Skip to main content
HR 1100 99th Congress House Taxation Corporate mergers Corporate reorganizations Corporation taxes Corporations Corporations and Stocks Excise tax Income tax Interest Stockholders Stocks Tax deductions

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to impose a 50 percent nondeductible excise tax on certain profits realized in connection with corporate takeover attempts, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 19, 1985 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 19, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 19, 1985
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a 50 percent excise tax on any "greenmail profits" paid to certain corporate stockholders. Defines "greenmail profits" as any gain realized by a four-percent shareholder of any stock in a corporation if: (1) the shareholder held such stock for a period of less than two years; and (2) during the two-year period ending on the date of the sale or exchange of such stock there was a public tender offer for such stock or a four-percent shareholder submitted a written proposal for a public tender offer.

Disallows an income tax deduction for certain interest paid or accrued with respect to hostile acquisition indebtedness. Defines "hostile acquisition indebtedness" as certain subordinate obligations issued after February 18, 1985, in connection with a hostile acquisition.

What's happening now February 19, 1985

Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1