POLITICO Morning Tax


Time to ask for more of an overtime deduction
Mon Apr 20 10:00 am
Two dozen labor groups are pushing lawmakers to expand the new deduction for overtime pay, which proved to be a big hit with taxpayers this filing season.
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Tax on the outside for Recon 2.0?
Mon Apr 13 10:00 am
The chances for tax policy to play a role in a second GOP fiscal package certainly took a hit on Friday.
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A tax menu for 2.0?
Mon Apr 06 10:00 am
It’s far from clear whether GOP lawmakers will be able to move as aggressively as they might want.
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Democrats thinking OT on taxes
Mon Mar 30 10:00 am
Democrats might be facing an internal reckoning on how aggressively to tax the rich and what to do with all that revenue, as the party regroups and prepares for when it might regain power in Washington.
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What does ‘free’ mean, exactly?
Mon Mar 23 10:00 am
A federal appeals court has tossed aside a Federal Trade Commission order that banned TurboTax from calling some of its products free.
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Could there be a further refund bump?
Mon Mar 16 10:00 am
Stop us if you’ve heard this before, but the average tax refund that the IRS is paying out is slowly declining — even as they remain ahead of last year’s pace.
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The indexing push continues
Mon Mar 09 10:00 am
Republicans certainly aren’t backing off their effort to get the Trump administration to unilaterally cut taxes on capital gains.
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Conservatives build their case on housing tax cut
Mon Mar 02 10:00 am
A high-profile group of low-tax advocates is pushing a proposal that would slash the number of people who would owe capital gains taxes after selling a home.
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