Tax planning

Companies that have thought about the tax implications of a spin-off should also consider the implications for the tax function itself.

The Senate Democrats' tax, climate and drug-price bill would reduce federal deficits.

The Arizona Democrat, a pivotal vote in the Senate, is asking to drop a provision from the bill that would scale back a tax break for fund managers, known as carried interest.

The bill would impose a 15% minimum tax on large corporations, beef up tax audits and force drug companies to offer Medicare lower prices.

The Treasury Secretary waded into the congressional debate over proposed economic and climate legislation.

The Joint Committee on Taxation found that some middle- and low-income households could pay $16.7 billion in additional taxes next year as a result of the draft bill.

An obscure retirement and estate planning technique holds added benefits amid tighter rules on inherited IRAs.

The Byrd rule allows individual pieces of a measure to be challenged on the grounds that they are incidental or extraneous to the budget.

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.

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.

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.