Taxpayer Penalty Protection Act of 2018 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a safe harbor to reduce the amount of estimated income tax that certain taxpayers are required to pay for 2018. (Under current law, a penalty applies if taxpayers do not use either withholding or estimated tax payments to make a required annual payment before the end of the year. The required payment is the lesser of 90% of the tax for the taxable year or a specified percentage of the preceding year's tax.) For 2018, the bill reduces the percentage of the preceding year's tax from 100% to 80%. For taxpayers with adjusted gross incomes for the preceding year that exceed $150,000, the bill reduces the percentage from 110% to 100%.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Taxation
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
To provide for a one-time safe harbor for certain failures by individuals to pay estimated income tax.
USA115th CongressHR-7300| House
| Updated: 12/13/2018
Taxpayer Penalty Protection Act of 2018 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a safe harbor to reduce the amount of estimated income tax that certain taxpayers are required to pay for 2018. (Under current law, a penalty applies if taxpayers do not use either withholding or estimated tax payments to make a required annual payment before the end of the year. The required payment is the lesser of 90% of the tax for the taxable year or a specified percentage of the preceding year's tax.) For 2018, the bill reduces the percentage of the preceding year's tax from 100% to 80%. For taxpayers with adjusted gross incomes for the preceding year that exceed $150,000, the bill reduces the percentage from 110% to 100%.