Virginia 2022 Regular Session Status: Passed House Of Delegates

HB 472 — Income tax, state; increases standard deduction.

Last action — Continued to 2023 in Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 3-N 1-A)

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Summary

Income tax; standard deduction. Increases the standard deduction, starting with taxable year 2022, from $4,500 to $9,000 for single filers and from $9,000 to $18,000 for married filers (one-half of such amount in the case of a married individual filing a separate return). The increase would remain in effect until taxable year 2026, when the standard deduction is scheduled to be reduced to $3,000 for single filers and to $6,000 for married filers.

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In the latest version of Bill HB 472, the standard deduction amounts for Virginia taxpayers have been updated. Specifically, the proposed amendment increases the standard deduction to $9,000 for single individuals and $18,000 for married couples during certain years, which could provide additional tax relief for Virginia residents. This change is important because it helps to ease the tax burden on families and individuals, especially in the context of rising living costs.

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SESSION INTRODUCED 22100741D I HOUSE BILL NO.
SESSION HOUSE SUBSTITUTE 22105245D AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the House Committee on Finance on February 2, 2022) (Patron Prior to Substitute––Delegate McNamara) A BILL to amend and reenact § 58.1-322.03 of the Code of Virginia, relating to income tax;
472 Offered January 12, 2022 N Prefiled January 11, 2022 T A Bdeduction.nd and reenact § 58.1-322.03 of the Code of Virginia, relating to income tax;
standard deduction.
stanRard –––––––––– Patrons––McNamara, Avoli, Ballard, Bloxom, Campbell, J.L., Cherry, Cordoza, Davis, Fowler, O Greenhalgh, Kilgore, LaRock, Leftwich, March, McGuire, O'Quinn, Orrock, Runion, Scott, P.A.,D Tata, Taylor, Wachsmann, Walker, Ware, Wiley, Williams and Wyatt;
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
Senators:
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Suetterlein and Ruff –––––––––– U Referred to Committee on Finance C –––––––––– 1.
§ 58.1-322.03.
That § 58.1-322.03 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
E § 58.1-322.03.
deductions.
deductions.ed and reenacted as follows:
D In computing Virginia taxable income pursuant to § 58.1-322, there shall be deducted from Virginia adjusted gross income as defined in § 58.1-321:
In computing Virginia taxable income pursuant to § 58.1-322, there shall be deducted from Virginia adjusted gross income as defined in § 58.1-321:
The amount allowable for itemized deductions for federal income tax purposes where the taxpayer has elected for the taxable year to itemize deductions on his federal return, but reduced by the amount of income taxes imposed by the Commonwealth or any other taxing jurisdiction and deducted on such federal return and increased by an amount that, when added to the amount deducted under such purposes at a rate of 18 cents per mile;
The amount allowable for itemized deductions for federal income tax purposes where the taxpayer has elected for the taxable year to itemize deductions on his federal return, but reduced by the amount of income taxes imposed by the Commonwealth or any other taxing jurisdiction and deducteO § 170 of the Internal Revenue Code for mileage, results in a mileage deduction at the state level for such purposes at a rate of 18 cents per mile;
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(i) for taxable years beginning before January 1, 2019, and on and after January 1,72026, $3,000 for single individuals and $6,000 for married persons (one-half of such amounts in the case of a married individual filing a separate return) and;
(i) for taxable years beginning before January 1, 2019, and on and after January 1,S2026, $3,000 for single individuals and $6,000 for married persons (one-half of such amounts in the case of a married individual filing a separate return) and;
(ii) for taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2019, but before January 1, 2026 2022, $4,500 for single individuals and $9,000 for married persons (one-half of such amounts in the case of a married individual filing a separate return);
(ii) for taxable years beginning on and afterEJanuary 1, (one-half of such amounts in the case of a married individual filing a separate return);
and (iii) for taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2022, $9,000 for single individuals and $18,000 for For purposes of this section, any person who may be claimed as a dependent on another taxpayer'sreturn).
and (iii) for taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2022, but before January 1, 2026, $9,000 for single individuals and $18,000 for married persons (one-half of such amounts in the case of a married S individual filing a separate return).
return for the taxable year may compute the deduction only with respect to earned income.
For purposes of this section, any person who may be claimed as a dependent on another taxpayer's return for the taxable year may compute the deduction only with respect to earned income.
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B federal income tax purposes.amount of $930 for each personal exemption allowable to the taxpayer for b.
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Each blind or aged taxpayer as defined under § 63(f) of the Internal Revenue Code shall be entitled to an additional personal exemption in the amount of $800.
A deduction in the amount of $930 for each personal exemption allowable to the taxpayer for federal income tax purposes.
T The additional deduction for blind or aged taxpayers allowed under this subdivision shall beI :
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35 allowable regardless of whether the taxpayer itemizes deductions for the taxable year for federal income 36 tax purposes.
Each blind or aged taxpayer as defined under § 63(f) of the Internal Revenue Code shall be 34 entitled to an additional personal exemption in the amount of $800.
T / 38 based under § 21 of the Internal Revenue Code for expenses for household and dependent care servicess / 39 necessary for gainful employment.
35 The additional deduction for blind or aged taxpayers allowed under this subdivision shall be 36 allowable regardless of whether the taxpayer itemizes deductions for the taxable year for federal income tax3.
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A deduction equal to the amount of employment-related expenses upon which the federal credit is based under § 21 of the Internal Revenue Code for expenses for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment.
