A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that a taxpayer may elect to include in income crop insurance proceeds and disaster payments in the year of the disaster or in the following year.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 398.
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Version 01 · Reported to Senate with amendment(s) · Apr 5, 1994
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer to elect to include in income crop insurance proceeds and disaster payments in the year of destruction or in the following year. Revises the method of determining the inflation adjustment applicable to the luxury automobile excise tax.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 398.
Committee on Finance. Reported to Senate by Senator Moynihan under the authority of the order of Mar 22, 94 with amendments and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 103-244.
Committee on Finance. Reported to Senate by Senator Moynihan under the authority of the order of Mar 22, 94 with amendments and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 103-244.
Committee on Finance. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S528)
Introduced in Senate
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