [;] (C) a corporation, partnership, 2529
3594-association or trust controlled by an individual, corporation, 2530
3595-partnership, association or trust that is in control of such corporation, [;] 2531
3596-or (D) a member of the same controlled group as such corporation; [. For 2532
3597-purposes of this section, "control",] 2533
3598-(3) "Control" means (A) with respect to a corporation, [means] 2534
3599-ownership, directly or indirectly, of stock possessing fifty per cent or 2535
3600-more of the total combined voting power of all classes of the stock of 2536
3601-such corporation entitled to vote, [;] or (B) with respect to a trust, 2537
3602-[means] ownership, directly or indirectly, of fifty per cent or more of the 2538
3603-beneficial interest in the principal or income of such trust. The 2539
3604-ownership of stock in a corporation, of a capital or profits interest in a 2540
3605-partnership or association or of a beneficial interest in a trust shall be 2541
3606-determined in accordance with the rules for constructive ownership of 2542
3607-stock provided in Section 267(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 2543
3608-or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United 2544
3609-States, as amended from time to time, [amended,] other than paragraph 2545
3610-(3) of [such] said section. 2546
3611-(b) (1) There shall be allowed a credit for any corporation against the 2547
3612-tax imposed under this chapter in an amount paid or incurred by such 2548
3613-corporation for any new fixed capital investment during the income 2549
3614-year in which such fixed capital is acquired as follows: For any income 2550
3615-year commencing on or after [January 1, 1998, and prior to January 1, 2551
3616-1999, equal to three per cent of such amount paid or incurred by the 2552 Substitute Bill No. 981
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3623-corporation during such income year; for any income year commencing 2553
3624-on or after] January 1, 1999, and prior to January 1, 2000, equal to four 2554
3625-per cent of such amount paid or incurred by the corporation during such 2555
3626-income year; and for any income year commencing on or after January 2556
3627-1, 2000, equal to five per cent of such amount paid or incurred by the 2557
3628-corporation during such income year. 2558
3629-(2) There shall be allowed an additional credit against the tax 2559
3630-imposed under this chapter for any corporation that owns at least eighty 2560
3631-per cent, directly or indirectly, of a limited liability company that is, for 2561
3632-federal income tax purposes, treated as a partnership or disregarded as 2562
3633-an entity separate from its owner, in an amount paid or incurred by such 2563
3634-limited liability company for any new fixed capital investment during 2564
3635-the income year in which such fixed capital is acquired as follows: For 2565
3636-any income year commencing on or after January 1, 2024, equal to five 2566
3637-per cent of such amount paid or incurred by the limited liability 2567
3638-company. 2568
3639-(c) The total amount of [such credit] the credits allowed to any 2569
3640-corporation under this section shall not exceed the amount of tax due 2570
3641-from such corporation under this chapter with respect to such income 2571
3642-year. 2572
3643-(d) No corporation claiming [the] a credit under this section and no 2573
3644-limited liability for which a corporation is claiming a credit under this 2574
3645-section, with respect to the acquisition of fixed capital, [as defined in 2575
3646-subsection (a) of this section,] may claim a credit against any tax under 2576
3647-any other provision of the general statutes with respect to the same 2577
3648-acquisition. 2578
3649-(e) Any tax credit not used in the income year during which the 2579
3650-acquisition was made may be carried forward for the five immediately 2580
3651-succeeding income years until the full credit has been allowed. 2581
3652-(f) If the fixed capital on account of which a corporation has claimed 2582
3653-the credit allowed by this section is not held and used in this state in the 2583 Substitute Bill No. 981
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3660-ordinary course of the corporation's trade or business in this state for 2584
3661-three full years following its acquisition as provided in subsection (a) of 2585
3662-this section, the corporation shall recapture one hundred per cent of the 2586
3663-amount of the credit allowed under this section on its corporation 2587
3664-business tax return required to be filed for the income year immediately 2588
3665-succeeding the income year during which such three-year period 2589
3666-expires. If the fixed capital on account of which a corporation has 2590
3667-claimed the credit allowed by this section is not held and used in this 2591
3668-state in the ordinary course of the corporation's trade or business in this 2592
3669-state for five full years following its acquisition as provided in 2593
3670-subsection (a) of this section, the corporation shall recapture fifty per 2594
3671-cent of the amount of the credit allowed under this section on its 2595
3672-corporation business tax return required to be filed for the income year 2596
3673-immediately succeeding the income year during which such five-year 2597
3674-period expires. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply if the 2598
3675-property that is the subject of the credit under this section is replaced. If 2599
3676-any amount of credit required to be recaptured has not been paid to the 2600
3677-commissioner on or before the first day of the fourth month next 2601
3678-succeeding the end of the income year immediately succeeding the 2602
3679-income year during which the three-year or five-year period, as the case 2603
3680-may be, expires, such amount shall bear interest at the rate of one per 2604
3681-cent per month or fraction thereof from such date to the date of 2605
3682-payment. 2606
3683-Sec. 25. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) (a) The Commissioner of 2607
3684-Revenue Services shall annually: 2608
3685-(1) Estimate the state tax gap and develop an overall strategy to 2609
3686-promote compliance and discourage tax avoidance. Such estimate shall 2610
3687-include an analysis of income distribution and population distribution 2611
3688-expressed for (A) every ten percentage points, (B) the top five per cent 2612
3689-of all income taxpayers, (C) the top one per cent of all income taxpayers, 2613
3690-and (D) the top one-half of one per cent of all income taxpayers. As used 2614
3691-in this section, "tax gap" means the difference between taxes owed under 2615
3692-full compliance with all state tax laws and the state taxes voluntarily 2616 Substitute Bill No. 981
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3699-paid, where such difference may be due to a failure to file taxes, 2617
3700-underreporting of tax liability or not paying all taxes owing; 2618
3701-(2) Evaluate the specific staffing needs of the Department of Revenue 2619
3702-Services to implement such overall strategy and reduce the state tax gap 2620
3703-and determine the progress made, if any, towards filling such staffing 2621
3704-needs; and 2622
3705-(3) Conduct (A) a cost benefit analysis of each major tax compliance 2623
3706-initiative undertaken by the department in the preceding fiscal year, 2624
3707-including tax amnesty programs, and (B) an analysis of audit rates, by 2625
3708-income level, undertaken by the department in the preceding fiscal year. 2626
3709-(b) On or before December 15, 2023, and annually thereafter, the 2627
3710-commissioner shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions 2628
3711-of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committee 2629
3712-of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 2630
3713-finance, revenue and bonding and appropriations. Such report shall be 2631
3714-posted on the Department of Revenue Service's Internet web site and 2632
3715-shall include (1) the tax gap estimate and analysis and the compliance 2633
3716-strategy developed under subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section 2634
3717-and any information supporting the amount of the tax gap estimate, (2) 2635
3718-a summary of the evaluation and determination of the department's 2636
3719-staffing needs under subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section, and 2637
3720-(3) the findings of the analyses conducted under subdivision (3) of 2638
3721-subsection (a) of this section. 2639
3722-(c) On or before July 1, 2024, the commissioner shall publish a 2640
3723-strategic plan that includes the department's mission, measurable goals 2641
3724-that define how the mission is to be accomplished, specific strategies to 2642
3725-achieve the goals and a timetable to measure progress toward achieving 2643
3726-those goals. Such plan shall be posted on the department's Internet web 2644
3727-site and updated annually. 2645
3728-Sec. 26. Section 12-7c of the general statutes is repealed and the 2646
3729-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 2647 Substitute Bill No. 981
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3736-(a) The Commissioner of Revenue Services shall, on or before 2648
3737-December 15, 2023, and biennially thereafter, submit to the joint 2649
3738-standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of 2650
3739-matters relating to finance, revenue and bonding, and post on the 2651
3740-department's Internet web site a report on the overall incidence of the 2652
3741-personal income tax, the affected business entity tax, sales and excise 2653
3742-taxes, the corporation business tax, [and] property tax and any other tax 2654
