A bill to provide for simplified collection of employment taxes on domestic services, and for other purposes.
Social Security Domestic Employment Reform Act of 1994 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to change the threshold (currently, $50 a quarter) at which cash remuneration for domestic services becomes subject to social security employment taxes to an applicable dollar amount required for a quarter of coverage under title II. Excludes the employment of domestic employees under age 18 from such coverage.
Sets forth rules for filing returns with respect to domestic service employment taxes and requires such returns to be made on a calendar year basis.
Exempts such taxes from estimated tax provisions.
Makes filing requirements inapplicable to any employer liable for tax concerning remuneration for services other than domestic service in a private home.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into agreements with States to collect the State unemployment tax imposed on remuneration for domestic service and transfer such amounts to a State's account in the Unemployment Trust Fund.
Authorizes the Social Security Administration to use certain debt collection practices available to other Federal agencies.
Prohibits the payment of OASDI benefits to certain individuals confined to public institutions by court order as a result of felony verdicts of guilty but insane (or mentally incompetent) or not guilty by reason of insanity (or mental incompetence).
Requires nursing home administrators to timely report the admission of any social security recipient to the Social Security Administration.
Became Public Law No: 103-387.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8721)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committee on Finance. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 103-445.
Committee on Finance. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Committee on Finance. Reported to Senate by Senator Moynihan with amendments. With written report No. 103-252.
Committee on Finance. Reported to Senate by Senator Moynihan with amendments. With written report No. 103-252.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 415.
Senate incorporated this measure in H.R. 4278 as an amendment.
Senate passed companion measure H.R. 4278 in lieu of this measure by Voice Vote.
Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.
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