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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T





SPONSOR: Maes DATE TYPED: 01/24/00 HB
SHORT TITLE: Net Capital Gain Income Tax Deduction SB 23
ANALYST: Williams


APPROPRIATION



Appropriation Contained
Estimated Additional Impact
Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY00 FY01 FY00 FY01



(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)



REVENUE



Estimated Revenue
Subsequent

Years Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY00 FY01
$ (29,700.0) $ (76,100.0) Recurring General Fund



(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Revenue Decreases)



Duplicates/Conflicts with/Companion to/Relates to SB153



SOURCES OF INFORMATION



Taxation and Revenue Department





SUMMARY



Synopsis of Bill



Expands the net capital gain deduction for state income tax to the greater of: 1) $1,000 or one-third of net capital gain income for tax year 2000; 2) $1,000 or two-thirds of net capital gain income for tax year 2001 and 3) $1,000 or all of the net capital gain income for tax year 2002 and beyond. Husbands and wives filing separate returns and who could have filed a joint return would each be allowed to deduct one-half of the capital gains deduction.



FISCAL IMPLICATIONS



Recurring revenue loss to General Fund estimated at $29,700 thousand in FY01 and $76,100 thousand in FY02. Losses grow to approximately $142,000 thousand in FY04.



Attached TRD fiscal impact report outlines capital gains realizations by income class for New Mexico taxpayers in tax year 1997.



ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS



TRD notes existing resources could be used to implement the program.



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