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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO TAXATION - PERSONAL INCOME TAX-EXEMPTION FOR

RETIREMENT INCOME

     

     Introduced By: Senators Kettle, Cote, and Ottiano

     Date Introduced: February 27, 2014

     Referred To: Senate Finance

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 44-30 of the General Laws entitled "Personal Income Tax" is

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hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     44-30-1.3. Exemption for retirement income. – (a) There is hereby exempted from the

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amount of personal income subject to taxation in Rhode Island the first fifteen thousand dollars

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($15,000) per year of income paid to an individual by a retirement plan qualified as such under

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federal law.

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     (b) The tax administrator shall make such rules and regulations as are necessary to

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accomplish the purposes of this act.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO TAXATION - PERSONAL INCOME TAX-EXEMPTION FOR

RETIREMENT INCOME

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     This act would exempt fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) of retirement income from the

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Rhode Island personal income tax.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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