To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for one year the 15-year straight-line cost recovery for qualified leasehold improvements, qualified restaurant buildings and improvements, and qualified retail improvements.

Bill: 114-hr-2164
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9]
Introduced: 2015-04-30
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Building construction

Business investment and capital

Food industry and services

Income tax deductions

Retail and wholesale trades
Latest action: action_date: 2015-04-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-04-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2015 the classification, for depreciation purposes, of leasehold, restaurant buildings, and retail improvements as 15-year property. </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2164 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 30, 2015 Mr. Grayson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for one year the 15-year straight-line cost recovery for qualified leasehold improvements, qualified restaurant buildings and improvements, and qualified retail improvements.

1. EXTENSION OF 15-YEAR STRAIGHT-LINE COST RECOVERY FOR QUALIFIED LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS, QUALIFIED RESTAURANT BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS, AND QUALIFIED RETAIL IMPROVEMENTS (a) In General Clauses (iv), (v), and (ix) of section 168(e)(3)(E) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are each amended by striking January 1, 2015 and inserting January 1, 2016 . (b) Effective Date The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2014.