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Extenders and Immigration

Last week, we did a post-election analysis that highlighted the broad implications of the new Republican Congress. A return to “regular order” and increased legislative activity overall, including in the tax space, was our basic conclusion.

One wild card at the time was the possibility of President Obama issuing an Executive Order on immigration. He’s promised to do so and, despite pushback from Republicans and many members of his own party, he appears poised to release something on Friday.

What are the implications of such an action on tax extenders in the Lame Duck? Absent action on immigration, the …

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Highway Bill, Extenders, and the Tax Outlook for the Rest of the Year

The pending debate over highway spending has tax implications and the pass-through business community should pay attention.

The Highway Trust Fund will run out of money in the next couple weeks and both the Senate and the House are planning a two-step response — a short-term patch that will keep highway projects funded into next year and then longer bills that would establish highway policy for the next couple years.

How to allocate all those dollars for roads and bridges is always a complicated and politically charged affair. So is how to pay for it. Finance and Ways and Means both are …

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