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HR 6812 115th Congress House

Employee Business Expense Deduction Reinstatement Act of 2018

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow unreimbursed employee expenses to be taken into account as miscellaneous itemized deductions.

Introduced: September 13, 2018 Introduced by: Grothman, Glenn Republican · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
Taxation Business expensesIncome tax deductions
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 13, 2018
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 Latest action September 13, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Employee Business Expense Deduction Reinstatement Act of 2018

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to reinstate the miscellaneous itemized deduction for unreimbursed expenses paid or incurred by an individual in connection with the performance of services as an employee. (Under current law, all miscellaneous itemized deductions are suspended through 2025. Miscellaneous itemized deductions are allowed if they collectively exceed 2% of adjusted gross income.)

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6812: Employee Business Expense Deduction Reinstatement Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6812/
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"H.R. 6812: Employee Business Expense Deduction Reinstatement Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6812/.
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H.R. 6812, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6812/.
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