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HR 4056 111th Congress House

Jobs Opportunity and Business Stability Act of 2009

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow small businesses a credit against income tax for increasing employment.

Introduced: July 20, 2010 See on congress.gov
Taxation Government studies and investigationsIncome tax creditsSmall businessSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Nov 6, 2009
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 Latest action November 6, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Jobs Opportunity and Business Stability Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow certain small business owners with fewer than 20 employees and annual gross receipts not exceeding $5,000,000 a refundable tax credit for increasing their payrolls in 2010 and 2011 by specified percentages.

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to study and report to Congress on ways to provide benefits to nonprofit organizations that are comparable to the tax credit provided by this Act.

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All 2 Democratic 1
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Jul 20, 2010
Hodes, Paul
· Jan 12, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4056: Jobs Opportunity and Business Stability Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4056/
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