Senate Bill 1698
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Settlement Trust Improvement Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Aug 1, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1698
Congress
115
Policy Area
Taxation
Taxation
Primary focus of measure is all aspects of income, excise, property, inheritance, and employment taxes; tax administration and collection. Measures concerning state and local finance may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Settlement Trust Improvement Act of 2017
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax treatment of Alaska Native Settlement Trusts, to: (1) allow an Alaska Native Corporation to assign certain payments referenced in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to a trust without including the payments in the gross income of the corporation, (2) allow the corporation to elect annually to deduct contributions made to a trust, (3) allow a trust to elect to defer the recognition of gains related to contributions of property other than cash until the sale or exchange of the property, and (4) establish information reporting requirements for deductible contributions to a trust.
August 1, 2017
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08/01/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
08/01/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:38:48 PM