S. 915 · 114th Congress
Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015
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What it does: CRS summary · Reported to Senate without amendment · Apr 14, 2015
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015
(Sec. 2) This section increases from 5% to 10% the stock ownership threshold in a real estate investment trust (REIT) for exempting such stock as a U.S. real property interest on disposition.
(Sec. 3) This section provides for an increase from 10% to 15% of the rate of withholding of tax on dispositions of U.S. real property interests.
(Sec. 4) This section requires any corporation that is a U.S. real property holding company during a specified period to disclose such status to the Internal Revenue Service, the corporation's shareholders, and the public. The corporation is subject to penalties for failure to make such a disclosure.
(Sec. 5) This section requires a broker to deduct and withhold a tax equal to 15% of the amount realized on the disposition of stock of a U.S. real property holding company by a foreign person.
(Sec. 6) This provision exempts regulated investment companies (RICs) and REITs from tax rules governing the treatment of stock of a domestic corporation as a U.S. real property holding company.
(Sec. 7) This section provides that neither RICs nor REITs shall not be treated as domestic corporations for purposes of determining whether dividends from a foreign corporation are eligible for the tax deduction for the U.S-sourced portion of such dividends.
(Sec. 8) This section increases from 30% to 35% the rate of the continuous levy on payments made after 180 days after the enactment of this Act to Medicare providers and suppliers for unpaid taxes.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015
Latest action (Apr 14, 2015): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 48.
Policy area: Taxation · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Apr 14, 2015
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.