Bill Text: CT SB00056 | 2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning A Deduction From The Personal Income Tax For Federal Pension Income.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-09 - Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding [SB00056 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2016-SB00056-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 56
February Session, 2016		LCO No. 733
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Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING
Introduced by:
SEN. OSTEN, 19th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING A DEDUCTION FROM THE PERSONAL INCOME TAX FOR FEDERAL PENSION INCOME.

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

That chapter 229 of the general statutes be amended to allow a deduction from the personal income tax for federal pension income modeled on the existing deduction for Social Security benefits, including an income cap for eligibility purposes in the amount of $50,000 for single filers and $60,000 joint filers.

Statement of Purpose:

To allow parity between federal pensioners and others such as teachers, military personnel and those collecting Social Security by allowing a deduction from the personal income tax for certain federal pension income.