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OBBBA State Conformity Tracker for Tax Preparers | HelloBooks How states responded to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act: fixed-date and rolling conformity, bonus depreciation add-backs and the Schedule 1-A deductions.

State conformity · One Big Beautiful Bill Act

State conformity to the One Big Beautiful Bill

Whether a federal change reaches a state return depends on how that state ties itself to the Internal Revenue Code. Some follow the Code as it changes, some pick a fixed date, and many passed bills in 2026 to accept or reject parts of the July 2025 law. This tracker collects the states whose revenue department has said where it stands.

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Bonus depreciation and the Schedule 1-A deductions, state by state

Positions as stated on our two comparison pages, each read from the state revenue department. A dash means that comparison page does not list the state yet.

StateBonus depreciationTips, overtime and the other Schedule 1-A deductions
District of Columbia—does not recognize any of the Schedule 1-A deductions.
Nebraskarolling conformity; the DOR expects the federal expensing changes to reduce Nebraska tax for pass-through owners.no automatic effect, because the deductions sit below federal AGI.
New Jersey—no effect, because the Gross Income Tax does not start from federal AGI.
New Yorkseparate depreciation schedule for 168(k) property on Form IT-398 (CT-399 for corporations); also decoupled from the qualified production property write-off.—
North Carolinaadd back 85% for 2025, then deduct 20% a year for five years from 2026.does not conform to the Schedule 1-A deductions.
Oregondisallows bonus depreciation from tax year 2026 under SB 1507, subject to a referendum petition.clients may be able to claim the same tips, overtime and vehicle loan interest deductions on 2025 returns (OR-17).
Pennsylvaniadoes not follow federal bonus depreciation.tips remain taxable compensation.
Rhode Islanddecouples from the higher section 179 limits and the 174A expensing for 2025.does not allow the tips, overtime or vehicle loan deductions.
South Carolinaspecifically does not adopt the 2025 section 168(k) changes.had not considered the changes as of March 2026; taxpayers must adjust.
Tennesseestays on the TCJA phase-down, 40% for 2025 assets and 20% for 2026, with the excess added back on Schedule J.—
Utah—no effect on the Utah return, for the same reason.
Virginiabonus depreciation remains an existing exception; also deconforms from 168(n) and the higher section 179 limits.—
Wisconsindoes not follow any bonus depreciation enacted after January 1, 2014, but does follow federal section 179.has not adopted the tips, overtime, car loan or senior deductions.

From each state’s revenue department, as cited on the two comparison pages.

The pages in this section

31 pages, grouped for review.

Comparisons of the main federal changes

States that published a position on the federal law

Three questions to ask for each state

Before preparing a state return this season, settle these for the state in question. The state page answers them where the revenue department has.

  • Does the state follow the Code on a rolling basis, or as of a fixed date, and does that date fall before or after July 4, 2025?
  • Does the state start from federal AGI or taxable income, which decides whether the below-the-line Schedule 1-A deductions can reach it at all?
  • Has the state carved out bonus depreciation, the higher section 179 limits or domestic research expensing, and how is any add-back recovered later?

Positions are still moving

Several legislatures acted during the 2026 filing season, and some made their changes retroactive to 2025. When a state page shows a decision dated after a client’s return was filed, check whether an amended state return is needed.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Why are some states missing from the tracker?
A state is listed only when its revenue department, legislature or comptroller has published something we could read. No position is inferred from a state’s past habits.
Does conformity to the federal law mean the Schedule 1-A deductions apply?
Not necessarily. Those deductions are taken after AGI, so a state that starts from federal AGI does not pick them up just by conforming. The tips and overtime comparison lists what each state said.

Sources

General information for tax professionals, not advice on a specific return. Check the current official instructions before filing.

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