United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5790 (110th)
Universal Homeowner Tax Cut Act of 2008
Introduced
15 April 2008
Last action
15 April 2008 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Universal Homeowner Tax Cut Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow individual taxpayers who do not otherwise itemize a deduction from gross income for up to $1,000 of their state and local real property taxes; (2) require the inclusion in gross income of deferred compensation paid by certain foreign corporations; (3) set forth rules for the application of the economic substance doctrine for evaluating transactions affecting federal income tax liability; and (4) assess new penalties for underpayments of tax attributable to transactions lacking economic substance.
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Timeline
15 April 2008
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
15 April 2008
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: IntroReferral
15 April 2008
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 15 April 2008 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 15 April 2008
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 15 April 2008
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 15 April 2008
Sponsors
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] · D · Sponsor
- · hswm00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/5790
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/5790
- us · 110-hr-5790 · source updated 14 August 2025