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HR 6602 110th Congress House Taxation Alabama Florida Income tax deductions Louisiana Mississippi Natural disasters Residential rehabilitation and home repair Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Texas

To provide for the use of amended income tax returns to take into account receipt of certain hurricane-related casualty loss grants by disallowing previously taken casualty loss deductions.

Introduced: July 24, 2008 Introduced by: Scalise, Steve Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 24, 2008
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Allows taxpayers who claimed a tax deduction for a casualty loss to a principal residence resulting from Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, or Wilma and then received a grant as reimbursement for such loss in a subsequent taxable year to file an amended income tax return and reduce such tax deduction by the amount of the reimbursement. Waives interest and penalties on any underpayment of tax resulting from the reduced tax deduction if such underpayment is paid within one year of the filing of the amended tax return.

What's happening now July 24, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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