3743-that generated at least one hundred million dollars in the most recent 2655
3744-fiscal year prior to the submission of each report, for each of the most 2656
3745-recent ten tax years for which complete data are available. 2657
3746-(1) The report shall include incidence projections for each such tax 2658
3747-and shall present information on the distribution of the tax burden as 2659
3748-follows: 2660
3749-[(1)] (A) For individuals: 2661
3750-[(A)] (i) Income classes, including income distribution and 2662
3751-population distribution expressed for [(i)] (I) every ten percentage 2663
3752-points, [(ii)] (II) the top five per cent of all income taxpayers, [and (iii)] 2664
3753-(III) the top one per cent of all income taxpayers, [;] and (IV) the top one-2665
3754-half of one per cent of all income taxpayers; 2666
3755-(ii) For each income class, the percentage of taxpayers who (I) are 2667
3756-homeowners, (II) are single, (III) are married, (IV) are seniors, or (V) 2668
3757-have children; 2669
3758-(iii) For each income class, the average market value of a home and 2670
3759-the average monthly rent; 2671
3760-(iv) Effective tax rates by population distribution expressed as state 2672
3761-taxes compared to local taxes; 2673
3762-(v) Effective tax rates by population distribution expressed as taxes 2674
3763-imposed on businesses compared to taxes imposed on individuals; and 2675
3764-[(B)] (vi) Other appropriate taxpayer characteristics, as determined 2676 Substitute Bill No. 981
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3771-by said commissioner. 2677
3772-[(2)] (B) For businesses: 2678
3773-[(A)] (i) Business size as established by gross receipts; 2679
3774-[(B)] (ii) Legal organization; and 2680
3775-[(C)] (iii) Industry by NAICS code. 2681
3776-(2) In addition to the information required under subdivision (1) of 2682
3777-this subsection, the report shall include the following: 2683
3778-(A) For the personal income tax, information on the distribution of 2684
3779-the property tax credit under section 12-704c, the earned income tax 2685
3780-credit under section 12-704e, as amended by this act, the affected 2686
3781-business entity tax credit under section 12-699 and any other credit 2687
3782-against the personal income tax that resulted in a revenue loss to the 2688
3783-state of at least twenty-five million dollars in the most recent fiscal year 2689
3784-prior to the submission of each report; 2690
3785-(B) For property tax, information on the distribution of residential 2691
3786-and commercial property and for residential property, the distribution 2692
3787-of homeowners and renters; and 2693
3788-(C) For any other tax other than the personal income tax or property 2694
3789-tax that generated at least one hundred million dollars in the most recent 2695
3790-fiscal year prior to the submission of each report, information on the 2696
3791-distribution of any credit against such tax that resulted in a revenue loss 2697
3792-to the state of at least twenty-five million dollars in the most recent fiscal 2698
3793-year prior to the submission of each report. 2699
3794-(b) The Commissioner of Revenue Services may enter into a contract 2700
3795-with any public or private entity for the purpose of preparing the report 2701
3796-required pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, provided, if the 2702
3797-commissioner enters into such contract, the commissioner shall include 2703
3798-in such report the resources that the commissioner deems necessary to 2704 Substitute Bill No. 981
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3806-house. 2706
3807-Sec. 27. Section 453 of public act 21-2 of the June special session, as 2707
3808-amended by section 471 of public act 22-118, is repealed. (Effective from 2708
3809-passage) 2709
1560+(ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (D)(i) of this 914
1561+subdivision, for each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross 915
1562+income exceeds fifty thousand two hundred fifty dollars, the amount of 916
1563+the taxpayer's Connecticut taxable income to which the two-per-cent tax 917
1564+rate applies shall be reduced by one thousand dollars for each two 918
1565+thousand five hundred dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the 919
1566+taxpayer's Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds said amount. 920
1567+Any such amount of Connecticut taxable income to which, as provided 921
1568+in the preceding sentence, the two-per-cent tax rate does not apply shall 922
1569+be an amount to which the four-and-one-half-per-cent tax rate shall 923
1570+apply. 924
1571+(iii) Each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds 925
1572+two hundred thousand dollars shall pay, in addition to the tax 926
1573+computed under the provisions of subparagraphs (D)(i) and (D)(ii) of 927
1574+this subdivision, an amount equal to ninety-eight dollars for each five 928
1575+thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's 929 Governor's Bill No. 981
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1581+Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds two hundred thousand 930
1582+dollars, up to a maximum payment of two thousand nine hundred forty 931
1583+dollars. 932
1584+(iv) Each taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds 933
1585+five hundred thousand dollars shall pay, in addition to the tax 934
1586+computed under the provisions of subparagraphs (D)(i), (D)(ii) and 935
1587+(D)(iii) of this subdivision, an amount equal to fifty dollars for each five 936
1588+thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's 937
1589+Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds five hundred thousand 938
1590+dollars, up to a maximum payment of four hundred fifty dollars. 939
1591+(E) For trusts or estates, the rate of tax shall be 6.99% of the 940
1592+Connecticut taxable income. 941
1593+[(10)] (11) The provisions of this subsection shall apply to resident 942
1594+trusts and estates and, wherever reference is made in this subsection to 943
1595+residents of this state, such reference shall be construed to include 944
1596+resident trusts and estates, provided any reference to a resident's 945
1597+Connecticut adjusted gross income derived from sources without this 946
1598+state or to a resident's Connecticut adjusted gross income shall be 947
1599+construed, in the case of a resident trust or estate, to mean the resident 948
1600+trust or estate's Connecticut taxable income derived from sources 949
1601+without this state and the resident trust or estate's Connecticut taxable 950
1602+income, respectively. 951
1603+Sec. 14. Section 12-699 of the general statutes is repealed and the 952
1604+following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2024, and 953
1605+applicable to taxable years commencing on or after January 1, 2024): 954
1606+(a) As used in this chapter: 955
1607+(1) "Partnership" has the same meaning as provided in Section 956
1608+7701(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code, as defined in section 12-213, 957
1609+and regulations adopted thereunder. "Partnership" includes a limited 958
1610+liability company that is treated as a partnership for federal income tax 959
1611+purposes; 960 Governor's Bill No. 981
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1617+(2) "S corporation" means a corporation or a limited liability company 961
1618+that is treated as an S corporation for federal income tax purposes; 962
1619+(3) "Affected business entity" means a partnership or an S 963
1620+corporation, but does not include a publicly-traded partnership, as 964
1621+defined in Section 7704(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, that has agreed 965
1622+to file an annual return pursuant to section 12-726 reporting the name, 966
1623+address, Social Security number or federal employer identification 967
1624+number and such other information required by the Commissioner of 968
1625+Revenue Services of each unitholder whose distributive share of 969
1626+partnership income derived from or connected with sources within this 970
1627+state was more than five hundred dollars; 971
1628+(4) "Member" means (A) a shareholder of an S corporation, (B) a 972
1629+partner in (i) a general partnership, (ii) a limited partnership, or (iii) a 973
1630+limited liability partnership, or (C) a member of a limited liability 974
1631+company that is treated as a partnership or an S corporation for federal 975
1632+income tax purposes; [and] 976
1633+(5) "Taxable year" means the taxable year of an affected business 977
1634+entity for federal income tax purposes; 978
1635+(6) "Resident of this state" has the same meaning as provided in 979
1636+section 12-701; 980
1637+(7) "Resident portion of unsourced income" means unsourced income 981
1638+multiplied by a percentage equal to the sum of the ownership interests 982
1639+in the affected business entity owned by members who are residents of 983
1640+this state; 984
1641+(8) "Unsourced income" means the separately and nonseparately 985
1642+computed items, as described in Section 702(a) of the Internal Revenue 986
1643+Code with respect to a partnership or Section 1366 of the Internal 987
1644+Revenue Code with respect to an S corporation, of the affected business 988
1645+entity, excluding any item treated as an itemized deduction for federal 989
1646+income tax purposes, plus any item described in Section 707(c) of the 990
1647+Internal Revenue Code with respect to a partnership, regardless of the 991 Governor's Bill No. 981
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1653+location from which such item is derived or connected, as increased or 992
1654+decreased by any modification described in section 12-701, that relates 993
1655+to an item of the affected business entity's income, gain, loss or 994
