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Measure AB 834
Authors Hadwick  
Subject Personal Income Tax Law: deduction: teachers.
Relating To relating to taxation, to take effect immediately, tax levy.
Title An act to amend Section 17072 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to taxation, to take effect immediately, tax levy.
Last Action Dt 2025-03-24
State Amended Assembly
Status In Committee Process
Active? Y
Vote Required Majority
Appropriation No
Fiscal Committee Yes
Local Program No
Substantive Changes None
Urgency Yes
Tax Levy Yes
Leginfo Link Bill
Actions
2025-05-05     In committee: Set, second hearing. Held under submission.
2025-04-07     In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to REV. & TAX. suspense file.
2025-03-25     Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
2025-03-24     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on REV. & TAX. Read second time and amended.
2025-03-24     Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
2025-02-20     From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2025-02-19     Read first time. To print.
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Amended Assembly     2025-03-24
Introduced     2025-02-19
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			<html:p>Existing law requires any bill authorizing a new tax expenditure, as defined, to include tax credits, deductions, exclusions, or exemptions, to contain, among other things, specific goals, purposes, and objectives that the tax credit will achieve, detailed performance indicators, and data collection requirements.</html:p>
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								Section 62 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to adjusted gross income defined, shall apply, except as otherwise provided.
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								For taxable years beginning before January 1, 2026, and on or after January 1, 2031, Section 62(a)(2)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers, shall not apply.
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								Section 62(a)(21) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to attorneys fees relating to awards to whistleblowers, shall not
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				<html:p>For purposes of complying with Section 41 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, with respect to the deduction from gross income in computing adjusted gross income allowed by the amendment to Section 17072 of the Revenue and Taxation Code made by this act, the Legislature finds and declares the following:</html:p>
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					The specific purpose of the deduction is to achieve conformity with federal law and support teachers that incur the costs of classroom supplies, materials, and professional development, which benefit students.
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					To the extent that data is available to be collected, the Franchise Tax Board shall collect the number of taxpayers claiming the deduction, the average amount of the deduction claimed by taxpayers, and descriptions of the expenses deducted to determine if the deduction is conforming with federal law, supporting teachers, and benefitting students.
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Last Version Text Digest The Personal Income Tax Law, in general conformity with federal tax law, allows various deductions from gross income in calculating adjusted gross income. The Personal Income Tax Law generally applies the federal definition of adjusted gross income, but excepts the deduction allowed for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers. This bill would conform with federal law for purposes of the deduction allowed for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, and before January 1, 2031. Existing law requires any bill authorizing a new tax expenditure, as defined, to include tax credits, deductions, exclusions, or exemptions, to contain, among other things, specific goals, purposes, and objectives that the tax credit will achieve, detailed performance indicators, and data collection requirements. This bill would include findings and collection requirements in compliance with this requirement. This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.