AICPA July 1, 2025
The U.S. Senate passed its reconciliation bill earlier today, which removes the limit on pass-through businesses’ state and local tax (SALT) deductions entirely, generating optimism for those affected businesses.
Taxes July 1, 2025
The slim 51-50 vote margin sets up a frantic few days in the House, where Republicans have to figure out how to unite to get a bill to President Donald Trump’s desk before his self-imposed July 4 deadline.
Taxes July 1, 2025
The Tesla CEO is once again threatening to ramp up his political spending, this time targeting nearly every sitting Republican in Congress who has signaled support for President Donald Trump’s multitrillion-dollar tax bill.
Taxes June 30, 2025
Elon Musk slammed the Senate's latest version of President Donald Trump’s multitrillion-dollar tax bill warning that the cuts to EV and other clean energy credits would be “incredibly destructive” to the country.
Taxes June 30, 2025
The plan had drawn opposition from members of both parties, and the Senate parliamentarian last week had ruled a more ambitious plan didn’t belong in the budget bill.
Legislation June 29, 2025
The president and CEO of the American Institute of CPAs, Mark Koziel, CPA, CGMA, has released a statement following the release of the text of the U.S. Senate’s reconciliation bill.
Taxes June 27, 2025
“It’s not the end-all. It can go longer,” Trump told reporters at a White House press conference on June 27. “But we’d like to get it done by that time, if possible.”
Taxes June 27, 2025
The Senate parliamentarian concluded that a section of the tax bill exempting a small number of religious schools, including the Christian liberal arts college in Hillsdale, MI, violated the chamber's procedural rules for the budget reconciliation process.
Taxes June 26, 2025
In an opinion column for Newsweek, the caucus members argued that the Senate would preserve “too much” of what President Donald Trump previously called a “scam.”
Taxes June 24, 2025
Republican leaders are stepping on the gas to get the giant budget package to President Donald Trump's desk before his July 4 deadline.
PCAOB June 23, 2025
Republican lawmakers' plan to fold the PCAOB into the SEC hit a snag last Thursday when it was determined in the Senate that the provision in the GOP tax-and-spending bill violates the "Byrd Rule."
Payroll June 23, 2025
Under the tax-and-spending bill currently in Congress, qualifying parents of newborn children through Dec. 31, 2028, will receive $1,000 for what’s being called a Trump Account. It could be opened by a parent or guardian.