Whew, S corporation shareholders… You dodged a bullet last week when the bill to raise your taxes was voted down. You mean you didn’t know
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Monday Night Vote Lessens Chances Of Payroll Tax Cut Approval
The payroll tax cut extensions are going nowhere fast… A vote last night by Republicans on the House rules committee will prevent a direct vote
Read MoreReid Holds Up Discussions On Payroll Tax Cut Extension
I was hoping to report that the Senate had taken up the payroll tax cut extension issue today and tossed out the ridiculous plan hatched
Read MoreAirline Taxes, Job Cuts Tied To Fights Over Subsidies & Unions
Congress learned a lesson this week: it’s hard to talk job creation when you’re directly responsible for thousands of employees being out of work. In
Read MoreBreaking Down the Debt Ceiling Fix In 10 Easy Pieces
So after all of the drama, it’s over. For now. President Obama has signed into law legislation that will raise the debt ceiling, averting what
Read MoreMedicare Plan Vulnerable According To Budget Vote
When presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich first objected to House Budget Committee Chair Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) Medicare proposal, there was a collective gasp in the political sphere.
Read MoreHomebuyers Face Deadline
Despite some pretty serious lobbying efforts by realtors, banks, lenders and goodness knows who else, it looks like the homebuyer’s credit may not be extended.
Read MoreSenate Votes To Eliminate Tax Deduction For Punitive Damages
When I was a little girl, rather than completely clean up my room, I used to decorate it. I’d make a tissue flower and put
Read MoreReid Proposes Homebuyer’s Credit Extension. Again.
The crazy train that is Congress just keeps on rolling this week. Despite the overwhelming cost to taxpayers of the homebuyer’s credit, Senate Majority Leader
Read MoreUsing Tragedy For Gain: It’s The American (Senate) Way
Forget dying birds. Who cares about poisoned fish? Those sick fishermen? They’ll totally get over it – after all, it was food poisoning, right, Tony
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