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...

Tax the Rich: The Battle Cry Paul Ryan Rejects

By Bruce Bartlett, The Fiscal Times

Perhaps the most remarkable feature of Rep. Paul Ryan’s widely discussed budget plan , which all but 4 House Republicans voted for on April 15, is that it cuts taxes for the rich and pays for it by...
Budget Deficit: GOP May Have to Bend on Taxes

By Lawrence Haas, The Fiscal Times

To reduce looming budget deficits, congressional Republicans may have to choose between two of their party’s traditionally biggest priorities – keeping taxes low or protecting defense spending. They...
Taxing the Rich Can Shortchange the Economy

By Liz Peek

Why has raising taxes on our top earners become such a battleground issue? President Obama claimed in his budget speech that our wealthiest citizens would not object to paying more in taxes. Is he...
State Taxes Revenue Rise Helps, Not Heals Budget

By Adam Corey Ross, The Fiscal Times

State tax revenues showed modest signs of recovery for the fourth straight quarter, though local governments struggled to keep pace due to falling property tax collections.
Tax Cheats: Beware the Inside Man at the IRS

By Blaire Briody, The Fiscal Times

No one likes the tax man, but Al Drucker, a former IRS Special Agent who busted hundreds of tax cheats and recovered millions of dollars, thinks the agency deserves more respect.

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