General Assembly

 

Proposed Bill No. 5051

 

February Session, 2012

 

LCO No. 334

   

Referred to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding

 

Introduced by:

 

REP. LEGEYT, 17th Dist.

 

AN ACT CONCERNING UNDER-WITHHOLDING OF PERSONAL INCOME TAX.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That chapter 229 of the general statutes be amended to remove any penalty for under-withholding any personal income tax due for the taxable year commencing January 1, 2011.

Statement of Purpose:

To ensure that individuals are not penalized for under-withholding their income tax, given the complications involved with implementing the retroactive income tax increase.