S 1049 · 97th Congress · Taxation

Employee Retirement Savings Contribution Act of 1981

Introduced 1981-04-29· Sponsored by Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB; Treasury Department.(1981-05-06)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Employee Retirement Savings Contribution Act of 1981 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit participants in tax-qualified retirement savings plans to make tax deductible contributions to such plans and to individual retirement accounts (IRA) to the extent of $2,000 or 15 percent of taxable compensation, whichever is lesser. Permits government employees not subject to social security taxes to claim a tax deduction for contributions to a retirement savings plan of up to $2,000, to the extent that contributions exceed the amount they would otherwise pay in social security taxes. Increases the maximum income tax deduction for contributions to an IRA to $2,000 ($2,250 for spousal IRAs). Treats employee contributions to retirement savings plans as employer contributions for purposes of the tax treatment of such contributions.…

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Cosponsors (2)

2 Republicans