American Business Competitiveness Act of 2015

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to tax business income on a cash flow basis, and for other purposes. 1. Short title, etc (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the American Business Competitiveness Act of 2015 (b) Amendment of 1986 Code Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (c) Table of contents The table of contents is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title, etc. Sec. 2. Congressional findings. Sec. 3. Maximum tax rate for net business income. Sec. 4. Definition of net business income tax base. Sec. 5. Allowance of transition basis deduction. Sec. 6. Interest income of individuals taxed in same manner as dividend income; reduced by interest expense. Sec. 7. Repeal of depreciation, international, and other tax provisions. Sec. 8. Expanded relief for net operating losses. Sec. 9. Repeal of corporate AMT and individual AMT preferences and adjustments that pertain to capital cost recovery. Sec. 10. Repeal of business tax credits. Sec. 11. Disallowance of interest expense deduction, except qualified residence interest. Sec. 12. Cash method of accounting. 2. Congressional findings (a) Findings relating to the depreciation system of Federal business taxation Congress finds the depreciation system— (1) is rife with outdated asset classifications, inaccurate depreciation schedules, targeted credits and deductions, and targeted expensing provisions; (2) rewards some business activities over others; (3) reduces savings and investment in the United States by increasing the rate of return that is required for investments to be viable; and (4) creates complexity for both the Internal Revenue Service and businesses. (b) Findings relating to the deduction of business interest Congress finds that the business interest deduction— (1) encourages businesses to finance their operations with debt; (2) results in negative effective tax rates for some investments; and (3) heightens bankruptcy risk during periods of economic distress. (c) Findings relating to the expensing of investment Congress finds that allowing businesses to expense their investments— (1) will make more investment opportunities profitable for businesses to undertake; (2) will promote investment in the United States; (3) will limit the Government’s ability to reward specific business activities through the tax code; and (4) will simplify business taxation. 3. Maximum tax rate for net business income (a) Individual net business income (1) Maximum rate of 25 percent Paragraph (1) of section 1(h) (A) in subparagraph (A)— (i) by striking the net capital gain the sum of the net capital gain and the net business income (ii) by striking the adjusted net capital gain the sum of the adjusted net capital gain and the net business income (B) in subparagraph (E)(i) by striking unrecaptured section 1250 gain 25-percent rate gain (2) 25-percent rate gain Subsection (h) of section 1 (12) 25-percent rate gain For purposes of this subsection— (A) unrecaptured section 1250 gain, plus (B) net business income. . (b) Corporate income tax rate reduction; tax imposed only on corporation’s net business income (1) In general Section 11 11. Tax Imposed (a) Corporations in general A tax is hereby imposed for each taxable year on the net business income of every corporation. (b) Amount of tax The amount of the tax imposed by subsection (a) shall be the sum of— (1) 15 percent of so much of the net business income as does not exceed $50,000, and (2) 25 percent of so much of the net business income as exceeds $50,000. In the case of a corporation which has net business income in excess of $100,000 for any taxable year, the amount of tax determined under the preceding sentence for such taxable year shall be increased by the lesser of (i) 5 percent of such excess, or (ii) $5,000. . (2) Conforming Amendment Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1445(e) are each amended by striking 35 percent 25 percent (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2015. 4. Definition of net business income tax base (a) In general Subtitle A is amended by inserting after chapter 2A the following new chapter: 2B BUSINESS INCOME Subchapter A. Basic Rules Subchapter B. Capital Contributions, Mergers, Acquisitions, and Distributions Subchapter C. International Provisions Subchapter D. Financial Institutions Subchapter E. Other Definitions A Basic Rules Sec. 1421. Net business income. 1421. Net business income (a) In general For purposes of this title, the term net business income (b) Taxable receipts (1) In general The term taxable receipts (2) Games of chance Amounts received for playing games of chance by business entities engaging in the activity of providing such games shall be treated as receipts from the sale of property or services. (3) In-Kind receipts The taxable receipts attributable to the receipt of property, use of property or services in whole or partial exchange for property, use of property or services equal the fair market value of the services or property received. (4) Taxes The term taxable receipts (5) Financial receipts (A) In general The term taxable receipts (B) Financial receipts The term financial receipts (i) interest, (ii) dividends and other distributions by a business entity, (iii) proceeds from the sale of stock, other ownership interests