January 23, 2007, read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources.
February 12, 2007, amended, reported _ Do Pass. Recommitted to Committee on Ways
and Means.
February 20, 2007, amended, reported _ Do Pass.
February 20, 2007
First Regular Session 115th General Assembly (2007)
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HOUSE BILL No. 1657
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
natural and cultural resources.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 6-3-1-3.5; (07)HB1657.2.1. -->
SECTION 1. IC 6-3-1-3.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.246-2005,
SECTION 69, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JANUARY 1, 2008]: Sec. 3.5. When used in this article, the term
"adjusted gross income" shall mean the following:
(a) In the case of all individuals, "adjusted gross income" (as
defined in Section 62 of the Internal Revenue Code), modified as
follows:
(1) Subtract income that is exempt from taxation under this article
by the Constitution and statutes of the United States.
(2) Add an amount equal to any deduction or deductions allowed
or allowable pursuant to Section 62 of the Internal Revenue Code
for taxes based on or measured by income and levied at the state
level by any state of the United States.
(3) Subtract one thousand dollars ($1,000), or in the case of a
joint return filed by a husband and wife, subtract for each spouse
one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(4) Subtract one thousand dollars ($1,000) for:
(A) each of the exemptions provided by Section 151(c) of the
Internal Revenue Code;
(B) each additional amount allowable under Section 63(f) of
the Internal Revenue Code; and
(C) the spouse of the taxpayer if a separate return is made by
the taxpayer and if the spouse, for the calendar year in which
the taxable year of the taxpayer begins, has no gross income
and is not the dependent of another taxpayer.
(5) Subtract:
(A) one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) for each of the
exemptions allowed under Section 151(c)(1)(B) of the Internal
Revenue Code for taxable years beginning after December 31,
1996; and
(B) five hundred dollars ($500) for each additional amount
allowable under Section 63(f)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code
if the adjusted gross income of the taxpayer, or the taxpayer
and the taxpayer's spouse in the case of a joint return, is less
than forty thousand dollars ($40,000).
This amount is in addition to the amount subtracted under
subdivision (4).
(6) Subtract an amount equal to the lesser of:
(A) that part of the individual's adjusted gross income (as
defined in Section 62 of the Internal Revenue Code) for that
taxable year that is subject to a tax that is imposed by a
political subdivision of another state and that is imposed on or
measured by income; or
(B) two thousand dollars ($2,000).
(7) Add an amount equal to the total capital gain portion of a
lump sum distribution (as defined in Section 402(e)(4)(D) of the
Internal Revenue Code) if the lump sum distribution is received
by the individual during the taxable year and if the capital gain
portion of the distribution is taxed in the manner provided in
Section 402 of the Internal Revenue Code.
(8) Subtract any amounts included in federal adjusted gross
income under Section 111 of the Internal Revenue Code as a
recovery of items previously deducted as an itemized deduction
from adjusted gross income.
(9) Subtract any amounts included in federal adjusted gross
income under the Internal Revenue Code which amounts were
received by the individual as supplemental railroad retirement
annuities under 45 U.S.C. 231 and which are not deductible under
subdivision (1).
(10) Add an amount equal to the deduction allowed under Section
221 of the Internal Revenue Code for married couples filing joint
returns if the taxable year began before January 1, 1987.
(11) Add an amount equal to the interest excluded from federal
gross income by the individual for the taxable year under Section
128 of the Internal Revenue Code if the taxable year began before
January 1, 1985.
(12) Subtract an amount equal to the amount of federal Social
Security and Railroad Retirement benefits included in a taxpayer's
federal gross income by Section 86 of the Internal Revenue Code.
(13) In the case of a nonresident taxpayer or a resident taxpayer
residing in Indiana for a period of less than the taxpayer's entire
taxable year, the total amount of the deductions allowed pursuant
to subdivisions (3), (4), (5), and (6) shall be reduced to an amount
which bears the same ratio to the total as the taxpayer's income
taxable in Indiana bears to the taxpayer's total income.
(14) In the case of an individual who is a recipient of assistance
under IC 12-10-6-1, IC 12-10-6-2.1, IC 12-15-2-2, or IC 12-15-7,
subtract an amount equal to that portion of the individual's
adjusted gross income with respect to which the individual is not
allowed under federal law to retain an amount to pay state and
local income taxes.
(15) In the case of an eligible individual, subtract the amount of
a Holocaust victim's settlement payment included in the
individual's federal adjusted gross income.
(16) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 1999,
subtract an amount equal to the portion of any premiums paid
during the taxable year by the taxpayer for a qualified long term
care policy (as defined in IC 12-15-39.6-5) for the taxpayer or the
taxpayer's spouse, or both.
