S.2743 - Financial Security Accounts for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2008

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the establishment of financial security accounts for the care of family members with disabilities, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the establishment of financial security accounts for the care of family members with disabilities, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: Financial Security Accounts for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2008 as introduced.

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Latest Action Mar 11, 2008Introduced in Senate Related Bills (2) & Issues (24)
3/11/2008--Introduced.Financial Security Accounts for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2008- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish tax-exempt financial security accounts for individuals with disabilities to pay certain expenses of such individuals, including expenses for educat

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3/11/2008--Introduced.
Financial Security Accounts for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2008- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish tax-exempt financial security accounts for individuals with disabilities to pay certain expenses of such individuals, including expenses for education, medical care, and employment training.
Allows individual taxpayers a tax deduction, up to $2,000 per year, for cash contributions to such an account.
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to permit the disregard of financial security accounts for disabled individuals in determining eligibility for Medicaid benefits. Permits the disregard of amounts in such accounts for purposes of determining eligibility for certain means-tested federal programs.


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12/31/08
United States DSP Initiatives « Registered Disability Savings Plan

Because the election of Barack Obama and the meltdown of the economy dominated US news headlines in 2008, it is not surprising that we didn’t hear much about Bills S.2741 and S.2743 that were introduced to the US Congress in March of ...

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12/11/08
GRÜNER TEE « Gesundreich Patientenbrief

Journal Human Molecular Genetics, 2006, S.2743–51. (2006). 7. Fukino Y, Shimbo M, Aoki N, et al. Randomized controlled trial for an effect of green tea consumption on insulin resistance and inflammation markers. J Nutr Sci Vitaminol. ...

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09/15/08
Rechthaber » Blog Archive » Rechtsschutz ist nicht Anwalts Liebling

NJW Ausgabe 38/2008, S. 2743 ff (Heither/Heither “Als Mandant obsiegen, als Versicherungsnehmer unterliegen?”) Und wer sich für eindrückliche Beispiele des Vorgehens von Versicherern in der Praxis interessiert, wird auf der Website ...

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