1656+deduction, regardless of the location from which such item is derived or 995
1657+connected, less (A) Connecticut source income, and (B) (i) the separately 996
1658+and nonseparately computed items, as described in Section 702(a) of the 997
1659+Internal Revenue Code, of the affected business entity, excluding any 998
1660+item treated as an itemized deduction for federal income tax purposes, 999
1661+plus any item described in Section 707(c) of the Internal Revenue Code 1000
1662+with respect to a partnership, to the extent any such items under this 1001
1663+clause are derived from or connected with sources within another state 1002
1664+that has jurisdiction to tax the affected business entity and actually 1003
1665+imposes tax on the affected business entity or its members who are 1004
1666+residents of this state, with respect to such items, (ii) as increased or 1005
1667+decreased by any modification described in section 12-701, that relates 1006
1668+to an item of the affected business entity's income, gain, loss or 1007
1669+deduction, to the extent derived from or connected with sources within 1008
1670+another state that has jurisdiction to tax the affected business entity and 1009
1671+actually imposes tax on the affected business entity or its members who 1010
1672+are residents of this state, with respect to such items; 1011
1673+(9) "Modified Connecticut source income" means Connecticut source 1012
1674+income multiplied by a percentage equal to the sum of the ownership 1013
1675+interests in the affected business entity owned by members that are (A) 1014
1676+subject to tax under chapter 229, or (B) affected business entities to the 1015
1677+extent such entities are directly or indirectly owned by persons subject 1016
1678+to tax under chapter 229. A member that is an affected business entity 1017
1679+shall be presumed to be directly or indirectly owned by persons subject 1018
1680+to tax under chapter 229 unless the affected business entity that has 1019
1681+elected to pay the tax under this section can establish otherwise by clear 1020
1682+and convincing evidence to the satisfaction of the commissioner; and 1021
1683+(10) "Connecticut source income" means (A) the separately and 1022
1684+nonseparately computed items, as described in Section 702(a) of the 1023
1685+Internal Revenue Code with respect to a partnership or Section 1366 of 1024
1686+the Internal Revenue Code with respect to an S corporation, of the 1025 Governor's Bill No. 981
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1688+
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1691+
1692+affected business entity, excluding any item treated as an itemized 1026
1693+deduction for federal income tax purposes, plus any item described in 1027
1694+Section 707(c) of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to a 1028
1695+partnership, to the extent any such items under this subparagraph are 1029
1696+derived from or connected with sources within this state, as determined 1030
1697+under the provisions of chapter 229, (B) as increased or decreased by 1031
1698+any modification described in section 12-701 that relates to an item of 1032
1699+the affected business entity's income, gain, loss or deduction, to the 1033
1700+extent derived from or connected with sources within this state, as 1034
1701+determined under the provisions of chapter 229. 1035
1702+(b) [Each] For taxable years commencing on or after January 1, 2024, 1036
1703+an affected business entity that is required to file a return under the 1037
1704+provisions of section 12-726 may elect to pay to the commissioner a tax 1038
1705+as determined under this section. Any affected business entity making 1039
1706+such election shall submit written notice of such election to the 1040
1707+commissioner (1) not later than the due date or, if an extension of time 1041
1708+to file has been requested and granted, the extended due date, of the 1042
1709+return due from such entity, and (2) for each taxable year such entity 1043
1710+makes the election under this subsection. Each affected business entity 1044
1711+that has made the election under this subsection shall pay to the 1045
1712+commissioner, on or before the fifteenth day of the third month 1046
1713+following the close of each taxable year [, pay to the commissioner] that 1047
1714+such entity makes such election, a tax as determined under this section. 1048
1715+(c) The tax due under subsection (b) of this section shall be equal to 1049
1716+[(1) (A) the separately and nonseparately computed items, as described 1050
1717+in Section 702(a) of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to a 1051
1718+partnership or Section 1366 of the Internal Revenue Code with respect 1052
1719+to an S corporation, of the affected business entity, excluding any item 1053
1720+treated as an itemized deduction for federal income tax purposes, plus 1054
1721+any item described in Section 707(c) of the Internal Revenue Code with 1055
1722+respect to a partnership, to the extent any such items under this 1056
1723+subparagraph are derived from or connected with sources within this 1057
1724+state, as determined under the provisions of chapter 229, (B) as 1058
1725+increased or decreased by any modification described in section 12-701 1059 Governor's Bill No. 981
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1730+
1731+that relates to an item of the affected business entity's income, gain, loss 1060
1732+or deduction, to the extent derived from or connected with sources 1061
1733+within this state, as determined under the provisions of chapter 229, (2) 1062
1734+multiplied by six and ninety-nine-hundredths per cent. If the amount 1063
1735+calculated under subdivision (1) of this subsection results in a net loss, 1064
1736+such net loss may be carried forward to succeeding taxable years until 1065
1737+fully used] six and ninety-nine-hundredths per cent multiplied by the 1066
1738+tax base. The tax base shall be equal to the resident portion of unsourced 1067
1739+income plus modified Connecticut source income. 1068
1740+(d) If an affected business entity, the lower-tier entity, is a member of 1069
1741+another affected business entity, the upper-tier entity, the lower-tier 1070
1742+entity shall, when calculating [the amount under subdivision (1) of 1071
1743+subsection (c) of this section] its Connecticut source income, subtract its 1072
1744+distributive share of income or add its distributive share of loss from the 1073
1745+upper-tier entity to the extent that the income or loss was derived from 1074
1746+or connected with sources within this state. 1075
1747+[(e) A nonresident individual who is a member of an affected 1076
1748+business entity shall not be required to file an income tax return under 1077
1749+the provisions of chapter 229 for a taxable year if, for such taxable year, 1078
1750+the only source of income derived from or connected with sources 1079
1751+within this state for such member, or the member and the member's 1080
1752+spouse if a joint federal income tax return is or shall be filed, is from one 1081
1753+or more affected business entities and such nonresident individual 1082
1754+member's tax under chapter 229 would be fully satisfied by the credit 1083
1755+allowed to such individual under subparagraph (A) of subdivision (1) 1084
1756+of subsection (g) of this section.] 1085
1757+[(f)] (e) Each affected business entity shall report to each of its 1086
1758+members, for each taxable year, such member's direct share of the tax 1087
1759+imposed under this section on such affected business entity and indirect 1088
1760+share of the tax imposed on any upper-tier entity of which such affected 1089
1761+business entity is a member. 1090
1762+[(g) (1) (A)] (f) (1) Each person that is subject to the tax imposed under 1091 Governor's Bill No. 981
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1764+
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1767+
1768+chapter 229 and is a member of an affected business entity shall be 1092
1769+entitled to a credit against the tax imposed under said chapter, other 1093
1770+than the tax imposed under section 12-707. Such credit shall be in an 1094
1771+amount equal to such person's direct and indirect share of the tax due 1095
1772+and paid under this section by any affected business entity of which 1096
1773+such person is a member multiplied by [eighty-seven and one-half] 1097
1774+ninety-three and one-hundredths per cent. If the amount of the credit 1098
1775+allowed pursuant to this subdivision exceeds such person's tax liability 1099
1776+for the tax imposed under said chapter, the commissioner shall treat 1100
1777+such excess as an overpayment and, except as provided in section 12-1101
1778+739 or 12-742, shall refund the amount of such excess, without interest, 1102
1779+to such person. 1103
1780+[(B)] (2) Each person that is subject to the tax imposed under chapter 1104
1781+229 as a resident or a part-year resident of this state and is a member of 1105
1782+an affected business entity shall also be entitled to a credit against the 1106
1783+tax imposed under said chapter, other than the tax imposed under 1107
1784+section 12-707, for such person's direct and indirect share of taxes paid 1108
1785+to another state of the United States or the District of Columbia, on 1109
1786+income of any affected business entity of which such person is a member 1110
1787+that is derived therefrom, provided the taxes paid to another state of the 1111
1788+United States or the District of Columbia results from a tax that [the 1112
1789+commissioner determines] is substantially similar to the tax imposed 1113
1790+under this section. Any such credit shall be calculated in [the] a manner 1114
1791+[prescribed by the commissioner, which shall be] consistent with the 1115
