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HR 2720 111th Congress House Taxation Business investment and capital Income tax deductions Television and film

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the election to treat the cost of qualified film and television productions as an expense which is not chargeable to capital account.

Introduced: June 4, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Jun 4, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 4, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1316-1317)
Jun 4, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the taxpayer election to expense qualified film and television production costs in the current taxable year.

What's happening now June 4, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Bill text 1 version

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All 1 Democratic 1
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jul 14, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2720: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the election to treat the cost of qualified film and television productions as an expense which is not chargeable to capital account.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2720/
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"H.R. 2720: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the election to treat the cost of qualified film and television productions as an expense which is not chargeable to capital account.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2720/.
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H.R. 2720, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2720/.
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[H.R. 2720: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the election to treat the cost of qualified film and television productions as an expense which is not chargeable to capital account.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2720/)
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