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Employee Business Expense Deduction Reinstatement Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-1691| House 
| Updated: 2/27/2025
Glenn Grothman

Glenn Grothman

Republican Representative

Wisconsin

Cosponsors (1)
Andy Harris (Republican)

Ways and Means Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill, titled the "Employee Business Expense Deduction Reinstatement Act of 2025," aims to restore a tax deduction for specific unreimbursed employee expenses. It amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals to claim 85 percent of their unreimbursed food, lodging, travel, or transportation costs incurred while performing services as an employee. The legislation also modifies the existing 2 percent adjusted gross income (AGI) floor for miscellaneous itemized deductions, reducing it to 1 percent specifically for these reinstated employee expenses. These provisions are set to apply through the 2027 tax year and will take effect retroactively, as if they were part of the original Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Furthermore, the bill includes a measure to extend the statute of limitations for taxpayers to claim refunds or credits resulting from these changes for one year after the bill's enactment.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-8848
Employee Business Expense Deduction Reinstatement Act of 2022

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-5802
Employee Business Expense Deduction Reinstatement Act of 2023
Feb 27, 2025
Introduced in House
Feb 27, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-8848
    Employee Business Expense Deduction Reinstatement Act of 2022


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-5802
    Employee Business Expense Deduction Reinstatement Act of 2023


  • February 27, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • February 27, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Taxation

Employee Business Expense Deduction Reinstatement Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-1691| House 
| Updated: 2/27/2025
This bill, titled the "Employee Business Expense Deduction Reinstatement Act of 2025," aims to restore a tax deduction for specific unreimbursed employee expenses. It amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals to claim 85 percent of their unreimbursed food, lodging, travel, or transportation costs incurred while performing services as an employee. The legislation also modifies the existing 2 percent adjusted gross income (AGI) floor for miscellaneous itemized deductions, reducing it to 1 percent specifically for these reinstated employee expenses. These provisions are set to apply through the 2027 tax year and will take effect retroactively, as if they were part of the original Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Furthermore, the bill includes a measure to extend the statute of limitations for taxpayers to claim refunds or credits resulting from these changes for one year after the bill's enactment.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-8848
Employee Business Expense Deduction Reinstatement Act of 2022

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-5802
Employee Business Expense Deduction Reinstatement Act of 2023
Feb 27, 2025
Introduced in House
Feb 27, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-8848
    Employee Business Expense Deduction Reinstatement Act of 2022


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-5802
    Employee Business Expense Deduction Reinstatement Act of 2023


  • February 27, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • February 27, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Glenn Grothman

Glenn Grothman

Republican Representative

Wisconsin

Cosponsors (1)
Andy Harris (Republican)

Ways and Means Committee

Taxation

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted