Section 7-2-39 - Deduction from net income for certain dependentsA. As long as the exemption amount pursuant to Section 151 of the Internal Revenue Code means zero, a taxpayer who is not a dependent of another individual and files a return as a head of household or married filing jointly may claim a deduction from net income in an amount equal to the product of four thousand dollars ($4,000) multiplied by the difference between the number of dependents claimed on the taxpayer's return and one.B. A taxpayer allowed a deduction pursuant to this section shall report the amount of the deduction to the department in a manner required by the department.C. The department shall compile an annual report on the deduction provided by this section that shall include the number of taxpayers that claimed the deduction, the aggregate amount of deductions claimed and any other information necessary to evaluate the effectiveness of the deduction. The department shall present the annual report to the revenue stabilization and tax policy committee and the legislative finance committee with an analysis of the cost of the deduction.D. As used in this section, "dependent" means "dependent" as defined in Section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code.Added by 2019, c. 270,s. 15, eff. 7/1/2019.