I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9680 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code to establish a flat tax, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 22, 2022 
Mr. GOHMERT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code to establish a flat 
tax, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 1. TAX IMPOSED. 
‘‘There is hereby imposed on the taxable income of 
every individual a tax equal to 15 percent of the taxable 
income of such individual for such taxable year.’’. 
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(b) TAXABLE INCOME.—Section 63 of such Code is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 63. TAXABLE INCOME. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this subtitle, the 
term ‘taxable income’ means the excess of— 
‘‘(1) the sum of— 
‘‘(A) wages (as defined in section 3121(a) 
without regard to paragraph (1) thereof) which 
are paid in cash and which are received during 
the taxable year for services performed in the 
United States, 
‘‘(B) retirement distributions which are in-
cludible in gross income for such taxable year, 
plus 
‘‘(C) amounts received under any law of 
the United States or of any State which is in 
the nature of unemployment compensation, over 
‘‘(2) the standard deduction. 
‘‘(b) STANDARD DEDUCTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this sub-
title, the term ‘standard deduction’ means the sum 
of— 
‘‘(A) the basic standard deduction, plus 
‘‘(B) the additional standard deduction. 
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‘‘(2) BASIC STANDARD DEDUCTION.—For pur-
poses of paragraph (1), the basic standard deduction 
is— 
‘‘(A) $25,000 in the case of— 
‘‘(i) a joint return, or 
‘‘(ii) a surviving spouse (as defined in 
section 2(a)), 
‘‘(B) $18,000 in the case of a head of 
household (as defined in section 2(b)), and 
‘‘(C) $12,500 in the case of an indi-
vidual— 
‘‘(i) who is not married and who is 
not a surviving spouse or head of house-
hold, or 
‘‘(ii) who is a married individual filing 
a separate return. 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL STANDARD DEDUCTION.—For 
purposes of paragraph (1), the additional standard 
deduction is $5,000 for each dependent (as defined 
in section 152) who is described in section 151(c) 
for the taxable year and who is not required to file 
a return for such taxable year. 
‘‘(c) RETIREMENT DISTRIBUTIONS.—For purposes of 
subsection (a), the term ‘retirement distribution’ means 
any distribution from— 
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individual who has not attained age 14 as of the 
close of such taxable year, and 
‘‘(2) such dependent child shall have no liability 
for tax imposed by section 1 with respect to such in-
come and shall not be required to file a return for 
such taxable year. 
‘‘(e) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any taxable 
year beginning in a calendar year after 2023, each 
dollar amount contained in subsection (b) shall be 
increased by an amount determined by the Secretary 
to be equal to— 
‘‘(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by 
‘‘(B) the cost-of-living adjustment for such 
calendar year. 
‘‘(2) COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT.—For pur-
poses of paragraph (1), the cost-of-living adjustment 
for any calendar year is the percentage (if any) by 
which— 
‘‘(A) the CPI for the preceding calendar 
year, exceeds 
‘‘(B) the CPI for the calendar year 2022. 
‘‘(3) CPI FOR ANY CALENDAR YEAR.—For pur-
poses of paragraph (2), the CPI for any calendar 
year is the average of the Consumer Price Index as 
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of the close of the 12-month period ending on Au-
gust 31 of such calendar year. 
‘‘(4) CONSUMER PRICE INDEX.—For purposes 
of paragraph (3), the term ‘Consumer Price Index’ 
means the last Consumer Price Index for all-urban 
consumers published by the Department of Labor. 
For purposes of the preceding sentence, the revision 
of the Consumer Price Index which is most con-
sistent with the Consumer Price Index for calendar 
year 1986 shall be used. 
‘‘(5) ROUNDING.—If any increase determined 
under paragraph (1) is not a multiple of $10, such 
increase shall be rounded to the next highest mul-
tiple of $10. 
‘‘(f) MARITAL STATUS.—For purposes of this section, 
marital status shall be determined under section 7703.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2022. 
SEC. 2. TAX ON BUSINESS ACTIVITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 11 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to tax imposed on corpora-
tions) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 11. TAX IMPOSED ON BUSINESS ACTIVITIES. 
‘‘(a) TAX IMPOSED.—There is hereby imposed on 
every person engaged in a business activity a tax equal 
to 15 percent of the business taxable income of such per-
son. 
