Text of S. 1 (115th): An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the … (Placed on Calendar in the Senate version)

Calendar No. 269

115th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 1

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

November 28, 2017

Mr. Enzi, from the Committee on the Budget, reported the following original bill; which was read twice and placed on the calendar

A BILL

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018.

11000.

(a)

This title may be cited as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

(b)

Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

11001.

(a)

Section 1 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(j)

(1)

In the case of a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2017, and before January 1, 2026—

(A)

subsection (i) shall not apply, and

(B)

this section (other than subsection (i)) shall be applied as provided in paragraphs (2) through (7).

(2)

(A)

The following table shall be applied in lieu of the table contained in subsection (a):

If taxable income is:	The tax is:
Not over $19,050	10% of taxable income.
Over $19,050 but not over $77,400	$1,905, plus 12% of the excess over $19,050.
Over $77,400 but not over $140,000	$8,907, plus 22% of the excess over $77,400.
Over $140,000 but not over $320,000	$22,679, plus 24% of the excess over $140,000.
Over $320,000 but not over $400,000	$65,879, plus 32% of the excess over $320,000.
Over $400,000 but not over $1,000,000	$91,479, plus 35% of the excess over $400,000.
Over $1,000,000	$301,479 plus 38.5% of the excess over $1,000,000.

(B)

The following table shall be applied in lieu of the table contained in subsection (b):

If taxable income is:	The tax is:
Not over $13,600	10% of taxable income.
Over $13,600 but not over $51,800	$1,360, plus 12% of the excess over $13,600.
Over $51,800 but not over $70,000	$5,944, plus 22% of the excess over $51,800.
Over $70,000 but not over $160,000	$9,948, plus 24% of the excess over $70,000.
Over $160,000 but not over $200,000	$31,548, plus 32% of the excess over $160,000.
Over $200,000 but not over $500,000	$44,348, plus 35% of the excess over $200,000.
Over $500,000	$149,348, plus 38.5% of the excess over $500,000.

(C)

The following table shall be applied in lieu of the table contained in subsection (c):

If taxable income is:	The tax is:
Not over $9,525	10% of taxable income.
Over $9,525 but not over $38,700	$952.50, plus 12% of the excess over $9,525.
Over $38,700 but not over $70,000	$4,453.50, plus 22% of the excess over $38,700.
Over $70,000 but not over $160,000	$11,339.50, plus 24% of the excess over $70,000.
Over $160,000 but not over $200,000	$32,939.50, plus 32% of the excess over $160,000.
Over $200,000 but not over $500,000	$45,739.50, plus 35% of the excess over $200,000.
Over $500,000	$150,739.50, plus 38.5% of the excess over $500,000.

(D)

The following table shall be applied in lieu of the table contained in subsection (d):

If taxable income is:	The tax is:
Not over $9,525	10% of taxable income.
Over $9,525 but not over $38,700	$952.50, plus 12% of the excess over $9,525.
Over $38,700 but not over $70,000	$4,453.50, plus 22% of the excess over $38,700.
Over $70,000 but not over $160,000	$11,339.50, plus 24% of the excess over $70,000.
Over $160,000 but not over $200,000	$32,939.50, plus 32% of the excess over $160,000.
Over $200,000 but not over $500,000	$45,739.50, plus 35% of the excess over $200,000.
Over $500,000	$150,739.50, plus 38.5% of the excess over $500,000.

(E)

The following table shall be applied in lieu of the table contained in subsection (e):

If taxable income is:	The tax is:
Not over $2,550	10% of taxable income.
Over $2,550 but not over $9,150	$255, plus 24% of the excess over $2,550.
Over $9,150 but not over $12,500	$1,839, plus 35% of the excess over $9,150.
Over $12,500	$3,011.50, plus 38.5% of the excess over $12,500.

(F)

Any reference in this title to a rate of tax under subsection (c) shall be treated as a reference to the corresponding rate bracket under subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, except that the reference in section 3402(q)(1) to the third lowest rate of tax applicable under subsection (c) shall be treated as a reference to the fourth lowest rate of tax under subparagraph (C).

(3)

(A)

The tables contained in paragraph (2) shall apply without adjustment for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, and before January 1, 2019.

(B)

For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018, the Secretary shall prescribe tables which shall apply in lieu of the tables contained in paragraph (2) in the same manner as under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (f), except that in prescribing such tables—

(i)

subsection (f)(3) shall be applied by substituting calendar year 2017 for calendar year 2016 in subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof, and

(ii)

subsection (f)(7) shall not apply and—

(I)

the maximum taxable income in each of the rate brackets in the table contained in paragraph (2)(A) (and the minimum taxable income in the next higher taxable income bracket with respect to each such bracket in such table) shall be 200 percent of the maximum taxable income in the corresponding rate bracket in the table contained in paragraph (2)(C) (after any other adjustment under paragraph (3)), and

(II)

the comparable taxable income amounts in the table contained in paragraph (2)(D) shall be ½ of the amounts determined under subparagraph (A).

(4)

(A)

In the case of a child to whom subsection (g) applies for the taxable year, the rules of subparagraphs (B) and (C) shall apply in lieu of the rule under subsection (g)(1).

(B)

In determining the amount of tax imposed by this section for the taxable year on a child described in subparagraph (A), the income tax table otherwise applicable under this subsection to the child shall be applied with the following modifications:

(i)

The maximum taxable income which is taxed at a rate below 24 percent shall not be more than the earned taxable income of such child.

(ii)

The maximum taxable income which is taxed at a rate below 35 percent shall not be more than the sum of—

(I)

the earned taxable income of such child, plus

(II)

the minimum taxable income for the 35-percent bracket in the table under paragraph (2)(E) (as adjusted under paragraph (3)) for the taxable year.

(iii)

The maximum taxable income which is taxed at a rate below 38.5 percent shall not be more than the sum of—

(I)

the earned taxable income of such child, plus

(II)

the minimum taxable income for the 38.5-percent bracket in the table under paragraph (2)(E) (as adjusted under paragraph (3)) for the taxable year.

(C)

For purposes of applying section 1(h) (after the modifications under paragraph (5))—

(i)

the maximum zero rate amount shall not be more than the sum of—

(I)

the earned taxable income of such child, plus

(II)

the amount in effect under paragraph (5)(B)(i)(IV) for the taxable year, and

(ii)

the maximum 15-percent rate amount shall not be more than the sum of—

(I)

the earned taxable income of such child, plus

(II)

the amount in effect under paragraph (5)(B)(ii)(IV) for the taxable year.

(D)

For purposes of this paragraph, the term earned taxable income means, with respect to any child for any taxable year, the taxable income of such child reduced (but not below zero) by the net unearned income (as defined in subsection (g)(4)) of such child.

(5)

(A)

Section 1(h)(1) shall be applied—

(i)

by substituting below the maximum zero rate amount for which would (without regard to this paragraph) be taxed at a rate below 25 percent in subparagraph (B)(i), and

(ii)

by substituting below the maximum 15-percent rate amount for which would (without regard to this paragraph) be taxed at a rate below 39.6 percent in subparagraph (C)(ii)(I).

(B)

For purposes of applying section 1(h) with the modifications described in subparagraph (A)—

(i)

The maximum zero rate amount shall be—

(I)

in the case of a joint return or surviving spouse, $77,200 (½ such amount in the case of a married individual filing a separate return),

(II)

in the case of an individual who is a head of household (as defined in section 2(b)), $51,700,

(III)

in the case of any other individual (other than an estate or trust), an amount equal to ½ of the amount in effect for the taxable year under clause (i), and

(IV)

in the case of an estate or trust, $2,600.

(ii)

The maximum 15-percent rate amount shall be—

(I)

in the case of a joint return or surviving spouse, $479,000 (½ such amount in the case of a married individual filing a separate return),

(II)

in the case of an individual who is the head of a household (as defined in section 2(b)), $452,400,

(III)

in the case of any other individual (other than an estate or trust), $425,800, and

(IV)

in the case of an estate or trust, $12,700.

(C)

In the case of any taxable year beginning after 2018, each of the dollar amounts in clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (B) shall be increased by an amount equal to—

(i)

such dollar amount, multiplied by

(ii)

the cost-of-living adjustment determined under subsection (f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, determined by substituting calendar year 2017 for calendar year 2016 in subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof.

(6)

Section 15 shall not apply to any change in a rate of tax by reason of this subsection.

(b)

Subsection (g) of section 6695 is amended to read as follows:

(g)

Any person who is a tax return preparer with respect to any return or claim for refund who fails to comply with due diligence requirements imposed by the Secretary by regulations with respect to determining—

(1)

eligibility to file as a head of household (as defined in section 2(b)) on the return, or

(2)

eligibility for, or the amount of, the credit allowable by section 24, 25A(a)(1), or 32,

shall pay a penalty of $500 for each such failure.

(c)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

11002.

(a)

Subsection (f) of section 1 is amended by striking paragraph (3) and by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:

(3)

For purposes of this subsection—

(A)

The cost-of-living adjustment for any calendar year is the percentage (if any) by which—

(i)

the C-CPI-U for the preceding calendar year, exceeds

(ii)

the CPI for calendar year 2016, multiplied by the amount determined under subparagraph (B).

(B)

The amount determined under this clause is the amount obtained by dividing—

(i)

the C-CPI-U for calendar year 2016, by

(ii)

the CPI for calendar year 2016.

(C)

For purposes of any provision of this title which provides for the substitution of a year after 2016 for 2016 in subparagraph (A)(ii), subparagraph (A) shall be applied by substituting the C-CPI-U for calendar year 2016 for the CPI for calendar year 2016 and all that follows in clause (ii) thereof.

(b)

Subsection (f) of section 1 is amended by striking paragraph (7), by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7), and by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new paragraph:

(6)

For purposes of this subsection—

(A)

The term C-CPI-U means the Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor). The values of the Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers taken into account for purposes of determining the cost-of-living adjustment for any calendar year under this subsection shall be the latest values so published as of the date on which such Bureau publishes the initial value of the Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the month of August for the preceding calendar year.

(B)

The C-CPI-U for any calendar year is the average of the C-CPI-U as of the close of the 12-month period ending on August 31 of such calendar year.

(c)

Section 1(f)(2)(A) is amended by inserting , determined by substituting 1992 for 2016 in paragraph (3)(A)(ii).

(d)

(1)

The following sections are each amended by striking for calendar year 1992 in subparagraph (B) and inserting for calendar year 2016 in subparagraph (A)(ii):

(A)

Section 23(h)(2).

(B)

Paragraphs (1)(A)(ii) and (2)(A)(ii) of section 25A(h).

(C)

Section 25B(b)(3)(B).

(D)

Subsection (b)(2)(B)(ii)(II), and clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection (j)(1)(B), of section 32.

(E)

Section 36B(f)(2)(B)(ii)(II).

(F)

Section 41(e)(5)(C)(i).

(G)

Subsections (e)(3)(D)(ii) and (h)(3)(H)(i)(II) of section 42.

(H)

Section 45R(d)(3)(B)(ii).

(I)

Section 62(d)(3)(B).

(J)

Section 125(i)(2)(B).

(K)

Section 135(b)(2)(B)(ii).

(L)

Section 137(f)(2).

(M)

Section 146(d)(2)(B).

(N)

Section 147(c)(2)(H)(ii).

(O)

Section 179(b)(6)(A)(ii).

(P)

Subsections (b)(5)(C)(i)(II) and (g)(8)(B) of section 219.

(Q)

Section 220(g)(2).

(R)

Section 221(f)(1)(B).

(S)

Section 223(g)(1)(B).

(T)

Section 408A(c)(3)(D)(ii).

(U)

Section 430(c)(7)(D)(vii)(II).

(V)

Section 512(d)(2)(B).

(W)

Section 513(h)(2)(C)(ii).

(X)

Section 831(b)(2)(D)(ii).

(Y)

Section 877A(a)(3)(B)(i)(II).

(Z)

Section 2010(c)(3)(B)(ii).

(AA)

Section 2032A(a)(3)(B).

(BB)

Section 2503(b)(2)(B).

(CC)

Section 4261(e)(4)(A)(ii).

(DD)

Section 5000A(c)(3)(D)(ii).

(EE)

Section 6323(i)(4)(B).

(FF)

Section 6334(g)(1)(B).

(GG)

Section 6601(j)(3)(B).

(HH)

Section 6651(i)(1).

(II)

Section 6652(c)(7)(A).

(JJ)

Section 6695(h)(1).

(KK)

Section 6698(e)(1).

(LL)

Section 6699(e)(1).

(MM)

Section 6721(f)(1).

(NN)

Section 6722(f)(1).

(OO)

Section 7345(f)(2).

(PP)

Section 7430(c)(1).

(QQ)

Section 9831(d)(2)(D)(ii)(II).

(2)

Section 41(e)(5)(C)(ii) is amended—

(A)

by striking 1(f)(3)(B) and inserting 1(f)(3)(A)(ii), and

(B)

by striking 1992 and inserting 2016.

(3)

Section 42(h)(6)(G) is amended—

(A)

by striking for calendar year 1987 in clause (i)(II) and inserting for calendar year 2016 in subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof, and

(B)

by striking if the CPI for any calendar year and all that follows in clause (ii) and inserting if the C-CPI-U for any calendar year (as defined in section 1(f)(6)) exceeds the C-CPI-U for the preceding calendar year by more than 5 percent, the C-CPI-U for the base calendar year shall be increased such that such excess shall never be taken into account under clause (i). In the case of a base calendar year before 2017, the C-CPI-U for such year shall be determined by multiplying the CPI for such year by the amount determined under section 1(f)(3)(B)..

(4)

Section 132(f)(6)(A)(ii) is amended by striking for calendar year 1992 and inserting for calendar year 2016 in subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof.

(5)

Section 162(o)(3) is amended by striking adjusted for changes in the Consumer Price Index (as defined in section 1(f)(5)) since 1991 and inserting “adjusted by increasing any such amount under the 1991 agreement by an amount equal to—

(A)

such amount, multiplied by

(B)

the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, by substituting calendar year 1990 for calendar year 2016 in subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof

(6)

So much of clause (ii) of section 213(d)(10)(B) as precedes the last sentence is amended to read as follows:

(ii)

For purposes of clause (i), the medical care cost adjustment for any calendar year is the percentage (if any) by which—

(I)

the medical care component of the C-CPI-U (as defined in section 1(f)(6)) for August of the preceding calendar year, exceeds

(II)

such component of the CPI (as defined in section 1(f)(4)) for August of 1996, multiplied by the amount determined under section 1(f)(3)(B).

(7)

Section 877(a)(2) is amended by striking for 1992 in subparagraph (B) and inserting for 2016 in subparagraph (A)(ii).

(8)

Section 911(b)(2)(D)(ii)(II) is amended by striking for 1992 in subparagraph (B) and inserting for 2016 in subparagraph (A)(ii).

(9)

Paragraph (2) of section 1274A(d) is amended to read as follows:

(2)

In the case of any debt instrument arising out of a sale or exchange during any calendar year after 1989, each dollar amount contained in the preceding provisions of this section shall be increased by an amount equal to—

(A)

such amount, multiplied by

(B)

the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, by substituting calendar year 1988 for calendar year 2016 in subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof.

Any increase under the preceding sentence shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $100 (or, if such increase is a multiple of $50, such increase shall be increased to the nearest multiple of $100).

(10)

Section 4161(b)(2)(C)(i)(II) is amended by striking for 1992 in subparagraph (B) and inserting for 2016 in subparagraph (A)(ii).

(11)

Section 4980I(b)(3)(C)(v)(II) is amended by striking for 1992 in subparagraph (B) and inserting for 2016 in subparagraph (A)(ii).

(12)

Section 6039F(d) is amended by striking subparagraph (B) thereof shall be applied by substituting 1995 for 1992 and inserting subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof shall be applied by substituting 1995 for 2016.

(13)

Section 7872(g)(5) is amended to read as follows:

(5)

In the case of any loan made during any calendar year after 1986, the dollar amount in paragraph (2) shall be increased by an amount equal to—

(A)

such amount, multiplied by

(B)

the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, by substituting calendar year 1985 for calendar year 2016 in subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof.

(e)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

11011.

(a)

Part VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

199A.

(a)

In the case of a taxpayer other than a corporation, there shall be allowed as a deduction for any taxable year an amount equal to the lesser of—

(1)

the combined qualified business income amount of the taxpayer, or

(2)

an amount equal to 17.4 percent of the excess (if any) of—

(A)

the taxable income of the taxpayer for the taxable year, over

(B)

any net capital gain (as defined in section 1(h)) of the taxpayer for the taxable year.

(b)

For purposes of this section—

(1)

The term combined qualified business income amount means, with respect to any taxable year, an amount equal to—

(A)

the sum of the amounts determined under paragraph (2) for each qualified trade or business carried on by the taxpayer, plus

(B)

17.4 percent of the aggregate amount of the qualified REIT dividends and qualified cooperative dividends of the taxpayer for the taxable year.

(2)

The amount determined under this paragraph with respect to any qualified trade or business is the lesser of—

(A)

17.4 percent of the taxpayer's qualified business income with respect to the qualified trade or business, or

(B)

50 percent of the W-2 wages with respect to the qualified trade or business.

(3)

(A)

In the case of any taxpayer whose taxable income for the taxable year does not exceed the threshold amount, paragraph (2) shall be applied without regard to subparagraph (B).

(B)

(i)

If—

(I)

the taxable income of a taxpayer for any taxable year exceeds the threshold amount, but does not exceed the sum of the threshold amount plus $50,000 ($100,000 in the case of a joint return), and

(II)

the amount determined under paragraph (2)(B) (determined without regard to this subparagraph) with respect to any qualified trade or business carried on by the taxpayer is less than the amount determined under paragraph (2)(A) with respect such trade or business,

then paragraph (2) shall be applied with respect to such trade or business without regard to subparagraph (B) thereof and by reducing the amount determined under subparagraph (A) thereof by the amount determined under clause (ii).

(ii)

The amount determined under this subparagraph is the amount which bears the same ratio to the excess amount as—

(I)

the amount by which the taxpayer's taxable income for the taxable year exceeds the threshold amount, bears to

(II)

$50,000 ($100,000 in the case of a joint return).

(iii)

For purposes of clause (ii), the excess amount is the excess of—

(I)

the amount determined under paragraph (2)(A) (determined without regard to this paragraph), over

(II)

the amount determined under paragraph (2)(B) (determined without regard to this paragraph).

(4)

(A)

The term W-2 wages means, with respect to any person for any taxable year of such person, the amounts described in paragraphs (3) and (8) of section 6051(a) paid by such person with respect to employment of employees by such person during the calendar year ending during such taxable year.

(B)

Such term shall not include any amount which is not properly allocable to qualified business income for purposes of subsection (c)(1).

(C)

Such term shall not include any amount which is not properly included in a return filed with the Social Security Administration on or before the 60th day after the due date (including extensions) for such return.

(5)

The Secretary shall provide for the application of this subsection in cases of a short taxable year or where the taxpayer acquires, or disposes of, the major portion of a trade or business or the major portion of a separate unit of a trade or business during the taxable year.

(c)

For purposes of this section—

(1)

The term qualified business income means, for any taxable year, the net amount of qualified items of income, gain, deduction, and loss with respect to any qualified trade or business of the taxpayer.

(2)

If the net amount of qualified income, gain, deduction, and loss with respect to qualified trade or businesses of the taxpayer amount for any taxable year is less than zero, such amount shall be treated as a loss from a qualified trade or business in the succeeding taxable year.

(3)

For purposes of this subsection—

(A)

The term qualified items of income, gain, deduction, and loss means items of income, gain, deduction, and loss to the extent such items are—

(i)

effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States (within the meaning of section 864(c), determined by substituting qualified trade or business (within the meaning of section 199A) for nonresident alien individual or a foreign corporation or for a foreign corporation each place it appears), and

(ii)

included or allowed in determining taxable income for the taxable year.

(B)

The following investment items shall not be taken into account as a qualified item of income, gain, deduction, or loss:

(i)

Any item of short-term capital gain, short-term capital loss, long-term capital gain, or long-term capital loss.

(ii)

Any dividend, income equivalent to a dividend, or payment in lieu of dividends described in section 954(c)(1)(G).

(iii)

Any interest income other than interest income which is properly allocable to a trade or business.

(iv)

Any item of gain or loss described in subparagraph (C) or (D) of section 954(c)(1) (applied by substituting qualified trade or business for controlled foreign corporation).

(v)

Any item of income, gain, deduction, or loss taken into account under section 954(c)(1)(F) (determined without regard to clause (ii) thereof and other than items attributable to notional principal contracts entered into in transactions qualifying under section 1221(a)(7)).

(vi)

Any amount received from an annuity which is not received in connection with the trade or business.

(vii)

Any item of deduction or loss properly allocable to an amount described in any of the preceding clauses.

(4)

Qualified business income shall not include—

(A)

reasonable compensation paid to the taxpayer by any qualified trade or business of the taxpayer for services rendered with respect to the trade or business,

(B)

any guaranteed payment described in section 707(c) paid to a partner for services rendered with respect to the trade or business, and

(C)

to the extent provided in regulations, any payment described in section 707(a) to a partner for services rendered with respect to the trade or business.

(d)

For purposes of this section—

(1)

The term qualified trade or business means any trade or business other than a specified service trade or business.

(2)

(A)

The term specified service trade or business means—

(i)

any trade or business involving the performance of services described in section 1202(e)(3)(A), including investing and investment management, trading, or dealing in securities (as defined in section 475(c)(2)), partnership interests, or commodities (as defined in section 475(e)(2)).

(3)

(A)

If, for any taxable year, the taxable income of any taxpayer is less than the sum of the threshold amount plus $50,000 ($100,000 in the case of a joint return), then—

(i)

the exception under paragraph (1) shall not apply to specified service trades or businesses of the taxpayer for the taxable year, but

(ii)

only the applicable percentage of qualified items of income, gain, deduction, or loss, and the W-2 wages, of the taxpayer allocable to such specified service trades or businesses shall be taken into account in computing the qualified business income and W-2 wages of the taxpayer for the taxable year for purposes of applying this section.

(B)

For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term applicable percentage means, with respect to any taxable year, 100 percent reduced (not below zero) by the percentage equal to the ratio of—

(i)

the taxable income of the taxpayer for the taxable year in excess of the threshold amount, bears to

(ii)

$50,000 ($100,000 in the case of a joint return).

(e)

For purposes of this section—

(1)

Taxable income shall be computed without regard to the deduction allowable under this section.

(2)

(A)

The term threshold amount means $250,000 (200 percent of such amount in the case of a joint return).

(B)

In the case of any taxable year beginning after 2018, the dollar amount in paragraph (1) shall be increased by an amount equal to—

(i)

such dollar amount, multiplied by

(ii)

the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins.

If any amount as increased under the preceding sentence is not a multiple of $1,000, such amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $1,000.

(3)

The term qualified REIT dividend means any dividend from a real estate investment trust received during the taxable year which—

(A)

is not a capital gain dividend, as defined in section 857(b)(3), and

(B)

is not qualified dividend income, as defined in section 1(h)(11).

