,i #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ahjf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #cj1 #bjag,mr4 ,barr introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf to allow the expensing of race horses4 #a4 ,election to expense race horses 7a7 ,in general ,part ,,vi of subchapter ,b of chapter #a of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by inserting after section #agi;,e the following new section3 #agi;,f4 ,election to expense race horses ,a taxpayer may elect to treat the cost of any race horse as an expense which is not chargeable to capital account4 ,any cost so treated shall be allowed as a deduction for the taxable year in which the race horse is placed in service4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of sections for part ,,vi of subchapter ,b of chapter #a of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #agi;,e the following new item3 ,sec4 #agi;,f4 ,election to expense race horses4 4 7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after the date of the enactment of this ,act4