United States · Bill · S
S. 315 (109th)
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that reimbursements for costs of using passenger automobiles for charitable and other organizations are excluded from gross income, and for other purposes.
Introduced
8 February 2005
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1130)
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Summary
Amends the Internal Revenue to provide that volunteers who use their automobiles for the benefit of a charitable organization may exclude from their gross income reimbursements for their automobile operating expenses at the same level as business employees (i.e. 40.5 cents per mile). Increases criminal sanctions and monetary penalties for: (1) underpayments or overpayments of tax due to fraud; (2) attempts to evade or defeat tax; (3) willful failure to file tax returns, supply information, or pay tax; and (4) fraud and false statements.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 8 February 2005
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 8 February 2005
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 8 February 2005
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/315
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/315