§294. Personal exemptions and credit for dependents
All personal exemptions and deductions for dependents allowed in determining federal income tax liability, including the extra exemption for the blind and aged, will be allowed in determining the tax liability in this Part. Taxpayers are required to use the same filing status and claim the same exemptions on their return required to be filed under this Part as they used on their federal income tax return. The amounts to be taken into consideration shall be as follows:
A. A combined personal exemption and standard deduction in the following amounts:
a. Single Individual
$ 4500.00
b. Married-Joint Return and a Qualified Surviving Spouse
$ 9000.00
c. Married-Separate
$ 4500.00
d. Head of Household
$ 9000.00
B. An additional deduction of one thousand dollars shall be allowed for each allowable exemption in excess of those required to qualify for the exemption allowable under R.S. 47:294(A).
Acts 1980, No. 316, §1. Acts 1983, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 1, §1, eff. Dec. 19, 1983.
{{NOTE: SECTION 4 OF ACTS 1983, 2ND EX. SESS., NO. 1, PROVIDES AS FOLLOWS: "THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT SHALL BE APPLICABLE TO TAXABLE YEARS BEGINNING AFTER DECEMBER 31, 1982. FOR TAXABLE YEARS BEGINNING PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 1983, THE TAX SHALL BE AS REQUIRED BY LAW PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT."}}
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