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HR 5155 117th Congress House Taxation

Taxpayer Penalty Protection Act of 2021

Introduced: November 3, 2021 Introduced by: Chu, Judy Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Sep 3, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 3, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Taxpayer Penalty Protection Act of 2021

This bill exempts taxpayers from penalties for failure to pay estimated income tax in taxable years beginning in 2020 if such taxpayers (1) paid at least 70% of the tax due for the current year, and (2) paid 70% (90% if adjusted gross income exceeds $150,000) of tax shown on returns for the prior year.

What's happening now September 3, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 6 Republican 3
D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Nov 18, 2021
Manning, Kathy
· Nov 12, 2021
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Nov 5, 2021
 R
Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Nov 3, 2021
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Oct 28, 2021
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Oct 28, 2021
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Oct 28, 2021
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Oct 26, 2021
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Oct 26, 2021
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Oct 26, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5155: Taxpayer Penalty Protection Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5155/
MLA
"H.R. 5155: Taxpayer Penalty Protection Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5155/.
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H.R. 5155, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5155/.
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[H.R. 5155: Taxpayer Penalty Protection Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5155/)
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