‘‘(b) LIABILITY FOR TAX.—The tax imposed by this 
section shall be paid by the person engaged in the business 
activity, whether such person is an individual, partnership, 
corporation, or otherwise. 
‘‘(c) BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME.—For purposes of 
this section— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘business taxable 
income’ means gross active income reduced by the 
deductions specified in subsection (d). 
‘‘(2) GROSS ACTIVE INCOME.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of para-
graph (1), the term ‘gross active income’ means 
gross receipts from— 
‘‘(i) the sale or exchange of property 
or services in the United States by any 
person in connection with a business activ-
ity, and 
‘‘(ii) the export of property or services 
from the United States in connection with 
a business activity. 
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‘‘(B) EXCHANGES.—For purposes of this 
section, the amount treated as gross receipts 
from the exchange of property or services is the 
fair market value of the property or services re-
ceived, plus any money received. 
‘‘(C) COORDINATION WITH SPECIAL RULES 
FOR
FINANCIAL
SERVICES, ETC.—Except as 
provided in subsection (e)— 
‘‘(i) the term ‘property’ does not in-
clude money or any financial instrument, 
and 
‘‘(ii) the term ‘services’ does not in-
clude financial services. 
‘‘(3) EXEMPTION FROM TAX FOR ACTIVITIES OF 
GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES AND TAX-EXEMPT ORGA-
NIZATIONS.—For purposes of this section, the term 
‘business activity’ does not include any activity of a 
governmental entity or of any other organization 
which is exempt from tax under this chapter. 
‘‘(d) DEDUCTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The deductions specified in 
this subsection are— 
‘‘(A) the cost of business inputs for the 
business activity, 
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‘‘(B) wages (as defined in section 3121(a) 
without regard to paragraph (1) thereof) which 
are paid in cash for services performed in the 
United States as an employee, and 
‘‘(C) retirement contributions to or under 
any plan or arrangement which makes retire-
ment distributions (as defined in section 63(c)) 
for the benefit of such employees to the extent 
such contributions are allowed as a deduction 
under section 404. 
‘‘(2) BUSINESS INPUTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of para-
graph (1), the term ‘cost of business inputs’ 
means— 
‘‘(i) the amount paid for property sold 
or used in connection with a business ac-
tivity, 
‘‘(ii) the amount paid for services 
(other than for the services of employees, 
including fringe benefits paid by reason of 
such services) in connection with a busi-
ness activity, and 
‘‘(iii) any excise tax, sales tax, cus-
toms duty, or other separately stated levy 
imposed by a Federal, State, or local gov-
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ernment on the purchase of property or 
services which are for use in connection 
with a business activity. 
Such term shall not include any tax imposed by 
chapter 2 or 21. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTIONS.—Such term shall not 
include— 
‘‘(i) items described in subparagraphs 
(B) and (C) of paragraph (1), and 
‘‘(ii) items for personal use not in 
connection with any business activity. 
‘‘(C) EXCHANGES.—For purposes of this 
section, the amount treated as paid in connec-
tion with the exchange of property or services 
is the fair market value of the property or serv-
ices exchanged, plus any money paid. 
‘‘(e) SPECIAL RULES FOR FINANCIAL INTERMEDI-
ATION SERVICE ACTIVITIES.—In the case of the business 
activity of providing financial intermediation services, the 
taxable income from such activity shall be equal to the 
value of the intermediation services provided in such activ-
ity. 
‘‘(f) EXCEPTION FOR SERVICES PERFORMED AS EM-
PLOYEE.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘business 
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activity’ does not include the performance of services by 
an employee for the employee’s employer. 
‘‘(g) CARRYOVER OF CREDIT-EQUIVALENT OF EX-
CESS DEDUCTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the aggregate deductions 
for any taxable year exceed the gross active income 
for such taxable year, the credit-equivalent of such 
excess shall be allowed as a credit against the tax 
imposed by this section for the following taxable 
year. 
‘‘(2) CREDIT-EQUIVALENT OF EXCESS DEDUC-
TIONS.—For purposes of paragraph (1), the credit- 
equivalent of the excess described in paragraph (1) 
for any taxable year is an amount equal to— 
‘‘(A) the sum of— 
‘‘(i) such excess, plus 
‘‘(ii) the product of such excess and 
the 3-month Treasury rate for the last 
month of such taxable year, multiplied by 
‘‘(B) the rate of the tax imposed by sub-
section (a) for such taxable year. 
