Government News
The latest news about legislation and proposals from Congress and the White House, including tax reform and financial reform, along with coverage of hearings in the Senate and the House of Representatives, and news from agencies like the SEC.
Congress Introduces Pension Relief Bill for Girl Scouts and Other Charities
A pair of lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan bill in the House that would provide relief to nonprofits, such as the Girl Scouts, which now have higher pension funding rules than taxable, for-profit companies. Read more »
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Ryan GOP Budget Would Reduce Tax Revenue $5.7 Trillion
March 15, 2013The Tax Policy Center estimated Friday that the tax provisions of the budget plan introduced this... Read more »
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Senate Plans Tax Code Overhaul
March 14, 2013Leaders of the Senate Finance Committee said Thursday they plan to begin developing a proposal... Read more »
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Business Execs Want Tax Reform Separate from Entitlement Reform
March 13, 2013A majority of business leaders believe tax reform should be separated from reforms to government... Read more »
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Congressional GOP and Democrats Outline Competing Budget and Tax Plans
March 12, 2013House Republicans and Senate Democrats are introducing competing budget plans with starkly... Read more »
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Ways and Means Chairman Camp Proposes Small Business Tax Reforms
March 12, 2013The chairman of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, Dave Camp, R-Mich., released a... Read more »
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Tax-Delinquent Federal Employees and Retirees Increased 11.5% in 2011
March 8, 2013The number of tax-delinquent federal workers and retirees increased by 11.5 percent in 2011,... Read more »
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Texas Lawmaker Aims to Exempt Small CPA Practices from Peer Review
March 7, 2013A Texas lawmaker who also operates a CPA practice has introduced a pair of bills in the Texas... Read more »
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Senate Eyes Wasteful Spending in Tax Code
March 6, 2013With lawmakers under pressure to find ways to reduce the deficit while avoiding the more painful... Read more »
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Consumer Spending in U.S. Climbs Even as Taxes Hurt Incomes
March 5, 2013Consumer spending in the U.S. rose in January even as incomes dropped by the most in 20 years,... Read more »
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Obama Hopes to Build ‘Caucus of Common Sense’ to Deal with Budget Sequester
March 4, 2013President Obama said that he hoped to work with members of both parties in Congress to stop the... Read more »
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Senate Confirms Jack Lew as Treasury Secretary
February 28, 2013The Senate has confirmed Jacob Lew as the next Secretary of the Treasury, succeeding Timothy... Read more »
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Letting the Sequester Fester
February 27, 2013Less than two months ago Washington escaped from the doomsday scenario of the looming... Read more »
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Obama Tries to Head off Automatic Spending Cuts with Tax Reforms
February 19, 2013President Obama appealed to Congress to balance tax reforms with spending cuts to avoid the... Read more »
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Group Sues IRS over Enforcement of Laws against Politicking by Tax-Exempt Organizations
February 19, 2013An advocacy group and a former congressional candidate have filed suit against the Internal... Read more »
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