Race Horse Cost Recovery Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4786
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6]
Introduced: 2019-10-22
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital

Income tax deductions

Mammals

Professional sports
Latest action: action_date: 2019-10-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-10-22
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Race Horse Cost Recovery Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the accelerated depreciation allowance for race horses to allow a three-year recovery period for any race horse. (Current law limits the three-year recovery period to race horses placed in service before January 1, 2018, and race horses placed in service after December 31, 2017, that are more than two years old when placed in service by the purchaser.) </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4786 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 22, 2019 Mr. Barr 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 a 3-year recovery period for all race horses.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Race Horse Cost Recovery Act of 2019 . 2. Three-year depreciation for race horses (a) In general Section 168(e)(3)(A)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (i) any race horse, . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2017.