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H.R. 5790 · 110th Congress

Universal Homeowner Tax Cut Act of 2008

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 110th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

No cosponsors.

Universal Homeowner Tax Cut Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow individual taxpayers who do not otherwise itemize a deduction from gross income for up to $1,000 of their state and local real property taxes; (2) require the inclusion in gross income of deferred compensation paid by certain foreign corporations; (3) set forth rules…

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Apr 15, 2008

Universal Homeowner Tax Cut Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow individual taxpayers who do not otherwise itemize a deduction from gross income for up to $1,000 of their state and local real property taxes; (2) require the inclusion in gross income of deferred compensation paid by certain foreign corporations; (3) set forth rules for the application of the economic substance doctrine for evaluating transactions affecting federal income tax liability; and (4) assess new penalties for underpayments of tax attributable to transactions lacking economic substance.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Universal Homeowner Tax Cut Act of 2008

Latest action (Apr 15, 2008): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Policy area: Taxation · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 15, 2008

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.