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S 855 99th Congress Senate 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 for the relief of rural mail carriers.

Introduced: April 3, 1985 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 9, 1985
Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department.
Apr 3, 1985
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 3, 1985
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Provides, for taxable years prior to 1985, that rural letter carriers are permitted to compute the amount of the deduction for the use of their automobile in performing services involving the collection and delivery of mail on a rural route by: (1) using the amount received as equipment maintenance allowances from the United States Postal Service; or (2) using the form entitled "Worksheet for Use of Rural Carrier in Reporting Equipment Allowance and Claiming Transportation Expense Deduction."

Provides, for taxable years beginning after 1984, that rural letter carriers are permitted to compute the amount of their deduction for use of their automobile in performing 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) by calculating the equipment allowance deduction equal to the operating expenses.

Removes the 50 percent of business use limitation contained in the Internal Revenue Code for rural letter carriers who claim the investment tax credit and the depreciation deduction for their automobiles.

What's happening now April 9, 1985

Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department.

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