Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Incentive Extension Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-930
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]
Introduced: 2015-04-14
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Charitable contributions

Food assistance and relief

Income tax deductions

Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Latest action: action_date: 2015-04-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2174-2175)

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-04-14
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Incentive Extension Act of 2015</strong> </p> <p> 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. </p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 930 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 14, 2015 Mr. Leahy (for himself, Mr. Casey , Mr. McCain , Mr. Blunt , Ms. Stabenow , and Mr. Cochran ) 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 permanently extend and expand the charitable deduction for contributions of food inventory.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Incentive Extension Act of 2015 . 2. Permanent extension and expansion of charitable deduction for contributions of food inventory (a) In general Subparagraph (C) of section 170(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (C) Special rule for contributions of food inventory (i) General rule In the case of a charitable contribution of food from any trade or business of the taxpayer, this paragraph shall be applied— (I) without regard to whether the contribution is made by a C corporation, and (II) only to food that is apparently wholesome food. (ii) Limitation on reduction In the case of any such contribution, notwithstanding subparagraph (B), the amount of the reduction determined under paragraph (1)(A) shall not exceed the amount by which the fair market value of the apparently wholesome food exceeds twice the basis of such food. (iii) Determination of basis If a taxpayer— (I) does not account for inventories under section 471, and (II) is not required to capitalize indirect costs under section 263A, the taxpayer may elect, solely for purposes of subparagraph (B), to treat the basis of any apparently wholesome food as being equal to 50 percent of the fair market value of such food. (iv) Determination of fair market value In the case of any such contribution of apparently wholesome food which, solely by reason of internal standards of the taxpayer, lack of market, or similar circumstances, or which is produced by the taxpayer exclusively for the purposes of transferring the food to an organization described in subparagraph (A), cannot or will not be sold, the fair market value of such contribution shall be determined— (I) without regard to such internal standards, such lack of market, such circumstances, or such exclusive purpose, and (II) by taking into account the price at which the same or substantially the same food items (as to both type and quality) are sold by the taxpayer at the time of the contribution (or, if not so sold at such time, in the recent past). (v) Apparently wholesome food For purposes of this subparagraph, the term apparently wholesome food has the meaning given to such term by section 22(b)(2) of the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1791(b)(2) ), as in effect on September 23, 2005. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to contributions made after the date of the enactment of this Act, in taxable years ending after such date.