California Pass-Through Entity Elective Tax Benefits Update

  • Agribusiness
  • 2/13/2022

Several states have enacted laws to allow partnerships and S corporation to deduct state income taxes. California just tweaked their law passed back in July of 2021...

Many farmers are located in states with high income tax rates such as California. Under current federal tax rules, your personal deduction for all state income taxes are limited to $10,000 for a single or married taxpayer (another example of the marriage tax penalty).

Several of these states have enacted a method allowing you to deduct the equivalent of state income taxes on your partnership or S corporation. California is one of those states. California Governor Newsom on July 16, 2021 signed Assembly Bill (AB) 150 into law which permitted these entities to make that change for the period January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2025 (when the federal rule reverts to an unlimited deduction).

However, there were several nuances in that Bill which created issues for many farmers and other taxpayers. The good news is that Governor Newson just signed SB 113 to fix many of these glitches.

Carey Heyman, a managing principal of real estate released a blog post last week on this issue with more details.

Note that the Build Back Better Act sitting in the Senate has a provision to increase the deduction to $80,000 effective for 2021. The chance of this passing is very slim. We will keep you posted.

This blog contains general information and does not constitute the rendering of legal, accounting, investment, tax, or other professional services. Consult with your advisors regarding the applicability of this content to your specific circumstances.

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