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HR 2543 115th Congress House Taxation Housing finance and home ownership Income tax exclusion

Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act of 2017

Introduced: May 18, 2017 See on congress.gov
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May 18, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 18, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act of 2017

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2018 the exclusion from gross income of income attributable to the discharge of indebtedness on a principal residence.

What's happening now May 18, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2256 Related bill Tax Extender Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Aug 29, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2543: Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2543/
MLA
"H.R. 2543: Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2543/.
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H.R. 2543, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2543/.
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[H.R. 2543: Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act of 2017](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2543/)
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