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HR 3840 112th Congress House

Narrowing Exceptions for Withholding Taxes Act of 2012

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Social Security Act to provide for employment tax treatment of professional service businesses.

Introduced: February 9, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E92)
Jan 31, 2012
Introduced in House
Jan 31, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Latest action January 31, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Narrowing Exceptions for Withholding Taxes Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and title II (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Benefits) of the Social Security Act to require a shareholder of a subchapter S corporation engaged in a professional service business to include all items of income or loss attributable to such business in determining such shareholder's net earnings from self-employment for purposes of computing employment tax liability.

Defines a "professional service business" as any trade or business substantially all of the activities of which involve providing services in the fields of health, law, lobbying, engineering, architecture, accounting, actuarial science, performing arts, consulting, athletics, investment advice or management, or brokerage services.


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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3840: Narrowing Exceptions for Withholding Taxes Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3840/
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"H.R. 3840: Narrowing Exceptions for Withholding Taxes Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3840/.
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