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05 LC 18 4026
House Bill 210
By: Representative Lewis of the 15th

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income taxes, so as to provide that Georgia taxable net income of any taxpayer shall not include income which is attributable directly to a capital gain resulting from certain involuntary conversions of real property because of condemnation or eminent domain; to provide an effective date; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.
Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income taxes, is amended by adding a new subsection at the end of Code Section 48-7-27, relating to computation of taxable net income of individuals, to be designated subsection (f) to read as follows:
"(f) Georgia taxable net income shall not include any income of a taxpayer which is attributable directly to a capital gain resulting from an involuntary conversion of real property because of condemnation or eminent domain by the state, any political subdivision thereof, or any public utility to the extent that the proceeds of the condemnation award constitute taxable gain under Section 1033 of the Internal Revenue Code."

SECTION 2.
Said chapter is further amended by adding a new subsection at the end of Code Section 48-7-31, relating to taxation of corporations, to be designated subsection (f), to read as follows:
"(f) Georgia taxable net income of a foreign or domestic corporation shall not include any income of such corporation which is attributable directly to a capital gain resulting from an involuntary conversion of real property because of condemnation or eminent domain by the state, any political subdivision thereof, or any public utility to the extent that the proceeds of the condemnation award constitute taxable gain under Section 1033 of the Internal Revenue Code."

SECTION 3.
This Act shall become effective January 1, 2006, and shall be applicable to all taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2006.

SECTION 4.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.