To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain interest and money market fund dividend income payments to charity and to modify the requirements relating to the reporting of such payments.
Interest for Others Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals, trusts, or estates to exclude from gross income up to $50 per year of interest and money market fund dividend income that is contributed to charity using a program adopted by a financial institution or a money market fund. Details regarding the payments to charities must be reported to the Internal Revenue Service by any person that: (1) pays certain interest or dividends and has a charitable contribution program, or (2) is an aggregator that receives contributions and makes payments to charities under a program.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Taxation
Bank accounts, deposits, capitalCharitable contributionsIncome tax exclusionInterest, dividends, interest ratesTax administration and collection, taxpayers
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain interest and money market fund dividend income payments to charity and to modify the requirements relating to the reporting of such payments.
USA115th CongressHR-894| House
| Updated: 2/6/2017
Interest for Others Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals, trusts, or estates to exclude from gross income up to $50 per year of interest and money market fund dividend income that is contributed to charity using a program adopted by a financial institution or a money market fund. Details regarding the payments to charities must be reported to the Internal Revenue Service by any person that: (1) pays certain interest or dividends and has a charitable contribution program, or (2) is an aggregator that receives contributions and makes payments to charities under a program.