What Now for the Affordable Care Act?
The Republican seven-year effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) finally seemed likely to become successful this year with the election of a Republican…
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Temporary Transportation Funding Extension Enacted with Tax Provisions
On July 31, 2015, the President signed The Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-41). The legislation provides a…
read moreCongress Passes Pacific Trade Legislation with Tax Provisions
Congress, on June 24, 2015, passed the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (HR 2146). The legislation permits penalty-free withdrawals from qualified…
read moreHouse Passes Public Safety Officers Retirement Provision as Part of Trade Legislation
The House, on June 18, 2015 passed the Trade Priorities and Accountability bill of 2015 (HR2146) by a vote of 218 to 208. The tax…
read moreHouse Passes Repeal of Medical Device Tax
The House, on June 18, 2015, passed the Protect Medical Innovation Bill of 2015 (HR 160) by a vote of 280 to 140. The legislation…
read moreHouse Passes Series of Tax Bills
The House, during the week ended April 17, 2015, passed a series of tax bills: H.R. 622, passed on April 16, would permanently extend the…
read morePresident Signs Extenders Legislation
December 19, 2014 – Following Congressional passage of the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 (H.R. 5771) on December 16, 2014, the President signed the…
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Following the House vote on December 3, 2014, the Senate on December 16, 2014, by a vote of 76 to 16, passed the Tax Increase…
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On December 3, 2014, by a vote of 378 to 46, the House passed H.R. 5771, an extension of a number of provisions that had…
read morePresident Signs Philippine Relief Legislation
(March 25, 2014) On March 25, 2014, The President signed the Philippines Charitable Giving Assistance Act (HR 3771). The legislation permits a taxpayer to treat…
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