(17) Subtract an amount equal to the lesser of:
(A) for a taxable year:
(i) including any part of 2004, the amount determined under
subsection (f); and
(ii) beginning after December 31, 2004, two thousand five
hundred dollars ($2,500); or
(B) the amount of property taxes that are paid during the
taxable year in Indiana by the individual on the individual's
principal place of residence.
(18) Subtract an amount equal to the amount of a September 11
terrorist attack settlement payment included in the individual's
federal adjusted gross income.
(19) Add or subtract the amount necessary to make the adjusted
gross income of any taxpayer that owns property for which bonus
depreciation was allowed in the current taxable year or in an
earlier taxable year equal to the amount of adjusted gross income
that would have been computed had an election not been made
under Section 168(k) of the Internal Revenue Code to apply bonus
depreciation to the property in the year that it was placed in
service.
(20) Add an amount equal to any deduction allowed under
Section 172 of the Internal Revenue Code.
(21) Add or subtract the amount necessary to make the adjusted
gross income of any taxpayer that placed Section 179 property (as
defined in Section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code) in service
in the current taxable year or in an earlier taxable year equal to
the amount of adjusted gross income that would have been
computed had an election for federal income tax purposes not
been made for the year in which the property was placed in
service to take deductions under Section 179 of the Internal
Revenue Code in a total amount exceeding twenty-five thousand
dollars ($25,000).
(22) Add an amount equal to the amount that a taxpayer claimed
as a deduction for domestic production activities for the taxable
year under Section 199 of the Internal Revenue Code for federal
income tax purposes.
(23) Subtract the sum of any deductions to which a taxpayer
is entitled under IC 6-3-2-21 through IC 6-3-2-24.
(b) In the case of corporations, the same as "taxable income" (as
defined in Section 63 of the Internal Revenue Code) adjusted as
follows:
(1) Subtract income that is exempt from taxation under this article
by the Constitution and statutes of the United States.
(2) Add an amount equal to any deduction or deductions allowed
or allowable pursuant to Section 170 of the Internal Revenue
Code.
(3) Add an amount equal to any deduction or deductions allowed
or allowable pursuant to Section 63 of the Internal Revenue Code
for taxes based on or measured by income and levied at the state
level by any state of the United States.
(4) Subtract an amount equal to the amount included in the
corporation's taxable income under Section 78 of the Internal
Revenue Code.
(5) Add or subtract the amount necessary to make the adjusted
gross income of any taxpayer that owns property for which bonus
depreciation was allowed in the current taxable year or in an
earlier taxable year equal to the amount of adjusted gross income
that would have been computed had an election not been made
under Section 168(k) of the Internal Revenue Code to apply bonus
depreciation to the property in the year that it was placed in
service.
(6) Add an amount equal to any deduction allowed under Section
172 of the Internal Revenue Code.
(7) Add or subtract the amount necessary to make the adjusted
gross income of any taxpayer that placed Section 179 property (as
defined in Section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code) in service
in the current taxable year or in an earlier taxable year equal to
the amount of adjusted gross income that would have been
computed had an election for federal income tax purposes not
been made for the year in which the property was placed in
service to take deductions under Section 179 of the Internal
Revenue Code in a total amount exceeding twenty-five thousand
dollars ($25,000).
(8) Add an amount equal to the amount that a taxpayer claimed as
a deduction for domestic production activities for the taxable year
under Section 199 of the Internal Revenue Code for federal
income tax purposes.
(c) In the case of life insurance companies (as defined in Section
816(a) of the Internal Revenue Code) that are organized under Indiana
law, the same as "life insurance company taxable income" (as defined
in Section 801 of the Internal Revenue Code), adjusted as follows:
(1) Subtract income that is exempt from taxation under this article
by the Constitution and statutes of the United States.
(2) Add an amount equal to any deduction allowed or allowable
under Section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code.
(3) Add an amount equal to a deduction allowed or allowable
under Section 805 or Section 831(c) of the Internal Revenue Code
for taxes based on or measured by income and levied at the state
level by any state.
(4) Subtract an amount equal to the amount included in the
company's taxable income under Section 78 of the Internal
Revenue Code.
(5) Add or subtract the amount necessary to make the adjusted
gross income of any taxpayer that owns property for which bonus
depreciation was allowed in the current taxable year or in an
earlier taxable year equal to the amount of adjusted gross income
that would have been computed had an election not been made
under Section 168(k) of the Internal Revenue Code to apply bonus
depreciation to the property in the year that it was placed in
service.
