H.R. 6640 · 110th Congress

Fair Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008

Stage
In committee
Sponsor
Ron Kind
Introduced
2008-07-29
Latest action
2008-07-29 · Introduced in House

Summary

Fair Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide special tax rules for individuals affected by a federally declared disaster, including: (1) allowance of all personal casualty losses incurred in a federally declared disaster in excess of $500; (2) an increase in the standard tax deduction for disaster losses; (3) full expensing of business-related disaster cleanup expenses; (4) extension of the net operating loss carryback period from two to five years for disaster-related losses; and (5) allowance of tax-exempt bond financing of low-interest loans for principal residences damaged in a federally declared disaster.