S 3532 110th Congress Senate

GIVE Act of 2008

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Secretary of the Treasury to establish the standard mileage rate for use of a passenger automobi… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Secretary of the Treasury to establish the standard mileage rate for use of a passenger automobile for purposes of the charitable contributions deduction and to exclude charitable mileage reimbursements from gross income.

Introduced: October 1, 2008 See on congress.gov

Taxation AutomobilesCharitable contributionsGovernment Operations and PoliticsIncome tax

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Social WelfareTax deductionsTax exclusionTransportation and Public WorksTravel costsVolunteer workers

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Sep 22, 2008

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9210)

Sep 22, 2008

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9209-9210)

Sep 22, 2008

Introduced in Senate

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Latest action September 22, 2008

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9210)

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 a rate not less than the rate used for the tax deduction for medical transportation expenses; 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.

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