Stories Tagged as
Gop tax bill
What we talk about when we talk about trickle-down economics
by
Kai Ryssdal
Nov 17, 2017
Will this tax plan actually help businesses and the overall economy?
Why the pass through tax is important for businesses
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Hayley Hershman
Nov 16, 2017
The owner of a chicken farm explains.
Senate makes sunset revisions to tax plan that may not see the light of day
by
Amy Scott
Nov 15, 2017
Latest version would allow individual cuts to expire after 2025.
What could the future hold for the GOP tax bill?
by
Molly Wood
Nov 10, 2017
It might need a bit of tinkering in order to move forward.
Tax cuts = math problem for lawmakers
Nov 10, 2017
Senate Republicans’ tax proposal seeks to preserve medical deductions. That’s one of the proposed provisions revealing that the House and Senate don’t entirely agree on how to pay for promised tax cuts. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
Senate proposal delays corporate tax rate cut
Nov 10, 2017
Republicans in the Senate unveiled their tax bill yesterday. It proposes a delay the corporate tax cut that President Donald Trump says is crucial to spurring economic growth. The House plan would have cut the top corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 20 percent beginning next year. The Senate wants to delay that until […]
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Graduate students could lose big in the GOP tax plan
by
Erika Beras
Nov 9, 2017
Many students rely on tax-free tuition waivers to make education affordable.
More arctic drilling could help fund the federal tax bill
by
Scott Tong
Nov 9, 2017
The debate over drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has returned to Washington, this time tied to the fast-moving tax bill on Capitol Hill. Bill supporters hope that opening up the arctic to more federal drilling leases could generate $1 billion in federal revenue. But some market projections put the amount at far less […]
The IRS is losing its dogged leader at a crucial time in the agency’s history
Nov 8, 2017
Budget cuts have put a squeeze on the agency as a major tax overhaul looms