To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exception from the passive loss rules for investments in high technology research small business pass-thru entities.
Partnerships to Advance Revolutionary Technology and Novel Entrepreneurial Research Act or the PARTNER Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the definition of "passive activity," for purposes of the passive loss tax rules, any qualified research activity carried on by a high technology research small business pass-thru entity. The bill defines "high technology research small business pass-thru entity" as any domestic pass-thru entity if: (1) more than 75% of the entity's expenditures are paid or incurred in connection with qualified research that involves a process of experimentation conducted by the entity, or (2) more than 50% of the entity's expenditures constitute qualified research expenses. A high technology research entity is a small business if such entity has 250 or fewer full-time employees. The entity may not have aggregate gross assets in excess of $150 million at any time during the taxable year.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Taxation
Accounting and auditingAdvanced technology and technological innovationsBusiness investment and capitalCapital gains taxIncome tax creditsIncome tax deductionsInflation and pricesResearch and developmentSmall businessTax administration and collection, taxpayers
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exception from the passive loss rules for investments in high technology research small business pass-thru entities.
USA115th CongressHR-2297| House
| Updated: 5/2/2017
Partnerships to Advance Revolutionary Technology and Novel Entrepreneurial Research Act or the PARTNER Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the definition of "passive activity," for purposes of the passive loss tax rules, any qualified research activity carried on by a high technology research small business pass-thru entity. The bill defines "high technology research small business pass-thru entity" as any domestic pass-thru entity if: (1) more than 75% of the entity's expenditures are paid or incurred in connection with qualified research that involves a process of experimentation conducted by the entity, or (2) more than 50% of the entity's expenditures constitute qualified research expenses. A high technology research entity is a small business if such entity has 250 or fewer full-time employees. The entity may not have aggregate gross assets in excess of $150 million at any time during the taxable year.
Accounting and auditingAdvanced technology and technological innovationsBusiness investment and capitalCapital gains taxIncome tax creditsIncome tax deductionsInflation and pricesResearch and developmentSmall businessTax administration and collection, taxpayers