Tax Reform

Tax overhaul keeps US futures steady

Wall Street's major indexes were poised to inch higher at the open on Tuesday, building on gains in the past two sessions on rising hopes that the U.S. Congress will vote for the biggest overhaul of the country's tax system in more than 30 years.

Republicans appear all but certain to pass tax legislation

The Republican-controlled U.S. Congress appeared all but certain to pass sweeping tax legislation this week after two Senate Republican holdouts agreed on Monday to support a tax overhaul backed by President Donald Trump.

US taxpayers rush to claim deductions under threat from tax bill

Financial advisers and accountants are working overtime as many U.S. taxpayers scramble to pay the rest of their 2017 taxes before Jan. 1 when the proposed Republican tax overhaul would sharply cut the amount they can deduct on federal tax bills.

How Marco Rubio won a concession on the GOP tax bill

For two weeks, Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida fumed that his party rejected his efforts to steer more money to low-income families in the GOP tax plan by making a child tax credit more accessible.

For GOP, tax bill's most visible win may be averting failure

Despite the sheer size and society-spanning impact of the $1.5 trillion tax overhaul, the quickest and most potent political victory that Republicans would savor by pushing the bill through Congress next week may be what it averts: another big GOP legislative crash in the age of Trump.

Final Republican tax bill slashes U.S. corporate rate: summary

Congressional Republicans' final tax legislation proposes cutting taxes as expected for businesses, the wealthy and some middle-class Americans, according to a summary seen by Reuters on Friday, with decisive votes expected next week in a critical moment for the party and President Donald Trump.

GOP tax plan fails to deliver on reforming the system: Fmr. Fed president

Republicans in the House and Senate are working to finalize a tax reform bill they hope to have on President Trump’s desk by Christma, but former Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Charles Plosser expressed concerns that the bill wouldn’t provide the systemic reform promised by the GOP.

As Republican tax vote nears, more senators waver

President Donald Trump’s drive to win passage of a sweeping Republican tax bill in the U.S. Congress hit potential obstacles on Thursday as two more Republican senators insisted on changes, joining a list of lawmakers whose support is uncertain.