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HR 5444 113th Congress House

Corporate Fair Share Tax Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to limit the interest deduction for excessive interest of members of financial reporting groups.

Introduced: September 10, 2014 Introduced by: Pocan, Mark Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
Taxation Accounting and auditingAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresCorporate finance and managementDepartment of the Treasury
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Income tax deductionsInterest, dividends, interest ratesTax administration and collection, taxpayers
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This bill died when the 113th Congress ended
It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Latest action September 10, 2014

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Corporate Fair Share Tax Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to limit the tax deduction of the interest expense of a U.S. corporation that is a member of a financial reporting group (a group that prepares consolidated financial statements according to accepted accounting principles or international financial reporting standards) to: (1) the amount of interest on indebtedness of the corporation includible in the corporation's gross income for the taxable year plus its proportionate share of the group's net interest expense in the taxable year; or (2) 10% of the corporation's adjusted taxable income, if the corporation fails to substantiate its proportionate share of interest expense. Exempts a corporation that is predominantly engaged in the active conduct of a banking, financing, or similar business or that has less than $5 million of net interest expense for the taxable year.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5444: Corporate Fair Share Tax Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5444/
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