FISCAL NOTE
FUND(S):
General Revenue Fund
Sources of Revenue:
General Fund
Legislation creates:
Neither Program nor Fund
Fiscal Note Summary
Effect this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.
The stated purpose of this bill is to exempt from state income tax, for five years, veterans and their spouses who locate in the state following separation from military service.
According to our interpretation, passage of this bill would result in a decrease in State General Revenue Fund collections of at least $42.2 million per year beginning in FY2012-2013. Due to the lack of an internal effective date, this bill would not become effective until the 2012 tax year.
The bill provides for a blanket income tax exemption to honorably discharged veterans and their immediate families for a period of five years following separation from military service. The bill also expands the five-year exemption qualification to any veteran, who was honorably discharged within a ten-year period of the bill’s effective date.
Fiscal Note Detail
| Effect of Proposal |
Fiscal Year |
2011
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
2012
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
Fiscal Year
(Upon Full
Implementation) |
| 1. Estmated Total Cost |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Personal Services |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Current Expenses |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Repairs and Alterations |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Assets |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Other |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2. Estimated Total Revenues |
0 |
0 |
-42,200,000 |
Explanation of above estimates (including long-range effect):
This bill provides a five-year blanket income tax exemption from the resident personal income tax to all honorably discharged veterans of the past ten years. Passage of this bill will reduce General Revenue Fund collections by at least $42.2 million per year beginning in FY2012-2013. The provisions of the bill would apply to all honorably discharged members of the military, who received their discharge over the past ten years.
There would be no additional costs to the State Tax Department associated with passage of this bill.
Memorandum
The stated purpose of this bill is to exempt from state income tax, for five years, veterans and their spouses who locate in the state following separation from military service.
As written, the bill contains a number of uncertainties that may cause significant administrative difficulties.
Person submitting Fiscal Note: Mark Muchow
Email Address: kerri.r.petry@wv.gov