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Taxed Reactions and Revenue Rules

House GOP on the President’s tax proposals: “Meh.” House Ways and Means Chair Paul Ryan told Treasury Secretary Jack Lew yesterday that “You have gradually, grudgingly taken a few steps in my opinion in the right direction… It’s progress… Not a lot. But we’ll take it.” Ryan and his colleagues

February 4, 2015Renu Zaretsky

Clicks, Pumps, Dreams and Time… How Many May See Their Taxes Rise?

Cyber Monday will live to hear another click. Speaker of the House John Boehner has at least temporarily killed the Marketplace Fairness Act. The bill, which would allow states to require out-of-state websites to collect Internet sales tax, passed the Senate last year with bipartisan support . Tax

November 12, 2014Renu Zaretsky

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Havens Abroad, Shelters Ashore

No more tax havens abroad? The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development released its plan to limit corporate tax avoidance . All 34 OECD members plus 10 other countries including China and Russia have approved the proposals, though each nation must still implement them. The

September 17, 2014Renu Zaretsky

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On Credits, Boycotts, and the Economy

Congress is in recess until Monday, September 8. The Daily Deduction will resume its regular schedule when Congress returns. “ There will be credits .” Alaskans like the way oil industry profits are taxed --barely. The state grants a corporate income tax credit for qualified oil and gas service-

September 2, 2014Renu Zaretsky

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Games, Spins, Ignorance and Patience

Congress keeps playing with the Highway Trust Fund—but why? The House Ways & Means Committee approved its effort to fund the Highway Trust Fund through May, 2015. To reach a bipartisan deal, the Senate Finance Committee ultimately took a slightly different approach in a $10.8 billion proposal

July 11, 2014Renu Zaretsky