Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015
Sponsored By: Representative SANDER LEVIN
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Summary
Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) set forth a special rule for the inclusion in gross income of partnership interests transferred in connection with the performance of services, (2) treat as ordinary income the net capital gain with respect to an investment services partnership interest except to the extent such gain is attributable to a partner's qualified capital interest, (3) exempt income from investment services partnership interests from treatment as qualifying income of a publicly traded partnership, (4) exempt certain family partnerships from the application of this Act; (5) increase the penalty for underpayments of tax resulting from failure to treat income from an investment services partnership interest as ordinary income, and (6) include income and loss from an investment services partnership interest for purposes of determining net earnings from self-employment and applicable self-employment taxes. Defines "investment services partnership interest" as any interest in a partnership held by a person who provides services to a partnership by: (1) advising the partnership about investing in, purchasing, or selling specified assets; (2) managing, acquiring, or disposing of specified assets; or (3) arranging financing with respect to acquiring specified assets.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
SANDER LEVIN
MI • D
Cosponsors
Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
MD • D
Sponsored 6/25/2015
CHARLES RANGEL
NY • D
Sponsored 6/25/2015
JIM MCDERMOTT
WA • D
Sponsored 6/25/2015
Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
NJ • D
Sponsored 10/1/2015
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 4/20/2016
ELIJAH CUMMINGS
MD • D
Sponsored 4/20/2016
Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
VA • D
Sponsored 5/11/2016
Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
CT • D
Sponsored 5/11/2016
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/11/2016
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
Sponsored 5/11/2016
Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/25/2016
JOHN CONYERS
MI • D
Sponsored 5/25/2016
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
OR • D
Sponsored 5/25/2016
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 5/25/2016
Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
IL • D
Sponsored 6/3/2016
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/3/2016
Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1]
AZ • D
Sponsored 6/3/2016
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/8/2016
Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6]
NJ • D
Sponsored 7/6/2016
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/6/2016
LOUISE SLAUGHTER
NY • D
Sponsored 7/6/2016
Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
OH • D
Sponsored 7/6/2016
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/6/2016
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 7/13/2016
Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]
VT • D
Sponsored 7/13/2016
Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]
MN • D
Sponsored 6/25/2015
Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9]
FL • D
Sponsored 5/11/2016
Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3]
MD • D
Sponsored 5/11/2016
Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/11/2016
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/11/2016
LUIS GUTIERREZ
IL • D
Sponsored 5/25/2016
Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/25/2016
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
NY • D
Sponsored 6/8/2016
Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
VA • D
Sponsored 7/6/2016
JOSE SERRANO
NY • D
Sponsored 7/6/2016
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
FL • D
Sponsored 7/6/2016
Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
OH • D
Sponsored 9/8/2016
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
MN • D
Sponsored 9/22/2016
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
AZ • D
Sponsored 9/22/2016
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
FL • D
Sponsored 9/27/2016
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
RI • D
Sponsored 9/27/2016
CORRINE BROWN
FL • D
Sponsored 11/17/2016
Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]
NC • D
Sponsored 11/17/2016
ROBERT BRADY
PA • D
Sponsored 12/16/2016
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
WI • D
Sponsored 9/8/2016
Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]
CT • D
Sponsored 9/8/2016
Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/8/2016
Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/8/2016
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/8/2016
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/20/2016
Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ]
AZ • D
Sponsored 9/22/2016
Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
RI • D
Sponsored 9/27/2016
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/17/2016
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
Sponsored 11/17/2016
Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
NC • D
Sponsored 11/17/2016
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
TN • D
Sponsored 11/17/2016
Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]
HI • D
Sponsored 11/17/2016
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
Sponsored 11/17/2016
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