Stop Corporate Earnings Stripping Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-4581
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-9]
Introduced: 2016-02-23
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Corporate finance and management

Foreign and international corporations

Income tax deductions

Interest, dividends, interest rates
Latest action: action_date: 2016-02-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-02-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Stop Corporate Earnings Stripping Act of 2016</strong></p> <p>This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to limit the tax deduction available to certain foreign-controlled U.S. multinational corporations for excess interest on debt incurred by such corporation (i.e., earnings stripping) by: (1)&nbsp;repealing the debt-to-equity ratio threshold required for such deduction, (2) reducing the permitted net interest expense threshold from 50% to 25% of the corporation's adjusted taxable income, (3) repealing the carryforward of excess amounts of interest, and (4) limiting to five years the carryforward of disallowed interest expense. </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4581 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 23, 2016 Mr. Levin (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Pascrell , Mr. Thompson of California , and Mr. Rangel ) 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 prevent earnings stripping of corporations which are related to inverted corporations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Corporate Earnings Stripping Act of 2016 . 2. Prevention of earnings stripping of corporations which are related to inverted corporations (a) In general Section 7874 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h) and by inserting after subsection (f) the following new subsection: (g) Special rules applicable to earnings stripping and related party transactions (1) In general In the case of any corporation which is a related corporation for any taxable year, section 163(j) shall be applied with the following modifications: (A) 5-year limitation on carryforward of disallowed amounts For purposes of determining any amount carried to, or from, such taxable year under subparagraph (B) of section 163(j)(1), such subparagraph shall be applied by substituting in the 1st succeeding taxable and in the 2nd through 5th succeeding taxable years to the extent disallowed under subparagraph (A) in the preceding taxable year (determined on a first-in, first-out basis and by treating the amount carried forward under this subparagraph as allowed under subparagraph (A) before amounts otherwise taken into account under subparagraph (A)) for in the succeeding taxable year . (B) Rules for determining whether interest limitation rules apply In applying section 163(j)(2) to determine whether section 163(j) applies to such related corporation for such taxable year— (i) subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be disregarded, and (ii) subparagraph (B)(i)(II) shall be applied by substituting 25 percent of the adjusted taxable income of the corporation for the sum of 50 percent of the adjusted taxable income of the corporation plus any excess limitation carryforward under clause (ii) for purposes of determining the corporation's excess interest expense for such taxable year. (2) Related corporation For purposes of this subsection— (A) In general The term related corporation means any corporation for any taxable year if, at any time during such taxable year, such corporation is a member of an expanded affiliated group which includes (at any time during such taxable year) an entity which is a surrogate foreign corporation, determined by applying subsection (a)(2)(B)— (i) by substituting on or after May 8, 2014 for after March 4, 2003 in clause (i) thereof, (ii) by substituting more than 50 percent for at least 60 percent in clause (ii) thereof, and (iii) by disregarding the matter following clause (iii) thereof. (B) Exception for inverted corporations treated as domestic corporations Such term shall not include any corporation if such corporation is treated as a domestic corporation by reason of subsection (b). (C) Special rule for inclusion of noncorporate entities For purposes of subparagraph (A), a partnership or other entity (other than a corporation) shall be treated as a member of an expanded affiliated group if such entity controls (as determined under section 954(d)(3)), or is controlled by (as so determined), members of such group (including any entity treated as a member of such group by reason of this sentence). . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.