zli12321/Bills huggingface dataset:
Expensing Property Expands our Nation's Strong Economy Act of 2011 or the EXPENSE Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the limitations on the expensing of depreciable business assets; and (2) allow taxpers to elect a two-year recovery period for depreciable property.

Date: 2011-01-05
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Simple Savings Tax Relief Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income up to $400 (twice such amount on a joint return) of interest income annually. Provides for an inflation adjustment to such exclusion amount beginning after 2012.

Date: 2011-01-05
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Death Tax Repeal Act - Repeals the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes.

Date: 2011-01-05
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Permanent Tax Relief Act of 2011 - Makes provisions of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 that reduce income tax rates on dividend and capital gain income permanent. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce individual income tax rates for calendar years after 2010. Makes the general terminating date (i.e., December 10, 2010) of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 inapplicable to provisions of that Act that reduce individual income tax rates.

Date: 2011-01-05
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Makes permanent: (1) the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001; and (2) the reductions in tax rates for dividend and capital gain income enacted by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent: (1) the tax deductions for state and local sales taxes and for tuition and related expenses; and (2) the increased expensing allowance (i.e., $125,000) for depreciable business assets, including computer software.

Date: 2011-01-06
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Fair Taxes for Seniors Act of 2011- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide a one-time increase (from $250,000 to $500,000, or from $500,000 to $1 million for married taxpayers filing joint returns) in the exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal residence by a taxpayer who has attained the age of 50 before such sale. Provides that in the case of a joint return, only one spouse need satisfy the age requirement.

Date: 2011-01-19
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Income Equity Act of 2011- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) deny employers a tax deduction for payments of excessive compensation to any full-time employee (i.e., compensation for services exceeding the greater of 25 times the lowest compensation paid to any other employee or $500,000), and (2) require such employers to file a report with the Secretary of the Treasury on excessive compensation (as defined by this Act) paid to their employees. Defines "compensation" to include wages, salary, deferred compensation, retirement contributions, options, bonuses, property, and other forms of compensation.

Date: 2011-01-20
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Charitable Driving Tax Relief Act of 2011- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that volunteers who use their automobiles for the benefit of a charitable organization may exclude from their gross income reimbursements for their automobile operating expenses at the same level as business employees (i.e., 51 cents per mile in 2011).

Date: 2011-01-20
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2011 - Repeals the provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that extends to corporations that are not tax-exempt the requirement to report payments of $600 or more. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a 5.4% surcharge on individual taxpayers whose modified adjusted gross income exceeds $1 million. Dedicates revenues from such surcharge to federal deficit or debt reduction.

Date: 2011-01-25
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the taxpayer election to deduct state and local general sales taxes in lieu of state and local income taxes.

Date: 2011-01-25
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Tax Code Termination Act - Terminates the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 after December 31, 2015, except for self-employment taxes, Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) taxes, and railroad retirement taxes. Requires a two-thirds majority vote in Congress to change such termination date. Declares that any new federal tax system should be a simple and fair system that: (1) applies a low rate to all Americans; (2) provides tax relief for working Americans; (3) protects the rights of taxpayers and reduces tax collection abuses; (4) eliminates the bias against savings and investment; (5) promotes economic growth and job creation; and (6) does not penalize marriage or families. Requires that the new federal tax system be approved by Congress in its final form by July 4, 2015.

Date: 2011-01-26
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the restrictions on the tax deduction for the travel expenses of a taxpayer's spouse, dependent, or other individual accompanying the taxpayer on business travel.

Date: 2011-01-26
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the income tax deduction for business meals and entertainment expenses from 50 to 75% of such expenses in calendar year 2011 and 80% in 2012 and thereafter.

Date: 2011-01-26
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the taxpayer election to deduct state and local general sales taxes in lieu of state and local income taxes.

Date: 2011-01-26
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to qualify Indian tribes as eligible recipients of tax deductible contributions of "apparently wholesome food," as defined by the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act.

Date: 2011-01-26
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Individual AMT Repeal Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the alternative minimum tax (AMT) on individuals after 2010.

