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HOUSE BILL NO. 355 – Income tax, married persons, deduct

HOUSE BILL NO. 355

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H0355...............................................by REVENUE AND TAXATION
INCOME TAX - Adds to and amends existing law to provide that for taxable
years commencing on and after January 1, 1999, an additional deduction of
$150 shall be allowed in the case of a joint return where the standard
deduction is claimed; to provide procedures if the taxpayer does not make
the election; to provide for remittance of moneys to the Early Childhood
Development Fund; to provide for creation of the Early Childhood
Development Fund; to provide what the fund shall consist of; to provide for
return of interest earned on moneys of the fund to the fund; to provide for
disbursement of moneys; and to provide for appropriation.

03/08    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/09    Rpt prt - to Rev/Tax

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H0355


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

                             IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 355

                            BY REVENUE AND TAXATION COMMITTEE

 1                                        AN ACT
 2    RELATING TO INCOME TAXES; AMENDING CHAPTER 30, TITLE 63, IDAHO  CODE,  BY  THE
 3        ADDITION  OF  A NEW SECTION 63-3022N, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT FOR TAX-
 4        ABLE YEARS COMMENCING ON AND AFTER JANUARY 1, 1999, AN  ADDITIONAL  DEDUC-
 5        TION  OF ONE HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS SHALL BE ALLOWED IN THE CASE OF A JOINT
 6        RETURN WHERE THE STANDARD DEDUCTION IS CLAIMED AND TO  PROVIDE  PROCEDURES
 7        IF  THE  TAXPAYER  DOES  NOT MAKE THE ELECTION; AMENDING SECTION 63-3067A,
 8        IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR REMITTANCE OF MONEYS  TO  THE  EARLY  CHILDHOOD
 9        DEVELOPMENT  FUND  AND  TO  MAKE  TECHNICAL  CORRECTIONS; AMENDING SECTION
10        63-3067B, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR REMITTANCE OF  MONEYS  TO  THE  EARLY
11        CHILDHOOD  DEVELOPMENT  FUND  AND  TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS; AMENDING
12        CHAPTER 8, TITLE 57, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION  57-820,
13        IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR THE CREATION OF THE EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
14        FUND, TO PROVIDE WHAT THE FUND SHALL CONSIST OF, TO PROVIDE FOR THE RETURN
15        OF  INTEREST EARNED ON MONEYS OF THE FUND TO THE FUND, TO PROVIDE FOR DIS-
16        BURSEMENT OF MONEYS AND TO PROVIDE FOR EXPENDITURE PURSUANT TO  APPROPRIA-
17        TION; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING RETROACTIVE APPLICATION.

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

19        SECTION  1.  That  Chapter  30,  Title 63, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
20    hereby amended by the addition thereto of a  NEW SECTION  ,  to  be
21    known and designated as Section 63-3022N, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:

22        63-3022N.  MARRIAGE PENALTY REDUCTION. (1) For taxable years commencing on
23    and  after  January 1, 1999, an additional deduction of one hundred fifty dol-
24    lars ($150) shall be allowed in the case of a joint return where the  standard
25    deduction as defined in section 63-3022, Idaho Code, is claimed.
26        (2)  If  the taxpayer does not make the election allowed by subsection (1)
27    of this section, the taxpayer shall be deemed to have made a binding  election
28    to  forego  the marriage tax penalty savings and donate any reduction for that
29    year in tax otherwise allowed by subsection (1) to the early childhood  devel-
30    opment fund created in section 57-820, Idaho Code.

31        SECTION  2.  That Section 63-3067A, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
32    amended to read as follows:

33        63-3067A.  DESIGNATION BY INDIVIDUALS -- TRUST ACCOUNTS. (a)  Every  indi-
34    vidual who:
35        (i)   Has a refund due and payable for overpayment of taxes under this act
36        may  designate  all  or  any  portion  thereof  to be deposited in a trust
37        account specified in subsection (c)  below   of this  sec-
38        tion ; or
39        (ii)  Has  an income tax liability may, in addition to his tax obligation,
40        include a donation to be deposited in a trust account specified in subsec-
41        tion (c) of this section.


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 1        (b)  A designation under subsection (a) of this section may be made in any
 2    taxable year in such manner and form as prescribed by the  state  tax  commis-
 3    sion.  The manner and form so prescribed shall be a conspicuous portion of the
 4    principal form provided for the purpose of individual taxation.
 5        (c)  The  trust accounts     funds    authorized  to
 6    receive moneys designated under subsection (a) of this section are:
 7        (i)   The fish and game set-aside account created by section 36-111, Idaho
 8        Code;
 9        (ii)  The  Idaho  ag  in  the classroom account created by section 57-815,
10        Idaho Code;
11        (iii) The drug enforcement donation account  created  by  section  57-816,
12        Idaho Code;
13        (iv)  The children's trust account created by section 39-6007, Idaho Code;
14         and 
15        (v)   The  United  States olympic account created by section 57-817, Idaho
16        Code, but no donation shall exceed five dollars ($5.00) ; and 
17         (vi)  The  early  childhood  development  fund  created  by  section
18        57-820, Idaho Code .
19        (d)  Prior  to  the  distribution  of funds into any of the trust accounts
20    specified in subsection (c) of this section from the refund account, the state
21    tax commission shall retain funds for the commission's  costs  for  collecting
22    and  administering  the moneys in the accounts as follows: three thousand dol-
23    lars ($3,000) from each account for start-up costs during the  first  year  of
24    collections,  and  three  thousand dollars ($3,000) or twenty percent (20%) of
25    the moneys remitted to each account during the fiscal year, whichever is less,
26    from each account during each fiscal year thereafter, which amounts are hereby
27    appropriated to the tax commission.

