Nation May 16 How tax laws disadvantage Black Americans but subsidize white Americans By PBS NewsHour
Economy Dec 26 How transformative is the tax bill, really? 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. By Daniel Bush
Politics Dec 03 Trump suggests he may be flexible on corporate tax rates President Donald Trump has suggested that he may be willing to negotiate changes to a significant portion of the tax overhaul, the corporate tax rate, injecting an element of uncertainty into the tax plan only hours after it cleared the… By Ken Thomas, Associated Press
Politics Sep 22 WATCH LIVE: Pence to speak about tax reform in Indiana Vice President Mike Pence will speak around 3 p.m. ET. Watch his remarks live here. By Joshua Barajas
Politics Aug 01 Senate Democrats say ‘no’ to GOP tax plan, cuts for ‘top 1 percent’ Most Senate Democrats and independents said Tuesday that upcoming legislation to rewrite the tax code should make sure the middle class doesn't pay more. By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press
Aug 01 Despite Trump’s prods, Senate GOP sees no path on health care By Alan Fram, Associated Press Top Senate Republicans think it's time to leave their derailed drive to scrap the Obama health care law behind them. And they're tired of the White House prodding them to keep voting until they succeed. Continue reading
Mar 27 Watch 5:05 News Wrap: White House struggles to shift gears amid Russia questions By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Monday, White House efforts to move beyond the failed attempt to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act were overshadowed by mounting questions over House Intelligence Chair Devin Nunes' revelation about intercepted Trump communications. Also, Turkish… Continue watching
Jan 22 How firms avoid U.S. tax codes through pass-through businesses By Making Sen$e Editor The importance of pass-through business entities has soared in the past three decades. Over the same period, the amount of pass-through business income flowing to the top 1 percent of income earners has increased sharply, according to a new paper… Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch 7:54 The war over a tax break for hedge funds and money managers By PBS NewsHour The so-called carried interest loophole is a tax break used by hedge funds and other investment groups that lets wealthy money managers pay a relatively low investment tax rate. Economics correspondent Paul Solman takes a close look at the controversial… Continue watching
Jan 19 Watch 5:32 Obama offers plan to raise taxes on ultra-rich, put more money in middle class pockets By PBS NewsHour President Obama’s new tax code proposal calls for tax increases for higher-income earners and more tax benefits for low- and middle-income earners. Jeffrey Brown learns more from Neil Irwin of The New York Times about what the plan says about… Continue watching