Senate rejects legislation that would expand child tax credit and restore business tax breaks

Senate rejects legislation that would expand child tax credit and restore business tax breaks

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., dared Republicans to vote against … 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

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

Parkersburg man receives prison sentence for tax evasion

Parkersburg man receives prison sentence for tax evasion

( Court Reports – Photo Illustration/MetroCreative) <!– SHOW ARTICLE –> CHARLESTON — A Parkersburg man was sentenced Thursday to two years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $2,036,141.59 in restitution for tax evasion. A release from the Justice Department said Brian E. Drake, 56, of Parkersburg, … Read more

Trump’s $48 billion corporate giveaway

Trump's $48 billion corporate giveaway

Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally on July 20, 2024 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) In an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek published earlier this month, Trump said that, if he wins a second term, he would push to slash the corporate tax rate: I brought the taxes down from 39% … Read more

Where does Kamala Harris stand on key economic issues?

Where does Kamala Harris stand on key economic issues?

Trump Planning Another Huge Tax Cut for His Donors

Trump Planning Another Huge Tax Cut for His Donors

During his presidency, Donald Trump slashed the corporate tax rate from 28 percent to 21 percent. If he’s elected again this year, Trump intends to further cut the corporate tax rate to 15 percent, according to new reporting in Bloomberg.  The 2017 Trump tax law is already an epic financial boondoggle, one that was designed … Read more

Economist warns Americans over Biden’s potential tax hikes: ‘Scary’

Economist warns Americans over Biden’s potential tax hikes: 'Scary'

Trump details in depth his economic policy: Promises more tariffs and to lower the corporate tax to 15%

Trump details in depth his economic policy: Promises more tariffs and to lower the corporate tax to 15%

Published by Verified by 16 de julio, 2024 Until today, beyond his usual promises that he will make “America great again,” former President Donald Trump was very cautious about revealing his economic policy for a potential second term. But now we do have a clearer idea: if he beats Joe Biden in November, the most … Read more