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HR 256 114th Congress House

Creating Jobs From Innovative Small Businesses Act of 2015

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for equity investments in research intensive small business concerns.

Introduced: January 9, 2015 See on congress.gov
Taxation Advanced technology and technological innovationsFinancial services and investmentsIncome tax creditsResearch and developmentSmall business
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 9, 2015
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 Latest action January 9, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Creating Jobs From Innovative Small Businesses Act of 2015

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a general business tax credit of 20% of the amount paid to acquire an equity investment in a qualified research intensive small business concern. Defines "qualified research intensive small business concern" as a small business concern that employs an average of fewer than 500 employees during a year and devotes at least 50% of its gross expenditures to research and experimentation.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 256: Creating Jobs From Innovative Small Businesses Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-256/
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"H.R. 256: Creating Jobs From Innovative Small Businesses Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-256/.
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H.R. 256, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-256/.
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