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      "id": "learn_r859_vermont_state_creator_tax_deductions_859_vermont_state_creator_tax_deductions_anchor_tax",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Department of Taxes site (anchor)",
      "summary": "Anchor: the Vermont Department of Taxes publishes its guidance on tax.vermont.gov, a state domain; its Start or Buy a Business page is the entry point cited here.",
      "body": "Anchor: the Vermont Department of Taxes publishes its guidance on tax.vermont.gov, a state domain; its Start or Buy a Business page is the entry point cited here.\n\nWhat Vermont Department of Taxes actually says:\n\n“Start or Buy a Business When starting a new business, there are some basic steps to take as follows:”\n\nNote: Anchor record: state revenue department page.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://tax.vermont.gov/business/start-a-business",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-19",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Vermont Department of Taxes",
      "evidence_quote": "Start or Buy a Business When starting a new business, there are some basic steps to take as follows:",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "859-vermont-state-creator-tax-deductions",
      "subject": "Vermont Department of Taxes",
      "topic": "Department of Taxes site (anchor)",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "VT",
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        ],
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          "unclassified"
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        "explicitness": "any"
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    {
      "id": "learn_r859_vermont_state_creator_tax_deductions_859_vermont_state_creator_tax_deductions_conform",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] 32 V.S.A. § 5824: Conformity: Vermont adopts the federal income tax statutes as of December 31, 2025, without the federal rates",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 32 V.S.A. 5824: the statutes of the United States relating to the federal income tax, as in effect on December 31, 2025, but without regard to federal rates under 26 U.S.C. 1, are adopted for computing Vermont tax liability and continue until amended by the General Assembly.",
      "body": "32 V.S.A. 5824: the statutes of the United States relating to the federal income tax, as in effect on December 31, 2025, but without regard to federal rates under 26 U.S.C. 1, are adopted for computing Vermont tax liability and continue until amended by the General Assembly.\n\nWhat Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online) actually says:\n\n“The statutes of the United States relating to the federal income tax, as in effect on December 31, 2025, but without regard to federal income tax rates under 26 U.S.C. § 1, are hereby adopted for the purpose of computing the tax liability under this chapter and shall continue in effect as adopted until amended, repealed, or replaced by act of the General Assembly.”\n\nNote: Static conformity: later federal changes do not apply until Vermont adopts them. Business deductions are therefore generally those allowed federally, which is not an item-by-item statement about home office or health insurance.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/32/151/05824",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-19",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online)",
      "evidence_quote": "The statutes of the United States relating to the federal income tax, as in effect on December 31, 2025, but without regard to federal income tax rates under 26 U.S.C. § 1, are hereby adopted for the purpose of computing the tax liability under this chapter and shall continue in effect as adopted until amended, repealed, or replaced by act of the General Assembly.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "859-vermont-state-creator-tax-deductions",
      "subject": "32 V.S.A. § 5824",
      "topic": "Conformity: Vermont adopts the federal income tax statutes as of December 31, 2025, without the federal rates",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "VT",
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        "lane": "any",
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          "us-vt"
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        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
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      "verification": {
        "status": "unverified",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
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          "legal_fetch_over_cap"
        ],
        "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z"
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    {
      "id": "learn_r859_vermont_state_creator_tax_deductions_859_vermont_state_creator_tax_deductions_bonus",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "32 V.S.A. § 5811: Decoupling: bonus depreciation add-back",
      "summary": "32 V.S.A. 5811 (definition of taxable income for individuals): Vermont adds back the bonus depreciation deduction taken federally under Section 168(k) or (n) of the Internal Revenue Code.",
      "body": "32 V.S.A. 5811 (definition of taxable income for individuals): Vermont adds back the bonus depreciation deduction taken federally under Section 168(k) or (n) of the Internal Revenue Code.\n\nWhat Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online) actually says:\n\n“an amount equal to the bonus depreciation deduction taken on the taxpayer’s federal income tax return for the taxable year under Section 168(k) or (n) of the Internal Revenue Code;”\n\nNote: The add-back is followed by a later deduction of depreciation as if the federal election not to claim bonus depreciation had been made. Section 179 expensing is not addressed in the sections read, so it follows the federal rule through 5824.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/32/151/05811",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-19",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online)",
      "evidence_quote": "an amount equal to the bonus depreciation deduction taken on the taxpayer’s federal income tax return for the taxable year under Section 168(k) or (n) of the Internal Revenue Code;",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "859-vermont-state-creator-tax-deductions",
      "subject": "32 V.S.A. § 5811",
      "topic": "Decoupling: bonus depreciation add-back",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "VT",
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        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "setting_up",
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          "us-vt"
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        "platform": "any",
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        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
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      "id": "learn_r859_vermont_state_creator_tax_deductions_859_vermont_state_creator_tax_deductions_pit_fed2",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Vermont return uses federal AGI and taxable income",
      "summary": "The Department of Taxes states that to file a Vermont income tax return a person enters adjusted gross income and taxable income from the federal return.",
      "body": "The Department of Taxes states that to file a Vermont income tax return a person enters adjusted gross income and taxable income from the federal return.\n\nWhat Vermont Department of Taxes actually says:\n\n“To file your Vermont Income Tax Return, you will need to enter your adjusted gross income and taxable income from your federal income tax return”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://tax.vermont.gov/individuals/personal-income-tax",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-19",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Vermont Department of Taxes",
      "evidence_quote": "To file your Vermont Income Tax Return, you will need to enter your adjusted gross income and taxable income from your federal income tax return",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "859-vermont-state-creator-tax-deductions",
      "subject": "Vermont Department of Taxes personal income tax",
      "topic": "Vermont return uses federal AGI and taxable income",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "VT",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "setting_up",
        "region": [
          "us-vt"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
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      "id": "learn_r859_vermont_state_creator_tax_deductions_859_vermont_state_creator_tax_deductions_no_homeoffice",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "No Vermont-specific home-office or self-employed health insurance deduction found",
      "summary": "No Vermont-specific home-office deduction and no separate Vermont deduction for self-employed health insurance premiums was found in 32 V.S.A. 5811 or the tax.vermont.gov personal income tax page; Vermont starts from federal adjusted gross income and adopts the federal statutes (5824).",
      "body": "No Vermont-specific home-office deduction and no separate Vermont deduction for self-employed health insurance premiums was found in 32 V.S.A. 5811 or the tax.vermont.gov personal income tax page; Vermont starts from federal adjusted gross income and adopts the federal statutes (5824).\n\nWhat Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online) actually says:\n\n“Adoption of federal income tax laws”\n\nNote: ABSENCE RECORD (inferred from an index/listing or page that does not mention it, not from operative text). Searched the full text of 32 V.S.A. chapter 151 on 2026-10-19 for 'home office', 'section 179', 'health insurance premium' and 'self-employ' and found no such provisions (the bonus depreciation add-back was the only depreciation modification). Searched only chapter 151 and the Department personal income tax page; Department forms (IN-111 instructions) were not opened.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/32/151/05824",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-19",
      "reliability": "CREATOR STRATEGY",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online)",
      "evidence_quote": "Adoption of federal income tax laws",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "859-vermont-state-creator-tax-deductions",
      "subject": "Vermont home-office and self-employed health insurance deduction",
      "topic": "No Vermont-specific home-office or self-employed health insurance deduction found",
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        "topic": [
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