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VA SB632

VA SB632
Income tax, state; decreases certain taxes, increases amount of tax credit.


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Introduced
01/10/2024
In Committee
01/10/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
04/11/2024

Introduced Session

2024 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Taxation. Decreases, beginning in taxable year 2025, the income tax imposed (i) on income less than $3,000, from two percent to 1.75 percent; (ii) on income in excess of $3,000 but less than $5,000, from three percent to 2.65 percent; (iii) on income in excess of $5,000 but less than $17,000, from five percent to 4.4 percent; and (iv) on income in excess of $17,000, from 5.75 percent to 5.1 percent. Taxation. Decreases, beginning in taxable year 2025, the income tax imposed (i) on income less than $3,000, from two percent to 1.75 percent; (ii) on income in excess of $3,000 but less than $5,000, from three percent to 2.65 percent; (iii) on income in excess of $5,000 but less than $17,000, from five percent to 4.4 percent; and (iv) on income in excess of $17,000, from 5.75 percent to 5.1 percent. The bill increases from 20 to 25 percent, beginning in taxable year 2025, the amount of credit eligible taxpayers may claim pursuant to the income tax credit for low-income taxpayers. The bill also increases the annual aggregate amount of Education Improvement Scholarships tax credits that are available from $25 million to $30 million beginning fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter. The bill defines "digital personal property," "streaming," and "taxable service" for the purposes of the retail sales and use tax. The bill increases the sales and use tax from 4.3 percent to 5.2 percent. Amendments are made throughout the bill to impose the sales and use tax on taxable services in addition to tangible personal property. The bill requires that one half of the additional sales and use tax revenues generated by taxable services and digital personal property that is deposited in the Commonwealth Transportation Fund be distributed to the Transportation Partnership Opportunity Fund, and the additional one half of such revenues be distributed to the Interstate 81 Corridor Improvement Fund until June 30, 2031, or until $400 million has been deposited in the Interstate 81 Corridor Improvement Fund. Certain provisions of the bill have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2025.

AI Summary

This bill: - Decreases the state income tax rate beginning in 2025 on income up to $17,000, from 2% to 1.75% on income up to $3,000, from 3% to 2.65% on income over $3,000 but less than $5,000, and from 5% to 4.4% on income over $5,000 but less than $17,000. The tax rate on income over $17,000 is also decreased from 5.75% to 5.1%. - Increases the amount of the state income tax credit for low-income taxpayers from 20% to 25% of the federal Earned Income Tax Credit, beginning in 2025. - Increases the annual aggregate limit on Education Improvement Scholarships tax credits from $25 million to $30 million, beginning in 2025. - Imposes the state sales and use tax on certain "taxable services" such as software application services, computer-related services, website hosting and design, data storage, and streaming services, in addition to tangible personal property. The sales and use tax rate is increased from 4.3% to 5.2%. - Requires that one half of the additional sales and use tax revenue from taxable services and digital personal property be distributed to the Transportation Partnership Opportunity Fund, and the other half to the Interstate 81 Corridor Improvement Fund until $400 million has been deposited in the Interstate 81 Corridor Improvement Fund.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N) (on 02/06/2024)

Taxonomy

Macroeconomics
  • ‐ Taxation, Tax Policy, and Tax Reform
Transportation
  • ‐ Infrastructure

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Document Type Source Location Created
State Bill Page https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+SB632 01/11/2024
Fiscal Note/Analysis - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; off https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+SB632F161+PDF 02/01/2024
BillText https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB632+hil 01/12/2024
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