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S. 189 (107th)

Small Business Works Act of 2001

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Introduced

25 January 2001

Last action

9 May 2001 · Introduced

Status

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4597)

Sponsors

Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO], Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY], Sen. Hutchinson, Tim [R-AR], Rep. Cochran, Thad [R-MS-4], Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT]

Subjects

Taxation

Source updated

19 August 2025

Taxation

Summary

Small Business Works Act of 2001 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions concerning small business to, among other things: (1) permit a deduction for 100 percent of the costs of health insurance for the self-employed; (2) repeal the alternative minimum tax on individuals; (3) permanently extend the credit for increasing research activities; (4) increase the deduction for business meals; (5) not require the use of the accrual method of accounting (thereby permitting cash accounting); (6) increase the expensing dollar limitation; (7) specify that computer software is eligible for expensing; and (8) revise specified penalties.

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Timeline

  1. 25 January 2001

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 25 January 2001

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S576-579)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 25 January 2001

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 9 May 2001

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4597)

    Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

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