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Summary

Implements Indiana Senate Bill 243's conformity to federal OBBBA (One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025) tax provisions for tax year 2026.

Closes #7770

Provisions Implemented

Provision Indiana Code Federal IRC Tax Year
Tip Income Deduction IC 6-3-2-31 Section 224 2026 only
Overtime Income Deduction IC 6-3-2-32 Section 225 2026 only
Auto Loan Interest Deduction IC 6-3-2-33 Section 163(h)(4) 2026 only

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Implementation Details

Indiana's income tax starts from federal AGI. These federal OBBBA deductions are "below-the-line" at the federal level (taken after AGI), but Indiana is conforming by creating state-level deductions equal to the federal amounts.

Each Indiana deduction:

  • Equals the corresponding federal deduction amount
  • Is only available for tax year 2026 (per SB 243 Sections 11-13)
  • Reduces Indiana AGI, thereby reducing both state and local income tax

Fiscal Impact

Per the Legislative Services Agency fiscal note:

  • Tip income deduction: $28.9M - $34.7M revenue loss
  • Overtime income deduction: $61.2M - $98.1M revenue loss
  • Auto loan interest deduction: $18.9M revenue loss
  • Total: ~$109M - $152M (state) + ~$62M - $86M (local)

Files Added

Parameters

  • parameters/gov/states/in/tax/income/deductions/obbba_conformity/tip_income_deduction_available.yaml
  • parameters/gov/states/in/tax/income/deductions/obbba_conformity/overtime_income_deduction_available.yaml
  • parameters/gov/states/in/tax/income/deductions/obbba_conformity/auto_loan_interest_deduction_available.yaml

Variables

  • variables/gov/states/in/tax/income/deductions/obbba_conformity/in_tip_income_deduction.py
  • variables/gov/states/in/tax/income/deductions/obbba_conformity/in_overtime_income_deduction.py
  • variables/gov/states/in/tax/income/deductions/obbba_conformity/in_auto_loan_interest_deduction.py

Tests

  • Tests for each deduction verifying:
    • Deduction available in 2026
    • Deduction NOT available in 2025 (before effective date)
    • Deduction NOT available in 2027 (after sunset)
    • Zero deduction when no qualifying income/interest

Modified

  • parameters/gov/states/in/tax/income/deductions/deductions.yaml - Added OBBBA deductions for 2026

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Implements Indiana's conformity to federal OBBBA (One Big Beautiful Bill Act)
tax provisions for tax year 2026 only:

- IC 6-3-2-31: Tip income deduction (conforms to IRC Section 224)
- IC 6-3-2-32: Overtime income deduction (conforms to IRC Section 225)
- IC 6-3-2-33: Auto loan interest deduction (conforms to IRC Section 163(h)(4))

Closes PolicyEngine#7770

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
@DTrim99 DTrim99 marked this pull request as ready for review March 12, 2026 22:23
@DTrim99 DTrim99 requested a review from PavelMakarchuk March 12, 2026 22:23
- Fix parameter descriptions to use standard format ("provides this deduction")
- Add code comments documenting unimplemented proration rules (IC 6-3-2-31(c),
  IC 6-3-2-32(c)) — zero real-world impact under current IN law
- Add code comment documenting unmodeled residency/spouse/trust rules
  (IC 6-3-2-33(c)-(d)) — covered by defined_for or not applicable
- Add integration test verifying tip deduction flows through in_deductions

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Add Indiana SB 243 OBBBA tax conformity (tips, overtime, car loan interest deductions)

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