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107th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2529
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a revenue-neutral
simplification of the individual income tax.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 17, 2001
Mr. Neal of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. Matsui) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
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A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a revenue-neutral
simplification of the individual income tax.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Individual Tax
Simplification Act of 2001''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision,
the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other
provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
(c) Table of Contents.--
Sec. 1. Short title.
TITLE I--SIMPLIFICATION RELATING TO NONREFUNDABLE PERSONAL CREDITS
Sec. 101. Repeal of interaction with alternative minimum tax.
Sec. 102. Uniform phaseout of credits for adoption, children, and
education.
TITLE II--SIMPLIFICATION OF CAPITAL GAINS TAX
Sec. 201. Simplification of capital gains tax.
TITLE III--REPEAL OF CERTAIN HIDDEN MARGINAL RATE INCREASES; REPEAL OF
INDIVIDUAL MINIMUM TAX
Subtitle A--Repeals
Sec. 301. Repeal of overall limitation on itemized deductions.
Sec. 302. Repeal of phaseout of personal exemptions.
Sec. 303. Repeal of alternative minimum tax on individuals.
Subtitle B--Revenue Offsets
Sec. 311. Additional income tax.
TITLE I--SIMPLIFICATION RELATING TO NONREFUNDABLE PERSONAL CREDITS
SEC. 101. REPEAL OF INTERACTION WITH ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX.
(a) General Rule.--Subsection (a) of section 26 (relating to
limitation based on amount of tax) is amended to read as follows:
``(a) Limitation Based on Amount of Tax.--The aggregate amount of
credits allowed by this subpart for the taxable year shall not exceed
the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year.''
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraph (2) of section 26(b) is
amended by inserting ``subsection (a) and'' before ``paragraph (1)''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2001.
SEC. 102. UNIFORM PHASEOUT OF CREDITS FOR ADOPTION, CHILDREN, AND
EDUCATION.
(a) In General.--Section 26 is amended by redesignating subsections
(b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively, and by inserting
after subsection (a) the following new subsection:
``(b) Uniform Phaseout of Adoption Expense Credit, Child Credit,
and Hope and Lifetime Learning Credits.--
``(1) In general.--The aggregate amount which would (but
for subsection (a) and this subsection) be allowed as a credit
under sections 23, 24, and 25A shall be reduced (but not below
zero) by 10 percent of the amount by which the taxpayer's
modified adjusted gross income exceeds the threshold amount.
For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term `modified
adjusted gross income' means adjusted gross income increased by
any amount excluded from gross income under section 911, 931,
or 933.
``(2) Threshold amount.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the
term `threshold amount' means--
``(A) $110,000 in the case of a joint return,
``(B) $75,000 in the case of an individual who is
not married, and
``(C) $55,000 in the case of a married individual
filing a separate return.
For purposes of this paragraph, marital status shall be
determined under section 7703.''
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Paragraph (2) of section 23(b) is amended to read as
follows:
``(2) Limitation based on adjusted gross income.--
``For limitation based on adjusted
gross income, see section 26(b).''.
(2) Subsection (c) of section 23 is amended--
(A) by inserting ``(as reduced under section
26(b))'' before ``exceeds'', and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
sentence: ``For purposes of this subsection, the
reduction under section 26(b) shall first be applied to
the credits under sections 24 and 25A and then to the
credit under this section.''
(3) Subsection (b) of section 24 is amended to read as
follows:
``(b) Limitation Based on Adjusted Gross.--
``For limitation based on adjusted
gross income, see section 26(b).''.
(4) Subsection (d) of section 25A is amended to read as
follows:
``(d) Limitation Based on Adjusted Gross.--
``For limitation based on adjusted
gross income, see section 26(b).''.
(5) Subsection (h) of section 25A is amended to read as
follows:
``(h) Inflation Adjustments.--
``(1) In general.--In the case of a taxable year beginning
after 2002, each of the $1,000 amounts under subsection (b)(1)
shall be increased by an amount equal to--
``(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by
``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined
under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which
the taxable year begins, determined by substituting
`calendar year 2001' for `calendar year 1992' in
subparagraph (B) thereof.
``(2) Rounding.--If any amount as adjusted under paragraph
(1) is not a multiple of $100, such amount shall be rounded to
the next lowest multiple of $100.''
(6) The section heading for section 26 is amended by
inserting before the period ``; phaseout of certain credits
based on income; definitions''.