Date: 2011-02-08
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
American Competitiveness Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the maximum income tax rate on corporations to 25% of corporate taxable income exceeding $50,000. Provides a special rule for any taxable year beginning in 2011 by establishing a maximum 30% rate for corporate taxable income exceeding $75,000.

Date: 2011-02-10
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Jumpstarting Our Business Sector Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) eliminate the corporate income tax and the tax on the capital gains of individuals and corporations; and (2) extend for one year the additional depreciation allowance for business and investment assets (bonus depreciation), the 100% expensing allowance for such assets, and the election to accelerate the alternative minimum tax (AMT) credit in lieu of bonus depreciation.

Date: 2011-02-11
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Tax Relief Certainty Act of 2011 - Eliminates: (1) the terminating date of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, thus making the tax relief provisions of such Act permanent; and (2) the terminating date of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 applicable to reductions in the tax rate for dividend and capital gain income. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) phase-in between 2011 through 2021increases in the exemption amount for the alternative minimum tax (AMT); and (2) make permanent offsets against the AMT for certain nonrefundable tax credits. Makes permanent the repeal of the estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes for decedents dying, gifts made, and generation skipping transfers after December 31, 2009.

Date: 2011-02-14
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal requirements for the reporting to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of payments of $600 or more to corporations that are not tax-exempt and of gross proceeds paid in consideration for any type of property, (2) repeal requirements for reporting payments made with respect to rental property which is not part of a trade or business, and (3) increase the limitation on recapture of excess advance payments of the tax credit for health insurance premiums.

Date: 2011-02-15
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Security in Energy and Manufacturing Act of 2011 or the SEAM Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the qualifying advanced energy project credit by allocating in 2011 $5 billion of grants or tax credit amounts to manufacturers of goods and components (other than for assembly of components) in the United States that are used in alternative energy projects.

Date: 2011-02-15
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Investing in Our Future Act of 2011- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax on currency transactions exceeding $10,000 equal to 0.005% of the value of the currency acquired in the transaction (currency transaction tax). Establishes in the Treasury: (1) the Child Care Assistance Trust Fund, which shall be funded with 10% of the revenues from the currency transactions tax and which shall be used to provide increased allocations to states for child care assistance; (2) the Multilateral Global Health Trust Fund, which shall be funded with 25% of the revenues from such tax and from which the Secretary of State shall make grants to assist developing countries in addressing HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, maternal mortality, family planning, neglected diseases, and other health issues; and (3) the Global Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Trust Fund, which shall be funded with 25% of the revenues from such tax and which shall be used for contributions to the Green Climate Fund, and the Adaptation Fund, established pursuant to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Requires remaining tax revenues to be used for federal budget deficit reduction or reduction of the federal debt.

Date: 2011-02-17
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Extended Tax Relief for All Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers the full amount of the making work pay tax credit in 2011, less any amount received from the reduction in the employment and self-employment tax for that year.

Date: 2011-02-17
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
No Loopholes in Social Security Taxes Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the definition of "wages" for employment tax purposes to increase the level of remuneration to which such taxes shall apply.

Date: 2011-02-18
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Amends the Internal Revenue Code with respect to the charitable tax deduction for contributions of qualified vehicles (i.e., highway motor vehicles, boats, or airplanes) to: (1) set forth revised acknowledgment requirements for vehicles valued at $2,500 or less and vehicles valued at more than $2,500; and (2) revise the penalty for submitting a fraudulent acknowledgment.

Date: 2011-03-01
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a flat income tax rate for corporations, including personal service corporations, of 18% of taxable income.

Date: 2011-03-03
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Rising Tides Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) reduce from 35% to 23% the maximum income tax rate for corporations, including personal service corporations; and (2) repeal certain requirements and limitations on the tax deduction for cash dividends received by a corporation which is a U.S. shareholder from a controlled foreign corporation and make such deduction permanent.

Date: 2011-03-04
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend through December 31, 2012, the tax credit for increasing research activities; and (2) increase the rate of the alternative simplified tax credit to 20% and make such credit permanent.

