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112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1031
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 11, 2011
Mr. Tiberi (for himself and Mr. McDermott) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the shipping investment withdrawal rules in section 955 and to provide an incentive to reinvest foreign shipping earnings in the United States.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
American Shipping Reinvestment Act of
2011
.
Repeal of qualified shipping investment withdrawal rules
In general
Section 955 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to withdrawal of previously excluded subpart F income from qualified investment) is hereby repealed.
Conforming amendments
Section
951(a)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding
and
at the end of clause (i) and by striking clause
(iii).
Section
951(a)(1)(A)(ii) of such Code is amended by striking , and
at
the end and inserting , except that in applying this clause amounts
invested in less developed country corporations described in section 955(c)(2)
(as so in effect) shall not be treated as investments in less developed
countries.
.
Section 951(a)(3) of such Code (relating to the limitation on pro rata share of previously excluded subpart F income withdrawn from investment) is hereby repealed.
Section 964(b) of
such Code is amended by striking , 955,
.
The table of sections for subpart F of part III of subchapter N of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by striking the item relating to section 955.
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years of controlled foreign corporations ending on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, and to taxable years of United States shareholders in which or with which such taxable years of controlled foreign corporations end.
One-time temporary dividends received deduction for previously untaxed foreign base company shipping income
In general
In the case of a corporation which is a United States shareholder and for which an election under this section is made for the taxable year, for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, there shall be allowed as a deduction in computing taxable income under section 63 of such Code an amount equal to 85 percent of the cash distributions which are received during such taxable year by such shareholder from controlled foreign corporations to the extent that the distributions are attributable to income—
which was derived by the controlled foreign corporation in taxable years beginning before January 1, 2005, and
which would, without regard to the year earned, be described in section 954(f) of such Code (as in effect before the enactment of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004).
Indirect dividends
A rule similar to the rule of section 965(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall apply, determined by treating cash distributions which are so attributable as cash dividends.
Limitation
The
amount of dividends taken into account under this section shall not exceed the
amount permitted to be taken into account under paragraphs (1), (3) (determined
by substituting December 31, 2008
for October 3,
2004
), and (4) of section 965(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
determined as if such paragraphs applied to this section.
Taxpayer election and designation
For purposes of subsection (a), a taxpayer may, on its return for the taxable year to which this section applies—
elect to apply paragraph (3) of section 959(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 before paragraphs (1) and (2) thereof, and
designate the extent, if any, to which a cash distribution reduces a controlled foreign corporation’s earnings and profits attributable to—
foreign base company shipping income (determined under section 954(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as in effect before the enactment of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004), or
other earnings and profits.
Election
In general
The taxpayer may elect to apply this section to—
the taxpayer’s last taxable year which begins before the date of the enactment of this Act, or
the taxpayer’s first taxable year which begins during the 1-year period beginning on such date.
Timing of election and one-time election
Such election may be made for a taxable year—
only if made on or before the due date (including extensions) for filing the return of tax for such taxable year, and
only if no election has been made under this section or section 965 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the same distribution for any other taxable year of the taxpayer.
Reduction in benefits for failure To maintain employment levels
In general
If, during the period consisting of the calendar month in which the taxpayer first receives a distribution described in subsection (a) and the succeeding 23 calendar months, the taxpayer does not maintain an average employment level at least equal to the taxpayer’s prior average employment, an additional amount equal to $25,000 multiplied by the number of employees by which the taxpayer's average employment level during such period falls below the prior average employment (but not exceeding the aggregate amount allowed as a deduction pursuant to subsection (a)) shall be taken into account as income by the taxpayer during the taxable year that includes the final day of such period.
Prior average employment
For purposes of this paragraph, the taxpayer’s
prior average employment
shall be the average number of
full-time equivalent employees of the taxpayer during the period consisting of
the 24 calendar months immediately preceding the calendar month in which the
taxpayer first receives a distribution described in subsection (a).
Aggregation rules
In determining the taxpayer’s average employment level and prior average employment, all domestic members of a controlled group (as defined in section 264(e)(5)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) shall be treated as a single taxpayer.
Special rules
Rules similar to the rules of subsections (d) and (e) and paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) of subsection (c) of section 965 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall apply for purposes of this section.
Effective date
This section shall apply to taxable years ending on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.