WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Christmas has come early for the vast majority of Americans whose paychecks are barely rising: a temporary tax cut of sorts in the form of plunging gasoline prices.
The surprisingly large drop in the price of oil since midsummer is a boon for...
Certain Medicaid Waiver Payments May Be Excludable From Income
On January 3, 2014, the IRS issued Notice 2014-7 addressing the income tax treatment of certain payments to an individual care provider under a state Home and Community-Based Services Waiver (Medicaid waive...
New and existing small employers who do not yet benefit from the Small Business Health Care Tax Credit should look into whether the credit can help them provide insurance to their employees.
For tax years beginning in 2014 and after, the maximum credit is 50 percent of...
The Congressional Budget Office released its annual study of the distribution of income and federal taxes. It tells us what we’ve long known: The rich pay a lot of federal taxes, much more than the middle class and the poor.
Policymakers have the difficult task of generating adequate tax revenue without excessively hampering economic growth and employment. States can promote business in various ways, but the tax system is one of the key elements encouraging economic activity. According to...
