American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014

3/14/2024, 12:48 PM

American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a permanent research tax credit that allows for: (1) 20% of the qualified or basic research expenses that exceed 50% of the average qualified or basic research expenses for the 3 preceding taxable years, and (2) 20% of amounts paid to an energy research consortium for energy research. Reduces such credit rate to 10% if a taxpayer has no qualified research expenses in any one of the 3 preceding taxable years.

Prohibits the entry of the budgetary effects of this Act on any PAYGO scorecard.

Congress
113

Number
HR - 4438

Introduced on
2014-04-09

# Amendments
1

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

5/12/2014

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
Failed in House
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a permanent research tax credit that allows for: (1) 20% of the qualified or basic research expenses that exceed 50% of the average qualified or basic research expenses for the 3 preceding taxable years, and (2) 20% of amounts paid to an energy research consortium for energy research. Reduces such credit rate to 10% if a taxpayer has no qualified research expenses in any one of the 3 preceding taxable years.

Prohibits the entry of the budgetary effects of this Act on any PAYGO scorecard.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify and make permanent the research credit.

Policy Areas
Taxation

Potential Impact
Business expenses
Income tax credits
Research and development

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary5/20/2014

American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a permanent research tax credit that allows for: (1) 20% of the qualified or basic research expenses that exceed 50% of the average qualified or bas...


Latest Action5/12/2014
Received in the Senate.