Tax laws

At least six House Republicans in high-tax states lost their seats Tuesday, defeated in part by voter frustration over the GOP tax law’s new cap on state and local tax deductions.

Each state handles taxation of 1031 exchanges differently, but Pennsylvania is a particular outlier.

The Tax Foundation sees the proposal as having 'very small economic impact.'

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The issue hasn’t been the political boon party leaders hoped it would be.

The legislation would make permanent the 2017 tax breaks for individuals and pass-through businesses which otherwise would expire at the end of 2025.

Legislation relating to family savings and startup expensing passed in one chamber of Congress, but is not likely to go through in the Senate before the end of the year.

A Republican effort to make last year’s individual tax changes permanent is expected to be approved by the House on Friday, before the initiative likely gets shelved because the Senate won’t act on it.

A survey commissioned by the Republican National Committee has led the party to a glum conclusion regarding President Donald Trump’s signature legislative achievement: Voters overwhelmingly believe his tax overhaul helps the wealthy instead of average Americans.

The software provides a suite of tools to manage land information and tax revenue management.

The legislation would permanently extend the individual and small business provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that are set to expire in 2025.

The Beverly Hills tax attorney faces significant challenges at the agency.

Senator Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., teamed up Wednesday to introduce legislation to tax big companies whose wages are so low that their employees are forced to rely on public assistance programs.

The Taxpayer Protection Act requires tax preparers to use their PTINs to file state returns and includes other measures to stop bad apples.

The Internal Revenue Service updated the information on its website about the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act to help taxpayers and practitioners better understand tax reform.

Republicans thought the historic overhaul that slashed taxes would be one of their main campaign selling points ahead of November elections. Instead, Democrats are talking more about the law — and how they want to undo it.

A broad coalition of hundreds of industry associations and companies sent a letter Wednesday to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin urging him to resolve errors in last year’s tax code overhaul related to depreciation rules and net operating loss carrybacks.

The Internal Revenue Service has been sending a series of messages in recent weeks to taxpayers and tax professionals urging them to check the online withholding calculator to make sure they have the proper amount withheld from their paychecks so they can avoid a nasty surprise next tax season.

The Internal Revenue Service has issued a notice soliciting comments on how to apply a new section of the tax code that was added by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act pertaining to the unrelated business income taxes for otherwise tax-exempt organizations.