Tax extenders

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

A U.S. House committee approved a package of bills that provide tax breaks for a variety of select industries and constituencies, kicking off what’s likely to be a protracted negotiation with Senate Republicans over whether and how to pay for them.

Congress is considering plenty of bills -- how many will be passed is another question.

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.

Republicans and Democrats will be working on the perennial problem of what to do about the temporary tax breaks that need to be renewed every few years.

Extension a tax incentive for electric vehicle purchases could cost up to $15.7 billion, according to an analysis prepared by opponents.

Tax credits worth billions of dollars for the wind and solar industries are set to expire or begin phasing out next year — part of a 2015 deal Democrats struck that ended a 40-year-old ban on the export of crude oil.

A deep dive into the issues and challenges driving this tax season.

The deduction has been a valuable tax planning tool for architects, engineers and building owners, but it never spurred energy efficient design.

Congressional witnesses called for more certainty around the provisions.