( TIPA ) The Act extended several provisions in federal law that had sunset at the end of 2013 If the
also be required for (a) the amount excluded from gross income for the discharge of qualified principal
amendments to federal law
an individual retirement plan by a person who has attained age 70 In addition an individual would also
and the amount that would be deductible for Code section 179 expenses using the North Carolina dollar and
Any person filing a North Carolina income tax return whose 2014 federal taxable income or federal adjusted
as bonus depreciation on the federal return and (b) 85% of the difference between the amount deducted on
be required to exclude amounts paid for mortgage insurance premiums from the deduction for qualified
but to decouple from specific provisions in TIPA The recommended bill may be viewed here
CAROLINA S CORPORATE AND INDIVDUAL INCOME TAX RETURNS
Code as of December 31 2013 Each year the General Assembly determines whether to update its reference
federal law is to the Internal Revenue Code ( Code ) as of a certain date Currently that reference is to the
General Assembly does not update the reference to the Code to December 19 2014 or later the extension of
General Assembly enacts legislation to update the Code reference the Department will provide additional
gross income is impacted by the amendments to federal law included in TIPA should consider waiting to file
guidance including how to report any required additions on the 2014 returns
If the General Assembly enacts legislation to update the Code reference as recommended North Carolina
IMPACT OF THE FEDERAL TAX INCREASE PREVENTION ACT OF 2014 ON NORTH
income as the starting point in determining North Carolina taxable income In both cases the reference to
January 15 2015
Laws Study Committee adopted a recommendation to update the reference to the Code to January 1 2015
North Carolina investment limitations set out for 2014 For individual income tax returns additions would
North Carolina s corporate income tax law uses federal taxable income as the starting point in determining
North Carolina taxable income North Carolina s individual income tax law uses federal adjusted gross
On December 19 2014 President Obama signed into law the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014
purposes In some cases the General Assembly chooses not to follow ( decouple from) certain
recommendations with respect to those laws to the General Assembly On January 13 2015 the Revenue
related expenses and (c) the amount excluded from gross income for a qualified charitable distribution from
residence indebtedness (b) the amount deducted in arriving at adjusted gross income for qualified tuition and
residence interest if the taxpayer claims itemized deductions on the North Carolina return
the 2014 income tax return before the General Assembly takes action may have to amend the return to reflect
the 2014 North Carolina income tax return until the General Assembly takes action A taxpayer who files
the federal return for Code section 179 expenses using the federal dollar and federal investment limitations
the General Assembly s action The General Assembly is scheduled to convene on January 28 2015 If the
The Revenue Laws Study Committee is charged with studying North Carolina s revenue laws and making
those provisions will not apply for North Carolina income tax purposes
to the Code Doing so would make recent amendments to the Code applicable for North Carolina income tax
will require additions on the corporate and individual income tax returns for (a) 85% of the amount deducted