1792+provisions of section 12-704. 1116
1793+[(2) Each company that is subject to the tax imposed under chapter 1117
1794+208 and is a member of an affected business entity shall be entitled to a 1118
1795+credit against the tax imposed under said chapter. Such credit shall be 1119
1796+in an amount equal to such company's direct and indirect share of the 1120
1797+tax paid under this section by any affected business entity of which such 1121
1798+company is a member multiplied by eighty-seven and one-half per cent. 1122
1799+Such credit shall be applied after all other credits are applied and shall 1123
1800+not be subject to the limits imposed under section 12-217zz. Any credit 1124
1801+that is not used in the income year during which the affected business 1125 Governor's Bill No. 981
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1806+
1807+entity incurs the tax under this section shall be carried forward to each 1126
1808+of the succeeding income years by the company until such credit is fully 1127
1809+taken against the tax under chapter 208.] 1128
1810+[(h)] (g) Upon the failure of any affected business entity to pay the tax 1129
1811+due under this section within thirty days of the due date, the provisions 1130
1812+of section 12-35 shall apply with respect to the enforcement of this 1131
1813+section and the collection of such tax. The warrant therein provided for 1132
1814+shall be signed by the commissioner or an authorized agent of the 1133
1815+commissioner. The amount of any such tax, penalty and interest shall be 1134
1816+a lien, from the last day of the last month of the taxable year next 1135
1817+preceding the due date of such tax until discharged by payment, against 1136
1818+all real estate of the taxpayer within the state, and a certificate of such 1137
1819+lien signed by the commissioner may be recorded in the office of the 1138
1820+clerk of any town in which such real estate is situated, provided no such 1139
1821+lien shall be effective as against any bona fide purchaser or qualified 1140
1822+encumbrancer of any interest in any such property. When any tax with 1141
1823+respect to which a lien has been recorded under the provisions of this 1142
1824+section has been satisfied, the commissioner, upon request of any 1143
1825+interested party, shall issue a certificate discharging such lien, which 1144
1826+certificate shall be recorded in the same office in which the lien was 1145
1827+recorded. Any action for the foreclosure of such lien shall be brought by 1146
1828+the Attorney General in the name of the state in the superior court for 1147
1829+the judicial district in which the property subject to such lien is situated, 1148
1830+or, if such property is located in two or more judicial districts, in the 1149
1831+superior court for any one such judicial district, and the court may limit 1150
1832+the time for redemption or order the sale of such property or make such 1151
1833+other or further decree as it judges equitable. 1152
1834+[(i)] (h) If any tax is not paid when due as provided in this section, 1153
1835+there shall be added to the amount of the tax interest at the rate of one 1154
1836+per cent per month or fraction thereof from the date the tax became due 1155
1837+until it is paid. 1156
1838+[(j) (1) Any affected business entity subject to tax under this section 1157
1839+may elect to file a combined return together with one or more other 1158 Governor's Bill No. 981
1840+
1841+
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1844+
1845+commonly-owned affected business entities subject to tax under this 1159
1846+section. Each affected business entity making such election shall submit 1160
1847+written notice of such election to file a combined return, including the 1161
1848+written consent of the other commonly-owned affected business entities 1162
1849+to such election, to the commissioner not later than the due date, or if an 1163
1850+extension of time to file has been requested and granted, the extended 1164
1851+due date, of the returns due from such entities. An affected business 1165
1852+entity shall submit such written notice and consent for each taxable year 1166
1853+such entity makes the election under this subdivision. Each affected 1167
1854+business entity electing to file a combined return under this subdivision 1168
1855+shall be jointly and severally liable for the tax due under this section. For 1169
1856+the purposes of this subdivision, "commonly-owned" means that more 1170
1857+than eighty per cent of the voting control of an affected business entity 1171
1858+is directly or indirectly owned by a common owner or owners, either 1172
1859+corporate or noncorporate. Whether voting control is indirectly owned 1173
1860+shall be determined in accordance with Section 318 of the Internal 1174
1861+Revenue Code. 1175
1862+(2) Except as provided in subdivision (5) of this subsection, affected 1176
1863+business entities that elect to file a combined return under subdivision 1177
1864+(1) of this subsection shall net the amounts each such entity calculates 1178
1865+under subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of this section after such amounts 1179
1866+are separately apportioned or allocated by each affected business entity 1180
1867+in accordance with this section. 1181
1868+(3) Affected business entities that elect to file a combined return 1182
1869+under subdivision (1) of this subsection shall report to the commissioner 1183
1870+the portion of the direct and indirect share of the tax paid with the 1184
1871+combined return that is allocated to each of their members. Such report 1185
1872+shall be filed with the combined return and the allocation reported shall 1186
1873+be irrevocable. 1187
1874+(4) The election made under this subsection shall not affect the 1188
1875+calculation of tax due under any other provision of the general statutes 1189
1876+other than with respect to the calculation of the credits under subsection 1190
1877+(g) of this section. 1191 Governor's Bill No. 981
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1882+
1883+(5) Affected business entities that elect to file a combined return 1192
1884+under subdivision (1) of this subsection shall calculate their tax due in 1193
1885+accordance with subsection (c) of this section unless each such entity 1194
1886+elects under subsection (k) of this section to calculate its tax due on the 1195
1887+alternative basis under subsection (l) of this section. If such election is 1196
1888+made, the affected business entities shall net their alternative tax bases 1197
1889+instead of netting the amounts under subdivision (2) of this subsection. 1198
1890+(k) In lieu of calculating the tax due in accordance with subsection (c) 1199
1891+of this section, any affected business entity may elect to calculate the tax 1200
1892+due on the alternative basis under subsection (l) of this section. An 1201
1893+affected business entity making such election shall submit to the 1202
1894+commissioner written notice of such election not later than the due date, 1203
1895+or if an extension of time to file has been requested and granted, the 1204
1896+extended due date, of the return due from such entity. An affected 1205
1897+business entity shall submit such written notice for each taxable year 1206
1898+such entity makes the election under this subsection. The election made 1207
1899+under this subsection shall not affect the calculation of tax due under 1208
1900+any other provision of the general statutes other than with respect to the 1209
1901+calculation of the credits under subsection (g) of this section. 1210
1902+(l) (1) The tax due from an affected business entity making the 1211
1903+election under subsection (k) of this section shall be equal to six and 1212
1904+ninety-nine-hundredths per cent multiplied by the alternative tax base. 1213
1905+The alternative tax base shall be equal to the resident portion of 1214
1906+unsourced income plus modified Connecticut source income. 1215
1907+(2) For the purposes of this subsection: 1216
1908+(A) "Resident portion of unsourced income" means unsourced 1217
1909+income multiplied by a percentage equal to the sum of the ownership 1218
1910+interests in the affected business entity owned by members who are 1219
1911+residents of this state, as defined in section 12-701; 1220
1912+(B) "Unsourced income" means the separately and nonseparately 1221
1913+computed items, as described in Section 702(a) of the Internal Revenue 1222
1914+Code with respect to a partnership or Section 1366 of the Internal 1223 Governor's Bill No. 981
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1916+
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1919+
1920+Revenue Code with respect to an S corporation, of the affected business 1224
1921+entity, excluding any item treated as an itemized deduction for federal 1225
1922+income tax purposes, plus any item described in Section 707(c) of the 1226
1923+Internal Revenue Code with respect to a partnership, regardless of the 1227
1924+location from which such item is derived or connected, as increased or 1228
1925+decreased by any modification described in section 12-701, that relates 1229
1926+to an item of the affected business entity's income, gain, loss or 1230
1927+deduction, regardless of the location from which such item is derived or 1231
1928+connected, less (i) the amount determined under subdivision (1) of 1232
1929+subsection (c) of this section, determined without regard to subsection 1233
1930+(d) of this section, and (ii) (I) the separately and nonseparately 1234
1931+computed items, as described in Section 702(a) of the Internal Revenue 1235
1932+Code, of the affected business entity, excluding any item treated as an 1236
1933+itemized deduction for federal income tax purposes, plus any item 1237
