S. 437 · 111th Congress
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and…
Full title
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases.
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SpecterSponsor8 cosponsors · 5 D, 3 R
6 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow attorneys a tax deduction in the current taxable year for reimbursable expenses and court costs which they pay or incur in connection with contingency fee cases.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Feb 13, 2009
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow attorneys a tax deduction in the current taxable year for reimbursable expenses and court costs which they pay or incur in connection with contingency fee cases.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases.
Latest action (Feb 13, 2009): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2325-2326)
Policy area: Taxation · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Feb 13, 2009
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.