Thursday, December 4, 2008
The General Assembly is not in session.
Tracking Virginia’s General Assembly
since 2007.
SB83: Political candidate contribution tax credit; increases maximum amount.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 58.1-339.6 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 58.1-339.6. Political candidate contribution tax credit.
For taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2000, any
individual shall be entitled to a credit against the tax levied pursuant to §
58.1-320 of an amount equal to fifty 50 percent
of the amount contributed by the taxpayer to a candidate, as defined in §
24.2-101, in one or more primary, special, or general elections for local or
state office held in the Commonwealth in the taxable year in which the
contributions are made. The amount of the credit shall not exceed twenty-five $50 dollars for an individual
taxpayer or fifty dollars $100 for
taxpayers filing a joint return.
2. That the provisions of this act shall be effective for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2008.
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