SB 1443: ‘veterans’ donation fund: tax credit’ is scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Appropriation Committee at 2 PM on 21 February. It would establish the Arizona Veterans’ Donation fund as an Arizona Tax Credit organization in lieu of continuing the Military Family Relief Fund (MFRF) as an Arizona Tax Credit organization. The MFRF, established as an Arizona Tax Credit organization in 2007 to assist post 1/9/11 veterans, is scheduled to end in 2018. Of the approximately 9 million dollars donated to date, over 6 million dollars have been unused. SB 1443 would extend the time for disposition of currently unused funds to post 9/11/2001 Veterans and their families to 31 Dec 2025. Any unused funds as of 31 Dec 2025 would be transferred for deposit in the Veterans’ Donation Fund as originally planned at the end of 2018. This extension of time will “maintain faith” with those Arizona taxpayers who specifically donated for the purposes of assisting post 9-11 veterans and their families. Concurrently, the Bill would establish the current Veterans’ Donation fund as an AZ Tax Credit donation organization for the period 1 Jan 2018 to 31 Dec 2025 to augment its current source of resources to assist Arizona Veterans of all eras and their families, including post 9-11 Veterans
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Draft Message
Dear Senator,
As an Arizona Veteran, I encourage you to support SB 1443: ‘veterans’ donation fund; tax credit’ in the Senate Appropiations Committee hearing. The Military Family Relief Fund (MFRF), established as an Arizona Tax Credit organization established in 2007 to assist post 1/9/11 veterans, is scheduled to end in 2018. Of the approximately 9 million dollars donated to date, over 6 million dollars have been unused. SB 1443 would extend the time for disposition of currently unused funds to post 9/11/2001 Veterans and their families to 31 Dec 2025. Any unused funds as of 31 Dec 2025 would be transferred for deposit in the Veteran’s Donation Fund as originally planned at the end of 2018. This extension of time will “maintain faith” with those Arizona taxpayers who specifically donated for the purposes of assisting post 9-11 veterans and their families. Concurrently, the Bill would dis-establish the MFRF as a Tax Credit organization and establish the current Veterans’ Donation fund as an AZ Tax Credit donation organization for the period 1 Jan 2018 to 31 Dec 2025 to augment its current source of resources to assist Arizona Veterans of all eras and their families, including post 9-11 Veterans.
I urge you to support SB 1443 in committee.
Respectfully,
