HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2525        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2568

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Paul McMurtry

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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 establishing a college tuition tax deduction.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

1/17/2019

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

1/30/2019

Carlos González

10th Hampden

1/30/2019

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

1/31/2019

Mindy Domb

3rd Hampshire

1/31/2019

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

2/1/2019

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

3rd Berkshire

2/1/2019

John J. Lawn, Jr.

10th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Stephan Hay

3rd Worcester

2/1/2019

Brian W. Murray

10th Worcester

2/1/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2525        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2568

By Mr. McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2568) of Paul McMurtry and others relative to establishing a college tuition income tax deduction.  Revenue.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1582 OF 2017-2018.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act establishing a college tuition tax deduction.

 

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

Paragraph (a) of part B of section 3 of chapter 62 of the General Laws, as amended by section 21 of chapter 226 of the acts of 2014, is hereby further amended by inserting after subparagraph (17) the following subparagraph:--

(18) An amount equal to 50 per cent of the cost of tuition and fee payments made by the taxpayer to a public institution of higher education, as defined by section 5 of chapter 15A, in which the taxpayer or a dependent of said taxpayer is enrolled, less any scholarships, grants or financial aid received. No deduction shall be allowed under this subparagraph if a deduction is claimed under subparagraph (11).