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S. 1282 116th Congress Senate

Preserve Charities and Houses of Worship Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal certain rules related to the determination of unrelated business taxable income.

Introduced: May 2, 2019 Introduced by: Ted Cruz Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Taxation Employee benefits and pensionsIncome tax ratesSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsTax-exempt organizationsTransportation costs
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 2, 2019
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 Latest action May 2, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preserve Charities and Houses of Worship Act

This bill modifies the requirements for determining the unrelated business taxable income of tax-exempt organizations. The bill repeals provisions that (1) require organizations with more than one unrelated trade or business to compute unrelated business taxable income separately for each trade or business; and (2) increase unrelated business taxable income by the amount of expenses paid or incurred by an organization for certain fringe benefits for which a tax deduction is not allowed, including benefits relating to transportation, parking, or an on-premises athletic facility.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 513 Nonprofits Support Act
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  • S 501 Stop the Tax Hike on Charities and Places of Worship Act
  • S 632 LIFT for Charities Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Republican 3
McSally, Martha
· Oct 23, 2019
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Jul 10, 2019
 R
Lee, Mike
Utah · Jul 10, 2019
 R
Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Jun 3, 2019
 D
Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · May 2, 2019
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