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.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 24, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 24, 2008
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Committees of jurisdiction
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