Tax planning

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.