(4)

The term qualified cooperative dividend means any patronage dividend (as defined in section 1388(a)), any per-unit retain allocation (as defined in section 1388(f)), and any qualified written notice of allocation (as defined in section 1388(c)), or any similar amount received from an organization described in subparagraph (B)(ii), which—

(A)

is includible in gross income, and

(B)

is received from—

(i)

an organization or corporation described in section 501(c)(12) or 1381(a), or

(ii)

an organization which is governed under this title by the rules applicable to cooperatives under this title before the enactment of subchapter T.

(f)

(1)

(A)

In the case of a partnership or S corporation—

(i)

this section shall be applied at the partner or shareholder level,

(ii)

each partner or shareholder shall take into account such person's allocable share of each qualified item of income, gain, deduction, and loss, and

(iii)

each partner or shareholder shall be treated for purposes of subsection (b) as having W-2 wages for the taxable year in an amount equal to such person's allocable share of the W-2 wages of the partnership or S corporation for the taxable year (as determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary).

For purposes of clause (iii), a partner's or shareholder's allocable share of W-2 wages shall be determined in the same manner as the partner's or shareholder's allocable share of wage expenses. For purposes of this subparagraph, in the case of an S corporation, an allocable share shall be the shareholder's pro rata share of an item.

(B)

This section shall not apply to any trust or estate.

(C)

(i)

In the case of any taxpayer with qualified business income from sources within the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, if all such income is taxable under section 1 for such taxable year, then for purposes of determining the qualified business income of such taxpayer for such taxable year, the term United States shall include the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

(ii)

In the case of any taxpayer described in clause (i), the determination of W-2 wages of such taxpayer with respect to any qualified trade or business conducted in Puerto Rico shall be made without regard to any exclusion under section 3401(a)(8) for remuneration paid for services in Puerto Rico.

(2)

For purposes of determining alternative minimum taxable income under section 55, qualified business income shall be determined without regard to any adjustments under sections 56 through 59.

(3)

The deduction under subsection (a) shall only be allowed for purposes of this chapter.

(4)

The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this section, including regulations—

(A)

for requiring or restricting the allocation of items and wages under this section and such reporting requirements as the Secretary determines appropriate, and

(B)

for the application of this section in the case of tiered entities.

(g)

This section shall not apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.

(b)

Section 6662(d)(1) is amended by inserting at the end the following new subparagraph:

(C)

In the case of any taxpayer who claims the deduction allowed under section 199A for the taxable year, subparagraph (A) shall be applied by substituting 5 percent for 10 percent.

(c)

(1)

Section 170(b)(2)(D) is amended by striking , and at the end of clause (iv), by redesignating clause (v) as clause (vi), and by inserting after clause (iv) the following new clause:

(v)

section 199A, and

(2)

Section 172(d) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(8)

The deduction under section 199A shall not be allowed.

(3)

Section 246(b)(1) is amended by inserting 199A, before 243(a)(1).

(4)

Section 613(a) is amended by inserting and without the deduction under section 199A after and without the deduction under section 199.

(5)

Section 613A(d)(1) is amended by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E) as subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F), respectively, and by inserting after subparagraph (B), the following new subparagraph:

(C)

any deduction allowable under section 199A,

(6)

The table of sections for part VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 is amended by inserting at the end the following new item:

Sec. 199A. Qualified business income.

(d)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

11012.

(a)

Section 461 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(l)

(1)

In the case of taxable year of a taxpayer other than a corporation beginning after December 31, 2017, and before January 1, 2026—

(A)

subsection (j) (relating to limitation on excess farm losses of certain taxpayers) shall not apply, and

(B)

any excess business loss of the taxpayer for the taxable year shall not be allowed.

(2)

Any loss which is disallowed under paragraph (1) shall be treated as a net operating loss carryover to the following taxable year under section 172.

(3)

For purposes of this subsection—

(A)

The term excess business loss means the excess (if any) of—

(i)

the aggregate deductions of the taxpayer for the taxable year which are attributable to trades or businesses of such taxpayer (determined without regard to whether or not such deductions are disallowed for such taxable year under paragraph (1)), over

(ii)

the sum of—

(I)

the aggregate gross income or gain of such taxpayer for the taxable year which is attributable to such trades or businesses, plus

(II)

$250,000 (200 percent of such amount in the case of a joint return).

(B)

In the case of any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2018, the $250,000 amount in subparagraph (A)(ii)(II) shall be increased by an amount equal to—

(i)

such dollar amount, multiplied by

(ii)

the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins.

If any amount as increased under the preceding sentence is not a multiple of $1,000, such amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $1,000.

(4)

In the case of a partnership or S corporation—

(A)

this subsection shall be applied at the partner or shareholder level, and

(B)

each partner's or shareholder's allocable share of the items of income, gain, deduction, or loss of the partnership or S corporation for any taxable year from trades or businesses attributable to the partnership or S corporation shall be taken into account by the partner or shareholder in applying this subsection to the taxable year of such partner or shareholder with or within which the taxable year of the partnership or S corporation ends.

For purposes of this paragraph, in the case of an S corporation, an allocable share shall be the shareholder’s pro rata share of an item.

(5)

The Secretary shall prescribe such additional reporting requirements as the Secretary determines appropriate to carry out the purposes of this subsection.

(6)

This subsection shall be applied after the application of section 469.

(b)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

III

11021.

(a)

Subsection (c) of section 63 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(7)

In the case of a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2017, and before January 1, 2026—

(A)

Paragraph (2) shall be applied—

(i)

by substituting $18,000 for $4,400 in subparagraph (B), and

(ii)

by substituting $12,000 for $3,000 in subparagraph (C).

(B)

(i)

Paragraph (4) shall not apply to the dollar amounts contained in paragraphs (2)(B) and (2)(C).

(ii)

In the case of a taxable year beginning after 2018, the $18,000 and $12,000 amounts in subparagraph (A) shall each be increased by an amount equal to—

(I)

such dollar amount, multiplied by

(II)

the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, determined by substituting 2017 for 2016 in subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof.

(b)

The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

11022.

(a)

Section 24 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(h)

(1)

In the case of a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2017, and before January 1, 2026, this section shall be applied as provided in paragraphs (2) through (8).

(2)

Subsection (a) shall be applied by substituting $2,000 for $1,000.

(3)

In lieu of the amount determined under subsection (b)(2), the threshold amount shall be $500,000.

(4)

Paragraph (1) of subsection (c) shall be applied by substituting 18 for 17.

(5)

(A)

The credit determined under subsection (a) (after the application of paragraph (2)) shall be increased by $500 for each dependent of the taxpayer (as defined in section 152) other than a qualifying child described in subsection (c) (after the application of paragraph (4)).

(B)

Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to any individual who would not be a dependent if subparagraph (A) of section 152(b)(3) were applied without regard to all that follows resident of the United States.

(6)

(A)

Subsection (d)(1)(A) shall be applied without regard to paragraphs (2) and (5) of this subsection.

(B)

In the case of a taxable year beginning after 2017, subsection (d)(1)(A) shall be applied as if the $1,000 amount in subsection (a) were increased (but not to exceed the amount under paragraph (2) of this subsection) by an amount equal to—

(i)

such dollar amount, multiplied by

(ii)

the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins.

Any increase determined under the preceding sentence shall be rounded to the next highest multiple of $100.

(7)

Subsection (d)(1)(B)(i) shall be applied by substituting $2,500 for $3,000.

(8)

No credit shall be allowed under subsection (d) to a taxpayer with respect to any qualifying child unless the taxpayer includes the social security number of such child on the return of tax for the taxable year. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term social security number means a social security number issued to an individual by the Social Security Administration, but only if the social security number is issued to a citizen of the United States or is issued pursuant to subclause (I) (or that portion of subclause (III) that relates to subclause (I)) of section 205(c)(2)(B)(i) of the Social Security Act.

(b)

The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

11023.

(a)

Section 170(b)(1) is amended by redesignating subparagraph (G) as subparagraph (H) and by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following new subparagraph:

(G)

(i)

In the case of any contribution of cash to an organization described in subparagraph (A), the total amount of such contributions which may be taken into account under subsection (a) for any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2017, and before January 1, 2026, shall not exceed 60 percent of the taxpayer’s contribution base for such year.

(ii)

If the aggregate amount of contributions described in clause (i) exceeds the applicable limitation under clause (i) for any taxable year described in such clause, such excess shall be treated (in a manner consistent with the rules of subsection (d)(1)) as a charitable contribution to which clause (i) applies in each of the 5 succeeding years in order of time.

(iii)

(I)

Contributions taken into account under this subparagraph shall not be taken into account under subparagraph (A).

(II)

Subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall be applied for each taxable year described in clause (i), and each taxable year to which any contribution under this subparagraph is carried over under clause (ii), by reducing (but not below zero) the aggregate contribution limitation allowed for the taxable year under each such subparagraph by the aggregate contributions allowed under this subparagraph for such taxable year.

(b)

The amendment made by this section shall apply to contributions in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

11024.

(a)

(1)

Section 529A(b)(2)(B) is amended to read as follows:

(B)

except in the case of contributions under subsection (c)(1)(C), if such contribution to an ABLE account would result in aggregate contributions from all contributors to the ABLE account for the taxable year exceeding the sum of—

(i)

the amount in effect under section 2503(b) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, plus

(ii)

in the case of any contribution by a designated beneficiary described in paragraph (7) before January 1, 2026, the lesser of—

(I)

compensation (as defined by section 219(f)(1)) includible in the designated beneficiary's gross income for the preceding taxable year, or

(II)

an amount equal to the poverty line for a one-person household, as determined for the calendar year preceding the calendar year in which the taxable year begins.

(2)

Section 529A(b) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(7)

For purposes of paragraph (2)(B)(ii)—

(A)

A designated beneficiary described in this paragraph is an employee (including an employee within the meaning of section 401(c)) with respect to whom—

(i)

no contribution is made for the taxable year to a defined contribution plan (within the meaning of section 414(i)) with respect to which the requirements of section 401(a) or 403(a) are met,

(ii)

no contribution is made for the taxable year to an annuity contract described in section 403(b), and

(iii)

no contribution is made for the taxable year to an eligible deferred compensation plan described in section 457(b).

(B)

The term poverty line has the meaning given such term by section 673 of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902).

(b)

Section 25B(d)(1) is amended by striking and at the end of subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting , and, and by inserting at the end the following:

(D)

the amount of contributions made before January 1, 2026, by such individual to the ABLE account (within the meaning of section 529A) of which such individual is the designated beneficiary.

(c)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

11025.

(a)

Clause (i) of section 529(c)(3)(C) is amended by striking or at the end of subclause (I), by striking the period at the end of subclause (II) and inserting , or, and by adding at the end the following:

(III)

before January 1, 2026, to an ABLE account (as defined in section 529A(e)(6)) of the designated beneficiary or a member of the family of the designated beneficiary.

Subclause (III) shall not apply to so much of a distribution which, when added to all other contributions made to the ABLE account for the taxable year, exceeds the limitation under section 529A(b)(2)(B).

(b)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to distributions after the date of the enactment of this Act.

11026.

(a)

For purposes of the following provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, with respect to the applicable period, a qualified hazardous duty area shall be treated in the same manner as if it were a combat zone (as determined under section 112 of such Code):

(1)

Section 2(a)(3) (relating to special rule where deceased spouse was in missing status).

(2)

Section 112 (relating to the exclusion of certain combat pay of members of the Armed Forces).

(3)

Section 692 (relating to income taxes of members of Armed Forces on death).

(4)

Section 2201 (relating to members of the Armed Forces dying in combat zone or by reason of combat-zone-incurred wounds, etc.).

(5)

Section 3401(a)(1) (defining wages relating to combat pay for members of the Armed Forces).

(6)

Section 4253(d) (relating to the taxation of phone service originating from a combat zone from members of the Armed Forces).

(7)

Section 6013(f)(1) (relating to joint return where individual is in missing status).

(8)

Section 7508 (relating to time for performing certain acts postponed by reason of service in combat zone).

(b)

For purposes of this section, the term qualified hazardous duty area means the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt, if as of the date of the enactment of this section any member of the Armed Forces of the United States is entitled to special pay under section 310 of title 37, United States Code (relating to special pay; duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger), for services performed in such location. Such term includes such location only during the period such entitlement is in effect.

(c)

(1)

Except as provided in paragraph (2), the applicable period is—

(A)

the portion of the first taxable year ending after June 9, 2015, which begins on such date, and

(B)

any subsequent taxable year beginning before January 1, 2026.

(2)

In the case of subsection (a)(5), the applicable period is—

(A)

the portion of the first taxable year ending after the date of the enactment of this Act which begins on such date, and

(B)

any subsequent taxable year beginning before January 1, 2026.

(d)

(1)

Except as provided in paragraph (2), the provisions of this section shall take effect on June 9, 2015.

(2)

Subsection (a)(5) shall apply to remuneration paid after the date of the enactment of this Act.

11027.

(a)

Section 304(d) of the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 (26 U.S.C. 139F note) is amended by striking 1-year and inserting 2-year.

(b)

The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

11028.

(a)

Section 529(e) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(6)

(A)

Nothing shall prevent an unborn child from being treated as a designated beneficiary or an individual under this section.

(B)

For purposes of this paragraph—

(i)

The term unborn child means a child in utero.

(ii)

The term child in utero means a member of the species homo sapiens, at any stage of development, who is carried in the womb.

(b)

The amendment made by this section shall apply to contributions made after December 31, 2017.

11029.

(a)

For purposes of this section, the term Mississippi River Delta flood disaster area means any area—

(1)

with respect to which a major disaster has been declared by the President under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act before September 3, 2016, by reason of severe storms and flooding occurring in Louisiana during August of 2016, or

(2)

with respect to which a major disaster has been declared by the President under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act before March 31, 2016, by reason of severe storms and flooding occurring in Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi during March of 2016.

(b)

(1)

(A)

Section 72(t) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall not apply to any qualified Mississippi River Delta flooding distribution.

(B)

(i)

For purposes of this subsection, the aggregate amount of distributions received by an individual which may be treated as qualified Mississippi River Delta flooding distributions for any taxable year shall not exceed the excess (if any) of—

(I)

$100,000, over

(II)

the aggregate amounts treated as qualified Mississippi River Delta flooding distributions received by such individual for all prior taxable years.

(ii)

If a distribution to an individual would (without regard to clause (i)) be a qualified Mississippi River Delta flooding distribution, a plan shall not be treated as violating any requirement of this title merely because the plan treats such distribution as a qualified Mississippi River Delta flooding distribution, unless the aggregate amount of such distributions from all plans maintained by the employer (and any member of any controlled group which includes the employer) to such individual exceeds $100,000.

(iii)

For purposes of clause (ii), the term controlled group means any group treated as a single employer under subsection (b), (c), (m), or (o) of section 414 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

(C)

(i)

Any individual who receives a qualified Mississippi River Delta flooding distribution may, at any time during the 3-year period beginning on the day after the date on which such distribution was received, make one or more contributions in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount of such distribution to an eligible retirement plan of which such individual is a beneficiary and to which a rollover contribution of such distribution could be made under section 402(c), 403(a)(4), 403(b)(8), 408(d)(3), or 457(e)(16) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as the case may be.

(ii)

For purposes of this title, if a contribution is made pursuant to clause (i) with respect to a qualified Mississippi River Delta flooding distribution from an eligible retirement plan other than an individual retirement plan, then the taxpayer shall, to the extent of the amount of the contribution, be treated as having received the qualified Mississippi River Delta flooding distribution in an eligible rollover distribution (as defined in section 402(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) and as having transferred the amount to the eligible retirement plan in a direct trustee to trustee transfer within 60 days of the distribution.

(iii)

For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, if a contribution is made pursuant to clause (i) with respect to a qualified Mississippi River Delta flooding distribution from an individual retirement plan (as defined by section 7701(a)(37) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), then, to the extent of the amount of the contribution, the qualified Mississippi River Delta flooding distribution shall be treated as a distribution described in section 408(d)(3) of such Code and as having been transferred to the eligible retirement plan in a direct trustee to trustee transfer within 60 days of the distribution.

(D)

For purposes of this paragraph—

(i)

Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term qualified Mississippi River Delta flooding distribution means—

(I)

any distribution from an eligible retirement plan made on or after August 11, 2016, and before January 1, 2018, to an individual whose principal place of abode on August 11, 2016, was located in the portion of Mississippi River Delta disaster area described in subsection (a)(1) and who has sustained an economic loss by reason of the severe storms and flooding giving rise to the Presidential declaration described in subsection (a)(1), or

(II)

any distribution from an eligible retirement plan made on or after March 1, 2016, and before January 1, 2018, to an individual whose principal place of abode on March 1, 2016, was located in the portion of Mississippi River Delta disaster area described in subsection (a)(2) and who has sustained an economic loss by reason of the severe storms and flooding giving rise to the Presidential declaration described in subsection (a)(2).

(ii)

The term eligible retirement plan shall have the meaning given such term by section 402(c)(8)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

(E)

(i)

In the case of any qualified Mississippi River Delta flooding distribution, unless the taxpayer elects not to have this subparagraph apply for any taxable year, any amount required to be included in gross income for such taxable year shall be so included ratably over the 3-taxable-year period beginning with such taxable year.

(ii)

For purposes of clause (i), rules similar to the rules of subparagraph (E) of section 408A(d)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall apply.

(F)

(i)

For purposes of sections 401(a)(31), 402(f), and 3405 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, qualified Mississippi River Delta flooding distributions shall not be treated as eligible rollover distributions.

(ii)

For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, a qualified Mississippi River Delta flooding distribution shall be treated as meeting the requirements of sections 401(k)(2)(B)(i), 403(b)(7)(A)(ii), 403(b)(11), and 457(d)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

(2)

(A)

If this paragraph applies to any amendment to any plan or annuity contract, such plan or contract shall be treated as being operated in accordance with the terms of the plan during the period described in subparagraph (B)(ii)(I).

(B)

(i)

This paragraph shall apply to any amendment to any plan or annuity contract which is made—

(I)

pursuant to any provision of this section, or pursuant to any regulation under any provision of this section; and

(II)

on or before the last day of the first plan year beginning on or after January 1, 2018, or such later date as the Secretary prescribes.

In the case of a governmental plan (as defined in section 414(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), subclause (II) shall be applied by substituting the date which is 2 years after the date otherwise applied under subclause (II).

(ii)

This paragraph shall not apply to any amendment unless—

(I)

during the period—

(aa)

beginning on the date that this section or the regulation described in clause (i)(I) takes effect (or in the case of a plan or contract amendment not required by this section or such regulation, the effective date specified by the plan); and

(bb)

ending on the date described in clause (i)(II) (or, if earlier, the date the plan or contract amendment is adopted),

the plan or contract is operated as if such plan or contract amendment were in effect; and

(II)

such plan or contract amendment applies retroactively for such period.

(c)

(1)

If an individual has a net disaster loss for any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2017, and before January 1, 2026—

(A)

the amount determined under section 165(h)(2)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be equal to the sum of—

(i)

such net disaster loss, and

(ii)

so much of the excess referred to in the matter preceding clause (i) of section 165(h)(2)(A) of such Code (reduced by the amount in clause (i) of this subparagraph) as exceeds 10 percent of the adjusted gross income of the individual,

(B)

section 165(h)(1) of such Code shall be applied by substituting $500 for $500 ($100 for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2009),

(C)

the standard deduction determined under section 63(c) of such Code shall be increased by the net disaster loss, and

(D)

section 56(b)(1)(E) of such Code shall not apply to so much of the standard deduction as is attributable to the increase under subparagraph (C) of this paragraph.

(2)

For purposes of this subsection, the term net disaster loss means the excess of qualified disaster-related personal casualty losses over personal casualty gains (as defined in section 165(h)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986).

(3)

For purposes of this paragraph, the term qualified disaster-related personal casualty losses means losses described in section 165(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which arise—

(A)

in the portion of the Mississippi River Delta flood disaster area described in subsection (a)(1) on or after August 11, 2016, and which are attributable to the severe storms and flooding giving rise to the Presidential declaration described in subsection (a)(1), or

(B)

in the portion of the Mississippi River Delta flood disaster area described in subsection (a)(2) on or after March 1, 2016, and which are attributable to the severe storms and flooding giving rise to the Presidential declaration described in subsection (a)(2).

11031.

(a)

Section 108(f) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(5)

(A)

In the case of an individual, gross income for any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2017, and before January 1, 2026, does not include any amount which (but for this subsection) would be includible in gross income for such taxable year by reasons of the discharge (in whole or in part) of any loan described in subparagraph (B) if such discharge was—

(i)

pursuant to subsection (a) or (d) of section 437 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 or the parallel benefit under part D of title IV of such Act (relating to the repayment of loan liability),

(ii)

pursuant to section 464(c)(1)(F) of such Act, or

(iii)

otherwise discharged on account of the death or total and permanent disability of the student.

(B)

A loan is described in this subparagraph if such loan is—

(i)

a student loan (as defined in paragraph (2)), or

(ii)

a private education loan (as defined in section 140(7) of the Consumer Credit Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 1650(7))).

(b)

The amendment made by this section shall apply to discharges of indebtedness after December 31, 2017.

11032.

(a)

Subparagraph (D) of section 62(a)(2) is amended by striking $250 and inserting $250 ($500 in the case of taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, and before January 1, 2026).

(b)

The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

11041.

(a)

Subsection (d) of section 151 is amended—

(1)

by striking In the case of in paragraph (4) and inserting Except as provided in paragraph (5), in the case of, and

(2)

by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(5)

In the case of a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2017, and before January 1, 2026—

(A)

The term exemption amount means zero.

(B)

For purposes of any other provision of this title, the reduction of the exemption amount to zero under subparagraph (A) shall not be taken into account in determining whether a deduction is allowed or allowable, or whether a taxpayer is entitled to a deduction, under this section.

(b)

Section 642(b)(2)(C) is amended by adding at the end the following new clause:

(iii)

(I)

In the case of any taxable year in which the exemption amount under section 151(d) is zero, clause (i) shall be applied by substituting $4,150 for the exemption amount under section 151(d).

(II)

In the case of any calendar year beginning after 2018, the $4,150 amount in subparagraph (A) shall be increased by an amount equal to—

(aa)

such dollar amount, multiplied by

(bb)

the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, determined by substituting 2017 for 2016 in subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof.

If any increase determined under the preceding sentence is not a multiple of $100, such increase shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $100.

(c)

Section 3402(a) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(3)

(A)

In the case of any taxable year in which the exemption amount under section 151(d) is zero, paragraph (2) shall be applied by substituting $4,150 for the amount of one personal exemption provided in section 151(b).

(B)

In the case of any calendar year beginning after 2018, the $4,150 amount in subparagraph (A) shall be increased by an amount equal to—

(i)

such dollar amount, multiplied by

(ii)

the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, determined by substituting 2017 for 2016 in subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof.

If any increase determined under the preceding sentence is not a multiple of $100, such increase shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $100.

(d)

Section 6334(d) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(4)

(A)

In the case of any taxable year in which the exemption amount under section 151(d) is zero, paragraph (2) shall not apply and for purposes of paragraph (1) the term exempt amount means an amount equal to—

(i)

the sum of the amount determined under subparagraph (B) and the standard deduction, divided by

(ii)

52.

