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 permit any income derived from the West Virginia State Teachers Retirement System received by each individual retired public school teacher and service personnel, as well as any income received by each individual active public school teacher and service personnel pursuant to the carrying out of their duties in such positions to be subtracted from federal adjusted gross income for state personal income tax purposes.
The bill, as written, would exempt all pension income received from the State Teachers’ Retirement System and all income received by active public school teachers and school service personnel from West Virginia Personal Income Tax. If the bill is interpreted to only include pay received by teachers and school service personnel from their employment by county boards of education, there would be a loss of revenue to the State General Revenue Fund of at least $63.4 million per year beginning in Fiscal Year 2014. If the bill is interpreted to include all income received by teachers and school service personnel, the impact would be greater. There could be some revenue decrease in Fiscal Year 2013 due to changes in withholding and estimated payments.
If all returns with modifications for pension income received from the State Teachers’ Retirement System and income received by active public school teachers and school service personnel are accepted as filed, there would be no additional administrative costs to the State Tax Department. However, if the Tax Department would be required to verify the validity of the decreasing modifications, additional costs would be significant.
Fiscal Note Detail
| Effect of Proposal |
Fiscal Year |
2012
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
2013
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 |
0 |
Explanation of above estimates (including long-range effect):
The bill, as written, would exempt all pension income received from the State Teachers’ Retirement System and all income received by active public school teachers and school service personnel from West Virginia Personal Income Tax. If the bill is interpreted to only include pay received by teachers and school service personnel from their employment by county boards of education, there would be a loss of revenue to the State General Revenue Fund of at least $63.4 million per year beginning in Fiscal Year 2014. If the bill is interpreted to include all income received by teachers and school service personnel, the impact would be greater. There could be some revenue decrease in Fiscal Year 2013 due to changes in withholding and estimated payments.
If all returns with modifications for pension income received from the State Teachers’ Retirement System and income received by active public school teachers and school service personnel are accepted as filed, there would be no additional administrative costs to the State Tax Department. However, if the Tax Department would be required to verify the validity of the decreasing modifications, additional costs would be significant.
Memorandum
Person submitting Fiscal Note: Mark Muchow
Email Address: kerri.r.petry@wv.gov