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Leaders are closing in on a budget. Word has it that we might get news about tax extenders after tonight’s meeting of House Republicans. Speaker Boehner is trying to wrap up business before vacating his seat on Thursday. (more…)
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From The Hill yesterday:
A bipartisan group of senators are introducing legislation to create a $5,000 tax credit for employers that provide apprenticeship programs to train workers in high-demand fields.
Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) unveiled the Apprenticeship and Jobs Training Act of 2015 on Wednesday
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Last week, on August 5th, the Senate Finance Committee reported its version of the 2015 tax extenders bill, S 1946, The Tax Extension Relief Act of 2015.
“The Committee on Finance, having considered an original bill, S. 1946, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes, reports favorably thereon without amendment and recommends that the bill do pass.”
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The Senate Finance Committee has scheduled a hearing to consider the Chairman’s markup of a new tax extenders bill. The Committee will consider the bill on Tuesday, July 21. In its current form, the bill would give the Work Opportunity Tax Credit a 2-year retroactive extension — January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2016. (more…)
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