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H.R. 4601 (99th)

Farm Tax Relief Act of 1986

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Introduced

15 April 1986

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Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

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29 August 2025

Summary

Farm Tax Relief Act of 1986 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross income of a qualified farmer any income which would be includible in gross income by reason of a discharge of an indebtedness of the farmer, regardless of whether the farmer is insolvent immediately before the discharge. Defines a "qualified farmer" as one who, immediately before the discharge of the indebtedness: (1) had a debt to asset ratio exceeding 70 percent; and (2) earned at least 50 percent of gross income in the preceding taxable year in the trade or business of farming.

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