Aged Distilled Spirits Competitiveness Act

Bill: 113-s-1457
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]
Introduced: 2013-08-01
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alcoholic beverages

Business investment and capital

Income tax deductions

Interest, dividends, interest rates
Latest action: action_date: 2013-08-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6229)

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-08-01
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Aged Distilled Spirits Competitiveness Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude the aging period from the production period for distilled spirits for purposes of determining whether a taxpayer can expense, rather than capitalize, interest costs paid or incurred during the production period.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1457 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 1, 2013 Mr. McConnell (for himself and Mr. Paul ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To exempt the aging process of distilled spirits from the production period for purposes of capitalization of interest costs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Aged Distilled Spirits Competitiveness Act . 2. Production period of distilled spirits (a) In general Section 263A(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5), and (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph: (4) Exemption for aging process of distilled spirits For purposes of this subsection, the production period shall not include the aging period for distilled spirits (as described in section 5002(a)(8)). . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to the production of distilled spirits that begins on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.