Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997

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The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 is a major U.S. federal law that significantly reduced taxes for individuals and families, particularly those with children, through a range of credits, deductions, and capital gains tax cuts.

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Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 canonical 7
Tax Reform Act of 1997 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
tax reform law
affectedTaxType capital gains tax
corporate income tax
estate tax
individual income tax
amendedStatute Internal Revenue Code of 1986
budgetContext part of 1997 budget reconciliation process
codifiedIn Title 26 of the United States Code
country United States
createdAccountType Education IRA
Roth Individual Retirement Arrangement
linked to: Roth IRA
createdTaxCredit Child Tax Credit
Hope Scholarship Credit
Lifetime Learning Credit
dateSigned 1997-08-05
enactedBy 105th United States Congress
expandedDeduction student loan interest deduction
followedBy Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001
historicalSignificance one of the largest tax cut packages of the 1990s
introducedChildCreditPhaseout income-based phaseout for Child Tax Credit
introducedConcept Roth IRA
introducedEducationProvision Education IRA (later Coverdell Education Savings Account)
introducedEstateTaxChange increased unified credit for estate and gift taxes
introducedHomeSaleProvision exclusion of gain on sale of principal residence (up to specified limits)
introducedPolicy $500-per-child nonrefundable Child Tax Credit (initial amount)
introducedSmallBusinessProvision favorable capital gains treatment for certain small business stock
jurisdiction United States federal government
legislativeChamberOfOrigin United States House of Representatives
longTitle An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to subsections (b)(2) and (d) of section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998
modifiedProvision Traditional IRA rules
negotiatedWith Clinton administration
policyArea education policy
family policy
retirement policy
taxation
precededBy Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993
presidentAtSigning Bill Clinton
primaryPurpose expand tax-favored savings for education and retirement
provide tax relief for families with children
reduce capital gains taxes
reduce federal tax burden on individuals and families
publicLawNumber Public Law 105-34
reducedTaxRate maximum long-term capital gains rate for individuals
shortTitle Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997
signedBy Bill Clinton
sponsoredBy Republican congressional leadership
yearEnacted 1997

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Child Tax Credit createdBy Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997
Additional Child Tax Credit introducedInLaw Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997
Roth IRA createdByAct Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997
U.S. Individual Retirement Accounts expandedBy Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997
Public Law 105-33 relatedTo Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997
Clinton v. City of New York relatedLegislation Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997
Bureau of Internal Revenue legalBasis Tax Reform Act of 1997
linked to: Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997
Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 shortTitle Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997