2016 Legislation – AB 1736 – Homeownership Savings Accounts

This bill would provide that a qualified taxpayer may withdraw amounts from a homeownership savings account to pay for qualified homeownership savings expenses, and would provide that any amount withdrawn from that account that is not used for these expenses would be included as income for that taxpayer.

From the Legislative Counsel’s Digest:

This bill, on and after January 1, 2017, would allow a deduction, not to exceed specified amounts, of the amount contributed in any taxable year to a homeownership savings account, and, would exclude from gross income any income earned on the moneys contributed to a homeownership savings account. The bill would provide that a qualified taxpayer may withdraw amounts from a homeownership savings account to pay for qualified homeownership savings expenses, as defined, and would provide that any amount withdrawn from that account that is not used for these expenses would be included as income for that taxpayer.