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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Erika Uyterhoeven

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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 reform the charitable deduction.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Erika Uyterhoeven

27th Middlesex

1/20/2023

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

1/26/2023

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

1/30/2023

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf

17th Worcester

2/1/2023

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

2/4/2023

Danillo A. Sena

37th Middlesex

2/27/2023

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

3/6/2023

Natalie M. Higgins

4th Worcester

3/16/2023

Steven Owens

29th Middlesex

5/2/2023

Carmine Lawrence Gentile

13th Middlesex

7/10/2023

Vanna Howard

17th Middlesex

1/25/2024

Manny Cruz

7th Essex

1/25/2024


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3073        FILED ON: 1/20/2023

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By Representative Uyterhoeven of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2964) of Erika Uyterhoeven and others for legislation to reform the charitable deduction.  Revenue.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act to reform the charitable deduction.

 

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 3 of chapter 62 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 151 and 152, the words “shall not be required to itemize their deductions in their federal income tax returns” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- "may only claim this deduction in a tax year in which they do not itemize their deductions in their federal income tax return".

SECTION 2. This Act shall apply to all tax years beginning after December 31, 2022.