Orrin Hatch

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  Congress Gets Ready to Tackle Tax Reform, Budget

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  March 19, 2013

  Congress is abuzz with activity this week as lawmakers start overhauling the tax code and plan to finish a continuing resolution to fund the government.

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  Congress Starts Work on Tax Code Reform

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  March 15, 2013

  While skepticism remains, committees in both houses start high-profile work on reform.

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  In State of the Union, Obama Calls for ‘Smarter’ Government

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  February 13, 2013

  "It’s not a bigger government we need," said President Barack Obama in his State of the Union address Tuesday, "but a smarter government that sets priorities and invests in broad-based growth.”

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  House Takes Up Senate’s Fiscal Cliff Bill

  By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press  |  January 1, 2013

  Legislation to negate a fiscal cliff of across-the-board tax increases and sweeping spending cuts to the Pentagon and other government agencies is headed to the GOP-dominated House after bipartisan, middle-of-the-night approval in the Senate.

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  FSI Endorses Senate Bid to Preserve Retirement Tax Incentives

  By Andy Stonehouse, BenefitsPro  |  December 20, 2012

  As fiscal cliff talks stagger on, independent broker-dealer group praises Senate Concurrent Resolution 62, and points out that taxes on retirement plans are only deferred.

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  After Obama Victory, How the New Government Is Shaping Up for Advisors: Updated

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  November 7, 2012

  Some notable newcomers—Elizabeth Warren, for one—join Congress, which remains divided between the two parties as fiscal cliff, tax issues come to fore of national agenda. FPA and FSI's leaders and lobbyists weigh in on what's next.

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  11 Key Congressional Committees for Advisors to Worry About

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 20, 2012

  As the election approaches, not just the White House and Congress are in play, but also control of congressional committees important to advisors and others in the financial services sector.

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  House Rejects Senate Measure on Bush Tax Cuts

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  August 2, 2012

  The House took the opposite stance to the Bush tax cuts as the Senate and passed legislation on Wednesday that would extend all of the expiring cuts for everyone for one year. Separately on Thursday, Senate Finance panel passed a bipartisan bill to extend other tax cuts for families and...

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  Obama Proposes to Extend Bush Tax Cuts Excluding Top Earners

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  July 9, 2012

  Plan would be for one year and exclude those families earning more than $250,000; GOP opposed, wants to extend cuts for all.

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  White House’s Corporate Tax Reform Derided by Republicans, Businesses

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  February 22, 2012

  The Obama administration has unveiled a framework for corporate tax reform that lowers rates while eliminating loopholes, but the proposal has already met with sharp criticism from Republicans and corporations for proposing a rate higher than the developed-country average.