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33 By: Representatives Carson of the 46
44 th
55 , Blackmon of the 146
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77 , Kelley of the 16
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99 , Wilkerson
1010 of the 38
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1212 , and Williamson of the 112
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1515 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1616 AN ACT
1717 To amend Chapter 1 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
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1919 general provisions of revenue and taxation, so as to revise the terms "Internal Revenue Code"2
2020 and "Internal Revenue Code of 1986" to incorporate certain provisions of the federal law into3
2121 Georgia law; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability;4
2222 to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.5
2323 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:6
2424 SECTION 1.7
2525 Chapter 1 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general8
2626 provisions of revenue and taxation, is amended by revising paragraph (14) of Code Section9
2727 48-1-2, relating to definitions, as follows:10
2828 "(14) 'Internal Revenue Code' or 'Internal Revenue Code of 1986' means for taxable years11
2929 beginning on or after January 1, 2023
3030 2024, the provisions of the United States Internal12
3131 Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, provided for in federal law enacted on or before13
3232 January 1, 2024 2025, except that Section 108(i), Section 163(e)(5)(F), Section14
3333 168(b)(3)(I), Section 168(e)(3)(B)(vii), Section 168(e)(3)(E)(ix), Section 168(e)(8),15
3434 Section 168(k), Section 168(m), Section 168(n), Section 179(d)(1)(B)(ii), Section 179(f),16
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3737 Section 199, Section 381(c)(20), Section 382(d)(3), Section 810(b)(4), Section 1400L,
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3939 Section 1400N(d)(1), Section 1400N(f), Section 1400N(j), Section 1400N(k), and Section18
4040 1400N(o) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, shall be treated as if they19
4141 were not in effect, and except that Section 168(e)(7), Section 172(b)(1)(F), and Section20
4242 172(i)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, shall be treated as they were21
4343 in effect before the 2008 enactment of federal Public Law 110-343, and except that22
4444 Section 163(i)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, shall be treated as23
4545 it was in effect before the 2009 enactment of federal Public Law 111-5, and except that24
4646 Section 13(e)(4) of 2009 federal Public Law 111-92 shall be treated as if it was not in25
4747 effect, and except that Section 118, Section 163(j), Section 382(k)(1), and Section 17426
4848 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, shall be treated as they were in effect27
4949 before the 2017 enactment of federal Public Law 115-97; provided, however, that all28
5050 provisions in federal Public Law 117-58 (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) that29
5151 change or affect in any manner Section 118 shall be treated as if they were in effect, and30
5252 except that all provisions in federal Public Law 116-136 (CARES Act) that change or31
5353 affect in any manner Section 172 and Section 461(l) shall be treated as if they were not32
5454 in effect, and except that all provisions in federal Public Law 117-2 (American Rescue33
5555 Plan Act of 2021) that change or affect in any manner Section 461(l) shall be treated as34
5656 if they were not in effect, and except that the limitations provided in Section 179(b)(1)35
5757 shall be $250,000.00 for tax years beginning in 2010, shall be $250,000.00 for tax years36
5858 beginning in 2011, shall be $250,000.00 for tax years beginning in 2012, shall be37
5959 $250,000.00 for tax years beginning in 2013, and shall be $500,000.00 for tax years38
6060 beginning in 2014, and except that the limitations provided in Section 179(b)(2) shall be39
6161 $800,000.00 for tax years beginning in 2010, shall be $800,000.00 for tax years40
6262 beginning in 2011, shall be $800,000.00 for tax years beginning in 2012, shall be41
6363 $800,000.00 for tax years beginning in 2013, and shall be $2 million for tax years42
6464 beginning in 2014, and provided that Section 1106 of federal Public Law 112-95 as43
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6767 amended by federal Public Law 113-243 shall be treated as if it is in effect, except the
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6969 phrase 'Code Section 48-2-35 (or, if later, November 15, 2015)' shall be substituted for45
7070 the phrase 'section 6511(a) of such Code (or, if later, April 15, 2015),' and46
7171 notwithstanding any other provision in this title, no interest shall be refunded with respect47
7272 to any claim for refund filed pursuant to Section 1106 of federal Public Law 112-95, and48
7373 provided that subsection (b) of Section 3 of federal Public Law 114-292 shall be treated49
7474 as if it is in effect, except the phrase 'Code Section 48-2-35' shall be substituted for the50
7575 phrase 'section 6511(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986' and the phrase 'such51
7676 section' shall be substituted for the phrase 'such subsection.' In the event a reference is52
7777 made in this title to the Internal Revenue Code or the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 as53
7878 it existed on a specific date prior to January 1, 2024
7979 2025, the term means the provisions54
8080 of the Internal Revenue Code or the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 as it existed on the55
8181 prior date. Unless otherwise provided in this title, any term used in this title shall have56
8282 the same meaning as when used in a comparable provision or context in the Internal57
8383 Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. For taxable years beginning on or after January 1,58
8484 2023 2024, provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, which were59
8585 as of January 1, 2024 2025, enacted into law but not yet effective shall become effective60
8686 for purposes of Georgia taxation on the same dates upon which they become effective for61
8787 federal tax purposes."62
8888 SECTION 2.63
8989 This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law64
9090 without such approval and shall be applicable to all taxable years beginning on or after65
9191 January 1, 2024.66
9292 SECTION 3.67
9393 All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.68
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