Add Alabama HB527 overtime compensation deduction reform

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Summary

• Implements Alabama HB527 overtime compensation deduction as a contributed reform
• Provides state income tax deduction for qualified overtime compensation
• Caps deduction at $1,000 per taxpayer ($2,000 for joint filers)
• Uses federal FLSA overtime premium calculation (26 U.S.C. § 225)

Bill Details

• Bill: Alabama HB527
• Effective dates: Tax years January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027
• Provision: Deduction allowed regardless of whether taxpayer itemizes

Test plan

• Single filer with overtime exceeding cap (capped at $1,000)
• Single filer with overtime under cap (full deduction)
• Joint filers with overtime (capped at $2,000)
• No overtime income (zero deduction)
• Verify AL AGI is reduced by deduction amount

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Implementation Notes

Files Created

File	Purpose
parameters/gov/contrib/states/al/hb527/in_effect.yaml	Toggle for reform activation
parameters/gov/contrib/states/al/hb527/cap.yaml	$1,000 per-taxpayer deduction cap
reforms/states/al/hb527/al_hb527_overtime_deduction.py	Reform logic
tests/policy/contrib/states/al/hb527/al_hb527_overtime_deduction.yaml	5 test cases

How It Works

1. The reform creates a new variable al_hb527_overtime_deduction that calculates the deductible amount
2. It uses the existing fsla_overtime_premium variable which calculates overtime pay per federal FLSA rules (26 U.S.C. § 225)
3. The deduction is capped at $1,000 per taxpayer, or $2,000 for joint filers
4. The reform overrides al_agi to subtract this deduction from Alabama adjusted gross income

Usage

To enable the reform in a simulation:

from policyengine_us import Simulation

situation = {
    # ... household setup ...
}

# Enable via parameter
situation["gov.contrib.states.al.hb527.in_effect"] = {2025: True}

sim = Simulation(situation=situation)

Or apply the reform directly:

from policyengine_us.reforms.states.al.hb527 import al_hb527_overtime_deduction

sim = Simulation(
    situation=situation,
    reform=al_hb527_overtime_deduction
)

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PR Review: Alabama HB527 Overtime Compensation Deduction

🔴 Critical (Must Fix)

1. Incorrect legal citation: \ - Comment says "per 26 USC 225" but 26 USC 225 doesn't exist. FLSA overtime is in 29 USC 207. Either remove the citation or correct it.

2. **Mixed /\ AND **: \ - The \ class has both /\ attributes AND a custom formula. Per PolicyEngine patterns, these should not be mixed as they can get out of sync. Remove the unused \ and \ attributes since the formula handles the calculation.

🟡 Should Address

1. PDF references missing page anchors: Both \ and \ link to the bill PDF without \ anchors. Add page numbers to help reviewers verify values.

2. Test error margin: Tests use \ - standard is \ for currency values.

3. Test person naming: Use , \ instead of , \ per naming conventions.

4. Missing edge case tests:

   • Head of Household filing status
   • Married Filing Separately
   • Overtime exactly at ,000 cap boundary
   • Joint filers with only one spouse having overtime

🟢 Suggestions

1. Consider parameterizing the 2025-2027 effective dates in \ with date-ranged values instead of requiring manual enablement.

2. Add full integration test verifying \ and \ are reduced (not just ).

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Validation Summary

Check	Result
Regulatory Accuracy	✅ ,000 cap and joint filer logic correct
Reference Quality	⚠️ 2 issues (missing page anchors)
Code Patterns	🔴 2 issues (wrong citation, mixed adds/formula)
Test Coverage	⚠️ 4 edge cases missing
CI Status	✅ Passing

What's Working Well

• ✅ Cap implementation (,000 single / ,000 joint) is correct
• ✅ Correct use of \ variable for FLSA calculation
• ✅ Reform structure follows established patterns
• ✅ Parameter organization under - ✅ 5 test cases covering main scenarios
• ✅ All CI checks passing

Next Steps

To auto-fix issues:
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PR Review: Alabama HB527 Overtime Compensation Deduction (Updated)

🔴 Critical (Must Fix)

1. Incorrect legal citation: al_hb527_overtime_deduction.py:19 - Comment says "per 26 USC 225" but 26 USC 225 does not exist. FLSA overtime is in 29 USC 207. Either remove the citation or correct it.

