Tuesday, December 19, 2017

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Currently, about 49 million taxpayers, or 28 percent of filers, itemize on their taxes, according to the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center. If the tax bill is approved and those doubled standard deductions remain, it's likely that even fewer taxpayers will itemize. Those consumers will miss these five tax ...
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Late on Friday, a congressional conference committee released its final report outlining the compromised version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. This bill, if passed by Congress, would lower individual income tax rates for the next eight years, lower the corporate income tax from 35 percent to 21 percent, ...
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Now, European regulators are accusing Mr. Kamprad's company of pushing the concept of thriftiness beyond the limits of the law by maneuvering to reduce its tax bill in the countries where it operates. The European Commission, the European Union's executive arm, said on Monday that it had opened ...
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WASHINGTON — The $1.5 trillion tax bill heading for a vote this week is a big win for corporations overall. But not every business benefits equally, with bigger cuts flowing to financial firms and the real estate industry than to manufacturers or mining companies, a new economic analysis finds.
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President Trump, Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) and other members of Congress with expansive real estate holdings were already primed to benefit from the tax overhaul bill nearing approval. Late last week it got even better. On Friday, lawmakers added a provision to the tax package, offering a 20 percent ...
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Representative Kevin Brady, a Republican from Texas and chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, speaks during a House-Senate conference meeting on the Republican led tax reform bill at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017. President Donald Trump ...
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Financial advisers and accountants are working overtime as many U.S. taxpayers scramble to pay the rest of their 2017 taxes before Jan. 1. Starting next year, the proposed Republican tax overhaul would sharply cut the amount taxpayers can deduct on federal tax bills. The tax legislation caps the ...
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A measure that could benefit Americans with real estate income "was not airdropped," White House legislative director Marc Short says. The House and Senate get ready to vote this week on final tax legislation, which blended the bills that passed each chamber of Congress. "Not everyone got everything ...
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Nearly half of Americans disapprove of the Republican tax plan, while only about a quarter approve, according to a Monmouth University poll. Republicans are trying to pass a joint bill out of the House and Senate this week. The proposal has consistently polled more poorly than the bipartisan 1986 tax ...
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The US may be about to set off an international tax war, as it moves to slash the corporate rate and overhaul the treatment of multinational firms. The changes are aimed at making the US a more attractive place to do business, while reducing loopholes firms use to shield profits overseas. But some of the ...
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It's a tax planning strategy for donors giving anywhere from $100 to $100,000 that was made a permanent part of the tax law in 2016. Now, the big changes in the tax cuts bill before Congress will make it even more relevant as millions of Americans will take the increased standard deduction and lose the ...
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The latest recommendations, largely modeled on the suggestions from a nonpartisan study group created by lawmakers, would raise taxes on certain businesses and some middle- and upper-earning taxpayers. The governor said the recommendations would create a more balanced tax policy that ...
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NEW YORK — U.S. stocks traded at record highs on Monday afternoon as the Republican tax plan, which is set to cut corporate tax rates, moved closer to passage. Earlier in the session, the Nasdaq surpassed the 7,000-point mark, while the S&P and the Dow reached record levels. More Republicans ...
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Good morning. (Want to get California Today by email? Here's the sign-up.) Today's introduction comes from Adam Nagourney, the Los Angeles Bureau chief. Like most Democrats (and a few Republicans) in California, Gov. Jerry Brown views the Republican tax plan heading for a final vote in Congress ...
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U.S. corporations are already beginning the process of pocketing the winnings from the tax bill jackpot they expect to hit any day now, undercutting, in a remarkably public fashion, the pretense that the corporate tax cut will lead to greater investment in job creation. Since the Senate passed its version of ...
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President Donald Trump hopes to sign a tax overhaul in the next few days that will have a major positive impact on the U.S. energy sector. In the picture above, President Trump signed an executive order on implementing an America-first offshore energy strategy on April 28, 2017. Photographer: Eric ...
