Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
The bill amends Internal Revenue Code section 67 to allow certain unreimbursed employee expenses to be claimed as miscellaneous itemized deductions for specified tax years. It permits taxpayers to deduct 85% of unreimbursed food, lodging, travel, and transportation expenses incurred performing employment, and modifies the AGI floor applied to such deductions.
Progressives stress distributional fairness; conservatives stress tax relief principle.
Relatively narrow tax benefit with limited complexity, but increases deficits and may split votes without offsets.
The bill amends Internal Revenue Code section 67 to allow certain unreimbursed employee expenses to be claimed as miscellaneous itemized deductions for specified tax years.
It permits taxpayers to deduct 85% of unreimbursed food, lodging, travel, and transportation expenses incurred performing employment, and modifies the AGI floor applied to such deductions.
The change is made effective as if included in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and includes a one-year extension for claim filing where the refund period would otherwise expire.
Narrow tax cut with measurable revenue cost; possible as part of a larger package but unlikely as an isolated bill.
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Progressives stress distributional fairness; conservatives stress tax relief principle.
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Progressives stress distributional fairness; conservatives stress tax relief principle.
Likely skeptical.
While acknowledging relief for workers who incur job-related expenses, progressives will worry the break mainly helps higher earners who itemize and lets employers avoid reimbursing costs.
They will call for targeting low-income workers and offsets to protect public services.
Mixed reaction.
Appreciates addressing unreimbursed employee costs, but wants data on fiscal cost and distributional impact.
Would favor temporary, narrowly tailored relief with offsets or an explanation of revenue effects.
Generally favorable.
Sees restoring employee expense deductions as reducing tax burden and protecting worker pocketbooks.
Likely to support the measure as a roll-back of TCJA-era limitations, though some conservatives may prefer permanent change.
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Narrow tax cut with measurable revenue cost; possible as part of a larger package but unlikely as an isolated bill.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Progressives stress distributional fairness; conservatives stress tax relief principle.
Narrow tax cut with measurable revenue cost; possible as part of a larger package but unlikely as an isolated bill.
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