To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a deduction for attorney fees awarded with respect to certain wildfire damages and to exclude from gross income settlement funds received with respect to such damages.
Summary
This bill allows a deduction from gross income (above the line deduction) for attorney fees and court costs awarded with respect to a qualifying wildfire disaster (i.e., any forest or range fire that is a federally declared disaster, occurs in a disaster area, and occurs in 2015 or later). The bill excludes from the gross income of a taxpayer, for income tax purposes, amounts paid to compensate victims for losses or damages in connection with a qualifying wildfire disaster.
Bill status
in committee
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Introduction
Jan 2023
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Introduced Jan 9, 2023
Last action Jan 10, 2023
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Jan 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Jan 9, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 15 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Doug LaMalfa
RRepublican
Co
Anna G. Eshoo
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Newhouse
RRepublican
Co
Jared Huffman
DDemocratic
Co
Jim Costa
DDemocratic
Co
Jimmy Panetta
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Neguse
DDemocratic
Co
John Garamendi
DDemocratic
Co
Josh Harder
DDemocratic
Co
Julia Brownley
DDemocratic
Co
Katie Porter
DDemocratic
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