Tax reform

His plan includes a proposal to almost double the capital gains tax rate for wealthy individuals to help pay for a raft of social spending, according to people familiar with it.

Democrats are making another push for the Biden administration to include a repeal of the cap on state and local tax deductions in its long-term economic program.

Lawmakers should closely study the impact of the deduction before making changes, the No. 3 House Democrat James Clyburn said.

There are financial, operational and remedial measures that companies can implement to mitigate the eventual impact of the administration's tax plan.

The Netherlands, long considered to be at the heart of a system of multinational corporate profit-shifting, has signaled that it’s ready to support a U.S. proposal that ends the practice.

Trump’s legislative triumph has put President Biden in a bind.

Increasing funding for the IRS enforcement efforts could yield enough to pay for reinstating the full deduction.

President Joe Biden is asking congressional Democrats to vote for a tax increase that will test a long-held liberal article of faith: that many wealthy Democrats won’t mind paying more in taxes if they can be convinced the money would lead to greater prosperity for everyone.

Democratic and Republican House members are forming a bipartisan group to push for a repeal of the $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions, demonstrating a broadening campaign to restore a valuable tax break.

The top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee said he would leave Congress at the end of this term.

Seventeen Democrats told House Speaker Nancy Pelosi they would be ready to oppose any tax legislation that doesn't restore the break.

The new figure for the tax gap is multiples higher than previous estimates from the federal government.

The administration views GOP attacks on its proposal to use corporate tax hikes to pay for a vast infrastructure program as a losing argument in the battle for public opinion.

The plan would eliminate subsidies claimed by oil and gas companies and raise levies on corporate polluters.

The Treasury secretary says the plan aims to remove incentives for companies to shift investments and profit abroad and raise more money for critical needs at home.

The challenge for legislators will be to minimize loopholes that could diminish the impact.

Three top Senate Democrats released a proposal to overhaul the U.S. international tax system that could shape the outcome of the global tax revamp that the White House is pursuing to fund infrastructure spending.

Democratic governors from seven states, including New York, New Jersey and California, wrote to President Joe Biden urging him to remove the cap on state and local tax deductions enacted by Donald Trump.

President Joe Biden’s Treasury Department is calling for a “more robust minimum tax” on profits earned by American corporations overseas to remove incentives for companies to shift earnings outside U.S. borders.

The Treasury Secretary said the limitation on state and local tax write-offs causes 'disparate treatment' across taxpayers.