1934+described in Section 707(c) of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to 1238
1935+a partnership, to the extent any such items under this subclause are 1239
1936+derived from or connected with sources within another state that has 1240
1937+jurisdiction to subject the affected business entity to tax, as determined 1241
1938+under the provisions of chapter 229, (II) as increased or decreased by 1242
1939+any modification described in section 12-701, that relates to an item of 1243
1940+the affected business entity's income, gain or deduction, to the extent 1244
1941+derived from or connected with sources within another state that has 1245
1942+jurisdiction to subject the affected business entity to tax, as determined 1246
1943+under the provisions of chapter 229; and 1247
1944+(C) "Modified Connecticut source income" means the amount 1248
1945+calculated under subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of this section 1249
1946+multiplied by a percentage equal to the sum of the ownership interests 1250
1947+in the affected business entity owned by members that are (i) subject to 1251
1948+tax under chapter 229, or (ii) affected business entities to the extent such 1252
1949+entities are directly or indirectly owned by persons subject to tax under 1253
1950+chapter 229. A member that is an affected business entity shall be 1254
1951+presumed to be directly or indirectly owned by persons subject to tax 1255
1952+under chapter 229 unless the affected business entity subject to tax 1256
1953+under this section can establish otherwise by clear and convincing 1257 Governor's Bill No. 981
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1959+evidence to the satisfaction of the commissioner.] 1258
1960+[(m)] (i) The provisions of sections 12-723, 12-725 and 12-728 to 12-1259
1961+737, inclusive, shall apply to the provisions of this section in the same 1260
1962+manner and with the same force and effect as if the language of said 1261
1963+sections had been incorporated in full into this section and had expressly 1262
1964+referred to the tax under this section, except to the extent that any such 1263
1965+provision is inconsistent with a provision of this section. 1264
1966+Sec. 15. Section 12-699a of the general statutes is repealed and the 1265
1967+following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2024, and 1266
1968+applicable to taxable years commencing on or after January 1, 2024): 1267
1969+(a) As used in this section, "required annual payment" means the 1268
1970+lesser of (1) ninety per cent of the tax under section 12-699, as amended 1269
1971+by this act, that is reported on the return filed for the taxable year or, if 1270
1972+no return is filed, ninety per cent of the tax due under section 12-699, as 1271
1973+amended by this act, or (2) if the preceding taxable year was a taxable 1272
1974+year of twelve months and the affected business entity filed a return for 1273
1975+such taxable year, one hundred per cent of the tax under section 12-699, 1274
1976+as amended by this act, that is reported on such return. 1275
1977+(b) (1) Each affected business entity required to pay or, with respect 1276
1978+to taxable years commencing on or after January 1, 2024, elects to pay, 1277
1979+the tax imposed under section 12-699, as amended by this act, and 1278
1980+whose required annual payment for the taxable year is greater than or 1279
1981+equal to one thousand dollars shall make the required annual payment 1280
1982+each taxable year, in four required estimated tax installments on the 1281
1983+following due dates: (A) For the first required installment, the fifteenth 1282
1984+day of the fourth month of the taxable year; (B) for the second required 1283
1985+installment, the fifteenth day of the sixth month of the taxable year; (C) 1284
1986+for the third required installment, the fifteenth day of the ninth month 1285
1987+of the taxable year; and (D) for the fourth required installment, the 1286
1988+fifteenth day of the first month of the next succeeding taxable year. An 1287
1989+affected business entity may elect to pay any required installment prior 1288
1990+to the specified due date. Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this 1289 Governor's Bill No. 981
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1995+
1996+subsection, the amount of each required installment shall be twenty-five 1290
1997+per cent of the required annual payment. 1291
1998+(2) (A) For any required installment, if the affected business entity 1292
1999+establishes that its annualized income installment calculated pursuant 1293
2000+to subparagraph (B) of this subdivision is less than the amount 1294
2001+determined under subsection (a) of this section, the amount of such 1295
2002+required installment shall be the annualized income installment. Any 1296
2003+reduction in a required installment resulting pursuant to this 1297
2004+subdivision shall be recaptured by increasing the amount of the next 1298
2005+required installment by the amount of such reduction and by increasing 1299
2006+subsequent required installments to the extent such reduction has not 1300
2007+previously been recaptured under this subdivision. 1301
2008+(B) The annualized income installment is the amount by which (i) the 1302
2009+amount equal to the applicable percentage, as set forth in subparagraph 1303
2010+(C) of this subdivision, multiplied by the tax imposed under section 12-1304
2011+699, as amended by this act, for the taxable year that would be due if 1305
2012+income subject to tax under said section for the months in the taxable 1306
2013+year ending before the due date of the installment was annualized, (ii) 1307
2014+exceeds the aggregate amount of any prior required installments for the 1308
2015+taxable year. 1309
2016+(C) For the purposes of subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, the 1310
2017+applicable percentages shall be as follows: (i) For the first required 1311
2018+installment, twenty-two and one-half per cent; (ii) for the second 1312
2019+required installment, forty-five per cent; (iii) for the third required 1313
2020+installment, sixty-seven and one-half per cent; and (iv) for the fourth 1314
2021+required installment, ninety per cent. 1315
2022+(c) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, in the case of any 1316
2023+underpayment of estimated tax by an affected business entity, there 1317
2024+shall be added to the tax imposed under section 12-699, as amended by 1318
2025+this act, an amount determined by applying interest (A) at the rate of 1319
2026+one per cent per month or fraction thereof, (B) to the amount of the 1320
2027+underpayment, (C) for the period of the underpayment. 1321 Governor's Bill No. 981
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2032+
2033+(2) For the purposes of subdivision (1) of this subsection, (A) the 1322
2034+amount of the underpayment is the amount by which the required 1323
2035+installment exceeds the amount, if any, of the installment paid on or 1324
2036+before the due date of the installment, and (B) the period of the 1325
2037+underpayment runs from the due date of the installment to whichever 1326
2038+date is earlier: (i) The fifteenth day of the third month of the next 1327
2039+succeeding taxable year, or (ii) with respect to any portion of the 1328
2040+underpayment, the date on which such portion is paid. Any payment of 1329
2041+estimated tax under this section shall be credited against unpaid or 1330
2042+underpaid required installments in the order in which such installments 1331
2043+are required to be paid. 1332
2044+(d) Payment of the estimated tax under this section or any required 1333
2045+installment thereof shall be considered payment on account of the tax 1334
2046+imposed under section 12-699, as amended by this act, for the taxable 1335
2047+year. If an affected business entity makes payment of estimated tax 1336
2048+pursuant to this section against the tax due under this chapter for a 1337
2049+taxable year and (1) does not make the election under subsection (b) of 1338
2050+section 12-699, as amended by this act, or (2) such payments exceed the 1339
2051+amount due under said subsection for such taxable year, such payments 1340
2052+shall be deemed to be made against the tax liability of the affected 1341
2053+business entity under section 12-719, as amended by this act. 1342
2054+(e) For taxable years of less than twelve months, the provisions of this 1343
2055+section shall apply in a manner consistent with the regulations adopted 1344
2056+under chapter 229 pertaining to such taxable years. 1345
2057+Sec. 16. Section 12-719 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1346
2058+following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2024, and 1347
2059+applicable to taxable years commencing on or after January 1, 2024): 1348
2060+(a) The income tax return required under this chapter shall be filed 1349
2061+on or before the fifteenth day of the [fourth] third month following the 1350
2062+close of the taxpayer's taxable year. A person required to make and file 1351
2063+a return shall, without assessment, notice or demand, pay any tax due 1352
2064+thereon to the Commissioner of Revenue Services on or before the date 1353 Governor's Bill No. 981
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2066+
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2069+
2070+fixed for filing such return, determined without regard to any extension 1354
2071+of time for filing the return. 1355
2072+(b) (1) (A) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to taxable 1356
2073+years commencing on or after January 1, 2018, and prior to January 1, 1357
2074+2024. 1358
2075+(B) With respect to each of its nonresident partners, each partnership 1359
