Bill Text: CA AB1605 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 1605 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Income taxes: voluntary contributions: California Domestic Violence Victims Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-14 - Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX. [AB1605 Detail]

Download: California-2021-AB1605-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 1605

Introduced by Assembly Member Burke

January 04, 2022

An act to add and repeal Article 2 (commencing with Section 18711) of Chapter 3 of Part 10.2 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to taxation, and making an appropriation therefor.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 1605, as introduced, Burke. Income taxes: voluntary contributions: California Domestic Violence Victims Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund.

Existing law authorizes an individual to contribute amounts in excess of their tax liability for the support of specified funds. Existing law also has administrative provisions applicable to voluntary contributions.

This bill would additionally allow an individual to designate on their tax return that a specified amount in excess of their tax liability be transferred to the California Domestic Violence Victims Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund, which would be created by this bill. The bill would prohibit a voluntary contribution designation for the California Domestic Violence Victims Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund from being added on the tax return until another voluntary contribution designation is removed or a space is available.

The bill would require moneys in the California Domestic Violence Victims Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund to be continuously appropriated and to be allocated to the Franchise Tax Board and the Controller for reimbursement of costs and the balance to the Office of Emergency Services (OES) for the distribution of funds to active grant recipients under the Comprehensive Statewide Domestic Violence Program within OES, as provided. By continuously appropriating these funds, the bill would make an appropriation.

The bill would provide that these provisions would remain in effect only until January 1 of the 7th taxable year following the first appearance of the California Domestic Violence Victims Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund on the tax return, but would further provide for an earlier repeal if the Franchise Tax Board determines that the amount of contributions estimated to be received during the 2nd and later calendar years after its first appearance on a return will not at least equal the minimum contribution amount, in which case these provisions would be repealed on December 1 of that year.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: YES Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Article 2 (commencing with Section 18711) is added to Chapter 3 of Part 10.2 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read:

Article 2. California Domestic Violence Victims Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund

18711.

(a) An individual may designate on the tax return that a contribution in excess of the tax liability, if any, be made to the California Domestic Violence Victims Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund established by Section 18712. That designation is to be used as a voluntary contribution on the tax return.

(b) The contributions shall be in full dollar amounts and may be made individually by each signatory on a joint return.

(c) A designation under subdivision (a) shall be made for a taxable year on the original return for that taxable year, and once made shall be irrevocable. If payments and credits reported on the return, together with any other credits associated with the individual’s account, do not exceed the individual’s liability, the return shall be treated as though no designation has been made. If a designee is not specified, the contribution shall be transferred to the General Fund after reimbursement of the direct actual costs of the Franchise Tax Board for the collection and administration of funds under this article.

(d) If an individual designates a contribution to more than one account or fund listed on the tax return, and the amount available is insufficient to satisfy the total amount designated, the contribution shall be allocated among the designees on a pro rata basis.

(e) The Franchise Tax Board shall revise the form of the return to include a space labeled “California Domestic Violence Victims Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund” to allow for the designation permitted under subdivision (a). The form shall also include in the instructions information that the contribution may be in the amount of one dollar ($1) or more and that the contribution shall be used to further the services that California’s domestic violence programs provide for victims of domestic violence.

(f) Notwithstanding any other law, a voluntary contribution designation for the California Domestic Violence Victims Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund shall not be added on the tax return until another voluntary contribution designation is removed or space is available.

(g) A deduction shall be allowed under Article 6 (commencing with Section 17201) of Chapter 3 of Part 10 for any contribution made pursuant to subdivision (a).

18712.

There is hereby established in the State Treasury the California Domestic Violence Victims Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund to receive contributions made pursuant to Section 18711. The Franchise Tax Board shall notify the Controller of both the amount of money paid by taxpayers in excess of their tax liability and the amount of refund money that taxpayers have designated pursuant to Section 18711 to be transferred to the California Domestic Violence Victims Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund. The Controller shall transfer from the Personal Income Tax Fund to the California Domestic Violence Victims Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund an amount not in excess of the sum of the amounts designated by individuals pursuant to Section 18711 for payment into that fund.

18713.

Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all moneys transferred to the California Domestic Violence Victims Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund shall be continuously appropriated and allocated as follows:

(a) To the Franchise Tax Board and the Controller for reimbursement of all costs incurred by the Franchise Tax Board and the Controller in connection with their duties under this article.

(b) To the Office of Emergency Services for the distribution of funds to domestic violence programs in California that are in active status, as reflected on the Business Search page of the Secretary of State’s internet website, and are exempt from federal income taxation as an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and are active grant recipients under the Comprehensive Statewide Domestic Violence Program within the Office of Emergency Services as described in Section 13823.15 of the Penal Code. The Office of Emergency Services shall award the funds and be responsible for overseeing the grant program.

(1) A domestic violence program shall not use grant moneys awarded pursuant to this section for its administrative costs.

(2) The Office of Emergency Services shall not use fund moneys for its administrative costs.

(c) The Office of Emergency Services shall report on its internet website information on the process for awarding money, the amount of money spent on administration, and an itemization of how program funds were awarded, including, but not limited to, the recipients of grants made with funds.

18714.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), this article shall remain in effect only until January 1 of the seventh taxable year following the first appearance of the California Domestic Violence Victims Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund on the personal income tax return, and is repealed as of December 1 of that year.

(b) (1) By September 1 of the second calendar year and each subsequent calendar year that the California Domestic Violence Victims Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund appears on the tax return, the Franchise Tax Board shall determine whether the amount of contributions estimated to be received during the calendar year will equal or exceed the minimum contribution amount for the calendar year. The Franchise Tax Board shall estimate the amount of contributions to be received by using the actual amounts received and an estimate of the contributions that will be received by the end of that calendar year.

(2) If the Franchise Tax Board determines that the amount of contributions estimated to be received during a calendar year will not at least equal the minimum contribution amount for the calendar year, this article shall be inoperative with respect to taxable years beginning on or after January 1 of that calendar year, and shall be repealed on December 1 of that year.

(3) For purposes of this section, the minimum contribution amount for a calendar year means two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000).