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2018 Natural Disasters Tax Relief Act

USA116th CongressHR-1148| House 
| Updated: 2/11/2019
Tom Rice

Tom Rice

Republican Representative

South Carolina

Cosponsors (3)
Neal P. Dunn (Republican)Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (Democratic)Matt Gaetz (Republican)

Ways and Means Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
2018 Natural Disasters Tax Relief Act This bill permits penalty-free distributions from tax-exempt retirement plans for disaster-related purposes. It also allows an employer whose business was closed during a natural disaster an employee retention credit for 40% of the first $6,000 in wages paid to an eligible employee. The bill allows a temporary suspension of limitations on charitable contributions made for relief efforts in one or more qualified disaster areas and sets forth special rules for personal casualty losses and for determining the earned income tax credit for individuals residing in qualified disaster areas or zones. The bill provides for a mandatory 60-day extension of certain tax deadlines for individuals and business owners in a disaster area.
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Timeline
Feb 11, 2019
Introduced in House
Feb 11, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • February 11, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • February 11, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Taxation

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2145: Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019
  • HR 116-2284: Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019
  • HR 116-536: Hurricane Florence Tax Relief Act
  • HR 116-3287: TREAD Act
  • HR 116-3301: Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019
  • HR 116-1095: Disaster Certainty Act of 2019
  • S 116-1133: Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019
AlabamaAmerican SamoaCaliforniaCharitable contributionsDisaster relief and insuranceEmployee benefits and pensionsFiresFloods and storm protectionGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGuamHawaiiIncome tax creditsIncome tax deductionsIncome tax deferralIncome tax exclusionIndianaNatural disastersNorth CarolinaNorthern Mariana IslandsTax administration and collection, taxpayersTax treatment of familiesTexasU.S. territories and protectoratesWages and earningsWisconsin

2018 Natural Disasters Tax Relief Act

USA116th CongressHR-1148| House 
| Updated: 2/11/2019
2018 Natural Disasters Tax Relief Act This bill permits penalty-free distributions from tax-exempt retirement plans for disaster-related purposes. It also allows an employer whose business was closed during a natural disaster an employee retention credit for 40% of the first $6,000 in wages paid to an eligible employee. The bill allows a temporary suspension of limitations on charitable contributions made for relief efforts in one or more qualified disaster areas and sets forth special rules for personal casualty losses and for determining the earned income tax credit for individuals residing in qualified disaster areas or zones. The bill provides for a mandatory 60-day extension of certain tax deadlines for individuals and business owners in a disaster area.
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Timeline
Feb 11, 2019
Introduced in House
Feb 11, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • February 11, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • February 11, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Tom Rice

Tom Rice

Republican Representative

South Carolina

Cosponsors (3)
Neal P. Dunn (Republican)Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (Democratic)Matt Gaetz (Republican)

Ways and Means Committee

Taxation

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2145: Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019
  • HR 116-2284: Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019
  • HR 116-536: Hurricane Florence Tax Relief Act
  • HR 116-3287: TREAD Act
  • HR 116-3301: Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019
  • HR 116-1095: Disaster Certainty Act of 2019
  • S 116-1133: Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AlabamaAmerican SamoaCaliforniaCharitable contributionsDisaster relief and insuranceEmployee benefits and pensionsFiresFloods and storm protectionGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGuamHawaiiIncome tax creditsIncome tax deductionsIncome tax deferralIncome tax exclusionIndianaNatural disastersNorth CarolinaNorthern Mariana IslandsTax administration and collection, taxpayersTax treatment of familiesTexasU.S. territories and protectoratesWages and earningsWisconsin