Bill113th CongressFiled Jul 11, 2014Taxation
H.R. 5082
National Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2014
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jul 11, 2014)
National Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide tax relief for disasters declared in 2012, 2013, and 2014 by:
- extending through 2014 the election to expense qualified disaster expenses (i.e., for removal of debris, demolition, and repair of business-related property);
- increasing the tax deduction for charitable contributions for disaster relief for individual and corporate taxpayers;
- allowing through 2014 the deduction of losses attributable to disasters;
- allowing waivers of requirements relating to mortgage revenue bonds;
- extending through 2014 the additional allowance for depreciation of business property (bonus depreciation);
- allowing an increase through 2015 of the new markets tax credit limitation amount within a federally-declared disaster area;
- permitting the use of tax-exempt retirement plan funds in federally-declared disasters without penalty;
- allowing an additional tax exemption for individuals who are displaced as a result of a federally-declared disaster;
- allowing an exclusion from gross income of imputed income from the cancellation of indebtedness resulting from federally-declared disasters;
- providing a special rule to allow individuals affected by a disaster in 2012, 2013, or 2014 to claim a full earned income tax credit;
- increasing the rehabilitation tax credit for buildings affected by a federally-declared disaster;
- permitting one additional advance refunding of a tax-exempt bond that is outstanding on the date on which a federally-declared disaster occurs;
- allowing the issuance of qualified disaster area recovery bonds;
- allowing an additional allocation of the low-income housing tax credit in 2014 to states affected by a federally-declared disaster occurring in 2012 or 2013;
- allowing payments of disaster assistance to tax-exempt mutual ditch or irrigation companies without affecting their tax-exempt status;
- allowing an exclusion from gross income for disaster mitigation payments received from state and local governments; and
- allowing a tax deduction for payments to a tax-exempt natural disaster fund.
What just happenedJul 11, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Who’s behind it
Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23](R-NY)Sponsor
41 cosponsors21 D20 R
41cosponsors1committees3actions3related bills24subjects
- Introduced in HouseJul 11, 2014
- Jul 11, 2014IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Introduced in House
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Introduced in House