S. 2627 · 116th Congress
End Double Taxation of Successful Civil Claims Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Catherine Cortez Masto
- Introduced
- 2019-10-17
- Latest action
- 2019-10-17 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
End Double Taxation of Successful Civil Claims Act
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the deduction from gross income (above-the-line deduction) for attorney fees and court costs to include such fees and costs paid in connection with any legal action involving a civil claim (currently, limited to actions involving unlawful discrimination, the False Claims Act, and Medicare payments).