in business entities, or other financial instruments, (iv) proceeds from life insurance policies, (v) proceeds from annuities, (vi) proceeds from currency hedging or exchanges, and (vii) proceeds from other financial transactions. (C) Financial instrument The term financial instrument (i) share of stock in a corporation, (ii) equity ownership in any widely held or publicly traded partnership, trust, or other business entity, (iii) note, bond, debenture, or other evidence of indebtedness, (iv) interest rate, currency, or equity notional principal contract, (v) evidence or interest in, or a derivative financial instrument in, any financial instrument described in clause (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv), or any currency, including any option, forward contract, short position, and any similar financial instrument in such a financial instrument or currency, and (vi) a position which— (I) is not a financial instrument described in clause (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv), (II) is a hedge with respect to such a financial instrument, and (III) is clearly identified in the dealer’s records as being described in this subparagraph before the close of the day on which it was acquired or entered into. (c) Deductible amounts (1) In general The term deductible amounts (A) the cost of business purchases in the taxable year (as determined under subsection (d)), (B) compensation expenses for an individual (other than amounts paid to an individual in his capacity as a business entity), or (C) the cost of employer-provided health insurance for which the employee, members of his family, or persons designated by him or members of his family are the beneficiaries, (D) such entity’s loss carryover deduction (determined under section 172), (E) in the case of an entity which is a real estate investment trust, the amount of any dividend payment made to a shareholder of such trust, and (F) the transition basis deduction (as determined under section 5 of the American Business Competitiveness Act of 2015 (2) Compensation expenses For purposes of subsection (a), the term compensation expenses (A) wages, salaries or other cash payable for services, (B) any taxes imposed on the recipient that are withheld by the business entity, (C) the cost of property purchased to provide employees with compensation (other than property incidental to the provision of fringe benefits that are excluded from income under the individual tax), and (D) the cost of fringe benefits other than health insurance deductible under paragraph (1)(C). (3) Pass-thru wages must be reasonable For purposes of paragraph (2)(A), amounts payable as wages, salaries or other cash payable for services by a S corporation, partnership, or other pass-thru entity shall not be treated as wages, salaries or other cash payable for services unless such amounts are reasonable for the service rendered. (d) Cost of business purchases (1) Business purchases (A) In general The term business purchases (i) property, (ii) the use of property, or (iii) services, for use in a business activity. (B) Examples Business purchases include (without limitation) the— (i) purchase or rental of real property, (ii) purchase or rental of capital equipment, (iii) purchase of supplies and inventory, (iv) purchase of services from independent contractors, and (v) imports for use in a business activity. (C) Exclusions Business purchases do not include— (i) payments for use of money or capital, such as interest or dividends (except to the extent that a portion so paid is a fee for financial intermediation services), (ii) premiums for life insurance, (iii) the acquisition of savings assets or other financial instruments (as defined in subsection (b)(5)(C)), (iv) taxes (except as provided in subsection (b)(2) relating to product taxes), and (v) the cost of financial instruments (as defined in subsection (b)(5)(C)). (2) Cost of business purchases (A) In general The term cost of a business purchase (B) Property and services acquired for property If a business entity receives property or services from a business entity in whole or partial exchange for property or services, the property or services acquired shall be treated as if they were purchased for an amount equal to the fair market value of the services or property received. For purposes of this section, property includes stock and other equity interests in business other than stock or an equity interest in the business entity acquiring the property or services. See section 1422 for rules on property or services received in exchange for an equity interest in the recipient. (C) Gambling payments In the case of a business involving gambling, lotteries, or other games of chance, business purchases include amounts paid to winners. (e) Business entity and business activity (1) Business entity For purposes of determining business income, the term business entity (2) Business activity The term business activity business activity (3) Exception for certain employees (A) In general The term business activity (i) the performance of services by an employee for an employer that is a business entity with respect to the activity in which the employee is engaged, or (ii) the performance of regular domestic household services (including babysitting, housecleaning, and lawn cutting) by an employee of an employer that is