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S 1402 111th Congress Senate Taxation Business investment and capital Income tax deductions

Small Business Jump Start Act of 2009

Introduced: July 7, 2009 Introduced by: Merkley, Jeff Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Jul 7, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7195)
Jul 7, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7195, S7195-7196)
Jul 7, 2009
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Small Business Jump Start Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase in taxable years beginning in 2009, 2010, or 2011: (1) the limit on the tax deduction for trade or business start-up expenditures from $5,000 to $10,000; and (2) the threshold amount for reducing such limit.

What's happening now July 7, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7195)

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