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HR 4912 110th Congress House Taxation Commerce Contracts Derivative securities Finance and Financial Sector Income tax Losses Tax administration

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the treatment of prepaid derivative contracts.

Introduced: December 19, 2007 Introduced by: Neal, Richard E. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Dec 19, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Dec 19, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2663)
Dec 19, 2007
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to set forth rules for the treatment of income, loss, and distributions relating to a prepaid derivative contract. Defines "prepaid derivative contract" as any prepaid contract with a term longer than one year from the date of issue which is a derivative financial instrument with respect to any security, commodity, or financial index.

What's happening now December 19, 2007

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4912: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the treatment of prepaid derivative contracts.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4912/
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