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HR 886 113th Congress House

America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2013

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief for small businesses, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 7, 2014 See on congress.gov
Taxation Accounting and auditingBusiness investment and capitalCapital gains taxContracts and agency
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Employee benefits and pensionsEmployment taxesFinancial services and investmentsHealth care costs and insuranceIncome tax creditsIncome tax deductionsIncome tax exclusionIncome tax ratesSecuritiesSelf-employedSmall business
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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 28, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 28, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent: (1) the 100% exclusion from gross income of gain from the sale of certain small business stock, (2) carrybacks and alternative minimum tax rules relating to small business tax credits, (3) the reduction in the recognition period for the built-in gains from the sale of S corporation stock, (4) the increased limitation for the expensing of depreciable business assets, (5) the use of the percentage of completion accounting method for long-term contracts, (6) the increased tax deduction for business start-up expenditures, and (7) the allowance of a deduction for health insurance premiums in computing net earnings from self-employment income.

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Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Apr 7, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 886: America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-886/
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"H.R. 886: America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-886/.
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H.R. 886, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-886/.
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