Jeffries says IRS should give cop charity donors more time
Sponsors Legislation to Extend Tax-Filing Deadline
Residents who have opened their hearts to donate money to help the families of slain Brooklyn detectives should be granted an extension for filing their income taxes, according to U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries.
Jeffries (D-Brooklyn-Queens) and U.S. Rep. Peter King (R-Long Island) are jointly sponsoring a bipartisan bill, the Slain Officer Family Support Act of 2015, which would extend the tax deadline beyond April 15 so that individuals making charitable donations to the families of assassinated detectives Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos can apply for deductions to their 2014 tax returns.
If it is passed, the legislation would be effective retroactively from Jan. 1.