Budget Amendment ID: FY2023-S4-159-R1
Redraft GOV 159
Improving Massachusetts’ competitiveness and reduce the cost of living
Messrs. Tarr, Moore, Fattman, O'Connor and Pacheco moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after section _ the following sections:-
"SECTION XX. Subparagraph (9) of paragraph (a) of part B of section 3 of chapter 62 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 109, the figure “3,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 5,000.
SECTION XX. Paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of section 4 of said chapter 62, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 5, after the word “cent” the following words:- provided, however, that any gain from the sale or exchange of capital assets held for 1 year or less shall be taxed at the rate of 5 per cent.
SECTION XX. Paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of section 5 of said chapter 62, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 6, the words “eight thousand dollars” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $12,550.
SECTION XX. Said subsection (a) of said section 5 of said chapter 62, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out paragraph (2) and inserting in place thereof the following 2 paragraphs:-
(2) in the case of a husband and wife filing a joint return, $25,100, or
(3) in the case of a person filing as head of household, $18,800.
SECTION XX. Paragraph (2) of subsection (k) of section 6 of said chapter 62, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 447, the figure “750” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 1,755.
SECTION XX. Subsection (x) of said section 6 of said chapter 62, as most recently amended by section 31 of chapter 102 of the acts of 2021, is hereby further amended by striking out the figure “240” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 480.
SECTION XX. Said subsection (x) of said section 6 of said chapter 62, as so amended, is hereby further amended by striking out the figure “480” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 960.
SECTION XX. Subsection (y) of said section 6 of said chapter 62, as most recently amended by section 33 of said chapter 102, is hereby further amended by striking out the figure “180” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 360.
SECTION XX. Said subsection (y) of said section 6 of said chapter 62, as so amended, is hereby further amended by striking out the figure “360” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 720.
SECTION XX. Subsection (a) of section 6 of chapter 62C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, each time it appears, in line 4, lines 6 to 7 and line 17, the words “eight thousand dollars” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- the thresholds specified in subsection (a) of section five of chapter sixty-two.
SECTION XX. Section 2A of chapter 65C of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out subsection (a) and inserting in place the following subsection:-
(a) A tax is hereby imposed upon the transfer of the estate of each person dying on or after January 1, 1997 who, at the time of death, was a resident of the commonwealth. The amount of the tax shall be equal to the credit for state death taxes that would have been allowable to a decedent’s estate as computed under Code section 2011, as in effect on December 31, 2000, hereinafter referred to as the “credit”. In the event that the federal gross estate of a person includes real or tangible personal property located outside of Massachusetts at the time of death, the tax shall be reduced by an amount equal to the proportion of such allowable credit as the value of said real or tangible personal property located outside of Massachusetts bears to the value of the entire federal gross estate wherever situated, as determined under Code section 2011, as in effect on December 31, 2000.
SECTION XX. Said section 2A of said chapter 65C, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by adding the following subsection:-
(f) Effective for the estates of decedents dying on or after July 1, 2022, for purposes of computing the tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b), the credit shall be determined based on the value of the federal taxable estate after such estate is reduced by $2,000,000. Estates of decedents dying on or after July 1, 2022 are not required to pay any tax under subsections (a) and (b) if the value of the federal taxable estate is $2,000,000 or less. For purposes of this subsection, the federal taxable estate is the federal gross estate less any Qualified Conservation Exclusion elected under Code section 2031(c), as in effect on December 31, 2000, and further reduced by the deductions allowable by the Code, as in effect on December 31, 2000.
SECTION XX. Sections 11 and 12 shall take effect for the estates of decedents dying on or after July 1, 2022.
SECTION XX. Except as otherwise specified, this act shall take effect for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022."
SECTION XX. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary the comptroller of the commonwealth shall transfer from the general fund to the commonwealth transportation fund established in section 2ZZZ of chapter 29.............$175,000,000
SECTION XX. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the commissioner of the department of revenue shall forgo collection of the tax per gallon as defined by section 1 of chapter 64A of the General Laws of motor vehicle fuel excise.
SECTION XX. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary not more than 30 days following the resumption of the collection of the tax per gallon on motor vehicle fuel excise, the commissioner of the department of revenue shall certify to the comptroller of the commonwealth the amount of tax per gallon not collected and if the certified amount is less than $175,000,000 then the comptroller shall transfer the surplus amount from the commonwealth transportation fund to the general fund, provided further that if the certified amount is more than $175,000,000 then the comptroller shall transfer the additional amount from the general fund to the commonwealth transportation fund.
SECTION XX. SECTION 15 shall go into effect upon passage of this act.
SECTION XX. SECTION 16 shall go into effect upon passage of this act.
SECTION XX. SECTION 16 is hereby repealed.
SECTION XX. SECTION 20 shall go into effect on September 5, 2022.".