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  Bill clears up tax on health care insurance Good news for California parents who are now covering a young-adult child on their employer's health plan: You won't have to pay state income taxes on this employer-provided benefit, thanks to a bill signed by Gov. Jerry Brown Thursday. The bill, AB36, brings California into conformity with part of last year's federal health care act. The federal law lets parents cover a young-adult child on their employers' group health plan and not have the value…See More

(March 8, 2011) A California Chamber of Commerce-supported bill to remove the state tax on health care coverage for certain adult children has passed the Assembly. The bill, AB 36 (Perea; D-Fresno), conforms California with federal law regarding the taxable status of health care coverage for an adult child up to the age of 26, as well as payments or reimbursements made by an employer for an employee’s adult child. The federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and…See More