United States 113th Congress Status: Died 1 D cosponsors

HR 5444 — Corporate Fair Share Tax Act

Last action — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Summary

Corporate Fair Share Tax Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to limit the tax deduction of the interest expense of a U.S. corporation that is a member of a financial reporting group (a group that prepares consolidated financial statements according to accepted accounting principles or international financial reporting standards) to: (1) the amount of interest on indebtedness of the corporation includible in the corporation's gross income for the taxable year plus its proportionate share of the group's net interest expense in the taxable year; or (2) 10% of the corporation's adjusted taxable income, if the corporation fails to substantiate its proportionate share of interest expense. Exempts a corporation that is predominantly engaged in the active conduct of a banking, financing, or similar business or that has less than $5 million of net interest expense for the taxable year.

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Action History

  1. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 546 not signed on

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Not signed on (546)

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Subjects

Accounting and auditing Administrative law and regulatory procedures Corporate finance and management Department of the Treasury Income tax deductions Interest, dividends, interest rates Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Taxation
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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 5444 do?
Corporate Fair Share Tax Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to limit the tax deduction of the interest expense of a U.S. corporation that is a member of a financial reporting group (a group that prepares consolidated financial statements according to accepted accounting principles or international financial reporting standards) to: (1) the amount of interest on indebtedness of the corporation includible in the corporation's gross income for the taxable year plus its proportionate share of the group's net interest expense in the taxable year; or (2) 10% of the corporation's adjusted taxable income, if the corporation fails to substantiate its proportionate share of interest expense. Exempts a corporation that is predominantly engaged in the active conduct of a banking, financing, or similar business or that has less than $5 million of net interest expense for the taxable year.
Who sponsors HR 5444?
HR 5444 is sponsored by Mark Pocan (D).
What is the current status of HR 5444?
This bill died with 113th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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