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“The FCC should report to Congress each year on broadcast station sales that received FCC tax certificates.”
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“Businesses should get a federal tax credit for donating broadcast stations to FCC-certified charities that train socially disadvantaged people to manage and operate stations, while charities keep donated stations for at least two years and donors cannot also claim a charitable deduction for the same gift.”
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“Certified broadcast station sale tax benefits should have dollar caps, yearly use limits, a two-to-three-year qualifying ownership period, active management by qualifying owners, buyer check-ins every 180 days, IRS and congressional notice for missed check-ins, tax recapture when ownership or management conditions fail, and set start and end dates.”
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“The FCC should study whether diverse ownership or control of broadcast stations, including by minorities and women, is linked to a wider range of viewpoints in broadcast content and report the results and supporting data to Congress within two years.”
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“The FCC should regularly tell Congress how many broadcast stations are owned by socially disadvantaged people and recommend ways to increase the number and value of those stations.”
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“The FCC should tell Congress within six years whether ownership-diversity tax certificates should be expanded beyond broadcast stations to other businesses the FCC regulates.”
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“Sellers and some investors should be able to use special federal tax treatment when an FCC-certified broadcast station sale results in or preserves qualifying ownership by socially disadvantaged people.”
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“Broadcast ownership incentives should be available when women or people who have faced racial, ethnic, or cultural bias hold a qualifying ownership stake and control the station's day-to-day management and business operations.”
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