Personal Savings and Retirement Enhancement Act

Summary

Personal Savings and Retirement Enhancement Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase to $5,000 ($10,000 in the case of a joint return) the amount of interest and dividend income which may be excluded from gross income. Allows a tax credit equal to seven percent of the amounts paid by an individual during the taxable year (not to exceed $126, or $252 for a married individual filing a joint return) for the purchase of special emergency savings certificates. Limits such credit to the purchase of certificates of deposit issued by a savings bank with a face value of $50 or $100, bearing interest at either five percent (for a $50 certificate) or six percent (for a $100 certificate), for a term of one year. Requires purchase of such certificate within 180 days after enactment of this Act. Increases the deductible amount of contributions by or on behalf of an individual to an individual retirement savings account from 15 percent to 20 percent, with an increased maximum amount of $2,000 for single individuals, $2,400 for married individuals. Repeals the current prohibition on participation in other retirement programs. Allows the transfer of funds from special emergency savings certificates to individual retirement accounts within the first 360 days after enactment of this Act.

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Timeline

1. 20 February 1981

   Introduced

   Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 20 February 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 3 March 1981

   Committee

   Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB; Treasury Department.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 20 February 1981

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
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