S 2111 · 109th Congress · Taxation

Small Business Growth Initiative Act of 2005

Introduced 2005-12-15· Sponsored by Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
5
Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.(2005-12-15)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Small Business Growth Initiative Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow certain small business employers (with between two and 100 employees) a business tax credit for employee training expenses; (2) double the tax exclusion of gain from the sale or exchange of qualified small business stock and reduce the holding period for such stock from five to three years; (3) exempt such small business stock gain from the alternative minimum tax; (4) extend through 2010 the increased expensing allowance for depreciable business assets; and (5) increase the tax credit for small employer pension startup costs. Amends the Small Business Act to increase federal agency expenditures under the Small Business Innovation Research program (SBIR) and the Small Business Technology Transfer program (STTR) through FY2011.…

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