A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to exclude from gross income amounts attributable to the discharge of indebtedness on certain farm property.
Farm Tax Relief Act of 1986 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross income of a qualified farmer any income which would be includible in gross income by reason of a discharge of an indebtedness of the farmer, regardless of whether the farmer is insolvent immediately before the discharge. Defines a "qualified farmer" as one who, immediately before the discharge of the indebtedness: (1) had a debt to asset ratio exceeding 70 percent; and (2) earned at least 50 percent of gross income in the preceding taxable year in the trade or business of farming.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
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