SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1730        FILED ON: 1/18/2013

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1437

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bruce E. Tarr

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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 to phase out the corporate excise tax on property of net worth.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1730        FILED ON: 1/18/2013

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1437

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen

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An Act to phase out the corporate excise tax on property of net worth.

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. Section 39 of chapter 63 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking lines 36-39, inclusive, and inserting in place thereof the following:-

(1) $2.60 per 1,000 for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2014 but before January 1, 2015;

$2.23 per 1,000 for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2015 but before January 1, 2016;

$1.86 per 1,000 for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2016 but before January 1, 2017;

$1.49 per 1,000 for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2017 but before January 1, 2018;

$1.11 per 1,000 for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2018 but before January 1, 2019;

$0.74 per 1,000 for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019 but before January 1, 2020;

$0.37 per 1,000 for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020 but before January 1, 2021; and

$0.00 per 1,000 for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021 but before January 1, 2022, and for all subsequent taxable years; upon the value of: (i) its tangible property as determined to be taxable under paragraph 7 of section 30 if a tangible property corporation; or (ii) its net worth as determined to be taxable under paragraph 8 of section 30 if an intangible property corporation; and

SECTION 2. Section 1 shall be effective for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2013.