Farmer Tax Fairness Act of 2005

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Introduced

25 April 2005

Last action

25 April 2005 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4190)

Summary

Farmer Tax Fairness Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to revise the optional method of computing the net earnings of self-employed individuals for purposes of determining social security benefit eligibility. Replaces the numerical formula for determining benefit eligibility with an indexed calculation based on a lower limit (the amount required under the Social Security Act for a quarter of coverage) and an upper limit (150 percent of the lower limit).

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Timeline

25 April 2005
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
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25 April 2005
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4190)
Source: IntroReferral
25 April 2005
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4189-4190)
Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

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Related records

related to → To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to update the optional methods for computing net earnings from self-employment.

Sources

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/896
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/896
us · 109-s-896 · source updated 15 August 2025