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HR 1159 111th Congress House Taxation Financial services and investments Fraud offenses and financial crimes Income tax deductions Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Transfer and inheritance taxes

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for investments lost in a fraudulent Ponzi-type scheme.

Introduced: February 24, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 24, 2009
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow an enhanced tax deduction for losses sustained from a fraudulent Ponzi-type scheme; (2) extend the carryback period for net operating losses attributable to such schemes; (3) waive certain limitations on the charitable tax deduction for contributions to charities with losses from fraudulent Ponzi-type schemes; and (4) restore the gift tax unified credit for gifts of an interest in a fraudulent Ponzi-type scheme. Defines "fraudulent Ponzi-type scheme" as any fraudulent investment operation that provides investors with returns that are derived substantially from investments made by other investors rather than from profits.

What's happening now February 24, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1389 Related bill Fraudulent Tax Relief Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Oct 26, 2009
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 16, 2009
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 16, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1159: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for investments lost in a fraudulent Ponzi-type scheme.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1159/
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"H.R. 1159: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for investments lost in a fraudulent Ponzi-type scheme.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1159/.
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H.R. 1159, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1159/.
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