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S 2286 100th Congress Senate Taxation Children and youth Earnings Families Income Income tax Tax deductions Youth Youth employment

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the standard deduction for child dependents.

Introduced: April 14, 1988 See on congress.gov
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Apr 14, 1988
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 14, 1988
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the permitted amount of the standard deduction for a taxpayer's dependent who: (1) is either under age 19 or a student; and (2) has income and files a separate return. Makes the standard deduction equal to as much as $4,000 of earned income plus a maximum of $1,000 of unearned income. (Under current law, the permitted deduction is the greater of $500 or the dependent's actual earned income up to the regular standard deduction amount for individuals.)

What's happening now April 14, 1988

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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