,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cafh ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #aj1 #bjai,mr4 ,flores 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 certain legal fees and investment fees to be taken into account as miscellaneous itemized deductions4 #a4 ,certain fees taken into account as miscellaneous itemized deduction 7a7 ,in general ,section #fg7;g7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by adding at the end the following3 ,in the case of any legal fees1 or investment fees1 paid or incurred by an individual for the production of income or in connection with the performance of services as an employee1 which but for the preceding sentence would be taken into account as a miscellaneous itemized deduction under subsection 7a7 for any such taxable year1 the preceding sentence shall not apply44 7b7 ,effective date ,the amendment made by this section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of ,public ,law #aae-ig4 7c7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,legal fees ,the term legal fees shall include any fee or expense paid or incurred to establish the basis of a settlement agreement4 7#b7 ,investment fees ,the term investment fees means any fee or expense paid or incurred for the management of investments4