HR 4987 · 99th Congress · Taxation

Home Ownership Opportunity Act of 1986

Introduced 1986-06-11· Sponsored by Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-11]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.(1986-06-11)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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.…

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