Introduced Version
HOUSE BILL No. 1798
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 6-3-2-21.
Synopsis: Deduction for postsecondary tuition. Provides a deduction
to an individual in each taxable year for "qualified tuition and related
expenses" (as defined in Section 25A of the Internal Revenue Code)
paid by the individual during the taxable year. Limits the amount of the
deduction to $4,000 per taxable year for an individual filing a single
return and $8,000 per taxable year for a couple filing a joint return.
Provides for a lifetime limit of $20,000 of deductions for qualified
tuition and related expenses per individual for all taxable years.
Effective: January 1, 2008.
January 26, 2007, read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced
First Regular Session 115th General Assembly (2007)
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HOUSE BILL No. 1798
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
taxation.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 6-3-2-21; (07)IN1798.1.1. -->
SECTION 1. 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, "qualified
tuition and related expenses" has the meaning set forth in Section
25A(f)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. 25A(f)(1)).
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, an individual is
entitled to a deduction from adjusted gross income in each taxable
year for qualified tuition and related expenses paid by the
individual during the taxable year.
(c) The amount of a deduction provided by subsection (b) for a
taxable year may not exceed:
(1) four thousand dollars ($4,000) in the case of a single
return; or
(2) eight thousand dollars ($8,000) in the case of a joint
return.
(d) The lifetime total of all deductions allowed to an individual
under this section for all taxable years may not exceed twenty
thousand dollars ($20,000). In determining the lifetime total of all
deductions allowed to an individual under this section for all
taxable years, the individual is charged with one-half (1/2) of the
deduction allowed under this section for each taxable year in which
the individual filed a joint return with the individual's spouse.