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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that pass-through businesses do not pay tax at a higher rate than corporations.

USA115th CongressS-707| Senate 
| Updated: 3/23/2017
Susan M. Collins

Susan M. Collins

Republican Senator

Maine

Cosponsors (1)
Bill Nelson (Democratic)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Main Street Fairness Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to prevent qualified business income attributed to individuals from being taxed at a higher rate than corporate income. (Under current law, business income attributed to individuals is taxed using individual income tax rates rather than the corporate tax rate.) Qualified business income is all items of income, deduction, loss, or credit properly attributable to the taxpayer from the active conduct of a trade or business, including: a partnership in which the taxpayer holds a capital or profits interest; an S corporation in which the taxpayer is a shareholder; a sole proprietorship or an entity otherwise disregarded as separate from its sole owner, in which the taxpayer is the sole owner; and a trust or estate in which the taxpayer is a beneficiary. Qualified business income does not include any item taken into account in determining net capital gain or the financial services income of partnerships.
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Timeline
Jan 3, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-116
Introduced in House
Mar 23, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Mar 23, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • January 3, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-116
    Introduced in House


  • March 23, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 23, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Taxation

Related Bills

  • HR 115-116: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that pass-through businesses do not pay tax at a higher rate than corporations.
Income tax ratesTax administration and collection, taxpayers

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that pass-through businesses do not pay tax at a higher rate than corporations.

USA115th CongressS-707| Senate 
| Updated: 3/23/2017
Main Street Fairness Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to prevent qualified business income attributed to individuals from being taxed at a higher rate than corporate income. (Under current law, business income attributed to individuals is taxed using individual income tax rates rather than the corporate tax rate.) Qualified business income is all items of income, deduction, loss, or credit properly attributable to the taxpayer from the active conduct of a trade or business, including: a partnership in which the taxpayer holds a capital or profits interest; an S corporation in which the taxpayer is a shareholder; a sole proprietorship or an entity otherwise disregarded as separate from its sole owner, in which the taxpayer is the sole owner; and a trust or estate in which the taxpayer is a beneficiary. Qualified business income does not include any item taken into account in determining net capital gain or the financial services income of partnerships.
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Timeline
Jan 3, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-116
Introduced in House
Mar 23, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Mar 23, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • January 3, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-116
    Introduced in House


  • March 23, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 23, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Susan M. Collins

Susan M. Collins

Republican Senator

Maine

Cosponsors (1)
Bill Nelson (Democratic)

Finance Committee

Taxation

Related Bills

  • HR 115-116: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that pass-through businesses do not pay tax at a higher rate than corporations.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Income tax ratesTax administration and collection, taxpayers