AB461:v95#DOCUMENTBill Start
Assembly Bill
No. 461
CHAPTER 525
An act to amend Section 17132.11 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to taxation, to take effect immediately, tax levy.
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Approved by
Governor
October 06, 2017.
Filed with
Secretary of State
October 06, 2017.
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LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 461, Muratsuchi.
Personal income taxes: exclusion: forgiven student loan debt.
The Personal Income Tax Law provides various exclusions from gross income in determining tax liability, including an exclusion for the amount of student loan indebtedness repaid or canceled pursuant to a specified federal law, relating to income-based repayment.
This bill would, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2017, and before January 1, 2022, revise this exclusion to include student loan indebtedness canceled, pursuant to federal law, that includes other repayment plans.
This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.
Digest Key
Vote:
MAJORITY
Appropriation:
NO
Fiscal Committee:
YES
Local Program:
NO
Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 17132.11 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended to read:17132.11.
(a) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2014, gross income shall not include any loan amount repaid by the United States Secretary of Education or canceled pursuant to Section 1098e of Title 20 of the United States Code.(b) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2017, and before January 1, 2022, gross income shall not include any loan amount repaid by the United States Secretary of Education or canceled pursuant to Section 1087e(e)
of Title 20 of the United States Code.
SEC. 2.
This act provides for a tax levy within the meaning of Article IV of the California Constitution and shall go into immediate effect.