Tax planning

A pledge not to give the wealthiest Americans an absolute tax cut is coming back to haunt Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.

Trump's budget aims to cut approximately $3.6 trillion in spending, in part from eligibility changes for the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that he can’t guarantee that the White House’s goal of no tax cuts for the wealthiest earners will survive the legislative debate.

CPAs and their business clients and corporate tax departments need to consider different scenarios for the possible corporate tax reforms now being weighed in Congress.

High-net-worth individuals coming to the U.S. need good planning advice.

Many of the president's "core principles" were similar to promises he made on the campaign trail, including a reduction to 15% in the rate for businesses.

President Donald Trump's tax overhaul plan was short on specifics, but one proposal was clear enough to draw howls from residents of high-tax states. The plan would end deductions of state and local taxes from federal income taxes. Those are by far the biggest deductions for many taxpayers.

Taking a cue from the failed Repeal and Replace healthcare process, the Trump administration Wednesday released a broad outline of its tax reform plan, with many details to be spelled out in legislative form during negotiations with Congress.

Traders are about to get an idea of how far the president will go to stimulate the economy, after months speculating over the timing and size of his tax plan.

The president will call for cutting taxes for individuals and lowering the corporate rate to 15 percent after briefing GOP leaders.