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HR 5994 111th Congress House Taxation Civil actions and liability Competition and antitrust Income tax deductions Income tax exclusion Life, casualty, property insurance

Stop Deducting Damages Act of 2010

Introduced: July 30, 2010 Introduced by: Welch, Peter Democratic · Vermont See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Deducting Damages Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) deny a tax deduction for any amount paid or incurred for punitive damages in connection with any judgment in, or settlement of, any legal action; and (2) include any amount paid as punitive damages in gross income for income tax purposes.

What's happening now July 30, 2010

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5994: Stop Deducting Damages Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5994/
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"H.R. 5994: Stop Deducting Damages Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5994/.
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H.R. 5994, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5994/.
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