WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 28: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) arrives at the Senate … [+] Republican policy luncheon. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Getty Images Looking forward to the great partisan battle over the next COVID-19 relief bill? You may be disappointed. Nancy Pelosi already has won. True, the $1 trillion Senate GOP
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TOPLINE The market finished higher on Wednesday as investors cheered the Federal Reserve’s decision to keep interest rates near zero and shares of Big Tech stocks rallied. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell at a House testimony last month. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images KEY FACTS The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.6%, over 150 points, on
Robert Goulder, contributing editor at Tax Notes International, and Joseph J. Thorndike, contributing editor at Tax Notes Federal, discuss the recent Supreme Court decisions on the release of Trump’s financial records. Here are a few highlights . . . On the historical perspective of presidential subpoenas Joseph J. Thorndike: These issues go way back to the early days
The United States Capitol building at sunset, Washington DC, USA. getty One of the drumbeats of the current Congress is the need to be more fiscally responsible. That makes sense. Our current national debt is $26,536,793,171,015 – and growing. The federal deficit - so far for 2020 – is $2.744 trillion. That’s following a Congressional Budget Office
Mother multi-tasking with infant daughter in home office getty The American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance ACT, one of the components of the HEALS package now moving in the Senate includes provisions that protect against nasty state income tax surprises. It also includes some recognition of the pervasiveness of gig workers. I’m thinking the latter
getty We are all dealing with greater uncertainty than usual driven by questions like: How long will we be battling Covid-19? What will the economic impact be? How will the stock market perform? And will my kids ever go back to school? Another worry that might not be on everyone’s radar is the likely increase
Getty In March of 2020, the Senate passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act. It was bigger than the original Senate proposal but smaller than the subsequent House proposal. Eventually, the two reconciled, and the CARES Act became law. In May of 2020, the House introduced a new COVID-19 economic relief proposal. The bill, known as
As benefits expire, rent comes due, the school year looms and states struggle, Washington’s warring factions are racing to rescue the economy—and their political fortunes. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images, Mario Tama/Getty Images, Alex Wong/Getty Images, Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images. Design by Forbes The coronavirus pandemic has taken an inconceivable toll on the American
The Green Tax Break For Architects, Engineers And Contractors: Section 179D Update While Kermit sang that “It’s Not Easy Being Green” – the truth is for architects, engineers and contractors there are significant tax breaks for being green. Congress put in place in 2005 Section 179D of the tax code that provides a tax benefit –
TOPLINE Top Trump administration officials said Sunday that Republicans are including another batch of stimulus checks in their proposal set to be unveiled this week, a revival of a popular element of the March rescue package, although the GOP is bent on reducing enhanced unemployment benefits, another favored benefit. President Trump’s name is seen on