Tag: Tax Reform

"I believe the Treasury Department has completed - or is very close to completing - such a plan, but refuses to make it public," House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp said (AP Photo)

GOP tax writer: Treasury has a hidden tax-reform plan

Joseph Lawler · September 10, 2014 4:13 pm

The Obama administration will make a decision on executive action to prevent corporations from leaving the country in the "very near future," Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said Monday morning. (AP/Carolyn Kaster)

Jack Lew: Decision on executive action on taxes ‘in the very near future’

Joseph Lawler · September 8, 2014 1:43 pm

Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, called for Congress to reform the corporate tax code during a segment on CNBC. (AP Photo)

Portman pushes corporate tax reform

Kelly Cohen · September 3, 2014 6:12 pm

Burger King is attempting to transfer its headquarters to Canada to cut its tax burden following its purchase of the Tim Hortons coffee-and-donut chain. (Examiner/Graeme Jennings)

Beltway Confidential

Burger King’s latest move is a great reminder that the U.S. tax code is a total wreck

Becket Adams · August 28, 2014 8:00 pm

Rep. Paul Ryan said in an interview on Monday that he favors limiting the home mortgage tax deduction to "middle income people" but opposes curbing deductions for contributions to charity. (AP Photo)

Paul Ryan: Limit home mortgage deduction to the middle class

David M. Drucker · August 26, 2014 2:18 pm

Will losing Burger King make Americans care about corporate taxes?

Joseph Lawler · August 26, 2014 9:00 am

Thanks to inversion, tax dollars have been heading overseas and aren't likely to start coming back any time soon. (iStock)

Top tax expert: Companies moving abroad to please shareholders

Joseph Lawler · August 22, 2014 12:00 pm

VIDEO: What are corporate tax inversions?

Ed Sykes · August 14, 2014 7:25 pm

Rep. Paul Ryan has plans for 2016, but they might not include a run for president. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Q&A: What Paul Ryan thinks about Obamacare, immigration and taxes

David M. Drucker · July 29, 2014 9:00 am

Beltway Confidential

VIDEO: Philip Klein discusses blue collar conservatism with Rick Santorum

Philip Klein · July 15, 2014 9:00 am

Demonstrators on opposite sides of the issue argue during a rally outside of the U.S. Supreme Court during oral arguments in Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby March 25, 2014 in Washington. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Hobby Lobby debate exposes flaws with employer-based health insurance

Philip Klein · July 2, 2014 9:54 pm

Nearly everyone, including almost all libertarians, accepts that some taxation is necessary and that government has legitimate duties to fulfill, such as national defense, police and fire services, and a safety-net to prevent needless suffering among the indigent. (iStock Photo)

Lower, fairer taxes would boost U.S. workers’ prosperity: Examiner Editorial

Washington Examiner · June 28, 2014 9:00 pm