(7) The item relating to section 26 in the table of
sections for subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
is amended by inserting before the period ``; phaseout of
certain credits based on income; definitions''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2001.
TITLE II--SIMPLIFICATION OF CAPITAL GAINS TAX
SEC. 201. SIMPLIFICATION OF CAPITAL GAINS TAX.
(a) In General.--Part I of subchapter P of chapter 1 (relating to
treatment of capital gains) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``SEC. 1203. CAPITAL GAINS DEDUCTION.
``If for any taxable year a taxpayer other than a corporation has a
net capital gain, 38 percent of such gain shall be a deduction from
gross income.''.
(b) Deduction Allowable Whether or Not Taxpayer Itemizes Other
Deductions.--
(1) Subsection (b) of section 63 is amended by striking
``and'' at the end of paragraph (1), by striking the period at
the end of paragraph (2) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3) the deduction allowed by section 1203.''.
(2) Subsection (d) of section 63 is amended by striking
``and'' at the end of paragraph (1), by striking the period at
the end of paragraph (2) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding
at th
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e end the following new paragraph:
``(3) the deduction allowed by section 1203.''.
(c) Treatment of Collectibles.--
(1) In general.--Section 1222 is amended by inserting after
paragraph (11) the following new paragraph:
``(12) Special rule for collectibles.--
``(A) In general.--Any gain or loss from the sale
or exchange of a collectible shall be treated as a
short-term capital gain or loss (as the case may be),
without regard to the period such asset was held. The
preceding sentence shall apply only to the extent the
gain or loss is taken into account in computing taxable
income.
``(B) Treatment of certain sales of interests in
partnerships, etc.--For purposes of subparagraph (A),
any gain from the sale or exchange of an interest in a
partnership, S corporation, or trust which is
attributable to unrealized appreciation in the value of
collectibles held by such entity shall be treated as
gain from the sale or exchange of a collectible. Rules
similar to the rules of section 751(f) shall apply for
purposes of the preceding sentence.
``(C) Collectible.--For purposes of this paragraph,
the term `collectible' means any capital asset which is
a collectible (as defined in section 408(m) without
regard to paragraph (3) thereof).''.
(2) Charitable deduction not affected.--
(A) Paragraph (1) of section 170(e) is amended by
adding at the end thereof the following new sentence:
``For purposes of this paragraph, section 1222 shall be
applied without regard to paragraph (12) thereof
(relating to special rule for collectibles).''.
(B) Clause (iv) of section 170(b)(1)(C) is amended
by inserting before the period at the end thereof the
following: ``and section 1222 shall be applied without
regard to paragraph (12) thereof (relating to special
rule for collectibles)''.
(d) Technical and Conforming Changes.--
(1) Section 1 is amended by striking subsection (h).
(2) Subparagraph (E) of section 163(d)(4) is amended to
read as follows:
``(E) Coordination with capital gains deduction.--
The net capital gain taken into account under section
1203 for any taxable year shall be reduced (but not
below zero) by the amount which the taxpayer takes into
account as investment income under subparagraph
(B)(iii) for such year.''.
(3) Paragraph (1) of section 170(e) is amended by striking
``the amount of gain'' in the material following subparagraph
(B)(ii) and inserting ``62 percent (100 percent in the case of
a corporation) of the amount of gain''.
(4) Subparagraph (B) of section 172(d)(2) is amended to
read as follows:
``(B) the exclusion under section 1202 and the
deduction under section 1203 shall not be allowed.''.
(5) The last sentence of section 453A(c)(3) is amended by
striking all that follows ``long-term capital gain,'' and
inserting ``the maximum rate on net capital gain under section
1201 or the deduction under section 1203 (whichever is
appropriate) shall be taken into account.''.
(6)(A) Section 641(c)(2)(A) is amended by striking ``Except
as provided in section 1(h), the'' and inserting ``The''.
(B) Section 641(c)(2)(C) is amended by inserting after
clause (iii) the following new clause:
``(iv) The deduction under section 1203.''.
(7) Paragraph (4) of section 642(c) is amended to read as
follows:
``(4) Adjustments.--To the extent that the amount otherwise
allowable as a deduction under this subsection consists of gain
from the sale or exchange of capital assets held for more than
1 year, proper adjustment shall be made for any exclusion
allowable under section 1202 and any deduction allowable under
section 1203 to the estate or trust. In the case of a trust,
the deduction allowed by this subsection shall be subject to
section 681 (relating to unrelated business income).''.
