WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Tax deductions

P.L. 110-351, The Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $3.75

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 6893 would amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to connect and support relative caregivers, improve outcomes for children in foster care, provide for tribal foster care and adoption access, improve incentives for adoption....

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H.R. 7321, The Auto Industry Financing and Restructuring Act - Cost per Average Family: $88.77

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 7321 would authorize financial assistance to eligible automobile manufacturers....

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H.R. 7273, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an above-the-line deduction against individual income tax for interest on indebtedness and for State and local sales and excise taxes with respect to the purchase of certain motor vehicles

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 7273 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an above-the-line deduction against individual income tax for interest on indebtedness and for State and local sales and excise taxes with respect to the purchase of certain motor vehicles....

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S. 3689, The Economic Recovery Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $773.16

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

A bill making supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investment, and economic and energy assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....

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S. 3684, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an above-the-line deduction against individual income tax for interest in indebtedness and for State sales and excise taxes with respect to the purchase of certain motor vehicles

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 3684 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an above-the-line deduction against individual income tax for interest in indebtedness and for State sales and excise taxes with respect to the purchase of certain motor vehicles....

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P.L. 110-343, The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $2873.99

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1424 would amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans....

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S. 3675, The Compensation Fairness Act of 2008

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3675 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of certain excessive employee remuneration....

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S. 3669, The Harmonizing America's Energy, Economy, Environment, and National Security Act of 2008

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3669 would reduce gas prices by promoting domestic energy production, alternative energy, and conservation....

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S. 3626, The Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2008

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3626 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve access to health care through expanded health savings accounts....

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H.R. 7074, The Home Office Tax Deduction Simplification and Improvement Act of 2008

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7074 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify the deduction for use of a portion of a residence as a home office by providing an optional standard home office deduction....

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H.R. 7006, The Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008 - Savings per Average Family: $75.70

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7006 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide disaster assistance relief....

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S. 3561, The HEATR Act of 2008

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3561 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refundable credit against income tax to assist individuals with high residential energy costs....

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S. 3532, The GIVE Act of 2008

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3532 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Secretary of the Treasury to establish the standard mileage rate for use of a passenger automobile for purposes of the charitable contributions deduction and to exclude charitable mileage reimbursements from gross income....

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H.R. 6972, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a standard home office deduction in the case of certain uses of the office

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6972 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a standard home office deduction in the case of certain uses of the office....

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S. 3523, The Eight Steps to Energy Sufficiency Act of 2008

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3523 would provide 8 steps for energy sufficiency....

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S. 3518, The Municipal Bond Market Support Act of 2008

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3518 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the limitations on the deduction of interest by financial institutions which hold tax-exempt bonds....

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H.R. 6899, The Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act - Savings per Average Family: $42.25

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6899 would advance the national security interests of the United States by reducing its dependency on oil through renewable and clean, alternative fuel technologies while building a bridge to the future through expanded access to Federal oil and natural gas resources, revising the relationship between the oil and gas industry and the consumers who own those resources and deserve a fair return from the development of publicly owned oil and gas, ending tax subsidies for large oil and gas comp...

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S. 3038, The Improved Adoption Incentives and Relative Guardianship Support Act of 2008 - Savings per Average Family: $1.90

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3038 would amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to extend the adoption incentives program, to authorize States to establish a relative guardianship program, and to promote the adoption of children with special needs....

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S. 3478, The Energy Independence and Investment Act of 2008

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3478 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for the production of energy, to provide transportation and domestic fuel security, and to provide incentives for energy conservation and energy efficiency....

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S. 3421, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the standard mileage rate for charitable purposes to the standard mileage rate established by the Secretary of the Treasury for business purposes

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3421 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the standard mileage rate for charitable purposes to the standard mileage rate established by the Secretary of the Treasury for business purposes....

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S. 3429, The GIVE Act of 2008

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3429 would amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide for an increased mileage rate for charitable deductions....

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H.R. 6709, The National Conservation, Environment, and Energy Independence Act

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6709 would greatly enhance the Nation's path toward energy independence and environmental, energy, economic, and national security, by amending Federal policy to increase the production of domestic energy sources, it would dedicate fixed percentages of the royalties received for conservation programs, environmental restoration projects, renewable energy research and development, clean energy technology research and development, increased development of existing energy sources, and energy as...

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H.R. 6756, The Carbon Reduction Technology Bridge Act of 2008

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6756 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for clean coal technology....

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S. 3371, The Home Office Tax Deduction Simplification and Improvement Act of 2008

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3371 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify the deduction for use of a portion of a residence as a home office by providing an optional standard home office deduction....

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H.R. 6697, The Marginal Well Production Preservation and Enhancement Act

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6697 would provide for marginal well production preservation and enhancement....

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