(B)

For purposes of subparagraph (A), the amount determined under this subparagraph is $4,150 multiplied by the number of the taxpayer’s dependents for the taxable year in which the levy occurs.

(C)

In the case of any taxable year beginning after 2018, the $4,150 amount in subparagraph (B) shall be increased by an amount equal to—

(i)

such dollar amount, multiplied by

(ii)

the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, determined by substituting 2017 for 2016 in subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof.

If any increase determined under the preceding sentence is not a multiple of $100, such increase shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $100.

(D)

Unless the taxpayer submits to the Secretary a written and properly verified statement specifying the facts necessary to determine the proper amount under subparagraph (A), subparagraph (A) shall be applied as if the taxpayer were a married individual filing a separate return with no dependents.

(e)

Section 6012 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(f)

In the case of a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2017, and before January 1, 2026, subsection (a)(1) shall not apply, and every individual who has gross income for the taxable year shall be required to make returns with respect to income taxes under subtitle A, except that a return shall not be required of—

(1)

an individual who is not married (determined by applying section 7703) and who has gross income for the taxable year which does not exceed the standard deduction applicable to such individual for such taxable year under section 63, or

(2)

an individual entitled to make a joint return if—

(A)

the gross income of such individual, when combined with the gross income of such individual’s spouse, for the taxable year does not exceed the standard deduction which would be applicable to the taxpayer for such taxable year under section 63 if such individual and such individual’s spouse made a joint return,

(B)

such individual and such individual’s spouse have the same household as their home at the close of the taxable year,

(C)

such individual’s spouse does not make a separate return, and

(D)

neither such individual nor such individual’s spouse is an individual described in section 63(c)(5) who has income (other than earned income) in excess of the amount in effect under section 63(c)(5)(A).

The amount specified in paragraph (1) or (2)(A) shall be increased by the amount of 1 additional standard deduction (within the meaning of section 63(c)(3)) in the case of an individual entitled to such deduction by reason of section 63(f)(1)(A) (relating to individuals age 65 or more), and by the amount of each additional standard deduction to which the individual or the individual's spouse is entitled by reason of section 63(f)(1).

(f)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

11042.

(a)

Subsection (b) of section 164 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(6)

In the case of an individual and a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2017, and before January 1, 2026—

(A)

paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) shall not apply to any real property or personal property taxes, other than taxes which are paid or accrued in carrying on a trade or business or an activity described in section 212, and

(B)

subsection (a)(3) shall not apply to any State or local taxes.

(b)

The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

11043.

(a)

Section 163(h)(3)(A)(ii) is amended by inserting in the case of taxable years beginning before January 1, 2018, or after December 31, 2025, before home equity indebtedness.

(b)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years ending after December 31, 2017.

11044.

(a)

Subsection (h) of section 165 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(5)

In the case of any loss of an individual described in subsection (c)(3) which (but for this paragraph) would be deductible in a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2017, and before January 1, 2026 (without regard to any election under subsection (i), such loss shall be allowed only to the extent it is attributable to a Federally declared disaster (as defined in subsection (i)(5)). The preceding sentence shall not apply to any deduction under section 172 which is carried to such a taxable year from a taxable year beginning before January 1, 2018.

(b)

The amendment made by this section shall apply to losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

11045.

(a)

Section 67 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(g)

Notwithstanding subsection (a), no miscellaneous itemized deduction shall be allowed for any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2017, and before January 1, 2026.

(b)

The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

11046.

(a)

Section 68 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(f)

This section shall not apply to any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2017, and before January 1, 2026.

(b)

The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

11047.

(a)

Section 121 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(h)

(1)

In applying this section with respect to sales or exchanges after December 31, 2017, and before January 1, 2026—

(A)

8-year shall be substituted for 5-year each place it appears in subsections (a), (b)(5)(C)(ii)(I), and (c)(1)(B)(i)(I) and paragraphs (7), (9), (10), and (12) of subsection (d),

(B)

5 years shall be substituted for 2 years each place it appears in subsections (a), (b)(3), (b)(4), (b)(5)(C)(ii)(III), and (c)(1)(B)(ii), and

(C)

5-year shall be substituted for 2-year in subsection (b)(3).

(2)

Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any sale or exchange with respect to which there was a written binding contract in effect before January 1, 2018, and at all times thereafter before the sale or exchange.

(b)

The amendment made by this section shall apply to sales and exchanges after December 31, 2017.

11048.

(a)

Section 132(f) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(8)

Paragraph (1)(D) shall not apply to any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2017, and before January 1, 2026.

(b)

The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

11049.

(a)

Section 132(g) is amended—

(1)

by striking For purposes of this section, the term and inserting “For purposes of this section—

(1)

The term

, and

(2)

by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(2)

Except in the case of a member of the Armed Forces of the United States on active duty who moves pursuant to a military order and incident to a permanent change of station, subsection (a)(6) shall not apply to any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2017, and before January 1, 2026.

(b)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

11050.

(a)

Section 217 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(k)

Except in the case of an individual to whom subsection (g) applies, this section shall not apply to any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2017, and before January 1, 2026.

(b)

The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

11051.

(a)

Section 165(d) is amended by adding at the end the following: For purposes of the preceding sentence, in the case of taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, and before January 1, 2026, the term losses from wagering transactions includes any deduction otherwise allowable under this chapter incurred in carrying on any wagering transaction..

(b)

The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

11061.

(a)

Section 2010(c)(3) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

(C)

In the case of estates of decedents dying or gifts made after December 31, 2017, and before January 1, 2026, subparagraph (A) shall be applied by substituting $10,000,000 for $5,000,000.

(b)

Subsection (g) of section 2001 is amended to read as follows:

(g)

(1)

For purposes of applying subsection (b)(2) with respect to 1 or more gifts, the rates of tax under subsection (c) in effect at the decedent's death shall, in lieu of the rates of tax in effect at the time of such gifts, be used both to compute—

(A)

the tax imposed by chapter 12 with respect to such gifts, and

(B)

the credit allowed against such tax under section 2505, including in computing—

(i)

the applicable credit amount under section 2505(a)(1), and

(ii)

the sum of the amounts allowed as a credit for all preceding periods under section 2505(a)(2).

(2)

The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out this section with respect to any difference between—

(A)

the basic exclusion amount under section 2010(c)(3) applicable at the time of the decedent's death, and

(B)

the basic exclusion amount under such section applicable with respect to any gifts made by the decedent.

(c)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to estates of decedents dying and gifts made after December 31, 2017.

VII

11071.

(a)

Subsection (b) of section 6343 is amended by striking 9 months and inserting 2 years.

(b)

Subsection (c) of section 6532 is amended—

(1)

by striking 9 months in paragraph (1) and inserting 2 years, and

(2)

by striking 9-month in paragraph (2) and inserting 2-year.

(c)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to—

(1)

levies made after the date of the enactment of this Act, and

(2)

levies made on or before such date if the 9-month period has not expired under section 6343(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (without regard to this section) as of such date.

11072.

(a)

Section 6343 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(f)

(1)

If the Secretary determines that an individual's account or benefit under an eligible retirement plan (as defined in section 402(c)(8)(B)) has been levied upon in a case to which subsection (b) or (d)(2)(A) applies and property or an amount of money is returned to the individual—

(A)

the individual may contribute such property or an amount equal to the sum of—

(i)

the amount of money so returned by the Secretary, and

(ii)

interest paid under subsection (c) on such amount of money,

into such eligible retirement plan if such contribution is permitted by the plan, or into an individual retirement plan (other than an endowment contract) to which a rollover contribution of a distribution from such eligible retirement plan is permitted, but only if such contribution is made not later than the due date (not including extensions) for filing the return of tax for the taxable year in which such property or amount of money is returned, and

(B)

the Secretary shall, at the time such property or amount of money is returned, notify such individual that a contribution described in subparagraph (A) may be made.

(2)

The distribution on account of the levy and any contribution under paragraph (1) with respect to the return of such distribution shall be treated for purposes of this title as if such distribution and contribution were described in section 402(c), 402A(c)(3), 403(a)(4), 403(b)(8), 408(d)(3), 408A(d)(3), or 457(e)(16), whichever is applicable; except that—

(A)

the contribution shall be treated as having been made for the taxable year in which the distribution on account of the levy occurred, and the interest paid under subsection (c) shall be treated as earnings within the plan after the contribution and shall not be included in gross income, and

(B)

such contribution shall not be taken into account under section 408(d)(3)(B).

(3)

(A)

If any amount is includible in gross income for a taxable year by reason of a distribution on account of a levy referred to in paragraph (1) and any portion of such amount is treated as a rollover contribution under paragraph (2), any tax imposed by chapter 1 on such portion shall not be assessed, and if assessed shall be abated, and if collected shall be credited or refunded as an overpayment made on the due date for filing the return of tax for such taxable year.

(B)

Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to a rollover contribution under this subsection which is made from an eligible retirement plan which is not a Roth IRA or a designated Roth account (within the meaning of section 402A) to a Roth IRA or a designated Roth account under an eligible retirement plan.

(4)

Notwithstanding subsection (d), interest shall be allowed under subsection (c) in a case in which the Secretary makes a determination described in subsection (d)(2)(A) with respect to a levy upon an individual retirement plan.

(5)

For purposes of paragraph (1)(A), section 408(d)(3)(C) shall be disregarded in determining whether an individual retirement plan is a plan to which a rollover contribution of a distribution from the plan levied upon is permitted.

(b)

The amendment made by this section shall apply to amounts paid under subsections (b), (c), and (d)(2)(A) of section 6343 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

11073.

(a)

Section 6159 is amended by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g) and by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection:

(f)

(1)

The amount of any fee imposed on an installment agreement under this section may not exceed the amount of such fee as in effect on the date of the enactment of this subsection.

(2)

In the case of any taxpayer with an adjusted gross income, as determined for the most recent year for which such information is available, which does not exceed 250 percent of the applicable poverty level (as determined by the Secretary)—

(A)

if the taxpayer has agreed to make payments under the installment agreement by electronic payment through a debit instrument, no fee shall be imposed on an installment agreement under this section, and

(B)

if the taxpayer is unable to make payments under the installment agreement by electronic payment through a debit instrument, the Secretary shall, upon completion of the installment agreement, pay the taxpayer an amount equal to any such fees imposed.

(b)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to agreements entered into on or after the date which is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

11074.

(a)

The Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate) shall make available a form, to be known as Form 1040SR, for use by individuals to file the return of tax imposed by chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Such form shall be as similar as practicable to Form 1040EZ, except that—

(1)

the form shall be available only to individuals who have attained age 65 as of the close of the taxable year,

(2)

the form may be used even if income for the taxable year includes—

(A)

social security benefits (as defined in section 86(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986),

(B)

distributions from qualified retirement plans (as defined in section 4974(c) of such Code), annuities or other such deferred payment arrangements,

(C)

interest and dividends, or

(D)

capital gains and losses taken into account in determining adjusted net capital gain (as defined in section 1(h)(3) of such Code), and

(3)

the form shall be available without regard to the amount of any item of taxable income or the total amount of taxable income for the taxable year.

(b)

The form required by subsection (a) shall be made available for taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act and ending before January 1, 2026.

11075.

It is the sense of the Senate that politically motivated budget cuts—

(1)

are counterproductive to deficit reduction,

(2)

diminish the ability of the Internal Revenue Service to adequately serve taxpayers and protect taxpayer information, and

(3)

reduce the ability of the Internal Revenue Service to enforce the law.

11076.

(a)

Chapter 77 is amended by inserting after section 7526 the following new section:

7526A.

(a)

(1)

The Secretary, through the Internal Revenue Service, shall establish a Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Matching Grant Program (hereinafter in this section referred to as the VITA grant program). Except as otherwise provided in this section, the VITA grant program shall be administered in a manner which is substantially similar to the Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance matching grants demonstration program established under title I of division D of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008.

(2)

(A)

The Secretary shall, subject to the availability of appropriated funds, make available grants under the VITA grant program to provide matching funds for the development, expansion, or continuation of qualified return preparation programs assisting low-income taxpayers and members of underserved populations.

(B)

(i)

Subject to clause (ii), in order to be eligible for a grant under this section, a qualified return preparation program shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary reasonably requires.

(ii)

In the case of any qualified return preparation program which was awarded a grant under this section and was subsequently subject to a field site visit by the Internal Revenue Service (including through the Stakeholder Partnerships, Education, and Communication office) in which it was determined that the average accuracy rate for preparation of tax returns through such program was less than 90 percent, such program shall not be eligible for any additional grants under this section unless such program provides, as part of their application, sufficient documentation regarding the corrective measures established by such program to address the deficiencies identified following the field site visit.

(C)

In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to applications—

(i)

demonstrating assistance to low-income taxpayers, with emphasis on outreach to and services for such taxpayers,

(ii)

demonstrating taxpayer outreach and educational activities relating to eligibility and availability of income supports available through the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, such as the earned income tax credit, and

(iii)

demonstrating specific outreach and focus on one or more underserved populations.

(D)

Upon application of a qualified return preparation program, the Secretary is authorized to award a multi-year grant not to exceed 3 years.

(3)

Unless otherwise provided by specific appropriation, the Secretary shall not allocate more than $30,000,000 per fiscal year (exclusive of costs of administering the program) to carry out the purposes of this section.

(b)

(1)

Qualified return preparation programs receiving a grant under this section may use the grant for—

(A)

ordinary and necessary costs associated with program operation in accordance with Cost Principles Circulars as set forth by the Office of Management and Budget, including—

(i)

for wages or salaries of persons coordinating the activities of the program,

(ii)

to develop training materials, conduct training, and perform quality reviews of the returns for which assistance has been provided under the program, and

(iii)

for equipment purchases and vehicle-related expenses associated with remote or rural tax preparation services,

(B)

outreach and educational activities described in subsection (a)(2)(C)(ii), and

(C)

services related to financial education and capability, asset development, and the establishment of savings accounts in connection with tax return preparation.

(2)

No grant made under this section may be used for overhead expenses that are not directly related to any qualified return preparation program.

(c)

(1)

The Secretary shall promote the benefits of, and encourage the use of, tax preparation through qualified return preparation programs through the use of mass communications, referrals, and other means.

(2)

The Secretary shall refer taxpayers to qualified return preparation programs receiving funding under this section.

(3)

Qualified return preparation programs receiving a grant under this section are encouraged to refer, as appropriate, to local or regional Low Income Taxpayer Clinics individuals who are eligible to receive services at such clinics.

(d)

For purposes of this section—

(1)

The term qualified return preparation program means any program—

(A)

which provides assistance to individuals, not less than 90 percent of whom are low-income taxpayers, in preparing and filing Federal income tax returns,

(B)

which is administered by a qualified entity,

(C)

in which all of the volunteers who assist in the preparation of Federal income tax returns meet the training requirements prescribed by the Secretary, and

(D)

which uses a quality review process which reviews 100 percent of all returns.

(2)

(A)

The term qualified entity means any entity which—

(i)

is an eligible organization (as described in subparagraph (B)),

(ii)

is in compliance with Federal tax filing and payment requirements,

(iii)

is not debarred or suspended from Federal contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements, and

(iv)

agrees to provide documentation to substantiate any matching funds provided under the VITA grant program.

(B)

(i)

Subject to clause (ii), the term eligible organization means—

(I)

an institution of higher education which is described in section 102 (other than subsection (a)(1)(C) thereof) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1088), as in effect on the date of the enactment of this section, and which has not been disqualified from participating in a program under title IV of such Act,

(II)

an organization described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code,

(III)

a local government agency, including—

(aa)

a county or municipal government agency, and

(bb)

an Indian tribe, as defined in section 4(13) of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103(13)), including any tribally designated housing entity (as defined in section 4(22) of such Act (25 U.S.C. 4103(22))), tribal subsidiary, subdivision, or other wholly owned tribal entity, or

(IV)

a local, State, regional, or national coalition (with one lead organization which meets the eligibility requirements of subclause (I), (II), or (III) acting as the applicant organization).

(ii)

If no eligible organization described in clause (i) is available to assist the targeted population or community, the term eligible organization shall include—

(I)

a State government agency, and

(II)

a Cooperative Extension Service office.

(3)

The term low-income taxpayer means a taxpayer who has income for the taxable year which does not exceed an amount equal to the completed phaseout amount under section 32(b) for a married couple filing a joint return with three or more qualifying children, as determined in a revenue procedure or other published guidance.

(4)

The term underserved population includes populations of persons with disabilities, persons with limited English proficiency, Native Americans, individuals living in rural areas, members of the Armed Forces and their spouses, and the elderly.

(b)

The table of sections for chapter 77 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 7526 the following new item:

7526A. Return preparation programs for low-income taxpayers.

11077.

(a)

The Secretary of the Treasury, or the Secretary’s delegate, shall continue to operate the IRS Free File Program as established by the Internal Revenue Service and published in the Federal Register on November 4, 2002 (67 Fed. Reg. 67247), including any subsequent agreements and governing rules established pursuant thereto.

(b)

The IRS Free File Program shall continue to provide free commercial-type online individual income tax preparation and electronic filing services to the lowest 70 percent of taxpayers by income. The number of taxpayers eligible to receive such services each year shall be calculated by the Internal Revenue Service annually based on prior year aggregate taxpayer adjusted gross income data.

(c)

In addition to the services described in subsection (b), and in the same manner, the IRS Free File Program shall continue to make available to all taxpayers (without regard to income) a basic, online electronic fillable forms utility.

(d)

The IRS Free File Program shall continue to work cooperatively with the private sector to provide the free individual income tax preparation and the electronic filing services described in subsections (b) and (c).

(e)

The IRS Free File Program shall work cooperatively with State government agencies to enhance and expand the use of the program to provide needed benefits to the taxpayer while reducing the cost of processing returns.

(f)

Nothing in this section is intended to impact the continuity of services provided under Taxpayer Assistance Centers, Tax Counseling for the Elderly, and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance programs.

11078.

(a)

Paragraph (21) of section 62(a) is amended to read as follows:

(21)

(A)

Any deduction allowable under this chapter for attorney fees and court costs paid by, or on behalf of, the taxpayer in connection with any award under—

(i)

section 7623(b), or

(ii)

in the case of taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, and before January 1, 2026, any action brought under—

(I)

section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78u-6),

(II)

a State law relating to false or fraudulent claims that meets the requirements described in section 1909(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396h(b)), or

(III)

section 23 of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 26).

(B)

Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any deduction in excess of the amount includible in the taxpayer's gross income for the taxable year on account of such award.

(b)

The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

11079.

(a)

(1)

Section 7623 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(c)

For purposes of this section, the term proceeds includes—

(1)

penalties, interest, additions to tax, and additional amounts provided under the internal revenue laws, and

(2)

any proceeds arising from laws for which the Internal Revenue Service is authorized to administer, enforce, or investigate, including—

(A)

criminal fines and civil forfeitures, and

(B)

violations of reporting requirements.

(2)

Paragraphs (1) and (2)(A) of section 7623(b) are each amended by striking collected proceeds (including penalties, interest, additions to tax, and additional amounts) resulting from the action and inserting proceeds collected as a result of the action.

(b)

Paragraphs (1) and (2)(A) of section 7623(b) are each amended by inserting (determined without regard to whether such proceeds are available to the Secretary) after in response to such action.

(c)

Section 7623(b)(5)(B) is amended by striking tax, penalties, interest, additions to tax, and additional amounts and inserting proceeds.

(d)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to information provided before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act with respect to which a final determination for an award has not been made before such date of enactment.

VIII

11081.

(a)

Section 5000A(c) is amended—

(1)

in paragraph (2)(B)(iii), by striking 2.5 percent and inserting Zero percent, and

(2)

in paragraph (3)—

(A)

by striking $695 in subparagraph (A) and inserting $0, and

(B)

by striking subparagraph (D).

(b)

The amendment made by this section shall apply to months beginning after December 31, 2018.

12001.

(a)

Section 55(a) is amended by striking There and inserting In the case of a taxpayer other than a corporation, there.

(b)

(1)

Section 38(c)(6) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

(E)

In the case of a corporation, this subsection shall be applied by treating the corporation as having a tentative minimum tax of zero.

(2)

(A)

Section 55(b)(1) is amended to read as follows:

(1)

(A)

The tentative minimum tax for the taxable year is the sum of—

(i)

26 percent of so much of the taxable excess as does not exceed $175,000, plus

(ii)

28 percent of so much of the taxable excess as exceeds $175,000.

The amount determined under the preceding sentence shall be reduced by the alternative minimum tax foreign tax credit for the taxable year.

(B)

For purposes of this subsection, the term taxable excess means so much of the alternative minimum taxable income for the taxable year as exceeds the exemption amount.

(C)

In the case of a married individual filing a separate return, subparagraph (A) shall be applied by substituting 50 percent of the dollar amount otherwise applicable under clause (i) and cause (ii) thereof. For purposes of the preceding sentence, marital status shall be determined under section 7703.

(B)

Section 59(a) is amended—

(i)

by striking subparagraph (A)(i) or (B)(i) of section 55(b)(1) (whichever applies) in lieu of the highest rate of tax specified in section 1 or 11 (whichever applies) in paragraph (1)(C) and inserting section 55(b)(1) in lieu of the highest rate of tax specified in section 1, and

(ii)

in paragraph (2), by striking means and all that follows and inserting means the amount determined under the first sentence of section 55(b)(1)..

(C)

Section 897(a)(2)(A) is amended by striking section 55(b)(1)(A) and inserting section 55(b)(1).

(D)

Section 911(f) is amended—

(i)

in paragraph (1)(B)—

(I)

by striking section 55(b)(1)(A)(ii) and inserting section 55(b)(1)(B), and

(II)

by striking section 55(b)(1)(A)(i) and inserting section 55(b)(1)(A), and

(ii)

in paragraph (2)(B), by striking section 55(b)(1)(A)(ii) each place it appears and inserting section 55(b)(1)(B).

(3)

Section 55(c)(1) is amended by striking , the section 936 credit allowable under section 27(b), and the Puerto Rico economic activity credit under section 30A.

(4)

Section 55(d) is amended—

(A)

by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively,

(B)

in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated), by inserting and at the end of subparagraph (B), by striking , and at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting a period, and by striking subparagraph (D), and

(C)

in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated)—

(i)

by striking (b)(1)(A)(i) in subparagraph (B)(i) and inserting (b)(1)(A), and

(ii)

by striking paragraph (3) in subparagraph (B)(iii) and inserting paragraph (2).

(5)

Section 55 is amended by striking subsection (e).

(6)

(A)

Section 56 is amended by striking subsections (c) and (g).

(B)

Section 847 is amended by striking the last sentence of paragraph (9).

(C)

Section 848 is amended by striking subsection (i).

(7)

Section 58(a) is amended by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).

(8)

Section 59 is amended by striking subsections (b) and (f).

(9)

Section 11(d) is amended by striking the taxes imposed by subsection (a) and section 55 and inserting the tax imposed by subsection (a).

(10)

Section 12 is amended by striking paragraph (7).

