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HR 2721 115th Congress House Taxation Aging Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Seniors' Tax Simplification Act of 2017

Introduced: May 25, 2017 See on congress.gov
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May 25, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 25, 2017
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Seniors' Tax Simplification Act of 2017

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.

The form must be available without regard to the amount of any item of taxable income or the total amount of taxable income for the taxable year.

What's happening now May 25, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 2
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  • S 157 Identical bill Seniors' Tax Simplification Act of 2017
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 1 Republican 3
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· Oct 2, 2017
Brat, Dave
· Sep 25, 2017
Hensarling, Jeb
· Jun 6, 2017
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · May 25, 2017
Delaney, John
· May 25, 2017
 R
Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · May 25, 2017
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · May 25, 2017
 R
Webster, Daniel
Florida · May 25, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2721: Seniors' Tax Simplification Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2721/
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"H.R. 2721: Seniors' Tax Simplification Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2721/.
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H.R. 2721, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2721/.
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