S 2936
111th Congress
Senate
Taxation
Caribbean area
Disaster relief and insurance
Haiti
Income tax deductions
Latin America
Natural disasters
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Telephone and wireless communication
Haiti Assistance Income Tax Incentive Act
Introduced: January 20, 2010
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 20, 2010
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 20, 2010
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Haiti Assistance Income Tax Incentive Act - Treats cash contributions made after January 11, 2010, and before March 1, 2010, for the relief of earthquake victims in Haiti as having been made on December 31, 2009, for purposes of the tax deduction for charitable contributions. Deems a contribution as meeting the recordkeeping requirements of the Internal Revenue Code if the taxpayer produces a telephone bill showing the name of the donee organization and the date and amount of the contribution.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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