Praise and Criticism Hits California Union Dues Tax Credit

California’s union members could soon get a special union-dues break on state taxes under a new law.
Senate Bill 189, signed into law on June 30, includes a plan to “[i]mplement a tax credit under the Personal Income Tax Law to offset a portion of costs associated with union membership.”
However, the tax credit still is at least two years away. Legislators will need to determine in 2024 if the state has enough funds to pay for it, and more legislation is needed for the program to begin.
It would only affect the 16 percent of state workers with union memberships, which in 2021 was 2.4 million people….

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