Showing posts with label us senate. Show all posts
Showing posts with label us senate. Show all posts
Friday, July 23, 2010

US Senate Rejects Effort To Repeal Estate Tax

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From AutomatedTrader.net: A Republican-led effort to permanently repeal the estate tax garnered only 39 votes in the Senate, as the motio...
Monday, June 14, 2010

Democrats want investigation into surprise Senate primary winner

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An investigation will be underway regarding the legitimacy of the South Carolina Democratic Senate primary winner. It turns out that the wi...
Thursday, May 13, 2010

The Pros and Cons of Value Added Taxes

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A few weeks ago the U.S. Senate rejected a proposal to institute a Federal Value Added Tax (VAT) with an 85-13 majority vote. Although com...
Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Finance Reform Bill May Exempt Payday Lenders

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There has been a lot of debate in the Senate lately on whether or not to include a provision in a finance reform bill that would crack dow...
Thursday, February 04, 2010

Senate Ready to Tackle Jobs

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The Senate is reportedly already getting to work on Obama’s promise to create more jobs. According to new reports, Democratic Leaders in t...

Landrieu, Snowe Introduce Bill to Boost Small Business Contracts

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From MSNMoney.com: U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair, Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., and Ranking Member Olymp...
Monday, December 21, 2009

The Estate Tax Explained

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Last week the U.S. Senate attempted to decide the fate of the estate tax. Unfortunately, members of Congress failed to pass any type of ch...

Senate Bill Removes ‘Botax,’ Adds Tanning Tax

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The Democratic leadership decided to remove the 5% plastic surgery tax from the latest draft of their health care reform bill. The tax was...
Monday, December 14, 2009

Senate set to Advance $1.1T Spending Bill

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While the country focuses on the Tiger Woods scandal and the upcoming holidays, the United States senate is set to pass a filibuster proof...
Saturday, September 19, 2009

Homebuyer Tax-Credit Extension Gains Lawmaker Support

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Senators are working to make sure that lawmakers are aware of the November 30 th deadline for the first time homebuyers tax credit. Sen. ...

Senate Finance Reform Package Released to Public

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As I blogged about yesterday, Senator Max Baucus’ reform bill is causing quite a stir on Capitol Hill with many predicting a tax increase...
Monday, March 23, 2009

AIG Bonus Tax Bill May Be Delayed in U.S. Senate

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From Bloomberg.com: The U.S. Senate may wait until next month to vote on a proposed steep tax increase on employee bonuses at American I...
Monday, March 02, 2009

Anti-Tax Haven Bill Coming: U.S. Senate Aides

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From Reuters.com: Offshore tax havens used by rich Americans in Switzerland, the Cayman Islands and other nations are targeted for shutd...
Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Devore Campaign Creates Funny New Tax Calculator

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The Chuck Devore for US Senate campaign has put together an amusing Obama tax calculator, with a pun on his recent appointment of Timothy ...
Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Senate Panel May Add $69 Billion AMT Plan to Stimulus

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From Bloomberg News: The U.S. Senate’s tax-writing committee might add $69 billion in relief from the alternative- minimum tax to the ...
Thursday, January 22, 2009

US Lawmakers Debating Obama's Energy Tax Breaks

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From Reuters : The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday began debating $20 billion in energy tax credits and related financial...