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2020 AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CHILD INCOME TAX DEDUCTION.
2121 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
2222 Assembly convened:
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2424 Section 1. Subparagraph (B) of subdivision (20) of subsection (a) of 1
2525 section 12-701 of the 2024 supplement to the general statutes is repealed 2
2626 and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage and 3
2727 applicable to taxable years commencing on or after January 1, 2024): 4
2828 (B) There shall be subtracted therefrom: 5
2929 (i) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 6
3030 income tax purposes, any income with respect to which taxation by any 7
3131 state is prohibited by federal law; 8
3232 (ii) To the extent allowable under section 12-718, exempt dividends 9
3333 paid by a regulated investment company; 10
3434 (iii) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 11
3535 income tax purposes, the amount of any refund or credit for 12
3636 overpayment of income taxes imposed by this state, or any other state 13 Raised Bill No. 5303
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4343 Columbia; 15
4444 (iv) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 16
4545 income tax purposes and not otherwise subtracted from federal 17
4646 adjusted gross income pursuant to clause (x) of this subparagraph in 18
4747 computing Connecticut adjusted gross income, any tier 1 railroad 19
4848 retirement benefits; 20
4949 (v) To the extent any additional allowance for depreciation under 21
5050 Section 168(k) of the Internal Revenue Code for property placed in 22
5151 service after September 27, 2017, was added to federal adjusted gross 23
5252 income pursuant to subparagraph (A)(ix) of this subdivision in 24
5353 computing Connecticut adjusted gross income, twenty-five per cent of 25
5454 such additional allowance for depreciation in each of the four 26
5555 succeeding taxable years; 27
5656 (vi) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 28
5757 income tax purposes, any interest income from obligations issued by or 29
5858 on behalf of the state of Connecticut, any political subdivision thereof, 30
5959 or public instrumentality, state or local authority, district or similar 31
6060 public entity created under the laws of the state of Connecticut; 32
6161 (vii) To the extent properly includable in determining the net gain or 33
6262 loss from the sale or other disposition of capital assets for federal income 34
6363 tax purposes, any gain from the sale or exchange of obligations issued 35
6464 by or on behalf of the state of Connecticut, any political subdivision 36
6565 thereof, or public instrumentality, state or local authority, district or 37
6666 similar public entity created under the laws of the state of Connecticut, 38
6767 in the income year such gain was recognized; 39
6868 (viii) Any interest on indebtedness incurred or continued to purchase 40
6969 or carry obligations or securities the interest on which is subject to tax 41
7070 under this chapter but exempt from federal income tax, to the extent that 42
7171 such interest on indebtedness is not deductible in determining federal 43
7272 adjusted gross income and is attributable to a trade or business carried 44
7373 on by such individual; 45 Raised Bill No. 5303
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7979 (ix) Ordinary and necessary expenses paid or incurred during the 46
8080 taxable year for the production or collection of income which is subject 47
8181 to taxation under this chapter but exempt from federal income tax, or 48
8282 the management, conservation or maintenance of property held for the 49
8383 production of such income, and the amortizable bond premium for the 50
8484 taxable year on any bond the interest on which is subject to tax under 51
8585 this chapter but exempt from federal income tax, to the extent that such 52
8686 expenses and premiums are not deductible in determining federal 53
8787 adjusted gross income and are attributable to a trade or business carried 54
8888 on by such individual; 55
8989 (x) (I) For taxable years commencing prior to January 1, 2019, for a 56
9090 person who files a return under the federal income tax as an unmarried 57
9191 individual whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is 58
9292 less than fifty thousand dollars, or as a married individual filing 59
9393 separately whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is 60
9494 less than fifty thousand dollars, or for a husband and wife who file a 61
9595 return under the federal income tax as married individuals filing jointly 62
9696 whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is less than 63
9797 sixty thousand dollars or a person who files a return under the federal 64
9898 income tax as a head of household whose federal adjusted gross income 65
9999 for such taxable year is less than sixty thousand dollars, an amount 66
100100 equal to the Social Security benefits includable for federal income tax 67
101101 purposes; 68
102102 (II) For taxable years commencing prior to January 1, 2019, for a 69
103103 person who files a return under the federal income tax as an unmarried 70
104104 individual whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is 71
105105 fifty thousand dollars or more, or as a married individual filing 72
