H.R. 2073 · 116th Congress
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 7.5 percent adjusted gross income floor for the medical expense deduction.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Katie Porter
- Introduced
- 2019-04-03
- Latest action
- 2019-04-03 · Introduced in House
Summary
This bill makes permanent the reduction in the adjusted gross income threshold that must be exceeded before a taxpayer is allowed to claim an itemized tax deduction for medical expenses. (In 2017, the threshold was temporarily reduced from 10% to 7.5% for 2017 and 2018. This bill makes the 7.5% threshold permanent.)