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HOUSE BILL NO. 120 – Income tax/securities/exempt income

HOUSE BILL NO. 120

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H0120...............................................by REVENUE AND TAXATION
INCOME TAX - Amends existing law relating to income tax to modify the
offset for expenses and interest related to exempt income from Idaho state
and local securities.

01/27    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/29    Rpt prt - to Rev/Tax
02/03    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/04    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/05    3rd rdg - PASSED - 65-0-5
      AYES -- Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Black, Boe, Bruneel,
      Callister, Campbell, Chase, Clark, Crow, Cuddy, Deal, Denney,
      Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Geddes, Gould, Hadley,
      Hammond, Hansen(23), Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones, Judd, Kellogg,
      Kempton, Kendell, Kjellander, Kunz, Lake, Limbaugh, Linford, Mader,
      Marley, McKague, Meyer, Montgomery, Mortensen, Moyle, Pischner,
      Pomeroy, Reynolds, Ridinger, Ringo, Robison, Sali, Schaefer, Sellman,
      Smith, Stevenson, Stoicheff, Stone, Taylor, Tilman, Tippets, Watson,
      Williams, Wood, Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and exlcused -- Alltus, Hansen(29), Loertscher, Trail, Wheeler
    Floor Sponsor - Linford
    Title apvd - to Senate
02/08    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Loc Gov
02/11    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/12    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/15    3rd rdg - PASSED - 28-0-7
      AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
      Crow, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes, Hawkins,
      Keough, Lee, McLaughlin, Richardson, Riggs, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder,
      Sorensen, Stegner, Thorne, Twiggs, Wheeler, Whitworth
      NAYS--None
      Absent and excused--Danielson, Ingram, Ipsen, King, Noh, Parry,
      Stennett
    Floor Sponsor - Bunderson
    Title apvd - to House
02/16    To enrol
02/17    Rpt enrol - Sp signed
02/18    Pres signed
02/19    To Governor
02/25    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 28
         Effective: 01/01/99

Bill Text


H0120


                                                                        
 ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
Fifty-fifth Legislature                 First Regular Session - 1999
                                                                        

                             IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 120

                            BY REVENUE AND TAXATION COMMITTEE

 1                                        AN ACT
 2    RELATING TO INCOME TAXES; AMENDING SECTION 63-3022M, IDAHO CODE, TO MODIFY THE
 3        OFFSET FOR EXPENSES AND INTEREST RELATED TO EXEMPT INCOME FROM IDAHO STATE
 4        AND LOCAL SECURITIES; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING  A  RETROACTIVE
 5        EFFECTIVE DATE.

 6    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

 7        SECTION  1.  That Section 63-3022M, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
 8    amended to read as follows:

 9        63-3022M.  EXPENSES AND INTEREST RELATING TO TAX EXEMPT INCOME.  For  tax-
10    able years commencing on and after January 1, 199 8  9 :
11        (1)  Add  interest  and  dividends  received or accrued during the taxable
12    year from foreign securities and from securities issued by  states  and  other
13    political subdivisions exempt from federal income tax under the Internal Reve-
14    nue Code, less applicable amortization.
15        (2)    Subtract  any expenses and interest not allowed under sections
16    265 and 291 of the Internal Revenue  Code  in  computing  taxable  income,  as
17    defined in section 63-3011B, Idaho Code, for interest on indebtedness incurred
18    or  continued to purchase or to carry obligations the interest of which is not
19    subject to the taxes imposed under the Internal Revenue Code.
20        (3)   Subtract interest and dividends received or accrued during the
21    taxable year from securities issued:
22        (a)  By the federal government and its  instrumentalities  to  the  extent
23        included in taxable income and not subject to taxation by this state, and
24        (b)  By  the state of Idaho, its cities and political subdivisions, exempt
25        from federal income tax under the Internal Revenue Code.
26        ( 3  4 )  No deduction shall be allowed for interest
27    on indebtedness incurred or continued to purchase or to carry obligations  the
28    interest  of which is not subject to the taxes imposed under this chapter. The
29    amount of interest on indebtedness thus incurred  or  continued  shall  be  an
30    amount  which  bears  the  same  ratio to the aggregate amount allowable 
31    (determined without regard to this section)  to the taxpayer as a deduc-
32    tion for interest for the taxable year as the taxpayer's interest income  from
33    the  obligations  mentioned  in the preceding sentence bears to the taxpayer's
34    total income for the taxable year.  "Aggregate  amount  allowable"  means
35    the  taxpayer's  total interest expense deducted in determining taxable income
36    as defined in section 63-3011B, Idaho Code, plus interest  expense  disallowed
37    under sections 265 and 291 of the Internal Revenue Code, plus interest expense
38    from a pass-through entity, plus the interest expense of a foreign corporation
39    that,  pursuant to sections 63-3027 and 63-3027B through 63-3027E, Idaho Code,
40    is included in a combined report with the taxpayer less  interest  expense  of
41    any  corporation  included  with the taxpayer in a consolidated federal return
42    but not a part of the combined report filed with the state tax commission  for
43    the  same  taxable  year. The deduction under this subsection shall not exceed


                                          2

 1    the amount of interest and dividend income added pursuant to subsection (1) of
 2    this section less interest and dividend income from the state  of  Idaho,  its
 3    cities  and  political  subdivisions, subtracted pursuant to subsection (3) of
 4    this section. 
 5        ( 4  5 )  No deduction shall be allowed for expenses
 6    (other than interest) attributable to interest or dividend income which is not
 7    subject to the taxes imposed under this chapter.
 8         (5)  A deduction shall be allowed for expenses disallowed under sec-
 9    tions  265 and 291 of the Internal Revenue Code to the  extent  such  expenses
10    are attributable to interest and dividends received or accrued during the tax-
11    able  year  from  foreign  securities and from securities issued by states and
12    other political subdivisions exempt from federal income tax under the Internal
13    Revenue Code and not excluded under subsection (3) or (4) of this section. The
14    deduction under this subsection shall not exceed the amount  of  interest  and
15    dividend income added pursuant to subsection (1) of this section less interest
16    and dividend income from the state of Idaho, its cities and political subdivi-
17    sions, subtracted pursuant to subsection (2) of this section. 

18        SECTION  2.  An  emergency  existing  therefor,  which emergency is hereby
19    declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its
20    passage and approval, and retroactively to January 1, 1999.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                              RS08387

As presently written, The Idaho Income Tax Act does not give
taxpayers the full benefit of the exemption from Idaho income tax
for income earned on bonds issued by the state of Idaho and its
political subdivisions. (Income from bonds issued by other states
and their local governments that is exempt from federal income
tax is subject to Idaho income tax.) This is because the present
statute overstates the amount of expense disallowed as
attributable to earning tax-exempt income. This bill corrects
that problem.

                     FISCAL IMPACT

Loss of $10,000 to the general fund.

CONTACT
Name: Dan John/Ted Spangler
Agency: State Tax Commission
Phone: 334-7530


Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Impact                     H 120