Bill Text: IA HF2129 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the exclusion from the computation of net income for the individual income tax of net capital gains from the sale of a business and including retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 502) (See Cmte. Bill HF 2440)

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-03-04 - Passed subcommittee. [HF2129 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2013-HF2129-Introduced.html
House File 2129 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2129 BY COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 502) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the exclusion from the computation of net 1 income for the individual income tax of net capital gains 2 from the sale of a business and including retroactive 3 applicability provisions. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 5083HV (2) 85 mm/sc
H.F. 2129 Section 1. Section 422.7, subsection 21, paragraph a, Code 1 2014, is amended to read as follows: 2 a. (1) (a) Net capital gain from the sale of a business or 3 from the sale of real property used in a business , in which the 4 taxpayer materially participated for a minimum of ten years , 5 as defined in section 469(h) of the Internal Revenue Code, and 6 which has been held for a minimum of ten years , or from the 7 sale of a business, as defined in section 423.1 , in which the 8 taxpayer materially participated for ten years, as defined in 9 section 469(h) of the Internal Revenue Code, and which has been 10 held for a minimum of ten years. The sale of a business means 11 the sale of all or substantially all of the tangible personal 12 property or service of the business . 13 (b) However, where the business is sold If the sale of the 14 business in subparagraph division (a) is made to individuals 15 who are all lineal descendants of the taxpayer, the taxpayer 16 does not have to have materially participated in the business 17 in order for the net capital gain from the sale to be excluded 18 from taxation. 19 (2) However, in In lieu of the net capital gain deduction 20 in this paragraph and paragraphs “b” , “c” , and “d” , where the 21 business is sold if the sale of the business in subparagraph 22 (1) is made to individuals who are all lineal descendants of 23 the taxpayer, the amount of capital gain from each capital 24 asset may be subtracted in determining net income. 25 (2) (3) For purposes of this paragraph, unless the context 26 otherwise requires: 27 (a) “Business” means the same as defined in section 423.1. 28 (b) “lineal “Lineal descendant” means children of the 29 taxpayer, including legally adopted children and biological 30 children, stepchildren, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and 31 any other lineal descendants of the taxpayer. 32 (c) “Materially participated” means the same as defined in 33 section 469(h) of the Internal Revenue Code. 34 (d) “Sale of a business” means the sale of all or 35 -1- LSB 5083HV (2) 85 mm/sc 1/ 2
H.F. 2129 substantially all of the tangible personal property or service 1 of the business, or the sale of all or substantially all of the 2 stock or equity interest in the business, whether the business 3 is held as a sole proprietorship, corporation, partnership, 4 joint venture, trust, limited liability company, or another 5 business entity. 6 Sec. 2. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. This Act applies 7 retroactively to January 1, 2014, for tax years beginning on 8 or after that date. 9 EXPLANATION 10 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 11 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 12 This bill relates to the taxation of net capital gains from 13 the sale of a business. 14 This state provides an exclusion from the computation of net 15 income for the individual income tax of any net capital gains 16 realized from the sale of a business if the taxpayer held the 17 business for at least 10 years and materially participated in 18 the business for at least 10 years. 19 Under current law, “sale of a business” is defined as the 20 sale of all or substantially all of the tangible personal 21 property or service of the business. The bill modifies the 22 definition to include the sale of all or substantially all of a 23 stock or equity interest in the business, whether the business 24 is held as a sole proprietorship, corporation, partnership, 25 joint venture, trust, limited liability company, or another 26 business entity. 27 The bill applies retroactively to January 1, 2014, for tax 28 years beginning on or after that date. 29 -2- LSB 5083HV (2) 85 mm/sc 2/ 2
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