HR 2971
116th Congress
House
Taxation
Income tax deductions
Small business
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Freedom for Small Businesses Act of 2019
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 23, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 23, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Freedom for Small Businesses Act of 2019
This bill revises the tax deduction for qualified business income to (1) make such deduction permanent, (2) limit to 21% the top tax rate on qualified business income, (3) repeal the limitation on the deduction based on amount of wages paid, and (4) revise the definition of qualified trade or business to mean any trade or business other than the trade of business of performing services as an employee.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Committees of jurisdiction
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