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HR 2255 98th Congress House Taxation Corporations and Stocks Foreign Trade and Investments Foreign corporations Income tax International corporations Stockholders Tax exclusion

A bill to amend the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 relating to controlled foreign corporations to make the constructive ownership rules inapplicable in determining deemed…

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A bill to amend the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 relating to controlled foreign corporations to make the constructive ownership rules inapplicable in determining deemed distributions to individuals with small individual and family interests in such corporations.

Introduced: March 22, 1983 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 98th Congress (1983–1984) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 22, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 22, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that for purposes of determining whether amounts are includible in the gross income of a U.S. shareholder of a controlled foreign corporation, individuals owning less than five percent and families owning less than 15 percent of all classes of stock entitled to vote shall not be treated as U.S. shareholders.

What's happening now March 22, 1983

Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Aug 3, 1983
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2255: A bill to amend the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 relating to controlled foreign corporations to make the constructive ownership rules inapplicable in determining deemed distributions to individuals with small individual and family interests in such corporations.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-2255/
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"H.R. 2255: A bill to amend the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 relating to controlled foreign corporations to make the constructive ownership rules inapplicable in determining deemed distributions to individuals with small individual and family interests in such corporations.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-2255/.
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H.R. 2255, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-2255/.
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[H.R. 2255: A bill to amend the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 relating to controlled foreign corporations to make the constructive ownership rules inapplicable in determining deemed distributions to individuals with small individual and family interests in such corporations.](https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-2255/)
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