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MO SB234

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/8/2011

Primary Sponsor

Tom Dempsey

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Origin

Senate

2011 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Repeals and replaces section 143.161, RSMo, relating to Missouri dependency exemptions for state income tax purposes
  • Allows taxpayers to deduct $1,200 for each dependent for whom they claim a federal dependency exemption, with an additional $1,000 deduction for dependents age 65 or older who reside in the taxpayer's home or their own home and do not receive Medicaid or state facility funding
  • Provides an additional $800 deduction for unmarried heads of household or surviving spouses for tax years before January 1, 1999, and an additional $1,400 for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 1999
  • Permits taxpayers to claim the $1,200 dependent exemption for stillborn children (for which a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth has been issued) only in the tax year in which the stillbirth occurred, if the child would have been a member of the taxpayer's household
  • Effective for all taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2011

Legislative Description

Creates an income tax dependency exemption for stillborn children

Last Action

Second Read and Referred S Health, Mental Health, Seniors and Families Committee

2/10/2011

Committee Referrals

Health, Mental Health, Seniors And Families2/10/2011

Full Bill Text

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