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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2148 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2868 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | David Paul Linsky |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act to create an income tax deduction for municipal and school fees. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:David Paul Linsky5th Middlesex1/19/2023 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2148 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2868 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Linsky of Natick, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2868) of David |
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| 19 | 19 | | Paul Linsky for legislation to create an income tax deduction for municipal and school fees. |
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| 20 | 20 | | Revenue. |
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| 21 | 21 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 22 | 22 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 2980 OF 2021-2022.] |
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| 23 | 23 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 27 | 27 | | _______________ |
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| 28 | 28 | | An Act to create an income tax deduction for municipal and school fees. |
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| 29 | 29 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 30 | 30 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1 SECTION 1. Section 3 of Chapter 62 of the General Laws is hereby amended to add the |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2following new subsection: |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3 B.(a) (17). In addition to any other deduction from Part B income so-called, a taxpayer |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4may deduct any fee paid to a municipality or public school district for the purpose of |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5transportation for a student to or from a public school, participation by a student in an athletic, |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6academic, enrichment or student activity program at a public school, or fee paid for the purpose |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7of trash pickup or disposal, either paid directly to the municipality or for participation in a “pay |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8as you throw” trash pickup program, so-called. The Commissioner of Revenue is authorized to |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9promulgate regulations under this sub-section. |
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