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S 2994 111th Congress Senate Taxation Financial crises and stabilization Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises Housing finance and home ownership Income tax deductions Sales and excise taxes Wages and earnings

Taxpayer Fairness Act

Introduced: February 4, 2010 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 4, 2010
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Taxpayer Fairness Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) impose a 50% tax on bonuses, including retention bonuses, exceeding $400,000 paid in 2009 to employees of financial institutions (including the Federal National Mortgage Association [Fannie Mae] and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation [Freddie Mac]) that received $5 billion or more in emergency economic assistance from the federal government; and (2) limit the business tax deduction for such bonuses to 50% of the amount of such bonuses.

What's happening now February 4, 2010

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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