Bill Text: MA H3612 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced


Bill Title: The taxation of contributions to retirement accounts

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-08-09 - Accompanied a study order, see H04974 [H3612 Detail]

Download: Massachusetts-2009-H3612-Introduced.html

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Martha M. Walz

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
                Court assembled:

                The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:

An Act to encourage retirement savings.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Martha M. Walz

8th Suffolk

Robert M. Koczera

11th Bristol

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

Christine E. Canavan

10th Plymouth

Robert L. Rice, Jr.

2nd Worcester

Thomas P. Conroy

13th Middlesex

Richard J. Ross

9th Norfolk

Cory Atkins

14th Middlesex


 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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An Act to encourage retirement savings.



                Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1.    Section 2 of Chapter 62 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out subparagraph D of paragraph (1) of subsection (d).

SECTION 2. Chapter 62C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 87 the following section: 

Section 88. The Department of Revenue shall not assess an individual who is an employee or owner-employee within the meaning of section four hundred and one (c) of the Code and who excluded or deducted elective contributions to plans defined in section four hundred one (k) within the limitations set out in section four hundred and two (g)(1) of the Code for tax years prior to 2009.              

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