15103322D
SENATE BILL NO. 1404
Senate Amendments in [ ] -- February 2, 2015
A BILL to amend and reenact §§23-38.75, 23-38.76, 23-38.77,
23-38.80, [ and ] 23-38.81 [ , and 58.1-322 ]
of the Code of Virginia, relating to establishing Achieving a Better Life
Experience (ABLE) savings trust accounts to be administered by the Virginia
College Savings Plan to assist individuals and families in saving private funds
for the purpose of supporting individuals with disabilities.
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Patron Prior to Engrossment--Senator Stosch
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Referred to Committee on Education and Health
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§23-38.75, 23-38.76, 23-38.77, 23-38.80, [ and ] 23-38.81
[ , and 58.1-322 ] of the Code of
Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§23-38.75. Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a
different meaning:
"ABLE savings trust account" means an
account established pursuant to this chapter to assist individuals and families
to save private funds to support individuals with disabilities to maintain
health, independence, and quality of life, with such account used to apply
distributions for qualified disability expenses for an eligible individual,
both as defined in §529A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended, or other applicable federal law.
"Board" means the Board of the Virginia College
Savings Plan.
"College savings trust account" means an account
established pursuant to this chapter to assist individuals and families to
enhance the accessibility and affordability of higher education, with such
account used to apply distributions from the account toward qualified higher
education expenses at eligible educational institutions, both as defined in §
529 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or other applicable
federal law.
"Contributor" means a person who contributes money
to a savings trust account established pursuant to this chapter on behalf of a
qualified beneficiary and who is listed as the owner of the savings trust
account.
"Plan" means the Virginia College Savings Plan.
"Prepaid tuition contract" means the contract
entered into by the Board and a purchaser pursuant to this chapter for the
advance payment of tuition at a fixed, guaranteed level by the purchaser for a
qualified beneficiary to attend any two-year or four-year public institution of
higher education in the Commonwealth to which the qualified beneficiary is
admitted.
"Purchaser" means a person who makes or is obligated
to make advance payments in accordance with a prepaid tuition contract and who
is listed as the owner of the prepaid tuition contract.
"Qualified beneficiary" or "beneficiary"
means (i) a resident of the Commonwealth, as determined by the Board, who is
the beneficiary of a prepaid tuition contract and who may apply advance
tuition payments to tuition as set forth in this chapter; (ii) a beneficiary of
a prepaid tuition contract purchased by a resident of the Commonwealth,
as determined by the Board, who may apply advance tuition payments to tuition
as set forth in this chapter; or (iii) a beneficiary of a savings trust account
established pursuant to this chapter.
"Savings trust account" means an account
established by a contributor pursuant to this chapter on behalf of a qualified
beneficiary in order to apply distributions from the account toward qualified
higher education expenses at eligible educational institutions, both as defined
in §529 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or other applicable
federal law ABLE savings trust account or a college savings trust
account.
"Savings trust agreement" means the agreement
entered into by the Board and a contributor establishing a savings trust
account.
"Tuition" means the quarter, semester, or term
charges imposed for undergraduate tuition by any two-year or four-year public
institution of higher education in the Commonwealth and all mandatory fees
required as a condition of enrollment of all students. A beneficiary may apply
benefits under a prepaid tuition contract and distributions from a savings
trust account toward graduate-level tuition and toward tuition costs at such
eligible educational institutions, as that term is defined in 26 U.S.C. §529
or any other applicable section of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended, as determined by the Board in its sole discretion.
§23-38.76. Virginia College Savings Plan established;
governing board; terms.
A. To enhance the accessibility and affordability of higher
education for all citizens of the Commonwealth, there is hereby established as
a body politic and corporate and an independent agency of the Commonwealth, the
Virginia College Savings Plan (the Plan). Moneys Certain moneys
of the Plan shall be held in the state treasury in a special nonreverting
fund (the Fund), which shall consist of that are contributions to
savings trust accounts made pursuant to this chapter, except as otherwise
authorized or provided in this chapter, shall be deposited as soon as
practicable in a separate account or accounts in banks or trust companies
organized under the laws of the Commonwealth, national banking associations,
federal home loan banks, or to the extent then permitted by law, savings
institutions organized under the laws of the Commonwealth or the United States.
The savings program moneys in such accounts shall be paid out on checks, drafts
payable on demand, electronic wire transfers, or other means authorized by
officers or employees of the Plan.
All other moneys of the Plan, including payments
received pursuant to prepaid tuition contracts or contributions to savings
trust accounts made pursuant to this chapter, bequests, endowments or,
grants from the United States government, or its agencies and
or instrumentalities, and any other available sources of funds, public or
private, shall be first deposited in the state treasury in a special
nonreverting fund (the Fund). Such moneys then shall be deposited as soon as
practicable in a separate account or accounts in banks or trust companies
organized under the laws of the Commonwealth, national banking associations,
federal home loan banks, or to the extent then permitted by law, savings
institutions organized under the laws of the Commonwealth or the United States.
Benefits related to prepaid tuition contracts and Plan operating expenses shall
be paid from the Fund. Any moneys remaining in the Fund at the end of a
biennium shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund.
Interest and income earned from the investment of such funds shall remain in
the Fund and be credited to it.
B. The Plan shall be administered by an 11-member Board, as
follows: the Director of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia or
his designee; the Chancellor of the Virginia Community College System or his
designee; the State Treasurer or his designee; the State Comptroller or his
designee; and seven nonlegislative citizen members, four to be appointed by the
Governor, one to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules and two to be appointed
by the Speaker of the House of Delegates, with significant experience in
finance, accounting, law, or investment management.
