HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 853        FILED ON: 1/19/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 759

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bradford Hill

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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 relative to charitable donations.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Bradford Hill

4th Essex

1/19/2011

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

2/4/2011


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 853        FILED ON: 1/19/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 759

By Mr. Hill of Ipswich, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 759) of Bradford Hill and Denise Provost for legislation to provide for an income tax deduction for donations to a charitable institutions.  Revenue.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2776 OF 2009-2010.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act relative to charitable donations.

 

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. Paragraph (a) of Part B of section 3 of chapter 62 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding after subparagraph 15, the following new subparagraph:-

(16)  An amount equal to 50 per cent of the amount donated to a charitable institution, as defined in section 18 of chapter 68.