With Election Day barely a month away, Brownstein’s National Tax Policy Team has compiled an analysis on the policy implications of various outcomes. The slides found here outlines tax-related legislative priorities in the...more
This evening, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued guidance (Notice 2020-65) implementing President Trump’s Aug. 8, 2020 presidential memorandum allowing the deferral of withholding, deposit...more
9/1/2020
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On Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020, President Donald Trump signed four executive orders (EO) to defer payroll taxes, set up an assistance program for lost wages to supplement unemployment benefits, extend the federal moratorium on...more
8/12/2020
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As an increasing number of governors plan to reopen state economies, Congress is under pressure to pass a fourth stimulus package to help businesses and individuals navigate economic recovery. This weekly newsletter outlines...more
With Phases One and Two of the economic stimulus now complete, Senate Republicans made the opening move in Phase Three negotiations with the introduction of the CARES Act. House Democrats are preparing to unveil their own...more
At today’s White House Coronavirus Task Force press briefing, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced that earlier in the day, President Trump approved a 90-day extension of the tax filing deadline, subject to the...more
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New National Taxpayer Advocate. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that a new National Taxpayer Advocate will likely be in place by April. According to an internal memo sent by IRS Commissioner...more
3/5/2020
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Five Takeaways and a Falsehood: Test Your Knowledge of the Ways and Means Tax Markup -
On Thursday, the House Ways and Means Committee marked up and approved the following four bills, largely along...more
7/3/2019
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Well, they did it. Despite lingering resentment between Democrats and Republicans after the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (P.L.115-97), Congress was able to pass tax legislation that was overwhelmingly supported by...more
7/2/2019
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Regulators have until June 22 to finalize guidance on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (P.L.115-97). The 18-month mark since the legislation was signed into law is quickly approaching. The Treasury Department and...more
5/29/2019
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SPOILER ALERT: The following piece contains Game of Thrones and Avengers Endgame spoilers—nothing that you probably would not have guessed on your own. But, we would rather not be responsible for ruining a...more
IN THIS ISSUE -
Tax Tidbit -
- $43,060,000,000
Legislative Lowdown -
- Extenders: Contenders or Pretenders?
- Better Later Than Never
- Democrats Budge on Budget
...more
On Tuesday, Feb. 5, President Donald Trump delivered the State of the Union address. The theme was “choosing greatness,” with President Trump discussing a range of topics from immigration and trade to foreign policy and space...more
MEET THE MEMBERS -
Welcome to the next installment of Meet the Members, where we take a look at the House Ways and Means newbies. In this week’s trio, we meet Reps. Ron Estes (R-KS), Dwight Evans (D-PA) and Jimmy Panetta...more