Tax Fairness for the Self-Employed Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3880
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19]
Introduced: 2019-07-23
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employment taxes

Health care costs and insurance

Income tax deductions

Self-employed
Latest action: action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-07-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Tax Fairness for the Self-Employed Act of 2019</strong></p> <p>This bill allows the tax deduction for health insurance costs in determining net earnings from self-employment.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3880 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 23, 2019 Mr. Delgado (for himself and Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania ) 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 the deduction for health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tax Fairness for the Self-Employed Act of 2019 . 2. Deduction for health insurance costs allowed in computing self-employment taxes (a) In general Subsection (l) of section 162 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking paragraph (4) and by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4). (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.