Appointments shall be for terms of four years, except that appointments
to fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired terms. No person shall be
appointed to serve for or during more than two successive four-year terms, but
after the expiration of a term of three years or less, or after the expiration
of the remainder of a term to which appointed to fill a vacancy, two additional
terms may be served by such member if appointed thereto. Ex officio members of
the Board shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office.
C. Members of the Board shall receive no compensation but
shall be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of their
duties. The Board shall elect from its membership a chairman and a
vice-chairman annually. A majority of the members of the Board shall constitute
a quorum.
§23-38.77. Powers and duties of Board.
The Board shall administer the Plan established by this
chapter and shall develop and implement programs for (i) the prepayment of
undergraduate tuition, as defined in §23-38.75, at a fixed, guaranteed level
for application at a two-year or four-year public institution of higher
education in the Commonwealth and; (ii) contributions to
college savings trust accounts established pursuant to this chapter on
behalf of a qualified beneficiary in order to apply distributions from the
account toward qualified higher education expenses at eligible educational
institutions, both as defined in §529 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended, or other applicable federal law; and (iii) contributions to ABLE
savings trust accounts established pursuant to this chapter on behalf of a
qualified beneficiary in order to apply distributions from the account toward
qualified disability expenses for an eligible individual, both as defined in §
529A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or other applicable
federal law. In addition, the Board shall have the power and duty to:
1. Invest moneys in the Plan in any instruments, obligations,
securities, or property deemed appropriate by the Board;
2. Develop requirements, procedures, and guidelines regarding
prepaid tuition contracts and savings trust accounts, including, but not
limited to, residency and other eligibility requirements; the number of
participants in the Plan; the termination, withdrawal, or transfer of payments
under a prepaid tuition contract or savings trust account; time limitations for
the use of tuition benefits or savings trust account distributions; and payment
schedules;
3. Enter into contractual agreements, including contracts for
legal, actuarial, financial, and consulting services and contracts with
other states to provide savings trust accounts for residents of contracting
states;
4. Procure insurance against any loss in connection with the
Plan's property, assets, or activities and indemnifying Board members from
personal loss or accountability from liability arising from any action or
inaction as a Board member;
5. Make arrangements with two-year and four-year public
institutions in the Commonwealth to fulfill obligations under prepaid tuition
contracts and to apply college savings trust account distributions,
including, but not limited to, payment from the Plan of the then actual
in-state undergraduate tuition cost on behalf of a qualified beneficiary of a
prepaid tuition contract to the institution in which the beneficiary is
admitted and enrolled and application of such benefits towards graduate-level
tuition and towards tuition costs at such eligible educational institutions, as
that term is defined in 26 U.S.C. §529 or any other applicable section of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, as determined by the Board in its
sole discretion;
6. Develop and implement scholarship and/or matching grant
programs, as the Board may deem appropriate, to further its goal of making
higher education more affordable and accessible to all citizens of the
Commonwealth;
7. Apply for, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations
from public or private sources to enable it to carry out its objectives;
8. Promulgate regulations and procedures and to perform any
act or function consistent with the purposes of this chapter; and
9. Reimburse, at its option, all or part of the cost of
employing legal counsel and such other costs as are demonstrated to have been
reasonably necessary for the defense of any Board member, officer, or employee
of the Plan upon the acquittal, dismissal of charges, nolle prosequi, or any
other final disposition concluding the innocence of such member, officer or
employee who is brought before any regulatory body, summoned before any grand
jury, investigated by any law-enforcement agency, arrested, indicted, or
otherwise prosecuted on any criminal charge arising out of any act committed in
the discharge of his official duties which alleges a violation of state or
federal securities laws. The Board shall provide for the payment of such legal
fees and expenses out of funds appropriated or otherwise available to the
Board.
§23-38.80. Standard of care; investment and administration of
Plan.
A. In acquiring, investing, reinvesting, exchanging,
retaining, selling, and managing property for the benefit of the Plan, the
Board, and any person, investment manager, or committee to whom the Board
delegates any of its investment authority, shall act as trustee and shall
exercise the judgment of care under the circumstances then prevailing, which
persons of prudence, discretion, and intelligence exercise in the management of
their own affairs, not in regard to speculation but to the permanent
disposition of funds, considering the probable income as well as the probable
safety of their capital. If the annual accounting and audit required by §
23-38.85 reveal that there are insufficient funds to ensure the actuarial
soundness of the Plan, the Board shall be authorized to adjust the terms of
subsequent prepaid tuition contracts, arrange refunds for current purchasers to
ensure actuarial soundness, or take such other action the Board deems
appropriate.
B. The assets of the Plan shall be preserved, invested, and
expended solely pursuant to and for the purposes of this chapter and shall not
be loaned or otherwise transferred or used by the Commonwealth for any other
purpose. Within the standard prescribed in subsection A of this section,
the Board, and any person, investment manager, or committee to whom the Board
delegates any of its investment authority, is authorized to acquire and retain
every kind of property and every kind of investment, specifically including but
not limited to (i) debentures and other corporate obligations of foreign or
domestic corporations; (ii) common or preferred stocks traded on foreign or
domestic stock exchanges; (iii) not less than all of the stock or 100 percent
ownership of a corporation or other entity organized by the Board under the
laws of the Commonwealth for the purposes of acquiring and retaining real
property that the Board is authorized under this chapter to acquire and retain;
and (iv) securities of any open-end or closed-end management type investment
company or investment trust registered under the federal Investment Company Act
of 1940, as amended, including such investment companies or investment trusts
which, in turn, invest in the securities of such investment companies or
investment trusts, which persons of prudence, discretion, and intelligence
acquire or retain for their own account. Within the limitations of the
foregoing standard, the Board may retain property properly acquired, without
time limitation and without regard to its suitability for original purchase.
