Taxes

Robert Samuelson: Why Trump’s Tax Reform Won’t Work

By Jacqueline Leo

It’s hard to imagine that tax reform is No. 1 on the Republicans’ to-do list when they still don’t have a 2018 budget. Worse, they still haven’t agreed to raise the debt ceiling, as the federal...
Gary Cohn: Here's What We Want From Tax Reform

By Michael Rainey

Gary Cohn, President Trump’s top economic adviser, told the Financial Times Friday that the White House will begin a sustained push on tax reform starting next week. The president will hit the road...
Wild About Tax Cuts, Wall Street Forgets Its Deficit Worries

By Yuval Rosenberg

Max Abelson at Bloomberg Businessweek details how the titans of Wall Street and others in finance — think Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein, JPMorgan Chase’s Jamie Dimon, Bank of America’s Brian...
Where’s Trump on Tax Reform Push?

By Yuval Rosenberg

The push to promote tax reform to the public is on in force: House Speaker Paul Ryan talked about it at a visit to Intel yesterday and again today at Boeing in Everett, Washington. House Republicans...
Corporate America Is Putting Its Muscle Behind Tax Reform Push

By Michael Rainey

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) is visiting Intel Corp. in Oregon today, and it’s not just to discuss the latest computer chips. Ryan’s trip is part of a larger effort by Republicans — and...

Tax Reform Consensus Taking Shape — but Can It Last?

By Yuval Rosenberg

The “Big Six” members of Congress and the Trump administration negotiating a tax reform package are making progress. The group has reached a “broad consensus” on the key question of how to pay for...
When Politicians Start Talking ‘Tax Reform,’ Check Your Wallet

By Rob Garver

If Congress ever actually gets around to pursuing tax reform, voters should expect to hear lots of talk about the benefits that would derive from an overhaul of the nation’s barnacle-encrusted tax...
Here’s How Trump Could Get Democrats’ Help on Tax Reform

By Rob Garver

The Trump administration has been reaching out to ‘Blue Dog’ Democrats to talk about possible areas of agreement on tax reform.
Are You Rich? Tax Reform May Answer That Question for You

By YLAN Q. MUI, CNBC

Whether to raise taxes on the rich is one of the thorniest issues in tax reform. Underlying that debate is an even more fundamental question: Who exactly qualifies as wealthy? Everyone can agree that...
Meet the Man Who Could Determine Your Tax Bill Next Year

By Rob Garver

All the promises coming from the Trump administration and the Republican leadership in Congress about plans to enact a massive rewrite of the federal tax code have been greeted with caution by much...

Budget Breakthrough? Or Government Shutdown!

By Eric Pianin and Josh Boak

President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner have ruled out the possibility of a government shutdown later this month, but they have been wrong before. In the latest chapter of Washington’s budget...
Why Newt Gingrich Could Be the GOP's Mr. Fix It

By Maureen Mackey, The Fiscal Times

Newt Gingrich, in an interview with The Fiscal Times, says he knows what the Republican Party needs to do to start fixing itself: “You need inclusion, not outreach. Outreach is when five white guys...
6 Strange Taxes Coming to a State Near You

By Cheryl Lock, LearnVest

From bike taxes to circus taxes, here are six new (incredibly strange) taxes that may be coming your way in the very near future.
The Biggest Budget Player You Don't Know About

By Josh Boak, The Fiscal Times

By many counts, Chris Chocola gained more influence on Capitol Hill after losing his Indiana congressional seat more than six years ago. He resurfaced in 2009 as the president of the Club for Growth—...
Obama's Second Term Threatened by Sequester

By Jeff Mason and Matt Spetalnick, Reuters

Just hours after across-the-board spending cuts officially took effect, President Obama pressed Congress on Saturday to work with him on a compromise to halt a fiscal crisis that threatens the...

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