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HR 1556 113th Congress House

Fairness in International Taxation Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade taxation of United States income.

Introduced: April 15, 2013 Introduced by: Doggett, Lloyd Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
Taxation Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCorporate finance and managementDepartment of the TreasuryEmployment taxes
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Foreign and international corporationsIncome tax deductionsInternational law and treatiesTaxation of foreign income
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 15, 2013
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 Latest action April 15, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fairness in International Taxation Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit a reduction under any treaty of the United States of tax withholding for a tax deductible payment made between persons who are members of the same foreign controlled group of entities unless there would be a similar reduction for payments made directly to the foreign parent corporation of such entities.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 5
MILLER, GEORGE
· Sep 18, 2014
Cartwright, Matt
· Jul 15, 2014
O'Rourke, Beto
· Mar 14, 2014
Bass, Karen
· May 16, 2013
 D
Chu, Judy
California · May 16, 2013
Ellison, Keith
· May 16, 2013
FATTAH, CHAKA
· May 16, 2013
Cicilline, David
· Apr 15, 2013
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 15, 2013
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Apr 15, 2013
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 15, 2013
DINGELL, JOHN
· Apr 15, 2013
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Apr 15, 2013
Lee, Barbara
· Apr 15, 2013
MCDERMOTT, JIM
· Apr 15, 2013
MORAN, JAMES
· Apr 15, 2013
RUSH, BOBBY
· Apr 15, 2013
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 15, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1556: Fairness in International Taxation Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1556/
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