Bill Text: CA AB292 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Amended

California Assembly Bill 292 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Personal income tax: deductions: qualified pet adoption costs.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-2)

Status: (Failed) 2018-02-01 - From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [AB292 Detail]

Download: California-2017-AB292-Amended.html

Amended IN Assembly March 21, 2017

Revised March 08, 2017

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 292

Introduced by Assembly Member Steinorth
(Coauthors: Assembly Members Baker, Chávez, Chen, Cunningham, Harper, and Mathis)

February 02, 2017

An act to add and repeal Section 17239 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to taxation, to take effect immediately, tax levy.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 292, as amended, Steinorth. Personal income tax: deductions: qualified pet adoption costs.

The Personal Income Tax Law, in modified conformity with federal income tax laws, allows various deductions in computing the income that is subject to the taxes imposed by that law, including miscellaneous itemized deductions that are allowed only to the extent that the aggregate amount of those deductions exceed 2% of adjusted gross income.

This bill, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, and before January 1, 2023, would allow a deduction, not to exceed $100, under that law for the qualified costs paid or incurred by a taxpayer for the adoption of a qualified pet, as defined, from a qualified animal rescue organization. The bill would make these provisions operative on the effective date of any budget measure that specifically appropriates funds to the Franchise Tax Board for its costs of administering these provisions.

This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.

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

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

SECTION 1.

Section 17239 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read:

17239.

(a) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2018, and before January 1, 2023, there shall be allowed as a deduction an amount equal to the qualified costs paid or incurred during the taxable year by a taxpayer for the adoption of a qualified pet from a qualified animal rescue organization.

(b) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:

(1) “Qualified animal rescue organization” means a public animal control agency or shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group.

(2) “Qualified costs” means amounts paid or incurred to a qualified animal rescue organization to adopt a pet, not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100).

(3) “Qualified pet” means either of the following animals adopted from a qualified animal rescue organization that is not used by the taxpayer in a trade or business or for the production of income:

(A) A pet over four years of age, as determined by the qualified animal rescue organization.

(B) A cat.

(4) “Rescue group” means an organization exempt from federal income taxation as an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, whose primary purpose is the placement of dogs, cats, or other animals that have been removed from a public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, or humane society, or that have been surrendered or relinquished to the rescue group by the previous owner.

(d) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2023, and as of that date is repealed.

(e) This section shall become operative on the effective date of any budget measure that specifically appropriates funds to the Franchise Tax Board for its costs of administering this section.