An additional $1,000 deduction for each child residing for the entire taxable year in a home under permanent foster care placement as defined in § 63.2-908, provided that the taxpayer can also cEaim the child as a personal exemption under § 151 of the Internal Revenue Code.
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An additional $1,000 deduction for each child residing for the entire taxable year in a home under permanent foster care placement as defined in § 63.2-908, provided that the taxpayer can also claim the child as a personal exemption under § 151 of the Internal Revenue Code.
For the purposes of this subdivision, "adjusted federal adjusted gross income" means federal adjusted gross income minus any benefits received under Title II of the Social Security Act and other benefits subject to federal income taxation solely pursuant to § 86 of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended.
For the purposes of this subdivision, "adjusted federal adjusted gross income" means federalHadjusted gross income minus any benefits received under Title II of the Social Security Act and other be4efits subject to federal income taxation solely pursuant to § 86 of the Internal Revenue Code, as ame2ded.
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donor, if (i) the individual is not reimbursed for such fee or (ii) the individual has not claimed aow deduction for the payment of such fee on his federal income tax return.
The amount an individual pays as a fee for an initial screening to become a possible bone marrow donor, if (i) the individual is not reimbursed for such fee or (ii) the individual has not claimed a ded7.
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A deduction shall be allowed to the purchaser or contributor for the amount paid or contributed HB472 2 of 3 during the taxable year for a prepaid tuition contract or college savings trust account entered into with the Virginia College Savings Plan, pursuant to Chapter 7 (§ 23.1-700 et seq.) of Title 23.1.
A deduction shall be allowed to the purchaser or contributor for the amount paid or contributed during the taxable year for a prepaid tuition contract or college savings trust account entered into with the Virginia College Savings Plan, pursuant to Chapter 7 (§ 23.1-700 et seq.) of Title 23.1.
No deduction shall be allowed pursuant to this subdivision 7 if such payments or contributions are deducted on the purchaser's or contributor's federal income tax return.
No deduction HB472H1 2 of 3 shall be allowed pursuant to this subdivision 7 if such payments or contributions are deducted on the purchaser's or contributor's federal income tax return.
(ix) any advanced oil-fired furnace with a minimum annual fuel-utilization of 3 rating of 85;
(ix) any advanced oil-fired furnace with a minimum annual fuel-utilization rating of 85;
The lesser of $5,000 or the amount actually paid by a living donor of an organ or other Iiving tissue for unreimbursed out-of-pocket expenses directly related to the donation that arose withNn 12 the provisions of § 213 of the Internal Revenue Code for such expenses.
The lesser of $5,000 or the amount actually paid by a living donor of an organ or other living tissue for unreimbursed out-of-pocket expenses directly related to the donation that arose within 12 months of such donation, provided that the donor has not taken a medical deduction in accordance with of 3 the taxable year in which the donation is made or the taxable year in which the 12-month periodken in expires.
The deduction may be taken in the taxable year in which the donation is made or the taxable year in which the 12-month periodT expires.
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For taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2013, the amount an individual age 66 or excess of $30,000 for the year pays annually in premiums for (i) a prepaid funeral insurance policy covering the individual or (ii) medical or dental insurance for any person for whom individual tax filers "earned income" means the same as that term is defined in § 32(c) of the Internal Revenue Code.
For taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2013, the amount an individual age 6O or excess of $30,000 for the year pays annually in premiums for (i) a prepaid funeral insurance policy covering the individual or (ii) medical or dental insurance for any person for whom individual tax filers may claim a deduction for such premiums under federal income tax laws.
The deduction shall not be allowed for any portion of such premiums paid for which the individual has (a) been reimbursed, (b) claimed a deduction for federal income tax purposes, (c) claimed a deduction or income tax credit pursuant to this chapter.
As used in this subdivisUon, "earned income" means the same as that term is defined in § 32(c) of the Internal Revenue Code.CThe been reimbursed, (b) claimed a deduction for federal income tax purposes, (c) claimed a deduction or) subtraction under another provision of this section, or (d) claimed a federal income tax credit or any income tax credit pursuant to this chapter.
section, or (d) claimed a federal income tax credit or any 15.
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For taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2018, 20 percent of business interest disallowed as a deduction pursuant to § 163(j) of the Internal Revenue Code.
For taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2018, 20 percent of business interest subdivision, "business interest" means the same as that term is defined under § 163(j) of the Internal Revenue Code.
For purposes of thHs Revenue Code."business interest" means the same as that term is defined under § 163(j) of the Internal 16.
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For taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2019, the actual amount of real and personal solely on account of the dollar limitation imposed on individual deductions by § 164(b)(6)(B) oU the Internal Revenue Code.
For taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2019, the actual amount of real and personal solely on account of the dollar limitation imposed on individual deductions by § 164(b)(6)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code.
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For taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2020, but before January 1, 2021, upSto account of the portion of subdivision B 10 of § 58.1-301 related to Paycheck Protection ProgramEloans.
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For taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2020, but before January 1, 2021, up to $100,000 of the amount that is not deductible when computing federal adjusted gross income sole2y on account of the portion of subdivision B 10 of § 58.1-301 related to Paycheck Protection Program loans.
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Action History

