S 3429
110th Congress
Senate
Taxation
Automobiles
Charitable contributions
Government Operations and Politics
Income tax
Tax deductions
Tax exclusion
Transportation and Public Works
Travel costs
GIVE Act of 2008
Introduced: August 1, 2008
Introduced by:
Schumer, Charles E.
Democratic
· New York
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In committee
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Became law
Aug 1, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Aug 1, 2008
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Giving Incentives to Volunteers Everywhere Act of 2008 or the GIVE Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the standard mileage rate for use of a passenger automobile for charitable purposes to 70% of the current rate for business usage; and (2) exclude from the gross income of charitable volunteers reimbursements paid to them for the use of a passenger automobile for the benefit of a charitable organization.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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