Personal Income Tax Law: deduction from gross income: car loan interest payments.

The Personal Income Tax Law, in modified conformity with federal income tax laws, allows various deductions from gross income in calculating adjusted gross income.

This bill, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, and before January 1, 2031, would allow a deduction from adjusted gross income for an amount equal to the interest paid on a qualified motor vehicle loan, as defined. The bill would limit this deduction to one qualified motor vehicle loan per taxpayer.

Existing law requires any bill authorizing a new tax expenditure to contain, among other things, specific goals that the tax expenditure will achieve, detailed performance indicators, and data collection requirements.

This bill also would include additional information required for any bill authorizing a new tax expenditure.

This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.