Trump tax plan

The president said he’s not looking to cut taxes by indexing capital gains as it would benefit the wealthy.

The White House has been considering a move that would largely benefit the wealthy.

As President Trump’s advisers cast about for ways to juice the economy, temporarily trimming payroll taxes has fallen out of favor, and with good reason: Voters might not even notice it.

Economic indicators increasingly point to a potential downturn.

The Trump administration is mulling the possibility of temporarily cutting Social Security and Medicare taxes as a way to spur the economy.

A deadline is looming to maximize the stepped-up basis afforded to realized capital gains invested in qualified opportunity zone properties and businesses.

The Trump administration’s tax cuts have had little direct impact on business investment decisions, according to an analysis by the International Monetary Fund.

Liquor stores can’t claim a hot new U.S. tax break designed to create jobs in poor communities. One of the biggest property developers for marijuana ventures says it can.

Extending tax breaks that are intended to benefit families and small businesses come with a steep cost, according to Congress’s nonpartisan scorekeeper.

Investors are starting to pour money into the real estate projects after more than a year of indecision.

IRS audit rates have dropped, but that doesn’t mean clients shouldn’t be prepared.

The commercial real estate industry should rejoice, according to Klatzkin & Co.’s John Blake.

Experts share what practitioners should be paying attention to for the rest of the year.

The debate about the cap on federal deductions for state and local taxes has flipped the tables for lawmakers.

Taxpayers wishing to participate for any calendar 2018 capital gains must act quickly.

Democratic presidential candidates like Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have talked about repealing the GOP’s tax overhaul. Yet a large-scale rollback is unlikely. Instead, two other forces could slowly unravel the law — Democrats currently in power in the House and President Donald Trump’s trade policies.

Congress is considering plenty of bills -- how many will be passed is another question.

New York, New Jersey and Connecticut have been fighting a new cap on state and local tax deductions ever since it was included in the 2017 Republican tax overhaul.

The American Institute of CPAs submitted more than 140 recommendations to the Internal Revenue Service regarding its 2019-20 Guidance Priority List.

The TCJA and taxpayer confusion led to more returns than normal being scheduled for after April 15.