SB 254

  • California Senate Bill
  • 2019-2020 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Feb 11, 2019
  • Passed Senate Jan 27, 2020
  • Assembly
  • Governor

Personal income taxes: corporation taxes: transfer of tax losses.

Abstract

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, including a deduction for net operating losses, which may be carried back for 20 taxable years preceding the taxable year of the loss, as specified. The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law, in conformity with federal income tax law, generally define "gross income" for purposes of computing taxable income as income from whatever source derived, except as specifically excluded, and provides various exclusions from gross income. This bill would allow a taxpayer under either the Personal Income Tax Law or the Corporation Tax Law to transfer any tax loss, as defined, to an unrelated party, as provided. The bill, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2026, would provide for an additional exclusion from the taxpayer's "gross income" under both of those laws any amount received by a taxpayer in exchange for a tax loss transferred under this bill if the taxpayer invests that amount in an affordable housing project or a corporation, partnership, or limited liability company that is engaged in providing affordable housing, as provided, within 180 days of receipt. The bill would authorize the Franchise Tax Board to adopt regulations to implement these provisions and exempt those regulations from the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act. Existing law requires a bill that would authorize a new tax expenditure, as defined, under the Personal Income Tax Law or the Corporation Tax Law, or an exemption from the taxes imposed by the Sales and Use Tax Law to contain specific goals, purposes, and objectives that the tax expenditure will achieve and detailed performance indicators and data collection requirements for determining whether the new credit achieves these goals, purposes, and objectives. This bill would make findings specifying the goals, purposes, and objectives of the exclusions from "gross income" allowed by the bill will achieve and detailed performance indicators and data collection requirements for determining whether those exclusions achieve these goals, purposes, and objectives.

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Jul 27, 2020

Assembly

From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.

  • Reading-1
  • Reading-2
  • Amendment-Passage
  • Committee-Passage
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on REV. & TAX.

Jun 29, 2020

Assembly

Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on REV. & TAX.

Jan 27, 2020

Assembly

In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

Senate

Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 3152.) Ordered to the Assembly.

Jan 23, 2020

Senate

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3141.) (January 23).

Senate

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Jan 21, 2020

Senate

Set for hearing January 23.

Jan 06, 2020

Senate

(Corrected January 6).

Senate

From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

May 16, 2019

Senate

May 16 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

May 14, 2019

Senate

Set for hearing May 16.

May 13, 2019

Senate

May 13 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

May 03, 2019

Senate

Set for hearing May 13.

Apr 25, 2019

Senate

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 3. Page 850.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

Apr 09, 2019

Senate

Set for hearing April 24.

Apr 01, 2019

Senate

From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on INS.

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

Feb 21, 2019

Senate

Referred to Com. on INS.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on INS.

Feb 12, 2019

Senate

From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 14.

Feb 11, 2019

Senate

Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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02/11/19 - Introduced PDF
04/01/19 - Amended Senate PDF
01/06/20 - Amended Senate PDF
07/27/20 - Amended Assembly PDF

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