Small Business Start-up Savings Accounts Act of 2019 This bill allows an individual or eligible small business (500 or fewer employees) to establish a small business start-up savings account. The taxpayer may deduct contributions to such start-up accounts in the amount of $10,000, or $150,000, reduced by aggregate contributions for all taxable years, whichever is the lesser amount. Qualified distributions (e.g, for purchase of equipment, marketing, training, or accounting fees) from such accounts are excluded from gross income, for income tax purposes. The bill also imposes penalty taxes on excess contributions to a small business start-up savings account and for nonqualified distributions from such an account.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Taxation
Bank accounts, deposits, capitalBusiness expensesBusiness investment and capitalIncome tax deductionsIncome tax exclusionSmall business
Small Business Start-up Savings Accounts Act of 2019
USA116th CongressS-3136| Senate
| Updated: 12/19/2019
Small Business Start-up Savings Accounts Act of 2019 This bill allows an individual or eligible small business (500 or fewer employees) to establish a small business start-up savings account. The taxpayer may deduct contributions to such start-up accounts in the amount of $10,000, or $150,000, reduced by aggregate contributions for all taxable years, whichever is the lesser amount. Qualified distributions (e.g, for purchase of equipment, marketing, training, or accounting fees) from such accounts are excluded from gross income, for income tax purposes. The bill also imposes penalty taxes on excess contributions to a small business start-up savings account and for nonqualified distributions from such an account.