AB 420

  • California Assembly Bill
  • 2017-2018 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Assembly
  • Passed Assembly May 11, 2017
  • Senate
  • Governor

Personal income tax: deduction: commercial cannabis activity.

Abstract

Existing law, the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA) , among other things, consolidates the licensure and regulation of commercial medicinal and adult-use cannabis activities and authorizes persons to conduct specified commercial cannabis activities, as defined, in the state. The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law allow various deductions in computing the income that is subject to the taxes imposed by those laws. The Personal Income Tax Law conforms as of a specified date to federal income tax laws with respect to itemized deductions, including business deductions and items not deductible, except as specifically provided. The Corporation Tax Law does not conform to those federal income tax provisions, but specifically provides for deductions for purposes of that law. The Personal Income Tax Law, by conformity to federal income tax laws, disallows a deduction or credit for business expenses of a trade or business whose activities consist of trafficking specified controlled substances, including marijuana. This bill, for each taxable year beginning on and after January 1, 2018, would specifically provide in the Personal Income Tax Law for nonconformity to that federal law disallowing a deduction or credit for business expenses of a trade or business whose activities consist of trafficking specified controlled substances, only for commercial cannabis activity, as defined, authorized under MAUCRSA, thus allowing deduction of business expenses for a cannabis or marijuana trade or business under the Personal Income Tax Law, as provided. This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.

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Actions


Sep 01, 2017

Senate

In committee: Held under submission.

Aug 21, 2017

Senate

In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  • Referral-Committee
APPR APPR. suspense file.

Jul 19, 2017

Senate

Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Amendment-Passage
  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
  • Reading-1
Com. on APPR.

Jul 18, 2017

Senate

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (July 12).

Jun 21, 2017

Senate

Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on GOV. & F.

Jun 14, 2017

Senate

Withdrawn from committee.

Senate

Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on RLS.

Jun 13, 2017

Senate

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.

  • Amendment-Passage
  • Referral-Committee
  • Reading-2
  • Reading-1
  • Amendment-Introduction
Com. on B., P. & E.D.

May 24, 2017

Senate

Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on B., P. & E.D.

May 11, 2017

Senate

In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

Assembly

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1487.)

May 04, 2017

Assembly

Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

May 03, 2017

Assembly

From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 3).

Apr 19, 2017

Assembly

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Committee-Passage
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Mar 27, 2017

Assembly

Referred to Com. on B. & P.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on B. & P.

Feb 10, 2017

Assembly

From printer. May be heard in committee March 12.

Feb 09, 2017

Assembly

Read first time. To print.

Bill Text

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02/09/17 - Introduced PDF
06/13/17 - Amended Senate PDF
07/19/17 - Amended Senate PDF

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