Seniors in the Workforce Tax Relief Act

Bill: 119-hr-559
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
Introduced: 2025-01-20
Policy area: Taxation
Latest action: action_date: 2025-01-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-20
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Seniors in the Workforce Tax Relief Act</strong></p><p>This bill establishes a new above-the-line federal tax deduction through 2029 for individuals who attain the age of 65 before the end of the tax year. (Above-the-line deductions are subtracted from gross income to calculate adjusted gross income.)</p><p>Under the bill, the amount of the tax deduction is $25,000 for individuals (or $50,000 for joint filers and surviving spouses) and begins to phase out for individuals with an adjusted gross income over $100,000 (or $200,000 for joint filers and surviving spouses).&nbsp;</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 559 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 20, 2025 Mr. Bacon 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 establish an above-the-line tax deduction for seniors.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Seniors in the Workforce Tax Relief Act . 2. Deduction for seniors (a) In general Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating section 224 as section 225 and by inserting after section 223 the following new section: 224. Deduction for seniors (a) In general In the case of an individual who has attained age 65 before the close of the taxable year, there shall be allowed as a deduction for the taxable year an amount equal to— (1) $25,000, reduced (but not below zero) by the amount which bears the same ratio to such deduction as— (A) the excess of— (i) the taxpayer’s adjusted gross income for such taxable year, over (ii) $100,000, bears to (B) $25,000. (b) Special rules (1) Joint return or surviving spouse In the case of a joint return or a surviving spouse (as defined in section 2(a)) paragraph (1) shall be applied by substituting $200,000 for $100,000 , and $50,000 for $25,000 . (2) Both individuals over 65 In the case of a joint return or a surviving spouse with respect to which both individuals attained age 65 (or in the case of a surviving spouse, would have attained age 65) before the close of the taxable year, paragraph (1) shall be applied by substituting $50,000 for $25,000 . (c) Termination No deduction shall be allowed under this section for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2029. . (b) Deduction allowed whether or not individual itemizes other deductions Subsection (a) of section 62 of such Code is amended by inserting before the last sentence at the end the following new paragraph: (22) Deduction for seniors The deduction allowed by section 224. . (c) Clerical amendment The table of sections for part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by redesignating the item relating to section 224 as an item relating to section 225 and by inserting after the item relating to section 223 the following new item: Sec. 224. Deduction for seniors. . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024.