‘‘(C) $16,248 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 $6,998 for each dependent (as defined 
in section 152) who is a qualifying child (as defined 
in section 152(c)(1)) for the taxable year and who 
is not required to file a return for such taxable year. 
‘‘(d) RETIREMENT DISTRIBUTIONS.—For purposes 
of this section, the term ‘retirement distribution’ means 
any distribution from— 
‘‘(1) a plan described in section 401(a) which 
includes a trust exempt from tax under section 
501(a), 
‘‘(2) an annuity plan described in section 
403(a), 
‘‘(3) an annuity contract described in section 
403(b), 
‘‘(4) an individual retirement account described 
in section 408(a), 
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‘‘(5) an individual retirement annuity described 
in section 408(b), 
‘‘(6) an eligible deferred compensation plan (as 
defined in section 457), 
‘‘(7) a governmental plan (as defined in section 
414(d)), or 
‘‘(8) a trust described in section 501(c)(18). 
Such term includes any plan, contract, account, annuity, 
or trust which, at any time, has been determined by the 
Secretary to be such a plan, contract, account, annuity, 
or trust. 
‘‘(e) INCOME OF CERTAIN CHILDREN.—For purposes 
of this part— 
‘‘(1) an individual’s taxable income shall include 
the taxable income of each dependent child of such 
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 this section with respect to such 
income and shall not be required to file a return for 
such taxable year. 
‘‘(f) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any taxable 
year beginning in a calendar year after 2021, each 
dollar amount contained in subsection (c) shall be 
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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 2020. 
‘‘(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 
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. 
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‘‘(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. 
‘‘(g) MARITAL STATUS.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, marital status shall be determined under section 
7703. 
‘‘SEC. 60B. TAX IMPOSED ON BUSINESS ACTIVITIES. 
‘‘(a) TAX IMPOSED.—There is hereby imposed on 
every person engaged in a business activity who makes an 
election to be taxed under this part a tax equal to— 
‘‘(1) 19 percent of the business taxable income 
of such person for such taxable year in the case of 
the first 2 taxable years of the person beginning 
with the taxable year for which the election is made, 
and 
‘‘(2) 17 percent of the business taxable income 
of such person for such taxable year in the case of 
all taxable years subsequent to the taxable years de-
scribed in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(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. 
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‘‘(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. 
‘‘(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)— 
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‘‘(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, 
‘‘(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 
60A(d)) for the benefit of such employees to the 
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