legislation: 107-s-2816
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| 107-s-2816 | 107 | s | 2816 | Foreign and Armed Services Tax Fairness Act of 2002 | Taxation | 2002-07-29 | 2002-07-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7499-7500) | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 22 | 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. | 2025-08-19T17:32:14Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/2816 |