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1/21/2009--Introduced.Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that volunteers who use their automobiles for the benefit of a charitable organization may exclude from their gross income reimbursements for their automobile operating expenses at the same level as business employees (i.e.,

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Official Summary

1/21/2009--Introduced.Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that volunteers who use their automobiles for the benefit of a charitable organization may exclude from their gross income reimbursements for their automobile operating expenses at the same level as business employees (i.e., 55 cents per mile in 2009). Increases criminal sanctions and monetary penalties for:
(1) underpayments or overpayments of tax due to fraud;
(2) attempts to evade or defeat tax;
(3) willful failure to file tax returns, supply information, or pay tax; and
(4) fraud and false statements.

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