Tax Policy
Advisory Panel members and other experts testified about proposed reforms of the federal tax code. Topics included the Alternate Minimum Tax, simplification of the individual tax form, tax…
187 viewsAdvisory Panel members and other experts testified about proposed reforms of the federal tax code. Topics included the Alternate Minimum Tax, simplification of the individual tax form, tax…
187 viewsSecretary Snow and members of the President’s Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform spoke to reporters about the panel’s final report. Following Secretary Snow’s question and answer session,…
59 viewsAt a final meeting of an advisory panel on proposed tax reform, members discussed two plans for changes for federal income and corporate taxes. The first plan would simplify the current…
63 viewsPanel members spoke to reporters about a final meeting of an advisory panel on proposed tax reform at which members discussed two plans for changes for federal income and corporate taxes.…
84 viewsThe President’s Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform members met to discuss issues associated with tax reform. Among the topics they addressed were limitations on tax deductions for…
59 viewsThe President’s Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform held a public meeting on specific options for federal tax reform. In the fourth panel, witnessed talked about the benefits of a flat…
62 viewsThe President’s Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform will held a public meeting on specific options for federal tax reform. The third panel heard testimony from experts on retail sales…
81 viewsThe President’s Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform held its second public meeting to hear perspectives on tax reform and descriptions of the problems presented by complexity in the tax…
89 viewsThe Advisory Panel held its second public meeting to hear perspectives on tax reform and descriptions of the problems presented by complexity in the tax system. Chairman Greenspan addressed the…
84 viewsTreasury officials spoke about the future of tax reform, the state of the economy, proposed plans to make several tax cuts permanent, as well as recent calls for Social Security reform.…
144 viewsThe heads of President Bush’s panel on tax reform spoke with reporters after meeting with the president. They were joined by Secretary Snow who also attended the meeting. They hope to…
31 viewsThe Senate Finance Committee considered four nominations: Mark McClellan to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, Donald Korb to be Chief Counsel of the Internal…
94 viewsHouse and Senate leaders met in a conference to resolve differences in tax cut legislation. Several Democratic members raised questions about the process by which agreement had been reached…
77 viewsThe Senate Finance Committee marked up the economic stimulus bill that the U.S. Senate is expected to take up next week. Staff counsel and administration officials testified about the…
182 viewsSenate Republican Leadership and the Chairman and Ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee held a briefing on the passage of Tax Cut Legislation.
73 viewsFollowing a meeting with President George W. Bush on a federal budget agreement that includes tax cuts, Congressional leaders talked with reporters and answered questions.
165 viewsUnited States Senators talked to reporters about a bipartisan alternative budget proposal in response to the Republican plan. They stressed that their plan provides tax relief for the…
67 viewsSenators talked to reporters about the work of the Senate Finance Committee. They talked about bipartisan support for legislation to save the Social Security surplus and use that to pay…
43 viewsIn a portion beginning at about 3:18 p.m., Senators debated a substitute amendment offered by Senator Daschle on tax cut legislation as part of the balanced budget agreement. They debated whether…
64 viewsSenator Breaux spoke about the current budget and tax policy debate. He expressed his frustration at the arduous nature of the process. After his remarks, he took questions from the…
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