Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 is a major U.S. federal law that overhauled the tax code by cutting corporate tax rates, altering individual income tax brackets and deductions, and reshaping business taxation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
tax reform law
amends Internal Revenue Code of 1986
appliesToJurisdiction United States federal government
chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED
United States Senate
changesAlternativeMinimumTax yes
changesChildTaxCredit yes
changesCorporateTaxSystem yes
changesEstateTaxExemption yes
changesIndividualIncomeTaxBrackets yes
changesItemizedDeductions yes
changesStandardDeduction yes
congressNumber 115th United States Congress
corporateRateCutPermanent yes
corporateTaxRateAfter 21 percent
corporateTaxRateBefore 35 percent
country United States
dateSigned 2017-12-22
effectiveDate 2018-01-01
eliminatesPersonalExemptions yes
houseBillNumber H.R.1 (115th Congress)
includesDeemedRepatriationTax yes
individualMandatePenaltyEffectiveYearOfRepeal 2019
individualProvisionsExpireAfter 2025
introducesPassThroughDeduction yes
legislativeBody United States Congress
limitsStateAndLocalTaxDeduction yes
modifiesMortgageInterestDeduction yes
movesTowardTerritorialSystemForCorporations yes
nickName Trump tax cuts
oppositionPartyInCongress Democratic Party
partyOfPresidentDuringEnactment Republican Party
passThroughDeductionSection Section 199A
policyArea economic policy
fiscal policy
presidentDuringEnactment Donald Trump
primarySubject business taxation
corporate tax
income tax
individual income tax
taxation
publicLawNumber Public Law 115-97
repealsIndividualMandatePenalty yes
shortName TCJA
signedBy Donald Trump
sponsorPartyInCongress Republican Party
stateAndLocalTaxDeductionCap 10000 USD
temporaryIndividualTaxProvisions yes
yearEnacted 2017


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