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Two 1099 Repeal Bills To Be Introduced Today

Two Senators are expected to introduce bills today to repeal the new 1099 reporting requirements, a sign of growing momentum towards repeal. Continue reading

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Deficit Plan Fails To Pass

The president’s deficit commission today held its long-awaited vote on recommendations to balance the budget and reduce the deficit, and despite bipartisan praise of the plan, it failed to garner the 14 votes needed to pass on to Congress. The … Continue reading

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Two 1099 Amendments Fail

Two 1099 repeal amendments were debated yesterday as part of the food safety bill, but both failed under the Senate’s 2/3rds rule for passage. The Johanns amendment (S.Amdt 4702) was a complete repeal with the offset coming from rescinding $39 … Continue reading

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Two 1099 Amendments to Receive Vote in Senate

DES PLAINES, IL - MARCH 23:  Various tax forms for 2005 are seen at the Des Plaines Public Library March 23, 2006 in Des Plaines, Illinois. As next month

Two Senate bills to repeal the new 1099 reporting requirements are expected to be voted upon as early as next Monday. Continue reading

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Senator Baucus Calls for 1099 Repeal

Sen. Max Baucus, D-MT, speaks during a news conference to discuss how to improve The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, signed into law yesterday by U.S. President Barack Obama, on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 24, 2010.  UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg Photo via Newscom

Senator Max Baucus (D-MT), chair of the Senate Finance Committee, pledged on Friday to introduce legislation that would repeal the expanded 1099 reporting requirement contained in the health care bill, according to the National Journal. The Patient Protection and Affordable … Continue reading

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Finance to Vote on Health Care Today

Today, beginning at 10 AM, the Senate Finance Committee will vote to pass its version of health care reform.  If the bill passes committee (as it is expected to do) it will be merged by the Senate Majority Leader with … Continue reading

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What Will Finance Do on Health Care?

Members of Congress and staffers have the day off in recognition of Yom Kippur, but even with the break they are preparing for a contentious week of health care debating. Most of the attention this week will be on the … Continue reading

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ASAE Opposes Health Care Amendments Impacting Nonprofits

As the Senate Finance Committee today continues to wade through hundreds of amendments to the health care reform bill drafted by committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT), ASAE has taken issue with two specific proposals that have generated concern in the … Continue reading

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Baucus Introduces Health Care Bill

As expected, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) introduced his health care reform bill today after months of negotiating with three Democrats and three Republicans on his committee, dubbed the Gang of Six. “This is a unique moment in … Continue reading

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Summary of the Obama Health Care Plan

Last night the President spoke before a joint session of Congress, outlining his goals for comprehensive health care reform and spurring Congress to act and give him a bill to sign before the end of the year. The speech (seen … Continue reading

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