(11)

Section 168(k) is amended by striking paragraph (4).

(12)

Section 882(a)(1) is amended by striking , 55,.

(13)

Section 962(a)(1) is amended by striking sections 11 and 55 and inserting section 11.

(14)

Section 1561(a) is amended—

(A)

by inserting and at the end of paragraph (1), by striking , and at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting a period, and by striking paragraph (3), and

(B)

by striking the last sentence.

(15)

Section 6425(c)(1)(A) is amended to read as follows:

(A)

the tax imposed by section 11 or 1201(a), or subchapter L of chapter 1, whichever is applicable, over

(16)

Section 6655(e)(2) is amended by striking and alternative minimum taxable income each place it appears in subparagraphs (A) and (B)(i).

(17)

Section 6655(g)(1)(A) is amended by inserting plus at the end of clause (i), by striking clause (ii), and by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (ii).

(c)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

12002.

(a)

Section 55(a) is amended by adding at the end the following new flush sentence:

No tax shall be imposed by this section for any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2017, and before January 1, 2026, and the tentative minimum tax of any taxpayer for any such taxable year shall be zero for purposes of this title.

(b)

The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

12003.

(a)

Section 53 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(e)

(1)

In the case of any taxable year beginning in 2018, 2019, 2020, or 2021, the limitation under subsection (c) shall be increased by the AMT refundable credit amount for such year.

(2)

For purposes of paragraph (1), the AMT refundable credit amount is an amount equal to 50 percent (100 percent in the case of a taxable year beginning in 2021) of the excess (if any) of—

(A)

the minimum tax credit determined under subsection (b) for the taxable year, over

(B)

the minimum tax credit allowed under subsection (a) for such year (before the application of this subsection for such year).

(3)

For purposes of this title (other than this section), the credit allowed by reason of this subsection shall be treated as a credit allowed under subpart C (and not this subpart).

(4)

In the case of any taxable year of less than 365 days, the AMT refundable credit amount determined under paragraph (2) with respect to such taxable year shall be the amount which bears the same ratio to such amount determined without regard to this paragraph as the number of days in such taxable year bears to 365.

(b)

Section 53(d) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(3)

In the case of a corporation, any references in this subsection to section 55, 56, or 57 shall be treated as a reference to such section as in effect before the amendments made by Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

(c)

Section 1374(b)(3)(B) is amended by striking the last sentence thereof.

(d)

(1)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

(2)

The amendment made by subsection (c) shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2021.

13001.

(a)

Subsection (b) of section 11 is amended to read as follows:

(b)

The amount of the tax imposed by subsection (a) shall be 20 percent of taxable income.

(b)

(1)

The following sections are each amended by striking section 11(b)(1) and inserting section 11(b):

(A)

Section 280C(c)(3)(B)(ii)(II).

(B)

Paragraphs (2)(B) and (6)(A)(ii) of section 860E(e).

(C)

Section 7874(e)(1)(B)

(2)

(A)

Part I of subchapter P of chapter 1 is amended by striking section 1201 (and by striking the item relating to such section in the table of sections for such part).

(B)

Section 12 is amended by striking paragraphs (4) and (6), and by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4).

(C)

Section 453A(c)(3) is amended by striking or 1201 (whichever is appropriate).

(D)

Section 527(b) is amended—

(i)

by striking paragraph (2), and

(ii)

by striking all that precedes is hereby imposed and inserting:

(b)

A tax

(E)

Sections 594(a) is amended by striking taxes imposed by section 11 or 1201(a) and inserting tax imposed by section 11.

(F)

Section 691(c)(4) is amended by striking 1201,.

(G)

Section 801(a) is amended—

(i)

by striking paragraph (2), and

(ii)

by striking all that precedes is hereby imposed and inserting:

(a)

A tax

(H)

Section 831(e) is amended by striking paragraph (1) and by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively.

(I)

Sections 832(c)(5) and 834(b)(1)(D) are each amended by striking sec. 1201 and following,.

(J)

Section 852(b)(3)(A) is amended by striking section 1201(a) and inserting section 11(b).

(K)

Section 857(b)(3) is amended—

(i)

by striking subparagraph (A) and redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (F) as subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively,

(ii)

in subparagraph (C), as so redesignated—

(I)

by striking subparagraph (A)(ii) in clause (i) thereof and inserting paragraph (1),

(II)

by striking the tax imposed by subparagraph (A)(ii) in clauses (ii) and (iv) thereof and inserting the tax imposed by paragraph (1) on undistributed capital gain,

(iii)

in subparagraph (E), as so redesignated, by striking subparagraph (B) or (D) and inserting subparagraph (A) or (C), and

(iv)

by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

(F)

For purposes of this paragraph, the term undistributed capital gain means the excess of the net capital gain over the deduction for dividends paid (as defined in section 561) determined with reference to capital gain dividends only.

(L)

Section 882(a)(1), as amended by section 12001, is amended by striking or 1201(a).

(M)

Section 904(b) is amended—

(i)

by striking or 1201(a) in paragraph (2)(C),

(ii)

by striking paragraph (3)(D) and inserting the following:

(D)

There is a capital gain rate differential for any year if subsection (h) of section 1 applies to such taxable year.

, and

(iii)

by striking paragraph (3)(E) and inserting the following:

(E)

The rate differential portion of foreign source net capital gain, net capital gain, or the excess of net capital gain from sources within the United States over net capital gain, as the case may be, is the same proportion of such amount as—

(i)

the excess of—

(I)

the highest rate of tax set forth in subsection (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e) of section 1 (whichever applies), over

(II)

the alternative rate of tax determined under section 1(h), bears to

(ii)

that rate referred to in subclause (I).

(N)

Section 1374(b) is amended by striking paragraph (4).

(O)

Section 1381(b) is amended by striking taxes imposed by section 11 or 1201 and inserting tax imposed by section 11.

(P)

Sections 6425(c)(1)(A), as amended by section 12001, and 6655(g)(1)(A)(i) are each amended by striking or 1201(a),.

(Q)

Section 7518(g)(6)(A) is amended by striking or 1201(a).

(3)

(A)

Section 1445(e)(1) is amended—

(i)

by striking 35 percent and inserting the highest rate of tax in effect for the taxable year under section 11(b), and

(ii)

by striking of the gain and inserting multiplied by the gain.

(B)

Section 1445(e)(2) is amended by striking 35 percent of the amount and inserting the highest rate of tax in effect for the taxable year under section 11(b) multiplied by the amount.

(C)

Section 1445(e)(6) is amended—

(i)

by striking 35 percent and inserting the highest rate of tax in effect for the taxable year under section 11(b), and

(ii)

by striking of the amount and inserting multiplied by the amount.

(D)

Section 1446(b)(2)(B) is amended by striking section 11(b)(1) and inserting section 11(b).

(4)

Section 852(b)(1) is amended by striking the last sentence.

(5)

(A)

Part I of subchapter B of chapter 5 is amended by striking section 1551 (and by striking the item relating to such section in the table of sections for such part).

(B)

Section 535(c)(5) is amended to read as follows:

(5)

For limitation on credit provided in paragraph (2) or (3) in the case of certain controlled corporations, see section 1561.

(6)

(A)

Section 1561, as amended by section 12001, is amended to read as follows:

1561.

(a)

The component members of a controlled group of corporations on a December 31 shall, for their taxable years which include such December 31, be limited for purposes of this subtitle to one $250,000 ($150,000 if any component member is a corporation described in section 535(c)(2)(B)) amount for purposes of computing the accumulated earnings credit under section 535(c)(2) and (3). Such amount shall be divided equally among the component members of such group on such December 31 unless the Secretary prescribes regulations permitting an unequal allocation of such amount.

(b)

If a corporation has a short taxable year which does not include a December 31 and is a component member of a controlled group of corporations with respect to such taxable year, then for purposes of this subtitle, the amount to be used in computing the accumulated earnings credit under section 535(c)(2) and (3) of such corporation for such taxable year shall be the amount specified in subsection (a) with respect to such group, divided by the number of corporations which are component members of such group on the last day of such taxable year. For purposes of the preceding sentence, section 1563(b) shall be applied as if such last day were substituted for December 31.

(B)

The table of sections for part II of subchapter B of chapter 5 is amended by striking the item relating to section 1561 and inserting the following new item:

Sec. 1561. Limitation on accumulated earnings credit in the case of certain controlled corporations.

(7)

Section 7518(g)(6)(A) is amended—

(A)

by striking With respect to the portion and inserting In the case of a taxpayer other than a corporation, with respect to the portion, and

(B)

by striking (34 percent in the case of a corporation).

(c)

(1)

Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018.

(2)

The amendments made by subsection (b)(3) shall apply to distributions made after December 31, 2018.

(3)

The amendments made by subsection (b)(6) shall apply to transfers made after December 31, 2018.

(d)

(1)

A normalization method of accounting shall not be treated as being used with respect to any public utility property for purposes of section 167 or 168 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 if the taxpayer, in computing its cost of service for ratemaking purposes and reflecting operating results in its regulated books of account, reduces the excess tax reserve more rapidly or to a greater extent than such reserve would be reduced under the average rate assumption method.

(2)

If, as of the first day of the taxable year that includes the date of enactment of this Act—

(A)

the taxpayer was required by a regulatory agency to compute depreciation for public utility property on the basis of an average life or composite rate method, and

(B)

the taxpayer’s books and underlying records did not contain the vintage account data necessary to apply the average rate assumption method,

the taxpayer will be treated as using a normalization method of accounting if, with respect to such jurisdiction, the taxpayer uses the alternative method for public utility property that is subject to the regulatory authority of that jurisdiction.

(3)

For purposes of this subsection—

(A)

The term excess tax reserve means the excess of—

(i)

the reserve for deferred taxes (as described in section 168(i)(9)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) as determined under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, over

(ii)

the amount which would be the balance in such reserve if the amount of such reserve were determined by assuming that the corporate rate reductions provided in this Act were in effect for all prior periods.

(B)

The average rate assumption method is the method under which the excess in the reserve for deferred taxes is reduced over the remaining lives of the property as used in its regulated books of account which gave rise to the reserve for deferred taxes. Under such method, if timing differences for the property reverse, the amount of the adjustment to the reserve for the deferred taxes is calculated by multiplying—

(i)

the ratio of the aggregate deferred taxes for the property to the aggregate timing differences for the property as of the beginning of the period in question, by

(ii)

the amount of the timing differences which reverse during such period.

(C)

The alternative method is the method in which the taxpayer—

(i)

computes the excess tax reserve on all public utility property included in the plant account on the basis of the weighted average life or composite rate used to compute depreciation for regulatory purposes, and

(ii)

reduces the excess tax reserve ratably over the remaining regulatory life of the property.

(4)

If, for any taxable year ending after the date of the enactment of this Act, the taxpayer does not use a normalization method of accounting, the taxpayer’s tax for the taxable year shall be increased by the amount by which it reduces its excess tax reserve more rapidly than permitted under a normalization method of accounting.

13002.

(a)

(1)

Section 243(a)(1) is amended by striking 70 percent and inserting 50 percent.

(2)

Section 243(c)(1) is amended—

(A)

by striking 80 percent and inserting 65 percent, and

(B)

by striking 70 percent and inserting 50 percent.

(3)

The heading for section 243(c) is amended by striking Retention of 80-percent dividend received deduction and inserting Increased percentage.

(b)

Section 245(c)(1)(B) is amended—

(1)

by striking 70 percent and inserting 50 percent, and

(2)

by striking 80 percent and inserting 65 percent.

(c)

Section 246(b)(3) is amended—

(1)

by striking 80 percent in subparagraph (A) and inserting 65 percent, and

(2)

by striking 70 percent in subparagraph (B) and inserting 50 percent.

(d)

Section 246A(a)(1) is amended—

(1)

by striking 70 percent and inserting 50 percent, and

(2)

by striking 80 percent and inserting 65 percent.

(e)

Section 861(a)(2) is amended—

(1)

by striking 100/70th and inserting 100/50th in subparagraph (B), and

(2)

in the flush sentence at the end—

(A)

by striking 100/80th and inserting 100/65th, and

(B)

by striking 100/70th and inserting 100/50th.

(f)

(1)

The amendments made by this section (other than subsection (c) thereof) shall apply to dividends received by a corporation after December 31, 2018, in taxable years ending after such date.

(2)

The amendments made by section 102(c) shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018.

13011.

(a)

Part VIII of subchapter B of chapter 1 is amended by inserting after section 241 the following:

Sec. 242. Dividends paid deduction.

242.

(a)

In the case of an eligible corporation, there shall be allowed as a deduction an amount equal to zero percent of the aggregate amount of applicable dividends paid by the corporation during the taxable year.

(b)

For purposes of this section—

(1)

The term applicable dividend means, with respect to an eligible corporation, any distribution by the eligible corporation during a taxable year which is—

(A)

treated as a dividend for purposes of this chapter, and

(B)

paid out of its applicable earnings and profits.

(2)

For purposes of paragraph (1)(B), dividends shall be treated as paid—

(A)

first, out of exempt earnings and profits,

(B)

second, out of applicable earnings and profits, and

(C)

finally, out of earnings and profits not described in subparagraph (A) or (B).

(3)

Such term shall not include—

(A)

any amount allowed as a deduction under section 591 (relating to deduction for dividends paid by mutual savings banks, etc.), and

(B)

any dividend described in paragraph (2) of section 404(k) (relating to deduction for dividends paid on certain employer securities).

(4)

For purposes of this title, an eligible corporation may elect on its return of tax for any taxable year to treat any distribution made on or before the 15th day of the 4th month following the close of the taxable year as having been made immediately before the close of the taxable year. The preceding sentence shall not apply for purposes of determining the time the distribution was received by the shareholder to whom the distribution was made.

(5)

(A)

The term applicable earnings and profits means, with respect to any corporation for any taxable year, its earnings and profits for the taxable year and its earnings and profits accumulated in prior taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018. For purposes of the preceding sentence, earnings and profits for the taxable year shall be determined without regard to the deduction under this section for the taxable year.

(B)

The applicable earnings and profits of a corporation shall not include any exempt earnings and profits (as defined in paragraph (6)).

(C)

If a corporation which is a United States shareholder in a controlled foreign corporation, or is a shareholder in a foreign corporation with respect to which the shareholder meets the stock ownership requirements of section 902(a), receives a dividend (other than a dividend to which subparagraph (B) applies) from such controlled foreign corporation or such foreign corporation, the earnings and profits from such dividend shall not be treated as applicable earnings and profits of the corporation receiving such dividend to the extent of any portion of the dividend not properly allocable (as determined under section 316, as modified by section 959(c) in the case of such controlled foreign corporation) to applicable earnings and profits of such controlled foreign corporation or such foreign corporation.

(6)

(A)

The term exempt earnings and profits means, with respect to any corporation for any taxable year, its earnings and profits for the taxable year and its earnings and profits accumulated in prior taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018, which are properly allocable to exempt amounts received or accrued by the corporation.

(B)

The term exempt amounts means, with respect to any corporation—

(i)

any dividend to the extent of the deduction allowable to the corporation under section 243, 245, or 245A with respect to the dividend,

(ii)

any foreign-derived intangible income (as defined in section 250(b)) or global intangible low-taxed income (as defined in section 951A(b)) to the extent of the deduction allowable to the corporation under section 250 with respect to any such income,

(iii)

any increase in subpart F income by reason of section 965 to the extent of the deduction allowable to the corporation under section 965(c)(1) with respect to any such income, and

(iv)

any other amount to the extent such amount is exempt from taxation under this title.

(7)

(A)

The Secretary shall prescribe rules for the proper allocation of dividends to earnings and profits for purposes of applying this subsection.

(B)

For purposes of paragraph (4)(C), such rules shall include rules requiring in appropriate cases the look through to earnings and profits of members of any affiliated group including a controlled foreign corporation or foreign corporation described in such paragraph where the earnings and profits of such controlled foreign corporation or such foreign corporation are attributable to distributions received from other members of the group.

(c)

For purposes of this section, the term eligible corporation means any domestic corporation other than—

(1)

a regulated investment company,

(2)

a real estate investment trust,

(3)

an S corporation,

(4)

a corporation which is exempt from tax under section 501 or 521,

(5)

an organization taxable under subchapter T of this chapter (relating to cooperative organizations),

(6)

a cooperative governed by the rules applicable to cooperatives as in effect before the enactment of subchapter T, or

(7)

a DISC or former DISC.

(d)

(1)

Each eligible corporation which makes payments of dividends during the reporting period for any taxable year shall make a return, according to the forms and regulations prescribed by the Secretary, setting forth—

(A)

the aggregate amount of such dividends,

(B)

the aggregate amount of such dividends with respect to which the corporation is claiming a deduction under this section for the taxable year,

(C)

the aggregate amount of such dividends which the corporation paid during the period beginning on the 1st day of the reporting taxable year and ending on the 15th day of the 4th month of such taxable year which the corporation elected under subsection (b)(4) to treat as paid in the preceding taxable year,

(D)

the aggregate amount of such dividends which the corporation paid during the period beginning on the 1st day of the taxable year following the reporting taxable year and ending on the 15th day of the 4th month of such following taxable year which the corporation elected under subsection (b)(4) to treat as paid in the reporting taxable year, and

(E)

such other information with respect to such dividends as the Secretary shall require for the administration of this section.

(2)

For purposes of this subsection—

(A)

The term reporting period means with, respect to any taxable year, the period beginning on the 1st day of the taxable year and ending on the 15th day of the 4th month following the close of the taxable year.

(B)

Any return under paragraph (1) with respect to any taxable year shall be included with the return of income tax for such taxable year.

(b)

Section 6652, as amended by subtitle E of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(r)

(1)

In the case of a failure to make a return required under section 242(d) containing the information required by such section by the due date for the return, the eligible corporation shall pay (on notice and demand by the Secretary and in the same manner as tax) a penalty of $1,000 per day for each day such failure continues unless it is shown that such failure is due to reasonable cause. The maximum amount of the penalty under this paragraph with respect to any failure for a taxable year shall not exceed $250,000.

(2)

For purposes of this subsection, the term eligible corporation has the meaning given such term by section 242(c).

(c)

(1)

Subsection (d) of section 172, as amended by section 11011, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(9)

The deduction under section 242 shall not be allowed.

(2)

Subparagraph (A) of section 172(b)(2), as amended by section 13302, is amended by striking and (5) and inserting (5), and (8).

(d)

Part VIII of subchapter B of chapter 1 is amended—

(1)

by striking the table of sections and inserting the following:

VIII

Subpart A. Allowance of special deductions.

Subpart B. Dividends paid deduction.

Subpart C. Dividends received deductions.

Subpart D. Other deductions.

Sec. 241. Allowance of special deductions.

(2)

by inserting the following before section 243:

Sec. 243. Dividends received by corporations.

Sec. 245. Dividends received from certain foreign corporations.

Sec. 245A. Deduction for foreign-source portion of dividends received by domestic corporations from specified 10-percent owned foreign corporations.

Sec. 246. Rules applying to deductions for dividends received.

Sec. 246A. Dividends received deduction reduced where portfolio stock is debt financed.

, and

(3)

by inserting the following before section 248:

Sec. 248. Organizational expenditures.

Sec. 249. Limitation of deduction of bond premium on repurchase.

Sec. 250. Foreign-derived intangible income and global intangible low-taxed income.

(e)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to dividends paid in taxable years of the payor beginning after December 31, 2018.

13012.

(a)

Paragraph (1) of section 882(c) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

(C)

For purposes of subparagraph (A)—

(i)

the deduction under section 242 shall not be allowed for any taxable year, and

(ii)

there shall be allowed, in lieu of such deduction, a deduction in an amount equal to zero percent of the dividend equivalent amount (as defined in section 884(b)) of the foreign corporation for the taxable year.

(b)

The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018.

13013.

(a)

Paragraph (6) of section 864(e) is amended to read as follows:

(6)

(A)

Except as provided in subparagraph (B), expenses other than interest which are not directly allocable or apportioned to any specific income producing activity shall be allocated and apportioned as if all members of the affiliated group were a single corporation.

(B)

The dividend expense of any domestic corporation which is a member of an affiliated group shall be allocated and apportioned to income from sources without the United States in the same proportion which—

(i)

the aggregate amount of income treated as from sources without the United States by all domestic corporations which are members of such group (determined without regard to such dividend expense), bears to

(ii)

the aggregate income of all such domestic corporations from sources within and without the United States (as so determined).

(b)

The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018.

13101.

(a)

(1)

Section 179(b)(1) is amended by striking $500,000 and inserting $1,000,000.

(2)

Section 179(b)(2) is amended by striking $2,000,000 and inserting $2,500,000.

(3)

(A)

Subparagraph (A) of section 179(b)(6) is amended—

(i)

by striking 2015 and inserting 2018, and

(ii)

in clause (ii), by striking calendar year 2014 and inserting calendar year 2017.

(B)

Section 179(b)(6) is amended—

(i)

in subparagraph (A), by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting paragraphs (1), (2), and (5)(A), and

(ii)

in subparagraph (B), by inserting ($100 in the case of any increase in the amount under paragraph (5)(A)) after $10,000.

(b)

(1)

Subparagraph (B) of section 179(d)(1) is amended to read as follows:

(B)

which is—

(i)

section 1245 property (as defined in section 1245(a)(3)), or

(ii)

qualified real property (as defined in subsection (f)), and

(2)

Subsection (f) of section 179 is amended to read as follows:

(f)

For purposes of this subsection, the term qualified real property means—

(1)

any qualified improvement property described in section 168(e)(6), and

(2)

any of the following improvements to nonresidential real property placed in service after the date such property was first placed in service:

(A)

Roofs.

(B)

Heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning property.

(C)

Fire protection and alarm systems.

(D)

Security systems.

(c)

The last sentence of section 179(d)(1) is amended by inserting (other than paragraph (2) thereof) after section 50(b).

(d)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

13102.

(a)

(1)

So much of section 448(c) as precedes paragraph (2) is amended to read as follows:

(c)

(1)

A corporation or partnership meets the gross receipts test of this subsection for any taxable year if the average annual gross receipts of such entity for the 3-taxable-year period ending with the taxable year which precedes such taxable year does not exceed the applicable dollar limit.

(2)

Subsection (c) of section 448 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(4)

(A)

The applicable dollar limit is $15,000,000.

(B)

In the case of any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2018, the $15,000,000 amount under subparagraph (A) shall be increased by an amount equal to—

(i)

such dollar amount, multiplied by

(ii)

the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, by substituting calendar year 2017 for calendar year 2016 in subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof.

If any amount as increased under the preceding sentence is not a multiple of $1,000, such amount shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $1,000.

(3)

Paragraph (7) of section 448(d) is amended—

(A)

by striking In the case of and all that follows up to subparagraph (A) and inserting: If a taxpayer changes its method of accounting because the taxpayer is prohibited from using the cash receipts and disbursement method of accounting by reason of subsection (a) or is no longer prohibited from using such method by reason of such subsection—, and

(B)

by inserting and at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking , and at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting a period, and by striking subparagraph (C).

