Finance, investment and tax-related legislation

Reps. Terri Sewell, D-Ala., and Tom Reed, R-N.Y., and Senators Ben Cardin, D-Md., and Roy Blunt, R-Mo., have introduced bipartisan legislation to make the New Markets Tax Credit permanent, in an effort to encourage private investment in low-income rural communities and urban neighborhoods.

A pair of House Democrats has introduced a bill to extend the tax-filing deadline until May 20 to give taxpayers more time to file their taxes.

Watch out, Wall Street. Democrats, who have so far focused on plans to tax the super-rich, are turning their sights to capital markets.

A senator and a representative from Oregon aim to bring state and national cannabis laws into greater alignment.

Tax pros have some requests -- and some strong words -- for legislators.

A trio of Republican senators has reintroduced legislation to get rid of estate taxes completely.

More than 200 members of the Maryland Association of CPAs met with state legislators in Annapolis to discuss ongoing issues effecting clients and the profession.

The legislation aims to help entrepreneurs with filing deadlines, electronic signatures and the sharing economy.

Marginal rates had been that high as recently as 1981.

Progressive House Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called for a sharp tax hike on the highest incomes in order to fund a massive “Green New Deal.”