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No sales tax changes at state level, but a record number for localities

By Roger Russell       4 min read

Vertex's annual Mid-Year Report reveals the COVID-19-driven differences in the way jurisdictions are approaching rates. Read story →

SALT cap rollback for two years debated by House Democrats

By Kaustuv Basu and Billy House       2 min read

House Democrats are considering a two-year repeal as one of their potential paths to undoing the $10,000 cap on the federal deduction for state and local taxes. Read story →

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez brings ‘tax the rich’ message to New York’s elite

By Amanda L Gordon       3 min read

The progressive Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez used the Met Gala to make a political statement by wearing a dress with the message splashed across the back. Read story →

Biden allies shy from taxing rich, eroding inequality pledge

By Nancy Cook and Mike Dorning       5 min read

President Joe Biden’s push to ramp up taxes on the wealthy is getting diluted by his Democratic allies in Congress, undermining his chances of fully delivering on his 2020 campaign pledge to curb America’s widening inequality. Read story →

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Bombshell tax draft throws curveball at retirement plans, inheritances, levies on the rich

By Lynnley Browning       5 min read

While Biden isn’t getting some of his proposed tax increases on the wealthy, some surprising new hikes may be in the works.  Read story →

Crypto tax-reporting changes may lead to IRS crackdown

By Michael Cohn       13 min read

The bipartisan infrastructure bill includes requirements for brokers to report their customers’ cryptocurrency gains to the Internal Revenue Service, but exactly what constitutes a broker is stirring controversy. Read story →

The latest tax-avoidance trick probably isn’t for your clients

By Alexis Leondis       3 min read

The uber-rich are already using a trick to avoid paying the higher taxes proposed by Democrats, but it won’t work for the moderately.  Read story →

Biden’s child tax credit plan backed by House Democrats

By Kaustuv Basu, Alexander Ruoff and Erik Wasson       2 min read

Lawmakers are seeking to extend the recently expanded tax break through 2025, endorsing a key component of the president’s social safety net plan. Read story →

House Democrats issue tax plan with top corporate rate of 26.5%

By Kaustuv Basu, Billy House and Erik Wasson       2 min read

Their package of tax increases falls short of President Joe Biden’s ambition, however. Read story →

$16B in EITC payments in 2020 may have been improper

By Michael Cohn       3 min read

The IRS's strategy for examining claims for the Earned Income Tax Credit are falling short, according to a new report. Read story →

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