HB 2583 -- Income Tax Deduction for Funeral Costs

Sponsor:  Grisamore

Beginning January 1, 2008, this bill authorizes an income tax
deduction for certain funeral costs of up to $5,000.  Funeral
costs include the amount paid for all merchandise for use in the
final disposition of a dead human body or funeral, coffins,
caskets, urns, burial cases, burial vaults, grave monuments, and
grave markers.

The provisions of the bill will expire December 31 six years from
the effective date.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated October 15, 2008 at 3:12 pm