Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz isn’t generally regarded as a tax policy guy, but tax analysts and lawmakers say Vice President Kamala Harris’s new running mate has supervised the most dramatic shift toward progressive tax policy of any state in the country.While more than two dozen governors slashed individual and corporate taxes during the post-Covid period, … Read more
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
This blog post was updated on August 2, 2024, to clarify that the Inflation Reduction Act was adopted in 2022. It is too soon to know the details of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris’s 2024 tax agenda. But her record as a US senator and her short-lived 2020 presidential candidacy shows that she has … Read more
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
Continuing months of progressive opposition to the bipartisan Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Thursday voted against advancing the bill and highlighted how it would give tax breaks to major corporations.The bill passed the House 357-70 in January, shortly after it was negotiated by Senate Finance Committee Chair … Read more
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
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign event at Westover High School in Fayetteville, North Carolina, on July 18, 2024.Allison Joyce | Afp | Getty ImagesWith President Joe Biden officially out of the election, experts are watching for tax policy from Vice President Kamala Harris, the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination.While Harris has … Read more
Finance Minister Gilles Roth has unveiled details of a package of tax cuts that will cost the state around €500 million a year from 2025, including reductions to personal and corporate taxes, tax credits for single parents and financial incentives for expats.The government has approved plans to adjust tax brackets by 2.5 indexations or 6.4% … Read more
EASTERN OREGON — A new ballot initiative aims to raise corporate taxes to provide every Oregon resident with an annual $750 rebate. Known as Initiative Petition 17 (IP 17), this measure has garnered 135,723 signatures as of June 14, surpassing the required 117,173 signatures needed to make it onto the November ballot. However, these signatures … Read more
PORTLAND, Ore. — An Oregon ballot initiative wants to raise corporate taxes in order to help put more money in every Oregonian’s wallet – money that’s non-taxable and doesn’t affect income benefits. If passed, the income program would give every resident in the state, including children, an estimated $750 annually from corporate taxes.The idea is … Read more