Tax strategies

Sinema has expressed opposition to ending the carried-interest tax break used by private equity and hedge fund managers to lower their tax bills.

The legislation would reinstate and increase a long-lapsed tax on crude and imported petroleum products to 16.4 cents per gallon.

Democrats are seeking to pass the bill this week in the Senate and in the House next week.

Earnings in these accounts aren’t taxed unless a distribution exceeds a designated beneficiary’s qualified disability expenses.

The Arizona lawmaker is “reviewing the text and will need to review what comes out of the parliamentarian process.”

Stock market woes are depressing earnings for advisors who charge on client assets, but the pass-through benefit and a health insurance deduction can alleviate a lot of the pain.

The twins previously lived together in a castle in the Channel Islands known for its tax-haven status.

A look at the biggest regulations, legislation and court cases in the field from the first half of the year.

The strategy is widely promoted, but it can leave some investors worse off.

The Senate’s arcane budget rules threaten Democrats’ plans to increase taxes on the wealthy and corporations and invest in climate programs.

With fast-paced change and tremendous uncertainty, this is sure to be an area of growth for accounting practices.

He questioned a 3.8% tax on pass-through businesses, under discussion as an offset for Medicare drug provisions.

The West Virginia Democrat told Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer he wouldn’t agree to an economic package before an August congressional recess.

The West Virginia senator said it wouldn’t be “prudent” to act now on climate and tax plans without seeing another month of inflation data first.

The West Virginia senator told Democratic leaders Thursday he would not support new spending on climate measures or tax increases.

A Senate plan to expand taxes on some businesses to bolster Medicare raised alarms about inflation, potentially complicating Democrats’ attempt to pass a broad economic package.

Crunch time has finally arrived for the president's economic agenda as Democrats scramble for a deal on a slimmed-down version of what was once a multi-trillion-dollar overhaul of domestic policy.

The Treasury developed the framework with other federal agencies in response to an executive order from President Biden, even as lawmakers have proposed their own industry-friendly legislation.

The service has posted a revenue procedure to give widows and widowers the ability to file for an extension of time on a tax exclusion until the fifth anniversary of their spouse’s death.

Senate Democrats have reached a deal to extend the solvency of Medicare by closing a tax loophole frequently used by law firms and other partnerships.