Contact Congress about H.R. 9956: Bill Pascrell Ending Tax Giveaway Act
Investment fund managers would pay regular income tax on more profit shares they earn for their work. The bill would also add self-employment taxes to that income and give the IRS tougher penalty tools.
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Bill Pascrell Ending Tax Giveaway Act is a House bill in Congress.
Who this affects: This bill mainly affects investment fund managers and service partners who receive partnership profits for their work. It also affects partnerships that must track work-based interests, capital-based interests, sales, distributions, and tax reporting under the new rules.
Why this matters: The bill matters because it would raise taxes on some income that investment managers earn for their work. Today, that income can sometimes get lower investment tax rates. The bill tries to stop people from using partnership structures to turn work income into lower-taxed capital gains. Its wider effects would depend on how much revenue it raises and whether funds change their pay, ownership, or investment structures.
Key provisions in H.R. 9956
- A partner who gets a partnership interest for doing work would have to put a value on it. The value is figured as if the partnership sold all its assets at fair market value and then closed, and it is taxable unless the recipient chooses out.
- The bill creates a new carried-interest rule in the Internal Revenue Code, which is the federal tax law. It would tax net capital gains from investment-service partnership interests as ordinary income, and it would allow related net capital losses as ordinary losses within set limits.
- Lower tax rates would not apply to some income tied to an investment-service partnership interest. That includes qualified dividends and certain gains from small business stock.
- A partner who sells or gives up an investment-service partnership interest would usually have ordinary income. Certain losses from that sale or transfer could be ordinary losses, but only up to earlier ordinary income from that interest.
- A partner with an investment-service partnership interest could owe ordinary income when they receive partnership property worth more than their tax basis. The tax basis of that property would then reset to fair market value.
How Modern Action helps you take action on H.R. 9956
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Questions people ask about H.R. 9956
- What is H.R. 9956?
- Investment fund managers would pay regular income tax on more profit shares they earn for their work. The bill would also add self-employment taxes to that income and give the IRS tougher penalty tools.
- How do I support or oppose H.R. 9956?
- Choose support, oppose, or ask for changes on Modern Action. The action flow drafts the message for you and keeps the wording tied to this bill.
- Who should I contact about H.R. 9956?
- Modern Action uses your location to route the action to the congressional offices relevant to the bill and your representation.
- Can Modern Action explain H.R. 9956 before I act?
- Yes. Modern Action gives you a plain-English summary, current status, and action context before you send anything.
