Tax planning

Congressional leaders worked quickly to finalize compromise legislation for floor votes next week in an all-out effort to provide themselves and President Donald Trump with a major policy victory before the end of 2017. Here are the latest developments, updated throughout the day.

Some brokerage firms are concerned that the tax overhaul could lead to upheaval, pushing their employees to set up their own shops or switch firms to lower their tax bills.

President Donald Trump insisted Wednesday that his tax cut is all about helping the middle class even as Republican leaders formed a last-minute plan to cut the top rate paid by million-dollar earners.

Details about the tax reform bill coming out of the conference committee may give tax pros what they need to begin advising clients.

After failing this year to repeal and replace Obamacare, House Republicans are angling to put taxes that are part of the health law on hold.

While Congress irons out the differences between the tax bills proposed by the House and Senate, taxpayers have been living in limbo, and putting year-end tax planning on hold.

More than 70 percent of 861 CPAs polled in December by the New Jersey Society of CPAs predicted their individual and family clients in New Jersey would face increased taxes due to the Republican tax plans from both the House and the Senate.

Congress is giving finance officials at America’s colleges and universities even more to worry about.

A funny thing happened when Congress approved a tax cut for the middle class eight years ago: Most Americans didn’t notice.

Accountants and tax pros share the most questionable ventures they were asked to advise clients on.