Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-2203
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2015-10-22
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Caribbean area

Income tax credits

Income tax exclusion

Poverty and welfare assistance

Puerto Rico

Tax treatment of families

Wages and earnings
Latest action: action_date: 2015-10-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-10-22
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make citizens of Puerto Rico eligible for the federal earned income tax credit and allow them to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit on the same basis as U.S. taxpayers. </p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2203 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 22, 2015 Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand , Mr. Schumer , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Booker , Mr. Heinrich , Mr. Sanders , and Ms. Warren ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the earned income tax credit and to provide equitable treatment for residents of Puerto Rico with respect to the refundable portion of the child tax credit.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act of 2015 . 2. Puerto Rico residents eligible for earned income tax credit (a) In general Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (n) Residents of Puerto Rico (1) In general In the case of residents of Puerto Rico— (A) the United States shall be treated as including Puerto Rico for purposes of subsections (c)(1)(A)(ii)(I) and (c)(3)(C), (B) subsection (c)(1)(D) shall not apply to nonresident alien individuals who are residents of Puerto Rico, and (C) adjusted gross income and gross income shall be computed without regard to section 933 for purposes of subsections (a)(2)(B) and (c)(2)(A)(i). (2) Limitation The credit allowed under this section by reason of this subsection for any taxable year shall not exceed the amount, determined under regulations or other guidance promulgated by the Secretary, that a similarly situated taxpayer would receive if residing in a State. . (b) Child tax credit not reduced Subclause (II) of section 24(d)(1)(B)(ii) of such Code is amended by inserting before the period (determined without regard to section 32(n) in the case of residents of Puerto Rico) . (c) Effective date The amendment made shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015. 3. Equitable treatment for residents of Puerto Rico with respect to the refundable portion of the child tax credit (a) In general Section 24(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting or section 933 after section 112 . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015.