an individual or family. (B) Employee defined For purposes of this subsection, the term employee (f) Savings assets The term savings assets B Capital Contributions, Mergers, Acquisitions, and Distributions Sec. 1422. Contributions to a business entity. Sec. 1422A. Distributions of property. Sec. 1422B. Asset acquisitions. Sec. 1422C. Mergers, stock acquisitions, and spin-offs, split-offs, etc. 1422. Contributions to a business entity (a) By business entity (1) Cash If a business entity contributes cash to a business entity of which it is or becomes a partial or full owner, the amount contributed is not a deductible amount to the contributor or a taxable receipt to the recipient. (2) Property or services If a business entity contributes property or services to a business entity of which it is or becomes a partial or full owner, the transaction will not result in taxable receipts to the contributor or a deduction for a business purchase for the recipient and will not constitute a sale resulting in taxable receipts to the contributor. (b) By individual (1) Cash If an individual contributes cash to a business entity, the amount contributed is not a deductible amount to the contributor and the cash received by the business entity is not a taxable receipt. (2) New property If an individual contributes to a business entity property that the individual purchased for the business entity but which was not used by any person after its purchase, the property shall be considered purchased by such business entity from the person from which the individual purchased the property and the transaction will not result in a deductible amount to the contributor. (3) Personal use property (A) In general If an individual contributes personal use property to a business entity in which the individual has an ownership interest or for which the individual receives an ownership interest, the business entity shall not be permitted to deduct the value of the property received as a business expense. The business entity will have a tax basis in the contributed property equal to the contributor’s basis. (B) Personal use property The term personal use property (4) Services If an individual contributes services to a business entity in which the individual has an ownership interest or receives an ownership interest, the business entity shall not be permitted to deduct the value of the services received (or the value of the equity interest provided to the services provider). 1422A. Distributions of property (a) Distributions other than to controlling business If a business entity distributes all or a portion of its assets to its owners (other than a controlling business entity), the business entity will be treated as if it sold the assets to its owners at fair market value. The fair market value will be determined by the distributing business entity and those determinations, unless unreasonable, will be binding on the recipients. (b) Distributions to a controlling business If a business entity distributes all or a portion of its assets to a controlling business entity, the controlling business entity will assume the distributing entity’s tax attributes with respect to the assets and neither entity will have taxable receipts or a deduction as a result of the transaction. (c) Distribution of personal use property If personal use property is distributed to the individual who contributed the personal use property to a business entity, the fair market value of the property for purposes of subsection (a) shall equal the basis of the property plus any enhancement in value of the property attributable to business purchases with respect to the property. (d) Controlling business entity A business entity is a controlling business entity (e) Application of this section This section applies to both liquidating and nonliquidating distributions. 1422B. Asset acquisitions (a) In general If a business entity transfers some or all of its assets, the consideration received for such assets shall be allocated among the assets transferred in the same manner as was required by section 1060 (b) Tax consequences The tax consequences of an asset acquisition shall be determined in accordance with the rules of this chapter and shall be dependent upon allocations made under subsection (a). In general, consideration allocable to savings assets, such as stock in another business entity, would not be included in taxable receipts of the transferor and would not be a business purchase of the purchaser, but consideration allocable to the sale of tangible property and intangible property (other than savings assets) will constitute taxable receipts of the seller and a business purchase of the purchaser. (c) Election To treat asset acquisition as a stock acquisition In the case of the sale of substantially all of the assets of a business entity or substantially all of the assets of a line of business or a separately standing business of a business entity, the transferee and transferor can jointly elect to treat the acquisition as if it were an acquisition of the stock of a business entity holding the assets so transferred. In such case, the rules of section 1422C shall apply. (d) Authority To require allocation agreement and notice to the secretary If the Secretary determines that certain types of asset acquisitions have significant possibilities of tax avoidance, the