Joint Committee on Taxation

• Companies Expand Offshore Cash Hoards

  By Richard Rubin, Bloomberg  |  March 8, 2013

  Untaxed offshore holdings grew by $183 billion over last year.

• Budget Deal Lets More Savers Convert to Roth 401(k)s

  By Margaret Collins, Bloomberg  |  January 3, 2013

  Legislation could encourage more employers to offer Roth accounts.

• Obama-Boehner 2011 Talks a Starting Point for Fiscal Cliff Deal

  By Heidi Przybyla and Mike Dorning, Bloomberg  |  November 9, 2012

  Medicare and Social Security adjustments could again be part of negotiations

• Senate Dems Push Jobs Tax Credit

  By Kathleen Hunter, Bloomberg  |  July 18, 2012

  Measure would give companies an incentive to move jobs back to U.S.

• Average 401(k) 62% Above Low

  By Margaret Collins, Bloomberg  |  May 1, 2012

  Fidelity says average account balance has risen to $74,600, from $46,200 in Q1 2009.

• Repatriation Tax-Break Effort Ends

  By Richard Rubin, Bloomberg  |  April 24, 2012

  Coalition including Cisco, Microsoft and Apple shut down lobbying campaign.

• Rethinking Retirement Tax Breaks

  By Richard Rubin, Bloomberg  |  April 18, 2012

  Incentives for retirement savings should be simpler, says Rep. Camp.

• Offshore Cash Hoards Expand

  By Richard Rubin, Bloomberg  |  March 2, 2012

  Big companies added $187 bln to overseas accounts in last year, Bloomberg says.

• Foreign Profits Threaten Tax Deal

  By Richard Rubin, Bloomberg  |  February 23, 2012

  Business groups want to eliminate most taxes on overseas profits.

• Congress Revisits Debt Limit

  By Brian Faler, Bloomberg  |  January 17, 2012

  Legislators unlikely to make big decisions until after November election.