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Vacation rentals may face new taxes as WA lawmakers eye housing fix
Planning a Washington state vacation? You might want to bring some extra cash after lawmakers advanced a bill on Monday that ...
Top I.R.S. Officials Said to Resign After Deal to Give ICE Migrants’ Data
The agreement is a major departure from the Internal Revenue Service’s previous stance encouraging migrants to file their ...
Proposed bill would raise Washington's property tax cap from 1% to 3%
SEATTLE — There is a bill moving through the Washington state Legislature that would raise the cap on property taxes from 1% ...
IRS acting commissioner is resigning over deal to send immigrants’ tax data to ICE, AP sources say
The Internal Revenue Service’s acting commissioner is resigning over a deal to share immigrants’ tax data with Immigration ...
8 States That Have Considered New Wealth Taxes — Could Yours Be Next?
There's been a lot of talk lately about taxing the wealthiest Americans more to bring more equity to the tax system in the ...
Trump fails to sway many House GOP holdouts as his ‘big’ bill of tax breaks and spending cuts stalls
House Speaker Mike Johnson finds himself in a familiar jam, with conservative Republican holdouts stalling action on ...
US IRS chief quits after immigration data-sharing deal
The acting head of the Internal Revenue Service plans to resign, the Treasury Department said on Tuesday, a move that comes ...
Trump meets with the House GOP as his ‘big’ bill of tax breaks and spending cuts teeters
The standoff between the House and Senate over what Trump calls his “big, beautiful bill” is exposing the limits of the GOP's ...
Head of IRS to resign in protest as agency inks deal to share tax data on illegal immigrants with DHS
The news of her plans to leave the federal agency comes less than a week before the deadline for individual tax returns.
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Politicians promise families tax cuts. Inflation keeps undoing them.
A “growing bipartisan consensus” holds that government policy needs to be easier on families, according to the New York Times. One Republican official told the New Yorker that his party is making “the ...
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The IRS finalizes a deal to share tax information with immigration authorities
The Internal Revenue Service reached a deal to share tax information about some immigrants without legal status, marking a ...
As Trump’s Sweeping Tariffs Kick in, Officials Signal Openness to Talks
President Trump’s next round of tariffs on major trading partners goes into effect just after midnight, bringing levies on ...