REST Act

Bill: 117-hr-3725
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3]
Introduced: 2021-06-04
Policy area: Taxation
Latest action: action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-06-04
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Relief and Equity for Small businesses through Tax Act or the REST Act</strong></p> <p>This bill increases from 20% to 25% the rate of the tax deduction for the business income of taxpayers whose taxable income does not exceed $100,000.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3725 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 4, 2021 Ms. Newman 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 increase the qualified business income deduction for taxpayers whose taxable income does not exceed $100,000, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Relief and Equity for Small businesses through Tax Act or the REST Act . 2. Increased qualified business income deduction for certain taxpayers (a) In general Section 199A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as subsections (i) and (j), respectively, and by inserting after subsection (g) the following new subsection: (h) Increased deduction for certain individuals (1) In general In the case of a taxpayer whose taxable income does not exceed $100,000, subsections (a)(2) and (b) shall be applied by substituting 25 percent for 20 percent each place it appears. (2) Inflation adjustment In the case of any taxable year beginning after 2022, the dollar amount in paragraph (1) shall be increased by an amount equal to— (A) such dollar amount, multiplied by (B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, determined by substituting calendar year 2021 for calendar year 2016 in subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof. If any increase determined under this paragraph is not a multiple of $1,000, such increase shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $1,000. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.