United States · Bill · S
S. 2715 (113th)
COMPETE Act of 2014
Introduced
31 July 2014
Last action
31 July 2014 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
12 August 2025
Summary
Competitiveness and Opportunity by Modernizing and Permanently Extending the Tax Credit for Experimentation Act of 2014 or the COMPETE Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for research expenditures, to: (1) increase the rate of such credit to 25% of so much of the taxpayer's qualified research expenses in a taxable year as exceeds 50% of the average expenses for the three preceding taxable years; (2) allow such credit for the basic research expenditures of educational institutions, scientific research organizations, and certain grant organizations; (3) allow an increased 35% credit for highly innovative research expenses (defined as research expenses for the creation of a qualified new product category or product technology that represents a significant improvement over previously existing product technology); and (4) make such tax credit, as revised by this Act, permanent. Exempts from the definition of "passive activity," for purposes of the passive loss tax rules, any qualified research activity carried on by a high technology research small business pass-thru entity. Defines "high technology research small business pass-thru entity" as any domestic pass-thru entity if: (1) more than 75% of the entity's expenditures are paid or incurred in connection with qualified research, or (2) more than 50% of the entity's expenditures constitute qualified research expenses. Designates a high technology research entity as a small business if it has 250 or fewer full-time employees and does not have aggregate gross assets in excess of $150 million. Allows tax-exempt financing of research park facilities (facilities used in connection with research and experimentation that are located on the same site and funded with not more than 25% of the net proceeds of the bond issue).
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Timeline
31 July 2014
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Source: IntroReferral
31 July 2014
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
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Versions
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Sponsors
- Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] · D · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to → To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exception from the passive loss rules for investments in high technology research small business pass-thru entities.
- related to → A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion for small business stock, to provide incentives for small business high technology research investment, and for other purposes.
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2715
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/s/2715
- us · 113-s-2715 · source updated 12 August 2025