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S Corporation Modernization Act of 2019

Introduced: July 18, 2019 Introduced by: Thune, John Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
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Jul 18, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S4950-4952)
Jul 18, 2019
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

S Corporation Modernization Act of 2019

This bill modifies the tax treatment of  S corporations (pass thru entities) to

  • increase from 25% to 60% of S corporation gross receipts the threshold for taxing S corporations with passive investment income;
  • eliminate a provision terminating the status of  S corporations with excessive passive investment income for three consecutive years;
  • permit S corporations to have individual retirement accounts as shareholders;
  • allow an adjustment to the basis of an S corporation's assets upon the death of a shareholder, in the form of a 15-year amortization deduction; and
  • permit the Internal Revenue Service to treat a late revocation of  S corporation status as timely if it finds there was reasonable cause for failure to make a timely revocation.
What's happening now July 18, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S4950-4952)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5643 Related bill S Corporation Modernization Act of 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2156: S Corporation Modernization Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2156/
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"S. 2156: S Corporation Modernization Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2156/.
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S. 2156, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2156/.
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[S. 2156: S Corporation Modernization Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2156/)
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