Apr 12 WATCH: Trump speaks about tax cuts By Joshua Barajas President Donald Trump spoke from the White House today. Watch the president's remarks here. Continue reading
Feb 28 Analysis: Is the Obamacare tax penalty really dead? By Emily Bazar, Kaiser Health News The Obamacare penalty won’t go away until 2019, and that means you still will owe Uncle Sam if you didn’t have health insurance – or an exemption from the mandate – in 2017. Continue reading
Jan 05 18 predictions for 2018 and beyond By Vikram Mansharamani With the start of the new year, here are 18 predictions of what big trends and events over the next five years. Continue reading
Jan 03 Watch 6:29 Know your rights and other tips for filing your taxes this year By PBS News Hour 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… Continue watching
Dec 27 Watch 7:21 Should you pay your property tax before the GOP bill kicks in? By PBS News Hour Only days after President Trump signed the new tax bill into law, homeowners are already scrambling to take advantage of current deductions and prepay their 2018 property taxes before the new rules take effect. Brenda Flanagan of New Jersey Public… Continue watching
Dec 24 Dems aim to turn tax plan into cudgel in 2018 midterms By Bill Barrow, Associated Press A Democratic congressional candidate outside Philadelphia calls the Republican tax overhaul a "cynical bill" that will redistribute wealth upward. Continue reading
Dec 22 Watch 11:41 Shields and Brooks on how politics of 2017 will affect 2018 By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including the GOP tax bill signed into law, the things lawmakers didn’t accomplish before the end of the year and what… Continue watching
Dec 22 How the tax overhaul will affect alimony deductions By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Many divorce experts worry that the change will make negotiations tougher and lead to less spousal support as cash goes to taxes instead. Continue reading
Dec 22 Trump signs $1.5 trillion tax overhaul into law By Associated Press President Donald Trump has signed into law a $1.5 trillion tax overhaul package. Continue reading
Dec 16 Watch 4:03 Who benefits from the new GOP tax plan? By PBS News Hour On Friday, the GOP released the final details of their new tax plan, which will overhaul America’s tax code for the first time in decades. While standard deduction has nearly doubled, corporate taxes have been slashed from 35 percent to… Continue watching