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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jun 22, 2009
Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Incentive Extension Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) modify the tax deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory by limiting the reduction in such deduction to the amount by which the fair market valuation of the contributed food exceeds twice the basis of such food; and (2) make such deduction permanent.
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Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] · R–IN
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