Ever wonder why millionaires and billionaires have so much money to spend trying to buy elections? A lot of it comes from gaming the tax code. And one of the most egregious ways the super-rich avoid taxes is called the “carried interest”
Download the report: PDF The investment tax credit, or ITC, and production tax credit, or PTC, for clean energy have played an essential role in expediting the deployment of wind, solar, and other forms of clean energy in the United States. In
Clearly, members of the GOP in the House are all about looking for ways to handicap ANY organization tasked with performing regulatory actions that might impede their ideological plans for the future of the United States of Republica. A case in point
I frequently use POPVOX to explore information about a bill — what’s in the text of a bill, who introduced it, what other’s are saying about, who those others are (individuals and corporations/organizations) — and to write a letter of opposition or
BY TARA CULP-RESSLER “House Republicans Are Pushing A Bill That Would Force The IRS To Audit Rape Victims” PHOTO CREDIT: AP PHOTO/MIKE GROLL House Republicans are currently advancing the “No Taxpayer Funding For Abortion Act,” or HR 7, a measure that would
Slashing government spending now is just going to make our nation poorer. By Richard Kirsch With the Friday the 13th December deadline for a federal budget deal, the cries of “we’re broke,” and “we can’t afford to keep spending,” are ringing again.
Thanks to a loophole that subsidizes CEO pay, McDonald’s, Yum Brands, Wendy’s, Burger King, Domino’s, and Dunkin’ Brands trimmed $64 million from their tax bills in 2011 and 2012. By Sarah Anderson The fast food industry is notorious for handing out lean
Treasury and IRS Announce That All Legal Same-Sex Marriages Will Be Recognized For Federal Tax Purposes; Ruling Provides Certainty, Benefits and Protections Under Federal Tax Law for Same-Sex Married Couples IR-2013-72, Aug. 29, 2013 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of the Treasury
CNS NEWS – The question of whether to legalize illegal aliens and put them on a pathway to citizenship may be the most controversial legislative issue facing the U.S. Congress this year. But, according to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration
Earlier this week, the Republicans in Congress (including NV2’s Mark Amodei) voted for passage of yet another bill limiting a woman’s reproductive rights. It not only would shorten the time frame during which a woman could choose to end a pregnancy, but