Secretary may require— (1) parties to such types of acquisitions to enter into agreements allocating consideration, (2) parties to acquisitions involving certain kinds of assets to enter into agreements allocating part of the consideration to those assets, or (3) parties to certain acquisitions to report information to the Secretary. (e) Asset acquisition rules do not apply if consideration includes equity in purchaser (1) In general If a business entity issues its own equity or equity in a subsidiary or other controlled entity as part of the consideration for the transfer of assets to it, the transaction shall be treated as a business purchase and not as an asset acquisition, and the taxpayer shall not be entitled to a loss carryover for any unused deduction attributable to the equity portion of such transfer. (2) Equity For purposes of this subsection, equity means— (A) stock, in the case of a corporation, (B) partnership or similar interest, in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, and (C) an ownership interest or interest in profits in the case of any other business entity. 1422C. Mergers, stock acquisitions, and spin-offs, split-offs, etc (a) Mergers A merger of one business entity into another or two businesses entities into a third business entity or any other similar transaction shall have no direct consequences under the business cash flow tax. The surviving entity shall assume the tax attributes of the merged business entities, including any loss carryovers and credit carryovers. (b) Stock acquisition The acquisition of all or substantially all of the ownership interest in one business entity either for cash or in exchange for ownership in the acquiring entity or an entity controlled by the acquired entity shall have no direct consequences under the business cash flow tax. (c) Spin-Offs, split-Offs, Etc A spin-off, split-off or split-up of a business entity shall have no direct tax consequences under this chapter. C International Provisions Sec. 1423. No tax imposed on income derived from trade or business outside the United States. Sec. 1423A. No credit allowed for foreign taxes on income derived from trade or business outside the United States. Sec. 1423B. 5-percent toll charge on undistributed foreign earnings. 1423. No tax imposed on income derived from trade or business outside the United States (a) In general Only taxable receipts and deductible amounts which are effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States shall be included or deducted in the computation of net business income. (b) No tax shall be imposed under this title on income effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business that is not a trade or business within the United States. 1423A. No credit allowed for foreign taxes on income derived from trade or business outside the United States (a) In general No credit shall be allowed under this title for any income, war profits, or excess profits taxes paid or accrued with respect to income effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business that is not a trade or business within the United States. (b) Unused foreign tax credits Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, any taxpayer that is a corporation may elect to treat foreign tax credit carryovers from taxable years beginning prior to January 1, 2015, as general business credit carryovers. 1423B. 5-percent toll charge on undistributed foreign earnings There is hereby imposed on any domestic corporation which owns 10 percent or more of the voting stock of a foreign corporation a tax equal to 5 percent of the corporation’s post-1986 undistributed earnings for the corporation’s last taxable year beginning prior to January 1, 2015. For purposes of this subsection, post-1986 undistributed earnings shall be computed as provided in section 902(c)(1) American Business Competitiveness Act of 2015 D Financial Institutions Sec. 1424. Real-plus-financial treatment of certain transactions involving financial institutions. 1424. Real-plus-financial treatment of certain transactions involving financial institutions (a) Taxation of transactions between financial institutions and businesses (1) General rule In the case of a taxpayer that is a financial institution, taxable receipts shall include all amounts received in covered financial transactions and deductible amounts and shall include all amounts paid in covered financial transactions. (2) Financial institutions For purposes of this section, financial institution (3) Covered financial transactions For purposes of this section, covered financial transactions (b) Transition rule Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, a tax is imposed on any financial institution equal to 25 percent of the institution’s net claims against parties that are not business entities, as defined in section 1421(e)(1). Such claims shall be valued at the end of the financial institution’s last taxable year beginning before January 1, 2015, with value measured by the institution’s basis in such claims. Except as provided in regulations prescribed by the Secretary, the tax imposed by this subsection shall be paid at the same time and in the same manner as the net business income tax for the financial institution’s first taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2015. E Other Definitions Sec. 1425. Other definitions. 