Budget Amendment ID: FY2017-S4-53

OTH 53

Tax Deduction for Teachers Purchasing Supplies

Messrs. O'Connor, Timilty, Tarr, Fattman and Ross moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting, after section __, the following new sections:-

"SECTION 1. Paragraph (a) of part B of section 3 of chapter 62 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following subparagraph:-

(16) An amount as described in section 62(a)(2)(D) of the Code for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers, only to the extent the amount is not otherwise deducted under subparagraph (7).

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