Description and Analysis of Tax Proposals Relating to Individual Saving and IRAs

Provides a description and analysis of certain proposals relating to individual saving -- including individual retirement arrangements ("IRAs"). The Senate Committee on Finance scheduled a public hearing on March 6, 1997, on tax incentives for saving. Part I of this report is a summary. Part II is a description of present law and legislative background. Part III describes the following proposals relating to saving: S. 2, S. 14, S. 197, and the President's Fiscal Year 1998 budget proposal. Part IV provides an economic analysis of IRAs generally. Part V discusses issues related to tax incentives for savings and IRAs.