Employee Business Expense Deduction Reinstatement Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Feb 27, 2025
What it does
The Employee Business Expense Deduction Reinstatement Act of 2025 would amend the Internal Revenue Code to allow employees to deduct certain unreimbursed work-related expenses—specifically for food, lodging, travel, and transportation—as miscellaneous itemized deductions on their federal tax returns. The bill would permit individuals to claim 85% of these expenses, subject to a modified threshold of 1% of adjusted gross income (down from the current 2% floor), and would apply to taxable years through 2027. It also extends the statute of limitations for claiming refunds or credits related to these deductions for up to one year after enactment if the standard period has already expired. The…
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