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NEW TAXES IN SPEAKER PELOSI’S PLAN

October 29th, 2009 by Legislative Staff
  1. SMALL BUSINESS SURTAX (Sec. 551, p. 336) – $460.5 BILLION
  2. EMPLOYER MANDATE TAX* (Secs. 511-512, p. 308) – $135.0 BILLION
  3. INDIVIDUAL MANDATE TAX* (Sec. 501, p. 296) - $33 BILLION
  4. MEDICAL DEVICE TAX* (Sec. 552, p. 339) - $20 BILLION
  5. $2,500 ANNUAL CAP ON FSAs* (Sec. 532, p. 325) - $13.3 BILLION
  6. PROHIBITION ON PRE-TAX PURCHASES OF OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUGS THROUGH HSAs, FSAs, and HRSs* - (Sec. 1802, p. 1162) - $2.0 BILLION
  7. TAX ON HEALTH INSURANCE POLICIES TO FUND COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH TRUST FUND* (Sec. 1802, p. 1162) - $2.0 BILLION
  8. 20% PENALTY ON CERTAIN HAS DISTRIBUTIONS* (Sec. 533, p. 326) - $1.3 BILLION
  9. OTHER TAX HIKES AND INCREASED COMPLIANCE COSTS ON U.S. JOB CREATORS - $56.4 BILLION
    • IRS reporting on payments to certain businesses (Sec. 553, p. 344) - $17.1 BILLION
    • Delay implementation of worldwide interest allocation rules (Sec. 554, p. 345) - $26.1 BILLION
    • Override U.S. Treaties on certain payments by “insourcing” businesses (Sec. 561, p. 346) - $7.5 BILLION
    • Codify economic substance doctrine and impose penalties (Sec. 562, p. 349) - $5.7 BILLION
  10. OTHER REVENUE-RAISING PROVISIONS - $3.0 BILLION

TOTAL TAX INCREASES: $729.5 BILLION

*Violates President Obama’s pledge to avoid tax increases on Americans earning less than $250,000