106106 separately whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is 73
107107 fifty thousand dollars or more, or for a husband and wife who file a 74
108108 return under the federal income tax as married individuals filing jointly 75
109109 whose federal adjusted gross income from such taxable year is sixty 76
110110 thousand dollars or more or for a person who files a return under the 77
111111 federal income tax as a head of household whose federal adjusted gross 78
112112 income for such taxable year is sixty thousand dollars or more, an 79 Raised Bill No. 5303
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119119 benefits includable for federal income tax purposes and the lesser of 81
120120 twenty-five per cent of the Social Security benefits received during the 82
121121 taxable year, or twenty-five per cent of the excess described in Section 83
122122 86(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code; 84
123123 (III) For the taxable year commencing January 1, 2019, and each 85
124124 taxable year thereafter, for a person who files a return under the federal 86
125125 income tax as an unmarried individual whose federal adjusted gross 87
126126 income for such taxable year is less than seventy-five thousand dollars, 88
127127 or as a married individual filing separately whose federal adjusted gross 89
128128 income for such taxable year is less than seventy-five thousand dollars, 90
129129 or for a husband and wife who file a return under the federal income tax 91
130130 as married individuals filing jointly whose federal adjusted gross 92
131131 income for such taxable year is less than one hundred thousand dollars 93
132132 or a person who files a return under the federal income tax as a head of 94
133133 household whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is 95
134134 less than one hundred thousand dollars, an amount equal to the Social 96
135135 Security benefits includable for federal income tax purposes; and 97
136136 (IV) For the taxable year commencing January 1, 2019, and each 98
137137 taxable year thereafter, for a person who files a return under the federal 99
138138 income tax as an unmarried individual whose federal adjusted gross 100
139139 income for such taxable year is seventy-five thousand dollars or more, 101
140140 or as a married individual filing separately whose federal adjusted gross 102
141141 income for such taxable year is seventy-five thousand dollars or more, 103
142142 or for a husband and wife who file a return under the federal income tax 104
143143 as married individuals filing jointly whose federal adjusted gross 105
144144 income from such taxable year is one hundred thousand dollars or more 106
145145 or for a person who files a return under the federal income tax as a head 107
146146 of household whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year 108
147147 is one hundred thousand dollars or more, an amount equal to the 109
148148 difference between the amount of Social Security benefits includable for 110
149149 federal income tax purposes and the lesser of twenty-five per cent of the 111
150150 Social Security benefits received during the taxable year, or twenty-five 112
151151 per cent of the excess described in Section 86(b)(1) of the Internal 113 Raised Bill No. 5303
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158158 (xi) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 115
159159 income tax purposes, any amount rebated to a taxpayer pursuant to 116
160160 section 12-746; 117
161161 (xii) To the extent properly includable in the gross income for federal 118
162162 income tax purposes of a designated beneficiary, any distribution to 119
163163 such beneficiary from any qualified state tuition program, as defined in 120
164164 Section 529(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, established and 121
165165 maintained by this state or any official, agency or instrumentality of the 122
166166 state; 123
167167 (xiii) To the extent allowable under section 12-701a, contributions to 124
168168 accounts established pursuant to any qualified state tuition program, as 125
169169 defined in Section 529(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, established and 126
170170 maintained by this state or any official, agency or instrumentality of the 127
171171 state; 128
172172 (xiv) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 129
173173 income tax purposes, the amount of any Holocaust victims' settlement 130
174174 payment received in the taxable year by a Holocaust victim; 131
175175 (xv) To the extent properly includable in the gross income for federal 132
176176 income tax purposes of a designated beneficiary, as defined in section 133
177177 3-123aa, interest, dividends or capital gains earned on contributions to 134
178178 accounts established for the designated beneficiary pursuant to the 135
179179 Connecticut Homecare Option Program for the Elderly established by 136
180180 sections 3-123aa to 3-123ff, inclusive; 137
181181 (xvi) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 138
182182 income tax purposes, any income received from the United States 139
183183 government as retirement pay for a retired member of (I) the Armed 140
184184 Forces of the United States, as defined in Section 101 of Title 10 of the 141
185185 United States Code, or (II) the National Guard, as defined in Section 101 142
