A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the Coverdell education savings accounts to allow home school education expenses, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-s-86
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA]
Introduced: 2013-01-23
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Elementary and secondary education

Income tax exclusion

Inflation and prices
Latest action: action_date: 2013-01-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-01-23
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) payment of home school expenses from Coverdell education savings accounts, and (2) an annual inflation adjustment after 2012 to the contribution limit amount for such accounts.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 86 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 23 (legislative day, January 3), 2013 Mr. Vitter introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the Coverdell education savings accounts to allow home school education expenses, and for other purposes.

1. Allowance of home school expenses as qualified education expenses for purposes of a Coverdell Education Savings Account (a) In General Paragraph (3) of section 530(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) Private school For purposes of this section, the term ‘private school’ includes any home school that meets the requirements of State law applicable to such home schools, whether or not such school is deemed a private school for purposes of State law. . (b) Effective Date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012. 2. Coverdell Education Savings Account contributions indexed to inflation (a) In general Subsection (b) of section 530 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) Adjustment for inflation In the case of a taxable year beginning in a calendar year after 2012, the dollar amount in paragraph (1)(A)(iii) shall be increased by an amount equal to— (A) such amount, multiplied by (B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for such calendar year by substituting ‘calendar year 2011’ for ‘calendar year 1992’ in subparagraph (B) thereof. . (b) Effective Date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012.