(8) Section 642 is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
``(j) Capital Gains Deduction.--The deduction under section 1203 to
an estate or trust shall be computed by excluding the portion (if any)
of the gains for the taxable year which is includible by the income
beneficiaries under sections 652 and 662 (relating to inclusions of
amounts in gross income of beneficiaries of trusts) as gain derived
from the sale or exchange of capital assets.''.
(9) The last sentence of section 643(a)(3) is amended to
read as follows: ``The exclusion under section 1202 and the
deduction under section 1203 shall not be taken into
account.''.
(10) Subparagraph (C) of section 643(a)(6) is amended by
inserting ``(i)'' before ``there shall'' and by inserting
before the period ``, and (ii) the deduction under section 1203
(relating to capital gains deduction) shall not be taken into
account''.
(11) Paragraph (4) of section 691(c) is amended by striking
``1(h),'' and by inserting ``1203,'' after ``1202,''.
(12) The second sentence of paragraph (2) of section 871(a)
is amended by striking ``section 1202'' and inserting
``sections 1202 and 1203''.
(13)(A) Paragraph (2) of section 904(b) is amended by
striking subparagraphs (A) and (C), by redesignating
subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (A), and by inserting after
subparagraph (A) (as so redesignated) the following new
subparagraph:
``(B) Other taxpayers.--In the case of a taxpayer
other than a corporation, taxable income from sources
outside the United States shall include gain from the
sale or exchange of capital assets only to the extent
of foreign source capital gain net income.''.
(B) Subparagraph (A) of section 904(b)(2), as so
redesignated, is amended--
(i) by striking all that precedes clause (i) and
inserting the following:
``(A) Corporations.--In the case of a corporation--
'', and
(ii) by striking in clause (i) ``in lieu of
applying subparagraph (A),''.
(C) Paragraph (3) of section 904(b) is amended by striking
subparagraphs (D) and (E) and inserting the following new
subparagraph:
``(D) Rate differential portion.--The rate
differential portion of foreign source net capital
gain, net capital gain, or the excess of net capital
gain from sources within the United States over net
capital gain, as the case may be, is the same
proportion of such amount as the excess of the highest
rate of tax specified in section 11(b) over the
alternative rate of tax under section 1201(a) bears to
the highest rate of tax specified in section 11(b).''.
(14) Paragraph (1) of section 1402(i) is amended by
inserting ``, and the deduction provided by section 1203 shall
not apply'' before the period at the end thereof.
(15) Paragraph (1) of section 1445(e) is amended by
striking ``20 pe
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rcent'' and inserting ``24.5 percent''.
(16)(A) The second sentence of section 7518(g)(6)(A) is
amended--
(i) by striking ``during a taxable year to which
section 1(h) or 1201(a) applies'', and
(ii) by striking ``20 percent'' and inserting
``24.5 percent''.
(B) The second sentence of section 607(h)(6)(A) of the
Merchant Marine Act, 1936, is amended--
(i) by striking ``during a taxable year to which
section 1(h) or 1201(a) of such Code applies'', and
(ii) by striking ``20 percent'' and inserting
``24.5 percent''.
(e) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part I of
subchapter P of chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end the following
new item:
``Sec. 1203. Capital gains deduction.''.
(f) Effective Dates.--
(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply to
taxable years beginning after December 31, 2001.
(2) Withholding.--The amendments made by subsection (d)(15)
shall apply only to amounts paid after December 31, 2001.
(3) Repeal of election.--Section 311 of the Taxpayer Relief
Act of 1997 is amended by striking subsection (e).
(4) Coordination with prior transition rule.--Any amount
treated as long-term capital gain by reason of paragraph (3) of
section 1122(h) of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 shall not be
taken into account for purposes of applying section 1203 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this section).
TITLE III--REPEAL OF CERTAIN HIDDEN MARGINAL RATE INCREASES; REPEAL OF
INDIVIDUAL MINIMUM TAX
Subtitle A--Repeals
SEC. 301. REPEAL OF OVERALL LIMITATION ON ITEMIZED DEDUCTIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 68 (relating to overall limitation on
itemized deductions) is hereby repealed.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Subparagraph (A) of section 1(f)(6) is amended by
striking ``section 68(b)(2)''.