186186 of Title 10 of the United States Code; 143 Raised Bill No. 5303
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192192 (xvii) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 144
193193 income tax purposes for the taxable year, any income from the discharge 145
194194 of indebtedness in connection with any reacquisition, after December 146
195195 31, 2008, and before January 1, 2011, of an applicable debt instrument or 147
196196 instruments, as those terms are defined in Section 108 of the Internal 148
197197 Revenue Code, as amended by Section 1231 of the American Recovery 149
198198 and Reinvestment Act of 2009, to the extent any such income was added 150
199199 to federal adjusted gross income pursuant to subparagraph (A)(xi) of 151
200200 this subdivision in computing Connecticut adjusted gross income for a 152
201201 preceding taxable year; 153
202202 (xviii) To the extent not deductible in determining federal adjusted 154
203203 gross income, the amount of any contribution to a manufacturing 155
204204 reinvestment account established pursuant to section 32-9zz in the 156
205205 taxable year that such contribution is made; 157
206206 (xix) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 158
207207 income tax purposes, (I) for the taxable year commencing January 1, 159
208208 2015, ten per cent of the income received from the state teachers' 160
209209 retirement system, (II) for the taxable years commencing January 1, 161
210210 2016, to January 1, 2020, inclusive, twenty-five per cent of the income 162
211211 received from the state teachers' retirement system, and (III) for the 163
212212 taxable year commencing January 1, 2021, and each taxable year 164
213213 thereafter, fifty per cent of the income received from the state teachers' 165
214214 retirement system or, for a taxpayer whose federal adjusted gross 166
215215 income does not exceed the applicable threshold under clause (xx) of 167
216216 this subparagraph, the percentage pursuant to said clause of the income 168
217217 received from the state teachers' retirement system, whichever 169
218218 deduction is greater; 170
219219 (xx) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 171
220220 income tax purposes, except for retirement benefits under clause (iv) of 172
221221 this subparagraph and retirement pay under clause (xvi) of this 173
222222 subparagraph, for a person who files a return under the federal income 174
223223 tax as an unmarried individual whose federal adjusted gross income for 175
224224 such taxable year is less than seventy-five thousand dollars, or as a 176 Raised Bill No. 5303
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230230 married individual filing separately whose federal adjusted gross 177
231231 income for such taxable year is less than seventy-five thousand dollars, 178
232232 or as a head of household whose federal adjusted gross income for such 179
233233 taxable year is less than seventy-five thousand dollars, or for a husband 180
234234 and wife who file a return under the federal income tax as married 181
235235 individuals filing jointly whose federal adjusted gross income for such 182
236236 taxable year is less than one hundred thousand dollars, (I) for the taxable 183
237237 year commencing January 1, 2019, fourteen per cent of any pension or 184
238238 annuity income, (II) for the taxable year commencing January 1, 2020, 185
239239 twenty-eight per cent of any pension or annuity income, (III) for the 186
240240 taxable year commencing January 1, 2021, forty-two per cent of any 187
241241 pension or annuity income, and (IV) for the taxable years commencing 188
242242 January 1, 2022, and January 1, 2023, one hundred per cent of any 189
243243 pension or annuity income; 190
244244 (xxi) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 191
245245 income tax purposes, except for retirement benefits under clause (iv) of 192
246246 this subparagraph and retirement pay under clause (xvi) of this 193
247247 subparagraph, any pension or annuity income for the taxable year 194
248248 commencing on or after January 1, 2024, and each taxable year 195
249249 thereafter, in accordance with the following schedule, for a person who 196
250250 files a return under the federal income tax as an unmarried individual 197
251251 whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is less than 198
252252 one hundred thousand dollars, or as a married individual filing 199
253253 separately whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is 200
254254 less than one hundred thousand dollars, or as a head of household 201
255255 whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is less than 202
256256 one hundred thousand dollars: 203
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259259 Federal Adjusted Gross Income Deduction
260260 T2 Less than $75,000 100.0%
261261 T3 $75,000 but not over $77,499 85.0%
262262 T4 $77,500 but not over $79,999 70.0%
263263 T5 $80,000 but not over $82,499 55.0% Raised Bill No. 5303
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269269 T6 $82,500 but not over $84,999 40.0%
270270 T7 $85,000 but not over $87,499 25.0%
271271 T8 $87,500 but not over $89,999 10.0%
272272 T9 $90,000 but not over $94,999 5.0%
273273 T10 $95,000 but not over $99,999 2.5%
274274 T11 $100,000 and over 0.0%
