To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide equitable treatment for residents of Puerto Rico with respect to the refundable portion of the child tax credit and to provide the same treatment to families in Puerto Rico with one child or two children that is currently provided to island families with three or more children.
USA115th CongressHR-798| House
| Updated: 2/1/2017
Jenniffer González-Colón
Republican Representative
Puerto Rico
Ways and Means Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Child Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the refundable portion of the child tax credit, to: (1) allow residents of Puerto Rico to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit on the same basis as U.S. taxpayers, and (2) allow residents of Puerto Rico with one or two children to claim the refundable portion of the credit on the same basis as residents with three or more children.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Taxation
Caribbean areaIncome tax creditsIncome tax exclusionPuerto RicoTax treatment of families
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide equitable treatment for residents of Puerto Rico with respect to the refundable portion of the child tax credit and to provide the same treatment to families in Puerto Rico with one child or two children that is currently provided to island families with three or more children.
USA115th CongressHR-798| House
| Updated: 2/1/2017
Child Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the refundable portion of the child tax credit, to: (1) allow residents of Puerto Rico to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit on the same basis as U.S. taxpayers, and (2) allow residents of Puerto Rico with one or two children to claim the refundable portion of the credit on the same basis as residents with three or more children.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jenniffer González-Colón
Republican Representative
Puerto Rico
Ways and Means Committee
Taxation
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Caribbean areaIncome tax creditsIncome tax exclusionPuerto RicoTax treatment of families