Biden Administration’s FY2022 Budget Tax Proposals

Biden Administration's FY2022 Budget Tax Proposals

The U.S. Department of the Treasury released a key document that explains the Administration’s revenue proposals included in the Budget – the General Explanations of the Administration’s FY2022 Revenue Proposals, or “Greenbook.” The Greenbook further describes revenue measures previously announced by President Biden, including:

AMERICAN JOBS PLAN
Reform Corporate Taxation
  • Raise the Corporate Income Tax Rate to 28 Percent
  • Revise the Global Minimum Tax Regime, Disallow Deductions Attributable to Exempt Income, and Limit Inversions
  • Reform Taxation of Foreign Fossil Fuel Income
  • Repeal the Deduction for Foreign-Derived Intangible Income (FDII)
  • Replace the Base Erosion Anti-Abuse Tax (BEAT) with the Stopping Harmful Inversions and Ending Low-Tax Developments (SHIELD) Rule
  • Limit Foreign Tax Credits from Sales of Hybrid Entities
  • Restrict Deductions of Excessive Interest of Members of Financial Reporting Groups for Disproportionate Borrowing in the United States
  • Impose a 15 Percent Minimum Tax on Book Earnings of Large Corporations
  • Provide Tax Incentives for Locating Jobs and Business Activity in the United States and Remove Tax Deductions for Shipping Jobs Overseas
Support Housing and Infrastructure
  • Expand the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit
  • Provide Neighborhood Homes Investment Tax Credit
  • Make Permanent the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC)
  • Provide Federally Subsidized State and Local Bonds for Infrastructure
Prioritize Clean Energy
  • Eliminate Fossil Fuel Tax Preferences
  • Extend and Enhance Renewable and Alternative Energy Incentives
  • Provide Tax Credit for Electricity Transmission Investments
  • Provide Allocated Credit for Electricity Generation from Existing Nuclear Power Facilities
  • Establish New Tax Credits for Qualifying Advanced Energy Manufacturing
  • Establish Tax Credits for Heavy- and Medium-Duty Zero Emissions Vehicles
  • Provide Tax Incentives for Sustainable Aviation Fuel
  • Provide a Production Tax Credit for Low-Carbon Hydrogen
  • Extend and Enhance Energy Efficiency and Electrification Incentives
  • Provide a Disaster Mitigation Tax Credit
  • Expand and Enhance the Carbon Oxide Sequestration Credit
  • Extend and Enhance the Electric Vehicle Charging Station Credit
  • Reinstate Superfund Excise Taxes and Modify Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Financing
AMERICAN FAMILIES PLAN
Strengthen Taxation of High-Income Taxpayers
  • Increase the Top Marginal Income Tax Rate for High Earners
  • Reform the Taxation of Capital Income
  • Rationalize Net Investment Income and Self-Employment Contributions Act Taxes
Support Workers, Families, and Economic Security
  • Make Permanent the American Rescue Plan Expansion of Premium Tax Credits
  • Make Permanent the Expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for Workers Without Qualifying Children
  • Make Permanent American Rescue Plan Changes to the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit
  • Extend the Child Tax Credit Increase Through 2025 and Make Permanent Full Refundability
  • Increase the Employer-Provided Childcare Tax Credit for Businesses
Close Loopholes
  • Tax Carried (Profits) Interests as Ordinary Income
  • Repeal Deferral of Gain from Like-Kind Exchanges
  • Make Permanent Excess Business Loss Limitation of Noncorporate Taxpayers
Improve Compliance
  • Provide the IRS the Resources to Address Sophisticated Tax Evasion Through Sustained, Multi-Year Mandatory Appropriation
  • Introduce Comprehensive Financial Account Reporting to Improve Tax Compliance
Improve Tax Administration
  • Increase Oversight of Paid Tax Return Preparers
  • Enhance Accuracy of Tax Information
  • Expand Broker Information Reporting with Respect to Crypto Assets
  • Address Taxpayer Noncompliance with Listed Transactions
  • Modify Tax Administration Rules
  • Authorize Limited Sharing of Business Tax Return Information to Measure the Economy More Accurately

U.S. Department of Treasury.

Download 114 Page Document Known As The Green Book

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