Official Summary

2/24/2009--Introduced.Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow an enhanced tax deduction for losses sustained from a fraudulent Ponzi-type scheme; (2) extend the carryback period for net operating losses attributable to such schemes; (3) waive certain limitations on the charitable ta

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Official Summary

2/24/2009--Introduced.Amends the Internal Revenue Code to:
(1) allow an enhanced tax deduction for losses sustained from a fraudulent Ponzi-type scheme;
(2) extend the carryback period for net operating losses attributable to such schemes;
(3) waive certain limitations on the charitable tax deduction for contributions to charities with losses from fraudulent Ponzi-type schemes; and
(4) restore the gift tax unified credit for gifts of an interest in a fraudulent Ponzi-type scheme. Defines "fraudulent Ponzi-type scheme" as any fraudulent investment operation that provides investors with returns that are derived substantially from investments made by other investors rather than from profits.

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