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The American Institute of CPAs has sent a list of six tax regulations to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin that it wants the Treasury Department to review under an executive order from President Trump calling for reducing overly burdensome tax regulations.
May 16 -
After months of uncertainty about a border-adjusted tax, retail CEOs are renewing efforts to quash the idea.
May 16 -
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has taken pains to stress that the Trump administration isn’t out to kill Americans’ beloved mortgage-interest tax deduction—but a side effect of the plan could turn it into a perk for only the wealthy.
May 16 -
The president is leaning toward preserving a trillion-dollar tax break for corporate borrowers—a move that economists say could jeopardize his goal of robust economic growth.
May 12 -
Many of the president's "core principles" were similar to promises he made on the campaign trail, including a reduction to 15% in the rate for businesses.
April 28Thomson Reuters Checkpoint -
President Donald Trump’s pledge to repeal Obamacare ran into a Republican buzz saw. Now, his ambitious proposal to cut taxes is again encountering GOP opposition—from lawmakers in Democratic-leaning states.
April 28 -
President Donald Trump's tax overhaul plan was short on specifics, but one proposal was clear enough to draw howls from residents of high-tax states. The plan would end deductions of state and local taxes from federal income taxes. Those are by far the biggest deductions for many taxpayers.
April 27 -
The White House made its opening bid for what officials called the “biggest tax cut” in U.S. history—with cuts that would benefit businesses, the middle class and certain high-earning individuals—but left unanswered questions about whether the plan would be paid for, or how.
April 26 -
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin confirmed the administration will propose a corporate tax rate reduction to 15 percent and said lawmakers broadly agree on the need for a tax overhaul, citing a “very successful meeting” on Tuesday evening in Washington.
April 26 -
President Donald Trump’s expected call to slash the corporate tax rate to 15 percent—a number that many economists say would boost the deficit so much that the cut would be short-lived—may be less about policy and more about deal-making.
April 26 -
The president’s plan to slash the rate to 15 percent is setting up a showdown with the House Speaker, who has called for a tax plan to pay for itself.
April 25 -
Observers are starting to move their predictions for change back to 2018.
April 25
Wolters Kluwer US, Tax & Accounting -
The president will call for cutting taxes for individuals and lowering the corporate rate to 15 percent after briefing GOP leaders.
April 24 -
The president is directing the Treasury to review regs to see if they’re too burdensome.
April 21 -
The president is signing an executive order Friday directing Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to review any significant tax regulations from last year, especially those that might burden Americans.
April 21 -
Treasury Secretary predicts the Trump administration will produce an ambitious plan to overhaul the U.S. tax code “soon.”
April 21 -
President Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan say they’re ready to put tax reform at the top of their agendas.
March 25 -
U.S. retailers are coming off one of the worst Christmas-shopping seasons in recent memory, and now they have to deal with Paul Ryan.
March 3 -
Lawmakers are questioning the Secretary of State about his agreement with the energy giant where he was formerly chairman and CEO.
February 22 -
The former bank executive will fill the role of chief spokesman for the dollar and steward for the Trump administration’s economic priorities.
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