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GA HB824

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/1/2018

Primary Sponsor

Howard Mosby

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017-2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Georgia Code Section 48-7-27 to allow taxpayers who claim the federal standard deduction to still itemize nonbusiness deductions on their Georgia state income tax return
  • Under prior law, taxpayers who did not itemize on their federal return were limited to Georgia's standard deduction; the bill adds a new option (subparagraph B) permitting them to deduct all itemized nonbusiness deductions they could have claimed federally
  • Retains existing Georgia standard deduction amounts: $2,300 for single filers or heads of household, $1,500 for married filing separately, and $3,000 for married filing jointly
  • Preserves additional deductions of $1,300 each for taxpayers or spouses who are age 65 or older or blind at the close of the taxable year
  • Effective July 1, 2018, and applicable to all taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2018

Legislative Description

Income tax; change in the computation of state taxable income; provide

Last Action

House Second Readers

2/6/2018

Full Bill Text

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