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The Trump administration may try to block potential plans by high-tax states including New York and California to shield residents from state and local tax break changes, according to White House economic adviser Gary Cohn.
January 5 -
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said his administration plans to sue the federal government over the new Republican tax law, on the grounds that it’s unconstitutional because it discriminates against New York and other states that voted against President Donald Trump.
January 3 -
Donald Trump’s Christmas present to U.S. equity investors will be a big one, if history is any guide.
January 3 -
All of the accountants I know and interact with are nice caring people and I like them. However there is one area where I believe they are being shortsighted and neglectful.
January 1
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President Trump boasted about his tax knowledge during an impromptu interview with The New York Times in which he claimed to know taxes “better than the greatest CPA.”
December 29 -
My office moved and I am left with a dozen boxes I am going through to throw away things or shred. Since I am a compulsive saver, I feel it necessary to go through every box looking for things that need to be retained. This is creating a trip through memory lane for me. Here is some of what I found.
December 26
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Normally right about now, many on Wall Street would be packing their bags for the Caribbean or the slopes. Not this year.
December 25 -
President Donald Trump signed the Republican tax-overhaul bill to little fanfare on Friday, delivering a major tax cut to U.S. corporations along with a package of temporary cuts for other businesses and most individuals.
December 24 -
Shortly before passing a far-reaching but unpopular bill on a party line vote, the Speaker of the House assured critics that people would like it once they felt its benefits.
December 20 -
President Donald Trump declared that Republicans had passed the largest tax cut in U.S. history and said corporations would no longer relocate their headquarters overseas after the House sent the legislation to his desk on Wednesday.
December 20 -
The tax reform legislation that Congress approved Wednesday has a number of complexities that could prove problematic for tax professionals and their clients.
December 20 -
House Republicans passed the most extensive rewrite of the U.S. tax code in more than 30 years—hours after the Senate passed the legislation—handing President Donald Trump his first major legislative victory.
December 20 -
A pivotal moment in the Republican party’s drive for tax overhaul legislation came in September, when two GOP senators agreed that tax cuts could add $1.5 trillion to deficits over 10 years, said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
December 20 -
White House economic adviser Gary Cohn said he was dumbfounded by the unpopularity of the Republican tax bill, and claimed that President Donald Trump fought unsuccessfully to strip a provision that mostly benefits wealthy investors.
December 20 -
Republicans are on the brink of passing the most extensive rewrite of the U.S. tax code in more than 30 years—but it’s not yet clear when President Donald Trump will actually sign the bill.
December 20 -
Democrats are seeking a symbolic victory that would force Republicans to strike the GOP’s preferred title for its bill—The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act—according to Senator Bernie Sanders’s office.
December 20 -
Senate Republicans passed the most extensive rewrite of the U.S. tax code in more than 30 years, a bill that delivers a deep, permanent tax cut for corporations and shorter-term relief for individuals.
December 20 -
President Donald Trump could benefit from some of the business provisions in the tax bill that could be headed for his signature this week, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Tuesday.
December 19 -
House Republicans passed a sweeping tax overhaul that delivers a deep, lasting cut for corporations and temporary benefits for individuals, putting President Donald Trump one step away from his first major legislative victory.
December 19 -
Congressional Republicans kicked off the final leg of their six-week legislative sprint to overhaul the U.S. tax code and deliver a major policy victory for President Donald Trump before year’s end. The House is scheduled to vote Tuesday on the tax bill and Senate leaders intend to bring the measure up as soon as they get it.
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