Ways and Means Committee

• Deal on Fiscal Cliff Could Start With AMT

  By Richard Rubin, Bloomberg  |  September 10, 2012

  Expansion in taxpayers affected by alternative minimum tax could propel Congress toward a deal.

• Senate Finance May Revive Tax Breaks

  By Richard Rubin, Bloomberg  |  August 1, 2012

  Committee nears bipartisan agreement to continue lapsed and expiring tax breaks, including corporate research credit.

• Tax Rise Would Cut Output 1.3%

  By Roxana Tiron and Richard Rubin, Bloomberg  |  July 18, 2012

  Chamber study also shows tax change could cause loss of 710,000 U.S. jobs.

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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.’

• Firms Divided on Overseas Tax Rules

  By Richard Rubin, Bloomberg  |  June 4, 2012

  Camp’s proposal would make it harder to shift income to lower-taxed countries.

• 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.

• Fiduciary Pleads Not Guilty to Fraud

  By Anthony Effinger and Karen Gullo  |  April 15, 2012

  Retirement adviser Hutcheson accused of taking more than $2 mln from pension fund.