Senate Finance Committee

• Senate Finance Extends Tax Breaks

  By Richard Rubin, Bloomberg  |  August 3, 2012

  Move runs counter to committee’s talk of simplifying the tax code.

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  100 Most Influential People Slideshow

  By Treasury & Risk Staff  |  June 21, 2012

  See some of the technocrats, rulemakers and lobbyists, global leaders and others from Treasury & Risk's 2012 100 Most Influential People in Finance List.

• Baucus Seeks Revenue in Tax Redo

  By Richard Rubin, Bloomberg  |  June 11, 2012

  Senate finance chair calls for ‘tax code for the 21st century.’

• Tax-Evasion Probes Said to Slow

  By David Voreacos, Bloomberg  |  March 27, 2012

  Justice Department has lost almost 30% of tax prosecutors

• Baucus: Rethink Depreciation Rules

  By Richard Rubin, Bloomberg  |  March 6, 2012

  Congress should consider changing tax breaks for capital investments.

• Business Tax Breaks On Hold

  By Richard Rubin, Bloomberg  |  February 16, 2012

  Effort to extend dozens of expired tax breaks likely in limbo until after the election.

• Payroll Deadline Nears

  By Steven Sloan and James Rowley, Bloomberg  |  February 10, 2012

  Congressional Democrats offer to trim six weeks from jobless benefits.

• Costs May Shorten Payroll Tax Cut

  By Steven Sloan, Bloomberg  |  February 2, 2012

  Baucus says tax cut may be extended less than a full year.

• Payroll Tax Cut for Firms Axed

  By Steven Sloan, Bloomberg  |  December 6, 2011

  Reid plans to retain only the tax cut for employees to reduce measure’s cost.

• Italy Five-Year Yield Tops 7.5%

  November 9, 2011

  Bonds slump as Berlusconi resigns, clearing house raises deposit for Italian securities.