Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Working Class Bonus Tax Relief Act of 2024.
(1) Deduction allowed
Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating section 224 as section 225 and by inserting after section 223 the following new section:
(a) In general
There shall be allowed as a deduction an amount equal to so much of any bonus received by an individual as does not exceed 15 percent of such individual’s non-bonus wages from the same employer for the taxable year.
(b) Limitation
No deduction shall be allowed under subsection (a) for any taxpayer whose adjusted gross income for the taxable year exceeds—
(1) in the case of a married couple filing jointly, $200,000,
(2) in the case of a head of household, $150,000, or
(3) in the case of any other individual, $100,000.
(c) Termination
No deduction shall be allowed under subsection (a) for any amounts received after December 31, 2029.
(1) Deduction allowed
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(2) Conforming amendment
The table of sections for part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by redesignating the item relating to section 224 as relating to section 225 and by inserting after the item relating to section 223 the following new item:
(2) Conforming amendment
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(b) Deduction allowed to non-Itemizers
Section 63(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking and at the end of paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and inserting and, and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
(5) the deduction provided in section 224.
(b) Deduction allowed to non-Itemizers
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(1) Deduction not treated as a miscellaneous itemized deduction
Section 67(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking and at the end of paragraph (11), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (12) and inserting, and, and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
(13) the deduction under section 224 (relating to bonuses).
(1) Deduction not treated as a miscellaneous itemized deduction
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(2) Deduction not taken into account under overall limitation
Section 68(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking and at the end of paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting, and, and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
(4) the deduction under section 224 (relating to bonuses).
(2) Deduction not taken into account under overall limitation
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(d) Withholding
The Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary's delegate) shall modify the tables and procedures prescribed under section 3402(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to take into account the deduction allowed under section 224 of such Code (as added by this Act).
(e) Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts received after the date of the enactment of this Act.