To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat as compensation for purposes of retirement contribution limitations any difficulty of care payments excluded from gross income.

Bill: 116-hr-1932
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]
Introduced: 2019-03-27
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Adoption and foster care

Disability assistance

Employee benefits and pensions

Income tax deductions

Income tax exclusion
Latest action: action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-03-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill requires difficulty of care payments that are excluded from gross income to be treated as compensation for the purpose of determining limitations on contributions to tax-exempt retirement accounts.</p> <p><i>Difficulty of care payments</i> are received by foster care providers as compensation for providing additional care for a foster individual. The care must be (1) required by reason of a physical, mental, or emotional handicap of the individual; and (2) provided in the home of the foster care provider. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1932 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 27, 2019 Ms. Schrier (for herself, Ms. DelBene , Mr. Panetta , Mr. Thompson of California , Ms. Sánchez , Ms. Judy Chu of California , and Mr. Gomez ) 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 treat as compensation for purposes of retirement contribution limitations any difficulty of care payments excluded from gross income.

1. Treating excluded difficulty of care payments as compensation for determining retirement contribution limitations (a) Individual retirement accounts (1) In general Section 408(o) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) Special rule for difficulty of care payments excluded from gross income In the case of an individual who for a taxable year excludes from gross income under section 131 a qualified foster care payment which is a difficulty of care payment, if— (A) the deductible amount in effect for the taxable year under subsection (b), exceeds (B) the amount of compensation includible in the individual’s gross income for the taxable year, the individual may elect to increase the nondeductible limit under paragraph (2) for the taxable year by an amount equal to the lesser of such excess or the amount so excluded. . (2) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to contributions after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Defined contribution plans Section 415(c) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (8) Special rule for difficulty of care payments excluded from gross income (A) In general For purposes of paragraph (1)(B), in the case of an individual who for a taxable year excludes from gross income under section 131 a qualified foster care payment which is a difficulty of care payment, the participant’s compensation, or earned income, as the case may be, shall be increased by the amount so excluded. (B) Contributions allocable to difficulty of care payments treated as after-tax Any contribution by the participant which is allocable to an amount so excluded— (i) shall be treated for purposes of this title as investment in the contract, and (ii) shall not cause a plan (and any arrangement which is part of such plan) to be treated as failing to meet any requirements of this chapter solely by reason of allowing any such contributions. . (c) Effective date The amendment made by this subsection shall apply to plan years beginning after December 31, 2015.