Tag: Treasury Department

Obama Admin Leaves Congress in Dark About Quiet Changes to Iran Sanctions Guidelines

Jenna Lifhits · October 19, 2016 5:39 pm

The White House had estimated in June that the deficit for fiscal year 2016. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

Budget deficit rose to $587 billion in FY 2016, first increase since 2011

Joseph Lawler · October 14, 2016 8:02 pm

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said the administrative action was justified to "protect the tax base" from the erosion of companies shifting profits offshore. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Banks exempted in final version of anti-inversion rules

Joseph Lawler · October 13, 2016 9:00 pm

The top frivolous argument for not paying taxes is that paying federal income taxes is "voluntary." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Tax myths, conspiracy theories cost Treasury $27 million in one year

Joseph Lawler · October 12, 2016 9:09 pm

Over the past eight years, the number of job-smothering regulations churned out by the Obama administration is nothing short of staggering (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Tax reform, not more tax regulation

Karen Kerrigan · October 5, 2016 4:01 am

The risk corridors program was meant to distribute money from profitable insurers to unprofitable insurers. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

The looming backdoor bailout for Obamacare

Washington Examiner · September 30, 2016 4:01 am

Obamacare's reinsurance program collects money from insurers and uses it to offset claims from patients. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)

Watchdog: HHS can’t divert billions from Treasury to Obamacare insurers

Robert King · September 29, 2016 5:33 pm

European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager, the official responsible for the European Commission's decision to require Apple to pay $14.5 billion in back taxes to Ireland, met with top tax-writing lawmakers in Washington this week to discuss that and other cases in which Europe is investigating if U.S. companies got sweetheart deals from specific governments. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

EU tax official fails to win over GOP on Apple tax decision

Joseph Lawler · September 20, 2016 8:19 pm

The Washington Examiner interview with D.C. dictionary-maker Chuck McCutcheon. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Feds run $107B deficit in June

Joseph Lawler · September 13, 2016 6:22 pm

The feds took in $26 billion more than the previous record for the same period. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File)

Federal tax receipts through August hit record $2.9 trillion

Rudy Takala · September 9, 2016 9:49 pm

Obama Administration Paid Iran $1.7 Billion in Cash

Jenna Lifhits · September 7, 2016 11:43 am

The EU's attempt to make sure that multinationals are not shortchanging governments "certainly appears to be highly focused on U.S. firms," Lew said. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Europe is targeting U.S. firms for taxation, Treasury secretary says

Joseph Lawler · August 31, 2016 1:40 pm