Kevin Brady

President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet Tuesday with a bipartisan group of House Ways and Means Committee members, the day before he heads to Indiana to unveil his tax plan.

President Donald Trump and Republican leaders plan to release a tax framework this week that would dramatically cut taxes for corporations and the wealthy, provide a measure of middle-class tax relief and punish some households in Democratic-leaning states like New York and New Jersey.

Senate Finance Chairman Orrin Hatch is downplaying the prospect that the White House and congressional Republican leaders will be able to deliver a unified framework for tax legislation next week, as other officials have promised.

Some lawmakers would like to give businesses an “unprecedented” way to slash their tax bills by investing in new equipment. But firms that stand to benefit most are saying no thanks, just give us a bigger rate cut.

Trump administration officials and congressional Republican leaders are promising a new framework in two weeks for legislation that would overhaul the U.S. tax code—though they’ve shied away from releasing any details about how the changes would affect individuals or corporations.

Kevin Brady, the chief House tax writer, told the chamber’s Republicans that White House leaders and congressional leaders working on a tax plan will release a framework the week of Sept. 25.

Republican leaders of the House Ways and Means Committee are objecting to a decision by the Department of Justice not to bring charges against the ex-director of the Exempt Organizations unit over accusations that she improperly prevented conservative organizations from getting tax-exempt status.

The House unanimously approved a bill late Tuesday to discourage the Internal Revenue Service from using civil asset forfeitures to seize money and property from taxpayers.

President Donald Trump brought his pitch to overhaul the tax code to North Dakota on Wednesday with an unlikely guest in tow: the state’s Democratic senator, Heidi Heitkamp.

President Donald Trump warned Congress not to miss a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” to boost the economy with a massive overhaul of the U.S. tax code as he kicked off his effort to sell the American public on his tax plan Wednesday at a manufacturing plant in Springfield, Missouri.