Insights: Politics & Legislation
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MFR's Bill Leary Discusses the State of the Union Address
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1.26.11 Bill Leary, CPA, JD, and a Director in MFR’s Tax practice, takes a moment to summarize and analyze President Obama’s State of the Union address. Several of the initiatives Obama suggested could have a significant impact on taxpayers and businesses.
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The Ghost of Tax Reform
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1.5.11 Dan Hanson, a Principal in MFR's Tax Service practice, guides us through a comparison of the U.S. tax liability for two different taxpayers under several different legislative options -- the expiration of the Bush tax cuts, the Compromise Plan and the Democratic Plan.
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President Obama Announces Middle Class Tax Cut Framework
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12.7.10 The framework agreement announced by the President secures vital tax relief and investments in our workers that will create jobs and accelerate economic growth. The new framework will result in working families not losing their tax cut, a focus on high impact job creation measures, and it will not worsen the medium- and long-term deficit.
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MFR Director Bill Leary Comments on the Mid-term Election Outcomes
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11.4.10 If you haven’t reviewed your 2010 tax return and 2011 tax planning strategy with your tax advisors, now is the time to do it. Without even considering the possibility that Bush tax rules will expire absent lame-duck action, the Obama healthcare measures and the associated government mandates are likely to affect each and every one of us.
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New Tax Legislation: SBJ Act of 2010
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10.13.10 In late September, the President signed the final tax incentive legislation before the mid-term elections. This is important pro-taxpayer legislation encouraging the purchase of M&E and business cars, and even undertaking leasehold improvements. Here are some of the highlights of the new law.
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