Section 19602.5 Of Article 1. Transfers To General Fund From California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 2. >> Part 10.2. >> Chapter 8. >> Article 1.
19602.5
. (a) There is in the State Treasury the Mental Health
Services Fund (MHS Fund). The estimated revenue from the additional
tax imposed under Section 17043 for the applicable fiscal year, as
determined under subparagraph (B) of paragraph (3) of subdivision
(c), shall be deposited to the MHS Fund on a monthly basis, subject
to an annual adjustment as described in this section.
(b) (1) Beginning with fiscal year 2004-2005 and for each fiscal
year thereafter, the Controller shall deposit on a monthly basis in
the MHS Fund an amount equal to the applicable percentage of net
personal income tax receipts as defined in paragraph (4).
(2) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the applicable
percentage referred to in paragraph (1) shall be 1.76 percent.
(B) For fiscal year 2004-2005, the applicable percentage shall be
0.70 percent.
(3) Beginning with fiscal year 2006-2007, monthly deposits to the
MHS Fund pursuant to this subdivision are subject to suspension
pursuant to subdivision (f).
(4) For purposes of this subdivision, "net personal income tax
receipts" refers to amounts received by the Franchise Tax Board and
the Employment Development Department under the Personal Income Tax
Law, as reported by the Franchise Tax Board to the Department of
Finance pursuant to law, regulation, procedure, and practice
(commonly referred to as the "102 Report") in effect on the effective
date of the act establishing this section.
(c) No later than March 1, 2006, and each March 1 thereafter, the
Department of Finance, in consultation with the Franchise Tax Board,
shall determine the annual adjustment amount for the following fiscal
year.
(1) The "annual adjustment amount" for any fiscal year shall be an
amount equal to the amount determined by subtracting the "revenue
adjustment amount" for the applicable revenue adjustment fiscal year,
as determined by the Franchise Tax Board under paragraph (3), from
the "tax liability adjustment amount" for applicable tax liability
adjustment tax year, as determined by the Franchise Tax Board under
paragraph (2).
(2) (A) (i) The "tax liability adjustment amount" for a tax year
is equal to the amount determined by subtracting the estimated tax
liability increase from the additional tax imposed under Section
17043 for the applicable year under subparagraph (B) from the amount
of the actual tax liability increase from the additional tax imposed
under Section 17043 for the applicable tax year, based on the returns
filed for that tax year.
(ii) For purposes of the determinations required under this
paragraph, actual tax liability increase from the additional tax
means the increase in tax liability resulting from the tax of 1
percent imposed under Section 17043, as reflected on the original
returns filed by October 15 of the year after the close of the
applicable tax year.
(iii) The applicable tax year referred to in this paragraph means
the 12-calendar month taxable year beginning on January 1 of the year
that is two years before the beginning of the fiscal year for which
an annual adjustment amount is calculated.
(B) (i) The estimated tax liability increase from the additional
tax for the following tax years is: