118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 1040Flat Tax Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system.

Taxation
Introduced Feb 14, 2023
Last action Feb 14, 2023
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This bill authorizes an individual or a person engaged in business activity to make an irrevocable election to be subject to a flat tax (in lieu of the existing income tax provisions) of 19% for the first two years after an election is made, and 17% thereafter. The bill calculates taxable income for individual taxpayers by subtracting a basic standard deduction and an additional standard deduction for each dependent from the total of wages, retirement distributions, and unemployment compensation. Business taxable income is gross active income reduced by certain deductions for the cost of business inputs, wages, and retirement contributions. The bill imposes an employer tax on the value of...

Provisions · 4 sectionsIntroduced in House
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Feb 14, 2023
Introduced in House
Feb 14, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 14, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.