Protect Future Dividends Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Protect Future Dividends Act adds Internal Revenue Code section 139M, which excludes from an individual's federal gross income any payment received from a qualifying state sovereign wealth fund after enactment. The exclusion means covered state dividend payments are not included when calculating federal taxable gross income.
A fund qualifies only if it is permanent, established and maintained by a state solely for individual state residents, receives state revenue designated by state law, invests its principal as state law prescribes, and makes periodic payments primarily based on residency rather than in exchange for goods or services. The bill adds the new section to the tax code table and applies it prospectively to payments received after enactment.
Who Benefits and How
Individual state residents receiving qualifying sovereign-wealth-fund dividends benefit from lower federal taxable income and reduced federal income-tax liability. State permanent-fund programs benefit because residents keep more of each covered payment, making the dividend more valuable without requiring additional state spending. Tax preparers gain a clear statutory exclusion for qualifying payments.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal individual income-tax revenue accounts lose collections that would otherwise arise from covered state fund payments. IRS guidance and return-processing staff must implement the new exclusion and distinguish qualifying permanent funds from other state payments. State fund administrators may need to document that the fund satisfies the resident-benefit, revenue-source, investment, and payment criteria so recipients can support the exclusion.
Key Provisions
- Adds new Internal Revenue Code section 139M.
- Excludes qualifying state sovereign-wealth-fund payments from individual gross income.
- Limits the definition to permanent funds maintained solely for state residents.
- Requires state-designated revenue and state-law investment rules.
- Requires periodic payments based primarily on residency rather than consideration.
- Modifies the tax code table of sections to include the new exclusion.
- Applies the exclusion only to payments received after enactment.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Excludes payments from qualifying state sovereign wealth funds from federal gross income for individuals receiving those payments after enactment.
Key Policy Areas
Taxation, State Sovereign Wealth Funds, Individual Income Tax, State Dividends
Primary Purpose
Excludes payments from qualifying state sovereign wealth funds from federal gross income for individuals receiving those payments after enactment.
Policy Domains
Section 2 tax exclusion for state sovereign wealth fund payments
Identified Gains
- Residents receiving state permanent-fund dividends
- State sovereign wealth fund programs
- Tax preparers serving dividend recipients
- Households relying on state resident dividends
Identified Costs
- Federal individual income-tax accounts
- IRS tax-guidance staff
- IRS return-processing staff
- State fund eligibility-documentation staff
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Mr. Begich introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Federal individual income-tax accounts, IRS return-processing staff, IRS tax-guidance staff
State fund eligibility-documentation staff, State sovereign wealth fund programs
Positive-direction: State sovereign wealth fund programs
Negative-direction: State fund eligibility-documentation staff
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "irs"
- → Internal Revenue Service
- "recipient"
- → Individual receiving a qualifying state sovereign wealth fund payment
- "state_fund"
- → State permanent fund meeting section 139M criteria
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
The rule that removes an individual's qualifying state sovereign wealth fund payment from federal gross income.
A state permanent fund for individual residents, financed with designated state revenue, invested under state law, and paying periodic residency-based dividends without consideration.
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