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HR 2916 98th Congress House Taxation Home ownership Housing and Housing Finance Housing finance Income tax Savings accounts Tax deductions Tax incentives

Home Ownership Incentive Act of 1983

Introduced: May 5, 1983 See on congress.gov
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May 5, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 5, 1983
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Home Ownership Incentive Act of 1983 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income tax deduction for contributions of cash, stocks, bond, or other securities tradeable on an established exchange to a tax-exempt trust account established for the exclusive purpose of purchasing the taxpayer's first principal residence. Limits the maximum annual deduction to $1,000 with a maximum lifetime deduction of $10,000. Excludes distributions from such account from gross income if they are used exclusively for the purchase of a first principal residence. Imposes a ten percent surtax on distributions from an individual housing account which are not used for the purchase of a principal residence.

Requires the trustee of an individual housing account to report on the maintenance of the account. Imposes a penalty for failure to file required reports.

What's happening now May 5, 1983

Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

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