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Small Business Penalty Relief Act of 2009

Introduced: November 16, 2009 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Nov 16, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Nov 16, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11384)
Nov 16, 2009
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Small Business Penalty Relief Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to limit the penalty for failure to disclose a reportable transaction (a transaction determined by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as having a potential for tax avoidance or evasion) to 75% of the decrease in tax resulting from such transaction. Sets forth a maximum penalty for failure to report a reportable transaction and a minimum and maximum penalty for failure to report a listed transaction (a transaction specifically identified by the IRS as a tax avoidance transaction).

Requires the Commissioner of Internal Revenue to report by June 1, 2010, and then annually, to Congress on penalties relating to tax shelters and reportable transactions.

What's happening now November 16, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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