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Wildfire Victims Win Tax Relief | Seattle News
Congress just passed a major bipartisan bill before recess — the Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act — offering wildfire survivors a crucial lifeline by making federal income tax-free any recovery money, including lawyer fees, retroactive to 2016. After a tense standoff with Senator Cruz’s procedural delay, the bill cleared the House and heads to the President. It protects victims from tax burdens on settlement payments covering lost wages, living expenses, and emotional distress — a win for survivors who’ve fought for this relief for years. Oregon already enacted similar state-level tax relief…
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