[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 83 (Friday, May 30, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E884]
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  INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION: TO MAKE PERMANENT THE STATE AND LOCAL 
                          SALES TAX DEDUCTION

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                        HON. STEPHEN LEE FINCHER

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 30, 2014

  Mr. FINCHER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to introduce my bill to make 
the state and local sales tax deduction permanent. Simply put this is a 
matter of fairness. The families of Tennessee shouldn't pay more in 
federal taxes because our state chooses to have a sales tax instead of 
an income tax. This is just not equitable. By making this deduction 
permanent we can bring certainty to families in Tennessee, bring 
certainty to the tax code, and give families the time they need to plan 
their budgets.
  Mr. Speaker, in 2011, over 556,000 Tennessee filers claimed the 
deduction for state and local sales tax and reduced their taxable 
income by $1.23 billion. These families deserve fair treatment and 
certainty in the tax code.
  My legislation will give these families the fair treatment they 
deserve, by malcing the state and local sales tax deductions a 
permanent part of the federal tax code.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues in the House to support me in 
passing my legislation to make permanent the state and local sales tax 
deductions in order to ensure American families are treated fairly by 
the tax code.

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