Section 17073.5 Of Article 1. Definition Of Gross Income, Adjusted Gross Income, Taxable Income, Etc. From California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 2. >> Part 10. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 1.
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. (a) A taxpayer may elect to take a standard deduction as
follows:
(1) In the case of a taxpayer, other than a head of a household or
a surviving spouse (as defined in Section 17046) or a married couple
filing a joint return, the standard deduction shall be one thousand
eight hundred eighty dollars ($1,880).
(2) In the case of a head of household or a surviving spouse (as
defined in Section 17046) or a married couple filing a joint return,
the standard deduction shall be three thousand seven hundred sixty
dollars ($3,760).
(b) The standard deduction provided for in subdivision (a) shall
be in lieu of all deductions other than those which are to be
subtracted from gross income in computing adjusted gross income under
Section 17072.
(c) (1) The provisions of this section shall be applied in lieu of
the provisions of Sections 63(c) and 63(f) of the Internal Revenue
Code, relating to standard deductions.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), Section 63(c)(5) of the
Internal Revenue Code, relating to limitations on the standard
deduction of certain dependents, and Section 63(c)(6)of the Internal
Revenue Code, relating to certain individuals not eligible for the
standard deduction, shall apply, except as otherwise provided. For
purposes of this paragraph, the amount specified in Section 63(c)(5)
of the Internal Revenue Code shall be adjusted for inflation in
accordance with the provisions of Section 63(c)(4) of the Internal
Revenue Code.
(d) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 1988,
the Franchise Tax Board shall recompute the standard deduction
amounts prescribed in subdivision (a). That computation shall be made
as follows:
(1) The California Department of Industrial Relations shall
transmit annually to the Franchise Tax Board the percentage change in
the California Consumer Price Index for all items from June of the
prior calendar year to June of the current calendar year, no later
than August 1 of the current calendar year.
(2) The Franchise Tax Board shall compute an inflation adjustment
factor by adding 100 percent to that portion of the percentage change
figure which is furnished pursuant to paragraph (1) and dividing the
result by 100.
(3) The Franchise Tax Board shall multiply the standard deduction
amounts in the preceding taxable year by the inflation adjustment
factor determined in paragraph (2), and round off the resulting
products to the nearest one dollar ($1).
(4) In computing the standard deduction amounts pursuant to this
subdivision, the amount provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a)
shall be twice the amount provided in paragraph (1) of subdivision
(a).