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HR 774 113th Congress House

Small Business Start-up Savings Accounts Act of 2013

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish small business start-up savings accounts.

Introduced: February 15, 2013 See on congress.gov
Taxation Bank accounts, deposits, capitalBusiness investment and capitalEmployee benefits and pensionsIncome tax deductions
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Income tax exclusionSales and excise taxesSmall business
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.
Feb 15, 2013
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 Latest action February 15, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Small Business Start-up Savings Accounts Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow businesses with 500 or fewer employees to establish small business start-up savings accounts for the payment of certain business expenses, including the purchase of equipment or facilities, marketing, training, incorporation, and accounting fees. Requires all distributions from such accounts for payment of business expenses to be completed within five years after the first account distribution.

Allows a tax deduction for contributions to a start-up savings account, limited to the lesser of: (1) $10,000, or (2) $150,000 reduced by the aggregate account contributions for all taxable years. Excludes distributions from such accounts from gross income for income tax purposes. Imposes an excise tax on excess contributions to and for nonqualified distributions from such accounts.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 774: Small Business Start-up Savings Accounts Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-774/
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"H.R. 774: Small Business Start-up Savings Accounts Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-774/.
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H.R. 774, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-774/.
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