AB 53: Personal income taxes: exclusion: Military Services Retirement and Surviving Spouse Benefit Payment Act.

The Personal Income Tax Law imposes a tax on individual taxpayers measured by the taxpayers taxable income for the taxable year, but excludes certain items of income from the computation of tax, including an exclusion for combat-related special compensation. Law, in modified conformity with federal income tax law, generally defines gross income as income from whatever source derived, except as specifically excluded, including an exclusion for combat-related special compensation.

This bill, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, 2025, and before January 1, 2037, 2030, would exclude from taxable gross income retirement pay received by a taxpayer qualified taxpayer, as defined, during the taxable year, not to exceed $20,000, from the federal government for service performed in the uniformed services, as defined, during the taxable year. defined. The bill, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, 2025, and before January 1, 2037, 2030, would also exclude from taxable gross income annuity payments received during the taxable year, not to exceed $20,000, by a qualified taxpayer, as defined, pursuant to a United States Department of Defense Survivor Benefit Plan during the taxable year. Plan. The bill would make related findings and declarations.

Existing law requires any bill authorizing a new tax expenditure to contain specific goals, purposes, and objectives that the tax expenditure will achieve, detailed performance indicators, and data collection requirements, as provided.

This bill also would include the information required for any bill authorizing a new tax expenditure. The bill would require the Franchise Tax Board and the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide any data requested by the Legislative Analyst to write a report, as provided, and would make taxpayer information received by the Legislative Analyst subject to a limitation, a violation of which is a crime, on that informations collection and use. By expanding the scope of a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.