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HR 1245 99th Congress House Taxation Income tax Social Welfare Tax administration

A bill entitled: "Senior Citizens Tax Improvement Act".

Introduced: February 25, 1985 See on congress.gov
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Feb 25, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 25, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe regulations exempting retirees or individuals age 65 or over from interest penalties with respect to any underpayment of estimated tax. Requires that such underpayment be due to reasonable cause (defined to include mistake or ignorance of the law) and not to willful neglect.

What's happening now February 25, 1985

Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 20, 1985
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 6, 1985
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1245: A bill entitled: "Senior Citizens Tax Improvement Act".. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1245/
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"H.R. 1245: A bill entitled: "Senior Citizens Tax Improvement Act".." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1245/.
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H.R. 1245, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1245/.
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