(6) Add an amount equal to any deduction allowed under Section
172 or Section 810 of the Internal Revenue Code.
(7) Add or subtract the amount necessary to make the adjusted
gross income of any taxpayer that placed Section 179 property (as
defined in Section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code) in service
in the current taxable year or in an earlier taxable year equal to
the amount of adjusted gross income that would have been
computed had an election for federal income tax purposes not
been made for the year in which the property was placed in
service to take deductions under Section 179 of the Internal
Revenue Code in a total amount exceeding twenty-five thousand
dollars ($25,000).
(8) Add an amount equal to the amount that a taxpayer claimed as
a deduction for domestic production activities for the taxable year
under Section 199 of the Internal Revenue Code for federal
income tax purposes.
(d) In the case of insurance companies subject to tax under Section
831 of the Internal Revenue Code and organized under Indiana law, the
same as "taxable income" (as defined in Section 832 of the Internal
Revenue Code), adjusted as follows:
(1) Subtract income that is exempt from taxation under this article
by the Constitution and statutes of the United States.
(2) Add an amount equal to any deduction allowed or allowable
under Section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code.
(3) Add an amount equal to a deduction allowed or allowable
under Section 805 or Section 831(c) of the Internal Revenue Code
for taxes based on or measured by income and levied at the state
level by any state.
(4) Subtract an amount equal to the amount included in the
company's taxable income under Section 78 of the Internal
Revenue Code.
(5) Add or subtract the amount necessary to make the adjusted
gross income of any taxpayer that owns property for which bonus
depreciation was allowed in the current taxable year or in an
earlier taxable year equal to the amount of adjusted gross income
that would have been computed had an election not been made
under Section 168(k) of the Internal Revenue Code to apply bonus
depreciation to the property in the year that it was placed in
service.
(6) Add an amount equal to any deduction allowed under Section
172 of the Internal Revenue Code.
(7) Add or subtract the amount necessary to make the adjusted
gross income of any taxpayer that placed Section 179 property (as
defined in Section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code) in service
in the current taxable year or in an earlier taxable year equal to
the amount of adjusted gross income that would have been
computed had an election for federal income tax purposes not
been made for the year in which the property was placed in
service to take deductions under Section 179 of the Internal
Revenue Code in a total amount exceeding twenty-five thousand
dollars ($25,000).
(8) Add an amount equal to the amount that a taxpayer claimed as
a deduction for domestic production activities for the taxable year
under Section 199 of the Internal Revenue Code for federal
income tax purposes.
(e) In the case of trusts and estates, "taxable income" (as defined for
trusts and estates in Section 641(b) of the Internal Revenue Code)
adjusted as follows:
(1) Subtract income that is exempt from taxation under this article
by the Constitution and statutes of the United States.
(2) Subtract an amount equal to the amount of a September 11
terrorist attack settlement payment included in the federal
adjusted gross income of the estate of a victim of the September
11 terrorist attack or a trust to the extent the trust benefits a victim
of the September 11 terrorist attack.
(3) Add or subtract the amount necessary to make the adjusted
gross income of any taxpayer that owns property for which bonus
depreciation was allowed in the current taxable year or in an
earlier taxable year equal to the amount of adjusted gross income
that would have been computed had an election not been made
under Section 168(k) of the Internal Revenue Code to apply bonus
depreciation to the property in the year that it was placed in
service.
(4) Add an amount equal to any deduction allowed under Section
172 of the Internal Revenue Code.
(5) Add or subtract the amount necessary to make the adjusted
gross income of any taxpayer that placed Section 179 property (as
defined in Section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code) in service
in the current taxable year or in an earlier taxable year equal to
the amount of adjusted gross income that would have been
computed had an election for federal income tax purposes not
been made for the year in which the property was placed in
service to take deductions under Section 179 of the Internal
Revenue Code in a total amount exceeding twenty-five thousand
dollars ($25,000).
(6) Add an amount equal to the amount that a taxpayer claimed as
a deduction for domestic production activities for the taxable year
under Section 199 of the Internal Revenue Code for federal
income tax purposes.
(f) This subsection applies only to the extent that an individual paid
property taxes in 2004 that were imposed for the March 1, 2002,
assessment date or the January 15, 2003, assessment date. The
maximum amount of the deduction under subsection (a)(17) is equal
to the amount determined under STEP FIVE of the following formula:
STEP ONE: Determine the amount of property taxes that the
taxpayer paid after December 31, 2003, in the taxable year for
property taxes imposed for the March 1, 2002, assessment date
and the January 15, 2003, assessment date.
