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





SPONSOR: Heaton DATE TYPED: 03/29/00 HB 12
SHORT TITLE: Personal Income Tax Indexing SB
ANALYST: Williams


REVENUE



Estimated Revenue
Subsequent

Years Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY00 FY01
See below See below Recurring General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Revenue Decreases)



Duplicates/Conflicts with/Companion to/Relates to HB9



SOURCES OF INFORMATION



LFC files

Taxation and Revenue Department (TRD) analysis for special session not yet available



SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill



Beginning with tax year 2000, tax rate schedules would be adjusted for inflation by the Taxation and Revenue Department. The calculation would utilize the consumer price index for all urban consumers.



FISCAL IMPLICATIONS



According to an analysis prepared by TRD during the regular session, indexing is estimated to reduce recurring General Fund revenues by $2,000.0 to $4,000.0 per point of inflation.



ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS



According to an analysis prepared by TRD during the regular session, the Department could absorb the proposed changes within existing resources.



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