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HR 5130 107th Congress House Taxation Child support Child support enforcement Custody of children Debt Families Finance and Financial Sector Income tax Personal income tax Social Welfare Tax auditing Tax deductions Tax exclusion Tax returns

Child Support Enforcement Act

Introduced: July 16, 2002 See on congress.gov
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Jul 16, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 16, 2002
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Child Support Enforcement Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code (relating to the deduction for bad debts) to allow a custodial parent to claim unpaid child support payments as a deduction.

Bars a delinquent debtor from filing an amended return in any subsequent year to reflect the subsequent payment of unpaid child support.

Includes unpaid child support in the gross income of the delinquent debtor.

Precludes taxpayer information regarding child support payments from serving as a basis for selecting an individual's tax return for general audit.

What's happening now July 16, 2002

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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