Today’s bill, which is 429 pages long, is an implausible instrument of simplification.
taxes
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Commentary: What if taxes could make divorce even more painful?
Making divorce more expensive could also make it more rare.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Dems know taxes are bipartisan issue
Candidates for governor of both parties should release returns.
Posted inBusiness
Mortgage interest or local tax? Deduction tradeoff discussed
Republicans from high-tax states are offered an either-or proposal to coax them to support Trump’s tax plan.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Politics
The push is on to sell skeptical Americans on the value of corporate tax cuts
A campaign takes the argument to voters that Trump’s reform plan would unleash an economic bonanza.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Eliminating the ‘death tax’ no boon for working families
What are being sold as ‘middle-class’ tax cuts would most benefit millionaires with investments.
Posted inNation & World, News
Trump tax code rewrite could eliminate popular deduction
Taxpayers in higher-income states with relatively higher taxes would be most affected by losing the ability to deduct most state and local taxes.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Republicans divided on tax cut priorities
As the administration and congressional leaders work on a framework for Republicans’ top fall priority, how to pay for it remains the thorniest issue.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News, Politics
Despite lack of a plan, Trump will start campaigning for tax overhaul
The push for tax reform comes amid an intense September workload that requires Congress to act by month’s end to fund the government and raise the debt limit, as well as pass emergency spending for the Harvey disaster.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: How to know when a call demanding payment of an IRS debt isn’t legit
Mainers have been targets of scammers since the IRS recently outsourced its debt collection process.