Economy May 04 Watch 8:15 Why hasn’t the GOP tax bill supercharged wage growth? The U.S. jobless rate is the lowest it's been in 17 years and President Trump claimed credit in his address to the NRA, saying the GOP tax cuts are part of the reason. But while companies have reported a very…
Nation Jan 26 3 Democratic governors to sue federal government over GOP tax plan Andrew Cuomo of New York, Dannel Malloy of Connecticut and Phil Murphy of New Jersey announced Friday that they’re talking to leaders of other states that stand to be hurt by the federal tax plan that’s expected to cost taxpayers… By David Klepper, Associated Press
Nation Jan 08 Watch 3:19 News Wrap: Trump travels to Atlanta for college football game President Donald Trump visited Tennessee on Monday to tout the GOP’s tax bill to the American Farm Bureau, before heading to Atlanta, where he planned to attend a college football championship game. In Nevada, a federal judge dismissed criminal charges… By PBS NewsHour
Nation Jan 03 Watch 6:29 Know your rights and other tips for filing your taxes this year The IRS faces a time crunch to implement changes under the new tax law. Nina Olson, the national taxpayer advocate at the IRS, joins Lisa Desjardins to describe how the agency is getting up to speed and the resources available… By PBS NewsHour
Dec 26 How transformative is the tax bill, really? By Daniel Bush We spoke with Mark Mazur, the director of the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center, for his take on the law and how it’ll impact Americans starting in 2018. Continue reading
Dec 21 Congress rushes to approve spending bill to avoid government shutdown By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Failure to pass the temporary spending measure would trigger a government shutdown at midnight Friday, which would amount to a political pratfall just after the GOP scored a major win on the landmark tax bill. Continue reading
Dec 20 3 charts that show how the GOP tax bill will affect you By Lisa Desjardins We now have a final estimate of how the GOP tax bill will affect different income groups at different points over the next several years. Continue reading
Dec 20 It’s a done deal: Congress wraps up massive tax package By Stephen Ohlemacher and Marcy Gordon, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans delivered an epic overhaul of U.S. tax laws to President Donald Trump on Wednesday, bringing generous tax cuts for corporations and the wealthiest Americans while providing smaller cuts for middle- and low-income families. Continue reading
Dec 20 Tax Bill: What’s in, what’s out, what happens By Associated Press WASHINGTON — So what's in the massive $1.5 trillion Republican tax package, what's not and what does it mean for most Americans?… Continue reading