Tax

Political gamesmanship in Washington is having a detrimental effect on federal tax planning.

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A company that hopes to establish an online marketplace for trading tax credits said Wednesday that it has closed a seed funding round of more than $350,000 to develop the technology.

More electronically filed tax returns were processed this tax season by CCH electronic filing systems than ever before.

Certainty in the Tax Code has become even more important than a reduction in tax rates, according to a survey of 800 CFOs and senior financial executives in the U.S.

House Republicans said they plan to schedule a vote on extending the Bush tax cuts before August.

President Obama urged Congress to extend expiring tax credits for wind energy and other forms of clean energy.

While most observers are reluctant to forecast any tax legislation prior to the November elections, there is legislation pending in Congress that, if enacted, would be a boon to small business and help jumpstart the economy.

A pair of influential senators are looking into the activities of a tax-exempt charity for disabled veterans after questions were raised about whether the group is actually spending the millions of dollars it has collected to help disabled veterans.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced a Senate bill to spark the creation of startup businesses, with tax breaks and visa opportunities for foreign students, foreign-born entrepreneurs and immigrant employees.