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Where we want to go: A Flat Tax with a sub-20% rate. If you don't know where you want to go, often you don't get there. A sub-20% rate might still be too much of a leap in one go, although I am not sure about that. Sometimes it is easier to Go Big. Mostly, it depends on the power of peoples' imagination.
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The biggest boost for Corporate America would be the slashing of the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%. That could boost profits significantly for big banks, according to a report from Goldman Sachs. Financial stocks, unsurprisingly, were among the biggest gainers Monday. JPMorgan Chase (JPM) ...
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The European Union's executive branch is warning the United States that its planned tax overhaul could violate some of its international obligations and risks "seriously hampering" trans-Atlantic trade. In a letter to U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin, the EU Commission reinforced a similar ...
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The sweeping overhaul touches so many parts of the tax code that it's hard to tell how the changes will affect an average American. It could take experts weeks to ... Remember, the bill would not affect 2017 taxes, for which Americans will start filing their returns in a month or so. But it will affect your 2018 ...
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According to a poll from Public Policy Polling, 57 percent of Americans now approve of the Affordable Care Act. Only 29 percent approve of the GOP's tax cuts. Reflect on those numbers for a moment. Republicans have managed to make tax cuts less popular than Obamacare. It's impressive. And yet last ...
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BLOGS
Apple hikes most India iPhone prices after tax hike, with iPhone X topping out at $1647
Apple has raised the prices of several iPhone models in India, reacting to a recent increase of import taxes on electronics.
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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Key Findings. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act would reform both individual income and corporate income taxes and would move the United States to a territorial system of business taxation. According to the Tax Foundation's Taxes and Growth Model, the plan would significantly lower marginal tax rates and ...
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GOP Tax Bill to Charge Capital Gains on Cryptocurrency Income
Congress will vote this week on a tax bill likely to affect capital gains made in cryptocurrency. One of the changes would limit like-kind exchanges.
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Why Bob Corker Flipped To A 'Yes' On Tax Reform In One Simple Chart
Senator Bob Corker, the lone Republican voting against the tax bill suddenly changed his mind. Why?
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GOP tax bill proposed changes
Sen. Jon Tester (D-Montana) got testy when GOP leaders demanded Senators vote on the huge tax bill without giving them time to go through the almost 500 pages. But they did. And it passed. And the final conference deal and supporting material is even larger! (Click image to watch Tester's complaint ...
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2017 Employer's Tax Guide
Learn about the Withholding tax guidelines for the Georgia Department of Revenue.
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Individual Tax Planning Under The Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Of 2017
Tax planning under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, including new 2018 tax brackets, itemized deduction reforms, repeal of the Pease limitation, and more!
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Distributional Analysis of the Conference Agreement for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
An Analysis of Donald Trump's Revised Tax Plan · James R. Nunns, Leonard E. Burman, Jeffrey Rohaly, Joseph Rosenberg. October 18, 2016. Donate Today · Topics · TaxVox Blog · Research & Commentary · Laws & Proposals · Model Estimates · Statistics · Privacy Policy · Newsletters · Twitter.
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Distributional Analysis of the Conference Agreement for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
The Tax Policy Center has released distributional estimates of the conference agreement for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act as filed on December 15, 2017. We find the bill would reduce taxes on average for all income groups in both 2018 and 2025. In general, higher income households receive larger ...
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2017 Tax Reform: Checkpoint Special Study on Individual Tax Changes in the
On December 15, the Conference Committee—having reconciled and merged the differing House and Senate provisions into a single piece of legislation—released its Conference Report on the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act," a sweeping tax reform proposal. This article describes the Act's changes that would ...
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The 2017 GOP Tax Bill: How To Pay Zero Taxes
The 2017 GOP tax bill dramatically raises the roof on how much money you can make, and still pay zero taxes. It's a huge boon to the early retirement dream!
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Reconciliation Reached Tax Reform Proposal
Reconciliation Reached - Tax Reform Proposal - Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Dec 18, 2017. On Friday, December 15, the conference committee reached an agreement to reconcile the discrepancies between the House and Senate tax bills and released their compromised bill, which proposes sweeping ...
