113 HR 3771 : Philippines Charitable Giving Assistance Act U.S. House of Representatives text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II 113th CONGRESS2d Session H. R. 3771 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 25, 2014ReceivedAN ACT To accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for the relief of victims of the Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Philippines Charitable Giving Assistance Act.

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Acceleration of income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines

(a)

In general

For purposes of section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, a taxpayer may treat any contribution described in subsection (b) made after the date of the enactment of this Act, and before April 15, 2014, as if such contribution was made on December 31, 2013, and not in 2014. (b)

Contribution described

A contribution is described in this subsection if such contribution is a cash contribution made for the relief of victims in areas affected by Typhoon Haiyan, for which a charitable contribution deduction is allowable under section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (c)

Recordkeeping

In the case of a contribution described in subsection (b), a telephone bill showing the name of the donee organization, the date of the contribution, and the amount of the contribution shall be treated as meeting the recordkeeping requirements of section 170(f)(17) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

Passed the House of Representatives March 24, 2014.Karen L. Haas,Clerk