Tax Relief for New Businesses

Summary#

This bill changes tax rules for new businesses. It combines rules for "start-up" expenses and "organizational" expenses into one provision. It raises the dollar limits for the amount new businesses can deduct immediately. It changes how partnerships and S corporations make the election for these deductions and requires some rules to be applied at the entity level. The bill also adds special net operating loss (NOL) rules for start-up and organizational losses, and it amends the rule that disallows deductions for syndication fees. The changes apply to expenses paid or incurred in tax years beginning after December 31, 2025.

What it means for you#

  • New businesses can treat start-up and organizational costs under the same rule and may be able to deduct more expenses right away.
  • Partnerships and S corporations must make the election at the entity level for these deductions; the amortization and related rules are applied at the entity level for those entities.
  • Start-up and organizational net operating losses are treated separately from other NOLs and are subject to special rules that change how much of taxable income they can offset.
  • Syndication fees remain non-deductible under the revised section on syndication fees.

Expenses#

  • The bill increases the immediate deduction amount from $5,000 to $50,000.
  • The phase‑out threshold is raised from $50,000 to $150,000.
  • Effective date: applies to expenses paid or incurred in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.

Proponents' View#

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Opponents' View#

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