Tax planning

A look at the biggest regulations, legislation and court cases in the field from the first half of the year.

The strategy is widely promoted, but it can leave some investors worse off.

The Senate’s arcane budget rules threaten Democrats’ plans to increase taxes on the wealthy and corporations and invest in climate programs.

With fast-paced change and tremendous uncertainty, this is sure to be an area of growth for accounting practices.

He questioned a 3.8% tax on pass-through businesses, under discussion as an offset for Medicare drug provisions.

The West Virginia Democrat told Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer he wouldn’t agree to an economic package before an August congressional recess.

The West Virginia senator said it wouldn’t be “prudent” to act now on climate and tax plans without seeing another month of inflation data first.

The West Virginia senator told Democratic leaders Thursday he would not support new spending on climate measures or tax increases.

A Senate plan to expand taxes on some businesses to bolster Medicare raised alarms about inflation, potentially complicating Democrats’ attempt to pass a broad economic package.

Crunch time has finally arrived for the president's economic agenda as Democrats scramble for a deal on a slimmed-down version of what was once a multi-trillion-dollar overhaul of domestic policy.

The Treasury developed the framework with other federal agencies in response to an executive order from President Biden, even as lawmakers have proposed their own industry-friendly legislation.

Senate Democrats have reached a deal to extend the solvency of Medicare by closing a tax loophole frequently used by law firms and other partnerships.

The requirement, buried in the $1 trillion infrastructure law passed last year, mirrors one for brokerages and has flown under the radar.

Holes in a proposed gun tax; IRS budget-to-be; offshore account troubles; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

“Inflation psychology” is back, complicating financial planners’ discussions with unnerved retirement savers.

Suspending the federal gasoline tax would be a largely symbolic move by an embattled president running out of options to ease pump prices weighing on Democrats’ political prospects.

When the tax agency said annual withdrawals would be required before an account is drained by year 10, it created a firestorm. Here's what's happening now.

With social media and the internet multiplying the ways people can give, the rules are more important than ever.

The new law requires digital apps and online marketplaces to send a tax form to both the IRS and a recipient who receives $600 or more a year in online payments.

A group of finance leaders are coping with a steady stream of economic disruptions this year and they’re planning ahead for tax hikes and more.