Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Feb 28, 2013)
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.
What just happenedFeb 28, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateFeb 28, 2013
- Feb 28, 2013IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Feb 28, 2013IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate