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HR 5818 114th Congress House

Mandated Expenses Tax Relief Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for expensing of property used to comply with Federal laws and regulations.

Introduced: July 14, 2016 See on congress.gov
Taxation Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBusiness expensesBusiness investment and capitalIncome tax deductions
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Jul 14, 2016
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Jul 14, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Latest action July 14, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Mandated Expenses Tax Relief Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit a taxpayer to elect to expense the cost of federal compliance property and deduct the cost for the taxable year in which the property is placed in service. "Federal compliance property" is any property that: (1) is of a character with respect to which depreciation (or amortization in lieu of depreciation) is allowable, and (2) is used by the taxpayer to comply with any federal law or regulation.

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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
Bishop, Mike
· Jul 14, 2016
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Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Jul 14, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5818: Mandated Expenses Tax Relief Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5818/
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"H.R. 5818: Mandated Expenses Tax Relief Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5818/.
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H.R. 5818, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5818/.
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