A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to permit individuals to receive tax-free distributions from an individual retirement account or annuity to purchase their first home.
Home Ownership Opportunity Act of 1986 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow distributions from an individual retirement account or annuity to be used for the purchase of a home by a first-time homebuyer. Limits the amounts of such a distribution to a $10,000 aggregate maximum.
Reduces the basis of any principal residence by the amount of distribution used for the purchase. Treats as ordinary income any gain realized on the sale of a principal residence to the extent of any amount of such distribution used for the purchase.
Defines a "first-time homebuyer" as any individual who has had no present ownership interest in a principal residence during the three-year prior to the purchase of the principal residence for which such distributions are used.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
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