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Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-3954| House 
| Updated: 7/20/2021
Mike Thompson

Mike Thompson

Democratic Representative

California

Small Business Committee, Ways and Means Committee, Agriculture Committee, General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2021 This bill sets forth tax relief provisions for taxpayers residing in a disaster zone. Specifically, the bill allows penalty-free qualified disaster distributions from tax-exempt retirement plans up to $100,000; allows recontributions of distributions for home purchases cancelled due to disasters; increases to $100,000 the limit on loans from retirement plans not treated as distributions; allows an employee retention tax credit for 40% of wages paid by employers affected by a disaster; expands eligibility for disaster-related personal casualty losses; allows exclusions from gross income, for income tax purposes, of amounts received from state-based catastrophe loss mitigation programs and emergency agricultural assistance; suspends the limitation on corporate charitable contributions; allows the Small Business Administration to award grants to accomodate extraordinary occurrences having a catastrophic impact on small business concerns; and allows a new tax credit for 30% of qualified wildfire mitigation expenditures.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-8440
Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-2284
Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-2145
Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019
Jun 16, 2021
Introduced in House
Jun 16, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 20, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-8440
    Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-2284
    Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-2145
    Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019


  • June 16, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • June 16, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • July 20, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.

Taxation

Related Bills

  • S 117-2432: Disaster Mitigation and Tax Parity Act of 2021
  • HR 117-4675: Disaster Mitigation and Tax Parity Act of 2021
Agricultural prices, subsidies, creditBusiness expensesCharitable contributionsDisaster relief and insuranceEmployee benefits and pensionsEnergy storage, supplies, demandFiresForests, forestry, treesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHomelessness and emergency shelterHousing finance and home ownershipIncome tax creditsIncome tax deductionsIncome tax exclusionMotor fuelsNatural disastersResidential rehabilitation and home repairSmall businessSmall Business AdministrationSolid waste and recyclingState and local government operationsTax administration and collection, taxpayersU.S. territories and protectoratesWages and earnings

Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-3954| House 
| Updated: 7/20/2021
Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2021 This bill sets forth tax relief provisions for taxpayers residing in a disaster zone. Specifically, the bill allows penalty-free qualified disaster distributions from tax-exempt retirement plans up to $100,000; allows recontributions of distributions for home purchases cancelled due to disasters; increases to $100,000 the limit on loans from retirement plans not treated as distributions; allows an employee retention tax credit for 40% of wages paid by employers affected by a disaster; expands eligibility for disaster-related personal casualty losses; allows exclusions from gross income, for income tax purposes, of amounts received from state-based catastrophe loss mitigation programs and emergency agricultural assistance; suspends the limitation on corporate charitable contributions; allows the Small Business Administration to award grants to accomodate extraordinary occurrences having a catastrophic impact on small business concerns; and allows a new tax credit for 30% of qualified wildfire mitigation expenditures.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-8440
Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-2284
Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-2145
Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019
Jun 16, 2021
Introduced in House
Jun 16, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 20, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-8440
    Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-2284
    Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-2145
    Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019


  • June 16, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • June 16, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • July 20, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
Mike Thompson

Mike Thompson

Democratic Representative

California

Small Business Committee, Ways and Means Committee, Agriculture Committee, General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee

Taxation

Related Bills

  • S 117-2432: Disaster Mitigation and Tax Parity Act of 2021
  • HR 117-4675: Disaster Mitigation and Tax Parity Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Agricultural prices, subsidies, creditBusiness expensesCharitable contributionsDisaster relief and insuranceEmployee benefits and pensionsEnergy storage, supplies, demandFiresForests, forestry, treesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHomelessness and emergency shelterHousing finance and home ownershipIncome tax creditsIncome tax deductionsIncome tax exclusionMotor fuelsNatural disastersResidential rehabilitation and home repairSmall businessSmall Business AdministrationSolid waste and recyclingState and local government operationsTax administration and collection, taxpayersU.S. territories and protectoratesWages and earnings