Congressman States that the TCJA will not be Amended, Despite EU Criticism
Posted on Jun 7, 2018 in International Tax, News
Rep. Peter Roskam, a Republican member of the House Ways and Means Committee, stated at a conference that, despite criticism from EU officials, Congress does not intend to amend the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TJCA). Some EU officials have been particularly critical of the foreign-derived intangible income provision, arguing that the provision essentially acts as an export subsidy which...
“Permanent Tax Cuts of Americans Act” Introduced by the House
Posted on Jan 31, 2018 in Individual Taxation, News
This past Monday, Republican House Representative Rodney Davis introduced H.R. 4886, to make the individual provisions of the newly enacted tax law permanent. Under this bill, subtitles A and B of the tax law, which lower the individual tax rates, would be extended past their 2025 sunset dates with the goal to “provide future tax relief for individual taxpayers”. Read the Bill here:...
Speaker Ryan Foresees only Technical Corrections to the Tax Reform Bill, Rather Than Major Changes
Posted on Jan 16, 2018 in International Tax, News
In an interview with C-SPAN, House Speaker Paul Ryan stated that the bill previously known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act would require some technical corrections, such as in the area of international taxation, though he did not offer further details. He anticipates that any corrections to the bill would be small changes. House Ways and Means Committee Chair Keven Brady has also stated...
Title: Tax Bill Passes in House
Posted on Dec 20, 2017 in News
House Republicans voted to pass the Senate’s revised version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Acts today. Read More: House sends sweeping GOP tax bill to Trump’s desk
Conference Committee Agreement Released for Tax Cuts & Jobs Act
Posted on Dec 18, 2017 in News
House and Senate Republicans unveiled their collective tax bill with the Conference Report and Agreement early Friday night. The text follows the Senate bill, but resolves differences between the Senate and House bills, and makes modifications and clarifications throughout. Republicans are expected to vote this week. Conference Report and Bill Read more: GOP unveils sweeping tax...
Conference Committee to Release Tax Bill and Report Tonight but Passage not Guaranteed
Posted on Dec 15, 2017 in News
The conference committee has announced they will approved a conference report on the final version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The report and the bill text will be released tonight. The Republicans can only afford to lose two votes in the Senate in order to pass the final version. Senator Marco Rubio announced that he will not support the tax bill unless Senate Republicans are able...
With a Consensus Tax Bill, Christmas May Come Early for Republicans
An agreement between Senate and House Republicans on a tax bill was finalized Wednesday morning. According to lawmakers and reports from aides, Senate and House Republicans have agreed to provisions including the following: • Corporate tax rate will drop from 35% to 21%, to go in effect in 2018. • Individuals will be allowed to deduct up to $10,000 in state and local taxes, split...House-Senate Conference Committee Meeting on Republican Tax Reform Bill Held Today
Posted on Dec 13, 2017 in Uncategorized
The House-Senate Conference Committee met today to discuss the previously passed Senate and House versions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. During this meeting the Chief of Staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation, Thomas Barthold, provided a brief overview of the key differences in the tax bills and answered questions regarding the two bills in question. This is the only such meeting of...
Conference Committee Working to Resolve House and Senate Differences
Posted on Dec 12, 2017 in News, State and Local Tax
Conference Committee negotiators in the House and Senate over the weekend did not reach a compromise on the different versions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The main issues include the timing of the 20% corporate rate cut and whether to allow deductions for state and local taxes. Currently, Congressional Republicans hope to finalize the bill by December 20th, and Kevin Brady, Chair of...
Brady Indicates That Tax Legislation Will Include Repeal of Individual Mandate
Posted on Dec 6, 2017 in News
The Senate voted to go to conference in order to reconcile their tax bill with the House Tax bill today. However, there are many differences that need to be worked out between the two bills. Key differences include the repeal of the alternative minimum tax, the implementation timing of the corporate tax rate reduction, and the repeal of the individual mandate. The repeal of the...
House Sends Tax Cuts and Jobs Act to Conference Committee
Posted on Dec 5, 2017 in News
The House voted Monday to send the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act to conference committee to resolve the differences between the House and Senate versions of the bill. The committee has 14 House total members, 9 Republican and 5 Democratic. The Republican members are: Keven Brady (the Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee), Ron Bishop, Diane Black, Kristi Noem, Devin Nunes, Peter Roskam,...
All in a Late Night’s Work: Senate Passes Tax Bill
Posted on Dec 4, 2017 in News, Uncategorized
At approximately 2:00 a.m. on Saturday morning, the Senate passed its tax reform bill with a vote of 51-49. Changes to the bill, including some handwritten into the document, were made leading up to the final vote. The only Republican to vote against the bill was Senator Bob Corker who has continued concerns regarding the estimated $1+ trillion deficit over the next 10 years. Corker...
Increased Support Among Senate Republicans For Tax Bill But Some Opposition Remains
Posted on Nov 29, 2017 in News
The Senate voted today on party lines to proceed with floor debate on the tax bill. Recently, there has been increased support for the tax legislation among Senate Republicans. Senators James Lankford and Jerry Moran, both former holdouts, indicated that they would support the legislation. Senators Ron Johnson and Bob Corker, vocal critics of the bill, both voted in favor of the bill...
Senate Tax Bill Differs from House Bill in Treatment of Multinationals
Posted on Nov 22, 2017 in News, Uncategorized
The Senate recently released the legislative text of their version of the tax bill. The bill defers in several key respects from the House bill in its treatment of the income of multinational companies, particularly in the way that it addresses global intangible low-taxed income, foreign derived intangible income, and base erosion. The Senate vote could occur as early as November 30th....
White House Officials State Willingness to Sacrifice Health Care Provision for the Tax Reform Greater Good
Posted on Nov 20, 2017 in Insurance Tax, News
The White House Budget Director, Mick Mulvaney, indicated that the Trump Administration is willing to strike the health care provision in the Senate’s proposed tax legislation repealing the requirement that everyone in the U.S. have health insurance or pay a fine. Striking this provision would leave the Senate $338 billion short of their revenue goal and would require Republican...