H.R. 652House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

Small Business Investor Tax Parity Act of 2025

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction under section 199A to apply to qualified BDC interest dividends in the same manner as qualified REIT dividends.

Introduced January 23, 2025

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The Small Business Investor Tax Parity Act of 2025 updates the tax code so that investors can claim the Section 199A qualified business income deduction for interest dividends received from certain business development companies, just as they can for REIT dividends. It defines what counts as a qualified BDC interest dividend and limits the benefit to BDCs that have elected regulated investment company status. The new rules will apply to tax years starting in 2027, affecting individual and entity investors who hold these BDC dividends.

Key Provisions

  • Amends the qualified business income deduction (Section 199A) to treat qualified business development company (BDC) interest dividends the same way it treats qualified REIT dividends.
  • Creates a new definition of “qualified BDC interest dividend,” meaning any dividend from an electing BDC that comes from the company’s net interest income and is tied to a qualified trade or business.
  • Specifies that an “electing BDC” is a BDC that has made the election under Section 851 to be treated as a regulated investment company.
  • Sets the changes to take effect for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2026.

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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

January 23, 2025

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Introduced in House

January 23, 2025

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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

January 23, 2025

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Rep. Monica De La CruzR-TX-15 · Jul 9, 2026

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Introduced in HouseIssued January 23, 2025

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119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 652

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 23, 2025

Mr. Arrington 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 allow the deduction under section 199A to apply to qualified BDC interest dividends in the same manner as qualified REIT dividends.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Small Business Investor Tax Parity Act of 2025.

2.

Deduction for qualified business income to apply to certain interest dividends of qualified business development companies

(a)

In general

Subsections (b)(1)(B) and (c)(1) of section 199A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are each amended by inserting , qualified BDC interest dividends, after qualified REIT dividends.

(b)

Qualified BDC interest dividend defined

Section 199A(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(5)

Qualified BDC interest dividend

(A)

In general

The term qualified BDC interest dividend means any dividend from an electing business development company received during the taxable year which is attributable to net interest income of such company which is properly allocable to a qualified trade or business of such company.

(B)

Electing business development company

For purposes of this paragraph, the term electing business development company means a business development company (as defined in section 2(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940) which has an election in effect under section 851 to be treated as a regulated investment company.

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(c)

Effective date

The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2026.