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California Code, Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 17140.4

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2016, Section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code,  1 relating to qualified ABLE programs, added by Section 102 of Division B of Public Law 113-295,  2 shall apply, except as otherwise provided.

(a) Section 529A(a) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified as follows:

(1) By substituting the phrase “under this part and Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001)” in lieu of the phrase “under this subtitle.”

(2) By substituting “Article 2 (commencing with Section 23731)” in lieu of “Section 511.”

(b) Section 529A(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified by substituting “2.5 percent” in lieu of “10 percent.”

(c) A copy of the report required to be filed with the Secretary of the Treasury under Section 529A(d) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to reports, shall be filed with the Franchise Tax Board at the same time and in the same manner as specified in that section.

(d)(1) The amendments made by Section 303(a) of Division Q of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113) to Section 529A(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to qualified ABLE programs, shall apply, except as otherwise provided.

(2) The amendments made by Section 303(b) of Division Q of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113) to Sections 529A(d)(3) and 529A(e) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to qualified ABLE programs shall apply, except as otherwise provided.

(3) The amendments made by Section 303(c) of Division Q of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113) to Sections 529A(d)(4) and 529A(c)(1)(C)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to qualified ABLE program, shall apply, except as otherwise provided.

(e) The amendments made by Section 11024(a) of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Public Law 115-97) to Section 529A(b)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to qualified ABLE programs, shall apply, except as otherwise provided.

(f)(1) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, the amendments made by Section 124 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328) to Section 529A(e) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to qualified ABLE programs, shall apply, except as otherwise provided.

(2)(A) For the purpose of complying with Section 41, as it relates to the tax expenditures established by this subdivision and subdivision (f) of Section 23711.4 (hereafter the “tax expenditures,”) the Legislature finds and declares as follows:

(i) The goal, purpose, and objective of the tax expenditures are to encourage and assist individuals and families to save private funds for purposes of supporting persons with disabilities to maintain their health, independent, and quality of life.

(ii) The performance indicators for the Legislature to use in determining whether the tax expenditures are achieving their stated goal shall be the number of ABLE accounts that are created for individuals who are made newly eligible by the raised age limit.

(B) No later than January 1, 2030, the Treasurer's office shall submit a report to the Legislature, in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, detailing the number of ABLE accounts that are created for individuals who are made newly eligible by the raised age limit.

1 Internal Revenue Code sections are in Title 26 of the U.S.C.A.
2 For public law sections classified to the U.S.C.A., see USCA-Tables.
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