Amendment #13 to H4000

Children Trust Fund Tax Check-Off

Representatives Jones of North Reading, Peterson of Grafton, Hill of Ipswich, Poirier of North Attleborough and deMacedo of Plymouth move to amend the bill by inserting the following new section:-

“SECTION XX. Section 50 of chapter 10 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the second paragraph, the following sentence:-

The fund shall also consist of all revenues received by the commonwealth pursuant to the voluntary check-off donation indicated on the department of revenue’s annual income tax return authorized by section 6L of chapter 62 to further children’s welfare.

SECTION XX. Chapter 62 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 6N the following section:-

Section 6O. (a) A person filing an individual or a joint return may voluntarily contribute all or part of any refund to which they are entitled, or may voluntarily add an amount on to any amount due, to be credited to the Children’s Trust Fund established in section 50 of chapter 10.

A contribution under this section may be made with respect to any taxable year at the time of filing a return of the tax established by this chapter for such taxable year. The commissioner shall prescribe the manner in which the contribution shall be made on the face of the return required by section 5 of chapter 62C; provided, however, that the commissioner shall assure that taxpayers filing any such forms are made clearly aware of their ability to make the contributions provided for by this section.

The commissioner shall annually report the total amount designated under this section to the state treasurer, who shall credit such amount to the Children’s Trust Fund.”.