CCH Weekly Report from Washington

Lawmakers approved, and President Obama signed, a three-month highway funding bill in the hope of hammering out a long-term solution in conference. Some House members…

The Senate Finance Committee approved a two-year package of tax extenders at a cost of $95 billion. Among the provisions are an exclusion from gross…

House lawmakers approved short-term highway and transportation funding, as Democrats introduced their own, long-term bill that would crack down on corporate inversions. The Senate is…

The Senate Finance Committee (SFC) working groups released their reports offering policy options and recommendations for the committee to consider as part of comprehensive tax…

President Obama signed trade legislation that includes an extension of a health care tax credit and other tax provisions. The IRS, meanwhile, issued expatriate health…

Congress passed the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 (HR 1295), which extends a number of trade agreements, as well as trade adjustment assistance (TAA)…

House lawmakers voted to repeal a key funding mechanism for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) (P.L. 111-148): the medical device tax. The…

Lawmakers took up trade legislation, which included some tax-related provisions during the week of June 8 but the House failed to approve a portion of…

Lawmakers sought answers from the IRS about the cyberattack that resulted in the theft of personal information of some 100,000 taxpayers. IRS Commissioner John Koskinen…

Senate Finance Committee leaders on May 21 said they are extending the deadline for the tax reform working groups to complete their analysis and will…