Palm Beach Post recommends voters approve tax abatement extension

Palm Beach Post recommends voters approve tax abatement extension

Palm Beach PostShow Caption Hide Caption West Palm Beach downtown office towers, real estate developmentNew office towers in downtown West Palm Beach, or already completed ones, such as 360 Rosemary, have lured about 100 firms since 2019 to Palm Beach County.Greg Lovett, Palm Beach PostPalm Beach County voters face a local ballot question that will … Read more

Senate Tax Impasse Makes 2025 More Consequential

Senate Tax Impasse Makes 2025 More Consequential

Senate Republicans block vote on child tax credit expansion and business tax deductions. As expected, Senate Republicans blocked legislation Thursday that would have cut taxes for working families and extended some corporate tax breaks. The vote was 48-44, falling well short of the 60 votes needed for cloture. The House had overwhelmingly approved the $79 billion bill in … Read more

Our Tax Code Rewards Corporate Price Gouging

Our Tax Code Rewards Corporate Price Gouging

Photograph Source: NY Senate Photo Next year, we’ll have to make one of the most important decisions about the future of our economy. Will we hand more power and wealth to big corporations and the rich — or invest in a healthy and resilient economy that works for all of us? In 2017, Republican lawmakers … Read more

Family Tax Breaks: Will Kamala Harris Expand the Child Tax Credit?

Family Tax Breaks: Will Kamala Harris Expand the Child Tax Credit?

Since Vice President Kamala Harris became the presumptive Democratic nominee for the 2024 presidential election, there is interest in how her potential administration might handle tax policy — particularly aspects impacting families and children.  One area receiving attention is the child tax credit (CTC), an important financial benefit for many families. For the 2024 tax … Read more

Measure to extend child tax credit meets GOP opposition; falls short in Senate | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Measure to extend child tax credit meets GOP opposition; falls short in Senate | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

WASHINGTON — A bill to expand the child tax credit and restore some tax breaks for businesses failed to advance in the Senate on Thursday as Republicans largely opposed the measure, arguing they would be in position to get a better deal next year.Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., dared Republicans to vote against the tax … Read more

Shapiro’s Call for Corporate Tax Cuts Contrasts With Democratic Goals

Shapiro’s Call for Corporate Tax Cuts Contrasts With Democratic Goals

The presidential race is unpredictable, but the legislative conversation in 2025 for the eventual winner is actually already determined. Nearly all of the Trump tax cuts affecting individual filers expire at the end of that year, as well as enhanced subsidies for Affordable Care Act exchanges. As I was told back in April, the near-term … Read more

Senate Republicans are set to block a child tax credit expansion

Senate Republicans are set to block a child tax credit expansion

Senate Republicans are expected to block legislation Thursday to cut taxes for working families and extend some corporate tax breaks, likely dooming a bipartisan compromise that the House had overwhelmingly approved and raising the stakes on taxes for this fall’s elections.The $79 billion legislation would expand eligibility for the child tax credit, or CTC, among … Read more

How AI-driven ERP systems are transforming corporate tax departments – Thomson Reuters Institute

How AI-driven ERP systems are transforming corporate tax departments - Thomson Reuters Institute

Artificial intelligence and ERP systems are a critical way to optimize data management and streamline tax operations in corporate tax functions Corporate tax departments face many challenges in today’s complex and dynamic tax environment, having to deal with large volumes of data from various sources, ensure accuracy and consistency in tax reporting and compliance, and … Read more

Washington Prepares for the ‘Super Bowl of Tax’

Washington Prepares for the ‘Super Bowl of Tax’

Even with control of the White House and Congress up in the air, lawmakers and lobbyists are gearing up for a big debate next year over expiring measures in former President Donald Trump’s tax law. President Biden’s decision not to seek re-election is upending expectations about who will control Washington next year. But there is … Read more

Shapiro backs ‘aggressive’ corporate tax cuts in Pennsylvania as Harris campaign vets him for VP

Shapiro backs 'aggressive' corporate tax cuts in Pennsylvania as Harris campaign vets him for VP

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks during a campaign rally for Vice President Kamala Harris in Ambler, Pennsylvania, on July 29, 2024.Hannah Beier | Getty ImagesPennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro defended his support for “aggressive” corporate tax cuts, a position that could rankle some of his fellow Democrats but which has won him support from the state’s … Read more