S. 2271 · 112th Congress
Small Business Election Simplification Act
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Small Business Election Simplification Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the subchapter S election for corporate taxpayers, to: (1) extend the deadline for filing such election to the due date (with extensions) of the corporation's tax return, (2) authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to treat a late filing or revocation of an…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Mar 29, 2012
Small Business Election Simplification Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the subchapter S election for corporate taxpayers, to: (1) extend the deadline for filing such election to the due date (with extensions) of the corporation's tax return, (2) authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to treat a late filing or revocation of an election as timely filed or revoked if there is reasonable cause for failing to make a timely filing or revocation, and (3) allow taxpayers to make a subchapter S election on their current tax return in lieu of filing a separate form for making such election.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Small Business Election Simplification Act
Latest action (Mar 29, 2012): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2252-2253)
Policy area: Taxation · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 29, 2012
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No recorded floor vote found.