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HR 4715 99th Congress House Taxation Agriculture and Rural Affairs Automobiles Income tax Motor Vehicles and Driving Postal Services and Facilities Postal employees Rural affairs legislation Tax deductions Transportation and Travel Travel costs

A bill to provide for computing the amount of the deductions allowed to rural mail carriers for use of their automobiles.

Introduced: April 30, 1986 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 99th Congress ended
It never became law before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Apr 30, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 30, 1986
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Provides that, for taxable years beginning after 1984, rural letter carriers are permitted to compute the amount of their deduction for use of their automobiles in performance of such services: (1) by using a standard mileage rate for all such miles of such use equal to 150 percent of the basic standard rate; or (2) without applying the limitation on deductions rules where the business use of the automobile used in performing such services is not greater than 50 percent of the time.

Prohibits the use of 150 percent of the basic standard mileage rate in determining the allowable deduction where the taxpayer claimed an investment tax credit or depreciation deduction for such automobile.

What's happening now April 30, 1986

Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4715: A bill to provide for computing the amount of the deductions allowed to rural mail carriers for use of their automobiles.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-4715/
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