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HR 2707 105th Congress House

Entrepreneurial Equity Capital Formation Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit tax-free reorganizations of specialized small business investment companies into partnerships and regulate… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit tax-free reorganizations of specialized small business investment companies into partnerships and regulated investment companies, to expand the exclusion for gain from small business stock for such stock held by such companies, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 23, 1997 See on congress.gov
Taxation Business income taxBusiness lossesCapital gains taxCommerce
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Corporate reorganizationsFinance and Financial SectorIncome taxMutual fundsPartnershipsPreferred stocksProfitSmall businessStockholdersStocksTax exclusion
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It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Oct 23, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct 23, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 23, 1997

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Title I: Tax-Free Conversions of Specialized Small Business

Investment Companies Into Pass-Thru Entities

Title II: Additional Incentives Related to Investing in

Specialized Small Business Investment Companies

Entrepreneurial Equity Capital Formation Act - Title I: Tax-Free Conversions of Specialized Small Business Investment Companies Into Pass-Thru Entities - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to set forth special rules for determining whether a specialized small business investment company is a regulated investment company, to define such a company, to waive the distribution requirement for such a company, and to disregard certain earnings and profits of such a company.

Permits the tax-free reorganization of a specialized small investment company as a partnership if the reorganization is carried out within a specified time period following enactment and other specified conditions are met.

Title II: Additional Incentives Related to Investing in Specialized Small Business Investment Companies - Sets forth additional tax incentives for investing in specialized small business investment companies.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Oct 23, 1997
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Oct 23, 1997
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Oct 23, 1997
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 23, 1997
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Oct 23, 1997
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Oct 23, 1997
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Waters, Maxine
California · Oct 23, 1997
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