To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system.
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 percent for the first two years after an election is made under this Act and 17 percent 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.
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3742-3747)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5782-5784)
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12146-12148)
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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