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S. 2872 117th Congress Senate

Performing Artist Tax Parity Act of 2021

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the adjusted gross income limitation for above-the-line deduction of expenses of performing artist employees, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 28, 2021 Introduced by: Mark R. Warner Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 28, 2021
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 Latest action September 28, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Performing Artist Tax Parity Act of 2021

This bill modifies the tax deduction for the expenses of performing artists (including commissions paid to managers or agents) to provide for a phaseout of such deduction for taxpayers whose adjusted gross income exceeds $100,000 ($200,000 for joint return filers). The $100,000 phaseout threshold is adjusted for inflation annually for taxable years beginning after 2021.

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    for AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter 2023 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2872: Performing Artist Tax Parity Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2872/
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"S. 2872: Performing Artist Tax Parity Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2872/.
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S. 2872, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2872/.
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