HB257 Alabama 2014 Session
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
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Napoleon Bracy RepresentativeDemocrat - Session
- Regular Session 2014
- Title
- Income tax, married taxpayers, optional standard deduction authorized when filing separate tax returns, Sec. 40-18-15 am'd.
- Description
Currently, if separate returns are filed by husband and wife and one spouse elects to claim the optional standard deduction, the other spouse must also claim the optional standard deduction.
This bill would allow spouses who live apart for the entire year to claim either the optional standard deduction or itemized deductions, regardless of the deductions claimed by the other spouse.
- Subjects
- Taxation
Bill Actions
Forwarded to Governor on April 3, 2014 at 5:44 p.m. on April 3, 2014.
Assigned Act No. 2014-406.
Clerk of the House Certification
Enrolled
Signature Requested
Passed Second House
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1209
Third Reading Passed
Beason motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote
Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation Education
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 550
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means Education
Bill Text
Votes
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
Documents
Source: Alabama Legislature