Tax Deduction for Funeral Expenses
From Missouri Digital News: https://mdn.org
MDN Menu

MDN Home

Journalist's Creed

Print

MDN Help

MDN.ORG: Missouri Digital News
MDN Menu

MDN Home

Journalist's Creed

Print

MDN Help

MDN.ORG Mo. Digital News Missouri Digital News MDN.ORG: Mo. Digital News MDN.ORG: Missouri Digital News
Help  

Tax Deduction for Funeral Expenses

Date: April 8, 2008
By: Erika Navarrete
State Capitol Bureau
Links: HB 2583

Intro: The death of a legislator's child prompted a bill that would provide a tax deduction for funeral expenses.

Erika Navarrete (Nahv-ah-rett) has more from the State Capitol.

RunTime:0:48
OutCue: SOC

It was during the House Tax Committee hearing that Republican Representative Jeff Grisamore identified with his own bill on a personal level.

He told the committee about the death of his daughter who had been his seventh child.

Grisamore said it's difficult to deal with taxes and expensive funeral costs while suffering someone's death.

 

Actuality:  FUNERAL.WAV
Run Time: 00:14
Description: "To identify with grieving families and the expenses that they incur in the loss of a loved one compared to all the other tax credits and deductions that are out there. How much more should we assist those in this type of situation." 

Grisamore's bill would authorize an income tax deduction for all funeral costs up to five-thousand dollars.

No one testified against the bill that remains pending before the committee.

Reporting from Jefferson City, I'm Erika Navarrete, KMOX News.