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HR 1558 108th Congress House Taxation Commerce Earnings Families Income tax Labor and Employment Losses Married people Partnerships Self-employed Tax administration Tax credits Tax deductions

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a married couple conducting an unincorporated trade or business to elect out of partnership status.

Introduced: April 2, 2003 Introduced by: Doggett, Lloyd Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 2, 2003
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a married couple conducting an unincorporated trade or business to elect out of partnership status.

Allocates all related items of income, gain, loss, and credit equally between the spouses, unless they provide for a labor-based allocation.

Includes each spouse's share of income or loss in net earnings from self-employment.

What's happening now April 2, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Independent 1