WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Tax returns

S. 19, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans, and for other purposes

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 19 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans....

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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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P.L. 110-428, The Inmate Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.03

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7082 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the Secretary of the Treasury to disclose certain prisoner return information to the Federal Bureau of Prisons....

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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. 3659, The Corporate Transparency Act of 2007

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3659 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the disclosure of schedule M-3 to the Securities and Exchange Commission, to provide for the public disclosure of certain information on such schedule, and to provide penalties for failure to file such schedule or inaccurately reporting information on such schedule....

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H.R. 7083, The Charity Enhancement Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.48

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7083 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance charitable giving and improve disclosure and tax administration....

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S. 3648, The Employee Misclassification Prevention Act

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3648 would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to require employers to keep records of non-employees who perform labor or services for remuneration and to provide a special penalty for employers who misclassify employees as non-employees....

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H.R. 3997, The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $3755.70

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3997 would, among other provisions, create a Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP), under which the Secretary of the Treasury would be authorized to purchase, insure, hold, andsell a wide variety of financial instruments, particularly those that are based on or related to residential or commercial mortgages issued prior to March 14,2008....

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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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S. 3554, The Affordable Coverage for Small Employers Act of 2008

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3554 would provide employees of small employers with access to quality, affordable health insurance coverage....

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S. 3372, The Saver's Bonus Act of 2007

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3372 would promote savings by providing a match for eligible taxpayers who contribute to savings products and it would facilitate taxpayers receiving this match and open a bank account when they file their Federal income tax returns....

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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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S. 3331, The Firearms Fairness and Affordability Act

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3331 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that the payment of the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly....

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S. 3335, The Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3335 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions....

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P.L. 110-289, The Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $523.06

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3221 would provide needed housing reform....

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S. 3322, The Midwestern Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3322 would provide tax relief for the victims of severe storms, tornados, and flooding in the Midwest....

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H.R. 6382, The Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2008

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6382 would make technical corrections related to the Pension Protection Act of 2006....

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H.R. 6411, The Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6411 would strengthen transparency and accountability in Federal spending....

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H.R. 6275, The Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008 - Savings per Average Family: $120.00

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6275 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide individuals temporary relief from the alternative minimum tax....

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S. 3162, The MADE in the USA Tax Act

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3162 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide relief to improve the competitiveness of United States corporations and small businesses, and it would eliminate tax incentives to move jobs and profits overseas....

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H.R. 6310, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that the payment of the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6310 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that the payment of the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly....

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H.R. 1108, The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act - Cost per Average Family: $85.12

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1108 would protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products....

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H.R. 6266, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Secretary of the Treasury to waive the penalties for failure to disclose reportable transactions, and for other purposes

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6266 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Secretary of the Treasury to waive the penalties for failure to disclose reportable transactions....

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S. 3125, The Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act of 2008

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3125 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions....

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