To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes.

Bill: 113-hr-2854
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4]
Introduced: 2013-07-30
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax deductions

Sales and excise taxes

State and local taxation
Latest action: action_date: 2013-07-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-07-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the taxpayer election to deduct state and local general sales taxes in lieu of state and local income taxes. </p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2854 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 30, 2013 Mr. Hastings of Washington (for himself, Mr. Miller of Florida , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Cooper , Mr. Conaway , Ms. DelBene , Mr. Duncan of Tennessee , Mr. Fincher , Ms. Granger , Mr. Hall , Mr. Heck of Washington , Mr. Heck of Nevada , Mr. Hinojosa , Ms. Herrera Beutler , Mr. Kilmer , Mrs. Lummis , Mr. McDermott , Mr. Nugent , Mr. Radel , and Mr. Roe of Tennessee ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes.

1. Permanent extension of deduction of State and local general sales taxes Subparagraph (I) of section 164(b)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking , and before January 1, 2014 .