(2) Subparagraph (B) of section 773(a)(3) is amended by
striking clause (i) and by redesignating clauses (ii), (iii),
and (iv), as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively.
(3) The table of sections for subchapter B of chapter 1 is
amended by striking the item relating to section 68.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2001.
SEC. 302. REPEAL OF PHASEOUT OF PERSONAL EXEMPTIONS.
(a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 151 (relating to
allowance of deductions for personal exemptions) is amended by striking
paragraph (3) and by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Paragraph (6) of section 1(f) is amended--
(A) by striking ``section 151(d)(4)'' in
subparagraph (A) and inserting ``section 151(d)(3)'',
and
(B) by striking ``section 151(d)(4)(A)'' in
subparagraph (B) and inserting ``section 151(d)(3)''.
(2) Paragraph (3) of section 151(d), as redesignated by
subsection (a), is amended to read as follows:
``(3) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of any taxable
year beginning in a calendar year after 1989, the dollar amount
contained in paragraph (1) shall be increased by an amount equal to--
``(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by
``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined
under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which
the taxable year begins, by substituting `calendar year
1988' for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B)
thereof.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2001.
SEC. 303. REPEAL OF ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX ON INDIVIDUALS.
(a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 55 (relating to
alternative minimum tax imposed) is amended by adding at the end the
following new flush sentence:
``Except in the case of a corporation, no tax shall be imposed by this
section for any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2001, and the
tentative minimum tax of any taxpayer other than a corporation shall be
zero for purposes of this title.''
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Subparagraph (B) of section 1(g)(7) is amended by
adding ``and'' at the end of clause (i), by striking ``, and''
at the end of clause (ii) and inserting a period, and by
striking clause (iii).
(2) Section 2(d) is amended by striking ``sections 1 and
55'' and inserting ``section 1''.
(3) Section 5(a) is amended by striking paragraph (4).
(4) Subsection (d) of section 26 (as redesignated by
section 102) is amended by inserting before the period ``;
except that such amount shall be treated as being zero in the
case of a taxpayer other than a corporation.''
(5) Paragraph (6) of section 29(b) is amended to read as
follows:
``(6) Application with other credits.--The credit allowed
by subsection (a) for any taxable year shall not exceed the
regular tax for the taxable year reduced by the sum of the
credits allowable under subpart A and section 27. In the case
of a corporation, the limitation under the preceding sentence
shall be reduced (but not below zero) by the tentative minimum
tax for the taxable year.''.
(6) Paragraph (3) of section 30(b) is amended to read as
follows:
``(3) Application with other credits.--The credit allowed
by subsection (a) for any taxable year shall not exceed the
regular tax for the taxable year reduced by the sum of the
credits allowable under subpart A and sections 27 and 29. In
the case of a corporation, the limitation under the preceding
sentence shall be reduced (but not below zero) by the tentative
minimum tax for the taxable year.''.
(7) Subsection (d) of section 53(d) is amended to read as
follows:
``(d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
``(1) Net minimum tax.--The term `net minimum tax' means
the tax imposed by section 55 increased by the amount of the
credit not allowed under section 29 (relating to credit for
producing fuel from a nonconventional source) solely by reason
of the application of the last sentence of section 29(b)(6), or
not allowed under section 30 solely by reason of the
application of the last sentence of section 30(b)(3).
``(2) Tentative minimum tax.--The term `tentative minimum
tax' has the meaning given to such term by section 55(b);
except that such tax shall be treated as being zero in the case
of a taxpayer other than a corporation.''.
(8)(A) Subsection (b) of section 55 (relating to
alternative minimum tax imposed) is amended to read as follows:
``(b) Tentative Minimum Tax.--For purposes of this part--
``(1) Amount of tentative tax.--The tentative minimum tax
for the taxable year is--
``(A) 20 percent of so much of the alternative
minimum taxable income for the taxable year as exceeds
the exemption amount, reduced by
``(B) the alternative minimum tax foreign tax
credit for the taxable year.
``(2) Alternative minimum taxable income.--The term
`alternative minimum taxable income' means the taxable income
of the taxpayer for the taxable year--
``(A) determined with the adju
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stments provided in
section 56, and
``(B) increased by the amount of the items of tax
preference described in section 57.
