Trump weighs big tax cut for rich: report

The Trump administration is considering acting unilaterally to institute a $100 billion tax cut that will largely benefit the wealthy, according to a report in The New York Times . Steven Terner Mnuchin Mnuchin: Trump 'absolutely respects the independence of the Fed' Mnuchin: 3 percent economic growth possible for '4 or 5 years' Trump Treasury nominee defends guidance reducing donor disclosure MORE at a recent G-20 meeting in Argentina said if the tax cut can't be done through Congress, the administration will "look at what tools" are necessary to consider the move.

Sparks fly at hearing on anti-conservative bias in tech

Russia ready to send request to US over questionings in Browder case - Browder donated $400,000 to US Democrats, the Russian Prosecutor General's Office says - /TASS/. The Russian Prosecutor General's Office is ready to send a request for the questioning of staffers of US intelligence services 'These guys need to wake up': House Republicans badly outraised in midterms - A whopping 56 Republican House incumbents raised less money than Democratic challengers in the second quarter.

Trump, House Republicans to talk tax cuts at White House

At a White House meeting scheduled for 2 p.m., the chairman of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee, Kevin Brady, may also get a chance to urge Trump to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss the escalating Sino-American trade dispute. It was unclear if Republicans would press Trump over his summit meeting on Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki that has generated fierce criticism from many U.S. lawmakers including within Trump's party.

Millions from anonymous donors to influence Kavanaugh fightAssociated Press

Millions of dollars from anonymous donors are helping shape the fight over President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee as Republicans and Democrats undertake a bruising battle for ideological control of the nation's loftiest tribunal. Even before Trump's announcement Monday that he had picked Brett Kavanaugh, a federal appeals court judge, advocacy groups had begun lining up for and against the nomination and said they would spend heavily to influence the outcome of what's expected to be a tumultuous confirmation process.

Millions from anonymous donors to influence Kavanaugh fight

Millions of dollars from anonymous donors are helping shape the fight over President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee as Republicans and Democrats undertake a bruising battle for ideological control of the nation's loftiest tribunal. Even before Trump's announcement Monday that he had picked Brett Kavanaugh, a federal appeals court judge, advocacy groups had begun lining up for and against the nomination and said they would spend heavily to influence the outcome of what's expected to be a tumultuous confirmation process.

US budget deficit totals $74.9 billion in June

The federal government recorded a $74.9 billion deficit in June, a month when the government often runs a surplus, as corporate taxes dropped sharply compared to a year ago. The Treasury Department reported Thursday that the June deficit pushed the imbalance so far this year to $607.1 billion, 16.1 percent higher than the same period a year ago.

New tax form is indeed smaller, but filing is no simpler

The Trump administration may deliver on its promise to reduce a commonly used tax form to postcard size, but it does not shrink the workload for many Americans filling out their taxes. A draft copy of the new 1040 income tax form given to The Associated Press by a staffer on the Ways & Means Committee shows that the form will be reduced from two full pages to a double-sided half page.

Trump choice to head IRS says he’ll work for all taxpayers

Under sharp questioning from some Democratic senators, President Donald Trump's choice to head the IRS promised on Thursday to work for the benefit of ordinary taxpayers in administering the massive new tax law. Charles Rettig is a Beverly Hills tax lawyer who has represented thousands of individuals and companies in civil and criminal tax matters before the agency and against it in court.

Ponzi Fraudster SentencedA California man was recently sentenced to a …

In July 2008, special agents from the FBI Sacramento Field Office executed a search warrant at the residence of a suspect and interviewed other individuals in connection with a mortgage fraud investigation. In addition to finding evidence for their own case, investigators uncovered ties to what appeared to be a separate mortgage fraud scheme, and FBI Sacramento opened another case, working in partnership with the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation.

Utah solar lens scheme a ‘massive fraud,’ judge says

A group of related companies involving the same pair of men in Utah can no longer say its solar lenses are eligible for energy tax credits after a federal judge issued a narrow injunction on Friday. International Automated Systems, RaPower3 and Xsun Energy must pull any promotional material from the company websites if it purports tax benefits from lens purchases and also must post a notice from the U.S. District Court for Utah that any tax information on the solar lenses is false.

ND Republican’s Senate campaign ‘fact-checking’ website…

"Heitkamp's talk of deficits is pure speculation and none of it takes into account the economic growth the Trump pro-growth agenda is delivering." - statement on the website Get the Facts ND, June 4, 2018 One pernicious response to the growth of political fact-checking is the trend by politicians to create their own faux fact-checking websites.

IRS Issues Notice on Payments Made in Exchange for State and Local Tax Credits

On May 23, 2018, the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2018-54, stating that proposed regulations will be issued addressing the deductibility of certain payments made by taxpayers to state-operated charitable funds and entities in exchange for a partial credit against their state and local tax liability. The notice provides no actual guidance except to remind taxpayers that federal law controls the characterization of such payments for federal income tax purposes, regardless of their tax treatment under state law.

RPT-Tax-dodge strategists probe loopholes in new U.S. law, IRS wary

Tax experts for global corporations are hot on the trail of loopholes in the sweeping tax law approved in December by President Donald Trump and Republicans in the U.S. Congress. Barely five months since it took effect, the law is already yielding potential tax-dodge gimmicks, from revising cross-border payments to substituting bank loans for internal debt.
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