H.R. 3982 · 115th Congress
Social Security Tax Fairness Act
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This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the taxation of Social Security benefits, to: (1) increase the income thresholds above which Social Security benefits are subject to certain taxes, (2) require the income thresholds for joint returns to be twice the amounts in effect for other taxpayers, and (3) require the thresholds to be…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Oct 5, 2017
Social Security Tax Fairness Act
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the taxation of Social Security benefits, to: (1) increase the income thresholds above which Social Security benefits are subject to certain taxes, (2) require the income thresholds for joint returns to be twice the amounts in effect for other taxpayers, and (3) require the thresholds to be adjusted for inflation after 2018.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Social Security Tax Fairness Act
Latest action (Oct 24, 2017): Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8131)
Policy area: Taxation · Origin: House · Introduced: Oct 5, 2017
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.