2. Mixed adds/subtracts AND formula: al_hb527_overtime_deduction.py:38-39 - The al_agi class has both adds/subtracts attributes AND a custom formula. Per PolicyEngine patterns, these should not be mixed as they can get out of sync. Remove the unused adds and subtracts attributes since the formula handles the calculation.

🟡 Should Address

1. PDF references missing page anchors: Both cap.yaml:12 and in_effect.yaml:12 link to the bill PDF without #page=XX anchors. Add page numbers to help reviewers verify values.

2. Test error margin: Tests use absolute_error_margin: 1 - standard is 0.1 for currency values.

3. Test person naming: Use person1, person2 instead of spouse1, spouse2 per naming conventions.

4. Missing edge case tests:

   • Head of Household filing status
   • Married Filing Separately
   • Overtime exactly at $1,000 cap boundary
   • Joint filers with only one spouse having overtime

🟢 Suggestions

1. Consider parameterizing the 2025-2027 effective dates in in_effect.yaml with date-ranged values instead of requiring manual enablement.

2. Add full integration test verifying al_taxable_income and al_income_tax are reduced (not just al_agi).

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Validation Summary

Check	Result
Regulatory Accuracy	✅ $1,000 cap and joint filer logic correct
Reference Quality	⚠️ 2 issues (missing page anchors)
Code Patterns	🔴 2 issues (wrong citation, mixed adds/formula)
Test Coverage	⚠️ 4 edge cases missing
CI Status	✅ Passing

What's Working Well

• ✅ Cap implementation ($1,000 single / $2,000 joint) is correct
• ✅ Correct use of fsla_overtime_premium variable for FLSA calculation
• ✅ Reform structure follows established patterns
• ✅ Parameter organization under /gov/contrib/states/al/hb527/
• ✅ 5 test cases covering main scenarios
• ✅ All CI checks passing

Next Steps

To auto-fix issues: /fix-pr 7660

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Fixes Applied

🔴 Critical Issues Fixed

• ✅ Incorrect legal citation: Changed 26 USC 225 to 29 USC 207 in al_hb527_overtime_deduction.py:19
• ✅ Mixed adds/subtracts AND formula: Removed unused adds and subtracts attributes from al_agi class

🟡 Should-Address Issues Fixed

• ✅ PDF page anchors: Added #page=1 to both cap.yaml and in_effect.yaml references
• ✅ Test error margin: Changed from 1 to 0.1 across all tests
• ✅ Test person naming: Changed spouse1/spouse2 to person1/person2
• ✅ Missing edge case tests: Added 3 new tests:
  • Head of Household filing status
  • Married Filing Separately
  • Joint filers with one spouse having no overtime

Verification

• ✅ All 8 tests pass locally
• ✅ Code formatted with black

Ready for re-review.

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[PavelMakarchuk]

Per-taxpayer cap should be applied per-person, not per-return

The bill caps the deduction at "$1,000 per taxpayer." The code applies the cap at the tax-unit level:

cap = where(joint, p.cap * 2, p.cap)
return min_(total_overtime, cap)

This means a joint filer where only one spouse has overtime gets a $2,000 cap instead of $1,000. Test Case 8 ("Joint filers one spouse no overtime") expects $2,000 — likely incorrect.

Fix: cap each person's overtime individually, then sum:

person_capped = min_(person("fsla_overtime_premium", period), p.cap)
return tax_unit.sum(person_capped)

Minor items:

• PR body cites "26 U.S.C. § 225" for FLSA overtime — FLSA is 29 U.S.C. § 207
• Consider documenting interaction with the federal overtime exemption (One Big Beautiful Bill) — if both are active, overtime could be excluded federally and deducted at AL level