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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide the same capital gains treatment for art and collectibles as for other investment property and to provide that a deduction equal to fair market value shall be allowed for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor.

1/24/2007--Introduced.

Art and Collectibles Capital Gains Tax Treatment Parity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) eliminate the 28-percent capital gains tax rate for collectibles, thus allowing gain from the sale of collectibles (including art works) to be taxed at the 15-percent tax rate applicable to other investment property; (2) allow the creator of a literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly property a fair market value tax deduction for the donation of such property to a tax-exempt organization, if properly appraised and donated no sooner than 18 months after its creation.

Latest Actions
  • 01/24/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1059-1060)
  • 01/24/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1060-1061)
Bill Text
File name Last Updated
S.374 Introduced in Senate08/31/2007