Date: 2011-03-08
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Indigent Funeral Expense Reimbursement Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers engaged in the the trade or business of providing funeral or burial goods and services a business-related tax credit for the unreimbursed expense of providing funeral or burial goods and services for a deceased indigent individual. Limits the amount of such expenses eligible for such credit to $3,000 in a taxable year for such an individual.

Date: 2011-03-11
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Freedom Flat Tax Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize an individual or a person engaged in business activity to make an irrevocable election to be subject to a flat tax (in lieu of the existing tax provisions) of 19% for the first two years after an election is made, and 17% thereafter. Calculates taxable income for individual taxpayers by subtracting a basic standard deduction and an additional standard deduction for each dependent from the total of wages, retirement distributions, and unemployment compensation. Defines "business taxable income" to mean gross active income reduced by the cost of certain business inputs. Imposes an employer tax on the value of excludable compensation provided to employees not engaged in business activity of 19% for the first two years after an election is made under this Act and 17% thereafter. Repeals the estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. Requires a two-thirds vote of the House of Representatives or the Senate to increase the flat tax rate proposed by this Act or to reduce the amount of the standard deduction or business-related deductions allowed by this Act.

Date: 2011-03-11
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Seniors' Tax Simplification Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to make available a new federal income tax Form 1040SR (similar to Form 1040EZ) to individuals who have turned 65 as of the close of the taxable year. Allows the form to be used even if income includes: (1) social security benefits; (2) distributions from qualified retirement plans, annuities, or other such deferred payment arrangements; (3) interest and dividends; or (4) capital gains and losses.

Date: 2011-03-14
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow unmarried individuals who do not have gross income from a trade or business and who do not itemize their tax deductions to elect: (1) to have the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) prepare their income tax returns; and (2) to decline to file such IRS-prepared return, without penalty.

Date: 2011-03-14
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce to 10%: (1) the income tax rate on corporations, including personal service corporations; and (2) the capital gains income of individuals and corporations. Makes provisions of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 that reduce tax rates on capital gains income permanent.

Date: 2011-03-14
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Complete and Permanent Property Tax Deduction Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make the standard tax deduction for real property taxes permanent; and (2) repeal the dollar limitation on such deduction and the exclusion of foreign real property taxes.

Date: 2011-03-15
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Fairness in Taxation Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase individual income tax rates for taxpayers whose taxable income exceeds $1 million, and (2) provide for an adjustment in the capital gains tax of taxpayers whose taxable income is subject to the 45% tax bracket.

Date: 2011-03-16
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Debt Free America Act - States as purposes of this Act the raising of sufficient revenue from a fee on transactions to: (1) eliminate the national debt within 10 years and phase out the individual income tax, including interest payments on the national debt; and (2) provide incentives for private sector investment in capital goods, clean energy generation, and infrastructure development. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a 1% fee, offset by a corresponding nonrefundable income tax credit, on every specified transaction that uses a payment instrument, including any check, cash, credit card, transfer of stock, bonds, or other financial instrument. Defines "specified transaction" to: (1) exclude any deposit into a personal account of an individual and any transfer between accounts, and (2) include retail and wholesale sales, purchases of intermediate goods, and financial and intangible transactions. Establishes in the legislative branch the Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action to review the fiscal imbalance of the federal government and make recommendations to improve such imbalance. Provides for expedited consideration by Congress of Task Force recommendations. Repeals after 2021 the individual income tax, refundable and nonrefundable personal tax credits, and the alternative minimum tax (AMT) on individuals. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) prioritize the repayment of the national debt to protect the fiscal stability of the United States; and (2) study and report to Congress on the implementation of this Act.

Date: 2011-03-16
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Economics and public finance
Tax Free Tips Act of 2011- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt tips from the income tax, social security and railroad retirement taxes, unemployment taxes, and tax withholding. Defines "tips" as any gratuity provided to a salaried employee by a customer or client of the employer's business.

