Tax breaks

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By Laura Davison
August 12, 2020 11:00 AM

President Donald Trump’s order to delay collection of payroll taxes thrusts a dilemma on U.S. companies: continue withholding the money from workers expecting bigger paychecks or pass it on and potentially put themselves or their employees at risk of a big end-of-year bill from the IRS.

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By Lydia O'Neal and Laura Davison
July 29, 2020 10:00 AM

The Internal Revenue Service moved to ease the tax burdens of private equity portfolio companies and heavily indebted industries.

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By Erik Wasson, Laura Litvan and Laura Davison
July 28, 2020 10:25 AM

The GOP legislation includes a second tranche of stimulus payments, structured the same way as the earlier round, in March, along with tax credits for businesses.

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Ben Worrell
July 9, 2020 12:44 PM

By incentivizing businesses to rehire employees laid off or furloughed due to COVID-19, states will generate a faster economic recovery and provide valuable assistance for companies to get back on their feet.

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Michael Cohn
July 6, 2020 3:52 PM

The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department released proposed regulations and temporary regulations to offer guidance for consolidated groups on net operating losses in the wake of changes under both the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and the CARES Act.

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By Alexis Leondis
July 6, 2020 9:58 AM

The 2017 tax law eliminated the federal write-offs previously allowed for unreimbursed business expenses and home offices, along with most other miscellaneous itemized deductions.

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By Laura Davison
June 25, 2020 11:06 AM

Top Democrats in the House and Senate are backing a measure that would deny coronavirus aid to companies that moved their official headquarters offshore to avoid U.S. taxes.

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By Noah Buhayar
April 30, 2020 10:51 AM

Just before the coronavirus roiled the economy, wealthy investors piled into funds that take advantage of a popular, two-year-old tax break meant to help poor communities.

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Michael Cohn
April 20, 2020 1:45 PM

Two Senate Democrats are criticizing a little-known provision of the CARES Act stimulus package that would provide a tax break mostly to wealthy taxpayers, suspending excess business losses for prior tax years.

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Michael Cohn
April 13, 2020 4:52 PM

The Internal Revenue Service posted a set of questions and answers Monday to help companies claim net operating losses and tax credits for prior years so they can get faster tax refunds in the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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