Tag: Tax Reform

In a letter published on his site, Icahn lent his support to tax reform favored by House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan and senators Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Rob Portman, R-Ohio, intended to eliminate inversions.Â (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams, Tony Avelar)

Icahn announces $150m PAC to back Ryan tax-reform bill

Joseph Lawler · October 21, 2015 5:06 pm

BobbyÂ Jindal described three key points of his tax reform plan as neutering the IRS, taxing "CEOs rather than companies" and lessening the amount of money the federal government will be able to spend. (AP Photo)
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Bobby Jindal: Everybody’s got to pay taxes

Ryan Lovelace · October 7, 2015 5:26 pm

While U.S. policymakers continue debating how best to reform the tax code to bring the capital of U.S. companies home, foreign governments are making their own plans to grab it and future investments into research and development. (AP PHoto)

Foreign governments ready cash grab on U.S. earnings

Lisa Camooso Miller · October 5, 2015 4:01 am

On Tax Reform, Remember Adam Smith

Irwin M. Stelzer · October 3, 2015 3:01 am

Republican presidential candidate, businessman Donald Trump signs autographs as he arrives at a campaign stop, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, in Keene, N.H. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

WSJ says Trump tax plan ‘written on the back of an envelope’

Eddie Scarry · October 1, 2015 9:07 pm

Trump would cut federal taxes by a quarter: Analysis

Joseph Lawler · September 29, 2015 4:10 pm

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump talks about his tax plan during a news conference, Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Beltway Confidential

Trump’s tax plan would boost economy but raise deficit

Jason Russell · September 29, 2015 4:05 pm

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump talks about his tax plan during a news conference, Monday in New York. The Republican front-runner is calling for an overhaul of the tax code that would eliminate income taxes for millions of Americans, while lowering them for the highest-income earners and business.(AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Washington Secrets

Tax Foundation: Trump plan boosts wages 6.5%, adds 5.3M jobs, jumps GDP 11%

Paul Bedard · September 29, 2015 3:40 pm

Because Trump would dropÂ the top individual tax rate from 39.6 percent today to 25 percent, it would make the gap between the tax rate on investment and ordinary income much smaller.Â Â (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

Trump would raise taxes on ‘hedge fund guys’ by only 1.2 percentage points

Joseph Lawler · September 28, 2015 4:41 pm

Jebonomics

Fred Barnes · September 28, 2015 4:00 am

Republican presidential candidate Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks during a town hall meeting Monday, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)

Business leaders cool to Walker’s union overhaul

Joseph Lawler · September 15, 2015 3:02 pm

Jeb Bush's tax plan includes a novel idea to end "marriage penalties", but some conservative tax experts think it could be a step in the wrong direction. (AP File Photo)

Bush attempt to end marriage penalty in taxes rankles conservatives

Joseph Lawler · September 12, 2015 4:01 am