Date: 2011-03-16
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Community Recovery and Enhancement Act of 2011 or the CRE Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax deduction for payments made to reduce debt on eligible commercial property. Limits the amount of such deduction to the lesser of: (1) 50% of the excess of the amount of qualified debt secured by such property, (2) 50% of the fair market value of such property, (3) $10 million, or (4) the adjusted basis of such property at the close of the taxable year. Defines "eligible commercial property" as any commercial real property if: (1) the amount of the qualified indebtedness secured by such property is at least 85% of the fair market value of the property, or (2) such property is, or is reasonably expected to be, treated as being in an in-substance foreclosure by the Comptroller of the Currency. Denies a tax deduction for debt reduction payments that are debt-financed. Requires a recapture in income of tax deduction amounts allowed by this Act if additional indebtedness is incurred within three years after a qualified debt reduction payment is made.

Date: 2011-03-17
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Artist-Museum Partnership Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers who create literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions or similar property a fair market value (determined at the time of contribution) tax deduction for contributions of such properties, the copyrights thereon, or both, to certain tax-exempt organizations, if such properties are properly appraised and are donated no sooner than 18 months after their creation. Limits the amount of such deduction based upon the donor's artistic adjusted gross income, as defined by this Act.

Date: 2011-03-17
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Small Brewer Reinvestment and Expanding Workforce Act or the Small BREW Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the rate of the excise tax on beer produced within or imported into the United States for brewers who produce not more than 6 million barrels of beer a year.

Date: 2011-03-29
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and a $5 million lifetime gift tax exemption.

Date: 2011-03-30
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the 15-year recovery period classification for qualified leasehold improvement, restaurant, and retail improvement property, for purposes of the depreciation tax deduction.

Date: 2011-03-30
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Taxpayer Receipt Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Secretary of the Treasury to provide every taxpayer who files an individual income tax return for any taxable year an itemized tax receipt showing: (1) the proportionate allocation of the taxpayer's payment in such year among major expenditure categories of the federal budget (e.g., social security, national defense, Medicare and other federal health programs, low-income assistance programs, unemployment benefits, net interest on the federal debt, and other federal programs); and (2) the amount of the federal debt at the end of the fiscal year and the amount of additional borrowing by the federal government in such fiscal year per each legal U.S. resident.

Date: 2011-04-13
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers to designate on their income tax returns a payment of $1 or more to the general fund of the Treasury.

Date: 2011-04-14
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Supermarket Tax Credit for Underserved Areas Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the rate of the rehabilitation tax credit for a supermarket building placed in service after December 31, 2011, and before January 1, 2014, in an underserved area (i.e., any enterprise community or empowerment zone and any renewal community); (2) increase by $1,000 the the limit on wages eligible for the work opportunity tax credit for employees of a supermarket located in an underserved area; and (3) allow a business-related tax credit for 15% of the gross receipts from the retail sale of locally-grown fresh fruits and vegetables in a supermarket in an underserved area.

Date: 2011-04-14
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the 3.8% Medicare contribution tax on net investment income.

Date: 2011-04-14
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Open Space Preservation Promotion Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow installment sales treatment for land sold to a governmental unit or tax-exempt charitable organization for conservation purposes even though the purchase funds for such sale are held in a sinking or similar fund, as required by state law.

Date: 2011-04-15
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Tax Cuts for America Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent: (1) the tax credit for differential wage payments for employees who are active duty members of the uniformed services, (2) the tax deduction for charitable contributions of book inventories to public schools, (3) the tax deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers, (4) the tax deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses, and (5) the tax deduction for state and local sales taxes in lieu of state and local income taxes. Amends the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 to make permanent the exclusion from income of military basic housing allowances for purposes of the low-income housing tax credit. Makes permanent provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 relating to the tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance and the tax deduction for interest on student loans.

