Tax credits

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released its highly anticipated scoring of the American Health Care Act this week, and many commentators have observed that several of the CBO's findings will make the legislation a tougher sell for Republicans.

About 24 million more people would be uninsured under the Republican plan to replace Obamacare, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, creating a daunting political impediment for a proposal that would reduce the deficit by more than $300 billion.

An analysis written for an influential bloc of U.S. House conservatives derides a key component of a new Republican plan to replace Obamacare, faulting a provision offering tax credits to individuals who wouldn’t otherwise have access to health insurance.

The GOP unveiled their long-awaited legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.

As the Trump administration and the Republican dominated Congress prepare to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, a new government report may give them further ammunition.

During his first major address to Congress Tuesday, President Donald Trump backed a proposal that has split the Republican Party: giving Americans tax credits to buy coverage.

The Internal Revenue Service is seeing a sharp decline in returns so far this season.

Three members of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee have introduced bills to enhance the Earned Income Tax Credit, the American Opportunity Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit.

The American Institute of CPAs is asking the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department to issue regulations on the expansion of the R&D credit for startups.

It’s a major boon for states, according to Bennett Thrasher’s Peter Stathopoulos.

Eligibility expands for claiming the refundable tax credit, though taxpayers who claim it will face some delays before receiving their refunds.

Changing national demographics may be producing a new kind of dependent: parents and adult children of middle-aged taxpayers, according to the National Association of Enrolled Agents.

Even though their income level may not require them to file, taxpayers with disabilities may still qualify for the credit, the tax service says.

Some tax deductions and credits may be traded for lower overall rates in the reform plans of the Trump administration and the Republic congressional leadership, so taxpayers may want to make the most of them now.

Some deductions and credits may be traded for lower overall rates in the Trump administration’s reform plans, so tax preparers may want to make sure their clients make the most of them now.

The Federal-Level Research and Development Tax Credit Program, or RTCP, was originally enacted in the Internal Revenue Code through the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 as a temporary provision at a time when research and development jobs were significantly declining throughout the United States.