How Accounting Giants Craft Favorable Tax Rules From Inside Government

Lawyers from top accounting firms do brief stints in the Treasury Department, with the expectation of big raises when they return.

House Bill Raises Chance for Global Pact to Curb Corporate Tax Havens

Several big details remain to be worked out before an international October deadline.

How House Democrats Plan to Raise $2.9 Trillion for a Safety Net

Details of the legislation show higher taxes for companies and the wealthy, but key elements differ from the Senate and White House proposals.

House Democrats Outline Tax Increases for Wealthy Businesses and Individuals

The draft proposal includes raising the corporate tax rate to 26.5 percent for the richest businesses to help pay for President Biden’s sweeping expansion of the social safety net.

In Social Policy Bill, Businesses See a Lot to Like. They Oppose It.

Resistance to tax increases outweighs the appeal of a $3.5 trillion measure containing child care credits and other items that corporations embrace.

Democrats Eye Taxing Stock Buybacks and Partnerships to Pay for Agenda

Senate Democrats say a 2 percent tax on the money companies use to buy back stocks and tightened rules around taxing partnerships would raise $270 billion for their $3.5 trillion social policy bill.

Democrats and Lobbyists Gird for Battle Over Far-Reaching Tax Increases

Congressional committees this week begin drafting tax increases on the wealthy and corporations to pay for a $3.5 trillion social policy bill, but the targets are putting up a fight.

Democrats and Lobbyists Gird for Battle Over Far-Reaching Tax Increases

Congressional committees this week begin drafting tax increases on the wealthy and corporations to pay for a $3.5 trillion social policy bill, but the targets are putting up a fight.

Opinion | Corporate America Is Lobbying for Climate Disaster

It wants to prioritize low taxes over the fate of civilization.

N.Y. Prosecutors Weigh Charges Against Another Trump Executive

Matthew Calamari, the chief operating officer at the Trump Organization, is under scrutiny. His son testified before a grand jury Thursday.

Senate Passes $3.5 Trillion Budget Plan, Advancing Safety Net Expansion

The blueprint, which would expand health care, provide free preschool and community college, and fund climate change programs, passed along party lines and faces an arduous path ahead.

Democrats Seek $500 Billion in Climate Damages From Big Polluting Companies

Under a draft plan Democrats are circulating, the Treasury Department would tax a handful of the biggest emitters of planet-warming pollution to pay for climate change.

Finance Ministers Meet in Venice to Finalize Global Tax Agreement

The Group of 20 gathering begins a crucial stretch in yearslong negotiations.

What We Know About the Trump Organization Indictment

Charges against the former president’s company and a top executive, explained.

U.S. Proposal for 15% Global Minimum Tax Wins Support From 130 Countries

A 15 percent minimum tax rate would generate $150 billion in additional tax revenue each year, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said.

Trump Organization Is Charged With Running 15-Year Employee Tax Scheme

The company was accused of helping its executives evade taxes on compensation by hiding luxury perks and bonuses.

Weisselberg, ‘Soldier’ for Trump, Faces Charges and Test of His Loyalty

The Trump Organization executive is coming under increasing pressure to turn on the family.

Trump’s Lawyers Make Late Bid to Fend Off Charges Against His Business

An indictment against the business, the Trump Organization, and a top executive, Allen Weisselberg, could come as soon as this week in Manhattan.

Opinion | The Tax Pirates Are Us

American policymakers have sabotaged the nation’s ability to collect taxes from its corporations. Will Congress agree to change course?

Opinion | Meet Big Tech’s Tormenter in Chief

Margrethe Vestager is the European regulator trying to do something audacious: get companies like Apple, Amazon and Facebook to play fair and pay taxes.