Finance, investment and tax-related legislation

The president is directing the Treasury to review regs to see if they’re too burdensome.

Administration officials are suggesting it might not be revenue-neutral.

Whether it goes before health care or after, it’s likely to be much later in the year.

The nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Budget, which opposes big budget deficits, believes the president's legislative strategy stems from a misconception.

Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., have introduced legislation to discourage the use of corporate tax havens.

Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, have introduced bipartisan legislation that would prevent businesses from deducting the money they pay to government agencies like the Securities and Exchange Commission to settle allegations of company wrongdoing.

As President Donald Trump huddles with advisers over plans for a tax overhaul, Congress is considering options to soften a controversial centerpiece of the House Republicans’ tax plan—a step that might mean smaller tax cuts for corporations.

Two former chairmen of the Senate Finance Committee have re-introduced legislation to protect tax fraud whistleblowers from retaliation.

The American Institute of CPAs wants lawmakers to reintroduce a bill to make various fixes to the tax laws.

Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, want to make the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s actions against auditing firms and auditors more transparent.

Presidents have always needed to play a major role in this kind of change, the former congressman points out.

House Speaker Paul Ryan has used a soft touch to win over rebellious conservatives. But, with his Obamacare replacement bill at stake, he’s delivering a tougher message: It’s time to fall in line.

Republicans’ Obamacare replacement will make it easier to sport that beachy, potentially precancerous glow: Their American Health Care Act would do away with a 10 percent excise tax on tanning services.

The proposal includes a new premium tax credit, the repeal of a number of pay-for taxes, and more -- and it may divide Republicans.

An analysis written for an influential bloc of U.S. House conservatives derides a key component of a new Republican plan to replace Obamacare, faulting a provision offering tax credits to individuals who wouldn’t otherwise have access to health insurance.

Will reform include a border adjustment?

While death and taxes may be a certainty, how quickly Americans are getting their refunds remains up in the air—and that’s taking a toll on eateries’ revenue.

Not long after the Speaker of the House offered a full-throated affirmation of his tax overhaul, an influential conservative group announced a grassroots campaign against it.

Republicans are looking at limiting a tax exclusion used by employers that’s worth hundreds of billions of dollars a year, as a way to pay for changes to the health care system.

Tax reform may encourage the use of digital currency.