The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Michael R. Knapik

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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 Relative Tax Deductions for Contributions to College Savings Plans.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Michael R. Knapik

Second Hampden and Hampshire

Scott P. Brown

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

Robert L. Hedlund

Plymouth and Norfolk

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

Richard R. Tisei

Middlesex and Essex

Brian A. Joyce

Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth

Robert M. Koczera

11th Bristol

William Smitty Pignatelli

4th Berkshire

Theodore C. Speliotis

13th Essex

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden


 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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An Act Relative TO Tax Deductions for Contributions to College Savings Plans.



                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. Paragraph (a) of Part B of section 3 of chapter 62 of the General Laws, as most recently amended by section 42 of chapter 139 of the acts of 2006, is hereby further amended by adding the following paragraph:-

(16)  Contributions to qualified tuition program under Section 529 of the Code, such as the U.Fund or the U.Plan offered through the Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority; but in the case of a single person, a married person filing a separate return or a head of household the deduction shall not exceed $500, and in the case of a married couple filing a joint return, the deduction shall not exceed $1,000.