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Bipartisan $78 Billion Tax Deal Hits GOP Roadblock in Senate

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By Erik Wasson and Samantha Handler, Bloomberg News (TNS) Senate Republicans are poised to sink a $78 billion tax-cut package, gambling that they’ll win the majority in November and can push then for bigger breaks for business. At least nine Republicans would have to support the bill to overcome an expected filibuster.

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What’s Hot on Checkpoint for Federal & State Tax Professionals?

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In this edition, we take a look at the recently enacted corporate alternative (book) minimum tax; new elections to convert credits to cash or tax payments; changes to the electric vehicle credit; recent legislation in Kansas, Kentucky, and Missouri; and state taxation of forgiven student loans. Not yet a subscriber?

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Why Idaho Senator Mike Crapo Largely Controls Bipartisan Tax Bill’s Fate

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Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky told NBC he would defer to Crapo on the bill, which would need to advance through the Finance Committee before a vote on the Senate floor, where it would need at least 60 votes to defeat a filibuster. It also includes a change to the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit—championed by Sen.

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