1425. Other definitions (a) In general When used in this chapter, where not otherwise distinctly expressed or manifestly incompatible with the intent thereof— (1) United States The term United States (2) Treatment of possessions (A) In general For purposes of this chapter, the United States possessions shall not be treated as part of the United States. (B) Possession For purposes of paragraph (1), United States possession possession (3) Definitions generally Any definition included in this chapter shall apply for all purposes of this chapter unless— (A) such definition is limited to the purposes of a particular chapter, section, or subsection, or (B) the definition clearly would not be applicable in a particular context. (b) Interpretations consistent with rest of Internal Revenue Code of 1986 Terms not defined in this chapter, but defined elsewhere in this title, shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with this title, except to the extent such interpretation would be inconsistent with the principles and purposes of this chapter. . (b) Exempt organizations and unrelated business income Sections 512 and 514 are both amended by striking gross income net business income (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2015, except to the extent otherwise specifically provided in the text of such amendments. 5. Allowance of transition basis deduction In the case of any property held by the taxpayer on December 31, 2014, and used in a trade or business of the taxpayer on such date, the following rules shall apply: (1) Basis The basis of such property shall be zero. (2) Deduction (A) In general There shall be allowed to the taxpayer a deduction with respect to such property, other than land. (B) Amount of deduction Except as provided in subparagraph (D), such deduction shall be determined for a taxable year by amortizing the basis of such property on the same schedule and method that applied to such property before the enactment of this Act. (C) Disposal of property Subparagraph (A) shall apply with respect to property held by the taxpayer on December 31, 2014, whether or not the taxpayer disposes of such property after December 31, 2014. (D) Inventory In the case of inventory, the deduction allowed by subparagraph (A) shall be allowed in the taxable year of the taxpayer which includes January 1, 2015. 6. Interest income of individuals taxed in same manner as dividend income; reduced by interest expense (a) In general Subparagraph (A) of section 1(h)(11) qualified dividend income the sum of qualified dividend income and qualified interest income and reduced by interest expense (b) Qualified interest income Paragraph (11) of section 1(h) (E) Qualified interest income For purposes of this paragraph, the term qualified interest income (i) interest on deposits with a bank (as defined in section 581), (ii) amounts (whether or not designated as interest) paid, in respect of deposits, investment certificates, or withdrawable or repurchasable shares, by— (I) a mutual savings bank, cooperative bank, domestic building and loan association, industrial loan association or bank, or credit union, or (II) any other savings or thrift institution which is chartered and supervised under Federal or State law, the deposits or accounts in which are insured under Federal or State law or which are protected and guaranteed under State law, (iii) interest on— (I) evidences of indebtedness (including bonds, debentures, notes, and certificates) issued by a domestic corporation in registered form, and (II) to the extent provided in regulations prescribed by the Secretary, other evidences of indebtedness issued by a domestic corporation of a type offered by corporations to the public, (iv) interest on obligations of the United States, a State, or a political subdivision of a State (not excluded from gross income of the taxpayer under any other provision of law), and (v) interest attributable to participation shares in a trust established and maintained by a corporation established pursuant to Federal law. . (c) Interest expense Paragraph (11) of section 1(h), as amended by subsection (b), is amended by inserting at the end the following: (F) Interest expense The term interest expense . (d) Conforming amendment The heading for section 1(h)(11) and interest dividends (e) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014. 7. Repeal of depreciation, international, and other tax provisions (a) Depreciation and cost recovery provisions The following sections of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are hereby repealed: (1) Section 167 (relating to depreciation). (2) Section 168 (relating to accelerated cost recovery system). (3) Section 169 (relating to amortization of pollution control facilities). (4) Section 173 (relating to circulation expenditures). (5) Section 174 (relating to research and experimental expenditures). (6) Section 175 (relating to soil and water conservation expenditures; endangered species recovery expenditures). (7) Section 176 (relating to payments with respect to employees of certain foreign corporations). (8) Section 178 (relating to amortization of cost of acquiring a lease). (9) Section 179 (relating to election to expense certain depreciable business assets). (10) Section 179A (relating to deduction for clean-fuel vehicles and certain refueling property). (11) Section 