Create Jobs Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to lower the corporate rate of income tax to the OECD average, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Corporate Rate Equality and Trade Empowerment Jobs Act of 2017 Create Jobs Act 2. OECD rate of corporate income tax (a) In general Section 11(b) (b) Amount of tax (1) In general The amount of the tax imposed by subsection (a) shall be an amount equal to the applicable percentage of the taxable income. (2) Applicable percentage For purposes of this section— (A) In general Subject to section 3 of the Corporate Rate Equality and Trade Empowerment Jobs Act of 2017, the applicable percentage for taxable years beginning in any calendar year shall be the greater of— (i) 10 percent, or (ii) the percentage determined by the Secretary under subparagraph (B) for the taxable year. (B) Determination by Secretary Not later than November 1, 2017, and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall determine the percentage that is 5 percentage points less than the mean of the central government corporate income tax rates most recently published as of November 1 of the preceding calendar year by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (hereinafter referred to as OECD . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Paragraphs (2)(B) and (6)(A)(ii) of section 860E(e) of such Code are each amended by striking the highest rate of tax specified in section 11(b)(1) the rate of tax in effect for the taxable year under section 11(b) (2) (A) Section 1445(e)(1) of such Code is amended— (i) by striking 35 percent the rate of tax in effect for the taxable year under section 11(b) (ii) by striking of the gain multiplied by the gain (B) Section 1445(e)(2) of such Code is amended by striking 35 percent of the amount the rate of tax in effect for the taxable year under section 11(b) multiplied by the amount (C) Section 1445(e)(6) of such Code is amended— (i) by striking 35 percent the rate of tax in effect for the taxable year under section 11(b) (ii) by striking of the amount multiplied by the amount (D) Section 1446(b)(2)(B) of such Code is amended by striking the highest rate of tax specified in section 11(b)(1) the rate of tax in effect for the taxable year under section 11(b) (3) Section 852(b)(1) of such Code is amended by striking the last sentence. (4) Section 7874(e)(1)(B) of such Code is amended by striking the highest rate of tax specified in section 11(b)(1) the rate of tax in effect for the taxable year under section 11(b) (c) Effective date (1) In general Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017. (2) Withholding The amendments made by subsection (b)(2) shall apply to distributions made after December 31, 2017. 3. Procedure in case Secretary determines increase in corporate income tax (a) In general In the case of any taxable years beginning during a calendar year ( current taxable years section 11(b)(2) preceding taxable years (1) if not later than 60 days after the date of any such determination Congress enacts into law a joint resolution approving such higher rate of tax, then the rate of tax for the current taxable years shall be the rate of tax so determined by the Secretary, or (2) if after the expiration of such 60-day period no such joint resolution has been enacted, then the rate of tax for the current taxable years shall be the rate of tax that was in effect for such preceding taxable years. (b) Content of joint resolution The joint resolution considered under this section shall meet the following requirements: (1) Such resolution shall not have a preamble. (2) The title of such resolution shall be as follows: Joint resolution relating to the approval of an increased rate of corporate income tax determined under section 11(b)(2) (3) The only matter after the resolving clause shall be as follows: That Congress approves of the increased rate of corporate income tax determined under section 11(b)(2)

Summary: Corporate Rate Equality and Trade Empowerment Jobs Act of 2017 or the Create Jobs Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to lower the rate of tax on the taxable income of corporations to the greater of: (1) 10%, or (2) the rate that is 5% below the average corporate income tax rate for Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development countries other than the United States. The bill also sets forth a procedure for a congressional joint resolution approving an increase in the corporate tax rate.