[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6755 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6755

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the alternative 
  tax liability limitation for small property and casualty insurance 
                               companies.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 31, 2008

  Mr. Pomeroy (for himself and Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin) 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 alternative 
  tax liability limitation for small property and casualty insurance 
                               companies.

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

SECTION 1. INCREASE IN LIMITATION FOR ALTERNATIVE TAX LIABILITY FOR 
              SMALL PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANIES.

    (a) In General.--Clause (i) of section 831(b)(2)(A) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
                            ``(i) the net written premiums (or, if 
                        greater, direct written premiums) for the 
                        taxable year do not exceed $1,971,000, and''.
    (b) Inflation Adjustment.--Paragraph (2) of section 831(b) of such 
Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(C) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of any 
                taxable year beginning in a calendar year after 2008, 
                the dollar amount set forth in subparagraph (A) shall 
                be increased by an amount equal to--
                            ``(i) such dollar amount, multiplied by
                            ``(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment 
                        determined under section 1(f)(3) for such 
                        calendar year by substituting `calendar year 
                        2007' for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph 
                        (B) thereof. If the amount as adjusted under 
                        the preceding sentence is not a multiple of 
                        $1,000, such amount shall be rounded to the 
                        next lowest multiple of $1,000.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
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