HB 1269 -- Income Tax Deduction for Funeral Expenses Sponsor: Grisamore Beginning January 1, 2007, this bill authorizes an income tax deduction for certain funeral costs up to $5,000. Funeral costs include the amount paid for coffins, caskets, urns, burial cases, burial vaults, grave monuments, and grave markers. The provisions of the bill will expire on December 31 six years from the effective date.Copyright (c) Missouri House of Representatives