This section shall not be construed to prohibit the investment of the Plan, by
purchase or otherwise, in bonds, notes, or other obligations of the
Commonwealth or its agencies and instrumentalities.
All provisions of this subsection shall apply to the portion
of the Plan assets attributable to savings trust account contributions and the
earnings thereon.
C. The selection of services related to the operation and
administration of the Plan, including, but not limited to, contracts or
agreements for the management, purchase, or sale of authorized investments or
actuarial, record-keeping recordkeeping, or consulting services,
shall be governed by the foregoing standard and shall not be subject to the
provisions of the Virginia Public Procurement Act (§2.2-4300 et seq.).
D. No Board member nor any person, investment manager, or
committee to whom the Board delegates any of its investment authority who acts
within the standard of care set forth in subsection A shall be held personally
liable for losses suffered by the Plan on investments made pursuant to this
chapter.
E. To the extent necessary to lawfully administer the Plan and
in order to comply with federal, state, and local tax reporting requirements,
the Plan may obtain all necessary social security account or tax identification
numbers and such other data as the Plan deems necessary for such purposes,
whether from a contributor or purchaser or from another state agency.
§23-38.81. Prepaid tuition contracts and college and ABLE
savings trust agreements; terms; termination; etc.
A. Each prepaid tuition contract made pursuant to this chapter
shall include the following terms and provisions:
1. The amount of payment or payments and the number of
payments required from a purchaser on behalf of a qualified beneficiary;
2. The terms and conditions under which purchasers shall remit
payments, including the dates of such payments;
3. Provisions for late payment charges, defaults, withdrawals,
refunds, and any penalties;
4. The name and date of birth of the qualified beneficiary on
whose behalf the contract is made;
5. Terms and conditions for a substitution for the qualified
beneficiary originally named;
6. Terms and conditions for termination of the contract,
including any refunds, withdrawals, or transfers of tuition prepayments, and
the name of the person or persons entitled to terminate the contract;
7. The time period during which the qualified beneficiary must
claim benefits from the Plan;
8. The number of credit hours or quarters, semesters, or terms
contracted for by the purchaser;
9. All other rights and obligations of the purchaser and the
trust; and
10. Any other terms and conditions which the Board deems
necessary or appropriate, including those necessary to conform the contract
with the requirements of Internal Revenue Code §529, as amended, which
specifies the requirements for qualified state tuition programs.
B. Each college savings trust agreement made pursuant
to this chapter shall include the following terms and provisions:
1. The maximum and minimum contribution allowed on behalf of
each qualified beneficiary for the payment of qualified higher education
expenses at eligible institutions, both as defined in §529 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or other applicable federal law;
2. Provisions for withdrawals, refunds, transfers, and any
penalties;
3. The name, address, and date of birth of the qualified
beneficiary on whose behalf the savings trust account is opened;
4. Terms and conditions for a substitution for the qualified
beneficiary originally named;
5. Terms and conditions for termination of the account,
including any refunds, withdrawals, or transfers, and applicable penalties, and
the name of the person or persons entitled to terminate the account;
6. The time period during which the qualified beneficiary must
use benefits from the savings trust account;
7. All other rights and obligations of the contributor and the
Plan; and
8. Any other terms and conditions which the Board deems
necessary or appropriate, including those necessary to conform the savings
trust account with the requirements of §529 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended, or other applicable federal law.
C. Each ABLE savings trust agreement made pursuant to this
chapter shall include the following terms and provisions:
1. The maximum and minimum annual contribution and maximum
account balance allowed on behalf of each qualified beneficiary for the payment
of qualified disability expenses, as defined in §529A of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended, or other applicable federal law;
2. Provisions for withdrawals, refunds, transfers, return
of excess contributions, and any penalties;
3. The name, address, and date of birth of the qualified
beneficiary on whose behalf the savings trust account is opened;
4. Terms and conditions for a substitution for the
qualified beneficiary originally named;
5. Terms and conditions for termination of the account,
including any transfers to the state upon the death of the qualified
beneficiary, refunds, withdrawals, transfers, applicable penalties, and the
name of the person or persons entitled to terminate the account;
6. The time period during which the qualified beneficiary
must use benefits from the savings trust account;
7. All other rights and obligations of the contributor and
the Plan; and
8. Any other terms and conditions that the Board deems
necessary or appropriate, including those necessary to conform the savings
trust account with the requirements of §529A of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended, or other applicable federal law.
D. In addition to the provisions required by subsection
A of this section, each prepaid tuition contract shall include
provisions for the application of tuition prepayments (i) at accredited,
nonprofit, independent institutions of higher education located in Virginia,
including actual interest and income earned on such prepayments and (ii) at
public and at accredited, nonprofit, independent institutions of higher
education located in other states, including principal and reasonable return on
such principal as determined by the Board. Payments authorized for accredited,
nonprofit, independent institutions located in Virginia may not exceed the
projected highest payment made for tuition at a public institution of higher
education in Virginia in the same academic year, less a fee to be determined by
the Board. Payments authorized for public and for accredited, nonprofit,
independent institutions of higher education located in other states may not
exceed the projected average payment made for tuition at a public institution
of higher education in Virginia in the same academic year, less a fee to be
determined by the Board.
