HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4946        FILED ON: 7/3/2018

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 4765

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Frank I. Smizik and Cynthia Stone Creem

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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 raising the income threshold for senior real property tax deferments in the town of Brookline.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Frank I. Smizik

15th Norfolk

7/3/2018

Cynthia Stone Creem

First Middlesex and Norfolk

7/3/2018


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4946        FILED ON: 7/3/2018

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 4765

By Representative Smizik of Brookline and Senator Creem, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4765) of Frank I. Smizik and Cynthia Stone Creem (by vote of the town) that the town of Brookline be authorized to raise the income threshold for senior real property tax deferments in said town.  Revenue.  [Local Approval Received.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act relative to raising the income threshold for senior real property tax deferments in the town of Brookline.

 

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

Notwithstanding Section 5 of Chapter 59 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the Town of Brookline may increase the maximum qualifying gross receipts amount for purposes of M.G.L. Chapter 59, Section 5 clause Forty-First A to the amount of income determined by the commissioner of revenue for the purposes of subsection (k) of Section 6 of Chapter 62 for married persons filing jointly, regardless of the taxpayer's marital status.