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SMART Act

USA117th CongressS-1653| Senate 
| Updated: 5/17/2021
Richard C. Shelby

Richard C. Shelby

Republican Senator

Alabama

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Simplified, Manageable, And Responsible Tax Act or the SMART Act This bill replaces the marginal income tax rates in the Internal Revenue Code with a single rate of 17% on individual taxable income. The bill redefines taxable income to mean the amount by which wages, retirement distributions, and unemployment compensation exceed the standard deduction. It also increases the basic standard deduction, includes an additional standard deduction for dependents, and includes the taxable income of each dependent child under the age of 14 in an individual's taxable income. The bill revises the tax on corporations to (1) replace it with a tax on every person engaged in a business activity equal to 17% of the business taxable income of such person; and (2) make the person engaged in the business activity liable for the tax, whether or not such person is an individual, a partnership, or a corporation. The bill imposes on employers a 17% tax on the value of excludable compensation provided during the year to employees. With respect to pension rules, the bill (1) repeals rules relating to non-discrimination, contribution limits, and restrictions on distributions; and (2) revises rules relating to transfers of excess pension assets. The bill also repeals the alternative minimum tax; all income tax credits; estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes; and income tax provisions, except certain provisions relating to retirement distributions and tax-exempt organizations. The bill prohibits Congress from considering legislation to make specified changes to tax policy unless Congress waives or suspends the prohibition with a three-fifths vote.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-3752
SMART Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-3246
SMART Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-1420
SMART Act of 2019

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-1145
SMART Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-2314
SMART Act
May 17, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 17, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Nov 29, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-9244
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-3752
    SMART Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-3246
    SMART Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-1420
    SMART Act of 2019


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-1145
    SMART Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-2314
    SMART Act


  • May 17, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 17, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • November 29, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-9244
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

Taxation

Related Bills

  • HR 117-9680: To amend the Internal Revenue Code to establish a flat tax, and for other purposes.
Employee benefits and pensionsIncome tax creditsIncome tax deductionsIncome tax exclusionIncome tax ratesLegislative rules and procedureTax reform and tax simplificationTransfer and inheritance taxes

SMART Act

USA117th CongressS-1653| Senate 
| Updated: 5/17/2021
Simplified, Manageable, And Responsible Tax Act or the SMART Act This bill replaces the marginal income tax rates in the Internal Revenue Code with a single rate of 17% on individual taxable income. The bill redefines taxable income to mean the amount by which wages, retirement distributions, and unemployment compensation exceed the standard deduction. It also increases the basic standard deduction, includes an additional standard deduction for dependents, and includes the taxable income of each dependent child under the age of 14 in an individual's taxable income. The bill revises the tax on corporations to (1) replace it with a tax on every person engaged in a business activity equal to 17% of the business taxable income of such person; and (2) make the person engaged in the business activity liable for the tax, whether or not such person is an individual, a partnership, or a corporation. The bill imposes on employers a 17% tax on the value of excludable compensation provided during the year to employees. With respect to pension rules, the bill (1) repeals rules relating to non-discrimination, contribution limits, and restrictions on distributions; and (2) revises rules relating to transfers of excess pension assets. The bill also repeals the alternative minimum tax; all income tax credits; estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes; and income tax provisions, except certain provisions relating to retirement distributions and tax-exempt organizations. The bill prohibits Congress from considering legislation to make specified changes to tax policy unless Congress waives or suspends the prohibition with a three-fifths vote.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-3752
SMART Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-3246
SMART Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-1420
SMART Act of 2019

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-1145
SMART Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-2314
SMART Act
May 17, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 17, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Nov 29, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-9244
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-3752
    SMART Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-3246
    SMART Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-1420
    SMART Act of 2019


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-1145
    SMART Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-2314
    SMART Act


  • May 17, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 17, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • November 29, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-9244
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Richard C. Shelby

Richard C. Shelby

Republican Senator

Alabama

Finance Committee

Taxation

Related Bills

  • HR 117-9680: To amend the Internal Revenue Code to establish a flat tax, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Employee benefits and pensionsIncome tax creditsIncome tax deductionsIncome tax exclusionIncome tax ratesLegislative rules and procedureTax reform and tax simplificationTransfer and inheritance taxes