HR 3515 — HEAT Act of 2017

(a) Treatment as expenses A taxpayer may elect to treat the cost of any section 179 property as an expense which is not chargeable to capital account. Any cost so treated shall be allowed as a deduction for the taxable year in which the section 179 property is placed in service. (b) Limitations (1) Dollar limitation The aggregate cost which may be taken into account under subsection (a) for any taxable year shall not exceed $2,500,000. (2) Reduction in limitation The limitation under paragraph (1) for any taxable year shall be reduced (but not below zero) by the amount by which the cost of section 179 property placed in service during such taxable year exceeds $4,000,000. (3) Limitation based on income from trade or business (A) In general The amount allowed as a deduction under subsection (a) for any taxable year (determined after the application of paragraphs (1) and (2)) shall not exceed the aggregate amount of taxable income of the taxpayer for such taxable year which is derived from the active conduct by the taxpayer of any trade or business during such taxable year. (B) Carryover of disallowed deduction The amount allowable as a deduction under subsection (a) for any taxable year shall be increased by the lesser of— (i) the aggregate amount disallowed under subparagraph (A) for all prior taxable years (to the extent not previously allowed as a deduction by reason of this subparagraph), or (ii) the excess (if any) of— (I) the limitation of paragraphs (1) and (2) (or if lesser, the aggregate amount of taxable income referred to in subparagraph (A)), over (II) the amount allowable as a deduction under subsection (a) for such taxable year without regard to this subparagraph. (C) Computation of taxable income For purposes of this paragraph, taxable income derived from the conduct of a trade or business shall be computed without regard to the deduction allowable under this section. (4) Married individuals filing separately In the case of a husband and wife filing separate returns for the taxable year— (A) such individuals shall be treated as 1 taxpayer for purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2), and (B) unless such individuals elect otherwise, 50 percent of the cost which may be taken into account under subsection (a) for such taxable year (before application of paragraph (3)) shall be allocated to each such individual. (5) Limitation on cost taken into account for certain passenger vehicles (A) In general The cost of any sport utility vehicle for any taxable year which may be taken into account under this section shall not exceed $25,000. (B) Sport utility vehicle For purposes of subparagraph (A)— (i) In general The term “sport utility vehicle” means any 4-wheeled vehicle— (I) which is primarily designed or which can be used to carry passengers over public streets, roads, or highways (except any vehicle operated exclusively on a rail or rails), (II) which is not subject to section 280F, and (III) which is rated at not more than 14,000 pounds gross vehicle weight. (ii) Certain vehicles excluded Such term does not include any vehicle which— (I) is designed to have a seating capacity of more than 9 persons behind the driver’s seat, (II) is equipped with a cargo area of at least 6 feet in interior length which is an open area or is designed for use as an open area but is enclosed by a cap and is not readily accessible directly from the passenger compartment, or (III) has an integral enclosure, fully enclosing the driver compartment and load carrying device, does not have seating rearward of the driver’s seat, and has no body section protruding more than 30 inches ahead of the leading edge of the windshield. (6) Inflation adjustment (A) In general In the case of any taxable year beginning after 2018 (2025 in the case of the dollar amounts in paragraphs (1) and (2)), the dollar amounts in paragraphs (1), (2), and (5)(A) shall each be increased by an amount equal to— (i) such dollar amount, multiplied by (ii) the cost-of-living adjus...