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Intuit withdraws TurboTax from Free File Alliance

By Michael Cohn       3 min read

Intuit has decided to leave the Free File Alliance after coming under criticism for making it difficult to access a truly free version of TurboTax. Read story →

Pelosi under pressure to decide next move on Biden’s agenda

By Billy House and Erik Wasson       4 min read

So far, the Speaker of the House has been relegated to the sidelines in the stalled Senate debate over a $3.5 trillion budget blueprint. Read story →

Senior Democrat proposes cap on Trump-era business deduction

By Colin Wilhelm       2 min read

The bill would expand eligibility for the “pass-through” deduction to lawyers, accountants or doctors making above certain income thresholds. Read story →

IRS opens tax pro accounts

By Michael Cohn       4 min read

The Internal Revenue Service has begun offering online Tax Pro Accounts that practitioners can use for submitting an authorization request to an individual client’s own taxes online with the IRS. Read story →

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Schumer sets crucial test for action on infrastructure, spending

By Steven T. Dennis and Laura Litvan       4 min read

The Senate Majority Leader will take a preliminary step Monday that would lead to a first test vote on the infrastructure plan by Wednesday. He set the same day as a deadline for all Senate Democrats to unite behind a budget blueprint. Read story →

Tax Fraud Blotter: Next on the docket

By Jeff Stimpson       5 min read

Rage against the Machine; property casualty; herbal remedy; and other highlights of recent tax cases. Read story →

SALT relief may win inclusion in Senate Democrats budget package

By Laura Davison and Colin Wilhelm       2 min read

Democrats may include at least a partial expansion of the state and local income tax deduction in the $3.5 trillion budget outline that Senate Democrats agreed upon this week. Read story →

IRS begins distributing monthly child tax credit payments

By Michael Cohn       6 min read

The IRS and the Treasury started disbursing advance monthly payments Thursday of the expanded Child Tax Credit in a program that aims to lift millions of families out of poverty.  Read story →

Biden looks to corral Democrats on $3.5T Senate plan

By Jordan Fabian and Erik Wasson       4 min read

President Joe Biden urged Senate Democrats to act boldly on his sweeping social and economic agenda Wednesday, as they began hashing out details of an $3.5 trillion tax and spending agreement that marks a crucial step forward for his plan.  Read story →

Democrats tout child tax credits in ad blitz aimed at key states

By Kenneth P. Doyle       3 min read

Democratic leaders want voters in key states to know which party is responsible for the checks Americans with young children are set to start receiving on Thursday. Read story →

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