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<title>Seniors' Tax Simplification Act of 2015</title>
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<action-date>2015-03-17</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><strong>Seniors' Tax Simplification Act of 2015 </strong></p> <p>This bill directs the Internal Revenue Service to make available to taxpayers who have turned age 65 at the close of the taxable year&nbsp;a new federal income tax Form 1040SR (similar to the existing Form 1040EZ). Such taxpayers can use this new form even if their income includes: (1) social security benefits; (2) distributions from qualified retirement plans, annuities, or other such deferred payment arrangements; (3) interest and dividends; or (4) capital gains and losses.</p>]]></summary-text>
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