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HR 2114 99th Congress House Taxation Disabled Domestic Relations and Families Housing for the aged Housing for the handicapped Income tax Social Welfare Support of dependents Tax credits

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide a refundable tax credit for taxpayers who maintain households which include elderly persons who are determined by a physician to be disabled.

Introduced: April 18, 1985 See on congress.gov
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Apr 18, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 18, 1985
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a refundable income tax credit to any individual who maintains a household which includes one or more elderly qualified persons. Sets the amount of such credit at $1,000 for each such elderly person living in the household. Limits the aggregate amount creditable to $2,000 on any return for the taxable year.

Defines "qualified elderly person" as any individual who: (1) has attained age 65; (2) has an impairment which, as determined by a physician, renders such individual physically or mentally incapable of caring for himself and has lasted or is expected to last six months or longer; and (3) has as a principal place of abode for more than half of the taxable year the home of the taxpayer.

What's happening now April 18, 1985

Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

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