Election 2020

Joe Biden is threatening to eliminate a tax benefit worth billions of dollars to the real estate industry in an attack on President Donald Trump, a property developer who has boasted about using the tax code to his advantage.

Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled a plan to bolster childcare and care for the elderly that would be financed by taxes on real-estate investors, as well as increased tax compliance by high-income earners.

Residents of states such as Utah, Idaho and South Dakota collected average stimulus payments topping $1,800.

Former Vice President Joe Biden wants to raise taxes on the wealthy. Senator Bernie Sanders wants to send those levies off the charts.

The president spoke to Republicans at their weekly conference lunch at the Capitol as his administration prepares a package of economic measures to combat the fallout from the coronavirus outbreak.

Senator Bernie Sanders is proposing hiking taxes on executive retirement plans and using the extra revenue to aid struggling worker pension plans.

The ranking Republican on the House Financial Services Committee proposed an amendment that would stop the panel from even thinking about taxing trades of stocks, bonds and derivatives.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act made the most far-reaching changes in the Tax Code in over 30 years, but it’s far from the last word on tax reform.

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg took on one of the most fraught tax issues in Democratic politics, proposing that the $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions be lifted.

Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren would bring one of the most progressive tax agendas in history to the White House if either of them were to become president. So would every other Democrat vying for the presidency.

Michael Bloomberg is proposing a financial transactions tax of 0.1 percent and merging Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as part of a proposal for regulating Wall Street for a financial system “strong enough to weather crises without harming the broader economy or requiring taxpayer bailouts.”

The sharp divergence between Republicans and Democrats over the 21 percent corporate income tax rate was on display Tuesday at the House Ways and Means Committee as Democrats began making the case for a large increase should their party succeed in November’s elections.

Grant Thornton compares the contenders’ proposals in four categories.

Grant Thornton compares the contenders’ proposals in five categories.

Comparing the tax platforms of the Democratic candidates.