Charitable Act

Bill: 118-s-566
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
Introduced: 2023-02-28
Policy area: Taxation
Latest action: action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-02-28
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Charitable Act</strong></p> <p>This bill allows individual taxpayers who do not otherwise itemize their tax deductions a deduction in taxable years beginning in 2023 or 2024 for charitable contributions. The deduction is limited to one-third of the standard deduction allowed to such taxpayers.</p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 566 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 28, 2023 Mr. Lankford (for himself, Mr. Coons , Mr. Rubio , Ms. Cortez Masto , Ms. Hassan , Mr. Warnock , Ms. Collins , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Scott of South Carolina , Mr. Peters , and Mrs. Shaheen ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and extend the deduction for charitable contributions for individuals not itemizing deductions.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Charitable Act . 2. Modification and extension of deduction for charitable contributions for individuals not itemizing deductions (a) In general Subsection (p) of section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (p) Special rule for taxpayers who do not elect To itemize deductions In the case of a taxable year beginning in 2023 or 2024, the deduction under this subsection for the taxable year shall be equal to so much of the deduction determined under this section (without regard to this subsection) for such taxable year as does not exceed an amount equal to 1/3 of the amount of the standard deduction with respect to such individual for such taxable year. This subsection shall apply only in the case of an individual who does not elect to itemize deductions for the taxable year. . (b) Elimination of penalty (1) In general Section 6662(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking paragraph (9) and by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (9). (2) Increased penalty Section 6662 of such Code is amended by striking subsection (l). (3) Conforming amendments (A) Sections 6662(h)(2)(D) of such Code is amended by striking subsection (b)(10) and inserting subsection (b)(9) . (B) Section 6664(c)(2) of such Code is amended by striking section 6662(b)(10) and inserting section 6662(b)(9) . (C) Section 6751(b)(2)(A) of such Code is amended by striking by reason of paragraph (9) or (10) of subsection (b) thereof and inserting by reason of subsection (b)(9) thereof . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022.