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HR 1542 111th Congress House Taxation Corporate finance and management Financial crises and stabilization Income tax rates Wages and earnings

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a 100 percent tax on bonuses paid by businesses that receive TARP assistance and are majority owned by the Federal Government.

Introduced: March 17, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Mar 17, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 17, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3448)
Mar 17, 2009
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an additional 100% income tax on bonuses paid to the employees of entities that received assistance under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 and in which the federal government has an ownership interest greater than 50%.

What's happening now March 17, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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