H.R. 3771 — what changed
Philippines Charitable Giving Assistance Act
From Introduced in House to Engrossed in House. 1 section amended between Introduced in House and Engrossed in House.
Sec. 2 Acceleration of income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines
changed
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 January 1, 2014, the date of the enactment of this Act, and before March 1, April 15, 2014, as if such contribution was made on December 31, 2013, and not in 2014.
changed
Contribution described— A contribution is described in this subsection if such contribution is a cash contribution made for the relief of victims in the Republic of the Philippines areas affected by Typhoon Haiyan, for which a charitable contribution deduction is allowable under section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
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.
removed
Paygo— All applicable provisions in this section are designated as an emergency for purposes of pay-as-you-go principles.