H.R. 1305 — Introduced in House

I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1305 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 4, 2015 Ms. Lee (for herself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. Pocan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to limit the deductibility of excessive rates of executive compensation. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Income Equity Act of 2015. 2. Denial of deduction for payments of excessive compensation (a) In general Section 162 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after subsection (h) the following new subsection: (i) Excessive compensation (1) In general No deduction shall be allowed under this chapter for any excessive compensation with respect to any full-time employee. (2) Excessive compensation For purposes of this subsection, the term excessive compensation means, with respect to any employee, the amount by which— (A) the compensation for services performed by such employee during the taxable year, exceeds (B) the greater of— (i) an amount equal to 25 times the median compensation paid by the employer for services performed by full-time employees during such taxable year, or (ii) $500,000. (3) Definitions and special rules For purposes of this subsection— (A) Compensation (i) In general The term compensation includes wages, salary, deferred compensation, retirement contributions, options, bonuses, property, and any other form of compensation or bonus that the Secretary determines is appropriate. (ii) Part-year employees In the case of any part-year employee, the compensation of the employee shall be computed on an annualized basis. (B) Employer All persons treated as a single employer under subsection (a) or (b) of section 52 or subsection (m) or (o) of section 414 shall be treated as 1 employer. (4) Reporting Each employer who provides compensation in any taxable year to any employee in an amount which is more than the amount described in paragraph (2)(B)(i) with respect to the employer for the taxable year, shall file a report with the Secretary containing— (A) the amount described in paragraph (2)(B)(i) with respect to the employer for the taxable year, (B) the average pay of all non-managerial employees, (C) the average pay of all executive staff, and (D) the compensation of the top 5 employees of the company. Any such report shall be filed at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.