H.R.6410 - Buffett Rule Act of 2012

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for taxpayers making donations with their returns of income tax to the Federal Government to pay down the public debt. view all titles (3)

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  • Short: Buffett Rule Act of 2012 as passed house.
  • Short: Buffett Rule Act of 2012 as introduced.
  • Official: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for taxpayers making donations with their returns of income tax to the Federal Government to pay down the public debt. as introduced.

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Steve Scalise

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9/19/2012--Passed House without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Buffett Rule Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers to donate an amount (not less than $1), in addition to any ta
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9/19/2012--Passed House without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Buffett Rule Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers to donate an amount (not less than $1), in addition to any tax owed, which shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury and transferred to an account used to reduce the public debt. Requires such donation to be designated on a taxpayer's income tax return at the time such return is filed.

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