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Kiplinger
Kiplinger
Business
Kate Schubel

U.S. Congress to End Emergency Tax Bill Over $6,000 Senior Deduction and Tip, Overtime Tax Breaks in D.C.

The US Capital at Washington DC during sunset .

What's worse than filing your taxes once? Having to do it twice. But that may be the startling reality for roughly 42,000 District of Columbia residents who were proactive enough to file their tax returns early this year.

As reported by Kiplinger, the D.C. Council recently enacted an emergency bill to decouple local tax laws from the federal 2025 Trump tax bill. That move would have effectively blocked residents from claiming the $6,000 "senior bonus," the "no tax on tips" deduction, and other new federal tax breaks on their District returns.

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