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The Working Families Tax Cut Act (a name used for the 2025 package also called the “One Big Beautiful Bill” or WFTC) primarily preserves and extends large parts of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA...
The evidence compiled from recent analyses shows there is no single, universally agreed “replacement” for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) set to take effect in 2026, but several Republican-led legislati...
Foreign-owned companies cannot give money directly as “foreign nationals” to U.S. federal campaigns, but legal channels exist that allow U.S.-registered subsidiaries and affiliated entities to partici...
The Social Security Administration’s Payroll Information Exchange (PIE) pulls monthly wage and employment data directly from payroll data providers (PDPs) when a beneficiary signs Form SSA‑8240, stori...
The One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBBA) concentrates benefits on retirees, hourly and tipped workers, families with children, and many middle‑income taxpayers who rely on the standard deduction, while also...
Two major 2025–2026 legislative developments most relevant to taxation of Social Security and investment income are the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) and a set of tax proposals moving through Hou...
The One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB/OBBBA) makes several pass-through and expensing provisions permanent and adds new targeted credits that many small-business owners say will improve cash flow and plann...
Executive Summary The proposed amendments to the 2025 Continuing Resolution (CR) budget bill combine a detailed ten‑year fiscal framework with aggressive reconciliation targets and new reserve funds w...