2076+doing business in this state or having income derived from or connected 1360
2077+with sources within this state shall, for each taxable year, make payment 1361
2078+to the commissioner as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection. 1362
2079+(C) For taxable years commencing on or after January 1, 2024, the 1363
2080+payment due with respect to each nonresident partner under this 1364
2081+subsection shall be reduced by such partner's direct and indirect credit 1365
2082+properly reported by the partnership under subdivision (1) of 1366
2083+subsection (f) of section 12-699, as amended by this act. In no event shall 1367
2084+the payment with respect to any nonresident partner be less than zero. 1368
2085+(2) (A) Any payment under this subdivision shall be in an amount 1369
2086+equal to the highest marginal tax rate in effect under section 12-700, as 1370
2087+amended by this act, for the taxable year multiplied by the subject 1371
2088+partner's distributive share of (i) such partnership's separately and 1372
2089+nonseparately computed items, as described in Section 702(a) of the 1373
2090+Internal Revenue Code, to the extent derived from or connected with 1374
2091+sources within this state, as determined under this chapter, and (ii) any 1375
2092+modification described in section 12-701 which relates to an item of such 1376
2093+partnership's income, gain, loss or deduction, to the extent derived from 1377
2094+or connected with sources within this state, as determined under this 1378
2095+chapter. Any amount paid by a partnership to this state with respect to 1379
2096+any taxable year pursuant to this subdivision shall be considered to be 1380
2097+a payment by the partner on account of the income tax imposed on the 1381
2098+partner for such taxable year pursuant to this chapter. A partnership 1382
2099+shall not be liable to, and shall be entitled to recover a payment made 1383
2100+pursuant to this subdivision from, the partner on whose behalf the 1384
2101+payment was made. Any payment for a taxable year shall be made on 1385 Governor's Bill No. 981
2102+
2103+
2104+
2105+LCO No. 4026 54 of 64
2106+
2107+or before the date the annual return for such taxable year is required to 1386
2108+be filed pursuant to section 12-726. The partnership shall furnish, on a 1387
2109+form prescribed by the commissioner, to each partner on whose behalf 1388
2110+payment was made under this subdivision no later than the fifteenth 1389
2111+day of the [fourth] third month following the close of the partnership's 1390
2112+taxable year a record of the amount of the tax paid on behalf of such 1391
2113+partner by the partnership with respect to the taxable year. 1392
2114+(B) (i) If income from one or more pass-through entities, as defined in 1393
2115+subparagraph (D) of this subdivision, is the only source of income 1394
2116+derived from or connected with Connecticut sources of a partner, or the 1395
2117+partner and his or her spouse if a joint federal income tax return is or 1396
2118+shall be made, the filing by the partnership of an annual return pursuant 1397
2119+to section 12-726 and the payment by the partnership on behalf of the 1398
2120+partner of the tax prescribed under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision 1399
2121+shall satisfy the filing and payment requirements otherwise separately 1400
2122+imposed on the partner by this chapter. The commissioner may make 1401
2123+any deficiency assessment against, at the commissioner's sole discretion, 1402
2124+either the partnership or the partner, provided any such assessment 1403
2125+against the partner shall be limited to the partner's share thereof. Except 1404
2126+as otherwise provided in section 12-733, as amended by this act, any 1405
2127+such assessment shall be made not later than three years after the 1406
2128+partnership's annual return pursuant to section 12-726 is filed. The 1407
2129+commissioner may refund or credit any overpayment to either the 1408
2130+partnership or the partner, in the commissioner's sole discretion. Except 1409
2131+as otherwise provided in section 12-732, any such overpayment shall be 1410
2132+refunded or credited not later than three years from the due date of the 1411
2133+partnership's annual return pursuant to section 12-726 or, if the time for 1412
2134+filing such return was extended, not later than three years from the date 1413
2135+on which such return is filed or the extended due date of such return, 1414
2136+whichever is earlier. 1415
2137+(ii) If income from one or more pass-through entities, as defined in 1416
2138+subparagraph (D) of this subdivision, is not the only source of income 1417
2139+derived from or connected with Connecticut sources of a partner, or the 1418
2140+partner and his or her spouse if a joint federal income tax return is or 1419 Governor's Bill No. 981
2141+
2142+
2143+
2144+LCO No. 4026 55 of 64
2145+
2146+shall be made, nothing in this subdivision shall be construed as excusing 1420
2147+the partner from the obligation to file his or her own separate tax return 1421
2148+under this chapter. In such event, the partner shall receive credit for the 1422
2149+income tax paid under this subdivision by the partnership on his or her 1423
2150+behalf. The commissioner may make any deficiency assessment that is 1424
2151+related to the partner's share of partnership items against either, in the 1425
2152+commissioner's sole discretion, the partnership or the partner. If the 1426
2153+commissioner chooses to make any deficiency assessment against the 1427
2154+partnership, then, except as otherwise provided in section 12-733, as 1428
2155+amended by this act, any such assessment shall be made not later than 1429
2156+three years after the partnership's annual return pursuant to section 12-1430
2157+726 is filed. The commissioner may refund or credit any overpayment 1431
2158+that is related to the partner's share of partnership items to either, in the 1432
2159+commissioner's sole discretion, the partnership or the partner. If the 1433
2160+commissioner chooses to refund or credit any overpayment to the 1434
2161+partnership, then, except as otherwise provided in section 12-732, any 1435
2162+such overpayment shall be refunded or credited not later than three 1436
2163+years from the due date of the partnership's annual return pursuant to 1437
2164+section 12-726 or, if the time for filing such return was extended, not 1438
2165+later than three years from the date on which such return is filed or the 1439
2166+extended due date of such return, whichever is earlier. 1440
2167+(C) Notwithstanding any provision of subparagraph (A) of this 1441
2168+subdivision, a partnership shall not be required to make a payment on 1442
2169+account of the income tax imposed on a partner for a taxable year 1443
2170+pursuant to this chapter if (i) the partner's distributive share of 1444
2171+partnership income, to the extent derived from or connected with 1445
2172+sources within this state, as reflected on the partnership's annual return 1446
2173+for the taxable year under section 12-726, is less than one thousand 1447
2174+dollars; (ii) the department has determined by regulation, ruling or 1448
2175+instruction that the partner's income is not subject to the provisions of 1449
2176+this subdivision; or (iii) the partnership is a publicly traded partnership, 1450
2177+as defined in Section 7704(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, that is 1451
2178+treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes and that has 1452
2179+agreed to file the annual return pursuant to section 12-726, and to report 1453 Governor's Bill No. 981
2180+
2181+
2182+
2183+LCO No. 4026 56 of 64
2184+
2185+therewith the name, address, Social Security number or federal 1454
2186+employer identification number, and other information required by the 1455
2187+department concerning each unitholder whose distributive share of 1456
2188+partnership income, to the extent derived from or connected with 1457
2189+sources within this state, as reflected on such annual return, is more than 1458
2190+five hundred dollars. 1459
2191+(D) If a member of a pass-through entity, referred to in this 1460
2192+subparagraph as an "upper-tier pass-through entity", is itself a pass-1461
2193+through entity, the member, referred to in this subparagraph as a 1462
2194+"lower-tier pass-through entity", shall be subject to the same 1463
2195+requirements to make payment, on behalf of its members, of the income 1464
2196+tax imposed on those members pursuant to this chapter that apply to 1465
2197+the upper-tier pass-through entity under this subdivision. The 1466
2198+department shall apply the income tax paid by the upper-tier pass-1467
2199+through entity, on behalf of the lower-tier pass-through entity, to the 1468
2200+income tax required to paid by the lower-tier pass-through entity, on 1469
2201+behalf of its members. For purposes of this subdivision, "pass-through 1470
2202+entity" means an S corporation, general partnership, limited 1471
2203+partnership, limited liability partnership or limited liability company 1472
2204+that is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes; and 1473
2205+"member" means a shareholder of an S corporation, a partner in a 1474
2206+general partnership, a limited partnership, or a limited liability 1475
2207+partnership and a member of a limited liability company that is treated 1476
2208+as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. 1477
2209+(E) For purposes of section 12-740, a nonresident individual who is a 1478
2210+member of a pass-through entity, as defined in subparagraph (D) of this 1479
2211+subdivision, shall not be required to file an income tax return under this 1480