179B (relating to deduction for capital costs incurred in complying with Environmental Protection Agency sulfur regulations). (12) Section 179C (relating to election to expense certain refineries). (13) Section 179D (relating to energy efficient commercial buildings deduction). (14) Section 179E (relating to election to expense advanced mine safety equipment). (15) Section 180 (relating to expenditures by farmers for fertilizer, etc.). (16) Section 181 (relating to treatment of certain qualified film and television productions). (17) Section 190 (relating to expenditures to remove architectural and transportation barriers to the handicapped and elderly). (18) Section 192 (relating to contributions to black lung benefit trust). (19) Section 193 (relating to tertiary injectants). (20) Section 194 (relating to treatment of reforestation expenditures). (21) Section 195 (relating to start-up expenditures). (22) Section 196 (relating to deduction for certain unused business credits). (23) Section 197 (relating to amortization of goodwill and certain other intangibles). (24) Section 198 (relating to expensing of environmental remediation costs). (25) Section 198A (relating to expensing of qualified disaster expenses). (26) Section 199 (relating to income attributable to domestic production activities). (27) Section 263 (relating to capital expenditures). (28) Section 263A (relating to capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs of certain expenses). (29) Section 471 (relating to general rule for inventories). (30) Section 472 (relating to last-in, first-out inventories). (31) Section 473 (relating to qualified liquidations of LIFO inventories). (32) Section 474 (relating to simplified dollar-value LIFO method for certain small businesses). (33) Section 611 (relating to allowance of deduction for depletion). (34) Section 612 (relating to basis for cost depletion). (35) Section 613 (relating to percentage depletion). (36) Section 613A (relating to limitations on percentage depletion in case of oil and gas wells). (37) Section 614 (relating to definition of property). (38) Section 616 (relating to development expenditures). (39) Section 617 (relating to deduction and recapture of certain mining exploration expenditures). (b) Special deductions for corporations The following sections of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are hereby repealed: (1) Section 241 (relating to allowance of special deductions). (2) Section 243 (relating to dividends received by corporations). (3) Section 244 (relating to dividends received on certain preferred stock). (4) Section 245 (relating to dividends received from certain foreign corporations). (5) Section 246 (relating to rules applying to deductions for dividends received). (6) Section 246A (relating to dividends received deduction reduced where portfolio stock is debt financed). (7) Section 247 (relating to dividends paid on certain preferred stock of public utilities). (8) Section 248 (relating to organizational expenditures). (9) Section 249 (relating to limitation on deduction of bond premium on repurchase). (c) Recognition of revenue and timing of deduction provisions The following provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are hereby repealed: (1) Part X of subchapter B of chapter 1 (2) Section 456 (relating to prepaid dues income of certain membership organizations). (3) Section 458 (relating to magazines, paperbacks, and records returned after the close of the taxable year). (4) Section 460 (relating to special rules for long-term contracts). (5) Section 467 (relating to certain payments for the use of property or services). (6) Section 468 (relating to special rules for mining and solid waste reclamation and closing costs). (d) International provisions The following provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are hereby repealed: (1) Section 902 (relating to deemed paid credit where domestic corporation owns 10 percent or more of voting stock of foreign corporation). (2) Section 907 (relating to special rules in case of foreign oil and gas income). (3) Subpart F of part III of subchapter N of chapter 1 (relating to controlled foreign corporations) other than section 965. (4) Subpart G of part III of subchapter N of chapter 1 (relating to export trade corporations). (5) Part IV of part III of subchapter N of chapter 1 (relating to domestic international sales corporations). (e) Effective date (1) Subsection (a) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2014, in taxable years ending after that date. (2) Subsection (b) The amendments made by subsection (b) shall apply with respect to dividends received or accrued after December 31, 2014, in taxable years ending after such date. (3) Subsections (c) (d) The amendments made by subsections (c) and (d) shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2015. 