Read more tax breaks stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/15695/tax-breaks.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorMon, 23 Nov 2009 4:09:23 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71594/fido-fetch-my-tax-break.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA bill with appealing benefits for pet owners and advocates alike is crawling through Congress, though it’ll probably be put down without ceremony. The HAPPY Act proposes pet expenses be tax deductible up to $3,500 a year, as a way to stimulate the economy and, of course, encourage human...http://www.newser.com/story/71594/fido-fetch-my-tax-break.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 13 Oct 2009 13:52:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71144/tax-breaks-for-new-jobs-gain-bipartisan-support.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSupport is building in Washington for the idea of giving companies tax breaks when they hire new workers. President Obama’s economic team has been exploring the possibility for weeks, and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle like the idea of helping unemployed constituents. “There’s a lot of traction for...http://www.newser.com/story/71144/tax-breaks-for-new-jobs-gain-bipartisan-support.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Oct 2009 7:46:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64584/cbo-dems-health-plans-will-raise-costs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe health care reform bills being pushed by House Democrats and the Senate health panel would not cut costs as advertised, says the director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. In fact, Douglas Elmendorf believes they would raise costs, the Washington Post reports. “We do not see the sort of...http://www.newser.com/story/64584/cbo-dems-health-plans-will-raise-costs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Jul 2009 17:38:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62884/tax-deal-derailed-dc-train-upgrade.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSafer cars might have saved lives in Monday's DC train crash, but a tax-dodge deal made with a bank prevented the transit authority from replacing aging stock until 2014, the Wall Street Journal reports. The National Transportation Safety Board urged the authority years ago to either replace its older cars...http://www.newser.com/story/62884/tax-deal-derailed-dc-train-upgrade.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 26 Jun 2009 6:17:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58139/obama-attacks-tax-havens-to-save-health-care-reich.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOffshore tax havens may not be fair, but they’ve been around for decades. So why is President Obama taking them on now, Clinton Labor Secretary Robert Reich asks in Salon. It’s not to try to keep jobs here, as the White House claims; the move might even drive jobs away....http://www.newser.com/story/58139/obama-attacks-tax-havens-to-save-health-care-reich.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 05 May 2009 16:05:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57993/white-house-takes-aim-at-offshore-tax-dodges.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhite House plans to curb offshore tax avoidance will be rolled out today, the Wall Street Journa l reports, with the target on both US multinationals and wealthy individuals who are sheltering an estimated $700 billion in US earnings overseas. The plan takes particular aim at “deferral,” which allows companies...http://www.newser.com/story/57993/white-house-takes-aim-at-offshore-tax-dodges.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 04 May 2009 7:35:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55682/six-weird-tax-deductions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe tax code is more than 20,000 pages long and packed with loopholes galore. Newsweek lists six deductions you've probably never heard of: Alaskan whaling captains can deduct up to $10,000 for money spent fixing their boats or on other whaling expenses. Parents of kidnapped children can now...http://www.newser.com/story/55682/six-weird-tax-deductions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Apr 2009 16:45:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51081/here-comes-kid-rock-beer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe auto industry may be tanking, but Michigan has a new small-scale savior: Kid Rock Beer. A Michigan brewery has landed a tax credit to produce a line of beer with the rocker's name and image, the Detroit Free Press reports. It's expected to create about 400 new jobs in...http://www.newser.com/story/51081/here-comes-kid-rock-beer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 17 Feb 2009 17:18:59 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49855/senate-dems-dont-have-votes-to-pass-stimulus.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama’s first big bill, the stimulus package passed by the House, lacks the votes to clear a Senate filibuster, reports the Washington Post . Senate moderates are proposing to strip $200 billion in spending to win GOP supporters. Says Democratic whip Dick Durbin, “100 decisions” will be “made between now...http://www.newser.com/story/49855/senate-dems-dont-have-votes-to-pass-stimulus.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Feb 2009 9:23:32 CST