STEP TWO: Determine the amount of property taxes that the
taxpayer paid in the taxable year for the March 1, 2003,
assessment date and the January 15, 2004, assessment date.
STEP THREE: Determine the result of the STEP ONE amount
divided by the STEP TWO amount.
STEP FOUR: Multiply the STEP THREE amount by two
thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500).
STEP FIVE: Determine the sum of the STEP FOUR amount and
two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500).
SOURCE: IC 6-3-2-21; (07)HB1657.2.2. -->
SECTION 2. IC 6-3-2-21 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JANUARY 1, 2008]: Sec. 21. (a) As used in this section, "eligible
land" means any of the following:
(1) Land classified under IC 6-1.1-6 as native forest land.
(2) Land classified under IC 6-1.1-6 as a forest plantation by
an application approval under IC 6-1.1-6-12 dated before July
1, 2007.
(3) Land:
(A) classified under IC 6-1.1-6 as a forest plantation by an
application approval under IC 6-1.1-6-12 dated after June
30, 2007; and
(B) on which all of the trees that qualify the land for
classification under IC 6-1.1-6 as a forest plantation are
native trees.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), an individual is entitled
to a deduction in determining the individual's adjusted gross
income for a taxable year in an amount equal to the property taxes
paid or accrued by the individual during the taxable year on
eligible land.
(c) The deduction described in subsection (b) is allowable only
to the extent that the individual has not subtracted the deduction
described in subsection (b) from federal gross income in calculating
the individual's federal adjusted gross income for the taxable year.
SOURCE: IC 6-3-2-22; (07)HB1657.2.3. -->
SECTION 3. IC 6-3-2-22 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JANUARY 1, 2008]: Sec. 22. (a) As used in this section, "eligible
land" has the meaning set forth in section 21(a) of this chapter.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), an individual is entitled
to a deduction in determining the individual's adjusted gross
income for a taxable year in an amount equal to expenses paid or
accrued by the individual during the taxable year for the
management of a forest located on eligible land.
(c) The deduction described in subsection (b) is allowable only
to the extent that the individual has not subtracted the deduction
described in subsection (b) from federal gross income in calculating
the individual's federal adjusted gross income for the taxable year.
SOURCE: IC 6-3-2-23; (07)HB1657.2.4. -->
SECTION 4. IC 6-3-2-23 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JANUARY 1, 2008]: Sec. 23. (a) As used in this section, "net long
term capital gain" has the meaning set forth in Section 1222(7) of
the Internal Revenue Code.
(b) An individual is entitled to a deduction in determining the
individual's adjusted gross income for a taxable year with respect
to the part of the individual's federal adjusted gross income
attributable to the individual's net long term capital gain on the
sale of timber during the taxable year, in an amount determined
under subsection (c).
(c) The amount of the deduction described in subsection (b) for
a taxable year is:
(1) the part of the individual's federal adjusted gross income
attributable to a net long term capital gain on the sale of
timber during the taxable year; multiplied by
(2) fifty percent (50%).
SOURCE: ; (07)HB1657.2.6. -->
SECTION 6. [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2008] (a) IC 6-3-1-3.5,
as amended by this act, applies only to taxable years beginning
after December 31, 2007.
(b) The following statutes, as added by this act, apply only to
taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007:
(1) IC 6-3-2-21.
(2) IC 6-3-2-22.
(3) IC 6-3-2-23.
(4) IC 6-3-2-24.
(c) This SECTION expires January 1, 2012.
SOURCE: ; (07)HB1657.2.7. -->
SECTION 7. [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE] (a) This SECTION
applies only to salaries paid for pay periods beginning after June
30, 2007.
(b) As used in this SECTION, "district forester" means any
position on the state staffing table with a job code of "001LE2" and
a description of "Forester Specialist 2".
(c) As used in this SECTION, "natural sciences manager"
means any position on the state staffing table with a job code of
"00ENS7" and a description of "Natural Sciences Manager E7".
(d) As used in this SECTION, "state staffing table" means a
position classification plan and salary and wage schedule adopted
by the state personnel department (established by IC 4-15-1.8-2)
under IC 4-15-1.8-7.
(e) For pay periods beginning after June 30, 2007, the state
personnel department shall equalize the salary and wage schedules
for the positions of district forester and natural sciences manager
so that both positions share the higher of the two (2) wage and
salary schedules for these positions existing on April 1, 2007. For
pay periods beginning after June 30, 2007, the department of
natural resources (created by IC 14-9-1-1) shall increase the wages
and salaries of all district foresters and natural sciences managers
to bring the wages and salaries into conformity with the salary and
wage schedules required by this SECTION.