The BBC's chief political correspondent, Norman Smith, said Treasury officials were trying to work out a definition of the rules surrounding eligibility for the mortgage guarantee scheme that allowed parents to buy a home for their children but not to buy a holiday home.
If you were offered a pension plan or 401(k) at work at any time in 2006, even if you didn't participate, your eligibility for an IRA deduction may be limited by your income.
"He did not obtain the required Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, from these persons at the time they were hired to verify their legal work status, " the Finance Committee's report says.