Private Foundation Excise Tax Simplification Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-640
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3]
Introduced: 2015-02-02
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Financial services and investments

Sales and excise taxes

Tax-exempt organizations
Latest action: action_date: 2015-02-09
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 13.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-02-02
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) reduce from 2% to 1% the excise tax rate on the net investment income of tax-exempt private foundations, and (2) repeal the 1% reduction in such tax rate for private foundations that meet certain distribution requirements. Excludes the budgetary effects of this Act from PAYGO scorecards.</p>

action_date: 2015-02-09
action_desc: Reported to House amended, Part I
text: <p><strong>Private Foundation Excise Tax Simplification Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>(Sec. 2) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) reduce from 2% to 1% the excise tax rate on the net investment income of tax-exempt private foundations, and (2) repeal the 1% reduction in such tax rate for private foundations that meet certain distribution requirements. </p> <p>(Sec. 3) Excludes the budgetary effects of this Act from PAYGO scorecards.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 640 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 2, 2015 Mr. Paulsen (for himself and Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committee on the Budget , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the tax rate for excise tax on investment income of private foundations.

1. Modification of the tax rate for the excise tax on investment income of private foundations (a) In general Section 4940(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 2 percent and inserting 1 percent . (b) Elimination of reduced tax where foundation meets certain distribution requirements Section 4940 of such Code is amended by striking subsection (e). (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 2. Budgetary effects The budgetary effects of this Act shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 13 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 640 [Report No. 114–19, Part I] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 2, 2015 Mr. Paulsen (for himself and Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committee on the Budget , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned February 9, 2015 Additional sponsors: Mr. Reed and Mr. Costello of Pennsylvania February 9, 2015 Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with an amendment Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic February 9, 2015 The Committee on the Budget discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 2, 2015 A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the tax rate for excise tax on investment income of private foundations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Private Foundation Excise Tax Simplification Act of 2015 . 2. Modification of the tax rate for the excise tax on investment income of private foundations (a) In general Section 4940(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 2 percent and inserting 1 percent . (b) Elimination of reduced tax where foundation meets certain distribution requirements Section 4940 of such Code is amended by striking subsection (e). (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Budgetary effects The budgetary effects of this Act shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.

February 9, 2015 Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with an amendment February 9, 2015 The Committee on the Budget discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed