Tax Fairness for Workers Act
Sponsored By: Representative Boyle (PA)
Introduced
Summary
Expands tax deductions for employee work costs. It would let union dues be deducted above the line and allow unreimbursed employee expenses to be claimed as miscellaneous itemized deductions without the usual 2% floor.
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- Employees: Workers who pay out-of-pocket for work expenses could deduct those costs as miscellaneous itemized deductions without the 2% floor, increasing the portion of expenses that reduce taxable income.
- Union members: Union dues and related expenses would be an above-the-line deduction, meaning they are deductible when computing adjusted gross income.
- Timing: The changes apply to tax years beginning after December 31, 2024.
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Tax break for union dues and work costs
If enacted, employees could deduct union dues and union expenses above the line. That would lower your adjusted gross income. You could also itemize unreimbursed work expenses without the 2% floor. For those years, only employee work expenses would count when applying the miscellaneous itemized deduction limit. These changes would apply to tax years starting after December 31, 2024.
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Boyle (PA)
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Norcross
NJ • D
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Ramirez
IL • D
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Goldman (NY)
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Latimer
NY • D
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Green, Al (TX)
TX • D
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Schakowsky
IL • D
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Wasserman Schultz
FL • D
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Moulton
MA • D
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Brownley
CA • D
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Pettersen
CO • D
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Bishop
GA • D
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McGarvey
KY • D
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Peters
CA • D
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McBath
GA • D
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Mullin
CA • D
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Kelly (IL)
IL • D
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Sherrill
NJ • D
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Davis (NC)
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McIver
NJ • D
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Cleaver
MO • D
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Dean (PA)
PA • D
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Sanchez
CA • D
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Larsen (WA)
WA • D
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Sherman
CA • D
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Kennedy (NY)
NY • D
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Garcia (CA)
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Khanna
CA • D
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Keating
MA • D
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TX • D
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WA • D
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Tlaib
MI • D
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MD • D
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IL • D
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NV • D
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MN • D
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Carter (LA)
LA • D
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Castro (TX)
TX • D
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Johnson (GA)
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Deluzio
PA • D
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Morrison
MN • D
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Davis (IL)
IL • D
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Mrvan
IN • D
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Hoyle (OR)
OR • D
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VA • D
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NV • D
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MA • D
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DE • D
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NM • D
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CO • D
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Waters
CA • D
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Schrier
WA • D
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Foster
IL • D
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McGovern
MA • D
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Lee (PA)
PA • D
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Scanlon
PA • D
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Connolly
VA • D
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Lynch
MA • D
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Beyer
VA • D
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WA • D
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Ivey
MD • D
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Omar
MN • D
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MI • D
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MA • D
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Swalwell
CA • D
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Scholten
MI • D
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Gomez
CA • D
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DC • D
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Menendez
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IL • D
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TX • D
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Stanton
AZ • D
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Smith (WA)
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Vargas
CA • D
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Costa
CA • D
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Riley (NY)
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Cohen
TN • D
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FL • D
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Williams (GA)
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NY • D
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FL • D
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CA • D
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CA • D
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OH • D
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WI • D
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NY • D
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MN • D
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NY • D
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HI • D
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GA • D
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PA • R
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CA • D
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WA • D
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IL • D
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NY • R
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NC • D
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RI • D
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PA • R
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TX • D
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CA • D
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MD • D
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