Tax Reform
The Senate Finance Committee, which writes tax policy, heard testimony from former Treasury Department officials at a hearing on comprehensive tax reform and the challenges in implementing s…
1,181 viewsThe Senate Finance Committee, which writes tax policy, heard testimony from former Treasury Department officials at a hearing on comprehensive tax reform and the challenges in implementing s…
1,181 viewsTax policy analysts talked about the viability of the destination-based cash flow tax proposal, and other alternative corporate tax plans. Speakers included economists and professors from Ge…
220 viewsBudget, legislative and business analysts examine the upcoming work of the congressional Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, created in a recently-passed debt ceiling bill. Particip…
55 viewsWitnesses testified about overhauling the tax code and the economic impacts of taxation on business and individual debt. This was the first tax-related joint hearing of the Senate Finance an…
575 viewsPanelists talked about the future of U.S. tax policy. Among the specific topics addressed were the tax gap, the budget deficit, the distribution of the tax burden, the alternative minimum ta…
53 viewsModerated by Secretary John Snow, panelists described the burdens and costs that taxes and regulations put on the economy, including their impact on U.S. businesses and families, and the nee…
121 viewsPam Olson, a former Asst. Treasury Secretary for Tax Policy for the Bush administration (2001-2003) talked by remote video link from the Reagan Center where she was attending the White House…
74 viewsThe committee heard testimony about illegitimate tax shelters. Senator Levin testified about his experiences working to curb abusive tax shelters. A panel of witnesses testified about tax…
649 viewsCommittee members heard testimony and discussed revisions to the Jobs and Growth Tax Reconciliation Act that would provide $550 billion in tax cuts.
121 viewsMs. Olson talked about the federal government’s interest in corporations that relocate their headquarters to tax-free areas of the world, known as corporate offshore tax havens. She also res…
74 viewsThe Senate Appropriations Subcommittee held a hearing. Witnesses testified about financial tactics used by several companies to avoid paying U.S. taxes by moving assets to off-shore holding…
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