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S. 1696 (95th)
A bill to repeal the carryover basis provisions added by the Tax Reform Act of 1976.
Introduced
15 June 1977
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Status
Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
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1 August 2024
Summary
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the carryover basis provisions enacted by the Tax Reform Act which provide that beneficiaries receiving property from a decedent's estate will retain the decedent's basis in the property. Restores prior law which "stepped up" or "stepped down" the property's basis to its market value at the time of death without imposing tax consequences on the appreciation or depreciation the property underwent while held by the decedent.
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 15 June 1977
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/1696
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/95/s/1696