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Legislative Tax Law. Tx 8030. Brief History of Code. Sixteenth Amendment in _____ Separate revenue acts, _____ to _____ IRC of _____ IRC of _____ IRC of _____. Characteristics of the Code. Supreme tax authority unless… Conflict with U.S. ____________ Conflict with U.S. _______.
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Legislative Tax Law Tx 8030
Brief History of Code • Sixteenth Amendment in _____ • Separate revenue acts, _____ to _____ • IRC of _____ • IRC of _____ • IRC of _____
Characteristics of the Code • Supreme tax authority unless… • Conflict with U.S. ____________ • Conflict with U.S. _______ • The Supreme Court engages in two activities: • Resolving conflicts between the _____ and _____________ • Interpreting the _____
Characteristics of the Code (continued) • Amended when Congress passes a ________ ____ • _______ law numbers • Become part of ______ ___
Organization of the Code • Title ___ of U.S. Code • Subtitle • Chapter • Subchapter • Part • Subpart
Organization of the Code(continued) • Section • Subsection • Paragraph • Subparagraph • Other
Reading the Code • General rules and exceptions • Definitions • Limited scope • Measuring language • Conjunctions and qualifiers • Interrelationships • Effective dates • Spacing of section numbers
Flow of Tax Legislation • “All Bills for raising _______ shall originate in the ______ of _______________.” • Tax bills are referred to committee and assigned a ____ number. • House _____ and _______ Committee • Senate ________ Committee • _______ hearings and ________ sessions
Flow of Tax Legislation(continued) • Amendments to tax bills from the floor • Joint ____________ Committee • When Congress passes a tax bill, the President can: • _____ it • _____ it • _______ it
Documentation from Process • Committee Reports • ______ Ways and Means • _______ Finance • ______ Conference • ______ Committee on Taxation’s “_____ Book” • Public hearings • “______ Debate Report” in Congressional _______
House Ways and Means Committee House Floor Action Birth of a Revenue Act Senate Finance Committee Senate Floor Action Joint Conference Committee President of the United States House and Senate Floors Bill Dies Revenue Act Internal Revenue Code Bill Sent Back to Congress
Tax Treaties • _______ law of the land • ______-in-time rule • Intent to _________