On April 10, the Treasury Department released its “General Explanations of the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2014 Revenue Proposals.” Known as the “Green Book,” the document provides an explanation of the Administration’s FY...more
4/18/2013
/ American Taxpayer Relief Act ,
Barack Obama ,
Derivatives ,
Employment Tax ,
Estate Tax ,
Fiscal Reports ,
Infrastructure ,
Retirement ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Deductions ,
Veterans
After the fiscal cliff deal failed to include a framework for comprehensive tax reform, many in Washington predicted that the momentum for tax reform would wither away. Although Congress has many important issues on its...more
1/31/2013
/ American Taxpayer Relief Act ,
Bonds ,
Derivatives ,
Discussion Draft ,
FIFO ,
Financial Instruments ,
Fiscal Cliff ,
Harvesting Losses ,
Hedge Funds ,
Tax Reform ,
Ways and Means Committee
On January 1, 2013, the Senate and House of Representatives passed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (“ATRA”), signed into law by President Obama on January 2. ATRA averts the “fiscal cliff” by making permanent the...more
1/9/2013
/ Alternative Minimum Tax ,
American Taxpayer Relief Act ,
Capital Gains ,
Dividends ,
Farm Bill ,
Fiscal Cliff ,
Income Taxes ,
Medicare Taxes ,
Roth Conversions ,
Sequestration ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Rates