Items Specifically Excluded from Gross Income
Cal. RTC § 17131.22
California Statutes
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a) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2028, gross income does not include amounts of certain emergency financial aid grants received by a student in postsecondary education pursuant to, or described in, any of the following:
(1) Section or of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) (Public Law 116-136).
(2) Section of Division M or
Section of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).
(3) Section of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2). (b)
(1) For purposes of complying with
Section 41, as it pertains to this section, the Legislature finds and declares as follows: (
A) The specific goal, purpose, and objective of the exclusion is to provide financial relief to recipients of specified pandemic relief funds. (
B) The performance indicators for the Legislature to use in determining if the exclusion has achieved this goal shall be the number of taxpayers excluding specified pandemic relief from income based on this section, and the total dollar value of income so excluded.
(2) The Legislative Analyst’s Office shall, no later than November 1, 2028, submit a report to the Legislature, in accordance with
Section of the Government Code, that estimates the number of taxpayers with specified pandemic relief excluded from income, and estimates the total dollar value of the specified pandemic relief received, to the extent data is available. (
c) This
section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2028, and as of that date is repealed.