National Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2014
Latest action · Jul 22, 2014 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 22, 2014
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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 2016 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 2015 to states affected by a federally-declared disaster occurring in 2012 2013, or 2014;
- 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.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 22, 2014 to Nov 18, 2014, with 9 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Jul 22, 2014 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Jul 22, 2014 |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Original | Jul 22, 2014 |
| D-WV | John D. Rockefeller IV | Original | Jul 22, 2014 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Jul 22, 2014 |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Original | Jul 22, 2014 |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Original | Jul 22, 2014 |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | Jul 22, 2014 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Jul 22, 2014 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Nov 18, 2014 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 22, 2014Introduced in Senate
- Jul 22, 2014Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2233 | National Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2014 | Related bill | Apr 9, 2014 |
| HR 4497 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief for damages relating to federally declared disasters during September 2013, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Apr 28, 2014 |
| HR 5082 | National Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2014 | Related bill | Jul 11, 2014 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
- Business investment and capital
- Charitable contributions
- Credit and credit markets
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Financial services and investments
- Homelessness and emergency shelter
- Housing finance and home ownership
- Income tax credits
- Income tax deductions
- Income tax exclusion
- Life, casualty, property insurance
- Low- and moderate-income housing
- Natural disasters
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Residential rehabilitation and home repair
- Securities
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- State and local government operations
- Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
- Tax treatment of families
- Tax-exempt organizations
- Taxation
- Wages and earnings
- Water use and supply
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 22, 2014Introduced in Senate
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