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Foreign and Armed Services Tax Fairness Act of 2002

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Congressional Summary of S 2816

Foreign and Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act of 2002 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) restore the full exclusion from gross income of the death gratuity payment; (2) permit a suspension of residency rules governing the exclusion of gain from sale of a principal residence for members of the uniformed services or the Foreign Service serving on qualified official extended duty; (3) exclude from gross income qualified military base realignment and closure fringe benefits; (4) extend tax filing delay provisions to military personnel serving in contingency operations; (5) allow as a business or trade deduction the expenses of a member of the reserve component of the U.S. armed forces in connection with such service (available to itemizers and non-itemizers); (6) include ancestors and lineal descendants of past or present members of the armed forces when determining whether a veterans' organization is exempt from tax; and (7) fully exclude from gross income certain dependent care assistance programs sponsored by the Department of Defense.

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Current Status of Bill S 2816

Bill S 2816 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since July 29, 2002. Bill S 2816 was introduced during Congress 107 and was introduced to the Senate on July 29, 2002.  Bill S 2816's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7499-7500) as of July 29, 2002

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 2816

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
22
Democrat Cosponsors
11
Republican Cosponsors
11
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 2816

Primary Policy Focus

Taxation

Potential Impact Areas

- Armed Forces and National Security
- Armed forces abroad
- Armed forces reserves
- Capital gains tax
- Day care
- Families
- Foreign service
- Fringe benefits
- Gifts
- Home ownership
- Housing and Community Development
- Housing finance
- Income tax
- International Affairs
- Labor and Employment
- Military base closures
- Military dependents
- Military pensions
- Military personnel
- Military training
- Personal income tax
- Real estate appraisal
- Survivors' benefits
- Tax administration
- Tax deductions
- Tax exclusion
- Tax returns
- Tax-exempt organizations
- Veterans' organizations

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 2816

Foreign and Armed Services Tax Fairness Act of 2002
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve tax equity for military personnel, and for other purposes.
Foreign and Armed Services Tax Fairness Act of 2002

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