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Capital Investment Act of 1989

Introduced: February 21, 1989 See on congress.gov
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Feb 21, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 21, 1989
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Capital Investment Act of 1989 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce from 34 percent to 20 percent the alternative tax rate on capital gains realized by a corporation. Excludes collectibles from capital gains calculations.

Revises the method of calculating the deduction for capital gains of noncorporate taxpayers, allowing a deduction equal to: (1) 100 percent for assets held five years or longer; (2) 60 percent for assets held for between three and five years; and (3) 40 percent for assets held for between one and three years.

What's happening now February 21, 1989

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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