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HR 6385 111th Congress House Taxation Employment taxes Medicare

To repeal the unearned income Medicare contribution provision in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.

Introduced: September 29, 2010 Introduced by: Smith, Adrian Republican · Nebraska See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 to repeal the unearned income Medicare contribution provision, under which: (1) net investment income (interest, dividends, annuities, royalties, rents, passive income, and net gain from the disposition of nonbusiness property) is included in the Medicare taxable base; (2) a 3.8% tax is imposed on it, beginning in 2013; and (3) the net investment income of taxpayers with adjusted gross incomes of under $200,000 ($250,000 for joint returns) is excluded from such tax.

What's happening now September 29, 2010

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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