2212+chapter for a taxable year if, for such taxable year, the only source of 1481
2213+income derived from or connected with Connecticut sources of such 1482
2214+member, or the member and his or her spouse if a joint federal income 1483
2215+tax return is or shall be made, is from one or more pass-through entities, 1484
2216+and the sum of such income derived from or connected with 1485
2217+Connecticut sources from such one or more pass-through entities is less 1486
2218+than one thousand dollars. 1487 Governor's Bill No. 981
2219+
2220+
2221+
2222+LCO No. 4026 57 of 64
2223+
2224+(c) (1) (A) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to taxable 1488
2225+years commencing on or after January 1, 2018, and prior to January 1, 1489
2226+2024. 1490
2227+(B) With respect to each of its nonresident shareholders, each S 1491
2228+corporation doing business in this state or having income derived from 1492
2229+or connected with sources within this state shall, for each taxable year, 1493
2230+make payment to the commissioner as provided in subdivision (2) of 1494
2231+this subsection. 1495
2232+(C) For taxable years commencing on or after January 1, 2024, the 1496
2233+payment due with respect to each nonresident shareholder under this 1497
2234+subsection shall be reduced by such shareholder's direct and indirect 1498
2235+credit properly reported by the S corporation under subdivision (1) of 1499
2236+subsection (f) of section 12-699, as amended by this act. In no event shall 1500
2237+the payment with respect to any nonresident shareholder be less than 1501
2238+zero. 1502
2239+(2) (A) Any payment under this subdivision shall be in an amount 1503
2240+equal to the highest marginal tax rate in effect under section 12-700, as 1504
2241+amended by this act, for the taxable year multiplied by the subject 1505
2242+shareholder's pro rata share of (i) such S corporation's separately and 1506
2243+nonseparately computed items, as described in Section 1366 of the 1507
2244+Internal Revenue Code, to the extent derived from or connected with 1508
2245+sources within this state, as determined under this chapter, and (ii) any 1509
2246+modification described in section 12-701 which relates to an item of such 1510
2247+S corporation's income, gain, loss or deduction, to the extent derived 1511
2248+from or connected with sources within this state, as determined under 1512
2249+this chapter. Any amount paid by an S corporation to this state with 1513
2250+respect to any taxable year pursuant to this subdivision shall be 1514
2251+considered to be a payment by the shareholder on account of the income 1515
2252+tax imposed on the shareholder for such taxable year pursuant to this 1516
2253+chapter. An S corporation shall not be liable to, and shall be entitled to 1517
2254+recover a payment made pursuant to this subdivision from, the 1518
2255+shareholder on whose behalf the payment was made. Any payment for 1519
2256+a taxable year shall be made at or before the date the annual return for 1520 Governor's Bill No. 981
2257+
2258+
2259+
2260+LCO No. 4026 58 of 64
2261+
2262+such taxable year is required to be filed pursuant to section 12-726. The 1521
2263+S corporation shall furnish, on a form prescribed by the department, to 1522
2264+each shareholder on whose behalf payment was made under this 1523
2265+subdivision no later than the fifteenth day of the [fourth] third month 1524
2266+following the close of the S corporation's taxable year a record of the 1525
2267+amount of the tax paid on behalf of such shareholder by the S 1526
2268+corporation with respect to the taxable year. 1527
2269+(B) (i) If income from one or more pass-through entities, as defined in 1528
2270+subparagraph (D) of this subdivision, is the only source of income 1529
2271+derived from or connected with Connecticut sources of a shareholder, 1530
2272+or the shareholder and his or her spouse if a joint federal income tax 1531
2273+return is or shall be made, the filing by the S corporation of an annual 1532
2274+return pursuant to section 12-726 and the payment by the S corporation 1533
2275+on behalf of the shareholder of the tax prescribed under subparagraph 1534
2276+(A) of this subdivision shall satisfy the filing and payment requirements 1535
2277+otherwise separately imposed on the shareholder by this chapter. The 1536
2278+commissioner may make any deficiency assessment against, at the 1537
2279+commissioner's sole discretion, either the S corporation or the 1538
2280+shareholder, provided any such assessment against the shareholder 1539
2281+shall be limited to the shareholder's share thereof. Except as otherwise 1540
2282+provided in section 12-733, as amended by this act, any such assessment 1541
2283+shall be made not later than three years after the S corporation's annual 1542
2284+return pursuant to section 12-726 is filed. The commissioner may refund 1543
2285+or credit any overpayment to either the S corporation or the shareholder, 1544
2286+in the commissioner's sole discretion. Except as otherwise provided in 1545
2287+section 12-732, any such overpayment shall be refunded or credited not 1546
2288+later than three years from the due date of the S corporation's annual 1547
2289+return pursuant to section 12-726 or, if the time for filing such return 1548
2290+was extended, not later than three years from the date on which such 1549
2291+return is filed or the extended due date of such return, whichever is 1550
2292+earlier. 1551
2293+(ii) If income from one or more pass-through entities, as defined in 1552
2294+subparagraph (D) of subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section, is 1553
2295+not the only source of income derived from or connected with 1554 Governor's Bill No. 981
2296+
2297+
2298+
2299+LCO No. 4026 59 of 64
2300+
2301+Connecticut sources of a shareholder, or the shareholder and his or her 1555
2302+spouse if a joint federal income tax return is or shall be made, nothing 1556
2303+in this subdivision shall be construed as excusing the shareholder from 1557
2304+the obligation to file his or her own separate tax return under this 1558
2305+chapter. In such event, the shareholder shall receive credit for the 1559
2306+income tax paid under this subdivision by the S corporation on his or 1560
2307+her behalf. The commissioner may make any deficiency assessment that 1561
2308+is related to the shareholder's share of S corporation items against either, 1562
2309+in the commissioner's sole discretion, the S corporation or the 1563
2310+shareholder. If the commissioner chooses to make any deficiency 1564
2311+assessment against the S corporation, then, except as otherwise 1565
2312+provided in section 12-733, as amended by this act, any such assessment 1566
2313+shall be made not later than three years after the S corporation's annual 1567
2314+return pursuant to section 12-726 is filed. The commissioner may refund 1568
2315+or credit any overpayment that is related to the shareholder's share of S 1569
2316+corporation items to either, in the commissioner's sole discretion, the S 1570
2317+corporation or the shareholder. If the commissioner chooses to refund 1571
2318+or credit any overpayment to the S corporation, then, except as 1572
2319+otherwise provided in section 12-732, any such overpayment shall be 1573
2320+refunded or credited not later than three years from the due date of the 1574
2321+S corporation's annual return pursuant to section 12-726 or, if the time 1575
2322+for filing such return was extended, not later than three years from the 1576
2323+date on which such return is filed or the extended due date of such 1577
2324+return, whichever is earlier. 1578
2325+(C) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (A) of this 1579
2326+subdivision, an S corporation shall not be required to make a payment 1580
2327+on account of the income tax imposed on a shareholder for a taxable 1581
2328+year pursuant to this chapter if (i) the shareholder's distributive share of 1582
2329+S corporation income, to the extent derived from or connected with 1583
2330+sources within this state, as reflected on the S corporation's annual 1584
2331+return for the taxable year under section 12-726, is less than one 1585
2332+thousand dollars; or (ii) the department has determined by regulation, 1586
2333+ruling or instruction that the shareholder's income is not subject to the 1587
2334+provisions of this subdivision. 1588 Governor's Bill No. 981
2335+
2336+
2337+
2338+LCO No. 4026 60 of 64
2339+
2340+(D) For purposes of this subdivision, the provisions of subparagraphs 1589
2341+(D) and (E) of subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section apply. 1590
2342+(d) (1) In lieu of filing a return pursuant to this section, the 1591
2343+commissioner may, if he determines that the enforcement of this chapter 1592
2344+would not be adversely affected and pursuant to requirements and 1593
2345+conditions set forth in forms and instructions, provide for the filing of a 1594
2346+composite return for every qualifying nonresident member of a 1595
2347+professional athletic team by such team, if such team is doing business 1596
2348+in this state or the members of such team have compensation which is 1597
2349+received for services rendered as members of such team and which is 1598
2350+derived from or connected with sources within this state. 1599
2351+(2) If a professional athletic team is required to file a composite return 1600
2352+pursuant to this subsection, the commissioner may, if he determines that 1601
2353+the enforcement of this chapter would not be adversely affected, require 1602
2354+such team, in lieu of deducting and withholding Connecticut income tax 1603
2355+as may otherwise be required under section 12-705, to make payment to 1604
2356+the commissioner of tax, estimated tax, additions to tax, interest and 1605
