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HR 1545 111th Congress House Taxation Income tax credits Research and development

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the credit for research activities permanent and to provide an increase in such credit for taxpayers whose gross receipts are predominantly from…

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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the credit for research activities permanent and to provide an increase in such credit for taxpayers whose gross receipts are predominantly from domestic production activities.

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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make permanent the tax credit for increasing research activities; and (2) increase the amount of such credit for taxpayers who earn more than 50% of their gross receipts from domestic production activities.

What's happening now March 17, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 2
D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Apr 15, 2010
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Nov 19, 2009
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Nov 4, 2009
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Oct 14, 2009
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Apr 30, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1545: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the credit for research activities permanent and to provide an increase in such credit for taxpayers whose gross receipts are predominantly from domestic production activities.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1545/
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"H.R. 1545: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the credit for research activities permanent and to provide an increase in such credit for taxpayers whose gross receipts are predominantly from domestic production activities.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1545/.
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H.R. 1545, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1545/.
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[H.R. 1545: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the credit for research activities permanent and to provide an increase in such credit for taxpayers whose gross receipts are predominantly from domestic production activities.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1545/)
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