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2018 Natural Disasters Tax Relief Act

Introduced: February 11, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 11, 2019
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2018 Natural Disasters Tax Relief Act

This bill permits penalty-free distributions from tax-exempt retirement plans for disaster-related purposes. It also allows an employer whose business was closed during a natural disaster an employee retention credit for 40% of the first $6,000 in wages paid to an eligible employee.

The bill allows a temporary suspension of limitations on charitable contributions made for relief efforts in one or more qualified disaster areas and sets forth special rules for personal casualty losses and for determining the earned income tax credit for individuals residing in qualified disaster areas or zones.

The bill provides for a mandatory 60-day extension of certain tax deadlines for individuals and business owners in a disaster area.

What's happening now February 11, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 7
  • HR 2145 Related bill Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019
  • HR 2284 Related bill Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019
  • HR 3287 Related bill TREAD Act
  • HR 3301 Related bill Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019
  • S 1133 Related bill Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019
  • HR 536 Related bill Hurricane Florence Tax Relief Act
  • HR 1095 Related bill Disaster Certainty Act of 2019
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Dunn, Neal P.
Florida · Feb 11, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1148: 2018 Natural Disasters Tax Relief Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1148/
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"H.R. 1148: 2018 Natural Disasters Tax Relief Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1148/.
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H.R. 1148, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1148/.
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