A bill to extend to all unmarried individuals the full tax benefits of income splitting now enjoyed by married individuals filing joint returns; and to remove rate inequities for married persons where both are employed.

Summary

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide identical income tax rates for single persons and married couples filing joint returns. Limits the earned income that must be reported by a married individual filing a separate return to the amount actually earned by that individual.

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Timeline

1. 25 January 1978

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 25 January 1978

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 25 January 1978

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 25 January 1978

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2] · R · Sponsor
• · hswm00 · Standing

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