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HR 6601 110th Congress House Taxation Business expenses Business investment and capital Energy efficiency and conservation Income tax deductions Lighting and heating Lighting, heating, cooling Small business Telephone and wireless communication

Small Business Tax Modernization Act of 2008

Introduced: July 24, 2008 Introduced by: Velázquez, Nydia M. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Jul 24, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 24, 2008
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Small Business Tax Modernization Act of 2008 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions affecting small business taxpayers to: (1) allow an alternative standard tax deduction for the business use of a personal residence and establish a de minimis standard for determining personal use; (2) repeal restrictions on the depreciation deduction for cellular telephones and similar telecommunications equipment; (3) allow nonresident aliens to be S corporation shareholders; (4) increase the limit on the tax deduction for business meals and entertainment expenses; and (5) allow accelerated depreciation for energy-efficient heating, ventilation, air conditioning, or commercial refrigeration systems installed in nonresidential and residential rental buildings before January 1, 2012.

What's happening now July 24, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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