D. E. All prepaid tuition contracts and savings
trust agreements shall specifically provide that, if after a specified period
of time the contract or savings trust agreement has not been terminated nor the
qualified beneficiary's rights exercised, the Board, after making reasonable
effort to contact the purchaser or contributor and the qualified beneficiary or
their agents, shall report such unclaimed moneys to the State Treasurer
pursuant to §55-210.12.
E. F. Notwithstanding any provision of law to
the contrary, money in the Plan shall be exempt from creditor process and shall
not be liable to attachment, garnishment, or other process, nor shall it be
seized, taken, appropriated, or applied by any legal or equitable process or
operation of law to pay any debt or liability of any purchaser, contributor or
beneficiary, provided, however, that the state of residence of the beneficiary
of an ABLE savings trust account shall be a creditor of such account in the
event of the death of the beneficiary.
F. G. No contract or savings trust account shall
be assigned for the benefit of creditors, used as security or collateral for
any loan, or otherwise subject to alienation, sale, transfer, assignment,
pledge, encumbrance, or charge.
G. H. The Board's decision on any dispute,
claim, or action arising out of or related to a prepaid tuition contract or
savings trust agreement made or entered into pursuant to this chapter or
benefits thereunder shall be considered a case decision as defined in §
2.2-4001 and all proceedings related thereto shall be conducted pursuant to
Article 3 (§2.2-4018 et seq.) of the Administrative Process Act. Judicial
review shall be exclusively provided pursuant to Article 5 (§2.2-4025 et seq.)
of the Administrative Process Act.
[ §58.1-322. Virginia taxable income of residents.
A. The Virginia taxable income of a resident
individual means his federal adjusted gross income for the taxable year, which
excludes combat pay for certain members of the Armed Forces of the United
States as provided in §112 of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and with
the modifications specified in this section.
B. To the extent excluded from federal adjusted
gross income, there shall be added:
1. Interest, less related expenses to the extent
not deducted in determining federal income, on obligations of any state other
than Virginia, or of a political subdivision of any such other state unless
created by compact or agreement to which Virginia is a party;
2. Interest or dividends, less related expenses to
the extent not deducted in determining federal taxable income, on obligations
or securities of any authority, commission or instrumentality of the United
States, which the laws of the United States exempt from federal income tax but
not from state income taxes;
3. Unrelated business taxable income as defined by
§512 of the Internal Revenue Code;
4. The amount of a lump sum distribution from a
qualified retirement plan, less the minimum distribution allowance and any
amount excludable for federal income tax purposes that is excluded from federal
adjusted gross income solely by virtue of an individual's election to use the
averaging provisions under §402 of the Internal Revenue Code;
5 through 8. [Repealed.]
9. The amount required to be included in income for
the purpose of computing the partial tax on an accumulation distribution pursuant
to §667 of the Internal Revenue Code; and
10. For taxable years beginning on and after
January 1, 2014, any loss for the taxable year that was deducted as a capital
loss for federal income tax purposes by an account holder attributable to such
person's first-time home buyer savings account established pursuant to Chapter
32 (§55-555 et seq.) of Title 55. For purposes of this subdivision,
"account holder" and "first-time home buyer savings
account" mean the same as those terms are defined in §55-555.
C. To the extent included in federal adjusted gross
income, there shall be subtracted:
1. Income derived from obligations, or on the sale
or exchange of obligations, of the United States and on obligations or
securities of any authority, commission or instrumentality of the United States
to the extent exempt from state income taxes under the laws of the United
States including, but not limited to, stocks, bonds, treasury bills, and
treasury notes, but not including interest on refunds of federal taxes,
interest on equipment purchase contracts, or interest on other normal business
transactions.
2. Income derived from obligations, or on the sale
or exchange of obligations of this Commonwealth or of any political subdivision
or instrumentality of the Commonwealth.
3. [Repealed.]
4. Benefits received under Title II of the Social
Security Act and other benefits subject to federal income taxation solely
pursuant to §86 of the Internal Revenue Code.
4a. Through December 31, 2000, the same amount used
in computing the federal credit allowed under §22 of the Internal Revenue Code
by a retiree under age 65 who qualified for such retirement on the basis of
permanent and total disability and who is a qualified individual as defined in
§22(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code; however, any person who claims a
deduction under subdivision D 5 may not also claim a subtraction under this
subdivision.
4b. For taxable years beginning on or after January
1, 2001, up to $20,000 of disability income, as defined in §22(c)(2)(B)(iii)
of the Internal Revenue Code; however, any person who claims a deduction under
subdivision D 5 may not also claim a subtraction under this subdivision.
5. The amount of any refund or credit for
overpayment of income taxes imposed by the Commonwealth or any other taxing
jurisdiction.
6. The amount of wages or salaries eligible for the
federal Targeted Jobs Credit which was not deducted for federal purposes on
account of the provisions of §280C(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.
7, 8. [Repealed.]
9. [Expired.]
10. Any amount included therein less than $600 from
a prize awarded by the Virginia Lottery.
11. The wages or salaries received by any person
for active and inactive service in the National Guard of the Commonwealth of
Virginia, not to exceed the amount of income derived from 39 calendar days of
such service or $3,000, whichever amount is less; however, only those persons
in the ranks of O3 and below shall be entitled to the deductions specified
herein.
12. Amounts received by an individual, not to
exceed $1,000 in any taxable year, as a reward for information provided to a
law-enforcement official or agency, or to a nonprofit corporation created
exclusively to assist such law-enforcement official or agency, in the
apprehension and conviction of perpetrators of crimes. This provision shall not
apply to the following: an individual who is an employee of, or under contract
with, a law-enforcement agency, a victim or the perpetrator of the crime for
which the reward was paid, or any person who is compensated for the
investigation of crimes or accidents.
