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1996 SESSION
HB 1082 Income tax, state; increases amount of personal deduction.
Introduced by: Allen W. Dudley | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Virginia taxable income. Increases the amount of the deduction that may be taken for each personal exemption from $800 to $1,600 in taxable year 1996 and to $2,400 in taxable year 1997 and thereafter. The deductions are taken from federal adjusted gross income in computing Virginia taxable income. A taxpayer may claim a deduction for each personal and dependent exemption allowable for federal income tax purposes. The amount of the deduction that may be taken for the additional personal exemption for each taxpayer who is blind or age 65 or over remains at $800. The measure also repeals the increase in the deduction for taxpayers age 65 or over from $10,000 to $12,000, and for taxpayers age 62 through 64 from $5,000 to $6,000, that is scheduled to apply for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1996.
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HISTORY
- 01/22/96 House: Presented & ordered printed 960295220
- 01/22/96 House: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 01/24/96 House: Assigned to Finance sub-committee: 2
- 02/09/96 House: Passed by indefinitely in Finance (22-Y 0-N)