Tax

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s team has proposed a 15% global minimum corporate tax in international negotiations aimed at ending competition to lure companies through cheap rates, which then end up eroding government revenues.

The U.S. Treasury Department estimated that wealthy taxpayers as a group are hiding billions of dollars of income, a conclusion that aims to bolster the Biden administration’s call for Congress to approve expanded IRS funding and broad new financial-transaction reporting requirements.

The Biden administration is also calling for banks to report on account flows to help boost tax-payment compliance.

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Billions of dollars in underreported taxes by employers and backup withholding for their employees are helping fuel the tax gap, according to a new report.

Regulating preparers, modernizing old tech and beefing up cryptocurrency reporting would yield $700 billion, according to a new report.

The rescue package makes it easier for those who have lost their jobs to keep their health insurance.

Technology hardware, health care and pharmaceutical companies would be most impacted by U.S. proposals to rewrite international tax rules, according to a new analysis.

The dilemma represents another challenge with the special legislative process known as budget reconciliation.

The Biden administration’s proposal to dramatically expand the inheritance tax bill for wealthy Americans is running into some headwinds with Democrats on Capitol Hill, showcasing nervousness about the scope and size of elements of the White House’s ambitious tax plans.