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Congressional tax proposals wouldn't do much to help low-income families with children, study says
Nov 30, 2017
Low-income families with young children wouldn’t see a lot of benefit from the House or Senate tax overhauls, according to a new study from the left-leaning Tax Policy Center. It found the tax cut proposals tilt heavily toward middle- and upper-income families. That’s even if the final version of the tax overhaul increases the child […]
Senate wrestles with consequences of Paygo Act on the tax reform bill
Nov 29, 2017
It looks like the Senate is going to vote on its ever-in-flux tax plan this week. Even though this bill could add up to $1.5 trillion to the deficit, there are consequences beyond just adding to the national debt. The Senate has something called pay-as-you-go rules, which basically say it has to offset revenue losses […]
GOP tax bill clears a Senate hurdle with the help of a trigger mechanism
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Ryan Kailath
Nov 28, 2017
Late minute behind the scenes jockeying proved favorable to deficit hawks seeking a safety net.
CBO numbers on tax bill changes don’t look good for the country’s poorest
Nov 27, 2017
While the drama over at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is ongoing, the big story in Washington right now is still taxes. Members of Congress are back from their holiday break, and Republicans are doing their best to tweak and prod the tax plan to garner enough votes to get it through the Senate. That […]
What we talk about when we talk about trickle-down economics
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Kai Ryssdal
Nov 17, 2017
Will this tax plan actually help businesses and the overall economy?
Senate proposal delays corporate tax rate cut
Nov 10, 2017
Republicans in the Senate unveiled their tax bill yesterday. It proposes a delay the corporate tax cut that President Donald Trump says is crucial to spurring economic growth. The House plan would have cut the top corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 20 percent beginning next year. The Senate wants to delay that until […]
Graduate students could lose big in the GOP tax plan
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Erika Beras
Nov 9, 2017
Many students rely on tax-free tuition waivers to make education affordable.
For public good, not for profit.
More arctic drilling could help fund the federal tax bill
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Scott Tong
Nov 9, 2017
The debate over drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has returned to Washington, this time tied to the fast-moving tax bill on Capitol Hill. Bill supporters hope that opening up the arctic to more federal drilling leases could generate $1 billion in federal revenue. But some market projections put the amount at far less […]
The IRS is losing its dogged leader at a crucial time in the agency’s history
Nov 8, 2017
Budget cuts have put a squeeze on the agency as a major tax overhaul looms
Buried in the tax bill: provisions to woo social conservatives
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Reema Khrais
Nov 7, 2017
The 400-plus-page bill has some provisions that may have less to do with actual taxes, and more to do with winning over conservatives.