8. Expanded relief for net operating losses (a) Extended carryback; unlimited carryforward with interest Paragraph (1) of section 172(b) (1) Years to which loss may be carried (A) In general A net operating loss for any taxable year— (i) shall be a net operating loss carryback to each of the 5 taxable years preceding the taxable year of such loss, and (ii) shall be a net operating loss carryover to the succeeding taxable year and added to the deduction allowable under subsection (a) for such taxable year. (B) Limitation A net operating loss may not be carried back to any taxable year ending before January 1, 2015, except that a loss arising in a taxable year beginning in calendar year 2015 or calendar year 2016 may be carried back to the two preceding taxable years. . (b) Interest on carryforward Section 172(b) (4) Interest on carryforward The amount of any net operating loss carryover shall, prior to being carried to a succeeding taxable year, be increased by an amount equal to such carryover multiplied by the Federal short-term rate (as defined in section 1274(d)) for the month in which or with which the taxable year ends. . (c) Conforming amendments (1) Section 172(d)(1) (other than by reason of subsection (b)(1)(B)) deduction (2) Section 172 (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to net operating losses arising in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014. 9. Repeal of corporate AMT and individual AMT preferences and adjustments that pertain to capital cost recovery (a) Corporate AMT Section 55(a)(1)(B) For purposes of this title, the tentative minimum tax of any corporation for any taxable year ending after December 31, 2014, shall be zero. . (b) Individual AMT (1) Section 56 (A) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (5), and (6) of subsection (a); and (B) by striking subsection (b)(2). (2) Section 57 (A) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), (6), and (7) of subsection (a); and (B) by striking subsection (b). (c) Effective date (1) Corporate AMT The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years ending after December 31, 2014. (2) Individual AMT The amendments made by subsection (b) shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after December 31, 2014. 10. Repeal of business tax credits (a) In general Subparts D and E of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 are hereby repealed. (b) Special rule for carryback and carryforward of unused credits Any carryback or carryforward that arose under section 39 (c) Effective date The repeals made by this section shall apply with respect to amounts paid or incurred, and property placed in service, in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014. 11. Disallowance of interest expense deduction, except qualified residence interest (a) In general Section 163 (1) in subsection (a) by striking There Except as provided by subsection (n), there (2) by redesignating subsection (n) as subsection (o), and (3) by inserting after subsection (m) the following new subsection: (n) Termination (1) In general Except as provided by subsection (h)(2)(D) and paragraph (2), this section shall not apply to interest paid or accrued after December 31, 2014. (2) Transition interest deduction (A) In general In the case of a taxpayer who is a corporation, there shall be allowed as a deduction for a taxable year the sum of the monthly transition interest deductions for the taxable year. (B) Monthly transition interest deduction For purposes of subparagraph (A)— (i) In general The monthly transition interest deduction for any month is the transition interest amount multiplied by the applicable percentage for such month. (ii) Applicable percentage defined The term applicable percentage (iii) Transition interest amount The transition interest amount is the deduction allowed to the taxpayer under this section for the last full taxable year ending before January 1, 2015. (iv) Transition period The term transition period . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to interest paid or accrued on or after January 1, 2015. 12. Cash method of accounting (a) In general Subsection (a) of section 446 (a) General Rule Taxable income shall be computed under the cash receipts and disbursements method of accounting. . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Section 446 (2) The following sections of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are repealed: (A) Section 447 (relating to method of accounting for corporations engaged in farming). (B) Section 448 (relating to limitation on use of cash method of accounting). (c) Effective date (1) In general The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014. (2) Change in method of accounting In the case of any taxpayer required by an amendment made by this section to change its method of accounting for its first taxable year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act— (A) such change shall be treated as initiated by the taxpayer; (B) such change shall be treated as made with the consent of the Secretary of the Treasury; and (C) the net amount of the adjustments required to be taken into account by the taxpayer under section 481

Summary: American Business Competitiveness Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: reduce the tax rate on the net business income of individual and corporate taxpayers to a maximum 25%; allow full expensing of deductible investment expenses in the current taxable year; redefine &quot;net business income&quot; to allow the deduction of the cost of business purchases; convert to a territorial system for taxing overseas income; apply the same tax rate to interest income of individuals that is applicable to dividends and capital gains income; and allow a five-year carryback of net operating losses and an indefinite carryforward of such losses.