Tax planning

The House voted to repeal the 2.3 percent excise tax on medical devices and another provision from the health care reform law that prevents holders of health savings accounts from buying over-the-counter medicine without a prescription.

Rep. Sander Levin, D-Mich., said Wednesday that he plans to introduce a bill to provide tax breaks for small businesses that hire new employees or increase wages as a substitute for a bill being pushed by House Republicans to repeal the medical device tax in the health care law.

With the expiration of the current tax rates approaching at the end of the year, and a deep round of spending cuts looming, a new report sheds light on what effect that would have on the economy and the nation’s debt levels.

Deloitte has begun adjusting salaries to offset the income taxes paid by Deloitte professionals who provide coverage to their domestic partners—both same sex and opposite sex—on their medical or dental plans, effective June 3.

A House subcommittee held a hearing to consider what impact the return of a higher estate tax rate in 2013 would have on small businesses.

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The House Ways and Means Committee has passed legislation repealing the tax on medical devices included in the health care reform law and allowing health savings account holders to pay for over-the-counter drugs without a prescription.

Amazon.com has struck a deal with the state of New Jersey to open two fulfillment distribution centers in the Garden State and to begin charging sales taxes to New Jersey residents by July 1, 2013.

Political gamesmanship in Washington is having a detrimental effect on federal tax planning.

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A company that hopes to establish an online marketplace for trading tax credits said Wednesday that it has closed a seed funding round of more than $350,000 to develop the technology.

Certainty in the Tax Code has become even more important than a reduction in tax rates, according to a survey of 800 CFOs and senior financial executives in the U.S.

House Republicans said they plan to schedule a vote on extending the Bush tax cuts before August.

President Obama urged Congress to extend expiring tax credits for wind energy and other forms of clean energy.

While most observers are reluctant to forecast any tax legislation prior to the November elections, there is legislation pending in Congress that, if enacted, would be a boon to small business and help jumpstart the economy.

A pair of influential senators are looking into the activities of a tax-exempt charity for disabled veterans after questions were raised about whether the group is actually spending the millions of dollars it has collected to help disabled veterans.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced a Senate bill to spark the creation of startup businesses, with tax breaks and visa opportunities for foreign students, foreign-born entrepreneurs and immigrant employees.

The Congressional Budget Office has issued a report warning that the economy could slip into a recession unless policymakers decide what to do about the steep tax increases and spending cuts that are scheduled to take effect next year.

Private equity firms are helping with employment growth, according to a new survey by accounting firm McGladrey LLP.

The Internal Revenue Service has taken some initial steps to implement the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, but it still has a long way to go, according to a new government report.