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President Vladimir Putin’s offer to help the U.S. investigate alleged Russian election meddling, hailed as an “incredible” gesture by Donald Trump, included the same allegations made by a Kremlin-linked lawyer at a controversial 2016 meeting with top campaign officials of the future president.
July 18 -
Four Democratic-led northeastern states sued the Trump administration to invalidate the new $10,000 cap on the federal tax deduction for state and local taxes.
July 17 -
It was supposed to be the best of times for the biggest U.S. banks: Rising interest rates and corporate tax cuts would boost profitability and spur lending, while deregulation lowered costs.
July 11 -
The new tax law allows for full and immediate write-offs through 2022.
July 10 -
Charles Rettig, President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the IRS, omitted mention on a disclosure form that the two rental properties in Hawaii in which he has a stake are at a Trump-branded resort, according to a memo by the top Republican and Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee.
June 28 -
Charles Rettig, a tax lawyer who is Donald Trump’s pick to lead the IRS, told lawmakers Thursday he’d never represented a client who has been under a continuous agency audit for a decade, as is the case with the president, and that he doesn’t know any details of the review.
June 28 -
President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Internal Revenue Service, Charles Rettig, has spent decades helping wealthy and famous people fight the agency’s efforts to collect taxes.
June 27 -
President Donald Trump appeared to turn on an iconic American company he once embraced, accusing Harley-Davidson Inc. of using new tariffs on trade as cover to shift some production abroad as he threatened the motorcycle manufacturer with a “big tax” on bikes imported to the U.S.
June 26 -
Republican leaders wanted to tout the six-month anniversary of their tax cuts this week. The rest of Washington was too busy to join the fanfare.
June 22 -
House Republicans unveiled a 2019 budget proposal Tuesday to send a message to their core supporters that repealing Obamacare, cutting taxes and partially privatizing Medicare remain high on their agenda.
June 20 -
President Donald Trump’s personal charity repeatedly and willfully broke state and federal laws by engaging in a decade-long pattern of self-dealing that culminated in illegal coordination with his political campaign, New York alleged in a scathing lawsuit.
June 15 -
President Trump’s former top economic adviser said trade disputes could wipe out the benefits of the tax cuts Congress passed last year and may trigger an economic slowdown.
June 14 -
Republicans are considering a fix to a provision in their new tax law that they acknowledge could inadvertently penalize victims.
June 5 -
Wages picked up and the unemployment rate matched the lowest in almost five decades.
June 1 -
The former CFO of a taxi management company with links to Donald Trump’s personal lawyer agreed to cooperate in ongoing investigations.
June 1 -
President Donald Trump’s tax overhaul could wreak havoc on prenuptial agreements across the country — and maybe even his own.
May 23 -
Late last year, some hedge fund managers raced to protect their personal fortunes from being carved up by the Republican tax law.
May 17 -
The goodwill gesture comes ahead of a planned summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un that’s expected in the coming weeks.
May 9 -
Corporate America is stepping up its investment plans this year, but the main reason may come as a surprise. An improved business outlook — rather than the Trump administration’s tax cuts — is driving companies’ decisions.
May 8 -
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation to let homeowners declare property taxes as charitable donations deductible on their annual Internal Revenue Service filings.
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