Tag: Taxes

"Either he's not anywhere near as wealthy as he says he is or he hasn't been paying the kind of taxes we would expect him to pay," Mitt Romney said of Donald Trump. (AP Photo)

Romney: ‘Good reason’ to think there’s a ‘bombshell’ in Trump’s taxes

Al Weaver · February 24, 2016 10:01 pm

Reps. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland and Sander Levin of Michigan introduced a bill that would prevent U.S.-based companies from lowering the taxes they owe to the Treasury by issuing debt to parent companies overseas. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Dems roll out bill to keep companies from leaving

Joseph Lawler · February 23, 2016 9:30 pm

The study examines a change the administration made to its initial tax, raising it a quarter from $10 to $10.25 per barrel of oil. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Energy and Environment

Obama’s oil tax to cost $8 billion, study finds

John Siciliano · February 23, 2016 3:04 pm

The president's new budget proposes to add a $10 tax on every barrel of oil to fund green transportation initiatives. (Bloomberg/Ty Wright)

The energy tax president

Robert Bradley · February 23, 2016 5:01 am

Trump: IRS Audits Me Every Year

Daniel Halper · February 23, 2016 2:45 am

Environmental economists with Resources for the Future say a true carbon tax would not be limited to oil, but would be applied to all fossil fuels.

Energy and Environment

The next Obama tax that could be on the way

John Siciliano · February 22, 2016 5:01 am

Bernie Sanders wants to increase individual, capital gains, corporate, and payroll taxes -- and use the proceeds for programs such as free college and universal Medicare. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Bernie Sanders’ tax plan would hinder economic growth

Diana Furchtgott-Roth · February 20, 2016 5:02 am

A Deal over Climate Change

Irwin M. Stelzer · February 19, 2016 5:21 am

"As Obama looks to seal a political legacy in the remaining months of his term, finally honoring one of the core promises of his signature law would be a good place to start," wrote Black. (AP File Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

Lawmaker demands recovery of $750M in tax credits to illegal immigrants

Anna Giaritelli · February 19, 2016 4:01 am

House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady is scheduling hearings on overhaul ideas next week. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

GOP tax chairman moves forward with international tax reform effort

Joseph Lawler · February 17, 2016 11:41 pm

Four Democratic advisers warned Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders that the analyses prepared for his campaign proposals by economist Gerald Friedman are not reasonable. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Former Obama, Clinton economists warn Sanders on rosy promises

Joseph Lawler · February 17, 2016 2:58 pm

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz's plan to cut taxes and simplify the tax code is as ambitious as any of his rivals', according to a new analysis. (Michael Holahan/The Augusta Chronicle via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

Study: Cruz tax plan would grow debt, cut taxes for top 0.1 percent

Joseph Lawler · February 16, 2016 6:00 pm