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United States · Bill · S

S. 2156 (116th)

S Corporation Modernization Act of 2019

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Introduced

18 July 2019

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S4950-4952)

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5 December 2025

Summary

S Corporation Modernization Act of 2019 This bill modifies the tax treatment of  S corporations (pass thru entities) to increase from 25% to 60% of S corporation gross receipts the threshold for taxing S corporations with passive investment income; eliminate a provision terminating the status of  S corporations with excessive passive investment income for three consecutive years; permit S corporations to have individual retirement accounts as shareholders; allow an adjustment to the basis of an S corporation's assets upon the death of a shareholder, in the form of a 15-year amortization deduction; and permit the Internal Revenue Service to treat a late revocation of  S corporation status as timely if it finds there was reasonable cause for failure to make a timely revocation.

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