Tax Benefits Enacted in the 108th Congress for Military Personnel Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Tax Benefits Enacted in the 108th Congress for Military Personnel
  • Series Title 108th Congress

Creator

  • Author: Jackson, Pamela J.
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Government and Finance Division

Publisher

  • Name: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
    Place of Publication: Washington D.C.

Date

  • Creation: 2004-11-17

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: The Military Families Tax Relief Act (MFTRA) contains several provisions that: 1) increase the death gratuity payment and make it fully tax-exempt; 2) provide members of the military with extended time to defer capital gains resulting from the sale of their principal residences; 3) exempt from income benefits received from the Department of Defense Homeowners Assistance Program; 4) expand combat zone filing rules to include military personnel involved in contingency operations; 5) extend the criteria defining membership in veterans’ organizations; 6) create an above-the-line deduction for overnight travel expenses of National Guard and reserve members; and a few other items.
  • Physical Description: 6 p.

Subject

  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Taxation
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Military personnel
  • Keyword: Tax deducations - Law and legislation
  • Keyword: Tax exemption - Law and legislation
  • Legislative Subject Terms: Department of Defense

Coverage

  • Time Period: mod-tim
  • Coverage Date: 1985/2006

Collection

  • Name: Congressional Research Service Reports
    Code: CRSR

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Resource Type

  • Report

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • CRS Report Number: RS21976
  • Accession or Local Control No: RS21976 2004-11-17
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metacrs7728
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