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Washington News
While millions of Americans are on holiday during August, tax committees in Washington are busy drafting a tax reform bill.
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) was interviewed by national media on August 6. He was asked about the White House proposal to reduce rates to 10%, 25%, and 35%. Hatch responded, "If we could get to those rates, that would be miraculous, and it would be very beneficial for the country."
Hatch then went on to describe a number of obstacles to lowering rates. "Looking at what we have going on in Congress right now—all the difficulties and catfights across the board and the slowdown of everything by the Democrats, the desire not even to let legislation come forth—yeah, it would be very difficult to get there."
Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA) is the Ranking Minority Member in the House Ways and Means Committee. He expressed hope that a forthcoming tax bill could help middle-class Americans, rather than reduce payments for those with higher incomes. Neal noted that a tax reform bill should be developed "from the...More |
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Case of the Week
Stacy Powers, is 40 years old and has led an interesting life. She was the only child of a successful couple. After both started careers, they decided to have a child. During the middle years of...More |
Private Letter Ruling
Charity is a tax-exempt nonprofit corporation under Sec. 501(c)(3) and is a public charity under Sec. 509(a)(1) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi). Charity promotes individual mental, moral, intellectual, artistic...More |
Article of the Month
The idea of asking donors to make a "blended gift" is an emerging trend in the world of philanthropy. A blended gift is the combination of a current gift, or a commitment to make a series of current...More |
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