1.405 -Dependents Exemption Where the Child Earns Income
Item | Description | FY2010 | FY2011 | FY2012 |
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1.405 | Dependents Exemption Where the Child Earns Income3
Taxpayers are allowed an additional exemption of $1,000 for a dependent child even when the child earns income against which a personal exemption can be taken. Comment: The estimate cannot be separated from the figure for the dependents exemption in endnote 3. Origin: IRC S. 151(c) in effect January 1, 1988 and M.G.L. c. 62 S. 3B(b)(3) Estimate: N.A. |
N.A. | N.A. | N.A. |
Key:
ORIGIN | |
IRC | Federal Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C.) |
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U.S.C | United States Code |
M.G.L. | Massachusetts General Laws |
Rev. Rul.; C.B. | Revenue Ruling; Cumulative Bulletin of the U.S. Treasury |
ESTIMATES | All estimates are in $ millions. |
Footnote:
3 3 FY12 estimates for the basic personal exemptions and the no-tax status discussed in the introduction to the personal income tax are (in millions of dollars): Personal exemption for single taxpayers: $304 Personal exemption for married couples: $540 Personal exemption for married taxpayers filing separately: $14 Dependents exemption: $94 Personal exemption for heads of households: $100 No tax status/Limited income credits: $31 It should be noted that Chapter 186 of the Acts of 2002 reduced personal exemptions for tax year by 25% from their 2001 levels effective in tax year 2002; one-quarter of this reduction was restored effective tax year 2005, with additional one-quarter amounts restored in tax years 2006, 2007, and 2008. These changes in personal exemptions are reflected in the estimates above.
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