Tax planning

Pulling the costs directly out of clients’ IRAs can blunt the sting, but it shrinks the pot of tax-deferred retirement assets.

But barterers need to be aware of the complex tax issues that are involved.

The president and Republican congressional leaders see a narrow opening for compromise on infrastructure spending yet significant obstacles remain, particularly on tax increases.

Financial executives are eyeing tax changes expected in the Biden administration, demands for more environmental, social and governance reporting, and diversity efforts.

Affluent clients can use wealth and retirement strategies to blunt the impact of the administration’s proposals, which include a higher capital gains rate.

Any changes to inheritance tax would feed into the broader upheaval that is coming to taxation in the world’s major economies.

April's hiring shortfall stiffened Republican opposition to the tax increases on the wealthy and corporations that are a central part of the administration's package.

The president's plan for increased tax audits of the wealthy and corporations is a major funding source for his economic-investment proposals.

The fate of the administration’s $4 trillion economic vision now rests with the lawmakers in a narrowly divided Congress.

The Penn Wharton Budget Model says the White House mistook the cost of its child-care and education policies.

Business owners need to think carefully about whether to do a study before or after a rehab.

Biden administration proposals could radically reshape how wealthy Americans are taxed.

The Big Four firm has bought a large London-based firm that provides U.K. and U.S. personal tax services.

Congress estimates that the rule currently costs the government about $43 billion a year.

The president's promise to start narrowing income and wealth gaps underpins every part of his economic program.

The proposed top 39.6 percent tax bracket in the administration's “American Families Plan” would encompass less than 1 percent of taxpayers.

The president is on the road to sell his plans to build infrastructure and invest in education, child care and other priorities.

President Biden’s American Families Plan would provide tax credits for families and low-income workers, but eliminate a popular tax break for inheritances and raise taxes on capital gains.

The proposal won’t affect couples with incomes below $400,000 — but could impact couples who together exceed that threshold.

The president declared the U.S. has turned the corner on a pandemic that’s killed more than half a million Americans.