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HR 4849 108th Congress House Taxation Annuities Cost of living adjustments Economics and Public Finance Finance and Financial Sector Income tax Indexing (Economic policy) Labor and Employment Life insurance Tax exclusion

Retirement Security for Life Act of 2004

Introduced: July 15, 2004 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 15, 2004
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Retirement Security for Life Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an exclusion from gross income for 50 percent of the amount otherwise includible in gross income as guaranteed payments from certain annuity or life insurance contracts. Limits the amount of such exclusion to $20,000 in any taxable year. Provides for an inflation adjustment of the $20,000 limitation beginning in 2006.

What's happening now July 15, 2004

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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