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Ryan Says Tax Reform Coming, But Later This Year

By Amanda Wilson on Jan 30, 2017 in Congress, government, International, IRS, medical marijuana, Obama care, tax code, tax reform, taxing times

By: Amanda Wilson On Friday, House Speaker Ryan stated publicly that tax reform legislation will be included in one of two must pass budget resolutions this year, but it will be included in the fiscal 2018 budget resolution rather than in the...

New Tax Filing Deadlines for Partnerships and Corporations

By Amanda Wilson on Aug 4, 2015 in Congress, International, IRS, Obama care, tax code, Tax Day, tax deadline

New law ahead road sign By: Amanda Wilson Last Friday, President Obama signed into law a bill that provides temporary funding for the highway trust fund. Buried in the law are several permanent changes to the tax code that are unexpected....

Senator Targets Carried Interests

By Amanda Wilson on Jun 25, 2015 in capital gain, carried interest, government, International, IRS, Obama care, Tax, tax code, tax rate, treasury

By: Amanda Wilson Yesterday, Senator Al Franken sent a letter to the Department of Treasury taking aim at "carried interest" income. In the letter, Senator Franken asked the IRS to revise Form 1065 (the tax return form for partnerships) to require...

Google Tax Spreading to Other Countries?

By Amanda Wilson on Mar 18, 2015 in Congress, International, IRS, Tax, tax code

By: Amanda Wilson In December of last year, the UK announced a 25% tax on US multinational companies that do business in the UK but avoid paying UK tax through careful tax planning (for example, through the use of tax treaties). This tax has been...