Protect Innocent Victims of Taxation After Fire Extension Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 4
- Latest action
- Dec 4, 2025
What it does
The bill would amend the Internal Revenue Code to exclude qualified wildfire relief payments from gross income for individuals affected by federally declared wildfire disasters occurring after December 31, 2014. It defines such payments as compensation for losses, expenses, or damages—including personal injury, death, emotional distress, lost wages, and additional living expenses—resulting from a wildfire, but only to the extent not already covered by insurance or other sources. The exclusion applies to amounts received after December 31, 2025, and prevents double benefits by disallowing deductions, credits, or basis increases for the same expenses. The bill aims to provide tax relief to…
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