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RETIREMENT REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 16, 2008
Energy tax bill approved by House

The Energy and Tax Extenders Act may be taken up next week by the House of Representatives.

RETIREMENT TAX MAY 14, 2008
Ex-UBS banker indicted in tax scam

A former banker at UBS has been charged with helping clients avoid paying taxes by opening secret bank accounts.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 26, 2008
Clients want advisers, not stock pickers

Most advisers are clueless about important tax rules that impact individual retirement accounts, CPA Ed Slott said.

RETIREMENT ETFS MAR 17, 2008
Fund industry's ETN challenge may backfire

The mutual fund industry's push for raising taxes on exchange-traded notes may come back to hurt the industry when it asks Congress to defer taxes on mutual funds, the ranking minority member of a House Ways and Means subcommittee said.

RETIREMENT TAX MAR 05, 2008
Tax on ETNs would be unfair, says Sifma

Pay tax on such financial products, even though no payoff from such investments is assured, would unfairly limit trade of the financial products, according to the group.

RETIREMENT TAX FEB 05, 2008
SIFMA endorses Bush’s tax-cut plan

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association has endorsed President George W. Bush 2009 budget proposal.

RETIREMENT REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 29, 2008
House passes $146B stimulus package

The Senate is planning to vote on a $160 billion version of the stimulus bill tomorrow.

RETIREMENT TAX JAN 24, 2008
Nasdaq chief backs Bush plan

Speaking at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Bob Greifeld urged Congress to speedily pass a stimulus package.

RETIREMENT TAX JAN 24, 2008
Congressional leaders reach tax accord

The tentative deal involving $150 billion worth of tax rebates would provide $300 to $1,200 per household.

RETIREMENT TAX DEC 28, 2007
New home sales fall 9% in November

Sales of new one-family homes fell to an annual rate of 647,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

RETIREMENT TAX DEC 28, 2007
Delayed AMT 'patch' to stall refunds

Up to 13.5 million taxpayers won’t be able to file their AMT-related returns until Feb. 11, said the IRS.

RETIREMENT TAX DEC 27, 2007
Bush signs AMT 'patch' into law

The tax package also includes a seven-year renewal of a terrorism-insurance program.

RETIREMENT REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 20, 2007
'AMT patch' passed by Congress

About 21 million taxpayers will be spared the AMT for 2007 after the House approved an "AMT patch."

RETIREMENT TAX DEC 20, 2007
Treasury explores revamp of business tax

Replacing the business income tax with a tax based on gross receipts would be beneficial, suggested the Treasury.

RETIREMENT REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 13, 2007
Bush threatens veto of tax bill

The House approved legislation that would shield millions from the AMT by raising taxes on hedge fund managers.

RETIREMENT TAX DEC 13, 2007
H&R Block to take $74.8 million charge

H&R Block will record $74.8 million in restructuring charges related to shutting down its Option One Mortgage division.

RETIREMENT TAX DEC 11, 2007
H&R Block to post $500 million loss

The tax preparer's second quarter saw the shuttering of its troubled Option One Mortgage business.

RETIREMENT REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 07, 2007
AMT 'patched'; carried tax scuttled

The Senate approved a bill that would prevent 19 million middle-class taxpayers from paying the AMT this year.

RETIREMENT TAX DEC 03, 2007
Michigan advice tax tariff repealed

The controversial 6% tax on investment advice was repealed in a late-night session of the state legislature.

RETIREMENT TAX NOV 20, 2007
Ernst out, Breeden in as Block boss

Mark Ernst resigned as chairman, president and CEO of H&R Block following losses tied to subprime mortgages.