HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 395        FILED ON: 1/14/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 755

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Viriato Manuel deMacedo

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act authorizing tax free contributions to a trust for the care of incapacitated persons..

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Viriato Manuel deMacedo

1st Plymouth

1/14/2011

Sheila C. Harrington

1st Middlesex

2/3/2011


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 395        FILED ON: 1/14/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 755

By Mr. deMacedo of Plymouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 755) of Viriato Manuel deMacedo and Sheila C. Harrington for legislation to authorize tax free contributions to a trust for the care of incapacitated parents or guardians.  Revenue.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2720 OF 2009-2010.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act authorizing tax free contributions to a trust for the care of incapacitated persons..

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Chapter 62 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 6I the following section:— Section 6m. A parent or guardian of a person who is disabled, as defined in the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. subsection 1382c (a)(3)(A), may contribute an amount not to exceed ten percent of his gross income to a supplemental needs trust for the care of such disabled person and such contribution shall be exempt from taxation under the provisions of this chapter. For purposes of this paragraph, a “supplemental needs trust” shall mean a trust used to provide a supplemental source for payment of goods and services that are otherwise unavailable from any publicly funded benefit program or to provide a higher quality of care than is otherwise available.