Bill Text: CT HB05434 | 2013 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Exemptions From The Occupational Tax On Attorneys.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-18 - Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary [HB05434 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2013-HB05434-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 5434
January Session, 2013		LCO No. 1271
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. LEGEYT, 17th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING EXEMPTIONS FROM THE OCCUPATIONAL TAX ON ATTORNEYS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That subsection (g) of section 51-81b of the general statutes be amended to provide that no occupational tax shall be due from an attorney who does not engage in the practice of law as an occupation and who receives less than one thousand dollars in legal fees or compensation for services involving the practice of law during any calendar year.

Statement of Purpose:

To increase the amount of compensation an attorney who does not engage in the practice of law as an occupation may receive in legal fees or related compensation while remaining exempt from the attorney occupational tax.