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S. 2712 114th Congress Senate

Combat-Injured Veterans Tax Fairness Act of 2016

Official title: A bill to restore amounts improperly withheld for tax purposes from severance payments to individuals who retired or separated from service in the Armed Forces… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to restore amounts improperly withheld for tax purposes from severance payments to individuals who retired or separated from service in the Armed Forces for combat-related injuries, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 17, 2016 Introduced by: John Boozman Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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 Latest action March 17, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Combat-Injured Veterans Tax Fairness Act of 2016

This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to identify:

  • certain severance payments to veterans with combat-related injuries paid after January 17, 1991, from which DOD withheld amounts for tax purposes, and
  • the individuals to whom such severance payments were made.

DOD shall provide each such veteran with:

  • notice of the amount of improperly withheld severance payments, and
  • instructions for filing amended tax returns to recover such amount.

The period for filing a related claim with the Internal Revenue Service for a credit or refund is extended beyond the three-year limitation to the date that is one year after DOD provides the veteran with the information required by this Act.

DOD shall ensure that amounts are not withheld for tax purposes from DOD severance payments to individuals when such payments are not considered gross income.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5015 Identical bill Combat-Injured Veterans Tax Fairness Act of 2016
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 3 Republican 2
R
Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Jun 29, 2016
 R
Cornyn, John
Texas · May 17, 2016
 D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · May 17, 2016
 D
Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Apr 18, 2016
Burr, Richard
· Apr 18, 2016
 D
Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Mar 17, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2712: Combat-Injured Veterans Tax Fairness Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2712/
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