Date: 2011-04-15
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Trash Reduction Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require retailers to pay a $0.05 excise tax on each disposable carryout bag provided to a consumer. Defines "disposable carryout bag" to mean a bag of any material, commonly plastic or kraft paper, which is provided to a consumer at the point of sale to carry or cover purchases, merchandise, or items. Exempts reusable bags and certain other bags used for specified purposes from such tax. Allows a refund of such tax for retailers who establish a disposable carryout bag recycling program. Establishes in the Treasury the Disposable carryout bag Trust Fund to hold tax revenues generated by this Act. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to make payments from such Trust Fund for the disposable carryout bag recycling program and for the land and water conservation fund established by the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965. Directs the Comptroller General to report to Congress on the effectiveness of this Act in reducing the use of disposable carryout bags and encouraging recycling of such bags.

Date: 2011-04-15
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Tax Equity Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide regional cost-of-living adjustments in individual income tax rates. Directs the Secretary of Labor to determine and publish a regional cost-of-living index for each metropolitan statistical area.

Date: 2011-04-15
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Brewers Excise and Economic Relief Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) reduce from $18 to $9 ( the pre-1991 level) the per-barrel tax on beer; and (2) allow a further reduction in such tax for brewers who produce not more than 2 million barrels annually.

Date: 2011-05-02
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Amends the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 to make permanent the estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax revisions of such Act.

Date: 2011-05-05
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Made in America Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make permanent the tax credit for increasing research activities; (2) increase to 20% the rate of the alternative simplified tax credit for research expenses and repeal the taxpayer election to take an alternative incremental credit for such expenses; (3) make permanent the increased expensing allowance for depreciable business property; and (4) reduce to 30% the maximum income tax rate for corporations, including personal service corporations. Directs the Comptroller General to conduct studies of: (1) the impact of workplace employee health care facilities on employee health and and productivity, and (2) the best practices for encouraging college graduates from rural areas to return to those areas after graduation.

Date: 2011-05-05
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Home Office Deduction Simplification Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer who uses a residence to conduct a trade or business a standard tax deduction equal to the lesser of $1,500 or the taxpayer's gross trade or business income derived from the business use of such residence.

Date: 2011-05-11
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Freedom to Invest Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend the election allowed to a U.S. corporation to deduct dividends received from a controlled foreign corporation to the corporation's last taxable year beginning before the enactment of this Act or the first taxable year beginning during the one-year period beginning on such enactment date, and (2) reduce the amount of such tax deduction for corporations that fail to maintain specified employment levels for full-time U.S. employees.

Date: 2011-05-11
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011 - Prohibits a state or local jurisdiction from imposing multiple or discriminatory taxes on or with respect to the sale or use of digital goods or services delivered or transferred electronically to a customer. Excludes from the definition of "digital service" telecommunications service, Internet access service, or audio or video programming service. Restricts taxation of digital goods and services to the retail sale of such goods and services and by the jurisdiction encompassing a customer's tax address. Prohibits the use of existing regulations or administrative rulings relating to the taxation of tangible personal property or other services to impose any tax on the sale or use of digital goods or services. Grants jurisdiction to federal district courts to prevent a violation of this Act, without regard to the amount in controversy or the citizenship of the parties. Expresses the sense of Congress that each state shall take reasonable steps to prevent multiple taxation of digital goods and services where a foreign country has imposed a tax on such goods and services.

Date: 2011-05-12
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Taxing Speculators out of the Oil Market Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) impose an 0.01% excise tax on transactions in oil futures, options, and swaps, to be paid by the trading facility on which the transactions occur or by the buyer of the transaction; and (2) require withholding of such tax if the buyer is a foreign person. Exempts from such tax certain commercial oil traders and bona fide hedging transactions. Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to credit tax revenues from this Act as offsetting collections to appropriations to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Requires any unexpended amounts to be used to reduce the public debt. Requires the CFTC to: (1) subject each bank holding company that engages in trading in oil futures, options, and swaps, and each hedge fund that buys or sells a contract of sale of oil for future delivery, to the rules applicable to noncommercial participants in the markets for the contracts; and (2) revoke immediately each staff no-action letter that covers a foreign board of trade that has established a trading terminal in the United States for selling contracts to or from U.S. investors and engages in trading in oil futures, options, and swaps.

