Military Retirement Restoration Act
A BILL
To restore full military retirement benefits by closing corporate tax loopholes.
Sec. 2 Repeal of reductions made by Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013
Sec. 3 Treatment of foreign corporations managed and controlled in the United States as domestic corporations
“(p) Certain corporations managed and controlled in the United States treated as domestic for income tax
“(1) In general—Notwithstanding subsection (a)(4), in the case of a corporation described in paragraph (2) if—
“(A) the corporation would not otherwise be treated as a domestic corporation for purposes of this title, but
“(B) the management and control of the corporation occurs, directly or indirectly, primarily within the United States,
“(2) Corporation described
“(A) In general—A corporation is described in this paragraph if—
“(i) the stock of such corporation is regularly traded on an established securities market, or
“(ii) the aggregate gross assets of such corporation (or any predecessor thereof), including assets under management for investors, whether held directly or indirectly, at any time during the taxable year or any preceding taxable year is $50,000,000 or more.
“(B) General exception—A corporation shall not be treated as described in this paragraph if—
“(i) such corporation was treated as a corporation described in this paragraph in a preceding taxable year,
“(ii) such corporation—
“(I) is not regularly traded on an established securities market, and
“(II) has, and is reasonably expected to continue to have, aggregate gross assets (including assets under management for investors, whether held directly or indirectly) of less than $50,000,000, and
“(iii) the Secretary grants a waiver to such corporation under this subparagraph.
“(3) Management and control
“(A) In general—The Secretary shall prescribe regulations for purposes of determining cases in which the management and control of a corporation is to be treated as occurring primarily within the United States.
“(B) Executive officers and senior management—Such regulations shall provide that—
“(i) the management and control of a corporation shall be treated as occurring primarily within the United States if substantially all of the executive officers and senior management of the corporation who exercise day-to-day responsibility for making decisions involving strategic, financial, and operational policies of the corporation are located primarily within the United States, and
“(ii) individuals who are not executive officers and senior management of the corporation (including individuals who are officers or employees of other corporations in the same chain of corporations as the corporation) shall be treated as executive officers and senior management if such individuals exercise the day-to-day responsibilities of the corporation described in clause (i).
“(C) Corporations primarily holding investment assets—Such regulations shall also provide that the management and control of a corporation shall be treated as occurring primarily within the United States if—
“(i) the assets of such corporation (directly or indirectly) consist primarily of assets being managed on behalf of investors, and
“(ii) decisions about how to invest the assets are made in the United States.”