[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4661 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4661

 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the limitation 
               on capital loss applicable to individuals.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 13, 2007

  Mr. Kagen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the limitation 
               on capital loss applicable to individuals.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. INCREASE IN LIMITATION ON CAPITAL LOSSES APPLICABLE TO 
              INDIVIDUALS.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 1211(b) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to limitation on capital losses) is 
amended by striking ``$3,000 ($1,500'' and inserting ``$10,000 (50 
percent of such amount, as increased under subsection (c),''.
    (b) Adjustment for Inflation.--Section 1211 of such Code is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Adjustment for Inflation.--
            ``(1) In general.--In the case of any taxable year 
        beginning in a calendar year after 2008, the $10,000 amount 
        contained in subsection (b)(1) shall be increased by an amount 
        equal to--
                    ``(A) such amount, multiplied by
                    ``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined 
                under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which 
                the taxable year begins by substituting `calendar year 
                2007' for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B) 
                thereof.
            ``(2) Rounding.--If any increase determined under 
        subparagraph (A) is not a multiple of $50, such increase shall 
        be rounded to the next highest multiple of $50.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007.
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