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HR 4215 103th Congress House Taxation Collection of accounts College costs Cost of living adjustments Economics and Public Finance Education Educational finance Families Higher education Home ownership Housing and Community Development Housing finance Income tax Indexing (Economic policy) Individual retirement accounts Interest Interest rates Labor and Employment Married people Tax deductions

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the deduction for retirement savings, to permit nonemployed spouses a full IRA deduction, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 14, 1994 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 14, 1994
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the retirement savings deduction and the maximum individual retirement account contribution from $2,000 to $2,500. Raises income phase-out limits. Allows such a deduction for nonemployed spouses. Provides an inflation adjustment for retirement savings deductions.

Excludes from gross income qualified distributions from certain retirement plans for first-time homebuyers and higher education expenses of the taxpayer, spouse, or child. Requires the repayment of such amounts with interest.

What's happening now April 14, 1994

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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