Contact Congress about S. 445: Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2025
Investment fund managers would pay regular income tax on much of the profit share they earn for managing funds. Their own invested money could still get capital gains treatment if it follows the bill’s rules.
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Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2025 is a Senate bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Latest action on S. 445: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Who this affects: This bill mainly affects people who manage investment funds and get paid through a share of fund profits. It also affects partnerships, publicly traded partnerships, SPAC-related structures, real estate investment structures, investors, tax advisers, and the Internal Revenue Service because they would need to apply and report the new rules.
Why this matters: This bill matters because some fund managers can now pay lower tax rates on pay they earn for investment work. The bill would treat much of that pay more like wages or business income. It could raise federal tax revenue from high-income fund managers, though the bill does not state a dollar amount. It could also change how funds pay managers, report income, and structure investments.
Key provisions in S. 445
- People who receive partnership interests for doing services would usually report that value as income when they get it. They could choose out of that default rule if the bill allows it.
- The bill creates a new tax rule for investment service partnership interests, meaning fund interests earned for managing or advising investments. Most related long-term gains and dividends would be taxed as regular income, and similar rules would apply to some SPAC and investment-entity interests.
- An investment partnership would be defined mostly by what it owns. The test looks at financial assets, real estate, commodities, and how much partner money is tied to operating businesses instead of investments.
- Managers could still get capital gains treatment for qualified capital interests. These are amounts tied to money they actually invested or income they left in the fund, if the fund allocates them like it does for non-service investors.
- Selling or exchanging an investment service partnership interest would usually create regular income, not capital gains. The bill would make that income recognized right away, even if other tax rules might delay it or treat it differently, with limited exceptions for gifts and transfers at death.
How Modern Action helps you take action on S. 445
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Questions people ask about S. 445
- What is S. 445?
- Investment fund managers would pay regular income tax on much of the profit share they earn for managing funds. Their own invested money could still get capital gains treatment if it follows the bill’s rules.
- How do I support or oppose S. 445?
- Choose support, oppose, or ask for changes on Modern Action. The action flow drafts the message for you and keeps the wording tied to this bill.
- Who should I contact about S. 445?
- Modern Action uses your location to route the action to the congressional offices relevant to the bill and your representation.
- Can Modern Action explain S. 445 before I act?
- Yes. Modern Action gives you a plain-English summary, current status, and action context before you send anything.
