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2011 House Bill 4977: Authorize residence value loss tax deduction
  1. Introduced by Rep. Marty Knollenberg (R) on September 14, 2011, to allow a state income tax deduction equal to the amount of losses experienced on the sale of a taxpayer's principal residence.
    • Referred to the House Tax Policy Committee on September 14, 2011.

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Re: 2011 House Bill 4977 (Authorize residence value loss tax deduction )  by JPHodge on September 20, 2011 

If a tax deduction is allowed today to cover a loss in property value, in the future a bill will be proposed to tax gains in value.  And gains will not be adjusted for losses in the value of the dollar.  In the long run this bill is not good for the people of Michigan.



Re: 2011 House Bill 4977 (Authorize residence value loss tax deduction )  by thejmfc on September 20, 2011 

I'm all for tax breaks, but not stupid ones like this one.  


Let me see if I can understand the logic behind it:  A person buys a house, and the value goes down.  Poor, sad, person.  Lets let him deduct that loss from his income tax to make him feel better.  


But to take that same, idiotic logic a step further, why not do the same thing for other investments?  401(k) go down?  Tax deduction!  Buy yourself some green energy stocks that tanked?  Tax deduction!


But that's not how life works.  Sometimes you buy things, and they lose value.  This does not require a freeking tax deduction.  If you want to reduce taxes, just lower the rate.  Stop it with the complex, surgically targeted deductions.  



2011 House Bill 4977 (Authorize residence value loss tax deduction )  by admin on January 1, 2001 
Introduced in the House on September 14, 2011

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