H.R. 1882 · 114th Congress
Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act 2015
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47 cosponsors · 28 D, 19 R
35 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income based tax credit of up to $500 in a taxable year for the purchase of a qualified hearing aid that is described in the Code of Federal Regulations, is authorized under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for commercial distribution, and is intended for use by the taxpayer or a dependent of the…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Apr 16, 2015
Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act 2015
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income based tax credit of up to $500 in a taxable year for the purchase of a qualified hearing aid that is described in the Code of Federal Regulations, is authorized under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for commercial distribution, and is intended for use by the taxpayer or a dependent of the taxpayer. Disallows such credit for a taxpayer whose modified adjusted gross income exceeds $200,000 for any taxable year.
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About this bill and sources
Official title: Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act 2015
Latest action (Apr 29, 2015): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Taxation · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 16, 2015
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.