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HR 7308 110th Congress House

State and Local Sales Tax Deduction Expansion Act of 2008

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that all taxpayers have the ability to deduct State and local general sales taxes.

Introduced: December 10, 2008 Introduced by: Blackburn, Marsha Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
Taxation Income tax deductionsSales and excise taxesState and local taxation
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Dec 9, 2008
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 Latest action December 9, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

State and Local Sales Tax Deduction Expansion Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow all individual taxpayers a tax deduction for state and local general sales taxes (current law allows taxpayers an election to deduct either state and local income taxes or sales taxes).

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All 1 Republican 1
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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Dec 10, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7308: State and Local Sales Tax Deduction Expansion Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-7308/
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"H.R. 7308: State and Local Sales Tax Deduction Expansion Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-7308/.
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