Bill113th Congress

S. 410

Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act

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Introduced
Feb 28, 2013
Origin Chamber
Senate
Policy Area
Taxation
Latest Action
Feb 28, 2013

Sponsor

Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA]

Democrat·IA
Bioguide ID: H000206
First Name: THOMAS
Middle Name: RICHARD
Last Name: HARKIN
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Committees
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Actions
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Amendments
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Related Bills
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Bill Details

Update Date
Mar 3, 2022
Origin Chamber
Senate
Bill Type
S
Bill Number
410
Congress
113
Introduced Date
Feb 28, 2013
Policy Area
Taxation
Is Law
No
Feb 28, 2013IntroReferral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Source: Senate

Feb 28, 2013IntroReferral10000

Introduced in Senate

Source: Library of Congress

Introduced in Senate· Feb 28, 20130

Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a .03% excise tax on the purchase of a security if: (1) such purchase occurs or is cleared on a trading facility located in the United States, or (2) the purchaser or seller is a U.S. person.

Defines "security" to include: (1) stocks, partnership interests, notes, bonds, debentures, or other evidences of indebtedness; (2) interests in a derivative financial instrument (i.e., any option, forward contract, futures contract, or any similar financial instrument) and (3) any notional principal contract.

Exempts from such tax: (1) initial issues of securities; (2) any note, bond, debenture, or other evidence of indebtedness which is traded on a trading facility located in the United States and has a fixed maturity of not more than 100 days; and (3) securities traded pursuant to certain lending arrangements. Makes such tax applicable to transactions by controlled foreign corporations and payable by its U.S. shareholders.

Allows an offset against such tax for contributions to certain tax-favored accounts, including tax-exempt retirement plans, Archer medical savings accounts, health savings accounts, and qualified tuition plans and Coverdell education savings accounts.

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Commodities marketsEmployee benefits and pensionsForeign and international corporationsHealth care costs and insuranceIncome tax creditsIncome tax deferralSales and excise taxesSecuritiesStudent aid and college costsTax administration and collection, taxpayers

Introduced in Senate

Feb 28, 2013

Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act — Informed