Depreciation Fairness Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-394
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2015-02-05
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital

Food industry and services

Income tax deductions

Retail and wholesale trades
Latest action: action_date: 2015-02-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-02-05
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Depreciation Fairness Act of 2015 </strong></p> <p>This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property for purposes of the tax deduction for depreciation. </p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 394 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 5, 2015 Mr. Casey (for himself, Mr. Cornyn , Mr. Brown , Mr. Heller , Ms. Stabenow , Mr. Vitter , Mr. Menendez , Mr. Inhofe , Mr. Crapo , and Mr. Roberts ) 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 permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Depreciation Fairness Act of 2015 . 2. Permanent extension of treatment of qualified leasehold improvement property as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation deduction (a) In general Section 168(e)(3)(E)(iv) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking placed in service before January 1, 2015 . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2014. 3. Permanent extension of treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation deduction (a) In general Section 168(e)(3)(E)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking placed in service before January 1, 2015 . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2014. 4. Permanent extension of treatment of qualified retail improvement property as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation deduction (a) In general Section 168(e)(3)(E)(ix) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking , and before January 1, 2015 . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2014.