Assuring Medicare’s Promise Act
A BILL
To amend the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include net investment income tax imposed in the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and to modify the net investment income tax.
Sec. 2 Inclusion of net investment income tax in Hospital Insurance Trust Fund
“(3) the taxes imposed by section 1411 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 reported to the Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary’s delegate on tax returns under subtitle F of such Code.”
Sec. 3 Application of net investment income tax to trade or business income of certain high income individuals
“(f) Application to certain high income individuals
“(1) In general—In the case of any individual whose modified adjusted gross income for the taxable year exceeds the high income threshold amount, subsection (a)(1) shall be applied by substituting “the greater of specified net income or net investment income” for “net investment income” in subparagraph (A) thereof.
“(2) Phase-in of increase—The increase in the tax imposed under subsection (a)(1) by reason of the application of paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not exceed the amount which bears the same ratio to the amount of such increase (determined without regard to this paragraph) as—
“(A) the excess described in paragraph (1), bears to
“(B) $100,000 (1/2 such amount in the case of a married taxpayer (as defined in section 7703) filing a separate return).
“(3) High income threshold amount—For purposes of this subsection, the term “high income threshold amount” means—
“(A) except as provided in subparagraph (B) or (C), $400,000,
“(B) in the case of a taxpayer making a joint return under section 6013 or a surviving spouse (as defined in section 2(a)), $500,000, and
“(C) in the case of a married taxpayer (as defined in section 7703) filing a separate return, 1/2 of the dollar amount determined under subparagraph (B).
“(4) Specified net income—For purposes of this section, the term “specified net income” means net investment income determined—
“(A) without regard to the phrase “other than such income which is derived in the ordinary course of a trade or business not described in paragraph (2),” in subsection (c)(1)(A)(i),
“(B) without regard to the phrase “described in paragraph (2)” in subsection (c)(1)(A)(ii),
“(C) without regard to the phrase “other than property held in a trade or business not described in paragraph (2)” in subsection (c)(1)(A)(iii),
“(D) without regard to paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of subsection (c), and
“(E) by treating paragraphs (5) and (6) of section 469(c) (determined without regard to the phrase “To the extent provided in regulations,” in such paragraph (6)) as applying for purposes of subsection (c) of this section.”
“(6) Special rules—Net investment income shall not include—
“(A) any item taken into account in determining self-employment income for such taxable year on which a tax is imposed by section 1401(b),
“(B) wages received with respect to employment on which a tax is imposed under section 3101(b) or 3201(a) (including amounts taken into account under section 3121(v)(2)), and
“(C) wages received from the performance of services earned outside the United States for a foreign employer.”
“(iv) any amount includible in gross income under section 951, 951A, 1293, or 1296, over”
“(7) Certain previously taxed income—The Secretary shall issue regulations or other guidance providing for the treatment of—
“(A) distributions of amounts previously included in gross income for purposes of chapter 1 but not previously subject to tax under this section, and
“(B) distributions described in section 962(d).”