(4)

Paragraph (3) of section 448(b) is amended to read as follows:

(3)

Paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) shall not apply to any corporation or partnership for any taxable year if such entity meets the gross receipts test of subsection (c) for the taxable year.

(b)

(1)

Paragraph (1) of section 447(d) is amended to read as follows:

(1)

A corporation meets the requirements of this subsection for any taxable year with respect to its gross receipts if the corporation meets the gross receipts test of section 448(c) for the taxable year.

(2)

Paragraph (2) of section 447(d) is amended—

(A)

by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:

(A)

In the case of a family corporation, in applying section 448(c) for purposes of paragraph (1)—

(i)

paragraph (1) of section 448(c) shall be applied by substituting the applicable family corporation limit for the applicable dollar limit, and

(ii)

the rules of subparagraph (B) shall apply in computing gross receipts.

(B)

Clause (i) of section 447(d)(2)(B) is amended by striking the last sentence of paragraph (1) and inserting paragraph (2) of section 448(c), and

(C)

by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

(D)

(i)

The applicable family corporation limit is $25,000,000.

(ii)

In the case of any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2018, the $25,000,000 amount under clause (i) shall be increased by an amount equal to—

(I)

such dollar amount, multiplied by

(II)

If any amount as increased under the preceding sentence is not a multiple of $1,000, such amount shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $1,000.

(3)

Subsection (c) of section 447 is amended by inserting for any taxable year after not being a corporation.

(4)

Section 447(f) is amended—

(A)

by striking In the case of and all that follows up to paragraph (1) and inserting the following: If a taxpayer changes its method of accounting because the taxpayer is required to use an accrual method of accounting by reason of subsection (a) or is no longer required to use such method by reason of such subsection—, and

(B)

by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:

(2)

such change shall be treated as initiated by the taxpayer, and

(c)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

13103.

(a)

(1)

Section 471 is amended by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d) and by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection:

(c)

(1)

A qualified taxpayer shall not be required to use inventories under this section for a taxable year.

(2)

A qualified taxpayer who is not required under this subsection to use inventories with respect to any property for a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2017, may treat such property—

(A)

as a non-incidental material or supply, or

(B)

in a manner which conforms to the taxpayer's method for accounting for such property in—

(i)

an applicable financial statement (as defined in section 451(b)(1)), or

(ii)

in the case of a taxpayer that does not have an applicable financial statement, their books and records used for purposes of determining tax imposed by this title.

(3)

For purposes of this subsection, the term qualified taxpayer means, with respect to any taxable year, a taxpayer who meets the gross receipts test of section 448(c) for the taxable year (or, in the case of a sole proprietorship, who would meet such test if such proprietorship were a corporation). Such term shall not include a tax shelter prohibited from using the cash receipts and disbursements method of accounting under section 448(a)(3).

(4)

If a taxpayer changes its method of accounting because the taxpayer is not required to use inventories by reason of paragraph (1) or is required to use inventories because such paragraph no longer applies to the taxpayer—

(A)

such change shall be treated as initiated by the taxpayer, and

(B)

such change shall be treated as made with the consent of the Secretary.

(2)

Subsection (c) of section 263A is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(8)

Nothing in this section shall require the use of inventories for any taxable year by a qualified taxpayer (within the meaning of section 471(c)(3)) who is not required to use inventories under section 471 for such taxable year.

(b)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

13104.

(a)

Section 263A(b) is amended by striking all that follows paragraph (1) and inserting the following new paragraphs:

(2)

Real or personal property described in section 1221(a)(1) which is acquired by the taxpayer for resale.

(3)

This section shall not apply to any taxpayer who meets the gross receipts test under section 448(c) for the taxable year (or, in the case of a sole proprietorship, who would meet such test if such proprietorship were a corporation), other than a tax shelter prohibited from using the cash receipts and disbursements method of accounting under section 448(a)(3).

(4)

For purposes of this subsection, the term tangible personal property shall include a film, sound recording, video tape, book, or similar property.

(5)

If a taxpayer changes its method of accounting because this section does not apply to the taxpayer by reason of the exception under paragraph (3) or this section applies to the taxpayer because such exception no longer applies to the taxpayer—

(A)

such change shall be treated as initiated by the taxpayer, and

(B)

such change shall be treated as made with the consent of the Secretary.

(b)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

13105.

(a)

(1)

Section 460(e)(1)(B) is amended—

(A)

in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting (other than a tax shelter prohibited from using the cash receipts and disbursements method of accounting under section 448(a)(3)) after taxpayer, and

(B)

by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following:

(ii)

who meets the gross receipts test of section 448(c) for the taxable year in which such contract is entered into (or, in the case of a sole proprietorship, who would meet such test if such proprietorship were a corporation).

(2)

(A)

Section 460(e) is amended by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (6) as paragraphs (2) through (4), respectively.

(B)

The last sentence of section 56(a)(3) is amended by striking section 460(e)(6) and inserting section 460(e)(4).

(b)

Section 460(e), as amended by subsection (a), is amended by adding at the end the following:

(5)

If a taxpayer changes its method of accounting because subsections (a), (b), (c)(1), and (c)(2) do not apply by reason of the exception under paragraph (1)(B) or such subsections apply to the taxpayer because such exception no longer applies to the taxpayer—

(A)

such change shall be treated as initiated by the taxpayer,

(B)

such change shall be treated as made with the consent of the Secretary, and

(C)

such change shall be permitted only on a cut-off basis for all similarly classified contracts entered into on or after the year of change and no adjustments under section 481(a) shall be made.

(c)

The amendment made by this section shall apply to contracts entered into after December 31, 2017, in taxable years ending after such date.

III

13201.

(a)

(1)

Section 168(k) is amended—

(A)

in paragraph (1)(A), by striking 50 percent and inserting 100 percent, and

(B)

in paragraph (5)(A)(i), by striking 50 percent and inserting 100 percent.

(2)

Section 168(k) is amended—

(A)

in the heading, by striking December 31, 2007, and before January 1, 2020 and inserting September 27, 2017, and before January 1, 2023,

(B)

in paragraph (2)—

(i)

in subparagraph (A)(iii), clauses (i)(III) and (ii) of subparagraph (B), and subparagraph (E)(i), by striking January 1, 2020 each place it appears and inserting January 1, 2023, and

(ii)

in subparagraph (B)—

(I)

in clause (i)(II), by striking January 1, 2021 and inserting January 1, 2024, and

(II)

in the heading of clause (ii), by striking pre-January 1, 2020 and inserting pre-January 1, 2023, and

(C)

in paragraph (5)(A), by striking January 1, 2020 and inserting January 1, 2023.

(3)

Paragraph (6) of section 168(k) is amended to read as follows:

(6)

The term qualified property shall not include any property which is primarily used in a trade or business described in clause (iv) of section 163(j)(7)(A).

(4)

Section 168(k) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(8)

(A)

In the case of qualified property placed in service by the taxpayer during the first taxable year ending after September 27, 2017, if the taxpayer elects to have this paragraph apply for such taxable year, paragraphs (1)(A) and (5)(A)(i) shall be applied by substituting ‘50 percent’ for ‘100 percent’.

(B)

Any election under this paragraph shall be made at such time and in such form and manner as the Secretary may prescribe.

(5)

Section 168(k)(2)(F) is amended by striking clause (iii).

(6)

(A)

Clause (i) of section 168(k)(2)(A), as amended by section 13204, is amended—

(i)

in subclause (II), by striking or,

(ii)

in subclause (III), by adding or after the comma, and

(iii)

by adding at the end the following:

(IV)

which is a qualified film or television production (as defined in subsection (d) of section 181) for which a deduction would have been allowable under section 181 without regard to subsections (a)(2) and (g) of such section or this subsection, or

(V)

which is a qualified live theatrical production (as defined in subsection (e) of section 181) for which a deduction would have been allowable under section 181 without regard to subsections (a)(2) and (g) of such section or this subsection,

(B)

Paragraph (2) of section 168(k) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(H)

For purposes of subparagraph (A)—

(i)

a qualified film or television production shall be considered to be placed in service at the time of initial release or broadcast, and

(ii)

a qualified live theatrical production shall be considered to be placed in service at the time of the initial live staged performance.

(7)

(A)

Paragraph (5) of section 168(k) is amended by striking subparagraph (F).

(B)

Clause (ii) of section 460(c)(6)(B) is amended by striking January 1, 2020 (January 1, 2021 and inserting January 1, 2023 (January 1, 2024.

(b)

(1)

Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to property placed in service after September 27, 2017, in taxable years ending after such date.

(2)

The amendments made by paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(C) of subsection (a) shall apply to specified plants planted or grafted after September 27, 2017, in taxable years ending after such date.

13202.

(a)

(1)

280F(a)(1)(A) is amended—

(A)

in clause (i), by striking $2,560 and inserting $10,000,

(B)

in clause (ii), by striking $4,100 and inserting $16,000,

(C)

in clause (iii), by striking $2,450 and inserting $9,600, and

(D)

in clause (iv), by striking $1,475 and inserting $5,760.

(2)

(A)

Clause (ii) of section 280F(a)(1)(B) is amended by striking $1,475 in the text and heading and inserting $5,760.

(B)

Paragraph (7) of section 280F(d) is amended—

(i)

in subparagraph (A), by striking 1988 and inserting 2018, and

(ii)

in subparagraph (B)(i)(II), by striking 1987 and inserting 2017.

(b)

(1)

Section 280F(d)(4)(A) is amended—

(A)

by inserting and at the end of clause (iii),

(B)

by striking clause (iv), and

(C)

by redesignating clause (v) as clause (iv).

(2)

Section 280F(d)(4) is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B).

(c)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2017, in taxable years ending after such date.

13203.

(a)

Clause (vii) of section 168(e)(3)(B) is amended by striking after December 31, 2008, and which is placed in service before January 1, 2010 and inserting after December 31, 2017.

(b)

Section 168(b)(2) is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively.

(c)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2017, in taxable years ending after such date.

13204.

(a)

(1)

The table contained in section 168(c) is amended—

(A)

by striking 27.5 years and inserting 25 years, and

(B)

by striking 39 years and inserting 25 years.

(2)

The table contained in section 467(e)(3)(A) is amended—

(A)

by inserting (other than residential rental property and nonresidential real property) after 15-year and 20-year property, and

(B)

by striking 19 years and inserting 25 years.

(3)

Clause (ii) of section 168(e)(2)(B) is amended by striking 27.5 years and inserting 25 years.

(b)

(1)

Subparagraph (D) of section 168(e)(3) is amended—

(A)

in clause (iii), by striking and,

(B)

in clause (iv), by striking the period and inserting , and, and

(C)

by adding at the end the following new clause:

(v)

any qualified improvement property described in subsection (e)(6).

(2)

Subsection (e) of section 168 is amended—

(A)

in subparagraph (E) of paragraph (3)—

(i)

by striking clauses (iv), (v), and (ix),

(ii)

in clause (vii), by inserting and at the end,

(iii)

in clause (viii), by striking , and and inserting a period, and

(iv)

by redesignating clauses (vi), (vii), and (viii), as so amended, as clauses (iv), (v), and (vi), respectively, and

(B)

by striking paragraphs (6), (7), and (8).

(3)

Paragraph (3) of section 168(b) is amended—

(A)

by striking subparagraphs (G), (H), and (I), and

(B)

by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following new subparagraph:

(G)

Qualified improvement property described in subsection (e)(6).

(4)

(A)

Subsection (g) of section 168 is amended—

(i)

in paragraph (1)—

(I)

in subparagraph (D), by striking and at the end,

(II)

in subparagraph (E), by inserting and at the end, and

(III)

by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new subparagraph:

(F)

any property described in paragraph (8),

, and

(ii)

by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(8)

The property described in this paragraph shall consist of any nonresidential real property, residential rental property, and qualified improvement property held by an electing real property trade or business (as defined in 163(j)(7)(B)).

(B)

The table contained in subparagraph (B) of section 168(g)(3) is amended—

(i)

by inserting after the item relating to subparagraph (D)(ii) the following new item:

(D)(v)

, and

(ii)

by striking the item relating to subparagraph (E)(iv) and all that follows through the item relating to subparagraph (E)(ix) and inserting the following:

(E)(iv)	20
(E)(v)	30
(E)(vi)	35

(C)

The table contained in subparagraph (C) of section 168(g)(2) is amended by striking clauses (iii) and (iv) and inserting the following:

(iii) Residential rental property	30 years
(iv) Nonresidential real property	40 years
(v) Any railroad grading or tunnel bore or water utility property	50 years

(5)

(A)

Clause (i) of section 168(k)(2)(A) is amended—

(i)

in subclause (II), by inserting or after the comma,

(ii)

in subclause (III), by striking or at the end, and

(iii)

by striking subclause (IV).

(B)

Section 168 is amended—

(i)

in subsection (e), as amended by paragraph (2)(B), by adding at the end the following:

(6)

(A)

The term qualified improvement property means any improvement to an interior portion of a building which is nonresidential real property if such improvement is placed in service after the date such building was first placed in service.

(B)

Such term shall not include any improvement for which the expenditure is attributable to—

(i)

the enlargement of the building,

(ii)

any elevator or escalator, or

(iii)

the internal structural framework of the building.

(ii)

in subsection (k), by striking paragraph (3).

(c)

(1)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2017.

(2)

In the case of property placed in service before January 1, 2018, if the amendments made by this section result in—

(A)

an applicable recovery period which is less than the applicable recovery period for such property before enactment of such amendments, or

(B)

an applicable depreciation method which is more accelerated than the applicable depreciation method for such property before enactment of such amendments,

the depreciation deduction for such property shall, for any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2017, be determined as if such property were placed in service on January 1, 2018.

13205.

(a)

Section 168(g)(1), as amended by section 13204, is amended by striking and at the end of subparagraph (E), by inserting and at the end of subparagraph (F), and by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following new subparagraph:

(G)

any property with a recovery period of 10 years or more which is held by an electing farming business (as defined in section 163(j)(7)(C)),

(b)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

13206.

(a)

Section 174 is amended to read as follows:

174.

(a)

In the case of a taxpayer’s specified research or experimental expenditures for any taxable year—

(1)

except as provided in paragraph (2), no deduction shall be allowed for such expenditures, and

(2)

the taxpayer shall—

(A)

charge such expenditures to capital account, and

(B)

be allowed an amortization deduction of such expenditures ratably over the 5-year period (15-year period in the case of any specified research or experimental expenditures which are attributable to foreign research (within the meaning of section 41(d)(4)(F))) beginning with the midpoint of the taxable year in which such expenditures are paid or incurred.

(b)

For purposes of this section, the term specified research or experimental expenditures means, with respect to any taxable year, research or experimental expenditures which are paid or incurred by the taxpayer during such taxable year in connection with the taxpayer’s trade or business.

(c)

(1)

This section shall not apply to any expenditure for the acquisition or improvement of land, or for the acquisition or improvement of property to be used in connection with the research or experimentation and of a character which is subject to the allowance under section 167 (relating to allowance for depreciation, etc.) or section 611 (relating to allowance for depletion); but for purposes of this section allowances under section 167, and allowances under section 611, shall be considered as expenditures.

(2)

This section shall not apply to any expenditure paid or incurred for the purpose of ascertaining the existence, location, extent, or quality of any deposit of ore or other mineral (including oil and gas).

(3)

For purposes of this section, any amount paid or incurred in connection with the development of any software shall be treated as a research or experimental expenditure.

(d)

If any property with respect to which specified research or experimental expenditures are paid or incurred is disposed, retired, or abandoned during the period during which such expenditures are allowed as an amortization deduction under this section, no deduction shall be allowed with respect to such expenditures on account of such disposition, retirement, or abandonment and such amortization deduction shall continue with respect to such expenditures.

(b)

The amendments made by subsection (a) shall be treated as a change in method of accounting for purposes of section 481 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and—

(1)

such change shall be treated as initiated by the taxpayer,

(2)

such change shall be treated as made with the consent of the Secretary, and

(3)

such change shall be applied only on a cut-off basis for any research or experimental expenditures paid or incurred in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025, and no adjustments under section 481(a) shall be made.

(c)

The table of sections for part VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 is amended by striking the item relating to section 174 and inserting the following new item:

Sec. 174. Amortization of research and experimental expenditures.

(d)

(1)

Section 41(d)(1)(A) is amended by striking expenses under section 174 and inserting specified research or experimental expenditures under section 174.

(2)

Subsection (c) of section 280C is amended—

(A)

by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:

(1)

If—

(A)

the amount of the credit determined for the taxable year under section 41(a)(1), exceeds

(B)

the amount allowable as a deduction for such taxable year for qualified research expenses or basic research expenses,

the amount chargeable to capital account for the taxable year for such expenses shall be reduced by the amount of such excess.

(B)

by striking paragraph (2),

(C)

by redesignating paragraphs (3) (as amended by this Act) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively, and

(D)

in paragraph (2), as redesignated by subparagraph (C), by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting paragraph (1).

(e)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.

13207.

(a)

Section 263A(d)(2) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

(C)

(i)

In the case of the replanting of citrus plants, subparagraph (A) shall apply to amounts paid or incurred by a person (other than the taxpayer described in subparagraph (A)) if—

(I)

the taxpayer described in subparagraph (A) has an equity interest of not less than 50 percent in the replanted citrus plants at all times during the taxable year in which such amounts were paid or incurred and such other person holds any part of the remaining equity interest, or

(II)

such other person acquired the entirety of such taxpayer’s equity interest in the land on which the lost or damaged citrus plants were located at the time of such loss or damage, and the replanting is on such land.

(ii)

Clause (i) shall not apply to any cost paid or incurred after the date which is 10 years after the date of the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

(b)

The amendment made by this section shall apply to costs paid or incurred after the date of the enactment of this Act.

13221.

(a)

Section 451 is amended by redesignating subsections (b) through (i) as subsections (c) through (j), respectively, and by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection:

(b)

Notwithstanding part V of subchapter P—

(1)

(A)

In the case of a taxpayer the taxable income of which is computed under the accrual method of accounting, the amount of any portion of any item of gross income shall be included in gross income not later than the taxable year with respect to which such amount is taken into account as income in—

(i)

an applicable financial statement of the taxpayer, or

(ii)

such other financial statement as the Secretary may specify for purposes of this subsection.

(B)

In the case of a taxpayer which does not have a financial statement described in clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A) for a taxable year, such subparagraph shall not apply.

(2)

Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to any item of income to which section 460 applies.

(3)

For purposes of this subsection, the term applicable financial statement means—

(A)

a financial statement which is certified as being prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and which is—

(i)

a 10–K (or successor form), or annual statement to shareholders, required to be filed by the taxpayer with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission,

(ii)

an audited financial statement of the taxpayer which is used for—

(I)

credit purposes,

(II)

reporting to shareholders, partners, or other proprietors, or to beneficiaries, or

(III)

any other substantial nontax purpose,

but only if there is no statement of the taxpayer described in clause (i), or

(iii)

filed by the taxpayer with any other Federal agency for purposes other than Federal tax purposes, but only if there is no statement of the taxpayer described in clause (i) or (ii),

(B)

a financial statement which is made on the basis of international financial reporting standards and is filed by the taxpayer with an agency of a foreign government which is equivalent to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and which has reporting standards not less stringent than the standards required by such Commission, but only if there is no statement of the taxpayer described in subparagraph (A), or

(C)

a financial statement filed by the taxpayer with any other regulatory or governmental body specified by the Secretary, but only if there is no statement of the taxpayer described in subparagraph (A) or (B).

(4)

For purposes of this subsection, in the case of a contract which contains multiple performance obligations, the allocation of the transaction price to each performance obligation shall be equal to the amount allocated to each performance obligation for purposes of including such item in revenue in the applicable financial statement of the taxpayer.

(5)

For purposes of paragraph (1), if the financial results of a taxpayer are reported on the applicable financial statement (as defined in paragraph (3)) for a group of entities, such statement may be treated as the applicable financial statement of the taxpayer.

(b)

Section 451, as amended by subsection (a), is amended by redesignating subsections (c) through (j) as subsections (d) through (k), respectively, and by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection:

(c)

(1)

A taxpayer which computes taxable income under the accrual method of accounting, and receives any advance payment during the taxable year, shall—

(A)

except as provided in subparagraph (B), include such advance payment in gross income for such taxable year, or

(B)

if the taxpayer elects the application of this subparagraph with respect to the category of advance payments to which such advance payment belongs, the taxpayer shall—

(i)

to the extent that any portion of such advance payment is required under subsection (b) to be included in gross income in the taxable year in which such payment is received, so include such portion, and

(ii)

include the remaining portion of such advance payment in gross income in the taxable year following the taxable year in which such payment is received.

(2)

(A)

Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the election under paragraph (1)(B) shall be made at such time, in such form and manner, and with respect to such categories of advance payments, as the Secretary may provide.

(B)

An election under paragraph (1)(B) shall be effective for the taxable year with respect to which it is first made and for all subsequent taxable years, unless the taxpayer secures the consent of the Secretary to revoke such election. For purposes of this title, the computation of taxable income under an election made under paragraph (1)(B) shall be treated as a method of accounting.

(3)

Except as otherwise provided by the Secretary, the election under paragraph (1)(B) shall not apply with respect to advance payments received by the taxpayer during a taxable year if such taxpayer ceases to exist during (or with the close of) such taxable year.

(4)

For purposes of this subsection—

(A)

The term advance payment means any payment—

(i)

the full inclusion of which in the gross income of the taxpayer for the taxable year of receipt is a permissible method of accounting under this section (determined without regard to this subsection),

(ii)

any portion of which is included in revenue by the taxpayer in a financial statement described in clause (i) or (ii) of subsection (b)(1)(A) for a subsequent taxable year, and

(iii)

which is for goods, services, or such other items as may be identified by the Secretary for purposes of this clause.

(B)

Except as otherwise provided by the Secretary, such term shall not include—

(i)

rent,

(ii)

insurance premiums governed by subchapter L,

(iii)

payments with respect to financial instruments,

(iv)

payments with respect to warranty or guarantee contracts under which a third party is the primary obligor,

(v)

payments subject to section 871(a), 881, 1441, or 1442,

(vi)

payments in property to which section 83 applies, and

(vii)

any other payment identified by the Secretary for purposes of this subparagraph.

(C)

For purposes of this subsection, an item of gross income is received by the taxpayer if it is actually or constructively received, or if it is due and payable to the taxpayer.

(D)

For purposes of this subsection, rules similar to subsection (b)(4) shall apply.

(c)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

(d)

(1)

In the case of any qualified change in method of accounting for the taxpayer’s first taxable year beginning after December 31, 2017—

(A)

such change shall be treated as initiated by the taxpayer, and

(B)

such change shall be treated as made with the consent of the Secretary of the Treasury.

(2)

For purposes of this subsection, the term qualified change in method of accounting means any change in method of accounting which—

(A)

is required by the amendments made by this section, or

(B)

was prohibited under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 prior to such amendments and is permitted under such Code after such amendments.

13301.

(a)

Section 163(j) is amended to read as follows:

(j)

(1)

The amount allowed as a deduction under this chapter for any taxable year for business interest shall not exceed the sum of—

(A)

the business interest income of such taxpayer for such taxable year, plus

(B)

30 percent of the adjusted taxable income of such taxpayer for such taxable year.