Date: 2011-05-26
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Evacuees Tax Relief Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers to elect either a tax credit or tax deduction for up to $5,000 of their voluntary or mandatory evacuation expenses due to a disaster.

Date: 2011-06-01
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the 10% excise tax on indoor tanning services.

Date: 2011-06-02
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Permits any person who entered into a capital construction fund agreement (an agreement to provide replacement vessels, additional vessels, or reconstructed vessels) with respect to certain vessels operated in the fisheries of the United States to make an election to terminate the capital construction fund established under such agreement. Sets forth provisions concerning the effect of such election, including the distribution and taxation of such funds, on individuals and entities.

Date: 2011-06-16
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Transportation and public works
Eminent Domain Tax Relief Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income gain from the conversion of property by reason of eminent domain.

Date: 2011-06-23
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Commuter Benefits Equity Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to equalize and increase to $230, with a cost-of-living adjustment after 2012, the tax exclusion for both transportation and parking fringe benefits.

Date: 2011-07-06
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Tax Credit to Hire Veterans Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow through 2014 an increase in the amount of depreciable business assets that an eligible small business can expense (i.e., deduct in the same taxable year) if such business employs certain unemployed veterans. Defines "eligible small business" to mean a business entity whose gross receipts in the preceding taxable year did not exceed $5 million or that did not employ more than 500 full time employees.

Date: 2011-07-07
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Free File Program Act of 2011 - Authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Treasury to continue to implement and operate the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Free File program (free online individual income tax preparation and electronic filing services provided by the private sector technology industry to lower income taxpayers).

Date: 2011-07-15
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Charitable Contribution Parity and Enhancement Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the tax deduction for charitable contributions of ordinary income property to all trades and businesses (currently limited to corrporations other than S corporations).  Limits the amount of such deduction for taxpayers other than C corporations to not more than 10% of their aggregate net income for a taxable year from all trades or businesses.

Date: 2011-07-19
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend the new markets tax credit through 2016, (2) provide for an inflation adjustment to the limitation amount for such credit after 2012, and (3) allow an offset against the alternative minimum tax (AMT) for such credit (determined with respect to qualified equity investments made before January 1, 2017).

Date: 2011-07-26
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to impose restrictions on foreign jurisdictions or financial institutions operating in the United States that are of prime money laundering concern or that impede U.S. tax enforcement. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish a rebuttable presumption against the validity of transactions by institutions that do not comply with reporting requirements under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), (2) treat certain foreign corporations managed and controlled primarily in the United States as domestic corporations for tax purposes, (3) require tax withholding agents and financial institutions to report certain information about beneficial owners of foreign-owned financial accounts, (4) treat credit default swap payments sent offshore as taxable U.S. source income, (5) allow the use of tax return information to evaluate foreign financial account reports, (6) increase penalties for promoting abusive tax shelters and for aiding and abetting the understatement of tax liability, (7) prohibit tax advisor contingent fee agreements for obtaining a tax savings or benefit, and (8) impose additional requirements for third party summonses used to obtain information in tax investigations that do not identify the person with respect to whose liability the summons is issued (i.e., John Doe summons). Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to: (1) require corporations registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to report annually, on a country-by country basis, on employees, sales, financing, tax obligations, and tax payments; and (2) authorize a fine of up to $1 million for failure to disclose any holding or transaction involving equity or debt instruments known to involve a foreign entity that would otherwise be subject to disclosure requirements. Requires the Secretary to publish a proposed rule in the Federal Register requiring unregistered investment companies, including hedge funds or private equity funds, to establish anti-money laundering programs and submit suspicious activity reports. Extends anti-money laundering requirements to persons engaged in the business of forming new businesses or other legal entities. Requires federal banking agencies and the SEC to develop examination techniques to detect and prevent abusive tax shelter activities or the aiding or abetting of tax evasion by financial institutions. Requires the Secretary to: (1) disclose tax return information to federal financial regulators for purposes of tax shelter investigations; (2) disclose to Congress documents relating to a determination to grant, deny, revoke, or restore the tax-exempt status of an organization; and (3) expand the standards applicable to tax practitioners for issuing written advice on transactions which have a potential for tax avoidance or evasion.