28        SECTION 3.  That Section 63-3067B, Idaho Code, be, and the same is  hereby
29    amended to read as follows:

30        63-3067B.  DESIGNATION  BY  INDIVIDUALS -- TRUST ACCOUNTS. (a) Every resi-
31    dent individual who:
32        (i)   Has a refund due and payable for overpayment of taxes under this act
33        may designate all or any portion  thereof  to  be  deposited  in  a  trust
34        account  specified in subsection (c)  below   of this sec-
35        tion ; or
36        (ii)  Has an income tax liability may, in addition to his tax  obligation,
37        include a donation to be deposited in a trust account specified in subsec-
38        tion (c) of this section.
39        (b)  A designation under subsection (a) of this section may be made in any
40    taxable  year  in  such manner and form as prescribed by the state tax commis-
41    sion. The manner and form so prescribed shall be a conspicuous portion of  the
42    principal form provided for the purpose of individual taxation.
43        (c)  The    trust  accounts     funds  authorized to
44    receive moneys designated under subsection (a) of this section are:
45        (i)    The fish and game set-aside  account  created  by  section  36-111,
46        Idaho Code;
47        (ii)   The  Idaho  ag  in the classroom account created by section 57-815,
48        Idaho Code;
49        (iii)  The drug enforcement donation account created  by  section  57-816,
50        Idaho Code;
51        (iv)   The  children's  trust  account  created  by section 39-6007, Idaho
52        Code;
53        (v)    The United States olympic account created by section 57-817,  Idaho


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 1        Code, but no donation shall exceed five dollars ($5.00);
 2        (vi)   The Alzheimer's disease services account created in section 57-819,
 3        Idaho Code;  and 
 4        (vii)  The  community  forestry  trust  account created in section 38-136,
 5        Idaho Code ; and 
 6         (viii) The early  childhood  development  fund  created  by  section
 7        57-820, Idaho Code .
 8        (d)  Prior  to  the  distribution  of funds into any of the trust accounts
 9    specified in subsection (c) of this section from the refund account, the state
10    tax commission shall retain funds for the commission's  costs  for  collecting
11    and  administering  the moneys in the accounts as follows: three thousand dol-
12    lars ($3,000) from each account for start-up costs during the  first  year  of
13    collections,  and  three  thousand dollars ($3,000) or twenty percent (20%) of
14    the moneys remitted to each account during the fiscal year, whichever is less,
15    from each account during each fiscal year thereafter, which amounts are hereby
16    appropriated to the tax commission.

17        SECTION 4.  That Chapter 8, Title 57, Idaho Code,  be,  and  the  same  is
18    hereby  amended  by  the addition thereto of a  NEW SECTION , to be
19    known and designated as Section 57-820, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:

20        57-820.  EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUND. (1) There is hereby  created  a
21    fund  in  the state treasury to be known and designated as the early childhood
22    development fund.
23        (2)  The account shall consist of:
24        (a)  Moneys appropriated to the fund;
25        (b)  Moneys as provided in sections 63-3067A and 63-3067B, Idaho Code;
26        (c)  Donations, gifts and grants from any source; and
27        (d)  Any other moneys which may hereafter be provided by law.
28        (3)  Interest earned on the investment of idle moneys in the early  child-
29    hood  development  fund  shall  be returned to the early childhood development
30    fund.
31        (4)  Disbursement of moneys from the fund shall be on the authorization of
32    the governor or a duly authorized representative of the governor.  Such moneys
33    in the fund may be expended only pursuant to appropriation to the governor.

34        SECTION 5.  An emergency existing  therefor,  which  emergency  is  hereby
35    declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its
36    passage and approval, and retroactively to January 1, 1999.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


                      STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                            RS09035C1

This bill provides a mechanism whereby taxpayers may donate their
marriage tax penalty savings to a newly created Early Childhoocl
Development Account, and any taxpayer may elect (via a checkoff)
to contribute any amount they desire to the Early Childhood
Development Account.




                           FISCAL NOTE

This bill will yield revenue to the newly created Early Childhood
Development Account, but it is very difficult to estimate the
amount. Absent any experience, a preliminary estimate of $50,000
is suggested. The actual amount may vary considerably from this
estimate.

         
         
         
         
         
         CONTACT: Rep. Dan Mader
                  332-1000
         
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/ FISCAL NOTE    Bill No.      H 355