  1. Continued to 2023 in Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 3-N 1-A)

  2. Impact statement from TAX (HB472H1)

  3. Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations

  4. Constitutional reading dispensed

  5. VOTE: Passage (52-Y 48-N)

  6. Read third time and passed House (52-Y 48-N)

  7. Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB472H1

  8. Committee substitute agreed to 22105245D-H1

  9. Read second time

  10. Read first time

  11. Reported from Appropriations (10-Y 8-N)

  12. Referred to Committee on Appropriations

  13. Reported from Finance with substitute (11-Y 10-N)

  14. Committee substitute printed 22105245D-H1

  15. House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

  16. House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

  17. Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #1

  18. Impact statement from TAX (HB472)

  19. Referred to Committee on Finance

  20. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100741D

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 28 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on · 50 voted No

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Votes

Passed 11 Yea · 3 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11301
Total 11301
% of votes cast 73%20%0%7%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
McClellan, Jennifer L. — Yea
Barker, George L. — Yea
Ebbin, Adam P. — Yea
Edwards, John S. — Yea
Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. — Yea
Howell, Janet D. — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Newman, Stephen D. — Nay
Norment, Thomas K., Jr. — Yea
Petersen, J. Chapman — Not Voting
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Ruff, Frank M., Jr. — Nay
Saslaw, Richard L. — Yea
Vogel, Jill Holtzman — Nay

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VOTE: Passage (52-Y 48-N)