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Congressman Faso Statement on Tax Reform Vote
Washington, D.C. - Congressman John Faso (R-Kinderhook) released a statement indicating his intention to vote 'no' on the conference committee tax reform plan: "From the beginning, I wanted to support a tax reform plan that would increase economic growth, increase worker paychecks, incentivize ...
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Public opposition to tax bill grows as vote approaches
With the House of Representatives likely to take up the Republican tax reform bill Tuesday, the plan faces growing opposition and a widespread perception that it will benefit the wealthy more than the middle class, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS.
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Congress' official tax analyst sees 2027 tax boosts for many
The Republican tax bill would mean average initial tax cuts for Americans across all income lines, but by 2027, it would boost average levies for everyone earning up to $75000, which includes most taxpayers, Congress' nonpartisan tax analyst estimated Monday. The projection seemed unlikely to have ...
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McCain Will Miss Tax Bill Vote; Returning to Arizona
John McCain (R-AZ), currently undergoing treatment for an aggressive type of brain tumor called glioblastoma, is returning home to Arizona for the Christmas holidays and will miss the vote on the Republican tax bill, which is expected to start on Tuesday in the House and then go to the Senate.
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GOP Unveils Final Version of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Ready for Passage
Republican leaders in Congress unveiled the merged version of the House and Senate Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (HR 1) late on December 15. The final bill reflects the work of a House-Senate Conference Committee over the past week to iron-out differences between the House and Senate. GOP leaders ...
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Stefanik to Oppose Final Tax Bill
Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY-21) issued the following statement announcing her opposition to the final tax bill that will be considered in the House tomorrow: "I support comprehensive tax reform that provides relief for families and businesses in our district. I voted ...
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How taxes on pass-through businesses would work under the GOP tax plan
Pass-through taxation has been one of the most contentious and confusing parts of the debate surrounding the Republican tax bill.ese businesses — sole proprietorships, partnerships, limited liability companies (LLCs) and S corporations — are not themselves subject to federal taxation the way ...
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Pelosi Statement on 'Corker Kickback' in GOP Tax Scam
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the so-called "Corker Kickback" in the final GOP tax scam legislation: "Every day, we learn more about the disgraceful special interest giveaways and loopholes that Republicans added to the GOP tax scam to ...
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Report: Republican Tax Bill Hands 15 Corporations $236 Billion Tax Break
The Republican tax bill, which will be voted upon this week, will provide 15 of the largest and most profitable American corporations a $236 billion tax cut, according to a report prepared for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) by the Senate Budget Committee Democratic staff.
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HOW MUCH WILL YOU SAVE? Try Out The Online Tax Calculators To Find Out.
If you want to know everything in the GOP's tax cut plan that is expected to be passed by Congress and signed into law by President Trump, you need to click this link 'cuz they did a lot of work to write their pi.
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Corker demands to know how #CorkerKickback made it into the tax bill just as he decided to vote yes
Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) on Friday dropped his "principled" opposition to the Republican tax plan and on Sunday was struggling to explain how this sudden about-face wasn't because a provision had been added to the bill that would enrich him personally. To that end, he wrote Senate Finance ...
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Goldman Finds Tax Reform Will Greatly Benefit The Big Banks
It's not just the ultra rich, as well as a dazed and confused Bob Corker who is set to reap a $1+ million windfall from the passage of a tax bill which he opposed until just days ago, who will benefit from the passage of tax reform: according to Goldman Sachs among the biggest beneficiaries from the GOP ...
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Conference agreement for HR 1, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act—Initial observations
Introduction. On Friday, December 15, the conference committee approved the report of its agreement on H.R. 1, "the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act." The conference report is a compromise bill, blending elements of both the previously passed House and Senate versions of the bill. The conference report was ...
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What does a Tax Exemption Form look like?
In the case where a restaurant requires proof of your Tax Exemption, please upload your form to your group's profile. Keep in mind that the tax exemption forms vary per state so we have provided you some examples of letters sent by the IRS, and those that may be sent by your state. What is a W9?
