HR 176 United States House · 118th Congress

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.
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Introduced Jan 9, 2023 Last action Jan 10, 2023
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Jan 9, 2023
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Jan 9, 2023
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1 primary · 15 co-sponsors

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