If a taxpayer is subject to the regular tax, such taxpayer
shall be subject to the tax imposed by this section (and, if
the regular tax is determined by reference to an amount other
than taxable income, such amount shall be treated as the
taxable income of such taxpayer for purposes of the preceding
sentence).''.
(B) Subsection (d) of section 55 is amended to read as
follows:
``(d) Exemption Amount.--For purposes of this section--
``(1) In general.--The term `exemption amount' means
$40,000.
``(2) Phase-out of exemption amount.--The exemption amount
of any taxpayer shall be reduced (but not below zero) by an
amount equal to 25 percent of the amount by which the
alternative minimum taxable income of the taxpayer exceeds
$150,000.''.
(9)(A) Paragraph (6) of section 56(a) is amended to read as
follows:
``(6) Adjusted basis.--The adjusted basis of any property
to which paragraph (1) or (5) applies (or with respect to which
there are any expenditures to which paragraph (2) applies)
shall be determined on the basis of the treatment prescribed in
paragraph (1), (2), or (5), whichever applies.''.
(B) Section 56 is amended by striking subsection (b).
(C) Subsection (c) of section 56 is amended by striking so
much of the subsection as precedes paragraph (1), by
redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as paragraphs (8),
(9), and (10), respectively, and moving them to the end of
subsection (a).
(D) Paragraph (8) of section 56(a), as redesignating by
paragraph (12)(C), is amended by striking ``subsection (g)''
and inserting ``subsection (c)''.
(E) Section 56 is amended by striking subsection (e) and by
redesignating subsections (d) and (g) as subsections (b) and
(c), respectively.
(10)(A) Section 58 is hereby repealed.
(B) Clause (i) of section 56(b)(2)(A) (as redesignated by
paragraph (12)(E), is amended by inserting ``, in the case of
taxable years beginning before January 1, 2002,'' before
``section 58''.
(C) Subsection (h) of section 59 is amended--
(i) by striking ``, 465, and 1366(d)'' and
inserting ``and 465'', and
(ii) by striking ``56, 57, and 58'' and inserting
``56 and 57''.
(11)(A) Subparagraph (C) of section 59(a)(1) is amended by
striking ``subparagraph (A)(i) or (B)(i) of section 55(b)(1)
(whichever applies)'' and inserting ``section 55(b)(1)(A)''.
(B) Paragraph (3) of section 59(a) is amended to read as
follows:
``(3) Pre-credit tentative minimum tax.--For purposes of
this subsection, the term `pre-credit tentative minimum tax'
means the amount determined under section 55(b)(1)(A).''.
(C) Section 59 is amended by striking subsection (c).
(D) Section 59 is amended by striking subsection (j).
(12) Paragraph (7) of section 382(l) is amended by striking
``section 56(d)'' and inserting ``section 56(b)''.
(13) Paragraph (2) of section 641(c) is amended by striking
subparagraph (B) and by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D)
as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively.
(14) Subsections (b) and (c) of section 666 are each
amended by striking ``(other than the tax imposed by section
55)''.
(15) Subsections (c)(5) and (d)(3)(B) of section 772 are
each amended by striking ``56, 57, and 58'' and inserting ``56
and 57''.
(16) Sections 847 and 848(i) are each amended by striking
``section 56(g)'' and inserting ``section 56(c)''.
(17) Sections 871(b)(1) and 877(b) are each amended by
striking ``or 55''.
(18) Subsection (a) of section 897 is amended to read as
follows:
``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of this title, gain or loss of a
nonresident alien individual or a foreign corporation from the
disposition of a United States real property interest shall be taken
into account--
``(1) in the case of a nonresident alien individual, under
section 871(b)(1), or
``(2) in the case of a foreign corporation, under section
882(a)(1),
as if the taxpayer were engaged in a trade or business within the
United States during the taxable year and as if such gain or loss were
effectively connected with such trade or business.''.
(19) Paragraph (1) of section 962(a) is amended by striking
``sections 1 and 55'' and inserting ``section 1''.
(20) Paragraph (1) of section 1397E(c) is amended to read
as follows:
``(1) the regular tax liability (as defined in section
26(b), over''
(21) The last sentence of section 1563(a) is amended by
striking ``section 55(d)(3)'' and inserting ``section
55(d)(2)''.
(22) Subparagraph (B) of section 6015(d)(2) is amended by
striking ``or 55''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2001.
