Someone finally did it--- Tax credits for stillborn

[loyalsister]

Slip slip slip

For all taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2008, for each birth for which a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth has been issued under section 193.165, RSMo, a taxpayer may claim the exemption under subsection 1 of this section only in the taxable year in which the stillbirth occurred, if the child otherwise would have been a member of the taxpayer's household.

http://www.house.mo.gov/bills071/biltxt/intro/HB0816I.HTM

[burrowowl]

1. Wow!

Let's let the dead VOTE! and the stillborn after 18 years!

[azurnoir]

6. It's kinda of unintended tax deduction

Voting wasn't nearly half of the stillborn were "doing" after 18 years; they were getting credit cards and checking accounts buying cars and other items, some lead very full financial "lives",
I think the law was to stop that, also there were terra' concerns I'm sure

[Erika]

2. You see the Fundie max

Credits for a stillborn. What a sick piece of shit.

Of course if the child had been born to a poor person, they would have harassed the mother, and told her, her immorality and the bastard was her problem?

[shadowknows69]

4. How about a tax credit

for people who want to have kids but can't afford to even with a tax credit.

[loyalsister]

8. Here you go......

Authorizes an individual income tax credit for the costs of receiving human infertility treatments

http://www.house.mo.gov/bills071/bills/HB559.htm

[loyalsister]

11. Damn straight.....

It is very sick.
RTL has a new strategy. Skip sending it out for a vote, and get conflicting laws in front of the SC.
They are being very very clever.

[LeftyMom]

3. Ick.

By definition, a stillborn baby was never alive outside of the womb. To give a tax credit for a stillbirth sets a rather icky legal precedent.

I've had pregnancy losses myself, so nobody jump my shit for being insensitive or something, because that's not my intention at all. It just seems like a bad idea to risk eroding women's rights in order to give a small number of families a very small state tax break.

[Erika]

7. I would say this is one sick piece of legislation n/t

[loyalsister]

9. That icky legal precedent is their intention for sure

It is very scary.
Pass this one, outlaw abortion, then get it in front of THIS SC.

[proud2BlibKansan]

5. Rick Santorum must be friends with Matt Bartle

There is no other explanation.

[renate]

10. in the case of stillbirth there are funeral expenses

I don't have a problem with this, although the coldness of the "otherwise would have been a member of the taxpayer's household" is a little offputting and sad.

[loyalsister]

12. All deaths have funeral expenses

but the dependent is not claimed when they were not actually living.

[cgrindley]

13. It's expensive being pregnant

not just medical expenses, but all the crap you need to get in the expectation that a baby will be born.

[bling bling]

14. Totally a-ok with me.

All the tax write-offs the mega corporations get. A woman who gives birth to a dead child probably couldn't care less about the tax deduction, though. I can't imagine actual parents fighting for this one. It's probably written with some ulterior motive. But nonetheless I'm fine with them getting this small benefit. It does cost a lot of money to prepare for a child.

[nonconformist]

15. I really don't have a problem with this at all.

The parent(s) have likely spent a bundle of money preparing for the new arrival - including medical expenses - only to have it stillborn. This tax credit could help them offset some of those costs.

[LeftishBrit]

16. Sounds like a good idea, actually.

The mother will have gone through the expenses of pregnancy and delivery, often with more medical problems than normal, and the family will have the expenses of the funeral.

You can't reduce such a tragedy to money; but still it seems as valid a reason as others for a tax credit.