About the bill
H.R. 6756 intends to make it easier and less costly for an entrepreneur to start a new business by providing for more deductions of start-up and organizational costs in the business’s first year and preserving start-up losses and start-up credits by exempting them from the limitations on use that otherwise could apply after an ownership change.
Specifically, the legislation consolidates the rules for start-up expenditures (section 195) and organizational expenditures (sections 248 and 709(b)) into a single provision, allowing the taxpayer to elect to deduct up to $20,000 of the aggregate amount of start-up and organizational expenditures in the taxable year that the business begins. This deduction is phased out to the extent that the start-up and organizational expenditures exceed $120,000.[1] Expenditures above the increased limit would continue to be …
Sponsor and status
115th Congress (2017–2019)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on September 27, 2018 but was never passed by the Senate.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
26 Cosponsors (26 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Reichert, House Pass Tax Reform 2.0”
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Rep. David Reichert [R-WA8, 2005-2018]
(Co-sponsor)
on Sep 28, 2018
“Bishop Applauds House Passage of Tax Reform 2.0”
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Rep. Mike Bishop [R-MI8, 2015-2018]
(Co-sponsor)
on Sep 28, 2018
“THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS - September 28, 2018”
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Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]
on Oct 1, 2018
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What stakeholders are saying
History
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Sep 10, 2018
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Introduced
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Sep 13, 2018
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Ordered Reported
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Sep 24, 2018
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Reported by House Committee on Ways and Means
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Sep 27, 2018
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Jul 9, 2020
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 7505 (116th). |
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Apr 14, 2022
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 7503. |
H.R. 6756 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 6756. This is the one from the 115th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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