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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 62
Introduced by Assembly Member Gray
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December 07, 2020 |
An act to add Sections 17053.60 and 23660 to the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to taxation, to take effect immediately, tax levy.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 62, as introduced, Gray.
Income taxes: credits: costs to comply with COVID-19 regulations.
The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law allow various credits against the taxes imposed by those laws. Existing law requires any bill authorizing a new tax credit to contain, among other things, specific goals, purposes, and objectives that the tax credit will achieve, detailed performance indicators, and data collection requirements.
This bill would allow a credit against those taxes for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2021, to a qualified taxpayer, as defined, in an amount equal to the total amount paid or incurred during the taxable year by the qualified taxpayer to comply with the regulations adopted by the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board on November 19, 2020, relating to COVID-19 prevention and approved by the Office of Administrative Law. The bill also would state the intent of the
Legislature to comply with the additional information requirement for any bill authorizing a new income tax credit.
This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.
Digest Key
Vote:
MAJORITY
Appropriation:
NO
Fiscal Committee:
YES
Local Program:
NO
Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 17053.60 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read:17053.60.
(a) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2021, there shall be allowed a credit against the “net tax,” as defined in Section 17039, to a qualified taxpayer in an amount equal to the total amount paid or incurred during the taxable year by the qualified taxpayer to comply with the regulations adopted by the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board on November 19, 2020, relating to COVID-19 prevention and approved by the Office of Administrative Law.(b) For purposes of this section, “qualified taxpayer” means either of the following:
(1) A small business as defined by Section 14837 of the Government Code.
(2) An employer that employs a workforce identified by the State Public Health Officer on the list of Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers.
SEC. 2.
Section 23660 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read:23660.
(a) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2021, there shall be allowed as a credit against the “tax,” as defined in Section 23036, to a qualified taxpayer in an amount equal to the total amount paid or incurred during the taxable year by the qualified taxpayer to comply with the regulations adopted by the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board on November 19, 2020, relating to COVID-19 prevention and approved by the Office of Administrative Law.(b) For purposes of this section, “qualified taxpayer” means either of the following:
(1) A small business as defined by Section 14837 of the Government Code.
(2) An employer that employs a workforce identified by the State Public Health Officer on the list of Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers.
SEC. 3.
It is the intent of the Legislature to comply with Section 41 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.SEC. 4.
This act provides for a tax levy within the meaning of Article IV of the California Constitution and shall go into immediate effect.