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Introduced Session

This bill allows gross income tax deductions for charitable contributions of food made in the tax year from business inventory, as allowed under paragraph (3) of subsection (e) of section 170 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The deduction mirrors the federal income tax deduction for contributions of food made from business inventory and is allowed regardless of whether the federal itemized deduction is taken by the taxpayer. The deduction is an itemized deduction for charitable contributions of food, where "food" is "apparently wholesome food." Under federal law, "apparently wholesome food" means "food that meets all quality and labeling standards imposed by Federal, State, and local laws and regulations even though the food may not be readily marketable due to appearance, age, freshness, grade, size, surplus, or other conditions." The contribution is required to be made to an organization that is determined by the Internal Revenue Service to be an organization eligible to receive tax-deductible charitable contributions.

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Daniel Benson (D)*,  Raj Mukherji (D)*,  Jay Webber (R)*,  Annette Chaparro (D),  Joe Danielsen (D),  Serena DiMaso (R),  Annette Quijano (D),  Anthony Verrelli (D), 

Reported out of Asm. Comm. with Amendments, and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee (on 10/19/2020)

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