More Evidence for Preserving the 2001-2003 Tax Rates
As we’ve been saying for a long time now, if Congress really wants to create jobs, the first move should be to preserve the current tax rates. Taxes on investment income are often overlooked — they’re...
View ArticleFaulty Rationale
Presidential Advisor David Axelrod was making the rounds on the Sunday morning talk shows yesterday — touting the Administration’s plan on taxes. “We want a tax cut for the middle class up to...
View ArticleG20 Ministers’ Agreement: No Magic Wand on Currency
The Group of 20 (G20) finance ministers’ agreement over the weekend is an important step forward on currency relationships and global rebalancing –- establishing a framework that is necessary to move...
View ArticleCongress’ Inaction on Taxes Will Be Quickly Felt in Withholding Rates
Most of the conversation around the expiration of the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts has circled around how it would affect the top brackets, since the President’s budget calls for extending the tax rates for...
View ArticleAdministration Continues the Progress on Export Controls
President Obama took steps forward this weekend to promote both U.S. trade and national security by announcing significant export control reforms with India. According to a Whitehouse Fact Sheet,...
View ArticleOvercooked Duck?
If you’re a tax lobbyist, virtually every phone call and meeting these days is centered around predicting the outcome of the lame duck session. Will Congress finally take responsibility and fix the...
View ArticleThis Gift-Wrapped Tax Increases Comes With an Extra Bracket
Here’s a strange and likely little noticed provision included in H.R. 4853, The Middle Class Tax Relief Act of 2010. The bill, sponsored by House Ways and Means Chairman Sander Levin (D-MI),...
View ArticleITC Details Widespread Theft of Intellectual Property in China
Just in time for the opening of the annual U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) today in Washington, the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC), an independent U.S. government...
View ArticleChina Makes Commitments on Trade, Intellectual Property
The announcement at the completion of the 21st annual meeting of the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) on Wednesday highlighted progress on a number of major priorities for...
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Manufacturers Win Several Website Design Awards
The NAM is proud to announce that it has been honored with several awards for its redesign of www.nam.org. Launched in 2010, the website reflects modern manufacturing in America and highlights this...
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