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HR 155 IH
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 155
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to suspend the taxation of unemployment compensation for 2 years.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 6, 2009
Mr. MCHUGH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to suspend the taxation of unemployment compensation for 2 years.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘Suspension of Federal Income Tax on Unemployment Benefits Act of 2009’.
SEC. 2. SUSPENSION OF TAX ON UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION.
(a) In General- Section 85 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to unemployment compensation) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘(c) Temporary Suspension- Subsection (a) shall not apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008, and before January 1, 2011.’.