To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a basic income guarantee in the form of a refundable tax credit for taxpayers who do not itemize deductions.
Tax Cut for the Rest of Us Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers who do not itemize tax deductions a $2,000 refundable tax credit, adjusted for inflation. Allows additional credit amounts of $2,000 for the taxpayer's spouse and $1,000 for each qualified dependent. Requires the basic standard deduction and the personal exemption amount for a taxpayer allowed such credit to be zero for that taxable year. Disallows such credit to an individual for whom a taxpayer is allowed a deduction as a dependent.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E688-689)
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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