Status of the Year-End Tax Legislation
(Here is a special early edition of our Tax Tip Tuesday Video blog arriving early due to the Christmas holiday)
I was hoping I would be able to tell you that we had a tax bill passed before Christmas. Unfortunately, Congress and the President are still going back and forth on who will not get an extension of the Bush era tax cuts, which are due to expire at the end of the year.
The most recent proposal from the President is that taxpayers with over $400,000 of taxable income will see their rate go up starting in 2013. The House has proposed a $1 million dollar amount. They are also arguing about how much spending should be cut.
Unfortunately, they have not yet dealt with the issues that affect the filing of 2012 returns including various expiring provisions and the alternative minimum tax.
Will they get something done before Christmas? That is a definite no. Congress has gone home but has indicated they will be back on December 27th.
My crystal ball is very cloudy on whether they will actually get anything finished before the end of the year. We will continue watching this very closely and will release a special edition of our Tax Tip Tuesday Video Blog as soon as an agreement is reached.
Merry Christmas!!!
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