U.S. Congress - S.1153 Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2009
S.1153 - Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2009
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage for employees' spouses and dependent children to coverage provided to other eligible designated beneficiaries of employees. view all titles (2)
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- Official: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage for employees' spouses and dependent children to coverage provided to other eligible designated beneficiaries of employees. as introduced.
- Short: Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2009 as introduced.
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5/21/2009--Introduced.Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exclude from an employee's gross income employer-provided accident and health plan benefits extended to a domestic partner or non-dependent, non-spouse beneficiary eliOfficial Summary
5/21/2009--Introduced.Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to:(1) exclude from an employee's gross income employer-provided accident and health plan benefits extended to a domestic partner or non-dependent, non-spouse beneficiary eligible to receive such benefits under an employer plan (i.e., "eligible beneficiary");
(2) exempt such benefits paid to eligible beneficiaries from applicable employment and unemployment taxes;
(3) allow self-employed individuals a tax deduction for the health insurance costs of their eligible beneficiaries;
(4) allow tax-exempt volutary employees' beneficiary associations to provide sick and accident benefits to the domestic partners and non-dependent, non-spouse beneficiaries of their members; and
(5) allow reimbursement of the medical expenses of an eligible beneficiary from a health savings account (HSA). Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to provide guidance relating to reimbursements from a flexible spending arrangement and a health reimbursement arrangement attributable to an eligible beneficiary as defined by this Act.
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Refuse the Juice: Politicized for No Good Reason
(2009), would provide the benefits afforded to different sex spouses to LGBT federal civilian employees; ; (3) the Tax Equity for Domestic Partner and Health Plan Beneficiaries Act, S. 1153, 111th Cong. (2009), H.R. 2625, 111th Cong. ...
FedEx to Deliver Same-Sex Partner Health Benefits in 2012
... them to join the coalition of 80 major businesses that support the federal Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act (H.R. 2625 / S. 1153) to end the unfair taxation of employer-provided benefits to same-sex partners and spouses. ...
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