The amount determined under subparagraph (B) shall not be less than zero.

(2)

The amount of any business interest not allowed as a deduction for any taxable year by reason of paragraph (1) shall be treated as business interest paid or accrued in the succeeding taxable year.

(3)

In the case of any taxpayer (other than a tax shelter prohibited from using the cash receipts and disbursements method of accounting under section 448(a)(3)) which meets the gross receipts test of section 448(c) for any taxable year, paragraph (1) shall not apply to such taxpayer for such taxable year. In the case of any taxpayer which is not a corporation or a partnership, the gross receipts test of section 448(c) shall be applied in the same manner as if such taxpayer were a corporation or partnership.

(4)

(A)

In the case of any partnership—

(i)

this subsection shall be applied at the partnership level and any deduction for business interest shall be taken into account in determining the non-separately stated taxable income or loss of the partnership, and

(ii)

the adjusted taxable income of each partner of such partnership—

(I)

shall be determined without regard to such partner’s distributive share of the non-separately stated taxable income or loss of such partnership, and

(II)

shall be increased by such partner’s distributive share of such partnership’s excess taxable income.

For purposes of clause (ii)(II), a partner's distributive share of partnership excess taxable income shall be determined in the same manner as the partner's distributive share of nonseparately stated taxable income or loss of the partnership.

(B)

(i)

The amount of any business interest not allowed as a deduction to a partnership for any taxable year by reason of paragraph (1) for any taxable year—

(I)

shall not be treated under paragraph (2) as business interest paid or accrued by the partnership in the succeeding taxable year, and

(II)

shall, subject to clause (ii), be treated as excess business interest which is allocated to each partner in the same manner as the non-separately stated taxable income or loss of the partnership.

(ii)

If a partner is allocated any excess business interest from a partnership under clause (i) for any taxable year—

(I)

such excess business interest shall be treated as business interest paid or accrued by the partner in the next succeeding taxable year in which the partner is allocated excess taxable income from such partnership, but only to the extent of such excess taxable income, and

(II)

any portion of such excess business interest remaining after the application of subclause (I) shall, subject to the limitations of subclause (I), be treated as business interest paid or accrued in succeeding taxable years.

For purposes of applying this paragraph, excess taxable income allocated to a partner from a partnership for any taxable year shall not be taken into account under paragraph (1)(A) with respect to any business interest other than excess business interest from the partnership until all such excess business interest for such taxable year and all preceding taxable years has been treated as paid or accrued under clause (ii).

(iii)

(I)

The adjusted basis of a partner in a partnership interest shall be reduced (but not below zero) by the amount of excess business interest allocated to the partner under clause (i)(II).

(II)

If a partner disposes of a partnership interest, the adjusted basis of the partner in the partnership interest shall be increased immediately before the disposition by the amount of the excess (if any) of the amount of the basis reduction under subclause (I) over the portion of any excess business interest allocated to the partner under clause (i)(II) which has previously been treated under clause (ii) as business interest paid or accrued by the partner. The preceding sentence shall also apply to transfers of the partnership interest (including by reason of death) in a transaction in which gain is not recognized in whole or in part. No deduction shall be allowed to the transferor or transferee under this chapter for any excess business interest resulting in a basis increase under this subclause.

(C)

The term excess taxable income means, with respect to any partnership, the amount which bears the same ratio to the partnership’s adjusted taxable income as—

(i)

the excess (if any) of—

(I)

the amount determined for the partnership under paragraph (1)(B), over

(II)

the amount (if any) by which the business interest of the partnership exceeds the business interest income of the partnership, bears to

(ii)

the amount determined for the partnership under paragraph (1)(B).

(D)

Rules similar to the rules of subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall apply with respect to any S corporation and its shareholders.

(5)

For purposes of this subsection, the term business interest means any interest paid or accrued on indebtedness properly allocable to a trade or business. Such term shall not include investment interest (within the meaning of subsection (d)).

(6)

For purposes of this subsection, the term business interest income means the amount of interest includible in the gross income of the taxpayer for the taxable year which is properly allocable to a trade or business. Such term shall not include investment income (within the meaning of subsection (d)).

(7)

For purposes of this subsection—

(A)

The term trade or business shall not include—

(i)

the trade or business of performing services as an employee,

(ii)

any electing real property trade or business,

(iii)

any electing farming business, or

(iv)

the trade or business of the furnishing or sale of—

(I)

electrical energy, water, or sewage disposal services,

(II)

gas or steam through a local distribution system, or

(III)

transportation of gas or steam by pipeline,

if the rates for such furnishing or sale, as the case may be, have been established or approved by a State or political subdivision thereof, by any agency or instrumentality of the United States, by a public service or public utility commission or other similar body of any State or political subdivision thereof, or by the governing or ratemaking body of an electric cooperative.

(B)

For purposes of this paragraph, the term electing real property trade or business means any trade or business which is described in section 469(c)(7)(C) and which makes an election under this subparagraph. Any such election shall be made at such time and in such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe, and, once made, shall be irrevocable.

(C)

For purposes of this paragraph, the term electing farming business means a farming business (as defined in section 263A(e)(4)) which makes an election under this subparagraph. Any such election shall be made at such time and in such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe, and, once made, shall be irrevocable.

(8)

For purposes of this subsection, the term adjusted taxable income means the taxable income of the taxpayer—

(A)

computed without regard to—

(i)

any item of income, gain, deduction, or loss which is not properly allocable to a trade or business,

(ii)

any business interest or business interest income,

(iii)

the amount of any net operating loss deduction under section 172, and

(iv)

the amount of any deduction allowed under section 199 or 199A, and

(B)

computed with such other adjustments as provided by the Secretary.

(9)

(A)

For requirement that an electing real property trade or business use the alternative depreciation system, see section 168(g)(1)(F).

(B)

For requirement that an electing farming business use the alternative depreciation system, see section 168(g)(1)(G).

(b)

(1)

Section 381(c) is amended by inserting after paragraph (19) the following new paragraph:

(20)

The carryover of disallowed business interest described in section 163(j)(2) to taxable years ending after the date of distribution or transfer.

(2)

Section 382(d) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(3)

The term pre-change loss shall include any carryover of disallowed interest described in section 163(n) under rules similar to the rules of paragraph (1).

(3)

Section 382(k)(1) is amended by inserting after the first sentence the following: Such term shall include any corporation entitled to use a carryforward of disallowed interest described in section 381(c)(20)..

(c)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

13302.

(a)

(1)

Section 172(a) is amended to read as follows:

(a)

There shall be allowed as a deduction for the taxable year an amount equal to the lesser of—

(1)

the aggregate of the net operating loss carryovers to such year, plus the net operating loss carrybacks to such year, or

(2)

90 percent (80 percent in the case of taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022) of taxable income computed without regard to the deduction allowable under this section.

For purposes of this subtitle, the term net operating loss deduction means the deduction allowed by this subsection.

(2)

Section 172(b)(2) is amended by striking shall be computed— and all that follows and inserting

shall—

(A)

be computed with the modifications specified in subsection (d) other than paragraphs (1), (4), and (5) thereof, and by determining the amount of the net operating loss deduction without regard to the net operating loss for the loss year or for any taxable year thereafter,

(B)

not be considered to be less than zero, and

(C)

not exceed the amount determined under subsection (a)(2) for such prior taxable year.

(3)

Section 172(d)(6) is amended by striking and at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting ; and, and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

(C)

subsection (a)(2) shall be applied by substituting real estate investment trust taxable income (as defined in section 857(b)(2) but without regard to the deduction for dividends paid (as defined in section 561)) for taxable income.

(b)

(1)

Section 172(b)(1)(A) is amended—

(A)

by striking shall be a net operating loss carryback to each of the 2 taxable years in clause (i) and inserting except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, shall not be a net operating loss carryback to any taxable year, and

(B)

by striking to each of the 20 taxable years in clause (ii) and inserting to each taxable year.

(2)

Section 172(b)(1) is amended by striking subparagraphs (B) through (F).

(c)

(1)

Section 172(b)(1), as amended by subsection (b)(2), is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

(B)

(i)

In the case of any portion of a net operating loss for the taxable year which is a farming loss with respect to the taxpayer, such loss shall be a net operating loss carryback to each of the 2 taxable years preceding the taxable year of such loss.

(ii)

For purposes of this section, the term farming loss means the lesser of—

(I)

the amount which would be the net operating loss for the taxable year if only income and deductions attributable to farming businesses (as defined in section 263A(e)(4)) are taken into account, or

(II)

the amount of the net operating loss for such taxable year.

(iii)

For purposes of applying paragraph (2), a farming loss for any taxable year shall be treated as a separate net operating loss for such taxable year to be taken into account after the remaining portion of the net operating loss for such taxable year.

(iv)

Any taxpayer entitled to a 2-year carryback under clause (i) from any loss year may elect not to have such clause apply to such loss year. Such election shall be made in such manner as prescribed by the Secretary and shall be made by the due date (including extensions of time) for filing the taxpayer's return for the taxable year of the net operating loss. Such election, once made for any taxable year, shall be irrevocable for such taxable year.

(2)

(A)

Section 172 is amended by striking subsections (f), (g), and (h), and by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (f).

(B)

Section 537(b)(4) is amended by inserting (as in effect before the date of enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) after as defined in section 172(f).

(d)

(1)

Section 172(b)(1), as amended by subsections (b)(2) and (c)(1), is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

(C)

In the case of an insurance company (as defined in section 816(a)) other than a life insurance company, the net operating loss for any taxable year—

(i)

shall be a net operating loss carryback to each of the 2 taxable years preceding the taxable year of such loss, and

(ii)

shall be a net operating loss carryover to each of the 20 taxable years following the taxable year of the loss.

(2)

Section 172, as amended by subsection (c)(2)(A), is amended by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g) and inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection:

(f)

In the case of an insurance company (as defined in section 816(a)) other than a life insurance company—

(1)

the amount of the deduction allowed under subsection (a) shall be the aggregate of the net operating loss carryovers to such year, plus the net operating loss carrybacks to such year, and

(2)

subparagraph (C) of subsection (b)(2) shall not apply.

(e)

(1)

The amendments made by subsections (a) and (d)(2) shall apply to losses arising in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

(2)

The amendments made by subsections (b), (c), and (d)(1) shall apply to net operating losses arising in taxable years ending after December 31, 2017.

13303.

(a)

Section 1031(a)(1) is amended by striking property each place it appears and inserting real property.

(b)

(1)

Paragraph (2) of section 1031(a) is amended to read as follows:

(2)

This subsection shall not apply to any exchange of real property held primarily for sale.

(2)

Section 1031 is amended by striking subsections (e).

(3)

Section 1031, as amended by paragraph (2), is amended by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection:

(e)

For purposes of this section, an interest in a partnership which has in effect a valid election under section 761(a) to be excluded from the application of all of subchapter K shall be treated as an interest in each of the assets of such partnership and not as an interest in a partnership.

(4)

Section 1031(h) is amended to read as follows:

(h)

Real property located in the United States and real property located outside the United States are not property of a like kind.

(5)

Section 1031(i) is amended to read as follows:

(i)

For purposes of subsection (a), shares in a mutual ditch, reservoir, or irrigation company shall be treated as real property if at the time of the exchange—

(1)

the mutual ditch, reservoir, or irrigation company is an organization described in section 501(c)(12)(A) (determined without regard to the percentage of its income that is collected from its members for the purpose of meeting losses and expenses), and

(2)

the shares in such company have been recognized by the highest court of the State in which such company was organized or by applicable State statute as constituting or representing real property or an interest in real property.

(6)

The heading of section 1031 is amended by striking property and inserting real property.

(7)

The table of sections for part III of subchapter O of chapter 1 is amended by striking the item relating to section 1031 and inserting the following new item:

Sec. 1031. Exchange of real property held for productive use or investment.

(c)

(1)

Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply to exchanges completed after December 31, 2017.

(2)

The amendments made by this section shall not apply to any exchange if—

(A)

the property disposed of by the taxpayer in the exchange is disposed of on or before December 31 2017, or

(B)

the property received by the taxpayer in the exchange is received on or before December 31, 2017.

13304.

(a)

(1)

Section 274(a) is amended—

(A)

in paragraph (1)(A), by striking unless and all that follows through trade or business,,

(B)

by striking the flush sentence at the end of paragraph (1), and

(C)

by striking paragraph (2)(C).

(2)

(A)

Section 274(d) is amended—

(i)

by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively, and

(ii)

in the flush text following paragraph (3) (as so redesignated)—

(I)

by striking , entertainment, amusement, recreation, or use of the facility or property, in item (B), and

(II)

by striking (D) the business relationship to the taxpayer of persons entertained, using the facility or property, or receiving the gift and inserting (D) the business relationship to the taxpayer of the person receiving the benefit,

(B)

Section 274 is amended by striking subsection (l).

(C)

Section 274(n) is amended by striking and entertainment in the heading.

(D)

Section 274(n)(1) is amended to read as follows:

(1)

The amount allowable as a deduction under this chapter for any expense for food or beverages shall not exceed 50 percent of the amount of such expense which would (but for this paragraph) be allowable as a deduction under this chapter.

(E)

Section 274(n)(2) is amended—

(i)

in subparagraph (B), by striking in the case of an expense for food or beverages,,

(ii)

by striking subparagraph (C) and redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively,

(iii)

by striking of subparagraph (E) the last sentence and inserting of subparagraph (D), and

(iv)

by striking in subparagraph (D) in the last sentence and inserting in subparagraph (C).

(F)

Clause (iv) of section 7701(b)(5)(A) is amended to read as follows:

(iv)

a professional athlete who is temporarily in the United States to compete in a sports event—

(I)

which is organized for the primary purpose of benefiting an organization which is described in section 501(c)(3) and exempt from tax under section 501(a),

(II)

all of the net proceeds of which are contributed to such organization, and,

(III)

which utilizes volunteers for substantially all of the work performed in carrying out such event.

(b)

Paragraph (2) of section 274(n), as amended by subsection (a), is amended—

(1)

by striking subparagraph (B),

(2)

by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively,

(3)

by striking of subparagraph (D) in the last sentence and inserting of subparagraph (C), and

(4)

by striking in subparagraph (C) in the last sentence and inserting in subparagraph (B).

(c)

Section 274, as amended by subsection (a), is amended—

(1)

in subsection (a)—

(A)

in the heading, by striking or recreation and inserting recreation, or qualified transportation fringes, and

(B)

by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(4)

No deduction shall be allowed under this chapter for the expense of any qualified transportation fringe (as defined in section 132(f)) provided to an employee of the taxpayer.

, and

(2)

by inserting after subsection (k) the following new subsection:

(l)

No deduction shall be allowed under this chapter for any expense incurred for providing any transportation, or any payment or reimbursement, to an employee of the taxpayer in connection with travel between the employee's residence and place of employment, except as necessary for ensuring the safety of the employee.

(d)

Section 274, as amended by subsection (c), is amended—

(1)

by redesignating subsection (o) as subsection (p), and

(2)

by inserting after subsection (n) the following new subsection:

(o)

No deduction shall be allowed under this chapter for—

(1)

any expense for the operation of a facility described in section 132(e)(2), and any expense for food or beverages, including under section 132(e)(1), associated with such facility, or

(2)

any expense for meals described in section 119(a).

(e)

(1)

Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts incurred or paid after December 31, 2017.

(2)

The amendments made by subsection (d) shall apply to amounts incurred or paid after December 31, 2025.

13305.

(a)

Part VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 is amended by striking section 199 (and by striking the item relating to such section in the table of sections for such part).

(b)

(1)

Sections 74(d)(2)(B), 86(b)(2)(A), 135(c)(4)(A), 137(b)(3)(A), 219(g)(3)(A)(ii), 221(b)(2)(C), 222(b)(2)(C), 246(b)(1), and 469(i)(3)(F)(iii) are each amended by striking 199,.

(2)

Section 170(b)(2)(D), as amended by section 11011, is amended by striking clause (iv) and by redesignating clauses (v) and (vi) as redesignating clauses (iv) as clause (v), respectively.

(3)

Section 172(d) is amended by striking paragraph (7).

(4)

Section 613(a) is amended by striking and without the deduction under section 199.

(5)

Section 613A(d)(1) is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E) as subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D).

(c)

The amendments made by this subsection shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018.

13306.

(a)

(1)

Subsection (f) of section 162 is amended to read as follows:

(f)

(1)

Except as provided in the following paragraphs of this subsection, no deduction otherwise allowable shall be allowed under this chapter for any amount paid or incurred (whether by suit, agreement, or otherwise) to, or at the direction of, a government or governmental entity in relation to the violation of any law or the investigation or inquiry by such government or entity into the potential violation of any law.

(2)

(A)

Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any amount that—

(i)

the taxpayer establishes—

(I)

constitutes restitution (including remediation of property) for damage or harm which was or may be caused by the violation of any law or the potential violation of any law, or

(II)

is paid to come into compliance with any law which was violated or otherwise involved in the investigation or inquiry described in paragraph (1),

(ii)

is identified as restitution or as an amount paid to come into compliance with such law, as the case may be, in the court order or settlement agreement, and

(iii)

in the case of any amount of restitution for failure to pay any tax imposed under this title in the same manner as if such amount were such tax, would have been allowed as a deduction under this chapter if it had been timely paid.

The identification under clause (ii) alone shall not be sufficient to make the establishment required under clause (i).

(B)

Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any amount paid or incurred as reimbursement to the government or entity for the costs of any investigation or litigation.

(3)

Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any amount paid or incurred by reason of any order of a court in a suit in which no government or governmental entity is a party.

(4)

Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any amount paid or incurred as taxes due.

(5)

For purposes of this subsection, the following nongovernmental entities shall be treated as governmental entities:

(A)

Any nongovernmental entity which exercises self-regulatory powers (including imposing sanctions) in connection with a qualified board or exchange (as defined in section 1256(g)(7)).

(B)

To the extent provided in regulations, any nongovernmental entity which exercises self-regulatory powers (including imposing sanctions) as part of performing an essential governmental function.

(2)

The amendment made by this subsection shall apply to amounts paid or incurred on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, except that such amendments shall not apply to amounts paid or incurred under any binding order or agreement entered into before such date. Such exception shall not apply to an order or agreement requiring court approval unless the approval was obtained before such date.

(b)

(1)

Subpart B of part III of subchapter A of chapter 61 is amended by inserting after section 6050W the following new section:

6050X.

(a)

(1)

The appropriate official of any government or any entity described in section 162(f)(5) which is involved in a suit or agreement described in paragraph (2) shall make a return in such form as determined by the Secretary setting forth—

(A)

the amount required to be paid as a result of the suit or agreement to which paragraph (1) of section 162(f) applies,

(B)

any amount required to be paid as a result of the suit or agreement which constitutes restitution or remediation of property, and

(C)

any amount required to be paid as a result of the suit or agreement for the purpose of coming into compliance with any law which was violated or involved in the investigation or inquiry.

(2)

(A)

A suit or agreement is described in this paragraph if—

(i)

it is—

(I)

a suit with respect to a violation of any law over which the government or entity has authority and with respect to which there has been a court order, or

(II)

an agreement which is entered into with respect to a violation of any law over which the government or entity has authority, or with respect to an investigation or inquiry by the government or entity into the potential violation of any law over which such government or entity has authority, and

(ii)

the aggregate amount involved in all court orders and agreements with respect to the violation, investigation, or inquiry is $600 or more.

(B)

The Secretary shall adjust the $600 amount in subparagraph (A)(ii) as necessary in order to ensure the efficient administration of the internal revenue laws.

(3)

The return required under this subsection shall be filed at the time the agreement is entered into, as determined by the Secretary.

(b)

Every person required to make a return under subsection (a) shall furnish to each person who is a party to the suit or agreement a written statement showing—

(1)

the name of the government or entity, and

(2)

the information supplied to the Secretary under subsection (a)(1).

The written statement required under the preceding sentence shall be furnished to the person at the same time the government or entity provides the Secretary with the information required under subsection (a).

(c)

For purposes of this section, the term appropriate official means the officer or employee having control of the suit, investigation, or inquiry or the person appropriately designated for purposes of this section.

(2)

The table of sections for subpart B of part III of subchapter A of chapter 61 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 6050W the following new item:

Sec. 6050X. Information with respect to certain fines, penalties, and other amounts.

(3)

The amendments made by this subsection shall apply to amounts paid or incurred on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, except that such amendments shall not apply to amounts paid or incurred under any binding order or agreement entered into before such date. Such exception shall not apply to an order or agreement requiring court approval unless the approval was obtained before such date.

13307.

(a)

Section 162 is amended by redesignating subsection (q) as subsection (r) and by inserting after subsection (p) the following new subsection:

(q)

No deduction shall be allowed under this chapter for—

(1)

any settlement or payment related to sexual harassment or sexual abuse if such settlement or payment is subject to a nondisclosure agreement, or

(2)

attorney's fees related to such a settlement or payment.

(b)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after the date of the enactment of this Act.

13308.

(a)

Section 162, as amended by section 13307, is amended by redesignating subsection (r) as subsection (s) and by inserting after subsection (q) the following new subsection:

(r)

No deduction shall be allowed under subsection (a) to a taxpayer for any expense—

(1)

paid or incurred in the course of the trade or business of practicing law, and

(2)

resulting from a case for which the taxpayer is compensated primarily on a contingent basis,

until such time as such contingency is resolved.

(b)

The amendment made by this section shall apply to expenses and costs paid or incurred in taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

13309.

(a)

Section 162(e) is amended by striking paragraphs (2) and (7) and by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), and (8) as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6), respectively.

(b)

Section 6033(e)(1)(B)(ii) is amended by striking section 162(e)(5)(B)(ii) and inserting section 162(e)(4)(B)(ii).

(c)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

13310.

(a)

Part IV of subchapter O of chapter 1 is amended—

(1)

by redesignating section 1061 as section 1062, and

(2)

by inserting after section 1060 the following new section:

1061.

(a)

If one or more applicable partnership interests are held by a taxpayer at any time during the taxable year, the excess (if any) of—

(1)

the taxpayer’s net long-term capital gain with respect to such interests for such taxable year, over

(2)

the taxpayer’s net long-term capital gain with respect to such interests for such taxable year computed by applying paragraphs (3) and (4) of sections 1222 by substituting 3 years for 1 year,

shall be treated as short-term capital gain, notwithstanding section 83 or any election in effect under section 83(b).

(b)

To the extent provided by the Secretary, subsection (a) shall not apply to income or gain attributable to any asset not held for portfolio investment on behalf of third party investors.

(c)

For purposes of this section—

(1)

Except as provided in this paragraph or paragraph (4), the term applicable partnership interest means any interest in a partnership which, directly or indirectly, is transferred to (or is held by) the taxpayer in connection with the performance of substantial services by the taxpayer, or any other related person, in any applicable trade or business. The previous sentence shall not apply to an interest held by a person who is employed by another entity that is conducting a trade or business (other than an applicable trade or business) and only provides services to such other entity.