13. [Repealed.]
14. [Expired.]
15, 16. [Repealed.]
17. For taxable years beginning on and after
January 1, 1995, the amount of "qualified research expenses" or
"basic research expenses" eligible for deduction for federal
purposes, but which were not deducted, on account of the provisions of §
280C(c) of the Internal Revenue Code and which shall be available to partners,
shareholders of S corporations, and members of limited liability companies to
the extent and in the same manner as other deductions may pass through to such
partners, shareholders, and members.
18. [Repealed.]
19. For taxable years beginning on and after
January 1, 1996, any income received during the taxable year derived from a
qualified pension, profit-sharing, or stock bonus plan as described by §401 of
the Internal Revenue Code, an individual retirement account or annuity
established under §408 of the Internal Revenue Code, a deferred compensation
plan as defined by §457 of the Internal Revenue Code, or any federal
government retirement program, the contributions to which were deductible from
the taxpayer's federal adjusted gross income, but only to the extent the
contributions to such plan or program were subject to taxation under the income
tax in another state.
20. For taxable years beginning on and after
January 1, 1997, any income attributable to a distribution of benefits or a
refund from a prepaid tuition contract or savings trust account with the
Virginia College Savings Plan, created pursuant to Chapter 4.9 (§23-38.75 et
seq.) of Title 23. The subtraction for any income attributable to a refund
shall be limited to income attributable to a refund in the event of a
beneficiary's death, disability, or receipt of a scholarship.
21. For taxable years beginning on or after January
1, 1998, all military pay and allowances, to the extent included in federal
adjusted gross income and not otherwise subtracted, deducted or exempted under
this section, earned by military personnel while serving by order of the
President of the United States with the consent of Congress in a combat zone or
qualified hazardous duty area which is treated as a combat zone for federal tax
purposes pursuant to §112 of the Internal Revenue Code.
22. For taxable years beginning on or after January
1, 2000, the gain derived from the sale or exchange of real property or the
sale or exchange of an easement to real property which results in the real
property or the easement thereto being devoted to open-space use, as that term
is defined in §58.1-3230, for a period of time not less than 30 years. To the
extent a subtraction is taken in accordance with this subdivision, no tax
credit under this chapter for donating land for its preservation shall be
allowed for three years following the year in which the subtraction is taken.
23. Effective for all taxable years beginning on or
after January 1, 2000, $15,000 of military basic pay for military service
personnel on extended active duty for periods in excess of 90 days; however,
the subtraction amount shall be reduced dollar-for-dollar by the amount which
the taxpayer's military basic pay exceeds $15,000 and shall be reduced to zero
if such military basic pay amount is equal to or exceeds $30,000.
24. Effective for all taxable years beginning on
and after January 1, 2000, the first $15,000 of salary for each federal and
state employee whose total annual salary from all employment for the taxable
year is $15,000 or less.
25. Unemployment benefits taxable pursuant to §85
of the Internal Revenue Code.
26. For taxable years beginning on and after
January 1, 2001, any amount received as military retirement income by an
individual awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.
27. Effective for all taxable years beginning on
and after January 1, 1999, income received as a result of (i) the "Master
Settlement Agreement," as defined in §3.2-3100; and (ii) the National
Tobacco Grower Settlement Trust dated July 19, 1999, by (a) tobacco farmers;
(b) any person holding a tobacco marketing quota, or tobacco farm acreage
allotment, under the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938; or (c) any person
having the right to grow tobacco pursuant to such a quota or allotment, but
only to the extent that such income has not been subtracted pursuant to
subdivision C 18 of §58.1-402.
28. For taxable years beginning on and after
January 1, 2000, items of income attributable to, derived from or in any way
related to (i) assets stolen from, hidden from or otherwise lost by an
individual who was a victim or target of Nazi persecution or (ii) damages,
reparations, or other consideration received by a victim or target of Nazi
persecution to compensate such individual for performing labor against his will
under the threat of death, during World War II and its prelude and direct
aftermath. This subtraction shall not apply to assets acquired with such items
of income or with the proceeds from the sale of assets stolen from, hidden from
or otherwise lost to, during World War II and its prelude and direct aftermath,
a victim or target of Nazi persecution. The provisions of this subdivision
shall only apply to an individual who was the first recipient of such items of
income and who was a victim or target of Nazi persecution, or a spouse, widow,
widower, or child or stepchild of such victim.
"Victim or target of Nazi persecution"
means any individual persecuted or targeted for persecution by the Nazi regime
who had assets stolen from, hidden from or otherwise lost as a result of any
act or omission in any way relating to (i) the Holocaust; (ii) World War II and
its prelude and direct aftermath; (iii) transactions with or actions of the
Nazi regime; (iv) treatment of refugees fleeing Nazi persecution; or (v) the
holding of such assets by entities or persons in the Swiss Confederation during
World War II and its prelude and aftermath. A victim or target of Nazi
persecution shall also include any individual forced into labor against his
will, under the threat of death, during World War II and its prelude and direct
aftermath. As used in this subdivision, "Nazi regime" means the
country of Nazi Germany, areas occupied by Nazi Germany, those European
countries allied with Nazi Germany, or any other neutral European country or
area in Europe under the influence or threat of Nazi invasion.
29, 30. [Repealed.]
