House File 197 



                                      HOUSE FILE       
                                      BY  TYMESON, ALONS, CHAMBERS,
                                          GRANZOW, WATTS, WINDSCHITL,
                                          WORTHAN, GRASSLEY, and
                                          SANDS



    Passed House, Date               Passed Senate,  Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the treatment under the individual income tax
  2    of active duty pay of members of the armed forces, armed
  3    forces military reserve, and national guard and including a
  4    retroactive applicability date provision.
  5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  6 TLSB 1880YH 82
  7 mg/cf/24

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 422.7, Code 2007, is amended by adding
  1  2 the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  50.  Subtract, to the extent included,
  1  4 active duty pay received by a person as a member on federal
  1  5 active duty of the armed forces or as a member in the armed
  1  6 forces military reserve or national guard serving on federal
  1  7 active duty.
  1  8    Sec. 2.  RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY DATE.  This Act applies
  1  9 retroactively to January 1, 2007, for tax years beginning on
  1 10 or after that date.
  1 11                           EXPLANATION
  1 12    This bill exempts active duty pay for members of the armed
  1 13 forces, armed forces military reserve, and national guard who
  1 14 serve on federal active duty other than for training.
  1 15    The bill applies retroactively to January 1, 2007, for tax
  1 16 years beginning on or after that date.
  1 17 LSB 1880YH 82
  1 18 mg:rj/cf/24.1