Eliminating the Provider Relief Fund Tax Penalties Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7819
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3]
Introduced: 2020-07-29
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Government lending and loan guarantees

Income tax exclusion

Infectious and parasitic diseases
Latest action: action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-07-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Eliminating the Provider Relief Fund Tax Penalties Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, any grant or other assistance provided by the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7819 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 29, 2020 Mrs. Axne (for herself and Mr. Dunn ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To provide that CARES Act Provider Relief Fund payments are not includible in gross income, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Eliminating the Provider Relief Fund Tax Penalties Act of 2020 . 2. CARES Act Provider Relief Fund payments excluded from gross income (a) In general For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, any CARES Act Provider Relief Fund payment shall not be included in the gross income of the recipient of such payment. (b) Clarification of treatment of certain expenses For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and notwithstanding any other provision of law, any deduction and the basis of any property shall be determined without regard to whether any amount is excluded from gross income under subsection (a). (c) CARES Act Provider Relief Fund payment For purposes of this section, the term CARES Act Provider Relief Fund payment means any grant or similar assistance provided by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund program (including any amounts made available to carry out such program by the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act or any other provision of law enacted after the date of the enactment of such Act).