2357+penalties otherwise required to be paid to the commissioner by such 1606
2358+qualifying nonresident members. 1607
2359+(3) The commissioner may, if he determines that the enforcement of 1608
2360+this chapter would not be adversely affected, require a professional 1609
2361+athletic team, in lieu of deducting and withholding Connecticut income 1610
2362+tax as may otherwise be required under section 12-705, to make 1611
2363+payment to the commissioner of tax, estimated tax, additions to tax, 1612
2364+interest and penalties otherwise required to be paid to the commissioner 1613
2365+by every (A) resident member, but only with respect to compensation 1614
2366+which is received for services rendered as a member of a professional 1615
2367+athletic team and (B) nonresident member who is not a qualifying 1616
2368+nonresident member, but only with respect to compensation which is 1617
2369+received for services rendered as a member of a professional athletic 1618
2370+team and which is derived from or connected with sources within this 1619
2371+state. 1620 Governor's Bill No. 981
2372+
2373+
2374+
2375+LCO No. 4026 61 of 64
2376+
2377+(4) Any amount paid by a professional athletic team to this state with 1621
2378+respect to any taxable period pursuant to this subsection shall be 1622
2379+considered to be a payment by the member on account of the income tax 1623
2380+imposed on the member for such taxable period pursuant to this 1624
2381+chapter. The team shall be entitled to recover a payment made pursuant 1625
2382+to this subsection from the member on whose behalf the payment was 1626
2383+made. 1627
2384+(5) For purposes of this subsection, "qualifying nonresident member" 1628
2385+means a member of a professional athletic team who is a nonresident 1629
2386+individual for the entire taxable year, who does not maintain a 1630
2387+permanent place of abode in Connecticut at any time during the taxable 1631
2388+year, who does not have income derived from or connected with sources 1632
2389+within this state other than compensation which is received for services 1633
2390+rendered as a member of a professional athletic team and which is 1634
2391+derived from or connected with sources within this state. 1635
2392+Sec. 17. Subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of 1636
2393+section 12-217g of the general statutes is repealed and the following is 1637
2394+substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2024, and applicable to 1638
2395+income years commencing on or after January 1, 2024): 1639
2396+(B) For taxable years commencing on or after January 1, 2022, with 1640
2397+respect to an affected business entity claiming a credit under this 1641
2398+subsection against the tax due under chapter 228z, the credit available 1642
2399+to the members of such entity pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection 1643
2400+[(g)] (f) of section 12-699, as amended by this act, shall be based upon 1644
2401+the amount of tax due under chapter 228z from such entity prior to the 1645
2402+application of the credit granted under this subsection and any other 1646
2403+payments made against such tax due. 1647
2404+Sec. 18. Subdivision (4) of subsection (b) of section 12-733 of the 1648
2405+general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 1649
2406+thereof (Effective January 1, 2024, and applicable to taxable years commencing 1650
2407+on or after January 1, 2024): 1651
2408+(4) If an affected business entity, as defined in section 12-699, as 1652 Governor's Bill No. 981
2409+
2410+
2411+
2412+LCO No. 4026 62 of 64
2413+
2414+amended by this act, omits from the Connecticut adjusted gross income 1653
2415+derived from or connected with sources within Connecticut of any 1654
2416+member of such affected business entity an amount properly includable 1655
2417+therein that is in excess of twenty-five per cent of the amount of 1656
2418+Connecticut adjusted gross income derived from or connected with 1657
2419+sources within Connecticut stated in the return [required under] filed 1658
2420+pursuant to section 12-699, as amended by this act, or section 12-719, as 1659
2421+amended by this act, a notice of a proposed deficiency assessment may 1660
2422+be mailed to the taxpayer not later than six years after the date on which 1661
2423+the return is filed. For purposes of this subdivision, there shall not be 1662
2424+taken into account any amount that is omitted in the return if such 1663
2425+amount is disclosed in the return, or in a statement attached to the 1664
2426+return, in a manner adequate to apprise the commissioner of the nature 1665
2427+and the amount of such item. 1666
2428+Sec. 19. Section 32-7u of the general statutes is repealed and the 1667
2429+following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2024, and 1668
2430+applicable to taxable years commencing on or after January 1, 2024): 1669
2431+As used in this section, "affected business entity" and "member" have 1670
2432+the same meanings as provided in subsection (a) of section 12-699, as 1671
2433+amended by this act. An affected business entity that receives a rebate 1672
2434+under section 32-7t shall claim such rebate as a credit against the tax due 1673
2435+under chapter 228z. If the amount of the rebate allowed pursuant to 1674
2436+section 32-7t exceeds the liability for the tax imposed under chapter 1675
2437+228z, the Commissioner of Revenue Services shall treat such excess as 1676
2438+an overpayment and shall refund the amount of such excess, without 1677
2439+interest, to the taxpayer. With respect to an affected business entity 1678
2440+granted a rebate pursuant to section 32-7t, the credit available to the 1679
2441+members of such entity pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection [(g)] 1680
2442+(f) of section 12-699, as amended by this act, shall be based upon the 1681
2443+amount of tax due under chapter 228z from such entity prior to the 1682
2444+application of the rebate granted pursuant to section 32-7t and any other 1683
2445+payments made against such tax due. 1684
2446+Sec. 20. Section 12-699b of the general statutes is repealed. (Effective 1685 Governor's Bill No. 981
2447+
2448+
2449+
2450+LCO No. 4026 63 of 64
2451+
2452+January 1, 2024) 1686
2453+Sec. 21. Section 453 of public act 21-2 of the June special session, as 1687
2454+amended by section 471 of public act 22-118, is repealed. (Effective from 1688
2455+passage)1689
38102456 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
38112457 sections:
38122458
38132459 Section 1 from passage and
38142460 applicable to income years
38152461 commencing on or after
38162462 January 1, 2023
38172463 12-214(b)(4)
38182464 Sec. 2 from passage and
38192465 applicable to income years
38202466 commencing on or after
38212467 January 1, 2023
38222468 12-219(b)(4)
38232469 Sec. 3 from passage New section
3824-Sec. 4 January 1, 2024 12-217x
3825-Sec. 5 from passage 12-704e(a)
3826-Sec. 6 January 1, 2024 12-700(a)
3827-Sec. 7 from passage and
2470+Sec. 4 from passage 12-217x
2471+Sec. 5 from passage 12-217zz(a)
2472+Sec. 6 July 1, 2023 12-392(a)
2473+Sec. 7 July 1, 2023 12-704d
2474+Sec. 8 July 1, 2023 21a-420f(c)
2475+Sec. 9 from passage 12-704e(a)
2476+Sec. 10 from passage 3-20(bb)
2477+Sec. 11 July 1, 2023 3-20j(p)
2478+Sec. 12 July 1, 2023 4-28e(c)
2479+Sec. 13 January 1, 2024 12-700(a)
2480+Sec. 14 January 1, 2024, and
38282481 applicable to taxable years
38292482 commencing on or after
3830-January 1, 2023
3831-12-701(a)(20)(B)
3832-Sec. 8 from passage and
3833-applicable to income years
2483+January 1, 2024
2484+12-699
2485+Sec. 15 January 1, 2024, and
2486+applicable to taxable years
38342487 commencing on or after
3835-January 1, 2023
3836-12-217
3837-Sec. 9 January 1, 2024 12-217jj
3838-Sec. 10 January 1, 2024 32-1m(a)
3839-Sec. 11 July 1, 2023 12-217ee
3840-Sec. 12 from passage 22a-245a
3841-Sec. 13 July 1, 2023, and
3842-applicable to sales
3843-occurring on or after July
3844-1, 2023
3845-12-407(37)(J) Substitute Bill No. 981
3846-
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3851-
3852-Sec. 14 January 1, 2024, and
2488+January 1, 2024
2489+12-699a
2490+Sec. 16 January 1, 2024, and
2491+applicable to taxable years
2492+commencing on or after
2493+January 1, 2024
2494+12-719 Governor's Bill No. 981
2495+
2496+
2497+
2498+LCO No. 4026 64 of 64
2499+
2500+Sec. 17 January 1, 2024, and
38532501 applicable to income years
38542502 commencing on or after
38552503 January 1, 2024
3856-12-217g(c)
3857-Sec. 15 January 1, 2024 31-22r
3858-Sec. 16 July 1, 2023, and
3859-applicable to sales
3860-occurring on or after July
3861-1, 2023
3862-12-408(1)
3863-Sec. 17 July 1, 2023, and
3864-applicable to sales
3865-occurring on or after July
3866-1, 2023
3867-12-411(1)
3868-Sec. 18 July 1, 2023 New section
3869-Sec. 19 July 1, 2023 New section
3870-Sec. 20 July 1, 2023 New section
3871-Sec. 21 from passage New section
3872-Sec. 22 from passage New section
3873-Sec. 23 October 1, 2023 12-217(a)(4)
3874-Sec. 24 January 1, 2024 12-217w
3875-Sec. 25 July 1, 2023 New section
3876-Sec. 26 July 1, 2023 12-7c
3877-Sec. 27 from passage Repealer section
3878-
3879-FIN Joint Favorable Subst.
2504+12-217g(a)(2)(B)
2505+Sec. 18 January 1, 2024, and
2506+applicable to taxable years
2507+commencing on or after
2508+January 1, 2024
2509+12-733(b)(4)
2510+Sec. 19 January 1, 2024, and
2511+applicable to taxable years
2512+commencing on or after
2513+January 1, 2024
2514+32-7u
2515+Sec. 20 January 1, 2024 Repealer section
2516+Sec. 21 from passage Repealer section
2517+
2518+Statement of Purpose:
2519+To implement the Governor's budget recommendations.
2520+[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
2521+that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
2522+underlined.]
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