Category Archives: Tax Legislation

President Signs Fiscal Cliff Legislation

Posted on 01/03/2013 by CCH

(January 2, 2013) Following Congressional passage on January 1, 2013, the President signed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (H.R. 8 ) on January 2, 2013. January 2, 2013 therefore becomes the enactment date for the legislation, although almost all … Continue reading →

Posted in Tax Legislation | Comments Off

Congress Passes Fiscal Cliff Legislation

Posted on 01/02/2013 by CCH

(January 1, 2013) Following Senate passage the previous night, the House on January 1, 2013, passed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (H.R. 8)  by a vote of 257 to 167.  The act permanently extends the tax cuts from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Tax Legislation | Comments Off

Senate Passes Fiscal Cliff Legislation

Posted on 01/01/2013 by CCH

Acting at the last minute to keep the country from going off the so-called fiscal cliff, the Senate on December 31, 2012, passed the American Taxpayer Relief bill (H.R. 8) by a vote of 89 to 8. Continue reading →

Posted in Corporate Solutions, Tax Legislation | Comments Off

House Passes Sequester Replacement Bill; Vote on “Plan B” Tax Cuts Pulled

Posted on 12/21/2012 by CCH

(December 20, 2012) The House was poised to take up a two-part process to avert the fiscal cliff by holding separate votes on spending cuts (sequester) and tax cuts (Speaker Boehner’s “Plan B”) on December 20. Part one, the Spending … Continue reading →

Posted in Tax Legislation | Comments Off

Free Version of New CCH Fiscal Cliff Estimator Now Available: The Early Advantage for Professionals, Self Tax Preparers

Posted on 12/20/2012 by CCH

Everyone can now see a clearer picture of how they may be impacted by various tax plans being debated in Congress with a free version of the CCH 2013 Fiscal Cliff Estimator. Continue reading →

Posted in Accounting and Audit, Corporate Solutions, Press Release, Tax Legislation | Comments Off