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Bill · 119th Congress · S 5078

Small Tax Case Threshold Modernization Act

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Introduced 2026-07-22Topic: taxes · governance ethics

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This bill changes the dollar limit for using the simplified "small case" procedures in the U.S. Tax Court. It raises the limit on the amount in dispute from $50,000 to $100,000. Starting with cases filed in calendar years after 2026, the $100,000 limit would rise each year with inflation, rounded down to the nearest $1,000. The bill also renames the section heading to "small disputes" and would apply to Tax Court proceedings that begin after it becomes law.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2026-07-22SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.refer
2026-07-22Introduced in Senateintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-11. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.