Tax Day 2015: 10 Charts and 1 Table About Taxes
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Taxes
Ways & Means Committee Adds $270 Billion to Deficits by Repealing Estate Tax
The House Ways & Means Committee on Wednesday approved the “Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015,” which would permanently repeal the estate...
Rattner Testifies Before Senate Finance Committee on Tax Fairness
The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing Tuesday on how best to achieve "tax fairness" as a part of their larger focus on tax reform....
Business Tax Reform Chapter Lays Out Administration's Thinking
The Council of Economic Advisers released its 2015 Economic Report of the President last week, discussing several recent economic developments and...
House Considers $320 Billion of Tax Cuts
The House of Representatives is considering this week whether to revive several tax breaks known as the "tax extenders" and add their cost to the...
MY VIEW: Judd Gregg
Judd Gregg, a former Republican senator from New Hampshire, served as chairman of the Senate Budget Committee from 2005 to 2007 and ran
Nunes Offers a Way Forward for Business Tax Reform
With tax reform heating up, House Ways and Means member Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) has gotten the ball rolling with a business tax reform plan called...
Van Hollen Proposes Middle Class Tax Cuts
At an event at the Center for American Progress, House Budget Committee Ranking Member Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) unveiled an "Action Plan" to...
A Medical Device Tax Repeal Should Be Fiscally Responsible
The brand new 114th Congress is at it again. Only weeks into the term, a second fiscally irresponsible change to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has...
Hatch Calls for Tax Reform in the 114th Congress
If tax reform is going to happen in the 114th Congress, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) will be a central figure as the incoming Chairman of the Finance...