Taxes July 31, 2025
New Federal School Voucher Program Poses a Quandary for States: Opt In or Opt Out?
A tax credit in Trump’s signature law leaves states to sort out rules, funding, and oversight.
Taxes June 4, 2025
GOP Leaders Push Back on Musk ‘Abomination’ Criticism of Trump Tax Bill
Republican congressional leaders pushed back Wednesday on Elon Musk’s harsh criticism of President Trump’s signature budget bill as a fiscally dangerous “disgusting abomination.”
Taxes June 3, 2025
Senate Faces Delicate Balancing Act on Reconciliation Tax Package
It's not clear yet how extensive the changes to the House's nearly $4 trillion tax package will be, but lawmakers and interest groups see plenty of opportunities for tweaks to suit their needs.
Taxes June 3, 2025
Elon Musk Goes Off Again on Trump’s Big, Beautiful ‘Pork-Filled’ Bill
Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk unleashed on President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” on June 3, marking the second time in a week that the former presidential advisor broke with the president.
Taxes June 3, 2025
Estate Tax Repeal Pending in Congress Raises Debate Over Charity, Wealth Gap
A proposed repeal of the federal estate tax has advocates arguing about whether it would be a long-overdue fix for small business owners and farmers, or an unnecessary move widening the gap between the haves and have-nots even further.
Taxes May 28, 2025
What to Know About the Federal Tax Credit Scholarship Proposal Moving Through Congress
A new federal program would offer up to $5 billion in tax credits a year to fuel private school attendance nationwide.
Taxes May 28, 2025
Fate of $20 Billion U.S. Home Solar Market Lies in GOP Senate Hands
The U.S. residential solar market is awaiting to see if Republicans in the Senate will challenge their brethren in the House and change provisions of the massive tax-and-spending bill that executives and analysts say would devastate the industry.
Taxes May 28, 2025
Elon Musk Says in Interview He’s ‘Disappointed’ With Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
In an interview with CBS News, Musk said he's disappointed because the tax-and-spending bill increases the deficit and "undermines the work that the DOGE team is doing."
Taxes May 27, 2025
GOP Tax Bill Could Make EVs More Expensive by Removing Tax Credits
A Republican-backed tax-and-spending bill passed by the U.S. House on May 22 aims to roll back federal clean energy incentives—a move critics warn could raise costs for those who purchase electric vehicles.
Taxes May 27, 2025
Legislators Target a Federal Tax Program That Funds State Medicaid Programs
For years, states have been taxing health care providers to draw down additional federal funds for their Medicaid programs.
Taxes May 27, 2025
Pending Tax Legislation Will Result in Cancellation of IRS Direct File
The tax bill that passed the House and is headed to the Senate includes a provision to end the IRS Direct File program.
Taxes May 23, 2025
SALT Write-Off, Harvard Tax, Medicaid Cuts: What’s in Trump’s Bill
Here’s a rundown of the House bill’s main provisions impacting people and businesses.
Taxes May 22, 2025
Do Americans Support Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful’ Budget Package? What Poll Found Before it Passed in House
As you'd expect, Americans are divided over President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax-and-spending bill, which just passed in the House of Representatives, according to new polling.