Joan Pryde

Here are 13 changes in the massive overhaul that could impact your tax bill, for better or worse.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi may still run the show, but Sander Levin will wield more power over tax policy than did his predecessor on Ways and Means.

It won't happen this year, not with elections coming up, but there's no other way to close the budget gap.

Laid off workers also gain in a stunning district court decision.

One year after passage of an economic stimulus bill, Congress is planning to give the economy another boost with more tax cuts.

Congress may do what it does best -- postpone a tough decision until next year.

The estate tax fumble may be a harbinger of a tough year for Congress on a slew of tax issues.

Though details are still being worked out, it’s clear that the new health plan will mean a lot more administrative work -- as well as additional costs…

Qualifying for Small Business Administration aid will soon be easier for thousands of companies.

Much maligned a few years ago, cash balance plans now have a chance to be a useful cost-cutting tool for pension plan sponsors.

It’s Christmas in November for money losing businesses, which will see cash in their stockings, thanks to a new law OK’d by Congress.

Amid all the partisan rancor in Washington, Democrats and Republicans will manage to agree on at least one rather expensive piece of legislation this …

Finally, health care reform is sharing the stage in Washington with another domestic issue: Economic stimulus legislation.

Folks who represent the food and beverage industry are fighting an all-out war against a federal excise tax on sodas, fruit drinks, sports drinks and …

A lot has been written about how Sen.

What's next on President Obama's legislative agenda after health care reform?Financial Reform? Definitely. Energy? You bet.

If the IRS has its way, the term "Swiss bank account" will soon lose its cache.For decades, the availability of foreign tax havens -- which allow U.S.…

Is a campaign promise to avoid raising taxes going to sink this president? It wouldn't be the first time.As a candidate, Obama made the now-famous ple…

But don't dismiss the surtax just yet: It's still a live option for lawmakers struggling to figure out how to pay for overhauling the health care syst…

You're going to hear a lot in the coming weeks about passing a consumption tax to help foot the bill for health care reform.

By proposing to rein in offshore tax havens, President Obama has the right idea for fixing a huge flaw in the way companies are taxed.But that's just …

Many staunch estate tax opponents are already lobbying to nudge that $3.5 million a bit higher.

Sigh.

Incredibly, the list of Obama nominees with tax troubles keeps growing.

Plow through the 575-odd pages of tax provisions in the stimulus bill signed this week by President Obama, and Cosmo's declaration will keep…

Congress has stirred up a hornet's nest with a minor provision tucked away in the massive economic stimulus package that's on track to be passed this …

IRA owners must act quickly to take required 2008 payouts.