Tax reform

The European Union published proposals Wednesday for a 3 percent Digital Turnover Tax on the European B2B revenues of digital giants such as Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon (termed GAFA in Europe), Uber and Airbnb.

Many preparers report a flood of early clients with questions about tax reform.

President Donald Trump’s new tax law set off a false alarm for homeowners planning to borrow against their houses.

Republicans are looking to act a lot faster than originally expected to keep the new individual tax breaks from expiring in 2025.

Tax breaks for individuals should be made permanent in future legislation, according to the incoming White House economic adviser.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is asking the Internal Revenue Service for more guidance on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, asking for language specifying how qualified business income and limitations on business interest should be defined, among other matters.

Two trade groups representing farmer cooperatives and feed producers have reached an agreement to resolve a technical problem in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, with the support of Republican leaders in Congress who hope to include the provision within a larger appropriations bill.

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy proposed taxing online-room booking, ride-sharing, marijuana, e-cigarettes and internet transactions along with raising taxes on millionaires and retail sales to fund a record $37.4 billion budget that would boost spending on schools, pensions and mass transit.

The Internal Revenue Service provided additional information Tuesday to help corporate taxpayers deal with the new section 965 transition tax for repatriating foreign profits under the tax law that Congress passed in December.

Fewer than four out of 10 taxpayers are happy with President Trump’s recent tax reform law, according to a new survey.