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276276 (xxii) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 204
277277 income tax purposes, except for retirement benefits under clause (iv) of 205
278278 this subparagraph and retirement pay under clause (xvi) of this 206
279279 subparagraph, any pension or annuity income for the taxable year 207
280280 commencing on or after January 1, 2024, and each taxable year 208
281281 thereafter, in accordance with the following schedule for married 209
282282 individuals who file a return under the federal income tax as married 210
283283 individuals filing jointly whose federal adjusted gross income for such 211
284284 taxable year is less than one hundred fifty thousand dollars: 212
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287287 Federal Adjusted Gross Income Deduction
288288 T13 Less than $100,000 100.0%
289289 T14 $100,000 but not over $104,999 85.0%
290290 T15 $105,000 but not over $109,999 70.0%
291291 T16 $110,000 but not over $114,999 55.0%
292292 T17 $115,000 but not over $119,999 40.0%
293293 T18 $120,000 but not over $124,999 25.0%
294294 T19 $125,000 but not over $129,999 10.0%
295295 T20 $130,000 but not over $139,999 5.0%
296296 T21 $140,000 but not over $149,999 2.5%
297297 T22 $150,000 and over 0.0%
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299299 (xxiii) The amount of lost wages and medical, travel and housing 213
300300 expenses, not to exceed ten thousand dollars in the aggregate, incurred 214
301301 by a taxpayer during the taxable year in connection with the donation 215
302302 to another person of an organ for organ transplantation occurring on or 216
303303 after January 1, 2017; 217 Raised Bill No. 5303
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309309 (xxiv) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 218
310310 income tax purposes, the amount of any financial assistance received 219
311311 from the Crumbling Foundations Assistance Fund or paid to or on 220
312312 behalf of the owner of a residential building pursuant to sections 8-442 221
313313 and 8-443; 222
314314 (xxv) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 223
315315 income tax purposes, the amount calculated pursuant to subsection (b) 224
316316 of section 12-704g for income received by a general partner of a venture 225
317317 capital fund, as defined in 17 CFR 275.203(l)-1, as amended from time to 226
318318 time; 227
319319 (xxvi) To the extent any portion of a deduction under Section 179 of 228
320320 the Internal Revenue Code was added to federal adjusted gross income 229
321321 pursuant to subparagraph (A)(xiv) of this subdivision in computing 230
322322 Connecticut adjusted gross income, twenty-five per cent of such 231
323323 disallowed portion of the deduction in each of the four succeeding 232
324324 taxable years; 233
325325 (xxvii) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 234
326326 income tax purposes, for a person who files a return under the federal 235
327327 income tax as an unmarried individual whose federal adjusted gross 236
328328 income for such taxable year is less than seventy-five thousand dollars, 237
329329 or as a married individual filing separately whose federal adjusted gross 238
330330 income for such taxable year is less than seventy-five thousand dollars, 239
331331 or as a head of household whose federal adjusted gross income for such 240
332332 taxable year is less than seventy-five thousand dollars, or for a husband 241
333333 and wife who file a return under the federal income tax as married 242
334334 individuals filing jointly whose federal adjusted gross income for such 243
335335 taxable year is less than one hundred thousand dollars, for the taxable 244
336336 year commencing January 1, 2023, twenty-five per cent of any 245
337337 distribution from an individual retirement account other than a Roth 246
338338 individual retirement account; 247
339339 (xxviii) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 248
340340 income tax purposes, for a person who files a return under the federal 249 Raised Bill No. 5303
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346346 income tax as an unmarried individual whose federal adjusted gross 250
347347 income for such taxable year is less than one hundred thousand dollars, 251
348348 or as a married individual filing separately whose federal adjusted gross 252
349349 income for such taxable year is less than one hundred thousand dollars, 253
350350 or as a head of household whose federal adjusted gross income for such 254
351351 taxable year is less than one hundred thousand dollars, (I) for the taxable 255
352352 year commencing January 1, 2024, fifty per cent of any distribution from 256
353353 an individual retirement account other than a Roth individual 257
354354 retirement account, (II) for the taxable year commencing January 1, 2025, 258
355355 seventy-five per cent of any distribution from an individual retirement 259
356356 account other than a Roth individual retirement account, and (III) for 260
357357 the taxable year commencing January 1, 2026, and each taxable year 261
358358 thereafter, any distribution from an individual retirement account other 262
359359 than a Roth individual retirement account. The subtraction under this 263
360360 clause shall be made in accordance with the following schedule: 264
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363363 Federal Adjusted Gross Income Deduction
