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SB19-257

Protect Collegeinvest

Concerning amendments to the state income tax deduction for contributions to a qualified 529 account to ensure that the state income tax deduction is not aligned with the changes in the federal "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" of 2017 that allow tax-free distributions for elementary and secondary school expenses.
Session:
2019 Regular Session
Subject:
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Bill Summary

The federal "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act", which became law in December 2017, added distributions for elementary or secondary school expenses as qualified distributions from a qualified state tuition program, also known as a 529 account, thereby allowing, on the federal level, income tax-free distributions for elementary and secondary school expenses in addition to already authorized income tax-free distributions for higher education expenses.

The bill amends Colorado law to ensure that a taxpayer may not claim a deduction for contributions to qualified state tuition programs for elementary or secondary school expenses and clarifies that such expenses are not qualified distributions. The bill also requires Colleginvest to provide the department of revenue with available information related to distributions that are not used to pay qualified higher education expenses.


(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Status

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