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MS SB2491

Bill

Status

Failed

3/27/2024

Primary Sponsor

Reginald Jackson

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Origin

Senate

2024 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Allows Mississippi taxpayers who claim the federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) under 26 USCS Section 32 to receive a refundable state income tax credit equal to 5% of their federal EITC amount
  • Makes the credit refundable, meaning taxpayers receive a refund from the Department of Revenue if the credit exceeds their state income tax liability after accounting for all other allowable credits
  • Requires taxpayers to claim the federal EITC on their federal tax return and provide a copy of that return and any other information required by the Department of Revenue
  • Codifies the credit as a new section in Title 27, Chapter 7 of the Mississippi Code of 1972
  • Takes effect January 1, 2024

Legislative Description

Income tax; provide credit for taxpayers claiming federal Earned Income Tax Credit.

Last Action

Died In Committee

3/27/2024

Committee Referrals

Finance2/16/2024

Full Bill Text

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