Tag: Treasury Department

Robert Stack cited an "urgent" need to create a more stable international tax system. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

Treasury official warns of ‘race to the bottom’ on tax rates

Joseph Lawler · May 3, 2016 9:16 pm

Tubman was a gun-toting black female Republican replacing the recognized founder of the Democratic Party. (H.B. Lindsley/Library of Congress via AP)

The real significance of Harriett Tubman’s image on the $20 bill

allen-west · April 29, 2016 4:03 am

It isn’t easy for companies to relocate to tax havens. Congress has passed laws making it impossible for a business to simply set up a mailbox in the Bahamas and claim that as their headquarter.

The tax trick that Treasury is targeting

Joseph Lawler · April 25, 2016 4:01 am

Will Harriet Tubman's presence on currency end even a single injustice toward women or blacks in this country? No. That's not to say she doesn't deserve to be honored. (AP Photo)

I don’t care if there’s a woman on our money

Ashe Schow · April 25, 2016 4:01 am

Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Jeff Flake said they suspected that the foot-dragging was the result of a lack of cooperation by agencies involved in the solar tax programs. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

Energy and Environment

Treasury misses deadline to issue report on solar fraud

John Siciliano · April 22, 2016 9:45 pm

Demetria Browns' scheme was to obtain people's personal information, like Social Security Numbers and dates of birth, to file fraudulent federal and state tax returns. (AP Photo)

Watchdog: IRS workers steal taxpayer data to plunder the Treasury

Pete Kasperowicz · April 22, 2016 8:54 pm

Under the proposed rule, bank executives would face stricter compensation rules the larger their bank, with banks with more than $250 billion in assets subjected to the highest standards. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Regulators announce new rules on bankers’ pay

Joseph Lawler · April 21, 2016 3:30 pm

Civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. will be depicted on the back of the updated $5 bill. (AP Photo)

Martin Luther King to go on $5 bill

Joseph Lawler · April 20, 2016 8:00 pm

Treasury chief says the design of the new bill, which will feature a woman, will be announced "pretty soon." (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Hamilton to stay on $10, Tubman on $20

Joseph Lawler · April 20, 2016 4:22 pm

The Financial Stability Oversight Council, led by Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, announced Monday evening that it was creating a new working group to examine hedge funds and determine whether they are a threat to the financial system. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Regulators to probe risks posed by large hedge funds

Joseph Lawler · April 19, 2016 12:00 am

POLICY ROUNDUP

Washington Examiner, Joana Suleiman · April 18, 2016 4:01 am

—œDespite issuing two final rules that allocated a portion of the reinsurance payments to the U.S. Treasury, CMS changed its position to prioritize payments to insurers,—? Rep. Tim Murphy said. (AP Photo)

GOP: Feds propping up Obamacare with taxpayer funds

Robert King · April 15, 2016 3:08 pm