SacBee: California congressional Democrats, Republican urge IRS to speed up wildfire survivor tax relief
By Andrew Sheeler
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR WILDFIRE SURVIVOR TAX RELIEF
In a rare show of bipartisan support, California Sen. Alex Padilla, a Democrat, teamed up with Reps. Mike Thompson, also a Democrat, and Doug LaMalfa, a Republican, to call on the Internal Revenue Service to implement recently passed federal legislation aimed at giving wildfire survivors a tax break.
The bill provides relief to an estimated 70,000 Californians who survived three wildfires — in 2015, 2017 and 2018 — who have received settlement payments.
“Californians who have suffered inconceivable losses as a result of utility-caused wildfires have waited too long for tax relief. We appreciate your attention to this matter, and we look forward to working with you to ensure that wildfire survivors have access to their full settlements and federal benefits,” the lawmakers wrote in a letter to the IRS.
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