31. Effective for all taxable years beginning on or
after January 1, 2001, the military death gratuity payment made after September
11, 2001, to the survivor of deceased military personnel killed in the line of
duty, pursuant to Chapter 75 of Title 10 of the United States Code; however,
the subtraction amount shall be reduced dollar-for-dollar by the amount that
the survivor may exclude from his federal gross income in accordance with §134
of the Internal Revenue Code.
32. Effective for all taxable years beginning on or
after January 1, 2007, the death benefit payments from an annuity contract that
are received by a beneficiary of such contract provided that (i) the death
benefit payment is made pursuant to an annuity contract with an insurance
company and (ii) the death benefit payment is paid solely by lump sum. The
subtraction under this subdivision shall be allowed only for that portion of
the death benefit payment that is included in federal adjusted gross income.
33. For taxable years beginning on and after
January 1, 2009, any gain recognized from the sale of launch services to space
flight participants, as defined in 49 U.S.C. §70102, or launch services intended
to provide individuals the training or experience of a launch, without
performing an actual launch. To qualify for a deduction under this subdivision,
launch services must be performed in Virginia or originate from an airport or
spaceport in Virginia.
34. For taxable years beginning on and after
January 1, 2009, any gain recognized as a result of resupply services contracts
for delivering payload, as defined in 49 U.S.C. §70102, entered into with the
Commercial Orbital Transportation Services division of the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration or other space flight entity, as defined in §
8.01-227.8, and launched from an airport or spaceport in Virginia.
35. For taxable years beginning on or after January
1, 2011, any income taxed as a long-term capital gain for federal income tax
purposes, or any income taxed as investment services partnership interest
income (otherwise known as investment partnership carried interest income) for
federal income tax purposes. To qualify for a subtraction under this
subdivision, such income shall be attributable to an investment in a
"qualified business," as defined in §58.1-339.4, or in any other
technology business approved by the Secretary of Technology, provided the
business has its principal office or facility in the Commonwealth and less than
$3 million in annual revenues in the fiscal year prior to the investment. To
qualify for a subtraction under this subdivision, the investment shall be made
between the dates of April 1, 2010, and June 30, 2015. No taxpayer who has
claimed a tax credit for an investment in a "qualified business"
under §58.1-339.4 shall be eligible for the subtraction under this subdivision
for an investment in the same business.
36. For taxable years beginning on and after
January 1, 2014, any income of an account holder for the taxable year taxed as
(i) a capital gain for federal income tax purposes attributable to such
person's first-time home buyer savings account established pursuant to Chapter
32 (§55-555 et seq.) of Title 55 and (ii) interest income or other income for
federal income tax purposes attributable to such person's first-time home buyer
savings account.
Notwithstanding the statute of limitations on
assessments contained in §58.1-312, any subtraction taken under this
subdivision shall be subject to recapture in the taxable year or years in which
moneys or funds withdrawn from the first-time home buyer savings account were
used for any purpose other than the payment of eligible costs by or on behalf
of a qualified beneficiary, as provided under §55-558. The amount subject to
recapture shall be a portion of the amount withdrawn in the taxable year that
was used for other than the payment of eligible costs, computed by multiplying
the amount withdrawn and used for other than the payment of eligible costs by
the ratio of the aggregate earnings in the account at the time of the
withdrawal to the total balance in the account at such time.
However, recapture shall not apply to the extent of
moneys or funds withdrawn that were (i) withdrawn by reason of the qualified
beneficiary's death or disability, (ii) a disbursement of assets of the account
pursuant to a filing for protection under the United States Bankruptcy Code, 11
U.S.C. §§101 through 1330, or (iii) transferred from an account established
pursuant to Chapter 32 (§55-555 et seq.) of Title 55 into another account
established pursuant to such chapter for the benefit of another qualified
beneficiary.
For purposes of this subdivision, "account
holder," "eligible costs," "first-time home buyer savings
account," and "qualified beneficiary" mean the same as those
terms are defined in §55-555.
D. In computing Virginia taxable income there shall
be deducted from Virginia adjusted gross income as defined in §58.1-321:
1. a. The amount allowable for itemized deductions
for federal income tax purposes where the taxpayer has elected for the taxable
year to itemize deductions on his federal return, but reduced by the amount of
income taxes imposed by the Commonwealth or any other taxing jurisdiction and
deducted on such federal return and increased by an amount which, when added to
the amount deducted under §170 of the Internal Revenue Code for mileage,
results in a mileage deduction at the state level for such purposes at a rate
of 18 cents per mile; or
b. Three thousand dollars for single individuals
and $6,000 for married persons (one-half of such amounts in the case of a
married individual filing a separate return) for taxable years beginning on and
after January 1, 2005; provided that the taxpayer has not itemized deductions
for the taxable year on his federal income tax return. For purposes of this
section, any person who may be claimed as a dependent on another taxpayer's
return for the taxable year may compute the deduction only with respect to
earned income.
2. a. A deduction in the amount of $900 for taxable
years beginning on and after January 1, 2005, but before January 1, 2008; and
$930 for taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2008, for each
personal exemption allowable to the taxpayer for federal income tax purposes.
b. For taxable years beginning on and after January
1, 1987, each blind or aged taxpayer as defined under §63(f) of the Internal
Revenue Code shall be entitled to an additional personal exemption in the
amount of $800.
The additional deduction for blind or aged
taxpayers allowed under this subdivision shall be allowable regardless of
whether the taxpayer itemizes deductions for the taxable year for federal
income tax purposes.
3. A deduction equal to the amount of
employment-related expenses upon which the federal credit is based under §21
of the Internal Revenue Code for expenses for household and dependent care
services necessary for gainful employment.
