S. 3711 · 118th Congress

Protect Innocent Victims Of Taxation After Fire Act

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2024-01-31
Latest action
2024-01-31 · Introduced in Senate

Summary

Protect Innocent Victims Of Taxation After Fire Act

This bill excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, any amount received by an individual taxpayer as a qualified wildfire relief payment. Such payments are compensation for losses, expenses, or damages (including compensation for additional living expenses, certain lost wages, personal injury, death, or emotional distress) incurred as a result of a qualified wildfire disaster. The exclusion only apples to payments received after 2019, and before January 1, 2026.