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TweetShareSharePin0 Shares A clean continuing resolution. The House and Senate plan to vote today to keep the government running through December 3. After (twice) forcing Senate Republicans to block a bill to keep the government running and extend its borrowing authority, Democrats bowed to the inevitable and stripped out the debt limit measure. Unless both

TweetShareSharePin0 SharesDebt Negotiation Vs. Debt Management Debt negotiation and debt management/consolidation both help consumers pay off their debts through two different approaches. Each affects your credit score, payoff period, and taxes differently. Before choosing either options, be sure you understand the long term consequences of each debt management option. Influence On Credit Score Debt consolidation

TweetShareSharePin0 Shares Recent proposals from the Biden administration and congressional Democrats aim to hike taxes on the foreign profits of U.S. multinationals, resting on the claim that U.S. multinationals pay very low tax rates on these foreign profits. But how heavily taxed are they, and how would various proposals affect these tax rates? U.S. multinational

TweetShareSharePin0 Shares Last week, The New York Times reported that in opposing corporate or individual income tax increases, Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) has pushed other Senate Democrats, such as Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), to consider a carbon tax to finance some of the infrastructure package. A carbon tax would be a less economically harmful pay-for

TweetShareSharePin0 Shares When Congress increases spending and cuts taxes then fails to extend the nation’s debt limit, it effectively orders the president to run deficits while prohibiting him from borrowing the money needed to support those deficits. It requires the executive to defy the laws of logic and arithmetic, as well as the law of

TweetShareSharePin0 Shares We’ll likely hit the debt ceiling on October 18. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Congress yesterday that “It’s uncertain whether we could continue to meet all the nation’s commitments after” October 18. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer attempted to set up a simple-majority bill to suspend the debt ceiling, but Senate Minority Leader

TweetShareSharePin0 SharesTaxes, Trademark Issues, And Corporations Corporations may enjoy certain tax advantages. Due to the complexities involved, you should consult an experienced CPA or tax attorney for details. The corporation can adopt a pension or profit-sharing plan for the benefit of the employees. If certain requirements are met, contributions of cash or other property by