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several times and sparked retaliatory tariffs by the

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. It also contained numerous

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for agricultural and business institutions as well as the repeal of

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es on both fuel and alcohol and the creation of tax credits for

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. The bill was introduced by Representative

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on June 4, 2004, passed the

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June 17, the

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on July 15, and was signed by President

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on October 22.

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The Office of Tax Analysis of the

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summarized the tax changes as follows:

* created deduction for income from U.S. production activities * repealed exclusion for extraterritorial income * changed interest expense allocation rules

A report by the

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identifies the following main provisions and their costs over a period of 10 years:

* repeal of the ETI over a 3 year period including transitional relief; expected to produce $49 billion in revenue * U.S. production tax breaks of 9% of income from domestic production, with an expected cost of $77 billion * assorted business tax relief provisions costing $7 billion * international tax changes for a cost of $43 billion * miscellaneous revenue generating provisions with a projected gain of $82 billion * temporarily allowed taxpayer deduction of state and local sales taxes

Another provision revised the definition of the term "covered expatriate" which sets net worth andi income tax liability thresholds used to determine if a person who renounces his/her U.S. citizenship must pay an

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