Panel OKs Extension of Tax Cuts
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WASHINGTON - Legislation to extend several popular middle class tax cuts cleared a House-Senate conference and could be on President Bush's desk within days, handing him a major legislative victory in the closing weeks of the presidential campaign.    The $145.9 billion package marked the fourth significant tax cut package that the president has championed since taking office...
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In split decision, judges OK extension of taxes to VoIP but agree with some arguments about the rules being unfair.
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Putting aside efforts to control the federal deficit before the elections, Republican and Democratic leaders agreed in principle on Wednesday to extend $150 billion
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Congress last night passed legislation extending some of President Bush&#39;s most-popular middle-class tax cuts - giving Mr. Bush a win heading into the final campaign stretch before Election Day.
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The House of Representatives  approved legislation on Tuesday extending a moratorium on state  Internet access taxes for seven years, sending the bill to the  president to sign into law.
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Lawmakers approved the measure by a bipartisan 344-51 margin on what might be the last day of their postelection session. Though not in doubt, passage was taking longer in the Senate.
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Congress overwhelmingly approved a 146-billion-dollar tax cut endorsed by both President George W. Bush and his rival John Kerry but criticized by some economists.
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US House and Senate negotiators agreed on a $146 billion tax-cut plan that includes the renewal of four breaks for middle-income families and 23 business provisions.
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Republican House leaders expressed confidence Wednesday that they will be able to extend three popular tax cuts that are set to expire at the end of this year.
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WASHINGTON - Congress on Thursday approved a $145.9 billion package of tax relief to extend three popular middle-class tax cuts, giving President Bush his fourth major tax victory since taking office.    The Senate approved the measure 92-3 Thursday night less than an hour after it cleared the House by a similarly lopsided 339-65...
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With lopsided margins in both houses, Congress gave President George W. Bush his fourth tax cut in four years, extending three popular middle-class tax breaks and reviving some expired business tax incentives just six weeks before the
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Congress is likely to try other economic boosts. The GOP wants to extend the Bush tax cuts set to expire in 2010.
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WASHINGTON - U.S. President George Bush on Monday signed a bill that included an 18 month extension of a research and development (R&D) tax credit sought by many IT groups.
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With lopsided margins in both houses, Congress gave President Bush his fourth tax cut in four years, extending three popular middle-class tax breaks and reviving some expired business tax incentives just six weeks before the election.
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Congress gave final approval yesterday to a bill that would protect about 20 million households from a tax increase caused by the alternative minimum tax, but the legislation passed so late in the year that 15 million Americans will probably have to wait longer than usual to get their refunds in...
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By Charles Ashby, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Feb. 1--DENVER -- No one was more surprised than Rep. Cory Gardner when a House panel approved his measure Wednesday to extend the state's Make My Day Law to businesses.
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Congress is now poised to hand President Bush an election-year tax cut victory after Senate and House of Representatives negotiators on Wednesday night agreed to extend popular tax breaks for children and couples for five years.