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AB-2479 • 2026

Personal income tax: employment credit.

Personal income tax: employment credit.

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Sponsor
Alanis
Last action
Official status
Assembly - Pending Referral
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary states the change is nonsubstantive but does not specify which words are changed or why.

Personal Income Tax Employment Credit

This bill makes a small, non-substantive update to the existing rules for an employment tax credit.

What This Bill Does

  • Updates the Personal Income Tax Law regarding the employment credit with a change that does not alter how it works.

Terms To Know

Nonsubstantive change
A small edit to the text of the law.
Employment credit
A tax credit for hiring qualified full-time employees in designated areas, calculated as 35% of wages multiplied by an applicable percentage.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The source text does not explain exactly what words were changed.
  • The bill only applies to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2014, and before January 1, 2026.

Bill History

  1. California Legislative Information

    Assembly - Pending Referral

Official Summary Text

Personal income tax: employment credit.