S 814
110th Congress
Senate
Taxation
Civil actions and liability
Income tax
Law
Lawyers
Legal fees
Tax deductions
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases.
Introduced: March 8, 2007
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 8, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2909)
Mar 8, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2908-2909)
Mar 8, 2007
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow attorneys a tax deduction in the current taxable year for reimbursable expenses and court costs which they pay or incur in connection with contingency fee cases.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2909)
Committees of jurisdiction
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