Late Friday, the GOP released its final tax bill, which is expected to pass both chambers of Congress this week. Here’s what made it in—as previously noted: how it impacts your bottom line depends on how much you earn, how you earn it, where you live and the size of your family. To see a rough estimate of its impact, check out this Wall Street Journal tax plan calculator.
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Now that the Senate has passed big changes to the U.S. tax code, it may be worth considering a blasphemous question: Do corporations need a tax cut? The bill, which now must be reconciled with the House version, would permanently slash the corporate tax rate to 20 from 35 percent and temporarily lower individual taxes.
Read MoreAt long last, the House Republican tax plan (the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act”) is out and it is a huge and confusing bill. Contrary to promises of simplifying the tax code, it is just as dense and complicated as the current system. Winners and losers will be determined on a case-by-case basis, depending on where you live, whether you itemize deductions and how you earn your money.
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On Tuesday night, the President will speak to a joint session of Congress, where he could finally outline details of a major overhaul to the personal and corporate tax system. Last week, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told CNBC that the administration is “primarily focused on a middle-income tax cut and simplification for business. And what we are focused is that on the high end, if there are tax cuts, that they are offset with reduction of deductions and other things.”
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