(2)

The term applicable trade or business means any activity conducted on a regular, continuous, and substantial basis which, regardless of whether the activity is conducted in one or more entities, consists, in whole or in part, of—

(A)

raising or returning capital, and

(B)

either—

(i)

investing in (or disposing of) specified assets (or identifying specified assets for such investing or disposition), or

(ii)

developing specified assets.

(3)

The term specified asset means securities (as defined in section 475(c)(2) without regard to the last sentence thereof), commodities (as defined in section 475(e)(2)), real estate held for rental or investment, cash or cash equivalents, options or derivative contracts with respect to any of the foregoing, and an interest in a partnership to the extent of the partnership’s proportionate interest in any of the foregoing.

(4)

The term applicable partnership interest shall not include—

(A)

any interest in a partnership directly or indirectly held by a corporation, or

(B)

any capital interest in the partnership which provides the taxpayer with a right to share in partnership capital commensurate with—

(i)

the amount of capital contributed (determined at the time of receipt of such partnership interest), or

(ii)

the value of such interest subject to tax under section 83 upon the receipt or vesting of such interest.

(5)

The term third party investor means a person who—

(A)

holds an interest in the partnership which does not constitute property held in connection with an applicable trade or business; and

(B)

is not (and has not been) actively engaged, and is (and was) not related to a person so engaged, in (directly or indirectly) providing substantial services described in paragraph (1) for such partnership or any applicable trade or business.

(d)

(1)

If a taxpayer transfers any applicable partnership interest, directly or indirectly, to a person related to the taxpayer, the taxpayer shall include in gross income (as short term capital gain) the excess (if any) of—

(A)

so much of the taxpayer’s long-term capital gains with respect to such interest for such taxable year attributable to the sale or exchange of any asset held for not more than 3 years as is allocable to such interest, over

(B)

any amount treated as short term capital gain under subsection (a) with respect to the transfer of such interest.

(2)

For purposes of this paragraph, a person is related to the taxpayer if—

(A)

the person is a member of the taxpayer’s family within the meaning of section 318(a)(1), or

(B)

the person performed a service within the current calendar year or the preceding three calendar years in any applicable trade or business in which or for which the taxpayer performed a service.

(e)

The Secretary shall require such reporting (at the time and in the manner prescribed by the Secretary) as is necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.

(f)

The Secretary shall issue such regulations or other guidance as is necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section

(b)

The table of sections for part IV of subchapter O of chapter 1 is amended by striking the item relating to 1061 and inserting the following new items:

Sec. 1061. Partnership interests held in connection with performance of services.

Sec. 1062. Cross references.

(c)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

13401.

(a)

Subsection (a) of section 45C is amended by striking 50 percent and inserting 27.5 percent.

(b)

Section 45C is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(e)

The Secretary shall publicly disclose the identity of any taxpayer (in the case of a pass-thru entity, the name of the entity) to whom a credit is allowed under this section, as well as the amount of such credit, the drug with respect to which the qualified clinical testing expenses were taken into account under this section, and the rare disease or condition for which such drug was being tested.

(c)

Subsection (b) of section 280C is amended by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4) and by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:

(3)

(A)

In the case of any taxable year for which an election is made under this paragraph—

(i)

paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply, and

(ii)

the amount of the credit under section 45C(a) shall be the amount determined under subparagraph (B).

(B)

The amount of credit determined under this subparagraph for any taxable year shall be the amount equal to the excess of—

(i)

the amount of credit determined under section 45C(a) without regard to this paragraph, over

(ii)

the product of—

(I)

the amount described in clause (i), and

(II)

the maximum rate of tax under section 11(b).

(C)

An election under this paragraph for any taxable year shall be made not later than the time for filing the return of tax for such year (including extensions), shall be made on such return, and shall be made in such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe. Such an election, once made, shall be irrevocable.

(d)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

13402.

(a)

Subsection (a) of section 47 is amended to read as follows:

(a)

(1)

For purposes of section 46, for any taxable year during the 5-year period beginning in the taxable year in which a qualified rehabilitated building is placed in service, the rehabilitation credit for such year is an amount equal to the ratable share for such year.

(2)

For purposes of paragraph (1), the ratable share for any taxable year during the period described in such paragraph is the amount equal to 20 percent of the qualified rehabilitation expenditures with respect to the qualified rehabilitated building, as allocated ratably to each year during such period.

(b)

(1)

Section 47(c) is amended—

(A)

in paragraph (1)—

(i)

in subparagraph (A), by amending clause (iii) to read as follows:

(iii)

such building is a certified historic structure, and

(ii)

by striking subparagraph (B), and

(iii)

by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively, and

(B)

in paragraph (2)(B), by amending clause (iv) to read as follows:

(iv)

Any expenditure attributable to the rehabilitation of a qualified rehabilitated building unless the rehabilitation is a certified rehabilitation (within the meaning of subparagraph (C)).

(2)

Paragraph (4) of section 145(d) is amended—

(A)

by striking of section 47(c)(1)(C) each place it appears and inserting of section 47(c)(1)(B), and

(B)

by striking section 47(c)(1)(C)(i) and inserting section 47(c)(1)(B)(i).

(c)

(1)

Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after December 31, 2017.

(2)

In the case of qualified rehabilitation expenditures with respect to any building—

(A)

owned or leased by the taxpayer during the entirety of the period after December 31, 2017, and

(B)

with respect to which the 24-month period selected by the taxpayer under section 47(c)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended by subsection (b)) begins not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,

the amendments made by this section shall apply to such expenditures paid or incurred after the end of the taxable year in which the 24-month period referred to in subparagraph (B) ends.

13403.

(a)

Part VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 is amended by striking section 196 (and by striking the item relating to such section in the table of sections for such part).

(b)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

13404.

(a)

(1)

Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

45S.

(a)

(1)

For purposes of section 38, in the case of an eligible employer, the paid family and medical leave credit is an amount equal to the applicable percentage of the amount of wages paid to qualifying employees during any period in which such employees are on family and medical leave.

(2)

For purposes of paragraph (1), the term applicable percentage means 12.5 percent increased (but not above 25 percent) by 0.25 percentage points for each percentage point by which the rate of payment (as described under subsection (c)(1)(B)) exceeds 50 percent.

(b)

(1)

The credit allowed under subsection (a) with respect to any employee for any taxable year shall not exceed an amount equal to the product of the normal hourly wage rate of such employee for each hour (or fraction thereof) of actual services performed for the employer and the number of hours (or fraction thereof) for which family and medical leave is taken.

(2)

For purposes of paragraph (1), in the case of any employee who is not paid on an hourly wage rate, the wages of such employee shall be prorated to an hourly wage rate under regulations established by the Secretary.

(3)

The amount of family and medical leave that may be taken into account with respect to any employee under subsection (a) for any taxable year shall not exceed 12 weeks.

(c)

For purposes of this section—

(1)

The term eligible employer means any employer who has in place a policy that meets the following requirements:

(A)

The policy provides—

(i)

in the case of a qualifying employee who is not a part-time employee (as defined in section 4980E(d)(4)(B)), not less than 2 weeks of annual paid family and medical leave, and

(ii)

in the case of a qualifying employee who is a part-time employee, an amount of annual paid family and medical leave that is not less than an amount which bears the same ratio to the amount of annual paid family and medical leave that is provided to a qualifying employee described in clause (i) as—

(I)

the number of hours the employee is expected to work during any week, bears to

(II)

the number of hours an equivalent qualifying employee described in clause (i) is expected to work during the week.

(B)

The policy requires that the rate of payment under the program is not less than 50 percent of the wages normally paid to such employee for services performed for the employer.

(2)

(A)

An added employer shall not be treated as an eligible employer unless such employer provides paid family and medical leave in compliance with a policy which ensures that the employer—

(i)

will not interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise of or the attempt to exercise, any right provided under the policy, and

(ii)

will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against any individual for opposing any practice prohibited by the policy.

(B)

For purposes of this paragraph—

(i)

The term added employee means a qualifying employee who is not covered by title I of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, as amended.

(ii)

The term added employer means an eligible employer (determined without regard to this paragraph), whether or not covered by that title I, who offers paid family and medical leave to added employees.

(3)

All persons which are treated as a single employer under subsections (a) and (b) of section 52 shall be treated as a single taxpayer.

(4)

For purposes of this section, any leave which is paid by a State or local government or required by State or local law shall not be taken into account in determining the amount of paid family and medical leave provided by the employer.

(5)

Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as subjecting an employer to any penalty, liability, or other consequence (other than ineligibility for the credit allowed by reason of subsection (a) or recapturing the benefit of such credit) for failure to comply with the requirements of this subsection.

(d)

For purposes of this section, the term qualifying employee means any employee (as defined in section 3(e) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended) who—

(1)

has been employed by the employer for 1 year or more, and

(2)

for the preceding year, had compensation not in excess of an amount equal to 60 percent of the amount applicable for such year under clause (i) of section 414(q)(1)(B).

(e)

(1)

Except as provided in paragraph (2), for purposes of this section, the term family and medical leave means leave for any 1 or more of the purposes described under subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), or (E) of paragraph (1), or paragraph (3), of section 102(a) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, as amended, whether the leave is provided under that Act or by a policy of the employer.

(2)

If an employer provides paid leave as vacation leave, personal leave, or medical or sick leave (other than leave specifically for 1 or more of the purposes referred to in paragraph (1)), that paid leave shall not be considered to be family and medical leave under paragraph (1).

(3)

In this subsection, the terms vacation leave, personal leave, and medical or sick leave mean those 3 types of leave, within the meaning of section 102(d)(2) of that Act.

(f)

For purposes of this section, the term wages has the meaning given such term by subsection (b) of section 3306 (determined without regard to any dollar limitation contained in such section). Such term shall not include any amount taken into account for purposes of determining any other credit allowed under this subpart.

(g)

(1)

A taxpayer may elect to have this section not apply for any taxable year.

(2)

Rules similar to the rules of paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 51(j) shall apply for purposes of this subsection.

(h)

This section shall not apply to wages paid in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019.

(b)

Section 38(b) is amended by striking plus at the end of paragraph (35), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (36) and inserting , plus, and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(37)

in the case of an eligible employer (as defined in section 45S(c)), the paid family and medical leave credit determined under section 45S(a).

(c)

Subparagraph (B) of section 38(c)(4) is amended by redesignating clauses (ix) through (xi) as clauses (x) through (xii), respectively, and by inserting after clause (viii) the following new clause:

(ix)

the credit determined under section 45S,

(d)

(1)

Section 280C(a) is amended by inserting 45S(a), after 45P(a),.

(2)

Section 6501(m) is amended by inserting 45S(g), after 45H(g),.

(3)

The table of sections for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

Sec. 45S. Employer credit for paid family and medical leave.

(e)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to wages paid in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

13411.

(a)

Subparagraph (E) of section 42(j)(4) is amended by striking a reasonable period established by the Secretary and inserting a reasonable period established by the applicable housing credit agency (not to exceed 25 months from the date on which the casualty loss arises). The determination under paragraph (1) shall not be made with respect to a property the basis of which is affected by a casualty loss until the period described in the preceding sentence with respect to such property has expired..

(b)

The amendment made by this section shall apply to casualty losses arising after the date of the enactment of this Act.

13412.

(a)

Subparagraph (A) of section 42(i)(7) is amended—

(1)

by striking a right of 1st refusal and inserting an option, and

(2)

by striking the property and inserting the property or a partnership interest relating to the property.

(b)

Subparagraph (B) of section 42(i)(7) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: In the case of a purchase of a partnership interest, the minimum purchase price is an amount equal to such interest's ratable share of the amount determined under the first sentence of this subparagraph..

(c)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to agreements entered into or amended after the date of the enactment of this Act.

13413.

(a)

Subclause (III) of section 42(m)(1)(B)(ii) is amended by inserting , as determined by the housing credit agency according to criteria established by such agency, after (d)(5)(C)) and.

(b)

Paragraph (1) of section 42(m) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

(E)

For purposes of subparagraph (B)(ii)(III), the criteria for determining whether the development of a project contributes to a concerted community development plan shall take into account any factors the agency deems appropriate, including the extent to which the proposed plan—

(i)

is geographically specific,

(ii)

outlines a clear plan for implementation and goals for outcomes,

(iii)

includes a strategy for applying for or obtaining commitments of public or private investment (or both) in nonhousing infrastructure, amenities, or services, and

(iv)

demonstrates the need for community revitalization.

(c)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to allocations of housing credit dollar amounts made under qualified allocation plans (as defined in section 42(m)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) adopted after December 31, 2017.

13414.

(a)

Paragraph (1) of section 42(m), as amended by section 13413, is further amended—

(1)

by striking clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) and by redesignating clauses (iii) and (iv) thereof as clauses (ii) and (iii), and

(2)

by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

(F)

The selection criteria under a qualified allocation plan shall not include consideration of—

(i)

any support or opposition with respect to the project from local or elected officials, or

(ii)

any local government contribution to the project, except to the extent such contribution is taken into account as part of a broader consideration of the project's ability to leverage outside funding sources, and is not prioritized over any other source of outside funding.

(b)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to allocations of housing credit dollar amounts made after December 31, 2017.

13415.

(a)

Subparagraph (C) of section 42(m)(1) is amended by striking and at the end of clause (ix), by striking the period at the end of clause (x) and inserting , and, and by adding at the end the following new clause:

(xi)

the affordable housing needs of individuals in the State who are members of Indian tribes (as defined in section 45A(c)(6)).

(b)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to allocations of credits under section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 made after December 31, 2017.

13416.

(a)

The heading of section 42 is amended by striking Low-income and inserting Affordable.

(b)

(1)

Subsection (a) of section 42 is amended by striking low-income and inserting affordable.

(2)

Paragraph (5) of section 38(b) is amended by striking low-income and inserting affordable.

(3)

The heading of subparagraph (D) of section 469(i)(3) is amended by striking low-income and inserting affordable.

(4)

The heading of subparagraph (B) of section 469(i)(6) is amended by striking low-income and inserting affordable.

(5)

Paragraph (7) of section 772(a) is amended by striking low-income and inserting affordable.

(6)

Paragraph (5) of section 772(d) is amended by striking low-income and inserting affordable.

(c)

The item relating to section 42 in the table of sections for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 42. Affordable housing credit.

13501.

(a)

Section 864(c) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(8)

(A)

Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, if a nonresident alien individual or foreign corporation owns, directly or indirectly, an interest in a partnership which is engaged in any trade or business within the United States, gain or loss on the sale or exchange of all (or any portion of) such interest shall be treated as effectively connected with the conduct of such trade or business to the extent such gain or loss does not exceed the amount determined under subparagraph (B).

(B)

The amount determined under this subparagraph with respect to any partnership interest sold or exchanged—

(i)

in the case of any gain on the sale or exchange of the partnership interest, is—

(I)

the portion of the partner's distributive share of the amount of gain which would have been effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States if the partnership had sold all of its assets at their fair market value as of the date of the sale or exchange of such interest, or

(II)

zero if no gain on such deemed sale would have been so effectively connected, and

(ii)

in the case of any loss on the sale or exchange of the partnership interest, is—

(I)

the portion of the partner's distributive share of the amount of loss on the deemed sale described in clause (i)(I) which would have been so effectively connected, or

(II)

zero if no loss on such deemed sale would be have been so effectively connected.

For purposes of this subparagraph, a partner's distributive share of gain or loss on the deemed sale shall be determined in the same manner as such partner’s distributive share of the non-separately stated taxable income or loss of such partnership.

(C)

If a partnership described in subparagraph (A) holds any United States real property interest (as defined in section 897(c)) at the time of the sale or exchange of the partnership interest, then the gain or loss treated as effectively connected income under subparagraph (A) shall be reduced by the amount so treated with respect to such United States real property interest under section 897.

(D)

For purposes of this paragraph, an individual or corporation shall be treated as having sold or exchanged any interest in a partnership if, under any provision of this subtitle, gain or loss is realized from the sale or exchange of such interest.

(E)

The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as the Secretary determines appropriate for the application of this paragraph, including regulations which provide that, notwithstanding subparagraph (D), this paragraph applies in a case even if gain or loss from a sale or exchange would not be realized under any other provision of this subtitle.

(b)

Section 1446 is amended by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g) and by inserting after subsection (e) the following:

(f)

(1)

Except as provided in this subsection, if any portion of the gain (if any) on any disposition of an interest in a partnership would be treated under section 864(c)(8) as effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States, the transferee shall be required to deduct and withhold a tax equal to 10 percent of the amount realized on the disposition.

(2)

(A)

No person shall be required to deduct and withhold any amount under paragraph (1) with respect to any disposition if the transferor furnishes to the transferee an affidavit by the transferor stating, under penalty of perjury, the transferor’s United States taxpayer identification number and that the transferor is not a foreign person.

(B)

Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any disposition if—

(i)

the transferee has actual knowledge that the affidavit is false, or the transferee receives a notice (as described in section 1445(d)) from a transferor’s agent or transferee’s agent that such affidavit or statement is false, or

(ii)

the Secretary by regulations requires the transferee to furnish a copy of such affidavit or statement to the Secretary and the transferee fails to furnish a copy of such affidavit or statement to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as required by such regulations.

(C)

The rules of section 1445(d) shall apply to a transferor’s agent or transferee’s agent with respect to any affidavit described in subparagraph (A) in the same manner as such rules apply with respect to the disposition of a United States real property interest under such section.

(3)

At the request of the transferor or transferee, the Secretary may prescribe a reduced amount to be withheld under this section if the Secretary determines that to substitute such reduced amount will not jeopardize the collection of the tax imposed under this title with respect to gain treated under section 864(c)(8) as effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business with in the United States.

(4)

If a transferee fails to withhold any amount required to be withheld under paragraph (1), the partnership shall be required to deduct and withhold from distributions to the transferee a tax in an amount equal to the amount the transferee failed to withhold (plus interest under this title on such amount).

(5)

Any term used in this subsection which is also used under section 1445 shall have the same meaning as when used in such section.

(6)

The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this subsection, including regulations providing for exceptions from the provisions of this subsection.

(c)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to sales and exchanges on or after November 27, 2017.

13502.

(a)

Paragraph (1) of section 743(d) is to read as follows:

(1)

For purposes of this section, a partnership has a substantial built-in loss with respect to a transfer of an interest in the partnership if—

(A)

the partnership’s adjusted basis in the partnership property exceeds by more than $250,000 the fair market value of such property, or

(B)

the transferee partner would be allocated a loss of more than $250,000 if the partnership assets were sold for cash equal to their fair market value immediately after such transfer.

(b)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to transfers of partnership interests after December 31, 2017.

13503.

(a)

Subsection (d) of section 704 is amended—

(1)

by striking A partner’s distributive share and inserting the following:

(1)

A partner’s distributive share

(2)

by striking Any excess of such loss and inserting the following:

(2)

Any excess of such loss

, and

(3)

by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(3)

(A)

In determining the amount of any loss under paragraph (1), there shall be taken into account the partner’s distributive share of amounts described in paragraphs (4) and (6) of section 702(a).

(B)

In the case of a charitable contribution of property whose fair market value exceeds its adjusted basis, subparagraph (A) shall not apply to the extent of the partner’s distributive share of such excess.

(b)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to partnership taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

13511.

(a)

Section 805(b) is amended by striking paragraph (4) and by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4).

(b)

(1)

Part I of subchapter L of chapter 1 is amended by striking section 810 (and by striking the item relating to such section in the table of sections for such part).

(2)

(A)

Part III of subchapter L of chapter 1 is amended by striking section 844 (and by striking the item relating to such section in the table of sections for such part).

(B)

Section 831(b)(3) is amended by striking except as provided in section 844,

(3)

Section 381 is amended by striking subsection (d).

(4)

Section 805(a)(4)(B)(ii) is amended to read as follows:

(ii)

the deduction allowed under section 172,

(5)

Section 805(a) is amended by striking paragraph (5).

(6)

Section 805(b)(2)(A)(iv) is amended to read as follows:

(iv)

any net operating loss carryback to the taxable year under section 172, and

(7)

Section 953(b)(1)(B) is amended to read as follows:

(B)

So much of section 805(a)(8) as relates to the deduction allowed under section 172.

(8)

Section 1351(i)(3) is amended by striking or the operations loss deduction under section 810,.

(c)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to losses arising in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

13512.

(a)

Part I of subchapter L of chapter 1 is amended by striking section 806 (and by striking the item relating to such section in the table of sections for such part).

(b)

(1)

Section 453B(e) is amended—

(A)

by striking (as defined in section 806(b)(3)) in paragraph (2)(B), and

(B)

by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(3)

(A)

For purposes of this subsection, the term noninsurance business means any activity which is not an insurance business.

(B)

For purposes of subparagraph (A), any activity which is not an insurance business shall be treated as an insurance business if—

(i)

it is of a type traditionally carried on by life insurance companies for investment purposes, but only if the carrying on of such activity (other than in the case of real estate) does not constitute the active conduct of a trade or business, or

(ii)

it involves the performance of administrative services in connection with plans providing life insurance, pension, or accident and health benefits.

(2)

Section 465(c)(7)(D)(v)(II) is amended by striking section 806(b)(3) and inserting section 453B(e)(3).

(3)

Section 801(a)(2) is amended by striking subparagraph (C).

(4)

Section 804 is amended by striking means— and all that follows and inserting means the general deductions provided in section 805..

(5)

Section 805(a)(4)(B), as amended by this Act, is amended by striking clause (i) and by redesignating clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively.

(6)

Section 805(b)(2)(A), as amended by this Act, is amended by striking clause (iii) and by redesignating clauses (iv) and (v) as clauses (iii) and (iv), respectively.

(7)

Section 842(c) is amended by striking paragraph (1) and by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively.

(8)

Section 953(b)(1), as amended by section 13511, is amended by striking subparagraph (A) and by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively.

(c)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

13513.

(a)

Paragraph (1) of section 807(f) is amended to read as follows:

(1)

If the basis for determining any item referred to in subsection (c) as of the close of any taxable year differs from the basis for such determination as of the close of the preceding taxable year, then so much of the difference between—

(A)

the amount of the item at the close of the taxable year, computed on the new basis, and

(B)

the amount of the item at the close of the taxable year, computed on the old basis,

as is attributable to contracts issued before the taxable year shall be taken into account under section 481 as adjustments attributable to a change in method of accounting initiated by the taxpayer and made with the consent of the Secretary.

(b)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

13514.

(a)

Subpart D of part I of subchapter L is amended by striking section 815 (and by striking the item relating to such section in the table of sections for such subpart).

(b)

Section 801 is amended by striking subsection (c).

(c)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

(d)

In the case of any stock life insurance company which has a balance (determined as of the close of such company’s last taxable year beginning before January 1, 2018) in an existing policyholders surplus account (as defined in section 815 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as in effect before its repeal), the tax imposed by section 801 of such Code for the first 8 taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, shall be the amount which would be imposed by such section for such year on the sum of—

(1)

life insurance company taxable income for such year (within the meaning of such section 801 but not less than zero), plus

(2)

1/8 of such balance.

13515.

(a)

Section 832(b)(5)(B) is amended—

(1)

by striking 15 percent and inserting the applicable percentage, and

(2)

by inserting at the end the following new sentence: For purposes of this subparagraph, the applicable percentage is 5.25 percent divided by the highest rate in effect under section 11(b)..

