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Family Investment and Rural Savings Tax Act

Introduced: July 30, 1998 See on congress.gov
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Jul 30, 1998
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jul 30, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9426-9427)
Jul 30, 1998
Introduced in Senate
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Title I: Reduction in Individual Capital Gains Tax Rates

Title II: Tax Incentives for Farmers

Family Investment and Rural Savings Tax Act - Title I: Reduction in Individual Capital Gains Tax Rates - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce individual capital gains tax rates.

Title II: Tax Incentives for Farmers - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit an eligible farmer or rancher to establish a Farm and Ranch Risk Management Account (FARRM Account). States that: (1) up to 20 percent of farm-derived income may be deposited as an annual income deduction; and (2) deferred amounts shall be taxed upon withdrawal without penalty if distributed within five years.

Amends the Taxpayer Relief of 1997 to permanently extend income averaging for farmers.

What's happening now July 30, 1998

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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