Tag: Taxes

Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., sent a letter to the House on Thursday asking for a "full retroactive" repeal of Obamacare's individual mandate. Meadows is concerned that Americans may not realize that they still face penalties if they don't have health insurance in 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Mark Meadows wants ‘retroactive’ repeal of Obamacare’s individual mandate this tax season

Daniel Chaitin · March 2, 2018 12:49 am

"We worked expeditiously to take this first step to clarify that S corporations are subject to the three year holding period for carried interest," Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a statement, concerning hedge funds attempting to game the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Treasury cracks down on hedge funds trying to escape new limits on carried interest

Joseph Lawler · March 1, 2018 4:40 pm

Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., introduced a bill Thursday that would eliminate the ability of drug manufacturers to fully deduct the cost of advertising their products from taxes. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Claire McCaskill takes on tax breaks for drug advertising

Robert King · March 1, 2018 4:12 pm

Lowe's realizes that not everyone is fit for college and is providing its employees with financial assistance for trade skill certification. (iStock photo)

Lowe’s follows President Trump’s lead, announces new training program to ‘rebuild’ American workforce

Brendan Pringle · March 1, 2018 2:30 am

Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced on Tuesday that the Justice Department's inspector general will investigate alleged abuses of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, a move condemned by President Trump on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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13 Republicans ask Jeff Sessions to appoint second special counsel to investigate FBI, DOJ

Daniel Chaitin · February 28, 2018 11:13 pm

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that the tax calculator is "a tool for American taxpayers to double-check their withholding." (Zach Gibson/Bloomberg)

Treasury rolls out calculator for taxpayers to check if withholding is correct

Joseph Lawler · February 28, 2018 9:03 pm

Senate Majority Whip Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, (pictured center) is cosponsoring a bill with Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and more than a dozen other senators from both parties. The bill would improve the nation's background check system used for scrutinizing most firearms purchases. However, House Republicans are likely to oppose it unless they can add language allowing concealed carry permit holders to legally bring their weapons to other states. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Trump and Congress move on guns after Florida

Susan Ferrechio · February 27, 2018 5:01 am

John Barrasso: A new escape hatch from Obamacare

Sen. John Barrasso · February 27, 2018 5:01 am

For American hospitals, financial strength separates tax-reform winners from losers

James Langford · February 27, 2018 5:01 am

The Supreme Court in 2012 determined Obamacare's individual mandate was allowed because it was a tax, amid arguments by opponents that it was unconstitutional. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

20 states sue Trump administration to end Obamacare after mandate repeal

Kimberly Leonard · February 27, 2018 12:36 am

Delta, along with other corporations, has cut ties with the National Rifle Association in the wake of the school shooting in Parkland, Fla. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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How this NRA vs. Delta fight in Georgia could accidentally lead to corporate welfare reform

Philip Wegmann · February 26, 2018 9:49 pm

"I will kill any tax legislation that benefits @Delta unless the company changes its position and fully reinstates its relationship with @NRA. Corporations cannot attack conservatives and expect us not to fight back," Georgia Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle tweeted. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Georgia lieutenant governor says he’ll kill any tax legislation benefitting Delta after it cut ties to NRA

Caitlin Yilek · February 26, 2018 8:18 pm