Establishes a tax on income from litigation received by third-party entities that provided financing for such litigation.
The Tackling Predatory Litigation Funding Act amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a tax on income from litigation received by third-party entities that provided financing for such litigation. This tax applies to any qualified litigation proceeds received by a covered party, defined as any third party to a civil action that receives funds pursuant to a litigation financing agreement. The tax is equal to the sum of the highest rate of tax imposed by section 1 for the taxable year plus 3.8 percentage points.
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