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IRS Announcements
Tax
Benefits for Education
Tax
Relief In Disaster Situations
2010
Filing Season Statistics
Dedicated
Phone Line For Gulf Oil Spill Victims
IRS
Issues Regulations on 10 Percent Tanning Service Tax
Deadline
Extended for Certain Retirement Plans in Eight States
Past Tax Acts of Note
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - The Recovery Act was signed into law on Feb. 17,
2009 and makes a number of beneficial changes for both individuals and businesses.
2008 Economic Stabilization
Act - After several months of declining stock markets and frozen credit markets, Congress acted quickly to pass the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.
Economic
Stimulus Act of 2008 - On February 13, 2008, the President
signed the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 providing rebates for
individuals and incentives for business investment.
Small Business and Work Opportunity Tax Act of 2007
- Congress passed this Act in order to provide small business tax relief as a counter to the phased-in increase in the federal minimum wage from $5.15 an hour to $7.25 an hour over the next two years.
2006
Tax Relief and Healthcare Act - Now that the election cycle is finally over, Congress has acted to extend a significant number of tax breaks that have been held up due to partisan wrangling.
The Act also provides for some tax changes taking effect in 2007.
2006
Pension Protection Act - On August 4th, Congress passed the Pension Protection Act of 2006
("PPA"), a package of sweeping reforms for employer-sponsored
retirement plans.
Tax
Increase Prevention and Reconcilation Act - What started off as a 2005 tax act being
negotiated in Congress many months ago has finally become law in late
May of 2006.
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