HR 159
111th Congress
House
Taxation
Consumer credit
Income tax deductions
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Motor vehicles
Sales and excise taxes
State and local taxation
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an above-the-line deduction against individual income tax for interest on indebtedness and for State and local sales and excise taxes with respect to the purchase of certain motor vehicles.
Introduced: January 6, 2009
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 6, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 6, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers a deduction from gross income for: (1) interest paid on indebtedness (up to $49,500) incurred after November 12, 2008, and before January 1, 2010, for the purchase of a motor vehicle (i.e., passenger automobile or light truck) with a gross vehicle weight rating of not more than 8,500 pounds; and (2) state and local sales and excise taxes imposed on the purchase of such a motor vehicle.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Committees of jurisdiction
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