H.R. 6111 · 109th Congress · enacted
Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006
Became Public Law No: 109-432.
Latest official action 2006-12-20 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 - Division A: Extension and Expansion of Certain Tax Relief Provisions, and Other Tax Provisions - Title I: Extension and Modification of Certain Provisions - (Sec. 101) Extends through 2007: (1) the tax deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses; (2) the election to deduct state and local general sales taxes in lieu of income taxes; (3) the election to include combat zone compensation as earned income for purposes of the earned income tax credit; (4) the tax deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers; (5) the expensing of environmental remediation costs (including for cleanup of petroleum products); (6) certain tax incentives for investment in the District of Columbia; (7) the Indian employment tax credit and accelerated depreciation for business property on Indian reservations; (8) accelerated depreciation (i.e., 15-year straight-line cost recovery) of qualified leasehold improvements and restaurant property; (9) parity rules for mental health benefits under group health benefit plans; (10) the tax deduction for donations by corporations of scientific property used for research and of computer technology and equipment; (11) the suspension of the taxable income limitation on percentage depletion for oil and natural gas produced from marginal oil wells; and (12) the authority for certain Internal R…
Congressional Research Service · 2006-12-20
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