4. An additional $1,000 deduction for each child
residing for the entire taxable year in a home under permanent foster care
placement as defined in §63.2-908, provided the taxpayer can also claim the
child as a personal exemption under §151 of the Internal Revenue Code.
5. a. For taxable years beginning on and after
January 1, 2004, a deduction in the amount of $12,000 for individuals born on
or before January 1, 1939.
b. For taxable years beginning on and after January
1, 2004, a deduction in the amount of $12,000 for individuals born after
January 1, 1939, who have attained the age of 65. This deduction shall be
reduced by $1 for every $1 that the taxpayer's adjusted federal adjusted gross
income exceeds $50,000 for single taxpayers or $75,000 for married taxpayers.
For married taxpayers filing separately, the deduction will be reduced by $1
for every $1 the total combined adjusted federal adjusted gross income of both
spouses exceeds $75,000.
For the purposes of this subdivision,
"adjusted federal adjusted gross income" means federal adjusted gross
income minus any benefits received under Title II of the Social Security Act
and other benefits subject to federal income taxation solely pursuant to §86
of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended.
6. For taxable years beginning on and after January
1, 1997, the amount an individual pays as a fee for an initial screening to
become a possible bone marrow donor, if (i) the individual is not reimbursed
for such fee or (ii) the individual has not claimed a deduction for the payment
of such fee on his federal income tax return.
7. a. A deduction shall be allowed to the purchaser
or contributor for the amount paid or contributed during the taxable year for a
prepaid tuition contract or college savings trust account entered into
with the Virginia College Savings Plan, pursuant to Chapter 4.9 (§23-38.75 et
seq.) of Title 23. Contributors to ABLE savings trust accounts entered into
with the Virginia College Savings Plan shall be allowed such deduction
beginning with taxable year 2016 and under the same conditions set forth in
this subdivision and subdivision 7 c that apply to contributors to college
savings trust accounts, mutatis mutandis. Except as provided in subdivision
7 c, the amount deducted on any individual income tax return in any taxable
year shall be limited to $4,000 per prepaid tuition contract or savings trust
account. No deduction shall be allowed pursuant to this section if such
payments or contributions are deducted on the purchaser's or contributor's
federal income tax return. If the purchase price or annual contribution to a
savings trust account exceeds $4,000, the remainder may be carried forward and
subtracted in future taxable years until the purchase price or savings trust contribution
has been fully deducted; however, except as provided in subdivision 7 c, in no
event shall the amount deducted in any taxable year exceed $4,000 per contract
or savings trust account. Notwithstanding the statute of limitations on
assessments contained in §58.1-312, any deduction taken hereunder shall be
subject to recapture in the taxable year or years in which distributions or
refunds are made for any reason other than (i) to pay qualified higher
education expenses, as defined in §529 of the Internal Revenue Code or;
(ii) to pay qualified disability expenses, as defined in §529A of the
Internal Revenue Code; (iii) the disability of a beneficiary of a prepaid
tuition contract or a college savings trust account; or (iv) the
beneficiary's death, disability, or receipt of a scholarship. For the
purposes of this subdivision, the term "purchaser" or
"contributor" means the person shown as such on the records of the
Virginia College Savings Plan as of December 31 of the taxable year. In the
case of a transfer of ownership of a prepaid tuition contract or savings trust
account, the transferee shall succeed to the transferor's tax attributes
associated with a prepaid tuition contract or savings trust account, including,
but not limited to, carryover and recapture of deductions.
b. The amount paid for a prepaid tuition contract
during taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1996, but before January
1, 1998, shall be deducted in taxable years beginning on or after January 1,
1998, and shall be subject to the limitations set out in subdivision 7 a.
c. A purchaser of a prepaid tuition contract or
contributor to a savings trust account who has attained age 70 shall not be
subject to the limitation that the amount of the deduction not exceed $4,000
per prepaid tuition contract or savings trust account in any taxable year. Such
taxpayer shall be allowed a deduction for the full amount paid for the contract
or contributed to a savings trust account, less any amounts previously
deducted.
8. For taxable years beginning on and after January
1, 2000, the total amount an individual actually contributed in funds to the
Virginia Public School Construction Grants Program and Fund, established in
Chapter 11.1 (§22.1-175.1 et seq.) of Title 22.1, provided the individual has
not claimed a deduction for such amount on his federal income tax return.
9. For taxable years beginning on and after January
1, 1999, an amount equal to 20 percent of the tuition costs incurred by an
individual employed as a primary or secondary school teacher licensed pursuant
to Chapter 15 (§22.1-289.1 et seq.) of Title 22.1 to attend continuing teacher
education courses that are required as a condition of employment; however, the
deduction provided by this subsection shall be available only if (i) the
individual is not reimbursed for such tuition costs and (ii) the individual has
not claimed a deduction for the payment of such tuition costs on his federal
income tax return.
10. For taxable years beginning on or after January
1, 2000, the amount an individual pays annually in premiums for long-term
health care insurance, provided the individual has not claimed a deduction for
federal income tax purposes, or, for taxable years beginning before January 1,
2014, a credit under §58.1-339.11. For taxable years beginning on or after
January 1, 2014, no such deduction for long-term health care insurance premiums
paid by the individual during the taxable year shall be allowed if the
individual has claimed a federal income tax deduction for such taxable year for
long-term health care insurance premiums paid by him.
