Employee Business Expense Deduction Reinstatement Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6812
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
Introduced: 2018-09-13
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business expenses

Income tax deductions
Latest action: action_date: 2018-09-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-09-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Employee Business Expense Deduction Reinstatement Act of 2018 </b></p> <p>This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to reinstate the miscellaneous itemized deduction for unreimbursed expenses paid or incurred by an individual in connection with the performance of services as an employee. (Under current law, all miscellaneous itemized deductions are suspended through 2025. Miscellaneous itemized deductions are allowed if they collectively exceed 2% of adjusted gross income.) </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6812 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 13, 2018 Mr. Grothman 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 allow unreimbursed employee expenses to be taken into account as miscellaneous itemized deductions.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Employee Business Expense Deduction Reinstatement Act of 2018 . 2. Unreimbursed employee expenses taken into account as miscellaneous itemized deduction (a) In general Section 67(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following: Notwithstanding the preceding sentence for any such taxable year, an individual may take into account under subsection (a) any miscellaneous itemized deductions for the taxable year which are unreimbursed expenses paid or incurred by the individual in connection with the performance of services as an employee. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of Public Law 115–97 .