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Collins in increasingly hotter seat over tax vote
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), under increasing pressure back home in Maine, says through a spokesperson that she's "still reviewing the tax bill" and "hasn't yet reached a decision on how to vote." That pressure will increase today and tomorrow, with news that Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has returned to ...
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MSM Admits: Dems 'Blew Their Chance' To Defeat Tax Cut Bill
The Democrats have failed at defeating the tax cut bill set to pass Congress this week by instead focusing on impeaching and "resisting" Trump rather than presenting policy ideas for the bill, according to CNBC. "The Democrats and the left in general have blown their wad," wrote Jake Novak on Monday.
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On Eve of Historic Tax Reform Vote, Conservative Coalition Urges Passage of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
On the eve of tomorrow's historic tax reform vote, a broad coalition of conservative organizations is urging Congress to pass the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. In a letter to Members of Congress, nearly three dozen leading conservative groups argue that tax reform will deliver more jobs, fairer taxes, and bigger ...
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The Republican tax bill got worse
By 2027, over half of all Americans — 53 percent — would pay more in taxes under the tax bill agreed to by House and Senate Republicans, a new analysis by the Tax Policy Center finds. That year, 82.8 percent of the bill's benefit would go to the top 1 percent, up from 62.1 under the Senate bill.
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The Three Essential Reasons The GOP Has To Pass Tax Reform TODAY
A House staff member affixes a sign that says "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" ahead of a gathering of House Republicans making statements to the media following a vote on the GOP tax overhaul bill, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin). Various news reports ...
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The Median Mormon Family and the Tax Plan
Plenty of people are wondering how the GOP tax bill will affect them personally. Although pretty much everybody has been wondering, the Washington Post recently spotlighted a Mormon family with those questions. So I decided to take a look. A quick disclaimer first: the answer is, it totally depends on ...
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Half The Public Say Their Taxes Will Go Up Under GOP Plan
West Long Branch, NJ - Americans disapprove of the tax reform plan currently making its way through Congress by a nearly 2-to-1 margin. Half the public believe their own taxes would go up under this plan and a plurality would like to see Congress scrap the current effort and start fresh in 2018. Results ...
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A $2059 Tax Cut for Typical American Families
Tomorrow is the day. The House will vote on the most sweeping, pro-growth tax reform since Reagan. So what does it mean for you and your family? Most importantly, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will give typical families of four earning $73,000 per year a $2,059 tax cut next year. That is a really big deal.
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Collins Will Support Tax Bill
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) told Bloomberg that she will vote in favor on the Republican tax plan when it comes to the Senate floor tomorrow. Favorite Loading Save to Favorites · Tweet about this on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Email this to someone · Budget & TaxesSusan Collins.
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Sen. Mike Lee Confirms -- He'll Vote YES on the Tax Bill
Mike Lee (R-UT) confirmed on Monday that he will vote for the Republican tax bill that is heading for a vote this week. Republicans have a narrow 52-48 majority in the Senate, and with Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) returning home to recuperate from his cancer treatments, that margin is even slimmer.
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Global Stocks Rise To Record Highs As Tax Reform Is "Priced In"
Yesterday we joked that with the US House of Representatives set to vote for the GOP tax bill on Tuesday, markets would "price in" the same tax legislation they have been pricing in every day for the past year, all over again, and sure enough that's precisely what's happening.
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Tax Bill's Cost Could Hit $2.2 Trillion Over Next Decade
The Republican tax bill is loaded with expiring provisions and delayed tax increases that help it comply with budget rules but hide its likely real cost; if policymakers down the road don't let these provisions take effect, as leading Republicans say they prefer, the bill's cost would be about $2.2 trillion over ...
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Tax calculator that considers where you live
Here's a different look at tax cuts and increases from Reuben Fischer-Baum for The Washington Post. As Fischer-Baum points out, keep in mind that these are just estimates and they calculations vary: Analyses that use data from real taxpayers as their starting point – like the calculator put together by the ...
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