S. 397 · 114th Congress

Foreign Earnings Reinvestment Act

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2015-02-05
Latest action
2015-02-05 · Introduced in Senate

Summary

Foreign Earnings Reinvestment Act

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend the election allowed to a domestic corporation to deduct current and accumulated dividends received from a controlled foreign corporation to the corporation's last taxable year beginning before the enactment of this Act or the first taxable year which begins during the one-year period beginning on such enactment date, (2) reduce tax rates on foreign earnings of domestic corporations that reinvest such earnings in the United States and that expand their payrolls over 2014 levels, and (3) increase the taxable income of domestic corporations that fail to maintain employment levels in the 23-month period after receiving a reduction in tax rates under this Act.