364364 T24 Less than $75,000 100.0%
365365 T25 $75,000 but not over $77,499 85.0%
366366 T26 $77,500 but not over $79,999 70.0%
367367 T27 $80,000 but not over $82,499 55.0%
368368 T28 $82,500 but not over $84,999 40.0%
369369 T29 $85,000 but not over $87,499 25.0%
370370 T30 $87,500 but not over $89,999 10.0%
371371 T31 $90,000 but not over $94,999 5.0%
372372 T32 $95,000 but not over $99,999 2.5%
373373 T33 $100,000 and over 0.0%
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375375 (xxix) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 265
376376 income tax purposes, for married individuals who file a return under 266
377377 the federal income tax as married individuals filing jointly whose 267
378378 federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is less than one 268
379379 hundred fifty thousand dollars, (I) for the taxable year commencing 269
380380 January 1, 2024, fifty per cent of any distribution from an individual 270 Raised Bill No. 5303
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386386 retirement account other than a Roth individual retirement account, (II) 271
387387 for the taxable year commencing January 1, 2025, seventy-five per cent 272
388388 of any distribution from an individual retirement account other than a 273
389389 Roth individual retirement account, and (III) for the taxable year 274
390390 commencing January 1, 2026, and each taxable year thereafter, any 275
391391 distribution from an individual retirement account other than a Roth 276
392392 individual retirement account. The subtraction under this clause shall 277
393393 be made in accordance with the following schedule: 278
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396396 Federal Adjusted Gross Income Deduction
397397 T35 Less than $100,000 100.0%
398398 T36 $100,000 but not over $104,999 85.0%
399399 T37 $105,000 but not over $109,999 70.0%
400400 T38 $110,000 but not over $114,999 55.0%
401401 T39 $115,000 but not over $119,999 40.0%
402402 T40 $120,000 but not over $124,999 25.0%
403403 T41 $125,000 but not over $129,999 10.0%
404404 T42 $130,000 but not over $139,999 5.0%
405405 T43 $140,000 but not over $149,999 2.5%
406406 T44 $150,000 and over 0.0%
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408408 (xxx) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 279
409409 income tax purposes, for the taxable year commencing January 1, 2022, 280
410410 the amount or amounts paid or otherwise credited to any eligible 281
411411 resident of this state under (I) the 2020 Earned Income Tax Credit 282
412412 enhancement program from funding allocated to the state through the 283
413413 Coronavirus Relief Fund established under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, 284
414414 and Economic Security Act, P.L. 116-136, and (II) the 2021 Earned 285
415415 Income Tax Credit enhancement program from funding allocated to the 286
416416 state pursuant to Section 9901 of Subtitle M of Title IX of the American 287
417417 Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2; 288
418418 (xxxi) For the taxable year commencing January 1, 2023, and each 289
419419 taxable year thereafter, for a taxpayer licensed under the provisions of 290
420420 chapter 420f or 420h, the amount of ordinary and necessary expenses 291 Raised Bill No. 5303
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427427 tax purposes under Section 162(a) of the Internal Revenue Code but that 293
428428 are disallowed under Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code 294
429429 because marijuana is a controlled substance under the federal 295
430430 Controlled Substance Act; 296
431431 (xxxii) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 297
432432 income tax purposes, for the taxable year commencing on or after 298
433433 January 1, 2025, and each taxable year thereafter, any common stock 299
434434 received by the taxpayer during the taxable year under a share plan, as 300
435435 defined in section 12-217ss; 301
436436 (xxxiii) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 302
437437 income tax purposes, the amount of any student loan reimbursement 303
438438 payment received by a taxpayer pursuant to section 10a-19m; [and] 304
439439 (xxxiv) Contributions to an ABLE account established pursuant to 305
440440 sections 3-39k to 3-39q, inclusive, not to exceed five thousand dollars for 306
441441 each individual taxpayer or ten thousand dollars for taxpayers filing a 307
442442 joint return; and 308
443443 (xxxv) Two thousand dollars for each child seventeen years of age or 309
444444 under as of the end of the prior taxable year whom the taxpayer validly 310
445445 claims as a dependent on such taxpayer's return filed under the federal 311
446446 income tax for the taxable year. 312
447447 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
448448 sections:
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450450 Section 1 from passage and
451451 applicable to taxable years
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453453 January 1, 2024
454454 12-701(a)(20)(B)
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456456 Statement of Purpose:
457457 To establish a child income tax deduction.
458458 [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
459459 that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
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