Incentivize Corporate America Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-2946
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25]
Introduced: 2015-06-25
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Corporate finance and management

Income tax rates
Latest action: action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-06-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Incentivize Corporate America Act of 2015 </strong></p> <p>Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the income tax&nbsp;rates&nbsp;on corporations to impose a single 20% rate on corporate taxable income. </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2946 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 25, 2015 Mr. Williams 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 reduce the corporate income tax rate to 20 percent.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Incentivize Corporate America Act of 2015 . 2. 20-percent corporate tax rate (a) In general Subsection (b) of section 11 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (b) Amount of tax The amount of the tax imposed by subsection (a) shall be 20 percent of taxable income. . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Paragraphs (2)(B) and (6)(A)(ii) of section 860E(e) of such Code are each amended by striking section 11(b)(1) and inserting section 11(b) . (2) (A) Section 1445(e)(1) of such Code is amended— (i) by striking 35 percent and inserting the rate of tax in effect for the taxable year under section 11(b) , and (ii) by striking of the gain and inserting multiplied by the gain . (B) Section 1445(e)(2) of such Code is amended by striking 35 percent of the amount and inserting the rate of tax in effect for the taxable year under section 11(b) multiplied by the amount . (C) Section 1445(e)(6) of such Code is amended— (i) by striking 35 percent and inserting the rate of tax in effect for the taxable year under section 11(b) , and (ii) by striking of the amount and inserting multiplied by the amount . (D) Section 1446(b)(2)(B) of such Code is amended by striking section 11(b)(1) and inserting section 11(b) . (3) Section 852(b)(1) of such Code is amended by striking the last sentence. (4) Section 7874(e)(1)(B) of such Code is amended by striking section 11(b)(1) and inserting section 11(b) . (c) Effective date (1) In general Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015. (2) Withholding The amendments made by subsection (b)(2) shall apply to distributions made after December 31, 2015.