11. For taxable years beginning on and after
January 1, 2006, contract payments to a producer of quota tobacco or a tobacco
quota holder, or their spouses, as provided under the American Jobs Creation
Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-357), but only to the extent that such payments have not
been subtracted pursuant to subsection D of §58.1-402, as follows:
a. If the payment is received in installment
payments, then the recognized gain, including any gain recognized in taxable
year 2005, may be subtracted in the taxable year immediately following the year
in which the installment payment is received.
b. If the payment is received in a single payment,
then 10 percent of the recognized gain may be subtracted in the taxable year
immediately following the year in which the single payment is received. The
taxpayer may then deduct an equal amount in each of the nine succeeding taxable
years.
12. For taxable years beginning on and after
January 1, 2007, an amount equal to 20 percent of the sum paid by an individual
pursuant to Chapter 6 (§58.1-600 et seq.), not to exceed $500 in each taxable
year, in purchasing for his own use the following items of tangible personal
property: (i) any clothes washers, room air conditioners, dishwashers, and
standard size refrigerators that meet or exceed the applicable energy star
efficiency requirements developed by the United States Environmental Protection
Agency and the United States Department of Energy; (ii) any fuel cell that (a)
generates electricity using an electrochemical process, (b) has an
electricity-only generation efficiency greater than 35 percent, and (c) has a
generating capacity of at least two kilowatts; (iii) any gas heat pump that has
a coefficient of performance of at least 1.25 for heating and at least 0.70 for
cooling; (iv) any electric heat pump hot water heater that yields an energy
factor of at least 1.7; (v) any electric heat pump that has a heating system
performance factor of at least 8.0 and a cooling seasonal energy efficiency
ratio of at least 13.0; (vi) any central air conditioner that has a cooling
seasonal energy efficiency ratio of at least 13.5; (vii) any advanced gas or
oil water heater that has an energy factor of at least 0.65; (viii) any
advanced oil-fired boiler with a minimum annual fuel-utilization rating of 85;
(ix) any advanced oil-fired furnace with a minimum annual fuel-utilization
rating of 85; and (x) programmable thermostats.
13. For taxable years beginning on or after January
1, 2007, the lesser of $5,000 or the amount actually paid by a living donor of
an organ or other living tissue for unreimbursed out-of-pocket expenses
directly related to the donation that arose within 12 months of such donation,
provided the donor has not taken a medical deduction in accordance with the
provisions of §213 of the Internal Revenue Code for such expenses. The
deduction may be taken in the taxable year in which the donation is made or the
taxable year in which the 12-month period expires.
14. For taxable years beginning on or after January
1, 2013, the amount an individual age 66 or older with earned income of at
least $20,000 for the year and federal adjusted gross income not in excess of
$30,000 for the year pays annually in premiums for (i) a prepaid funeral
insurance policy covering the individual or (ii) medical or dental insurance
for any person for whom individual tax filers may claim a deduction for such
premiums under federal income tax laws. "Earned income" means the
same as that term is defined in §32(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954,
as amended or renumbered. The deduction shall not be allowed for any portion of
such premiums paid for which the individual has (a) been reimbursed, (b)
claimed a deduction for federal income tax purposes, (c) claimed a deduction or
subtraction under another provision of this section, or (d) claimed a federal
income tax credit or any income tax credit pursuant to this chapter.
E. There shall be added to or subtracted from
federal adjusted gross income, as the case may be, the individual's share, as
beneficiary of an estate or trust, of the Virginia fiduciary adjustment
determined under §58.1-361.
F. There shall be added or subtracted, as the case
may be, the amounts provided in §58.1-315 as transitional modifications.
G. Effective for all taxable years beginning on or
after January 1, 2007, to the extent included in federal adjusted gross income,
there shall be (i) subtracted from federal adjusted gross income by a
shareholder of an electing small business corporation (S corporation) that is
subject to the bank franchise tax imposed under Chapter 12 (§58.1-1200 et
seq.) for the calendar year in which such taxable year begins, the
shareholder's allocable share of the income or gain of such electing small
business corporation (S corporation), and (ii) added back to federal adjusted
gross income such that, federal adjusted gross income shall be increased, by a
shareholder of an electing small business corporation (S corporation) that is
subject to the bank franchise tax imposed under Chapter 12 (§58.1-1200 et
seq.) for the calendar year in which such taxable year begins, the
shareholder's allocable share of the losses or deductions of such electing
small business corporation (S corporation).
Effective for all taxable years beginning on or
after January 1, 2007, to the extent excluded from federal adjusted gross
income, there shall be added to federal adjusted gross income by a shareholder
of an electing small business corporation (S corporation) that is subject to
the bank franchise tax imposed under Chapter 12 (§58.1-1200 et seq.) for the
calendar year in which such taxable year begins, the value of any distribution
paid or distributed to the shareholder by such electing small business corporation
(S corporation).
H. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
income from any disposition of real property which is held by the taxpayer for
sale to customers in the ordinary course of the taxpayer's trade or business,
as defined in §453(l)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, of property made on
or after January 1, 2009, may, at the election of the taxpayer, be recognized
under the installment method described under §453 of the Internal Revenue
Code, provided that (i) the election relating to the dealer disposition of the
property has been made on or before the due date prescribed by law (including
extensions) for filing the taxpayer's return of the tax imposed under this
chapter for the taxable year in which the disposition occurs, and (ii) the dealer
disposition is in accordance with restrictions or conditions established by the
Department, which shall be set forth in guidelines developed by the Department.
Along with such restrictions or conditions, the guidelines shall also address
the recapture of such income under certain circumstances. The development of
the guidelines shall be exempt from the Administrative Process Act (§2.2-4000
et seq.). ]
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