,i #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bcci ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #c1 #bjag,mr4 ,marchant introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf to modify ,s corporation shareholder and preferred stock rules with respect to banks4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,capital ,access for ,small ,business ,banks ,act4 #b4 ,s corporation banks permitted to have #ejj shareholders 7a7 ,in general ,section #acfa7;c7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#g7 ,bank shareholder limit ,in the case of a bank 7as defined in section #eha7 or a depository institution holding company 7as defined in section #c7w77#a7 of the ,federal ,deposit ,insurance ,act 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #ahac7w77#a7771 subsection 7b77#a77;,a7 shall be applied by substituting #ejj shareholders for #ajj shareholders4 4 7b7 ,effective date ,the amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after ,december #ca1 #bjag4 #c4 ,bank issuance of preferred stock permitted 7a7 ,in ,general ,section #acfa of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7h7 ,treatment of ,qualified ,preferred ,bank ,stock 7#a7 ,in general ,qualified preferred bank stock shall not be taken into account as outstanding stock of the ,s corporation for purposes of this subchapter 7other than subsection 7b77#a77;,a7 and section #acfh7;g774 7#b7 ,qualified preferred bank stock ,for purposes of this subsection1 the term qualified preferred bank stock means stock which-- 7,a7 is issued by a bank 7as defined in section #eha7 or a depository institution holding company 7as defined in section #c7w77#a7 of the ,federal ,deposit ,insurance ,act 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #ahac7w77#a7771 7,b7 is not held by a person ineligible under subsection 7b77#a7 to be a shareholder of a small business corporation1 and 7,c7 meets the requirements of subparagraphs 7,a71 7,b71 and 7,c7 of section #aejd7;a77#d74 4 7b7 ,distributions includible in shareholder gross income and deductible by ,s corporation ,section #acfh of such ,code is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7g7 ,qualified preferred bank stock ,if a shareholder receives a distribution 7not in part or full payment in exchange for stock7 from an ,s corporation with respect to any qualified preferred bank stock 7as defined in section #acfa7;h77-- 7#a7 the amount of such distribution shall be includible in gross income of the shareholder1 and 7#b7 there shall be allowed as a deduction by the corporation for the taxable year of such corporation in which or with which ends the taxable year in which such amount is included in the gross income of the shareholder an amount equal to the amount which bears the same ratio to the amount of such distribution as-- 7,a7 the highest rate of tax in effect for the taxable year with respect to individuals for qualified dividend income 7as defined in section #a7;h77#aa771 over 7,b7 the highest rate of tax in effect for the taxable year with respect to individuals under subsections 7a71 7b71 7c71 and 7d7 of section #a 7after the application of subsection 7i7 thereof74 4 7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after ,december #ca1 #bjag4