HR 2078 · 115th Congress · Taxation

Jump Start America Act of 2017

Introduced 2017-04-06· Sponsored by Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.(2017-04-06)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Jump Start America Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to several corporate and individual income tax policies, to: revise individual income tax rates to establish a 20% rate on taxable income of $1 million or less and a 30% rate on taxable income over $1 million, with an adjustment for inflation after 2016; revise the income tax rates on corporations to impose a single 20% rate on corporate taxable income; modify the formula for calculating the tax on the net capital gains of individual taxpayers to provide for a maximum 15% rate on the adjusted net capital gain of such taxpayers; reduce the tax rate on current and accumulated foreign earnings of U.S. corporations reinvested in the United States and make the lower rate permanent; increase the additional depreciation allowance (bonus depreciation) from 50% to 100% of the adjusted basis of qualifying business property and to make such increased allowance permanent; reduce Social Security and Medicare payroll taxes for employers, employees, and the self-employed; and repeal the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes.…

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