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...

Debt Ceiling Drama: Will You Get Your Tax Refund on Time?

By Rob Garver

The Treasury Department isn’t obligated to pay out tax refunds until 45 days after the filing deadline – and Secretary Jack Lew may have an obligation to hang on to that money.
Christie’s Crisis Paves the Way for Walker in 2016

By Maureen Mackey, The Fiscal Times

As Chris Christie gets tangled in the cables over “Bridgegate,” another GOP governor’s star is rising. Scott Walker of Wisconsin has the pedigree of a fiscal conservative , someone capable of...
Business Groups Warn GOP to Drop Debt Ceiling Battle

By Rob Garver

On the same day that Treasury Secretary Jack Lew urged Democrats to stand firm in demanding that Republicans allow a “clean” increase in the limit on federal borrowing, a coalition of business groups...
Walker Burnishes Conservative Cred in State of the State

By Rob Garver

With one of his prospective rivals for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination deluged by scandal, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker takes the stage tonight to deliver his State of the State address.
Medicare Execs Are Overpaying $35 Billion a Year…And They Don’t Seem to Care

By Rob Garver

Medicare’s Private Fee-For-Service Plans , just one of the many entitlement programs run by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, overpaid billers by $34.6 billion dollars in 2013,...

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