Date: 2011-07-27
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Fair and Impartial Reform Tax Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) revise income tax rates for individuals and increase such rates for taxpayers with adjusted gross incomes in excess of $500,000, (2) impose limits on and phaseouts of personal exemptions and itemized deductions for high income taxpayers, (3) increase the tax rate on net capital gains and dividend income, and (4) increase the alternative minimum tax (AMT) on the net capital gains of noncorporate taxpayers for taxable years beginning after 2011. Makes the general terminating date of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act (EGTRRA) (i.e., December 31, 2012) applicable to the amendments made by this Act.

Date: 2011-07-29
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Jump Start American Small Business Innovation Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2011 the increased tax deduction for the start-up expenditures of an active trade or business.

Date: 2011-08-01
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Share Your Spare Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a nonrefundable, one-time, tax credit for a donation of a qualified life-saving organ for transplantation by a living individual into another individual. Defines "qualified life-saving organ" as a kidney, liver, lung, pancreas, intestine, bone marrow, or any part thereof. Limits the annual amount of such credit to $10,000 of the unreimbursed costs and lost wages incurred by an organ donor in connection with an organ transplant. Amends: (1) the Public Health Service Act to reduce federal living organ donation grants by any tax credit for organ donation received under this Act, and (2) the National Organ Transplant Act to provide that any such tax credit shall not be deemed valuable consideration for purposes of the ban against organ purchases.

Date: 2011-08-01
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to regulations governing the tax deduction for income attributable to domestic production activities, to specify that such regulations shall be written to prevent more than one taxpayer from being allowed a deduction with respect to the same qualified production activities income derived from any activity qualifying for a tax deduction.

Date: 2011-08-01
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Workforce Fairness and Tax Relief Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the inclusion of unemployment compensation in gross income for income tax purposes, (2) exclude from gross income trade adjustment assistance (TAA) provided by the Trade Act of 1974, and (3) allow penalty-free distributions from tax-exempt retirement plans to individuals who have been separated from employment and have received unemployment compensation for 24 consecutive weeks.

Date: 2011-08-05
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Allows taxpayers to elect to include any payment from BP PLC for damages related to the blowout and explosion on the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon that occurred on April 20, 2010, in gross income ratably over a three-year period for tax purposes (income averaging).

Date: 2011-08-16
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Invest in America Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers, other than corporations, to exclude from gross income net capital gains (defined as including dividend income) for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2011, and before January 1, 2022.

Date: 2011-09-12
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
American Jobs Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) reduce the rate of the income tax on corporations to 0% of taxable income, and (2) eliminate the alternative minimum tax (AMT) on corporations.

Date: 2011-09-14
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Capital Gains Inflation Relief Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an inflation adjustment based upon the gross domestic product deflator to the adjusted basis of certain assets (including C corporation common stock and tangible property used in a trade or business) held by a taxpayer for more than three years for purposes of determining gain or loss on the sale or other disposition of such assets. Sets forth rules for applying such inflation adjustment to short sales, regulated investment companies and real estate investment trusts, partnerships and other pass-thru entities, and dispositions of assets between related persons.

Date: 2011-09-15
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Charitable Agricultural Research Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a tax deduction for a charitable contribution to an agricultural research organization directly engaged in the continuous active conduct of agricultural research, and (2) make prohibitions against expenditures to influence legislation applicable to such organizations.

Date: 2011-09-15
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Roofing Efficiency Jobs Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to classify any qualified energy-efficient cool roof replacement property as 20-year property for depreciation purposes.  Defines "qualified energy-efficient cool roof replacement property" as any roof system that: (1) is placed in service above conditioned or semiheated space on an eligible commercial building, (2) replaces an existing roof system, (3) is a  low-slope roof, and (4) includes insulation meeting specified standards and a primary roof covering that has a cool roof surface.

