House Approves H.R. 8 to Extend 2001 and 2003 Tax Rates

August 6, 2012

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The U.S. House of Representatives last week voted 256 to 171 in favor of H.R. 8, the “Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act,” which would extend the 2001 and 2003 tax rates through 2013. 

H.R. 8 includes an extension of current marginal tax rates, as well as dividend and capital gains tax rates. It also extends current estate tax rates and exemption levels through 2013 and provides for an alternative minimum tax (AMT) patch, also through 2013. Without a legislative solution, all of the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts will expire at midnight on New Year’s Eve.

The Senate passed its version of tax cut legislation a week earlier, voting 51 to 48 in favor of the Middle Class Tax Cut Act, S. 3412. The two bills now must go to conference so that Congress can negotiate the differences between the two measures.

Photo Credit: Amy Toner/NATSO

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This article originally ran in NATSO News Weekly (NNW), NATSO's member only weekly electronic newsletter. NNW is packed with the latest updates on government and business issues affecting the truckstop and travel plaza industry.

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Toner markets NATSO products, services and meetings. She is the content editor of NATSO's core websites, Stop Watch magazine and Highway Business Matters biweekly articles. In addition, she provides creative services across all departments. Toner joined NATSO in 2006. Prior to joining the association, she served as director of member- ship services at an association for ambulatory surgery centers. Toner lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband. More
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