S. 4621 · 116th Congress
2020 Disasters Tax Relief Act
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This bill sets forth tax relief provisions for individual and business taxpayers residing in a disaster zone during the period beginning on January 1, 2020, and ending 60 days after the enactment of this bill. Specifically, the bill
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Sep 17, 2020
2020 Disasters Tax Relief Act
This bill sets forth tax relief provisions for individual and business taxpayers residing in a disaster zone during the period beginning on January 1, 2020, and ending 60 days after the enactment of this bill. Specifically, the bill
- allows penalty-free disaster-relief withdrawals from tax-exempt retirement plans up to $100,000,
- permits recontributions of such withdrawals for home purchases cancelled due to disasters,
- increases to $100,000 the limit on loans for disaster assistance from retirement plans,
- allows employers affected by a disaster a 40% tax credit for the purpose of retaining employees,
- enhances the tax deduction for disaster-related personal casualty losses,
- permits the calculation of the earned income tax credit based upon income earned prior to 2020,
- increases low-income housing tax credit allocations,
- reimburses U.S. possessions for losses sustained due to the application of the provisions of this bill.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: 2020 Disasters Tax Relief Act
Latest action (Sep 17, 2020): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Policy area: Taxation · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Sep 17, 2020
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.