[Congressional Bills 110th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 878 Introduced in House (IH)] 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 878 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require broker reporting of customer's basis in securities transactions, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 7, 2007 Mr. Emanuel (for himself, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Sires, and Ms. Hirono) 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 require broker reporting of customer's basis in securities transactions, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Simplification Through Additional Reporting Tax Act of 2007''. SEC. 2. BROKER REPORTING OF CUSTOMER'S BASIS IN SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS. (a) In General.--Section 6045 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to returns of brokers) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(g) Additional Information Required in the Case of Securities Transactions.-- ``(1) In general.--If a broker is otherwise required to make a return under subsection (a) with respect to any applicable security, the broker shall include in such return the information described in paragraph (2). ``(2) Additional information required.-- ``(A) In general.--The information required under paragraph (1) to be shown on a return with respect to an applicable security of a customer shall include for each reported applicable security the customer's adjusted basis in such security. ``(B) Exemption from requirement.--The Secretary shall issue such regulations or guidance as necessary concerning the application of the requirement under subparagraph (A) in cases in which a broker in making a return does not have sufficient information to meet such requirement with respect to the reported applicable security. Such regulations or guidance may-- ``(i) require such other information related to such adjusted basis as the Secretary may prescribe, and ``(ii) exempt classes of cases in which the broker does not have sufficient information to meet either the requirement under subparagraph (A) or the requirement under clause (i). ``(3) Information transfers.--To the extent provided in regulations, there shall be such exchanges of information between brokers as such regulations may require for purposes of enabling such brokers to meet the requirements of this subsection. ``(4) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection, the term `applicable security' means any-- ``(A) security described in subparagraph (A) or (C) of section 475(c)(2), ``(B) interest in a regulated investment company (as defined in section 851), or ``(C) other financial instrument designated in regulations prescribed by the Secretary.''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply to returns the due date for which (determined without regard to extensions) is after December 31, 2009, with respect to securities acquired after December 31, 2008. <all>