US HB4743 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 3 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-03-03 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 3 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-03-03 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Wrongful Convictions Tax Relief Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow wrongfully incarcerated individuals: (1) an exclusion from gross income for compensation received relating to their incarceration and for the first $50,000 of annual income received by such an individual after December 31, 2009; and (2) a refundable tax credit for 50% of payroll taxes on employment and self-employment income, up to $50,000 of such income. Limits the duration of such tax benefits to the lesser of 15 years or the number of years such an individual was incarcerated. Defines "wrongfully incarcerated individual" as an individual who was convicted of a criminal offense and was then pardoned or found not guilty of such offense because of innocence after serving all or a portion of a prison term. Disqualifies individuals with prior convictions punishable by more than one year of imprisonment.
Title
Wrongful Convictions Tax Relief Act of 2010
Sponsors
Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA] | Rep. Michael Conaway [R-TX] | Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX] | Rep. Sam Johnson [R-TX] |
Rep. John Larson [D-CT] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2010-03-03 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. |
Same As/Similar To
SB3892 (Same As) 2010-09-29 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Subjects
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Employment taxes
Government liability
Income tax credits
Income tax exclusion
Taxation
Employment taxes
Government liability
Income tax credits
Income tax exclusion
Taxation
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/4743/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr4743/BILLS-111hr4743ih.pdf |