Individual Pet Tax Return

Although the above tax return for pets is not for real, there is... Leo's Bill
Humanity and Pets Partnered Through the Years Act ~ HAPPY Act

HR 3501 IH
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3501

This bill wants amended the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for pet care expenses.

Official Summary
7/31/2009--Introduced. Humanity and Pets Partnered Through the Years (HAPPY) Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to additional itemized deductions for individuals) to allow a deduction for pet care expenses, up to $3,500 per year, for pet care expenses, including veterinary care.

1. According to the 2007-2008 National Pet Owners Survey, 63 percent of United States households own a pet.

2. The Human-Animal Bond has been shown to have positive effects upon people's emotional and physical well-being.Animal welfare activist Leo Grillo got Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI) to introduce to Congress H.R. 3501, a tax-exemption for pet owners.

3. The Maximum Deduction allowable to the taxpayer for any taxable year shall not exceed $3,500 for a Qualified Pet.

4. Qualified Pet Care Expenses means amounts paid in connection with providing care (including veterinary care) for a qualified pet other than any expense in connection with the acquisition of the qualified pet.

   The term QUALIFIED PET means a legally owned, domesticated, live animal.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.........July 31, 2009

"Given the benefits pets provide to our emotional and physical health, the time has come to include pet exemptions in the tax code."
Robert Davi

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