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HR 2840 116th Congress House Taxation Disability and paralysis First responders and emergency personnel Income tax rates Tax treatment of families

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain first responder survivors benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax.

Introduced: May 20, 2019 Introduced by: Beyer, Donald S. Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 20, 2019
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill treats certain first responder survivors benefits received by children as earned income of the child for the purposes of the kiddie tax (the tax on the unearned income of children). This has the effect of exempting the benefits from such tax. The bill applies to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

What's happening now May 20, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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