‘‘(3) CARRYOVER OF UNUSED CREDIT.—If the 
credit allowable for any taxable year by reason of 
this subsection exceeds the tax imposed by this sec-
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tion for such year, then (in lieu of treating such ex-
cess as an overpayment) the sum of— 
‘‘(A) such excess, plus 
‘‘(B) the product of such excess and the 3- 
month Treasury rate for the last month of such 
taxable year, shall be allowed as a credit 
against the tax imposed by this section for the 
following taxable year. 
‘‘(4) 3-MONTH TREASURY RATE.—For purposes 
of this subsection, the 3-month Treasury rate is the 
rate determined by the Secretary based on the aver-
age market yield (during any 1-month period se-
lected by the Secretary and ending in the calendar 
month in which the determination is made) on out-
standing marketable obligations of the United States 
with remaining periods to maturity of 3 months or 
less.’’. 
(b) TAX
ON TAX-EXEMPT ENTITIES PROVIDING 
NONCASH
COMPENSATION
TO
EMPLOYEES.—Section 
4977 of such Code is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 4977. TAX ON NONCASH COMPENSATION PROVIDED 
TO EMPLOYEES NOT ENGAGED IN BUSINESS 
ACTIVITY. 
‘‘(a) IMPOSITION OF TAX.—There is hereby imposed 
a tax equal to 15 percent of the value of excludable com-
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pensation provided during the calendar year by an em-
ployer for the benefit of employees to whom this section 
applies. 
‘‘(b) LIABILITY FOR TAX.—The tax imposed by this 
section shall be paid by the employer. 
‘‘(c) EXCLUDABLE COMPENSATION.—For purposes 
of subsection (a), the term ‘excludable compensation’ 
means any remuneration for services performed as an em-
ployee other than— 
‘‘(1) wages (as defined in section 3121(a) with-
out regard to paragraph (1) thereof) which are paid 
in cash, 
‘‘(2) remuneration for services performed out-
side the United States, and 
‘‘(3) retirement contributions to or under any 
plan or arrangement which makes retirement dis-
tributions (as defined in section 63(c)). 
‘‘(d) EMPLOYEES TO WHOM SECTION APPLIES.— 
This section shall apply to an employee who is employed 
in any activity by— 
‘‘(1) any organization which is exempt from 
taxation under this chapter, or 
‘‘(2) any agency or instrumentality of the 
United States, any State or political subdivision of 
a State, or the District of Columbia.’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2022. 
SEC. 3. REPEAL OF ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part VI of subchapter A of chap-
ter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is hereby re-
pealed. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2022. 
SEC. 4. REPEAL OF CREDITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part IV of subchapter A of chap-
ter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is hereby re-
pealed. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2022. 
SEC. 5. REPEAL OF ESTATE AND GIFT TAXES AND OBSO-
LETE INCOME TAX PROVISIONS. 
(a) REPEAL OF ESTATE AND GIFT TAXES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is hereby repealed. 
(2) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The repeal made by 
paragraph (1) shall apply to the estates of decedents 
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dying, and gifts and generation-skipping transfers 
made, after December 31, 2022. 
(b) REPEAL
OF OBSOLETE INCOME TAX PROVI-
SIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is hereby repealed. 
(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) shall not 
apply to— 
(A) sections 1, 11, and 63 of such Code, 
as amended by this Act, 
(B) those provisions of chapter 1 of such 
Code which are necessary for determining 
whether or not— 
(i) retirement distributions are includ-
ible in the gross income of employees, or 
(ii) an organization is exempt from 
tax under such chapter, 
(C) subchapter D of such chapter 1 (relat-
ing to deferred compensation), 
(D) section 170 of such Code, and 
(E) section 965 of such Code. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2022. 
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SEC. 6. TREATMENT OF DEFERRED FOREIGN INCOME 
UPON TRANSITION TO PARTICIPATION EX-
EMPTION SYSTEM OF TAXATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 965(o) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end of paragraph (1), by striking the period at the 
end of paragraph (2) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) regulations or other guidance to establish 
that this section shall apply not less often than an-
nually.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2022. 
Æ 
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