H.R. 33House bill · 119th CongressIn the SenateTaxation

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from sources within the United States.

Sponsored byJason SmithR-MO-8Introduced Jan 3, 2025Full text on congress.gov ↗

Latest action (Jan 16, 2025) Received in the Senate and Read twice and on Finance.

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What Congress did

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    House · Jan 15, 2025

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Who lobbied on this

2 organizations

These organizations told Congress, in their own quarterly disclosures, that they were lobbying on this bill.

  • Garmin Internationalno position stated
    Issues related to tax policy in the US-Taiwan Expedited Double Taxation Relief Act (H.R. 33) filing ↗
  • Microsoft Corporationno position stated
    H.R.33 and S. 199 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income… filing ↗

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