Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts Senate Bill S1939 Compare Versions

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2	2	SENATE DOCKET, NO. 415 FILED ON: 1/14/2023
3	3	SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1939
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Bruce E. Tarr
8	8	_________________
9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
12	12	An Act relative to improving Massachusetts’ competitiveness and reduce the cost of living.
13	13	_______________
14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Bruce E. TarrFirst Essex and Middlesex 1 of 4
16	16	SENATE DOCKET, NO. 415 FILED ON: 1/14/2023
17	17	SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1939
18	18	By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1939) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation
19	19	relative to improving Massachusetts’ competitiveness and reduce the cost of living. Revenue.
20	20	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
21	21	_______________
22	22	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
23	23	(2023-2024)
24	24	_______________
25	25	An Act relative to improving Massachusetts’ competitiveness and reduce the cost of living.
26	26	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
27	27	of the same, as follows:
28	28	1 SECTION 1. Subparagraph (9) of paragraph (a) of part B of section 3 of chapter 62 of the
29	29	2General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in
30	30	3line 109, the figure “3,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 5,000.
31	31	4 SECTION 2. Paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of section 4 of said chapter 62, as so
32	32	5appearing, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 5, after the word “cent” the following words:-
33	33	6provided, however, that any gain from the sale or exchange of capital assets held for 1 year or
34	34	7less shall be taxed at the rate of 5 per cent.
35	35	8 SECTION 3. Paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of section 5 of said chapter 62, as so
36	36	9appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 6, the words “eight thousand dollars” and
37	37	10inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $12,550. 2 of 4
38	38	11 SECTION 4. Said subsection (a) of said section 5 of said chapter 62, as so appearing, is
39	39	12hereby amended by striking out paragraph (2) and inserting in place thereof the following 2
40	40	13paragraphs:-
41	41	14 (2) in the case of a husband and wife filing a joint return, $25,100, or
42	42	15 (3) in the case of a person filing as head of household, $18,800.
43	43	16 SECTION 5. Paragraph (2) of subsection (k) of section 6 of said chapter 62, as so
44	44	17appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 447, the figure “750” and inserting in place
45	45	18thereof the following figure:- 1,755.
46	46	19 SECTION 6. Subsection (x) of said section 6 of said chapter 62, as most recently
47	47	20amended by section 31 of chapter 102 of the acts of 2021, is hereby further amended by striking
48	48	21out the figure “240” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 480.
49	49	22 SECTION 7. Said subsection (x) of said section 6 of said chapter 62, as so amended, is
50	50	23hereby further amended by striking out the figure “480” and inserting in place thereof the
51	51	24following figure:- 960.
52	52	25 SECTION 8. Subsection (y) of said section 6 of said chapter 62, as most recently
53	53	26amended by section 33 of said chapter 102, is hereby further amended by striking out the figure
54	54	27“180” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 360.
55	55	28 SECTION 9. Said subsection (y) of said section 6 of said chapter 62, as so amended, is
56	56	29hereby further amended by striking out the figure “360” and inserting in place thereof the
57	57	30following figure:- 720. 3 of 4
58	58	31 SECTION 10. Subsection (a) of section 6 of chapter 62C of the General Laws, as
59	59	32appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, each time it appears,
60	60	33in line 4, lines 6 to 7 and line 17, the words “eight thousand dollars” and inserting in place
61	61	34thereof, in each instance, the following words:- the thresholds specified in subsection (a) of
62	62	35section five of chapter sixty-two.
63	63	36 SECTION 11. Section 2A of chapter 65C of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby
64	64	37amended by striking out subsection (a) and inserting in place the following subsection:-
65	65	38 (a) A tax is hereby imposed upon the transfer of the estate of each person dying on or
66	66	39after January 1, 1997 who, at the time of death, was a resident of the commonwealth. The
67	67	40amount of the tax shall be equal to the credit for state death taxes that would have been allowable
68	68	41to a decedent’s estate as computed under Code section 2011, as in effect on December 31, 2000,
69	69	42hereinafter referred to as the “credit”. In the event that the federal gross estate of a person
70	70	43includes real or tangible personal property located outside of Massachusetts at the time of death,
71	71	44the tax shall be reduced by an amount equal to the proportion of such allowable credit as the
72	72	45value of said real or tangible personal property located outside of Massachusetts bears to the
73	73	46value of the entire federal gross estate wherever situated, as determined under Code section
74	74	472011, as in effect on December 31, 2000.
75	75	48 SECTION 12. Said section 2A of said chapter 65C, as so appearing, is hereby further
76	76	49amended by adding the following subsection:-
77	77	50 (f) Effective for the estates of decedents dying on or after July 1, 2022, for purposes of
78	78	51computing the tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b), the credit shall be determined based on
79	79	52the value of the federal taxable estate after such estate is reduced by $2,000,000. Estates of 4 of 4
80	80	53decedents dying on or after July 1, 2022 are not required to pay any tax under subsections (a) and
81	81	54(b) if the value of the federal taxable estate is $2,000,000 or less. For purposes of this subsection,
82	82	55the federal taxable estate is the federal gross estate less any Qualified Conservation Exclusion
83	83	56elected under Code section 2031(c), as in effect on December 31, 2000, and further reduced by
84	84	57the deductions allowable by the Code, as in effect on December 31, 2000.
85	85	58 SECTION 13. Sections 11 and 12 shall take effect for the estates of decedents dying on
86	86	59or after July 1, 2023.
87	87	60 SECTION 14. Except as otherwise specified, this act shall take effect for taxable years
88	88	61beginning on or after January 1, 2023.