Ron Wyden

A group of Senate Democrats has launched an investigation of the regulatory process for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and the ways in which exceptions were made for corporations as a result of fierce lobbying with the passage of the 2017 tax overhaul.

Once heralded as a novel way to help distressed parts of the U.S., opportunity zones are now being slammed as a government boondoggle.

Moderate Democrats in Congress are crafting viable alternatives to Elizabeth Warren’s wealth tax, amid increasing concerns that her soak-the-rich strategy won’t pass even if the party captures both chambers of Congress in 2020.

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, teamed up with several of his fellow Democrats on new legislation and investigations of reported abuses of the opportunity zone tax break for real estate investors.

The ranking Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee wants to create two new tax incentives to help small businesses owned by women to hire and grow and get access to capital.

The Taxpayer Protection and Preparer Proficiency Act of 2019 would give the IRS the authority to regulate practitioners.

Sens. Chuck Schumer and Ron Wyden think the organization's contacts with Russians raise questions.

The senator is taking a slightly different approach to targeting the same non-wage income as proposals from Democratic presidential hopefuls.

The leaders of the Senate Finance Committee issued three summary reports from their internal task forces examining what to do about the perennial problem of temporary tax breaks that need to be extended every few years.

A group of 42 Senate Democrats has sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, urging him to refrain from unilaterally cutting capital gains taxes without congressional approval.

The Trump administration hasn’t committed yet to index capital gains to inflation, even as White House officials continue to pursue the plan.

Lawmakers overcame objections from Sen. Rand Paul who had held up the treaties over fears that they could jeopardize U.S. taxpayers’ privacy.

The move could be a prelude to new tariffs under the Trump administration.

The timeline is fluid, however, and could stretch on for months.

If liberal and conservative advocacy groups can agree on anything, it’s this: A suite of more than three dozen or so corporate tax breaks that have expired over the past two years should stay dead.

The Senate passed the far-reaching package only days after it passed the House for the second time, sending it to President Trump’s desk for his signature.

The House voted for a second time to approve bipartisan legislation to overhaul key aspects of the way the IRS operates, but without a controversial provision.

Tax practitioners are strongly in favor of weeding out the incompetent and unethical.

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., introduced the legislation in response to the recent college admissions scandal.

The Democrat has few other mechanisms to pursue the president's tax returns in the Republican-controlled Senate.