(d) Transitional Rule Relating to Minimum Tax Credit.--
(1) In general.--The pre-effective date minimum tax credit
of a taxpayer other than a corporation shall not be allowed
under section 53 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 but shall
be allowed under this subsection.
(2) Pre-effective date minimum tax
credit.--For purposes of this subsection, the term ``pre-
effective date minimum tax credit'' means the amount determined
under section 53(b) of such Code for the first taxable year
beginning after December 31, 2001.
(3) Amount of credit.--
(A) In general.--The pre-effective date minimum tax
credit of a taxpayer other than a corporation shall be
allowed ratably over the period of 10 taxable years
beginning with the first taxable year beginning after
December 31, 2001.
(B) Limitation.--The credit allowable by this
subsection for any taxable year shall not exceed the
regular tax liability of the taxpayer for such taxable
year reduced by the sum of the credits allowable under
subparts A, B, D, E, and F of part IV of subchapter A
of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
(C) Carryforward.--If the credit allowable by this
subsection exceeds the limitation imposed by
subparagraph (B), such excess shall be carried to the
succeeding taxable year and added to the credit
allowable under this subsection for such succeeding
taxable year.
(4) Acceleration of credit where previously taxed income.--
(A) In general.--The credit allowed under this
subsection for any taxable year shall not be less than
so much of the limitation described in paragraph (3)(B)
for the taxable year as is attributable to previously
taxed incentive stock option gain. Proper adjustments shall be made in
the amount allowed under this subsection for subsequent taxable years
to take into account any increased credit allowed by reason of this
paragraph.
(B) Incentive stock option gain.--For purposes of
subparagraph (A), the term ``previously taxed incentive
stock option gain'' means the amount of gain re
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cognized
during the taxable year on account of the disposition
of stock acquired by exercising an incentive stock
option (as defined in section 422 of such Code) to the
extent such gain does not exceed the amount of gain
previously taken into account by reason of section
56(b)(3) of such Code (as in effect on the day before
the date of the enactment of this Act) with respect to
such option.
(5) Definitions.--Terms used in this subsection which are
also used in section 53 of such Code shall have the respective
meanings given to such terms by such section 53.
Subtitle B--Revenue Offsets
SEC. 311. ADDITIONAL INCOME TAX.
(a) In General.--Section 1 is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
``(h) Additional Income Tax.--
``(1) In general.--If the adjusted gross income of an
individual exceeds the initial threshold amount, the tax
imposed by this section (determined without regard to this
subsection) shall be increased by an amount equal to the sum
of--
``(A) the applicable rate of so much of the
adjusted gross income as exceeds the initial threshold
amount but does not exceed the second threshold amount,
and
``(B) twice the applicable rate of so much of the
adjusted gross income as exceeds the second threshold
amount.
``(2) Applicable rate.--For purposes of this section, the
applicable rate is the rate estimated by the Secretary which
will result in the Individual Tax Simplification Act of 2001
being revenue neutral over the first 10 years after its
enactment.
``(3) Threshold amounts.--For purposes of this subsection--
``(A) Initial threshold amount.--The initial
threshold amount is--
``(i) $120,000 in the case of a joint
return,
``(ii) $90,000 in the case of an individual
who is not married, and
``(iii) \1/2\ the dollar amount applicable
under clause (i) in the case of a married
individual filing a separate return.
``(B) Second threshold amount.--The second
threshold amount is--
``(i) $150,000 in the case of a joint
return,
``(ii) $112,000 in the case of an
individual who is not married, and
``(iii) \1/2\ the dollar amount applicable
under clause (i) in the case of a married
individual filing a separate return.
``(C) Marital status.--For purposes of this
paragraph, marital status shall be determined under
section 7703.
``(4) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of any taxable
year beginning in a calendar year after 2002, each dollar
amount contained in paragraph (2) shall be increased by an
amount equal to--
``(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by
``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined
under subsection (f)(3) for the calendar year in which
the taxable year begins, by substituting `calendar year
2001' for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B)
thereof.
If any increase under the preceding sentence is not a multiple
of $50, such increase shall be rounded to the nearest multiple
of $50.
``(5) Tax not to apply to estates and trusts.--This
subsection shall not apply to an estate or trust.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2001.
(c) Section 15 Not To Apply.--The amendment made by this section
shall not be treated as a change in a rate of tax for purposes of
section 15 of such Code.
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