II 112th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 845 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 14, 2011 Mr. Enzi (for himself and Ms. Snowe) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the logical flow of return information between partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals to better enable each party to submit timely, accurate returns and reduce the need for extended and amended returns, to provide for modified due dates by regulation, and to conform the automatic corporate extension period to longstanding regulatory rule.

1.

Short title; reference

(a)

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Tax Return Due Date Simplification and Modernization Act of 2011. (b)

Reference

Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

2.

New due date for partnership form 1065, S corporation form 1120S, and C corporation form 1120

(a)

Partnerships

(1)

In general

Section 6072 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (f)

Returns of partnerships

Returns of partnerships under section 6031 made on the basis of the calendar year shall be filed on or before the 15th day of March following the close of the calendar year, and such returns made on the basis of a fiscal year shall be filed on or before the 15th day of the third month following the close of the fiscal year. . (2)

Conforming amendment

Section 6072(a) is amended by striking 6017, or 6031 and inserting or 6017. (b)

S corporations

(1)

In general

So much of subsection (b) of 6072 as precedes the second sentence thereof is amended to read as follows: (b)

Returns of certain corporations

Returns of S corporations under sections 6012 and 6037 made on the basis of the calendar year shall be filed on or before the 31st day of March following the close of the calendar year, and such returns made on the basis of a fiscal year shall be filed on or before the last day of the third month following the close of the fiscal year. . (2)

Conforming amendments

(A)Section 1362(b) is amended— (i)by striking 15th each place it appears and inserting last, (ii)by striking 21/2 each place it appears and inserting 3, and (iii)by striking 2 months and 15 days in paragraph (4) and inserting 3 months. (B)Section 1362(d)(1)(C)(i) is amended by striking 15th and inserting last. (C)Section 1362(d)(1)(C)(ii) is amended by striking such 15th day and inserting the last day of the 3d month thereof. (c)

Conforming amendments relating to C corporations

(1)Section 170(a)(2)(B) is amended by striking third month and inserting 4th month. (2)Section 563 is amended by striking third month each place it appears and inserting 4th month. (3)Section 1354(d)(1)(B)(i) is amended by striking 3d month and inserting 4th month. (4)Subsection (a) and (c) of section 6167 are each amended by striking third month and inserting 4th month. (5)Section 6425(a)(1) is amended by striking third month and inserting 4th month. (6)Subsections (b)(2)(A), (g)(3), and (h)(1) of section 6655 are each amended by striking 3rd month and inserting 4th month. (d)

Effective date

The amendments made by this section shall apply to returns for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2011.

3.

Modification of due dates by regulation

In the case of returns for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2011, the Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary's delegate shall modify appropriate regulations to provide as follows: (1)The maximum extension for the returns of partnerships filing Form 1065 shall be a 6-month period ending on September 15 for calendar year taxpayers. (2)The maximum extension for the returns of trusts filing Form 1041 shall be a 5½-month period ending on September 30 for calendar year taxpayers. (3)The maximum extension for the returns of employee benefit plans filing Form 5500 shall be an automatic 3½-month period ending on November 15 for calendar year taxpayers. (4)The maximum extension for the returns of organizations exempt from income tax filing Form 990 shall be an automatic 6-month period ending on November 15 for calendar year filers. (5)The due date of Form 3520–A (relating to the Annual Information Return of Foreign Trust with a United States Owner) for calendar year filers shall be April 15 with a maximum extension for a 6-month period ending on October 15. (6)The due date of Form TD F 90–22.1 (relating to Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts) for calendar year filers shall be April 15 with a maximum extension for a 6-month period ending on October 15.

4.

Corporations permitted statutory automatic 6-month extension of income tax returns

(a)

In general

Section 6081(b) is amended by striking 3 months and inserting 6 months. (b)

Effective date

The amendment made by this section shall apply to returns for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2011.