Date: 2011-09-15
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Real Estate Jobs and Investment Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase from 5% to 10% the allowable ownership interest in real estate investment trust (REIT) stock for purposes of tax exemptions allowed by the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act relating to foreign investment in United States real property interests.

Date: 2011-09-21
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Corporate Assets Should be used to Hire Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose on domestic corporations in taxable years beginning in 2011 or 2012 an additional 40% tax on the excess of their retained earnings over their average retained earnings for the preceding 3 taxable years.  Exempts certain corporations from such tax, including corporations with retained earnings of less than $5 million in a taxable year.

Date: 2011-09-22
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Repeals the termination date in the Jobs Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 for provisions reducing individual tax rates on capital gains and dividend income.

Date: 2011-10-04
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Fairness in the American Tax Code Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an additional tax for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2011, on individual taxpayers equal to: (1) 5% of modified adjusted gross income exceeding $350,000, up to $500,000; (2) 10% of such income exceeding $500,00, up to $1 million; (3) 15% of such income exceeding $1 million, up to $10 million; and (4) 20% of such income exceeding $10 million. Defines "modified adjusted gross income" as adjusted gross income reduced by any deduction allowed for investment interest.  Provides for a cost-of-living adjustment to the income levels subject to additional tax for taxable years beginning after 2011.

Date: 2011-10-05
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
American Job Creation and Investment Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the election to accelerate the alternative minimum tax (AMT) credit in lieu of bonus depreciation, to: (1) repeal the $30 million cap on the AMT tax credit and increase the rate of such credit from 6% to 50%, (2) allow investments made by partnerships that are more than 50% owned by a corporation to qualify for such increased AMT credit amount, and (3) allow taxpayers to make separate elections for each taxable year to take bonus depreciation or AMT credits in lieu of bonus depreciation.

Date: 2011-10-06
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Hunger Relief Trucking Tax Credit Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for the cost of transporting food to assist hunger relief efforts of certain charitable organizations.

Date: 2011-10-13
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend the new markets tax credit through 2016, (2) provide for an inflation adjustment to the limitation amount for such credit after 2012, and (3) allow an offset against the alternative minimum tax (AMT) for such credit (determined with respect to qualified equity investments made before January 1, 2017).

Date: 2011-10-14
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the tax deduction for the start-up expenditures of an active trade or business from $5,000 to $20,000 in taxable years beginning in 2011 through 2014.

Date: 2011-10-14
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal: (1) the excise tax credits for alcohol fuel, biodiesel, and alternative fuel mixtures; (2) the tax credits for the purchase of certain plug-in electric vehicles and alternative motor vehicles; (3) the alternative fuel vehicle refueling property tax credit; (4) the tax credits for alcohol used as fuel and for biodiesel and renewable diesel used as fuel; (5) the enhanced oil recovery tax credit and the tax credit for producing oil and gas from marginal wells; (6) the tax credit for carbon dioxide sequestration; (7) the energy tax credit; and (8) the tax credits for investment in qualifying advanced coal projects and qualifying gasification projects. Terminates after 2012 the tax credits for the production of electricity from certain renewable resources and from advanced nuclear power facilities. Repeals the grant program under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 for payments to invest in alternative and renewable energy property in lieu of tax credits. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe a flat income tax rate for corporations, in lieu of the existing marginal tax rates, based upon the overall revenue savings from the repeal of energy tax subsidies by this Act.

Date: 2011-11-02
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation
Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a .03% excise tax on the purchase of a security: (1) if such purchase occurs on a trading facility located in the United States, or (2) the purchaser or seller is a U.S. person. Defines "security" to include: (1) stocks, partnership interests, notes, bonds, debentures, or other evidences of indebtedness; and (2) interests in a derivative financial instrument (i.e., any option, forward contract, futures contract, notional principal contract, or any similar financial instrument). Exempts from such tax: (1) initial issues of securities; (2) any note, bond, debenture, or other evidence of indebtedness which has a fixed maturity of not more than 100 days; and (3) securities traded pursuant to certain lending arrangements.

Date: 2011-11-02
Topic: Macroeconomics (Tax Code)
Subject: Taxation