SB2236: Casualty Loss Deduction Restoration Act
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the temporary limitation on personal casualty losses.
Plain-language summary
This bill would restore a tax deduction for personal casualty losses that was temporarily limited by earlier tax law changes. A casualty loss occurs when personal property is damaged or destroyed by sudden events like storms or fires. Currently, individuals can only deduct such losses if they exceed a high threshold and occur in federally declared disaster areas. The bill aims to make this deduction available more broadly by removing those restrictions. The bill was recently introduced in Congress and has not yet advanced.
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SB2236: Casualty Loss Deduction Restoration Act
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Sponsors
Richard Blumenthal
Primary SponsorCo-sponsors (4)
Bill Cassidy
Elizabeth Warren
Edward Markey
Christopher Murphy