Passed 51 Yea · 48 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 514800
Total 514800
% of votes cast 52%48%0%0%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
Greenhalgh, Karen S. — Yea
March, Marie E. — Yea
Adams, Dawn M. — Nay
Adams, Les R. — Yea
Alfonso H. Lopez — Nay
Angelia Williams Graves — Nay
Anne Ferrell Tata — Yea
Avoli, G. "John" — Yea
Batten, Amanda E. — Yea
Bell, Robert B. — Yea
Betsy B. Carr — Nay
Bill Wiley — Yea
Bourne, Jeffrey M. — Nay
Briana D. Sewell — Nay
Bulova, David L. — Nay
Byron, Kathy J. — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Nay
Campbell, Jeffrey L. — Yea
Campbell, Ronnie R. — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Nay
Chris S. Runion — Yea
Christopher T. Head — Yea
Convirs-Fowler, Kelly K. — Nay
Cordoza, A.C. — Yea
Coyner, Carrie E. — Yea
Dan I. Helmer — Nay
Danica A. Roem — Nay
David A. Reid — Nay
Davis, Glenn R. — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Nay
Don Scott — Nay
Edmunds, James E., II — Yea
Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — Nay
Emily M. Jordan — Yea
Fariss, C. Matthew — Yea
Filler-Corn, Eileen — Nay
Fowler, Hyland F."Buddy," Jr. — Yea
Freitas, Nicholas J. — Yea
Gooditis, Wendy W. — Nay
Guzman, Elizabeth R. — Nay
H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. — Yea
Hudson, Sally L. — Nay
Irene Shin — Nay
Israel D. O'Quinn — Yea
Jackie H. Glass — Nay
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Yea
James W. Morefield — Yea
Jason S. Ballard — Yea
Jeion A. Ward — Nay
Jenkins, Clinton L. — Nay
Jessica L. Anderson — Yea
Joseph P. McNamara — Yea
Karrie K. Delaney — Nay
Kathy K.L. Tran — Nay
Keam, Mark L. — Nay
Knight, Barry D. — Yea
Kory, Kaye — Nay
LaRock, Dave A. — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Nay
Luke E. Torian — Nay
M. Keith Hodges — Yea
Maldonado, Michelle Lopes — Nay
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Nay
Marcus B. Simon — Nay
Marshall, Daniel W., III — Yea
McGuire, John J., III — Yea
Michael J. Webert — Yea
Mike A. Cherry — Yea
Mullin, Michael P. — Nay
Mundon King, Candi — Nay
Murphy, Kathleen — Nay
Nadarius E. Clark — Nay
Orrock, Robert D., Sr. — Yea
Patrick A. Hope — Nay
Paul E. Krizek — Nay
Phillip A. Scott — Yea
Plum, Kenneth R. — Nay
R. Lee Ware — Yea
Ransone, Margaret B. — Yea
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Nay
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Robinson, Roxann L. — Yea
Rodney T. Willett — Nay
Sam Rasoul — Nay
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — Nay
Scott A. Wyatt — Yea
Shelly A. Simonds — Nay
Sickles, Mark D. — Nay
Subramanyam, Suhas — Nay
Tara A. Durant — Yea
Taylor, Kim A. — Yea
Terry G. Kilgore — Yea
Terry L. Austin — Yea
Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — Yea
Tony O. Wilt — Yea
Vivian E. Watts — Nay
Wampler, William C., III — Yea
Wendell S. Walker — Yea
Wren M. Williams — Yea

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Passed 10 Yea · 8 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10804
Total 10804
% of votes cast 45%36%0%18%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Betsy B. Carr — Nay
Bulova, David L. — Nay
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Not Voting
Coyner, Carrie E. — Not Voting
David A. Reid — Nay
Davis, Glenn R. — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Nay
Emily M. Jordan — Yea
Fariss, C. Matthew — Yea
James W. Morefield — Yea
Knight, Barry D. — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Nay
M. Keith Hodges — Yea
Marshall, Daniel W., III — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Nay
Plum, Kenneth R. — Nay
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Not Voting
Sam Rasoul — Not Voting
Scott A. Wyatt — Yea
Sickles, Mark D. — Nay
Terry L. Austin — Yea
Wampler, William C., III — Yea

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Passed 11 Yea · 10 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 111001
Total 111001
% of votes cast 50%45%0%5%
How each member voted (22)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 472 do?
Income tax; standard deduction. Increases the standard deduction, starting with taxable year 2022, from $4,500 to $9,000 for single filers and from $9,000 to $18,000 for married filers (one-half of such amount in the case of a married individual filing a separate return). The increase would remain in effect until taxable year 2026, when the standard deduction is scheduled to be reduced to $3,000 for single filers and to $6,000 for married filers.
Who sponsors HB 472?
HB 472 is sponsored by Joseph P. McNamara, Mike A. Cherry, Karen S. Greenhalgh, Terry G. Kilgore, James A. "Jay" Leftwich, Marie E. March, Israel D. O'Quinn, Chris S. Runion, Phillip A. Scott, Anne Ferrell Tata, H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr., Wendell S. Walker, R. Lee Ware, Bill Wiley, Wren M. Williams, Scott A. Wyatt, David R. Suetterlein, Jason S. Ballard, Robert S. Bloxom, Jr., Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr., Will Davis, Garrett McGuire, Campbell, Jeffrey L., Avoli, G. "John", Ruff, Frank M., Jr., Taylor, Kim A., Orrock, Robert D., Sr., LaRock, Dave A., and Cordoza, A.C..
What is the current status of HB 472?
This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House of Delegates” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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