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HR 4056 111th Congress House Taxation Government studies and investigations Income tax credits Small business Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Jobs Opportunity and Business Stability Act of 2009

Introduced: November 6, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Nov 6, 2009
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 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.

What's happening now November 6, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Jul 20, 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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"H.R. 4056: Jobs Opportunity and Business Stability Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4056/.
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