Tax extenders

The legislation would retroactively extend tax provisions that expired at the end of 2017 and 2018 through the rest of 2019.

The measure is seen as doomed in the Senate, however.

House Republicans have scaled down their proposals.

The lame-duck package has been scaled back as the congressional term nears an end.

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady has given up on an additional round of tax cuts. Now, the only tax item he might be able to get passed this year is something he hates: the annual renewal of prized industry tax breaks.

House Ways and Means Committee chairman Kevin Brady, R-Texas, released a far-reaching tax and oversight package containing tax extenders, technical corrections to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, retirement and other savings enhancements and changes in the way the IRS operates.

Taxpayers claiming certain deductions can now start checking ‘Where’s My Refund?’

Taxpayers who were wrongly imprisoned will have more of an opportunity to take advantage of a tax break that Congress recently approved.

The Internal Revenue Service said Friday it’s ready to process tax year 2017 returns claiming four additional tax benefits recently renewed retroactively into law, including tax breaks related to energy conservation and production.

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