(b)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

13516.

(a)

Part III of subchapter L of chapter 1 is amended by striking section 847 (and by striking the item relating to such section in the table of sections for such part).

(b)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

13517.

(a)

Section 848 is amended by striking 120-month each place it appears in subsections (a)(2) and (b)(1) and inserting 600-month.

(b)

Paragraph (1) of section 848(c) is amended—

(1)

by striking 1.75 percent in subparagraph (A) and inserting 3.17 percent,

(2)

by striking 2.05 percent in subparagraph (B) and inserting 3.72 percent, and

(3)

by striking 7.7 percent in subparagraph (C) and inserting 13.97 percent.

(c)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

13518.

(a)

Subpart B of part III of subchapter A of chapter 61, as amended by section 13305, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

6050Y.

(a)

(1)

Every person who acquires a life insurance contract or any interest in a life insurance contract in a reportable policy sale during any taxable year shall make a return for such taxable year (at such time and in such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe) setting forth—

(A)

the name, address, and TIN of such person,

(B)

the name, address, and TIN of each recipient of payment in the reportable policy sale,

(C)

the date of such sale,

(D)

the name of the issuer of the life insurance contract sold and the policy number of such contract, and

(E)

the amount of each payment.

(2)

Every person required to make a return under this subsection shall furnish to each person whose name is required to be set forth in such return a written statement showing—

(A)

the name, address, and phone number of the information contact of the person required to make such return, and

(B)

the information required to be shown on such return with respect to such person, except that in the case of an issuer of a life insurance contract, such statement is not required to include the information specified in paragraph (1)(E).

(b)

(1)

Upon receipt of the statement required under subsection (a)(2) or upon notice of a transfer of a life insurance contract to a foreign person, each issuer of a life insurance contract shall make a return (at such time and in such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe) setting forth—

(A)

the name, address, and TIN of the seller who transfers any interest in such contract in such sale,

(B)

the investment in the contract (as defined in section 72(e)(6)) with respect to such seller, and

(C)

the policy number of such contract.

(2)

Every person required to make a return under this subsection shall furnish to each person whose name is required to be set forth in such return a written statement showing—

(A)

the name, address, and phone number of the information contact of the person required to make such return, and

(B)

the information required to be shown on such return with respect to each seller whose name is required to be set forth in such return.

(c)

(1)

Every person who makes a payment of reportable death benefits during any taxable year shall make a return for such taxable year (at such time and in such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe) setting forth—

(A)

the name, address, and TIN of the person making such payment,

(B)

the name, address, and TIN of each recipient of such payment,

(C)

the date of each such payment, and

(D)

the gross amount of each such payment.

(E)

such person's estimate of the investment in the contract (as defined in section 72(e)(6)) with respect to the buyer.

(2)

Every person required to make a return under this subsection shall furnish to each person whose name is required to be set forth in such return a written statement showing—

(A)

the name, address, and phone number of the information contact of the person required to make such return, and

(B)

the information required to be shown on such return with respect to each recipient of payment whose name is required to be set forth in such return.

(d)

For purposes of this section:

(1)

The term payment means, with respect to any reportable policy sale, the amount of cash and the fair market value of any consideration transferred in the sale.

(2)

The term reportable policy sale has the meaning given such term in section 101(a)(3)(B).

(3)

The term issuer means any life insurance company that bears the risk with respect to a life insurance contract on the date any return or statement is required to be made under this section.

(4)

The term reportable death benefits means amounts paid by reason of the death of the insured under a life insurance contract that has been transferred in a reportable policy sale.

(b)

The table of sections for subpart B of part III of subchapter A of chapter 61, as amended by section 13305, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 6050X the following new item:

Sec. 6050Y. Returns relating to certain life insurance contract transactions.

(c)

(1)

Subsection (d) of section 6724 is amended—

(A)

by striking or at the end of clause (xxiv) of paragraph (1)(B), by striking and at the end of clause (xxv) of such paragraph and inserting or, and by inserting after such clause (xxv) the following new clause:

(xxvi)

section 6050Y (relating to returns relating to certain life insurance contract transactions), and

, and

(B)

by striking or at the end of subparagraph (HH) of paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (II) of such paragraph and inserting , or, and by inserting after such subparagraph (II) the following new subparagraph:

(JJ)

subsection (a)(2), (b)(2), or (c)(2) of section 6050Y (relating to returns relating to certain life insurance contract transactions).

(2)

Section 6047 is amended—

(A)

by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h),

(B)

by inserting after subsection (f) the following new subsection:

(g)

This section shall not apply to any information which is required to be reported under section 6050Y.

, and

(C)

by adding at the end of subsection (h), as so redesignated, the following new paragraph:

(4)

For provisions requiring reporting of information relating to certain life insurance contract transactions, see section 6050Y.

(d)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to—

(1)

reportable policy sales (as defined in section 6050Y(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by subsection (a)) after December 31, 2017, and

(2)

reportable death benefits (as defined in section 6050Y(d)(4) of such Code (as added by subsection (a)) paid after December 31, 2017.

13519.

(a)

Paragraph (1) of section 1016(a) is amended by striking subparagraph (A) and all that follows and inserting the following:

(A)

for—

(i)

taxes or other carrying charges described in section 266; or

(ii)

expenditures described in section 173 (relating to circulation expenditures),

for which deductions have been taken by the taxpayer in determining taxable income for the taxable year or prior taxable years; or

(B)

for mortality, expense, or other reasonable charges incurred under an annuity or life insurance contract;

(b)

The amendment made by this section shall apply to transactions entered into after August 25, 2009.

13520.

(a)

Subsection (a) of section 101 is amended by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:

(3)

(A)

The second sentence of paragraph (2) shall not apply in the case of a transfer of a life insurance contract, or any interest therein, which is a reportable policy sale.

(B)

For purposes of this paragraph, the term reportable policy sale means the acquisition of an interest in a life insurance contract, directly or indirectly, if the acquirer has no substantial family, business, or financial relationship with the insured apart from the acquirer's interest in such life insurance contract. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term indirectly applies to the acquisition of an interest in a partnership, trust, or other entity that holds an interest in the life insurance contract.

(b)

Paragraph (1) of section 101(a) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting paragraphs (2) and (3).

(c)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to transfers after December 31, 2017.

13531.

(a)

Section 162 is amended by redesignating subsection (q) as subsection (r) and by inserting after subsection (p) the following new subsection:

(q)

(1)

No deduction shall be allowed for the applicable percentage of any FDIC premium paid or incurred by the taxpayer.

(2)

Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any taxpayer for any taxable year if the total consolidated assets of such taxpayer (determined as of the close of such taxable year) do not exceed $10,000,000,000.

(3)

For purposes of this subsection, the term applicable percentage means, with respect to any taxpayer for any taxable year, the ratio (expressed as a percentage but not greater than 100 percent) which—

(A)

the excess of—

(i)

the total consolidated assets of such taxpayer (determined as of the close of such taxable year), over

(ii)

$10,000,000,000, bears to

(B)

$40,000,000,000.

(4)

For purposes of this subsection, the term FDIC premium means any assessment imposed under section 7(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(b)).

(5)

For purposes of this subsection, the term total consolidated assets has the meaning given such term under section 165 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5365).

(6)

(A)

Members of an expanded affiliated group shall be treated as a single taxpayer for purposes of applying this subsection.

(B)

(i)

For purposes of this paragraph, the term expanded affiliated group means an affiliated group as defined in section 1504(a), determined—

(I)

by substituting more than 50 percent for at least 80 percent each place it appears, and

(II)

without regard to paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 1504(b).

(ii)

A partnership or any other entity (other than a corporation) shall be treated as a member of an expanded affiliated group if such entity is controlled (within the meaning of section 954(d)(3)) by members of such group (including any entity treated as a member of such group by reason of this clause).

(b)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

13532.

(a)

Paragraph (1) of section 149(d) is amended by striking as part of an issue described in paragraph (2), (3), or (4). and inserting to advance refund another bond..

(b)

(1)

Section 149(d) is amended by striking paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (6) and by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (7) as paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2)

Section 148(f)(4)(C) is amended by striking clause (xiv) and by redesignating clauses (xv) to (xvii) as clauses (xiv) to (xvi).

(c)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to advance refunding bonds issued after December 31, 2017.

13533.

(a)

Section 1012 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(e)

(1)

Unless the Secretary permits the use of an average basis method for determining cost, in the case of the sale, exchange, or other disposition of a specified security (within the meaning of section 6045(g)(3)(B)), the basis (and holding period) of such security shall be determined on a first-in first-out basis.

(2)

In the case of a sale, exchange, or other disposition of a specified security by a regulated investment company (as defined in section 851(a)), paragraph (1) shall not apply.

(b)

(1)

Section 1012(c)(1) is amended by striking the conventions prescribed by regulations under this section and inserting the method applicable for determining the cost of such security.

(2)

Section 1012(c)(2)(A) is amended by inserting (as in effect prior to the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) after this section.

(3)

Section 6045(g)(2)(B)(i)(I) is amended by striking unless the customer notifies the broker by means of making an adequate identification of the stock sold or transferred.

(c)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to sales, exchanges, and other dispositions after December 31, 2017.

13541.

(a)

Section 1361(c)(2)(B)(v) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: This clause shall not apply for purposes of subsection (b)(1)(C)..

(b)

The amendment made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 2018.

13542.

(a)

Section 641(c)(2) is amended by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph:

(E)

(i)

Section 642(c) shall not apply.

(ii)

For purposes of section 170(b)(1)(G), adjusted gross income shall be computed in the same manner as in the case of an individual, except that the deductions for costs which are paid or incurred in connection with the administration of the trust and which would not have been incurred if the property were not held in such trust shall be treated as allowable in arriving at adjusted gross income.

(b)

The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

VII

13601.

(a)

(1)

Paragraph (4) of section 162(m) is amended by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) and by redesignating subparagraphs (D), (E), (F), and (G) as subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), and (E), respectively.

(2)

(A)

Paragraphs (5)(E) and (6)(D) of section 162(m) are each amended by striking subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) and inserting subparagraph (B).

(B)

Paragraphs (5)(G) and (6)(G) of section 162(m) are each amended by striking (F) and (G) and inserting (D) and (E).

(b)

Paragraph (3) of section 162(m) is amended—

(1)

in subparagraph (A), by striking as of the close of the taxable year, such employee is the chief executive officer of the taxpayer or is and inserting such employee is the principal executive officer or principal financial officer of the taxpayer at any time during the taxable year, or was,

(2)

in subparagraph (B)—

(A)

by striking 4 and inserting 3, and

(B)

by striking (other than the chief executive officer) and inserting (other than any individual described in subparagraph (A)), and

(3)

by striking or at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting , or, and by adding at the end the following:

(C)

was a covered employee of the taxpayer (or any predecessor) for any preceding taxable year beginning after December 31, 2016.

(c)

(1)

Section 162(m)(2) is amended to read as follows:

(2)

For purposes of this subsection, the term publicly held corporation means any corporation which is an issuer (as defined in section 3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c))—

(A)

the securities of which are required to be registered under section 12 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 78l), or

(B)

that is required to file reports under section 15(d) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 78o(d)).

(2)

Section 162(m)(3), as amended by subsection (b), is amended by adding at the end the following flush sentence:

Such term shall include any employee who would be described in subparagraph (B) if the reporting described in such subparagraph were required as so described.

(d)

Paragraph (4) of section 162(m), as amended by subsection (a), is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

(F)

Remuneration shall not fail to be applicable employee remuneration merely because it is includible in the income of, or paid to, a person other than the covered employee, including after the death of the covered employee.

(e)

(1)

Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

(2)

The amendments made by this section shall not apply to remuneration which is pursuant to a written binding contract which was in effect on November 2, 2017, and which was not modified in any material respect on or after such date.

13602.

(a)

Subchapter D of chapter 42 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

4960.

(a)

There is hereby imposed a tax equal to 20 percent of the sum of—

(1)

so much of the remuneration paid (other than any excess parachute payment) by an applicable tax-exempt organization for the taxable year with respect to employment of any covered employee in excess of $1,000,000, plus

(2)

any excess parachute payment paid by such an organization to any covered employee.

For purposes of the preceding sentence, remuneration shall be treated as paid when there is no substantial risk of forfeiture of the rights to such remuneration.

(b)

The employer shall be liable for the tax imposed under subsection (a).

(c)

For purposes of this section—

(1)

The term applicable tax-exempt organization means any organization which for the taxable year—

(A)

is exempt from taxation under section 501(a),

(B)

is a farmers’ cooperative organization described in section 521(b)(1),

(C)

has income excluded from taxation under section 115(1), or

(D)

is a political organization described in section 527(e)(1).

(2)

For purposes of this section, the term covered employee means any employee (including any former employee) of an applicable tax-exempt organization if the employee—

(A)

is one of the 5 highest compensated employees of the organization for the taxable year, or

(B)

was a covered employee of the organization (or any predecessor) for any preceding taxable year beginning after December 31, 2016.

(3)

For purposes of this section, the term remuneration means wages (as defined in section 3401(a)), except that such term shall not include any designated Roth contribution (as defined in section 402A(c)) and shall include amounts required to be included in gross income under section 457(f).

(4)

(A)

Remuneration of a covered employee by an applicable tax-exempt organization shall include any remuneration paid with respect to employment of such employee by any related person or governmental entity.

(B)

A person or governmental entity shall be treated as related to an applicable tax-exempt organization if such person or governmental entity—

(i)

controls, or is controlled by, the organization,

(ii)

is controlled by one or more persons which control the organization,

(iii)

is a supported organization (as defined in section 509(f)(3)) during the taxable year with respect to the organization,

(iv)

is a supporting organization described in section 509(a)(3) during the taxable year with respect to the organization, or

(v)

in the case of an organization which is a voluntary employees’ beneficiary association described in section 501(c)(9), establishes, maintains, or makes contributions to such voluntary employees’ beneficiary association.

(C)

In any case in which remuneration from more than one employer is taken into account under this paragraph in determining the tax imposed by subsection (a), each such employer shall be liable for such tax in an amount which bears the same ratio to the total tax determined under subsection (a) with respect to such remuneration as—

(i)

the amount of remuneration paid by such employer with respect to such employee, bears to

(ii)

the amount of remuneration paid by all such employers to such employee.

(5)

For purposes of determining the tax imposed by subsection (a)(2)—

(A)

The term excess parachute payment means an amount equal to the excess of any parachute payment over the portion of the base amount allocated to such payment.

(B)

The term parachute payment means any payment in the nature of compensation to (or for the benefit of) a covered employee if—

(i)

such payment is contingent on such employee’s separation from employment with the employer, and

(ii)

the aggregate present value of the payments in the nature of compensation to (or for the benefit of) such individual which are contingent on such separation equals or exceeds an amount equal to 3 times the base amount.

Such term does not include any payment described in section 280G(b)(6) (relating to exemption for payments under qualified plans) or any payment made under or to an annuity contract described in section 403(b) or a plan described in section 457(b).

(C)

Rules similar to the rules of 280G(b)(3) shall apply for purposes of determining the base amount.

(D)

Rules similar to the rules of paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 280G(d) shall apply.

(6)

Remuneration the deduction for which is not allowed by reason of section 162(m) shall not be taken into account for purposes of this section.

(d)

The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to prevent avoidance of the tax under this section, including regulations preventing employees from being misclassified as contractors or from being compensated through a pass-through or other entity to avoid such tax.

(b)

The table of sections for subchapter D of chapter 42 is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

Sec. 4960. Tax on excess exempt organization executive compensation.

(c)

The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

13603.

(a)

Section 83 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(i)

(1)

For purposes of this subtitle—

(A)

If qualified stock is transferred to a qualified employee who makes an election with respect to such stock under this subsection, subsection (a) shall be applied by including the amount determined under such subsection with respect to such stock in income of the employee in the taxable year determined under subparagraph (B) in lieu of the taxable year described in subsection (a).

(B)

The taxable year determined under this subparagraph is the taxable year of the employee which includes the earliest of—

(i)

the first date such qualified stock becomes transferable (including, solely for purposes of this clause, becoming transferable to the employer),

(ii)

the date the employee first becomes an excluded employee,

(iii)

the first date on which any stock of the corporation which issued the qualified stock becomes readily tradable on an established securities market (as determined by the Secretary, but not including any market unless such market is recognized as an established securities market by the Secretary for purposes of a provision of this title other than this subsection),

(iv)

the date that is 5 years after the first date the rights of the employee in such stock are transferable or are not subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture, whichever occurs earlier, or

(v)

the date on which the employee revokes (at such time and in such manner as the Secretary provides) the election under this subsection with respect to such stock.

(2)

(A)

For purposes of this subsection, the term qualified stock means, with respect to any qualified employee, any stock in a corporation which is the employer of such employee, if—

(i)

such stock is received—

(I)

in connection with the exercise of an option, or

(II)

in settlement of a restricted stock unit, and

(ii)

such option or restricted stock unit was granted by the corporation—

(I)

in connection with the performance of services as an employee, and

(II)

during a calendar year in which such corporation was an eligible corporation.

(B)

The term qualified stock shall not include any stock if the employee may sell such stock to, or otherwise receive cash in lieu of stock from, the corporation at the time that the rights of the employee in such stock first become transferable or not subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture.

(C)

For purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii)(II)—

(i)

The term eligible corporation means, with respect to any calendar year, any corporation if—

(I)

no stock of such corporation (or any predecessor of such corporation) is readily tradable on an established securities market (as determined under paragraph (1)(B)(iii)) during any preceding calendar year, and

(II)

such corporation has a written plan under which, in such calendar year, not less than 80 percent of all employees who provide services to such corporation in the United States (or any possession of the United States) are granted stock options, or restricted stock units, with the same rights and privileges to receive qualified stock.

(ii)

For purposes of clause (i)(II)—

(I)

except as provided in subclauses (II) and (III), the determination of rights and privileges with respect to stock shall be made in a similar manner as under section 423(b)(5),

(II)

employees shall not fail to be treated as having the same rights and privileges to receive qualified stock solely because the number of shares available to all employees is not equal in amount, so long as the number of shares available to each employee is more than a de minimis amount, and

(III)

rights and privileges with respect to the exercise of an option shall not be treated as the same as rights and privileges with respect to the settlement of a restricted stock unit.

(iii)

For purposes of clause (i)(II), the term employee shall not include any employee described in section 4980E(d)(4) or any excluded employee.

(iv)

In the case of any calendar year beginning before January 1, 2018, clause (i)(II) shall be applied without regard to whether the rights and privileges with respect to the qualified stock are the same.

(3)

For purposes of this subsection—

(A)

The term qualified employee means any individual who—

(i)

is not an excluded employee, and

(ii)

agrees in the election made under this subsection to meet such requirements as are determined by the Secretary to be necessary to ensure that the withholding requirements of the corporation under chapter 24 with respect to the qualified stock are met.

(B)

The term excluded employee means, with respect to any corporation, any individual—

(i)

who was a 1-percent owner (within the meaning of section 416(i)(1)(B)(ii)) at any time during the 10 preceding calendar years,

(ii)

who is or has been at any prior time—

(I)

the chief executive officer of such corporation or an individual acting in such a capacity, or

(II)

the chief financial officer of such corporation or an individual acting in such a capacity,

(iii)

who bears a relationship described in section 318(a)(1) to any individual described in subclause (I) or (II) of clause (ii), or

(iv)

who was for any of the 10 preceding taxable years one of the 4 highest compensated officers of such corporation, determined with respect to each such taxable year on the basis of the shareholder disclosure rules for compensation under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as if such rules applied to such corporation).

(4)

(A)

An election with respect to qualified stock shall be made under this subsection no later than 30 days after the first date the rights of the employee in such stock are transferable or are not subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture, whichever occurs earlier, and shall be made in a manner similar to the manner in which an election is made under subsection (b).

(B)

No election may be made under this section with respect to any qualified stock if—

(i)

the qualified employee has made an election under subsection (b) with respect to such qualified stock,

(ii)

any stock of the corporation which issued the qualified stock is readily tradable on an established securities market (as determined under paragraph (1)(B)(iii)) at any time before the election is made, or

(iii)

such corporation purchased any of its outstanding stock in the calendar year preceding the calendar year which includes the first date the rights of the employee in such stock are transferable or are not subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture, unless—

(I)

not less than 25 percent of the total dollar amount of the stock so purchased is deferral stock, and

(II)

the determination of which individuals from whom deferral stock is purchased is made on a reasonable basis.

(C)

(i)

For purposes of this paragraph, the term deferral stock means stock with respect to which an election is in effect under this subsection.

(ii)

Stock purchased by a corporation from any individual shall not be treated as deferral stock for purposes of subparagraph (B)(iii) if such individual (immediately after such purchase) holds any deferral stock with respect to which an election has been in effect under this subsection for a longer period than the election with respect to the stock so purchased.

(iii)

The requirements of subclauses (I) and (II) of subparagraph (B)(iii) shall be treated as met if the stock so purchased includes all of the corporation’s outstanding deferral stock.

(iv)

Any corporation which has outstanding deferral stock as of the beginning of any calendar year and which purchases any of its outstanding stock during such calendar year shall include on its return of tax for the taxable year in which, or with which, such calendar year ends the total dollar amount of its outstanding stock so purchased during such calendar year and such other information as the Secretary requires for purposes of administering this paragraph.

(5)

For purposes of this subsection, all persons treated as a single employer under section 414(b) shall be treated as 1 corporation.

(6)

Any corporation which transfers qualified stock to a qualified employee shall, at the time that (or a reasonable period before) an amount attributable to such stock would (but for this subsection) first be includible in the gross income of such employee—

(A)

certify to such employee that such stock is qualified stock, and

(B)

notify such employee—

(i)

that the employee may be eligible to elect to defer income on such stock under this subsection, and

(ii)

that, if the employee makes such an election—

(I)

the amount of income recognized at the end of the deferral period will be based on the value of the stock at the time at which the rights of the employee in such stock first become transferable or not subject to substantial risk of forfeiture, notwithstanding whether the value of the stock has declined during the deferral period,

(II)

the amount of such income recognized at the end of the deferral period will be subject to withholding under section 3401(i) at the rate determined under section 3402(t), and

(III)

the responsibilities of the employee (as determined by the Secretary under paragraph (3)(A)(ii)) with respect to such withholding.

(7)

This section (other than this subsection), including any election under subsection (b), shall not apply to restricted stock units.

(b)

(1)

Section 3401 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(i)

For purposes of subsection (a), qualified stock (as defined in section 83(i)) with respect to which an election is made under section 83(i) shall be treated as wages—

(1)

received on the earliest date described in section 83(i)(1)(B), and

(2)

in an amount equal to the amount included in income under section 83 for the taxable year which includes such date.

(2)

Section 3402 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(t)

In the case of any qualified stock (as defined in section 83(i)(2)) with respect to which an election is made under section 83(i)—

(1)

the rate of tax under subsection (a) shall not be less than the maximum rate of tax in effect under section 1, and

(2)

such stock shall be treated for purposes of section 3501(b) in the same manner as a non-cash fringe benefit.

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