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S 716 114th Congress Senate Taxation Aging Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Seniors' Tax Simplification Act of 2015

Introduced: March 11, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 11, 2015
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Seniors' Tax Simplification Act of 2015

This bill directs the Internal Revenue Service to make available to taxpayers who have turned age 65 at the close of the taxable year a new federal income tax Form 1040SR (similar to the existing Form 1040EZ). Such taxpayers can use this new form even if their income includes: (1) social security benefits; (2) distributions from qualified retirement plans, annuities, or other such deferred payment arrangements; (3) interest and dividends; or (4) capital gains and losses.

What's happening now March 11, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1397 Identical bill Seniors' Tax Simplification Act of 2015
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Mar 16, 2015
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Mar 11, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 716: Seniors' Tax Simplification Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-716/
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"S. 716: Seniors' Tax Simplification Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-716/.
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