Origin: Certain individuals that died as a result of injuries sustained in (i) military service in a combat zone, (ii) military or civilian service in a military action or terrorist attack, or (iii) specified terrorist attacks on civilians are exempted from the Massachusetts personal income tax, subject to certain limitations. The Massachusetts exclusion parallels a similar federal exclusion.
Origin: M.G.L. c. 62, § 25; IRC, § 692.
Tax Type
Tax Expenditure
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Item Name
Description
Origin
FY2022
FY2023
FY2024
FY2025
FY2026
Personal Income Tax
Exclusions from Gross Income
1.028
Exemption for Taxpayers Killed in Military Action or by Terrorist Activity
Certain individuals that died as a result of injuries sustained in (i) military service in a combat zone, (ii) military or civilian service in a military action or terrorist attack, or (iii) specified terrorist attacks on civilians are exempted from the Massachusetts personal income tax, subject to certain limitations. The Massachusetts exclusion parallels a similar federal exclusion.
<a href="https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleIX/Chapter62/Section25" target="_blank">M.G.L. c. 62, § 25</a>; <a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/692" target="_blank">IRC, § 692</a>.
Negligible
Negligible
Negligible
Negligible
Negligible
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