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S 1754 111th Congress Senate Taxation Business investment and capital Housing finance and home ownership Income tax deductions Inflation and prices

Home Office Deduction Simplification Act of 2009

Introduced: October 6, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Oct 6, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct 6, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Home Office Deduction Simplification Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code allow a taxpayer who uses a residence to conduct a trade or business a standard tax deduction equal to the lesser of $1,500 or the taxpayer's gross trade or business income derived from the business use of such residence. Allows an annual inflation adjustment to the standard deduction amount after 2009.

What's happening now October 6, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 1509 Related bill Home Office Deduction Simplification Act
  • HR 1561 Related bill To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a standard deduction for the business use of a home.
  • HR 3615 Related bill Home Office Deduction Simplification Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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All 1 Democratic 1
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Oct 6, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1754: Home Office Deduction Simplification Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1754/
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"S. 1754: Home Office Deduction Simplification Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1754/.
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S. 1754, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1754/.
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